Chapter 6 Jake completely lost it . Like a rabid bull , he charged straight at me and grabbed my shoulders hard . " So you're telling me - that day when the fire started , you already knew ?! " " When you were outside screaming to save your parents , you knew it was MY parents inside ?! " He was gripping me so tight it hurt . I calmly brushed his hands away and let out a long sigh . " Yeah , Jake . I knew . And you didn't hear how your parents were screaming in there - absolutely screaming your name , begging you to come save them . They were in agony . Pure , soul - crushing agony . " " The fire kept spreading , and after a while I could smell burning flesh from outside . I was terrified . I called you over and over , texted like crazy , but you wouldn't pick up . " " Jake , I called you sixty - nine times . Sent over a hundred texts . When you finally answered , I thought for sure you'd rush over yourself . But instead ? You sent some desk jockey from your department . " " Fine , whatever - at least someone showed up to help , right ? But I never could've imagined that your ' excellence of the year ' Skylar would lean against that fire truck and spend three solid hours snacking while your parents burned alive . " " I got on my knees and begged her , Jake . I literally bled from banging my head on the ground . But it didn't matter , Jake . She said she didn't have the right equipment . I don't get what kind of high - tech gear you need to put out a fire in some old house - I could see water practically overflowing from that truck . But what do I know ? I was desperate , so I kept pleading with her . " " Your parents ' screams kept getting worse and worse , but your star employee acted like she couldn't hear them . Just laughing and joking around outside , not going back for equipment , not attempting any rescue . Three full hours , Jake . Right up until the end , your parents were calling your name . But what good did it do ? They died without ever seeing their precious son . " 11:51 Who Needs a Divorce Lawyer When You OWN the Company ? Honey . You Are FIRED ! 97.9 % Chapter 6 " I couldn't let it go , Jake . Right after it happened . I went straight to your station to confront you . And what did you say ? You said Skylar not bringing full equipment was totally normal . Said she'd cleared it with you beforehand . " You said a couple of old bones dying wasn't worth risking everyone else's lives ! You threw her an award ceremony , pinned a fucking medal on her , praised her for standing outside while your parents burned to death - called it heroic ! " " You , as fire captain , didn't even bother investigating the scene before drawing your conclusions . Jake , the shit people were saying about your parents online was absolutely vile , and when I called to tell you about it , you just brushed me off . " Tour parents were reduced to barely any ashes , and you couldn't even be bothered to pick them up . When I did it myself , their own son threw them on the ground with his bare hands . Do you realize that after everything your parents sacrificed raising you , after dying because of you , they don't even have a proper grave ? It's just an empty fucking headstone ! " " And this funeral today ? I had to guilt - trip you with our marriage just to get you here . After everything you've done , Jake , I've gone above and beyond what any daughter - in - law should have to do ." I laid out everything that had happened over the past few days . With every word , Jake's face got whiter and whiter . By the end , sweat and tears were literally raining down onto the pavement . His mouth kept opening and closing , but no sound came out . After what felt like forever , he seemed to snap back to reality . His bloodshot eyes locked onto mine with pure rage . " Mia , you did this on purpose ! You fucking set me up ! You knew it was my parents and you didn't tell me ! This whole time you never once said it was MY mom and dad who died ! I thought ... I thought it was YOUR parents ! " The second Jake said that , everyone in the crowd froze . My dad stepped forward , grabbed Jake by his shirt collar , and slapped him hard across the face . " You piece of shit - what did you just fucking say ?! " 11:51