Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1237

Seeing him collapse as if held at gunpoint, Sabrina's expression soured.

But with Martin already lowering himself to the floor, she had no choice but to follow suit.

However, the moment Sabrina hit the ground...

Suddenly, without anyone even seeing how Eleanor stood up, a pair of legs appeared in their line of sight. *Smack! Smack!* Two crisp, deafening slaps rang out. A searing, fiery agony exploded across Martin and Sabrina's faces.

It was absolute torture.

They hadn't expected the brutality to escalate so immediately.

Eleanor had swung her arms, landing a vicious slap on each of their faces.

The sound echoed sharply. A deranged woman attacking someone had zero restraint.

When she struck, she used every ounce of her strength—which seemed far greater than an average person's.

The sheer force of the blows left the two of them stunned, grimacing in pain.

"You—"

Sabrina looked up, the foulest curses resting on the tip of her tongue. But the moment her eyes met Lillian's icy, predatory gaze, she swallowed every word.

Martin, however, locked his gaze on Eleanor.

For a moment, he genuinely wondered: Was Eleanor really insane?

Yesterday, her vicious slap had landed squarely on Brandon's face.

Today, she had struck both him and Sabrina.

He couldn't help but suspect—had this woman already been cured by Lillian's endless wealth, and was now merely playing the fool?

Was she perfectly sane, just putting on a chaotic show for her own amusement while thoroughly humiliating him?

Yet, right after delivering the slaps, Eleanor turned to Lillian and smiled.

It was a vacant, foolish grin, so genuinely unhinged that it instantly shattered Martin's doubts.

If she were faking it, her acting was far too natural.

Martin couldn't bring himself to believe it.

Steeling himself, Martin gritted his teeth, lowered his head submissively toward Eleanor, and began his apology. "Eleanor, I wronged you. I failed to take proper care of you back then, and I caused you to suffer.

I am here to apologize. I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

As his words fell, a cold scoff echoed from above.

Martin stiffened and looked up. It was Lillian.

"My mother has lost her mind. She is incapable of forgiving anyone."

With that, Lillian's gaze shifted to Sabrina.

Sabrina's heart skipped a beat, but since Martin had already set the precedent, she could only follow his lead.

Yet, in that moment, her heart twisted in agonizing pain...

For years, she had looked down on and mocked this insane woman. But today, she was forced to grovel before her.

Forced to lower her head, admit her sins, and beg for mercy.