Diesel - Telling The Story

I listen to her words and struggle with what to reply. Her dad knew, her dad planned it. Me fine, I am no one to him, but his own daughter?

“Is it fucked up that somewhere inside, that made me feel better? For years I told myself if I had done something different, or had begged him to leave Elsie out of it, they would be alive today. Knowing even his own family were treated the same makes me realise nothing I said would change it.”

I wish it could have, but it won’t.

“Ask me in a few months, Diesel, as right now I am still getting used to the idea my dad knew and paid Jake. I knew he struggled to accept I could run the city, but I didn’t think it would be that bad.”

I look at her.

“Do you think Jake was the plan? Maybe your dad wanted him to marry you so he took over the city?” Why else would her dad pay him to be in her life?

“I know he did. I saw the contracts. My dad promised him the city once he died if we were married. He paid him