Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1228

Bella Ward's eyes brimmed with an unconcealed, venomous hatred as she spoke.

However, in front of Sabrina Ward, she didn't need to hide her emotions.

After all, they both shared a profound, mutual disgust for Lillian Mercer.

Sabrina advised, "No matter what, she's a cash cow right now, and we have to endure this. It's fine to vent, but don't take it too far. Do not provoke her, understand?"

Bella replied, "Don't worry, Mom. I know what I'm doing."

Knowing what she was doing was one thing, but they set other matters aside for now.

As for the bodyguards, Bella still spent a fortune hiring two professionals from the outside.

They reported for duty the very next morning.

When Brandon Mercer saw the two imposing bodyguards preparing to accompany them to Halfridge Villas for the apology, his voice immediately rose. "This is ridiculous!"

He then looked at Martin Mercer, his meaning clear. In this situation, Martin needed to be the one to speak up.

Those words hit Sabrina like a bucket of ice water, completely silencing her.

Indeed, would she ever be willing to surrender her shares? She would rather lose half her life than give them up. Asking her to hand over her shares was worse than asking for her life.

When Sabrina fell silent, Brandon turned to Bella. "Tell your men to get lost. Who brings bodyguards to an apology? Is this an apology or a threat?"

Bella was already incredibly frustrated. Hearing from Sabrina about the luxurious, wealthy life Lillian was living had infuriated her. Now, having to swallow this insult only made her more furious.

"Since you can't guarantee my mother's safety, what's wrong with me hiring two bodyguards for her? Bringing bodyguards to the apology is only necessary because Lillian was the one who broke the rules first. She said she only wanted my mom to go and apologize. But what happened? My mom went there with absolute sincerity, yet she attacked her, beating her half to death, and then used some trick to cover it up and erase the wounds. Even if I wanted to take my mom to document her injuries afterward, there was no proof left. Under these circumstances, do you expect us to go completely unprepared?