institution to institution until they placed her in the one looney bin secure enough to handle her for life.
For David, this was one of the most horrible things that he could contemplate—not only because he loved his mother and had been waiting his entire life for her recovery—but also because he had a plethora of new questions for her. For years, the woman had spoke precious few words, but when David thought of the accusations Mathers had made in Charlotte's office, he wanted answers.
Had his mother had an affair with Emerson? He looked nothing like the man; but, doubt was in the back of his mind, lingering. He couldn't believe his beloved mother would have betrayed his father like that—and while he was in the midst of trying to find a new job to support them to boot. How could she have even contemplated something so crude?
The man had to be lying.
He'd simply tossed the statement out there with no blood or paternity tests to prove it. Unfortunately, locked up as he was, David would probably never gain the right to demand such things from the man. Emerson Mathers had come up with the perfect excuse to lock him away for the foreseeable future.
Groaning at the fruitlessness of his situation, David collapsed on the hard cot that had been provided for him as a bed. It was far too short to fit his tall frame. In addition, it was as hard as a rock. It was a bed not meant for any moral man.
But, had he, in his quest for revenge, abandoned his morality?
David had been held in the precinct for three full days. In that time, he had ample opportunity to think about his morality.
He'd spent his entire life plotting to bring down a company built on greed and corruption. Was that so wrong of him? He'd never considered himself a horrible or selfish person, but the fact remained that he'd barely considered the effect he'd have on the hundreds of people who worked for the company. They'd be without jobs and without sources of income—even though it wouldn't be their fault that their employer was a black-hearted bastard.
Indeed, that wasn't even the case now.
Over the past decade, Charlotte had taken the reins of the company. She was as unlike her father as it was possible to be, assuming that the two were of the same flesh and blood.
The flesh and blood that he quite possibly shared.
The thought brought him close to gagging. There was far too much of a possibility that he had bedded his own sister. He was sure Emerson had used it as a point to further criticize his lack of morality. However, the truth was if the man's assertions were indeed true , David hadn't known he had a half-sister any more than Charlotte had known she had a brother.
His mother had never mentioned that he had any other father but Lester. Regrettably, Emerson Mathers had David questioning even her, and she was so mentally unstable that she could barely feed herself or move around the house.
Christ, what an asshole.
Here he was, imprisoned. Plus, it was quite possible that his mom would be put away in an institution for life. In the meantime, Mathers was probably laughing his way to the bank. Certainly, David had sabotaged all the projects he'd worked on for the firm, but it would be child's play to do away with the fail-safes and the cameras and simply market the products under new patents.
Undoubtedly, Mathers Incorporated was a pro at pulling off something like that by this juncture.
He'd fucked up.
He'd royally fucked up.
He was facing