Stuart suddenly made his way over to Reuben, a grin stered on his face, and without warning,


    grabbed Reuben''s hair and mmed his forehead against the wall.


    There was a loud thud.


    Reuben''s head was bleeding, and he was so scared that he was practically frozen in fear.


    Stuart, still holding onto Reuben''s hair, sighed lightly, "When your elders are speaking, you keep


    quiet, got it?"


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    Reuben wanted to retort that Stuart was hardly his elder by any stretch of imagination!


    But the look in Stuart''s eyes was enough to silence him.


    Phineas was furious, "This is outrageous! To think you''d assault someone right in front of us, you''re


    lawless. Stuart, you''re a monster, you belong in the sewers. The Hetfield family was just fine without


    you. The moment you show up, everyone''s luck turns sour!"


    Sabrina, always sharp, felt a pang of sympathy for her son, but the moment Phineas mentioned


    ''monster'', she quickly tugged at his shirt.


    And sure enough, Norbert''s expression darkened. "Phineas, about the matter of Stuart''s


    confinement years ago, I''ve always wanted to ask if you knew about it all along but chose to remain


    silent."


    Phineas'' face turned ashen.


    With a nce that seemingly aged years in a moment, Norbert''s look of disappointment scanned


    over everyone. "And what about the rest of you? Did you all know? Choosing to turn a blind eye all


    for the sake of maintaining a facade of dignity."


    Yara, heavily pregnant, couldn''t help but step back, regretting her presence.


    Norbert sped his chest as if heartbroken. "The Hetfield family, huh, this is the bunch I''ve given my


    whole life to. We''re supposed to be people, not beasts!"


    The room fell silent, but Stuart was anything but quiet.


    He casually threw Reuben to the ground, kicking him, dislocating his arm, crushing his fingers,


    sending blood everywhere.


    Reuben''s screams were the only sound in the room.


    Phineas and Sabrina, seeing their son beaten to such an extent, lost allposure.


    Phineas charged forward, "Stuart! You lunatic, stop it!"


    But Stuart''s loyal subordinates blocked Phineas and Sabrina, who tried to intervene.


    Stuart continued his assault.


    ording to the original n, Stuart intended not only to deal with Reuben but to drag Phineas and


    his family down as well. But an unexpected turn urred.


    In desperation, Reuben had switched Norbert''s medication, hoping to kill him and forge a will to


    im his share of the inheritance.


    Stuart, who had been watching indifferently, eventually had to intervene.


    If Stuart had waited two more days, until after Norbert’s demise, he could have struck a fatal blow.


    But Stuart didn''t wait.


    He always imed he was heartless, that the extinction of the Hetfield family wouldn''t make him bat


    an eye.


    Yet, he returned early.


    Now, the hall was filled with curses and screams.


    Yara clutched her belly, terrified to the point of risking a miscarriage.


    Norbert wanted to say something but ended up sighing, remaining silent.


    The kidnapping had to be avenged by Stuart; no one could stop it.


    When Stuart was enraged, no one could restrain him.


    Just then, Stuart''s phone rang.


    Once he saw the caller ID, the fire and fury in him seemed to get forcibly dialed back.


    With his right hand covered in blood, he answered the phone with his clean left hand, his tone


    surprisingly gentle, "Hello, what''s up?"


    Morwenna bit her lip upon hearing Stuart''s voice.


    Taking a deep breath, she asked, "Stuart, the fish stall where I work, was it you who had it trashed?"