Chapter 130 Chapter 130: A Rotten Monster

Chapter 130 Chapter 130: A Rotten Monster
Zeus finally cleared his throat and had to ask, “What did you mean when you said Barrett had his own money?”
Desi shrugged. “He was in New York City to rob a store in the jewelry business district. He hit the store the next day then escaped the city. The newspapers said he got away with over four million in jewels. He would have hidden them somewhere as it was too hot for him to fence the stones just then. Why not hide them here where no one was living?” She turned and looked at Leon. “Do you know what crime he went to prison for?”
Leon shook his head. “He went to prison for bank robbery. He and his partner Joe Grimes. Joe Grimes only spent three weeks in prison, despite getting a ten year sentence.”
“Why only three weeks?” Diabolus asked.
“He spent the rest of his time in a cemetery attached to the prison. He got shivved one day when he went to lunch. No one saw the attack and no one ever found out who did the deed. Una coincidenza? I doubt it very much. I think Joe was going to talk to the DA and try to get out on parole and Barrett shut him up before he could talk.”
“How did you find all this out?” Memphis asked her.
Desi shrugged but wouldn’t say anything.
“How much was the bank robbery worth?” Click asked.
“He hit the bank just before the armored car got there so he got about five million in cash and coin,” Leon informed them. “They killed one guard and wounded a second one. It came out in the trial that the second guard was in on it and that he shot the first guard. He went up for life and the other two got ten years each.”
“Of course, the only one to walk out was Barrett,” Leon scoffed, “So he got away with it all. The money was never recovered either, so it's still out there somewhere.”
“And it could be here along with the jewels?” Memphis concluded.
“Now that sounds like something my father would do.” Delaney shook her head as she came into the room.
Desi snapped her head over to stare at the other woman. She knew about his three sons but she had no idea there was a sister too. “Barrett is your father?” She looked stunned.
Delaney went to join Memphis and she nodded. “Yeah, he is much to his shame. He doesn’t have much time for a useless girlchild.”
“Why doesn’t that surprise me much?” Desi sighed. “Barrett is a monster, a selfish, rotten monster.”
Delaney snorted. “You got that right.” Then she looked thoughtful and asked, “But how would you know that? Do you know my dad?”
Desi shook her head. “Can’t say that I ever met the man in person.”
Leon growled under his breath at her words but he didn’t say anything. He looked angry though.
Delaney sat down at the table and looked at her. “So you think my dad stored his ill gotten gains in this house as well? Well, that wouldn’t surprise me either, especially if he knew he was going to prison soon.”
“You said something that maybe you knew where he was hiding?” Click reminded her. “Do you know where he’s holding up?”
She shrugged. “I saw him going toward a cave last night but I don’t know if he’s still there or not by this time. If he was smart he wouldn’t be but then I don’t think he’s all that far away either.” Shaking her head she said, “He hasn’t gotten what he came for has he? You captured two of his three sons already, he can’t do what he has to do alone. His men are in custody as well. Either in custody or dead.”
“Just how long have you been watching us anyway?” Captain, another member of the MC asked. “You seem to know a lot about what’s going on here.”
Desi shrugged but didn’t answer his question.
Leon growled again then asked her, "Where is this cave?”
Desi stared at him. “It’s like a half mile from here. After you get out of the woods, towards the north.”
Looking disgusted, Leon reached for his phone to call his security team. He told them to check out the cave Desi talked about.
While they waited, Zeus asked her, “Where have you been watching us from?”
Desi didn’t answer his question. Yet again.
Zeus growled, “I need to know so we can find your vehicle and make sure Barrett didn’t find it and drive off in it.”
Desi snorted. “Barrett wouldn’t be able to find his ass from a hole in the ground. He wouldn’t find my vehicle. I hid it well enough. He could walk right past it and never find it.”
Delaney stared at the other woman and then said, “You don’t think much of him do you?”
Desi stood up fast enough to tip over her chair. Her hands curled into fists as she glared at her. “No, I do not. I hate that fucking monster with every fiber of my being. Him and your brothers and if they were burning I wouldn’t piss on them to put out the fire. I would stand there and watch them burn.” Then she turned to stomp her way down the hall.
 Everyone heard a door slam.
Delaney closed her eyes at the sound of the door slamming. Then she looked at Memphis with tears in her eyes. “What did I do? What did I say that set her off?”
Memphis shook his head. “Your dad murdered her mother ten years ago and your brothers shot her grandfather in cold blood as well.”
“Oh, my God.” Delaney groaned as she hid her face in her hands. “Oh my God, she’s right, they are monsters. This is gonna break my grandfather’s heart. He knew my dad was a greedy man but I don’t think he ever expected him or my brothers to be such cut throat killers.”
“Oh, mia cara ragazza, my darling girl,” Alfredo’s voice came from the entry to the hall.
She looked over.
Alfredo stood there while leaning heavily on his cane. “I knew Barrett killed before, Baby-Girl. He murdered his own brother. Of that I have no doubt. He murdered Carlos. I think I always knew it in my heart but I just couldn’t face it before I found his box. Then I knew for sure.” He shook his head. “I didn’t raise that boy to take another life but he’s done it several times now. He’s lost to me and I can’t stop him anymore. I wouldn’t even know how to stop him. The son I raised died a long time ago and I don’t know the monster that’s taken over his body.”
Delaney went over to her grandfather and helped him to come over and sit down at the table. His arm was still in the sling and his shoulders seemed to have a huge weight on them now.
Delaney looked worried about him.
Leon looked worried too. Just then, his phone pinged with an incoming message.