He doesn’t even look surprised when we barge into his office. He just softly lifts his head from the paper he was scribbling on. Raising one bushy eyebrow, he leans back in his seat with a displeased smile on his face.
“Now, what do we have here?”
His eyes zero in on my and Levi’s embrace, an evil look crossing his face.
“Don’t even think about it,” Leonidas warns, seeing where his head is at.
He purses his lips. “What? I didn’t do anything.”
“You always don’t do shit, huh?” He walks closer until he’s within arm’s reach of where our dad sits. “That’s our constant problem here—you take your anger out on everyone around you and don’t even know you’re doing it.”
“Oh, I know.”
When he tries to rise from his chair, Leonidas grips his shoulder and slams him back down. I’m surprised the chair didn’t break from the force.
“Sit the fuck down,” he sneers, getting in our dad’s face. “Let’s get straight to the point. I heard you threatened a little girl just because Amelia’s in a relationship you don’t like. And don’t bother lying,” he adds in when our father starts to say one of his excuses.
“She’s dating a man who’s only with her to steal information about us.” He laces his fingers together on his desk, looking pissed.
Imagine how mad we are.
Leonidas laughs like our dad is delusional before he points back at a pissed off Levi, who looks like he’s ready to pounce if it wasn’t for our handholding.
“The man you made her fake date for money? What did you think was going to happen? We all saw this from a mile away. You’re just fucking stupid.”
When our dad opens his mouth to say something snarky back, Elijah hushes him. “You threatened an innocent child and her brother and made Amelia break it off because you’re so money hungry. You don’t give a shit about anyone or anything around you unless you’re getting paid for it. We’re done.”
“What do you mean, you’re done?” He chuckles darkly.
“If you want to blackmail your own daughter, we’ll do the same.”
Dad’s face scrunches as he watches Leonidas pull out one of the many USBs we have of the fight and verbal abuse.
“Remember the day you attacked Elijah?” He throws the USB on the desk, and Dad’s fingers scramble to plug it into his laptop. “And you made fun of suicide?” He spits out his words now. “We have that fucking recorded, and we’re sure if this gets out, along with all the other evidence we’ve gathered, you’ll be done for. Our fans all around the world will hate you, and their loyalty to us will make sure you never see another penny.”
Dad’s face turns red the more Leonidas speaks, and his hands turn into fists on his desk.
“We want nothing to do with you after today. When we leave the house, we’ll never see you again. There’s no coming into the studio anymore. The team has officially fired you. An email with more information about that should be in your inbox soon, and we’ve filed for a restraining order, so you’re legally unable to come near us.”
“What the fuck?!” Dad booms, banging his fists, making things topple to the floor. “You can’t do this!”
Elijah grips Leonidas’s shoulder when he edges closer to our fuming father. “Uh, yes, we can, and we did. Everything is finalized. We just wanted to make a stop to see you and tell you personally.”
“You get to keep the house.” I speak up, raising my chin at my dad. “You also get to keep all the money you’ve stolen from us. But you’re officially being cut off. So, spend the money wisely.”
I grip Levi’s hand tighter when Leonidas fists the front of my father’s shirt and drags him forward a bit, getting right in his face.
“The moment you ever think about ruining a little girl’s life, just remember that video will be released to the entire world. We’re fucking done with you. You don’t even deserve any of our energy anymore.”
Dad’s body falls on the desk when Leonidas releases him.
When he takes a step back, his nostrils flare in anger and maybe a bit of sadness. “Thanks for being the shittiest dad on the fucking planet. I hope you feel everything you put us through for years.”
When he turns, I see a tear make its way down his face as he grabs Trinity’s hand and walks out. Elijah says nothing to our shocked dad before he follows the two with a shake of his head.
That leaves me and Levi. Dad stares at me with nothing but disgust as Levi drops my hand and strides toward him. He’s so fast that I didn’t even see him leave my side. I gasp and rush over to my boyfriend when he sucker-punches my dad so hard that he gets knocked backward and falls with his legs in the air. I hear the impact of bones against bones and cringe.
That has got to hurt.
