The sight of Sabrina crying so pitifully shattered Martin's heart.
"What are you talking about?
The kids are being foolish, and a fight is just a fight.
You're my wife, and Bella is my daughter. My wealth is your wealth, and your daughter's too.
I'd give you my life, let alone a few shares.
Besides, these shares are a guarantee for you and Bella's future. How can you say you don't want them?
Our future child will need security as well. You might be carrying my child in your belly right now. I thought it all through when I gave you the shares. Those two brats won't make me waver in the slightest."
Martin was adamant about not taking back the shares.
Upstairs, Bella was leaning over the railing, listening carefully to the commotion below.
That was her mother, alright. Her technique, the perfectly timed, heart-wrenching little tears—it was the ultimate weapon against Martin.
Unfortunately, Sebastian would never fall for something like that, so she couldn't use it herself.
Still, watching her mother's prowess was an eye-opening experience.
With her mother around, did the Mercer family really stand a chance?
Bella scoffed at Martin's promises and turned back to her room.
How could she possibly return the shares she now held in her hands?
Her mother's strategy of feigning retreat to advance was brilliant.
But it also made one thing crystal clear to Bella.
The two Mercer brothers were, indeed, only concerned with their own interests.
It made sense, though. They could treat their own sister so cruelly, so how could they ever be genuinely kind to her?
She wasn't even their real sister. When it came to their interests, they would always prioritize themselves, without a care for whether she had an extra layer of security.
Bella thought to herself that if she didn't now hold a stake in the Mercer Group, she would absolutely refuse to help them.
She wouldn't put her heart and soul into the project the Blake Group was giving the Mercer family.
Although she was now displeased with the Mercer brothers, she still had to help the Mercer Group for the sake of her own interests.
Oh well. She would just consider it playing along with her mother's plan.
In the end, she would be the one to benefit.
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