Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 549

It wasn’t a matter of shame for Brandon; he just couldn’t bear to see his wife suffer.

She was already being crucified online. If she came out with a public apology now, the problem would likely get even worse.

Just then, a maid ran in, frantic. “This is bad, sir, ma’am! The house is surrounded by people! A lot of reporters! You should come and see!”

“What? Reporters? How did they get here?” Brandon exclaimed.

They lived in an exclusive neighborhood where security had always been tight.

It was a private residential area, a community of villas. How did reporters get in?

“How did the reporters get in? This isn’t some place anyone can just walk into.”

Martin was already furious, and this news just added fuel to the fire.

With reporters at their doorstep, did they have any privacy left at all?

How did things escalate this much?

This shouldn’t be happening.

The maid was new and naturally didn’t know the details.

“Sir, ma’am, we don’t know what’s going on either. You should come see and figure something out. Our grocery delivery car can’t even get out. Without fresh ingredients, the kitchen won’t know what to make for lunch.”

At that moment, Bella also rushed down from upstairs. “What’s going on? Why are there so many people outside?

“I just took a cup of coffee out to the terrace and saw a crowd downstairs surrounding our house with cameras and long lenses.”

“It’s reporters,” the maid said. “We were about to go out for groceries but we can’t leave. What do we do now?”

In no time, the bodyguards had secured the area outside the Mercer family’s main gate.

But the reporters weren’t amateurs. They knew they couldn’t win a physical fight against the muscle, but the cameras in their hands were not just for show. They recorded the entire scene, and the footage quickly went viral online.

Previously, the online discourse had been limited to criticizing certain actions of the Mercer family. Now, a new charge was added to the list.

When Martin saw it, he was so angry he smashed his phone.

“Where is that ungrateful daughter, Lillian? This whole thing started because of her! Is she just going to stand by and watch? This is all her fault! Make her issue a statement! Make her take all the blame!”

Martin had been up all night thinking. He couldn’t bear to let Sabrina suffer in any way.

But the problem had to be solved.

After mulling it over, he concluded that the only way to quell the storm was to have Lillian take responsibility for everything.