Chapter 6 - The Ugly Truth
Arthur scrambled out of his seat, waving his hands frantically between Julian and Susan.
"She was! I mean... it was all legal! Julian, please, don't worry about this!" Arthur pleaded, his voice rising in high-pitched panic.
He turned toward Susan, grabbed her roughly by the arm, and shoved her toward the hallway, away from the Sterlings.
"Have you lost your damn mind, Susan?!" Arthur hissed under his breath, his eyes wide with desperate rage. "You do not bring this up in front of Julian! Do you have any idea what he could do to us?!"
"To US?!" Susan yelled, ripping her arm out of his grasp. "You sold my organ while I was unconscious! You let a back-alley surgeon butcher me so you could pay off your gambling debts and buy this stupid house!"
Arthur’s face twisted into an ugly, arrogant sneer as he realized his cover was completely blown.
"So what if I did?!" Arthur snarled, stepping closer to her face. "You were a useless, uneducated cashier back then! We were going to be thrown out on the street! I saved our lives! I turned that five hundred thousand dollar payout from Julian into a ten-million-dollar real estate empire!"
"You stole my health! You ruined my body!" Susan cried, tears finally cascading down her cheeks.
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"You benefited from every single cent of that money, Susan!" Arthur whispered wickedly. "And if you try to go to the police, I'll make sure you end up with nothing. No money, no house, and no one will ever believe a crazy old woman over me!"
👉 What hidden evidence had Arthur kept locked in his private safe for eighteen years to protect himself?
