Hi my name is Dan Colton before I tell you this story of Sorrow let me briefly introduce you to Emily my ex-wife I run two laps of the park every morning work allowing I am 5' 10 in 180 lb and fit every week I swim a few miles and visit an old-fashion gym twice to raise weights and Spar under an MMA teacher although Bruce Lee is not not here I can hold my own thus the 180 lbs largely represent muscle although I have A masters in computer technology a postgrad in business management and a bachelor's
in economics I am told I have a passing look to George Clooney I got these at Oxford University England since my father works as a translator at the US Embassy I stayed to complete my studies while my father came back to the US following his period of service working as a computer care specialist I manage an own company along with a new base program covering a range of uses From gaming to military ones its capacity to automatically in real time handle problems is fundamental it ought to be ready in 6 months to a year's time
Patricia AKA Pat I love my sister and she adores me we never have secrets from each other and share everything my younger sister is 2 years apart she is a junior partner at a reput aable New York state legal firm now working as an attorney Emily my ex-wife remains trim at the gym at least Four times a week and stands 5' 3 in 110 lb she has a killer body 34b bus 22 backslash waist and 33 backslash hips red hair and green eyes with a temper to match her face looks like an angel her smile
brightens the room she works as a corporate attorney at XYZ a/ advertising agency having earned a law degree first we got together during Pat's graduation ammy Pat and Emily's sister shared a dorm room with us and introduced us during the graduation Celebration as it happened we were living just 3 miles away in the same midsize Town Freestone Texas we started dating 6 months later and hit it right away 6 months later we were married starting her career at XYZ as a junior attorney at a low five fig salary plus bonuses I work for ABC flight
controllers assembling and dissecting software code for a mid five figure pay and bonus the three-bedroom house my grandparents left me was in a decent Neighborhood my sister received an inheritance lump sum while Emily's sister and parents remained in New York my parents had retired to Florida twice a year we held family get togethers for Thanksgiving and Christmas at different locations life was excellent we were content with our modest income nice Automobiles and two annual vacations 2 years later Emily Advanced to Junior partner and things started to shift she began to go out with the girls
Friday night a few of times a month and worked later naturally I was dubious and went about my usual business reading her emails checking her Underpants even setting a keystroke recorder on her laptop though I know I'm paranoid just because you're worried does not mean they are out to get you one of her evenings out I even followed her nothing untour she didn't even dance with other males why then did I feel our marriage was flawed Emily wanted to reach senior Partner before we had a family about another 5 years she was content in her
work my work bored me and there seemed no path ahead for promotion it was a family business hence only family members even even if they were as thick as a plank were promoted I choose to start a computer repair firm of my own not the kind where you bring your laptop to the shop for repairs I only deal with businesses wanting better security systems and System upgrades before diving in I conducted a business study and projected a slow start but after a year I would be making more than I was right now sitting down with
Emily I tried to explain that although all forecasts indicated we would be better off in the long run the next year would be difficult I didn't want to muddy the waters so I didn't tell her about the new software I was working on she was dead set against it Wondering why gamble everything while we were doing so well she was doing great and I worked at a dead-end job except for our shared account which paid all the bills Emily and I had always kept our money separate we would each contribute the same to pay half
the monthly bills and save the the remaining half for ourselves I left my employment and launched my new business out of savings and a debt on my house I started Advertising and phoning round a little workshop I hired with an office attached in 3 months I was perfectly happy and broke even my efforts on the new initiative were also going really nicely one evening Emily gave me a stunning blow she claimed to be 3 months pregnant and to be carrying twins paranoia drove me to review the schedule and speculate about what she had worked away
for a week in Miami for an important client right there and then I Realized she was cheating and made the instant decision to get a DNA test she broke off all affection as soon as she discovered she was pregnant at least to me fearing for the baby she was insistent so I faced at least a 6-month dry spell even though I told she was overreacting and even had the doctor to tell her the same we we did all the normal things I went to her relaxation courses with her massaged her feet every night rubbed oil
