Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

"For a couple reasons," I admitted, nibbling on my lower lip. "Your father didn't want me to say anything to you."

She snapped a look at me, her eyes large as she obtained that new information. "My father knew too?" She asked. "Did everybody know??"

"I'm not sure, I told her softly. "But your father was worried that you'd try to hurt yourself if you found out, or if you thought we were lying. He kind of just let it happen, despite knowing that Ethan wasn't good for you."

She swallowed as reality sunk in. Realization flickered through her eyes, and she let out a shaky breath as she nodded slowly, understanding clearly in her eyes.

"What was the other reason?" She asked.

I was quiet for a moment as I tried to put together the words; there was really no way around it, I had to tell her the entire truth for her to better understand the situation and for her to be grateful she got out of that situation when she did.

"Ethan was blackmailing me..."

as she snapped a look at me, her mouth nearly dropping to the

mean he was blackmailing you?" She asked,

power. They

and nodded, waiting for me to continue as

much and then he got the loan pulled, so the loan sharks

Judy..." Irene whispered, tears

for a moment as I thought about my family, the weight of their reality resting on my shoulders. This was the first time I was telling this story

a deep

rest of the loan, he was put in jail. Ethan is the reason my father is in jail, and he could get him out if he wanted, but he's holding him against me. Getting him beaten on

information too and I hated being the one to tell her the reality of the situation, but she deserved to

as your brother's tutor. I needed the money so I can help out my family and try to pay off the