"Yes," Dad admitted. "Yes, Pierce. I made you kill Neil to keep you and Otti apart. I destroyed your life and your chance at real love all for my pride. It wasn't my best moment, but it's what our family does. I understood my obligation."
I rolled my eyes at him.
"What exactly are you getting at? I thought you had some sort of truth to tell me? You're only saying things I already know," I said, growing more frustrated.
Dad didn't seem bothered in the slightest as he tossed back the rest of his drink.
"I had a conversation with Neil before I went to pick you up," he told me. " I told him that he'd racked up quite the sum with us. We offered to take his wife and daughter as payment, but he obviously refused. We thought about doing it anyway. After all, what could he do? So, we did."
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