into her swollen tummy To e stretched on and put up with her progressively poor moods my company was off in the meantime I had employed another Computer Guy Greg fresh out of college and assigned me as a receptionist Emily seemed uninterested hence I never bothered to talk about my business with her I got the call baby on its way come right away one afternoon I was with an existing client talking about upgrading his servers the client listened to me explain then instructed Me to depart and wished me congrats I had been preparing since a few
weeks expecting this Emily didn't have to call an ambulance as I lived not far from her Emily was waiting for me home her go bag ready I got her into the car returned for her suitcase and the DNA kit and drove her to the hospital she was admitted to a prenatal Ward with her own private room after the doctor checked her out he said it would be a while yet I was nevertheless exited by The possibility of becoming a father even if I had doubts regarding the twin's paternity the doctor advised me to go home
she stated it would be some time yet and would call me in time for me to attend the delivery I left for home ate sat and waited then collapsed into sleep the phone called Emily completely dilated was experiencing ing contractions every 7 Minutes the baby was almost here 2:30 a.m. I grabbed a coat why are babies always born at odd Times I hurried to get to my car I arrived at the hospital in recorded speed he smiled at me just in time and I watched as the baby was delivered a few minutes later and a
second followed taking them the nurse checked them for all their fingers and toes and washed them her back was turned so I swabs each child for the DNA test while she helped clean my wife though I had already felt a connection with them I really hoped they were mine I had to be sure though Emily stared at me with sad eyes and said she loved me when I went over to kiss her tenderly Emily was being transported to the recovery unit to get some sleep so I was advised to go I phoned everyone the following
day to deliver the wonderful news specifically thrilled and eager to see their grandchildren were the grandparents p and Amy promised to try to arrange some time off to visit their niece and nephew on the way to the Hospital carrying a lot of flowers for Emily I dropped off the DNA kit and was advised it would take roughly 10 days Emily would be staying at the hospital the doctor stated as her size had caused severe tears that needed to heal for the next 5 days I visited her every day but she appeared disengaged in quiet quiet
when I asked the doctor about this he replied that she will get over it that it happens occasionally her doctor stated she would Be released Saturday afternoon when I visited her on Friday I counted down the hours till I could pick them up having the nursery ready for our new babies Saturday morning I checked to see everything was ready for her comeback and the safety CS were fastened tightly at 1:30 I headed to the hospital to pick up my family I directed walked to her room but it was empty I asked the nurse where my
wife and kids were she told me another man had already gathered them They couldn't tell me who he was when I asked so I tried Emily's cell but couldn't get through when the senior nurse arrived to investigate the disturbance she reported it to security who then phoned the police arriving cops found a man and a woman both detectives since this was a probable child theft they were shown to the security room to view the morning's captured security footage when they got back Emily seemed to have departed with the man on her own Will but they
would investigated since they identified the man but would not tell me who it was they advised I to head home and would be in touch sick I sat at home waiting for word about 6: that evening I peered out the door and saw the same two detectives knocking on it when neither one would look me in the face I inquired what was going on the woman answered first Mr Colton we are unable to tell you where your wife and the children are however they are quite Safe I'm really sorry I have no idea where my
family is or why Emily won't respond to her cell phone the next speaker was the male detective I regret to inform you that your wife left you and brought the kids with once more I'm sorry she stated her attorney would be in touch soon please do nothing foolish till you get back from her I would hate to have to lock you down they went then and I was once more on my own My hands were shaking I felt hollow inside and wanted to be ill my Devastation was total I had reached Rock Bottom I started
