"Reuben swapped Norbert's lifesaving meds with mere vitamin pills. His frail health took a turn for the worse just last week, it's a miracle he's still kicking. The way things were going, he didn't have many months left anyway. Phineas, you and your family must be itching for Hetfield's Homestead to kick the bucket, huh? Once he's gone, those shares he's clutching fall right into your lap, and just like that, you two can call the shots in the Hetfield family."

The moment Stuart dropped this bomb, a shockwave hit everyone present.

Their squabbles and schemes were no secret, but plotting a man's demise was a whole other level of low.

Even kidnapping Stuart hadn't been aimed at taking a life.

And to think someone would dare lay a finger on Norbert...

Phineas and his wife couldn't even bring themselves to glance at Reuben, fearing his panic-stricken eyes might confirm their worst fears.

If there was any truth to this, they were done for.

retorted, "Stuart! What kind of nonsense is that? How could Reuben ever stoop so low? You're just trying to frame him to cover your own tracks, aren't you?" sᴇaʀᴄh

interested, I've got footage of Reuben tampering with the meds. I spared him not out of pity, but because

Stuart was past caring.

giving him months at best. Yet, Stuart couldn't stomach the thought of someone hastening his end. Phineas' face went through a spectrum of emotions, finally settling on fury as

worry about her son's fate, she quickly tried to reassure Norbert, "Norbert, Reuben would never do such a thing, he must have been misled... You've watched him

stomach as she asked, "Dad, do you really have just a few months left? Dad, even though I'm married off, my in-laws don't care about me. You have to leave me some shares, or my daughters and I won't

but find humor in

lived a long life and

his last health scare, the doctor had made it clear his time was limited, but he'd chosen to keep this from everyone but Stuart, fearing it would only

family's true colors, Norbert found a bitter

grandson, plotting his death for a quicker

care about nothing but money and shares, with little concern

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