My Husband Tried to Cast Me Aside in the Hospital, but My Father Had Other Plans
Previously: When Lauren was hospitalized during a high-risk pregnancy, her husband Kevin showed up not with flowers, but with divorce papers. He didn't realize her powerful father was waiting in the shadows.
The Secrets in the Envelope
Kevin groaned on the floor, clutching his bleeding lip as the notary quietly slipped out of the room. Scrambling to his feet, Kevin glared at George with pure malice. "You're going to jail for this, old man! I'll sue you for assault, and I'll take every single dime your family owns!" Kevin spat, his voice cracking with desperation.
George didn't flinch. Instead, he calmly adjusted the cuffs of his navy suit and pulled a thick, white envelope from his inner pocket. "You're welcome to try, Kevin. But before you call the police, perhaps you should take a look at what my private investigator found while you were busy neglecting my daughter."
George tossed the envelope onto the bed. Lauren picked it up, her hands shaking as she pulled out financial statements, photographs, and legal documents. Kevin’s face drained of all color. The documents didn't just detail his affair; they contained undeniable proof of corporate embezzlement and insider trading within his firm—crimes Kevin had committed to fund his lavish lifestyle and impress his boss's daughter.
"I built the firm you work for, Kevin," George said, his voice deadly quiet. "Did you really think I wouldn't notice when you started skimming from our major accounts to hide your debts?"
The realization hit Kevin like a physical blow. He wasn't just facing a divorce; he was looking at federal prison. The leverage he thought he had over Lauren was completely gone. He sank back onto the hospital chair, his arrogance vanishing as he realized he had walked into a trap of his own making.
”He sank back onto the hospital chair, his arrogance vanishing as he realized he had walked into a trap of his own making.