How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband



Phineas's face grew darker with each passing moment.

Suddenly, Morwenna's voice, hoarse with urgency, pierced through the tension, "Orson."

The stream of curses from Orson's end of the phone abruptly stopped.

Seconds later, his voice turned to one of surprised delight, "Ah! Mrs. Hetfield! What a surprise! How are you calling me from Phineas's phone? Oh, I see. Mrs. Hetfield, did you finally deal with that scoundrel Phineas? And what about Norbert? How's Norbert doing?"

Phineas's complexion darkened even more, turning thunderous.

Fearing the call might end prematurely, Morwenna quickly asked, "Orson, why did Norbert Hetfield suddenly become ill?"

"Why would you ask that all of a sudden, Mrs. Hetfield?"

"Did Stuart do something?" Morwenna demanded through gritted teeth.

Orson's mind raced back to events from the past few days. After a private conversation between Mr. Hetfield and Norbert, Norbert had started coughing up blood.

Orson had arrived too late to grasp what had happened, but the tension between Norbert and Mr. Hetfield was evident, as if they had argued. Later, Norbert insisted on speaking privately with Mr. Hetfield again.

Subsequently, Mr. Hetfield left abruptly without any explanation.

That was the essence of it, but Orson felt uneasy about revealing these details to Mrs. Hetfield.

To him, Mr. Hetfield's hasty departure seemed motivated by a desperate need to help.

Seeing Orson's hesitation, Phineas taunted, "Orson, let me ask you, did Stuart come back fuming that day, storming straight into Norbert's study? After their conversation, did Norbert end up coughing up blood because he was so upset?"

Hearing Phineas's voice, Orson couldn't contain himself and cursed, "Scoundrel."

Phineas, barely restraining his rage,

retorted, "Watch your tongue, or I'll

have it cut out! Orson, you think

staying silent will help? The mansion has plenty of surveillance cameras; we can easily find out what

happened."

Orson finally spoke, his voice lowered, "Yes, Mr. Hetfield did have a conversation with Norbert. Mr. Hetfield seemed very angry, and afterwards, Norbert started coughing up blood. I failed to protect Norbert."

Morwenna's face turned pale.

Phineas continued, "The doctors tried to save him, but they said Norbert wouldn't last many days. Did Stuart just leave without caring?"

"Yes," Orson admitted reluctantly, feeling something was amiss, "But, Mr. Hetfield he..."

Before Orson could finish, the call was abruptly ended.

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Phineas turned to the pale Morwenna, "You heard it. Stuart is the one who caused the old man's condition to worsen. And after the old man fell ill, Stuart just left without a word. If it weren't for us having doctors on call around the clock, the old man would have been gone by now. And here you are, absurdly thinking Stuart could save him." Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

Morwenna stepped back, shaken. No, Stuart couldn't be like this. It just couldn't be true.

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Phineas pressed on, "Think about it, Morwenna. Has Stuart ever cared about anyone in the Hetfield family? And those scars of his, let me tell you, they all came from within the Hetfield house. He despises every single Hetfield, including Norbert. He'd be glad to see the Hetfield name die out."

Reflecting on past events, Morwenna realized Stuart indeed harbored deep resentment towards every Hetfield.

He also never trusted any Hetfield. Even when Stuart was injured, feverish from an infected wound, he refused to let any Hetfield know, including Norbert.

Lost in thought, Morwenna barely registered Phineas's mocking conclusion.

"Morwenna, believe it or not, even if I hand you your phone, you won't be able to reach Stuart. He won't come to save Norbert."