to cry Sunday morning I woke up having sobbed myself to fall asleep showered in showy clothes I made breakfast on autopilot I felt somewhat better after breakfast and maybe Emily's folks knew something her dad answered the phone everyone left saying they will be visiting following Weekend I told him what had happened and stopped him from Talking he claimed he would call Emily and get back to me as he cannot believe Emily would act in such manner it was almost lunchtime so I went to Denny's and ordered a really unhealthy meal Mega burger fries with onion
rings and a beer feeling better I returned home and checked our answer phone to see whether any messages were there none were turning on the TV I was more focused on reviewing the events of The last few days and attempting to make sense of it all than genuinely viewing when I gave up at last I looked at the clock passed midnight then went to bed my thoughts would not shut down so I gave up at 6:00 in the morning and got up showered and walked downstairs for some breakfast wondering what to do next I sat
staring at the TV's news the phone rang as I was still seated there Emily's attorney asked whether I could make it To a later that day meeting we decided on 2: p.m. and he hung up maybe now I would find some answers arriving at his office I was shown immediately in I expected to see merely her attorney but Jimmy Prescott her boss was sitting on the sofa I merely waited since I needed answers but I wouldn't speak first as I had planned this made everyone anxious the lawyer spoke first Mr Colton you have come here
to talk about the terms of your divorce From Mrs Emily Colton your wife and Mr Prescott have here a short suggestion whereby she divorces you for irreconcilable differences you maintain your business your property your retirement all of your savings she does the same but you also sign a paperwork authorizing Mr Prescott to adopt your children for this reason Mr Prescott will fund $2 million into an account of your choosing as I got up I Almost tipped the desk over not a chance my children are not for sale at any price you can keep the for
nothing I don't want anything to do with her so off Emily got up and spoke softly in a consiliary manner look Dan I know I have and I'm very sorry I never wanted to hurt you Jimmy has been seeing me for some time now and we really want to be married and are much in love Jimmy wants to adopt ours as he regretfully cannot have children the Kids would have all they could possibly want or need beautiful residence to grow up in the best school and a fantastic beginning of Life what could you provide an
old hand me-- down house and a dumb small computer repair shop why do you suppose I want out of your failure without ambition and without money at least allow the children opportunity should you refuse to sign I will show you to the cleaners I'll take your house half your income in Support half of your savings your 401 your business and on top of that I'll make sure you never see your kids again you are thus in a no-win situation at least our way of looking at it yields something you Emily first you have no claim
on the house it is just mine half of nothing is still nothing I have absolutely no savings you make more than I do hence support will be little though I only see my kids every other Weekend I am glad to pay child support for them regarding my company without me there is no business for your information I have number 401 for you to take see you in front of Court then I stood up and departed three perplexed looking folks behind me I went straight to Denny's and ordered supper and a beer after dinner I drove
home to a frigid deserted house sitting with a beer I watched t V still raging not checking the Spy hole before opening it I woke up Shortly after 11 from a knock on the door and was still a little drowsy the door was slammed in with such power as I opened it I staggered backwards but stayed on my feet three men hurried into the room trying to seize me but I was wide awake now and the first one went down with extended knuckles in the throat the second one sought to force me into the floor
and had me in a headlock I fell after the third man struck me in the shin with a baseball Bat while I was breaking the headlock I started to lose Consciousness as the first man was still lying down choking the other two were giving me a decent kicking thinking I was going to die and had to leave the cop some proof to pursue as I started to black out the Trio's leader raised me to my feet and said now be a nice boy and sign the form or we'll be back he said he was almost
in my face so I headbutt him on the nose and felt War War Liquid shoot across my Face I now had his DNA after pulling my handkerchief from my pocket and dabbing some blood onto it he clutched his face turned away screaming and called me names I started to black out only to be awakened when he kicked me in the ribs I fainted out fell down the wall I woke up slowly hearing conversations but couldn't determine who they belong to I saw vague forms of who was in the room but couldn't tell who then Darkness
