How the Ice King Became my Doting Billionaire Husband novel Chapter 181

Norbert darkened his face as he said, "When Stuart gets back, I'll get to the bottom of this."

Phineas shook his head in disagreement, "Dad, who knows when Stuart will return. How long are you willing to wait? Hetfield Group can't be left unattended."

Yara, visibly pregnant, chimed in, "Dad, we all know you feel that the Hetfield family owes Stuart a lot, but at the end of the day, it's not our concern. You've been favoring him for years now. It’s enough. Reuben is quite capable. Maybe it's time to let him manage Hetfield family affairs."

Yara wasn’t particularly fond of Reuben, but to her, anyone was better than Stuart, who seemed quite unhinged.

Reuben took a few confident steps forward. "Grandpa, you're not getting any younger. Why cling to the reins of the Hetfield family? It’s time for the younger generation to take over."

With Stuart absent, everyone in the Hetfield family seemed a bit more emboldened.

Norbert’s authority was unshaken as he retorted, "Have you all conspired to usurp me?"

The room fell into a tense silence, the air thick with unspoken words.

Reuben clenched his teeth and insisted, "How could that be? We're all family. I'm just worried that Stuart has been too reckless for too long, risking the stability of Hetfield Group."

His words carried an implicit threat.

The Hetfield family owned substantial shares in the corporation.

Forty percent had been distributed among various members, but sixty percent remained under the direct control of the Hetfield family.

Of this sixty percent, Stuart held twenty, Phineas fifteen, Reuben five, and Norbert twenty.

None of the other family members held any shares.

Stuart's capability to manage the company came not only from his talents but was heavily supported by Norbert’s full backing.

It was clear that whoever Norbert supported would effectively control the Hetfield family.

Now, with Stuart away and Norbert less involved, Hetfield Group was primarily under the management of Phineas and his son.