Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1210

Of course Leonard's heart ached for her.

A moment later, he lifted her freshly treated hand and pressed it gently against his cheek.

"Just this once," he murmured, his gaze locking onto hers. "Never again.

From now on, there is absolutely nothing in this world that requires you to dirty your own hands.

If someone needs to be dealt with, just say the word. There are plenty of people willing to handle the heavy lifting for you. Even if you want someone dead, you will never have to strike the blow yourself."

Lillian knew Leonard meant every single syllable.

To him, her hands were far too precious.

The idea of her using them to brutalize someone, risking even the slightest injury to herself, was completely unacceptable.

Lillian nodded softly. "I promise. Never again."

She hadn't planned on getting physical today.

But that vicious shrew, Sabrina, had crossed an unforgivable line.

The way she had tormented Eleanor was sickening.

It wasn't enough that Sabrina had been the mistress, destroying a marriage and tearing a family apart. Her illicit affair had directly caused Eleanor to lose her mind.

To continue tormenting a defenseless, broken woman after all of that?

If Lillian hadn't retaliated, she wouldn't have been fit to call herself a daughter.

As for Brandon and Colin, who had stood by and watched without lifting a finger to stop her, Lillian had no idea what was going through their heads.

Perhaps they felt a twinge of guilt, or maybe they wanted to intervene but were simply too paralyzed by the sheer ferocity of her attack.

If they had tried to step in, she might have actually beaten Sabrina to death.

And a dead body would have been a logistical nightmare to clean up.

Lillian had never intended to take Sabrina's life.

Lillian chuckled. When it came to psychological warfare, Leonard was an absolute master. He knew exactly how to inflict maximum suffering.

Sabrina? She just had atrocious luck. Of all the people to antagonize, she had picked Lillian.

And worse, Lillian had Leonard standing right beside her. Not to mention Ethan, who was unapologetically ruthless in his own right.

Falling into their hands guaranteed an absolute nightmare.

Lillian smiled softly. "Alright, I completely trust you to handle the fallout.

Did they have anything else to say?"

"Brandon suggested that the two of them should continue showing up to kneel and apologize," Leonard replied.

Lillian nodded slowly. "They are the ones who destroyed my mother and turned her into what she is today. Even though she's no longer aware of reality, having them grovel at her feet might actually help her emotional state.

And even if it doesn't cure her, as long as it brings her a shred of satisfaction, then they'll have finally served a purpose."