The Price of Pride
Rupert froze on the spot, his eyes wide as he suddenly turned to look at the body on the bed.
"How's this possible? How could that be, Mrs. Prescott?! This was supposed to be Ivan's mother?! Everything went according to plan. Where did it go wrong?"
I suddenly caught the word "plan" from Rupert's mouth and grabbed his arm, suppressing my rage as I demanded, "What plan? Was your plan to prepare lobster rolls, knowing full well 'my mother' was allergic to lobster, and then force her to eat them? And when 'my father' refused to eat, you ordered your guards to beat him senseless and wouldn't stop even after he passed out! Do you realize what you did is murder?!"
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