returned when I woke up the following Time the window let brilliant sunlight into the room I looked about and saw a woman seated in an armchair it paused to pinpoint her as cam the wife of my MMA teacher Nick Wright I attempted to talk but my mouth was too dry I just coked looking up cam came over to touch the call button I just cred back when a nurse came in and checked my vitals she smiled and asked how I was feeling I swear tasted better than the best scotch she departed for a Few seconds
and came back with some ice chips for me to chew cam was quickly dialing with one hand while holding mine how do you feel glad to see your back with the living Dan you supplied us quite a scare for a while there like I have been hit with a semi a semi would have most likely done less damage a doctor arrived in the room just then I'm delighted you woke up at last three days of coma have passed but I believe you have turned the corner now would you be Able to eat something doc I
could eat a cow first pull out the horns and clean his ass everyone thought that was rather humorous but when I tried to laugh with them my side hurt so much I nearly passed out saying he will be back soon the doctor changed my painkillers and instructed me how to click the button for more morphine than left for what seemed like hours I lay in a semi morphine induced sleep but when Nick arrived it was just over an hour Nick Told me what had happened I had been attacked in my house and the neighborhood watch
Patrol had observed my front door open and investigated discovering me laying in a pool of blood they had phoned an ambulance and the police discovered Nick's number on my phone under IC in an emergency and he or Cam had been with me always he informed me of my really severe injuries my left TI suffered a complex fracture my radius shattered two of my Ribs cracked my left lung was perforated my kidney broke my eye socket cracked and my nose broke apart from that he remarked I was good which made me laugh once again I choked
but the discomfort was not as severe Cam and Nick departed to get home when I was in danger and a detective entered the room introducing himself as Graham kls how much of the attack I remembered he asked when I shared with him the message the Trio's leader sent everything he was highly Interested in was explained to him when I told him I had a DNA sample on my hanky and he put it in an Evidence bag he seemed rather happy I closed my eyes for a moment when I was done when I opened them once
more he vanished and the outer Darkness grew when Nick visited the following day he said I could stay at his house until I could get about again once I was released when I asked him whether he would pick up the mail from my house he indicated he would Get it on his way home when I asked whether he knew any competent divorce lawyers he replied he did and would get back to me after some time of conversation I nodded off once more the nurse waking me said it everything looked good and clean free of any
indication of infection from her changing my bandages shortly after food was presented eating with one arm is fairly challenging the least of which the nurse Had to chop my meal for me I slept well and woke up rested the nurse gave me a bed bath but I didn't get hard I was still in too much discomfort Nick arrived accompanied by a strikingly beautiful woman he introduced as my new attorney Grace Miles She affirmed I still had visiting privileges for my children and would take my case we then reviewed the facts together she left Nick sat
there as I went over the mail he had gathered Initially enraged when I received the DNA findings I later began to giggle since neither of the kids belonged to me Emily was cheating both Jimmy in me simultaneously a cheater I explained to Nick what this meant when I had stopped laughing and he almost passed a bowel having changed my mind and wanted to talk about a settlement I called Grace and asked her to arrange a meeting between Emily Jimmy their attorney and myself at the hospital she set aside the Next day a meeting in a
borrowed office when Nick pulled me into the office in a wheelchair with my arm and leg in plaster and tubes flowing into my body from drips Emily's face look Ed absolutely perfect black and blue as most of my body was was my face Emily seemed really surprised by my gaze while Jimmy merely gave me a smirk looking at my enemies I spoke well I changed my mind after some friends of yours visited and don't even pretend to deny you set This up Jimmy the last words spoken by your thugs were sign the papers why would
anyone else have spoken unless you sent them to let you adopt the children without the $2 million inducement my attorney has created a new contract for me to sign your document made me seem to be selling the children to you and my attorney explained this to me since it is unlawful to sell another human being this would have opened the way for me to be charged with human trafficking yet You score 10 for effort I then turned over the paperwork to their attorney who examined it somewhat suspiciously and I went on my lawyer and I
