He said, um, no, I don’t think my client has told me about that. But he did warn me that, in his words, you would make some baseless accusations because you want to ruin him. Oh, you poor thing, Jake.
Your client has played you like a fiddle. Although it might make you happy to know that Sander thinks you are one of the best lawyers out there. Well, that’s a big compliment.
But I will never measure up to you, ma’am, Jake confessed. I wish he had told me that his wife also practices law. He only told me that you work at a law firm.
My husband never really took my accomplishments seriously. He had a habit of undermining my work and influence. It was foolish of me to stay with him this long.
However, it was smart of me to sign the prenup to save my butt, I shared. Jake was completely taken aback by the mention of the word prenup. He looked shocked, and the term seemed foreign to him.
I didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to know that he had been ambushed again. Sander had conveniently forgotten to mention the prenup to Jake, perhaps hoping I had forgotten about it. Well, who knows? It didn’t matter.
Since the word of the prenup was out there, Jake was frazzled. There’s a prenup in this marriage. Your husband hadn’t mentioned that.
Do you have any proof, ma’am? Jake inquired. Oh, I do have plenty of proof, Jake. I brought the papers along.
I had a feeling that Sander would try to get out of dealing with the consequences of his actions. Well, not on my watch. I would really like to see the papers, ma’am.
Also, I think I would need to see proof of his affair if you have any. Don’t worry, Jake. I brought along everything.
Like I said, it isn’t me who wants to drag out this divorce. The sooner it happens, the better it is for me. I handed over all the evidence to Jake, from messages to pictures and documents.
I had all the proof right in my handbag, casually giving them to Jake, knowing that the case would always go in my favor. Jake studied each and every document thoroughly before signing and looking rather defeated. He then looked at me and said, I see that you have solid proof of everything, ma’am.
I had no idea about all of these things. I figured that out, Jake. Also, I know how difficult it is to work with unreliable clients, especially when the opposite party has an equally strong lawyer for their case.
You’re right about that, ma’am. I think that’s all I needed to talk about today. I believe I need to have a serious conversation with my client before I decide to proceed with his case.
I’m sure someone will contact you soon, although I can’t say that it will be me. I could tell what Jake was hinting at, but didn’t comment on it. I thanked him for his time and proceeded to walk out of the cafe.
I went straight to work and started to prepare my own documents for the divorce. All the lingering sadness was gone. Now, there was this rage within me that was driving me to make sure Xander suffered for what he had done, and I knew he had no way out of this mess he had created.
It took Xander one day to get back to me. He called me on my number despite telling me not to contact him directly. It was funny but not surprising.
I knew he would find himself in this situation. When I answered his call, he sounded very pissed off. What the hell did you say to my lawyer, Sophia? My my, look who’s calling after telling me to stay away.
Now what happened with your lawyer, Xander? Stop playing around, Sophia. Tell me what you told him that made him quit today. Your lawyer quit today? How sad, Xander.
I guess you should have been upfront about your situation and who they would be fighting against. You don’t know what you’re saying? You are a freaking nobody. I won’t let you take away my family business.
Oh, I would like to see you tried, Xander. I will hire a better lawyer and doubt you. Just wait and watch.
I will destroy you in court. You will come to me begging for mercy. Well, sounds like a plan, Xander.
Good luck with that. But a word of advice from a lawyer. Remember to tell your new lawyer about your affair and the prenup.
When I said that, Xander simply hung up on me. It made me chuckle. He was in deep trouble but still didn’t know it.
He would try every lawyer in town and see if anyone would represent him. I am a known name here so people knew not to mess with me. Plus, anyone stupid enough to believe his lies would be dragged down to reality when I presented them with my ammo.
Xander said that he would make me beg for mercy. I knew that it would be a matter of time before he would come begging at my door. I was right in thinking that Xander would be back, begging at my door.
He literally had no other choice. One fine morning while I was getting ready for work, there was a knock at my door. I was a little confused about who showed up at such an odd time.