Son Arrives at Dad’s Funeral in Bright Suit Smiling, Priest Stops the Ceremony

A panicked clergyman halts a memorial service when the deceased’s son unexpectedly arrives, clad in an eye-catching green outfit. The attendees gasp at his bold choice of clothing, but their astonishment is nothing compared to what he reveals next—his father is still breathing inside the coffin.

Dressed in mourning black, the guests had gathered to honor the memory of the wealthy entrepreneur, Mr. Sullivan. Suddenly, the heavy wooden doors of the chapel swung open with force. All eyes turned in disbelief as 22-year-old Alex strode inside, beaming, his bright green suit almost glowing.

“Friends and family…as we come together to bid farewell to Mr. Sullivan, we are left utterly bewildered,” the priest announced, his voice firm. “Alex, this is not an appropriate way to attend your father’s funeral. Please leave and return in proper attire.”

With a smirk, Alex walked forward. “Apologies, Father Johnson, for showing up to Dad’s funeral in this green suit. But I’m not here to grieve.”

The crowd exchanged uneasy glances, their faces reflecting a mixture of confusion and unease.

“Let me tell you something,” Alex continued, motioning toward the casket. “My dear father here…is a fraud and a master manipulator! But what will stun you even more is that he is, in fact…ALIVE!”

“Yes, you heard me correctly,” Alex went on. “Let me explain what I uncovered after my dear father’s so-called passing.”

The dining hall was filled with cheerful laughter and the delicious scent of a lavish feast. Family and friends had gathered to celebrate Mr. Sullivan’s milestone—his 50th birthday.

“Let’s raise our glasses!” Mr. Sullivan stood, his champagne sparkling under the light.

“I’m deeply grateful for my wonderful family,” he continued. “I thank the Lord for blessing me with an amazing son, Alex. I wish him only happiness…Life is fleeting, my friends. Let’s enjoy every second of it.”

His words left many puzzled. Alex, too, was surprised by his father’s sudden shift in tone, as if he was preparing to say goodbye forever.

“…And honestly, I’m exhausted from the constant hustle of life. The more I dwell on it, the more it drains me. I think I need to retreat to my study,” Mr. Sullivan finished his drink in one gulp and walked upstairs.

The atmosphere changed instantly. The once joyful gathering turned somber, but no one could quite understand why he was acting so strangely.

“Let’s not bother him,” suggested his brother, Carter, rising from his chair. “He’s probably just going through a midlife crisis. He’ll be fine after some time alone.”

No one approached him—until a loud crash echoed from the study around twenty minutes later.

“Dad?” Alex shouted, racing to the room.

As Alex pushed the door open, his father was sprawled across the floor, twitching, his breathing ragged. A tiny glass vial lay nearby, liquid spilling from it. Mr. Sullivan’s odd speech earlier now made chilling sense.

“No, Dad…what have you done?” Alex choked back tears, kneeling beside him. He pressed two fingers to his father’s wrist and shouted, “Somebody, call an ambulance!”

“We don’t have time. I’ll take him myself.” Carter, a doctor at the local clinic, lifted his brother and rushed to his car.

Alex anxiously waited outside the hospital’s emergency wing, but when he saw Carter stepping out, his heart sank. His uncle’s expression was grim.

“Uncle Carter…is Dad okay?” Alex stammered.

Letting out a deep sigh, Carter placed a hand on Alex’s shoulder and spoke in a hushed tone.

“I’m sorry, Alex. Your father…he didn’t make it. He passed away due to Potassium cyanide poisoning. As his closest family, I’ll handle the funeral arrangements.”

His words echoed like a nightmare. Just an hour ago, his father had been alive and well—how could this be real?

“No…Dad was strong. He wouldn’t do this to himself,” Alex muttered. “Someone must have killed him.” Determined to uncover the truth, he hurried back home to search his father’s study.

The house was eerily silent. The staff and remaining guests had all left for the hospital or the funeral home. Only Alex and the family dog, Pebbles, remained.

As Alex searched through his father’s belongings, he was too distracted to notice Pebbles wandering into the room. It wasn’t until he heard the soft lapping of liquid that his blood ran cold—Pebbles was drinking from the poison-stained floor.

“Pebbles! No!” Alex lunged toward the dog, but it was too late.

Scooping up the limp animal, Alex sped toward the veterinary clinic.

“Doctor, please, help!” Alex barged in, cradling his dog. “He accidentally ingested Potassium cyanide. Please, save him!”

The vet examined Pebbles closely. “Are you absolutely certain it was Potassium cyanide?” he asked. “Because even a tiny amount would be fatal…yet your dog is still breathing.”

Alex stared in disbelief. Pebbles was unconscious but otherwise fine.

“I don’t understand…” Alex murmured, confused. He insisted on a blood test.

The results, arriving two hours later, left him stunned—no traces of Potassium cyanide were found. Only mild sedatives.

“Sleeping pills?” Alex whispered.

As he left the clinic, his phone rang.

“Mr. Sullivan, this is Officer Dan from the police department. We believe your father’s death was a planned suicide…linked to tax fraud.”

“What?” Alex’s grip on the wheel tightened as he pulled over.

“Your father was involved in a tax evasion scandal. He sold his business off the record for $10 million in cash. We’re searching for the missing funds. Any information you can provide would help.”

Alex was speechless.

He glanced at Pebbles, a thought forming in his mind. “If the poison wasn’t real…then why was Dad declared dead? What am I missing?”

Determined, he drove straight to the hospital’s morgue.

The sterile air sent chills through him as he searched for his father’s body. After a thorough hunt, he found it. But when he lifted the white sheet, his breath caught.

“This isn’t Dad…”

The tag on the corpse bore his father’s name, but the face was unrecognizable.

A realization hit Alex. “Uncle Carter…he was calm while everyone panicked. He insisted on driving Dad to the hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance…”

Returning home, Alex scoured his father’s office for the missing money. Hours of searching led nowhere. Frustrated, he checked the car’s GPS, discovering an unfamiliar location outside town.

When he arrived, he found himself at an abandoned mansion, surrounded by derelict homes and strewn with trash.

“What was Dad doing here?” Alex muttered, breaking the lock and stepping inside.

The interior seemed ordinary—until he stumbled upon a trapdoor beneath a heap of garbage. It had a brand-new lock. Breaking it open, Alex’s eyes widened at what lay beneath.

“Oh my God…is this the $10 million?”

Two bags stuffed with cash sat in the hidden compartment. Among them were passports—one with his father’s photo but under the alias Alan Parker.

The second belonged to a woman. “Linda Parker?” Alex read aloud. “Who is she?”

His heart pounded as he found plane tickets for a flight scheduled just hours after the funeral.

“…And that, my friends, is how I uncovered the truth!” Alex finished his story with a smirk. “If you still doubt me, I have proof.”

Approaching the coffin, he held a mirror to his father’s lips. Moments later, he turned it around for everyone to see.

“Look—he’s breathing!” Alex announced. “Time to wake him up!”

With a quick injection of adrenaline, Mr. Sullivan suddenly gasped for air, sitting upright.

“Morning, Dad!” Alex laughed as his father’s face twisted in horror.

An hour later, both Mr. Sullivan and Carter sat in an interrogation room, shackled in cuffs. There was no escaping the truth now.

Carter confessed, “I swapped the vial with real cyanide to mislead forensics…we had planned for a staged cremation…”

Mr. Sullivan sighed. “Linda was waiting in a fake hearse…we were going to switch bodies with an unidentified man from the morgue…”

Their plan had collapsed, all thanks to Alex.

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