Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1292

As for the Butcher Knife, it was entirely too risky for Bella Ward to dispose of it herself. It was much safer to have Lucas torch it under the cover of darkness. Knowing it wasn't secure to make a phone call from the house, she sent him a quick, encrypted text instead.

Only after Lucas replied, promising to destroy the evidence in the dead of night when the streets were empty, did Bella finally exhale a breath of relief.

Downstairs, the Mercer men had concluded their intense discussion. Their final decision: they needed to bring Noah Blake home.

After all, the boy shared their bloodline. Giving up on him meant throwing away a golden opportunity to bridge the gap with the Blake family.

With that consensus reached, the rest of the plan fell smoothly into place.

However, their strategy diverged slightly from what they had discussed with Brandon Mercer and Sebastian Blake. The three Mercer men genuinely intended to keep Noah at their estate for a few days.

As long as the boy agreed to stay, even Sebastian wouldn't have the grounds to object.

Having set their grand scheme, Brandon’s gaze shifted, landing coldly on Sabrina Ward.

This fifty-year-old manipulator had been playing the innocent victim for so long that her mere presence was suffocating. It sickened him.

And yet, she had shamelessly lingered in the room, eavesdropping on their private family meeting.

Brandon had long abandoned any pretense of respect for her. He cut straight to the chase. "Sabrina, do you know what our biggest obstacle is in bringing Noah here to stay?"

Sabrina had been sitting silently on the sidelines.

After all, this matter directly involved Noah. She and Bella had already invested a massive amount of time and energy into the boy.

Now, it was time to reap the rewards.

Even though Bella had stormed upstairs in a fit of rage earlier, Sabrina knew she had to stay and listen. She needed to know exactly what the Mercer men were plotting.

She hadn't expected Brandon to single her out, especially when she had been trying so hard to blend into the background.

"Is it... because Sebastian won't agree?" she asked cautiously.

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