Working On Love (The Griffin Brothers Book 6) by Crystal Perkins Page B

Martin.”
    “Oh my God.”
    “It was then that
Jessica finally had to call me and tell me what was going on. Miles
was in police custody, and my son was in the ICU, almost dead.”
    “Jane believed what I
told her and got Miles out of jail. While Martin was still in the
hospital, Reina and Audrey dug up everything they could find so we
could blackmail him into leaving us alone after I divorced him.”
    I see Matt look to
Reina and mouth “thank you” before he speaks to all of us. “I
still can’t believe this was all happening. I would’ve protected
you both.”
    “You were protecting
our country, Matt. I was always so proud to be your step-mom. I
thought we’d be okay. I was just trying to wait for Miles to leave
the house before divorcing Martin. I knew I’d be okay on my own and
he’d be at college, where his father couldn’t hurt him. At least
not physically.
    “After the divorce, I
left Chicago. I needed to be away, and I also couldn’t bear to see
Martin going on like nothing happened. Mitchell knew what had
happened, but his hands were tied. Because he’d always wanted to
have Corrigan & Co. be a family business, he’d written certain
things into the charter. One of those was that two Corrigan men had
to be part of the company at all times, unless there was no one who
wanted the job. Miles was too young, and Matt was away, so he was
forced to keep Martin in the company.”
    “I tried to make him
quit. The bastard spit in my face, and called me some names. He knew
there was only so far I could go with him, because no one wanted him
killed.”
    “Motherfucking
bastard.” I look over, and Matt looks like he wants to kill his
father himself.
    “Yes, he is. But he
was behaving because he had his precious job.”
    “Until Miles and I
took it from him.”
    “Yes. When Mitchell
died, and you took over, Martin wasn’t worried. It was when Miles
decided to give up his baseball contract and take the other spot in
the company, that he was pushed over the edge. He hid it well. We all
thought he was ready to go, and live his life of luxury without the
work. We were so wrong.”
    She bursts into tears,
and Matt pulls her into his arms, hugging her close. Jane takes a
deep breath, and then looks at me. I see regret, and guilt on her
face.
    “I thought he was
over it. I would’ve had him monitored more closely if I’d had any
inkling of what he was planning.”
    “Why are you looking
at me?”
    “Because his revenge
was all about you, Alex. He saw how Miles had behaved with women over
the years, and figured out that he was still in love with you. He
wanted to hurt him, and prove to him that although he was now too
strong to be scared of him, Miles could never protect you from him.”
    “But it was Nick, and
his friends who hurt Miles. And me.”
    “When you saw Martin
at the hospital, he had just told Miles the truth.” She takes
another deep breath. “Martin hired Nick to pursue you, and to do
the other things he did. It was all planned out. He even knew Miles
would beat Nick up, although I don’t believe he shared that with
Nick. He had those men camp out in your apartment, knowing you’d
come back at some point. It was all a sick plot to hurt Miles. To
show him he couldn’t protect you from his father. He didn’t care
who he hurt.”
    “Oh my God. That’s
why he broke up with me.”
    “Yes. What Martin
told him, along with watching that man kiss you and touch you while
he was being beaten, has nearly destroyed Miles.”
    “We’re killing him,
right? Please tell me we’re killing Martin.”
    “We don’t use that
word, Scott. Ever. You know that. My son will be neutralized, but he
will live. I-I can’t order anything more. I’m sorry.”
    My grandma walks over
to her, and hugs her. “Don’t be. None of us expect you to order
that. He’s still your son, even if he’s not who you raised him to
be. As long as he can’t hurt anyone again, we’ll stand behind
your decision.”
    “Thank