Yara turned around in shock to face Stuart.
Why on earth was Stuart back?
It wasn't like him to visit this place; he had even missed Christmas last year.
Morwenna was also puzzled.
Why was Stuart here?
Stuart was shockingly blunt, almost as if he wouldn't hesitate to lash out at his own aunt.
He walked over with an air of arrogance, looking down at Yara's belly and remarked, "Heard you're expecting a boy, Yara. You better take good care of yourself."
His tone was anything but caring, bordering more on a threat.
Yara, being aggressive towards Morwenna just moments ago, instinctively clutched her belly and stepped back.
Her face turned pale as she said, "Stuart, I am your aunt."
"Am I supposed to care?"
Yara's face grew even paler, her eyes flickering with fear.
Morwenna watched from the side, confused.
Yara is meant to be an elder in the family; Stuart, regardless of his recklessness, should show her respect. What's got her scared?
Just then, a stern voice called from the entrance, "Stuart, respect your elders. Don't overstep."
Morwenna turned to see Phineas entering the room.
Stuart squinted slightly and shot back, "Uncle, you have the leisure to lecture me? Maybe you should spend more time handling my cousins, or do you need me to take over?" Phineas' gaze was sharp as he stared at Stuart.
Stuart returned the look with a defiant sneer.
The atmosphere was tense.
Despite being a Hetfield, Stuart's presence seemed to have ignited a bomb in the family living room.
Morwenna could sense the family's disdain for Stuart, mingled with an undercurrent of fear.
At that moment, Norbert descended from the upstairs, surveying the charged scene, and asked, "What's all this commotion?"
Norbert's arrival broke the tension.
Yara immediately ran to her father, complaining, "Dad, Stuart threatened to hit me. I'm pregnant, carrying a boy, and when Phineas tried to intervene, Stuart was rude to him too, showing no respect for his elders."
Norbert, a man of integrity, demanded respect in the Hetfield household, regardless of who was involved.
However, instead of punishing Stuart, Norbert simply said, "Try to keep it down. Don't turn every visit into a circus."
Stuart, respecting his grandfather's wishes more than anyone else's, didn't argue further and headed upstairs.
After a few steps, he turned to Morwenna, "What are you waiting for? Come on."
Morwenna frowned but followed.
She couldn't help but think, does no one in the Hetfield family work for a living?
It was the middle of the day, and yet, the whole family was here.
Yara started to say something else, but Norbert, watching Morwenna and Stuart ascend the staircase together, raised his hand to stop her.
Once Stuart and Morwenna were upstairs, Yara muttered under her breath, "Dad, why are you so biased?"
Norbert then turned to Yara, "If you want to stay trouble-free in the Hetfield household during your pregnancy, avoid creating conflicts."
"Dad, I..."
"No need to explain. I know what everyone is like here."
Yara fell silent.
Norbert ignored the others and walked towards Morwenna's room.
Phineas watched Norbert's retreating figure with a trace of resentment in his eyes.
Stuart and Morwenna reached his room and pushed the door open.
Stuart froze.
Was this really his room?
Ever since gaining some control over his life, Stuart had been living at Windcharm Villas, hardly ever staying at the Hetfield's Homestead.
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