have created a fresh settlement for you to sign all in here my lawyer gave the material to their attorney along with a copy for Emily and Jimmy to review I answered once more your proposition is to mine hence this agreement is as dissimilar from chalk to cheese allow me to run you through it I keep my house and Everything in it including my savings my business both cars and wife's jewelry she also deposits into my attorney's holding account the whole $188,000 from his not quite secret account with Mercantile credit you bastard that's my money I
earned and you can't have it my wife stammered she was brilliant Crimson with a vein pulsing in her neck Jimmy looked at her funnily I suppose he wasn't aware of her secret account Jimmy pulled her gently back Into her seat still grinning at me I believe that was the first nail in the coffin of their relationship if he hadn't loved the kid so much he might have dumped her there and then stay seated and shut the up you deceitful you cheat the grown-ups are chatting none of them involve you except Nick who was laughing to
himself everyone seemed to be stifling a smile Emily stayed silent but changed from Crimson to White quite quickly before I Was rudely interrupted I was adding as she earns much more than I do she will also give me spousal support totaling $2,500 per month also into my attorney's account regarding the company you both work for pay for breaking up my marriage and covering my damaged State you will pay me $10 million net of tax also into my attorney's account plus all my medical costs my legal fees and the whole cost of my after care to
be specified by my attorney 5:00 p.m. this coming Friday night we pay for all above Jimmy stood there laughing uncontrollably to bust you're delusional why should we pay you everything we have we came for this 20% what 20% is what I said I heard you the first time but what does that mean that's the expected loss of income in the first 2 years following a court decision against your corporation site culpability in the split of my marriage and the alienation of my children and Wife did you just pull that figure from the air as you
made the whole thing up asked no I investigated your company's clients and pay scale in great detail since you are a publicly owned Corporation all the information is easily accessible on the website it is all quite legal just consider how this will affect your fa's campaign for congressmen they are after all running on a family values ticket then there's your clientele you have a lot of Show Business and political personalities on your PR file one sniff of Scandal and they will turn from ship your advertising Branch comes next you have two children's clothes stores a
baby Product Company and a sports goods manufacturer every famous company will toss you like a hot brick and you will be revealed as the sacrificial lamb during a board meeting when all the garbage flies towards the fan hence you find that $10 million is a Reasonable substitute Jimmy now looked quite unwell not so arrogant in truth my attorney will send you the entire amount better still she should have it in her account by Friday at 5:00 after that nobody had anything to say but I could see Jimmy still considering his Escape I carried on oh
and Jimmy if you believe that my disappearance will enable you to rethink I have forwarded the entire narrative to Five out of state attorneys should something happen to me they notify the media the way he looked suggested that I had been exactly right in what I was thinking he seems totally defeated right now I called across my shoulder as we were walking away 5:00 p.m. Friday Grace questioned me why I had surrendered and let Jimmy adopt my children after we left and returned to my room after I had seemed so against it earlier she looked
over the DNA test results I handed her And started giggling you cunning bastard the children are not yours I'm not sure but I want to investigate as this shows she was concurrently cheating on Jimmy and myself and when I learn I'll make sure Jimmy finds out too Dan I would hate to go on your wrong side you should have been a wonderful attorney thanks but I lack the Killer Instinct actually you do you haven't yet utilized it when the doctor checked in later that Day she told me I may go home the following day provided
I had assistance available I moved in with Nick and Cam said temporarily so that's what I done twice a week I still had to visit the hospital to change my dressings and empty a jar containing PE to check that my kidney had recovered Friday arrived and I waited anxiously for 5:00 p.m. I should not have worried my attorney called at 3:30 and said the money had been transferred to the holding account To show 10,861 312 I was rich far richer than I could have imagined Grace had already paid her Fair part and moved the remaining
balance to my checking account daily life continued following 8 weeks of Loving Care from friends I returned to my house but felt lonely and the place appeared to be empty and depressing I resolved to relocate to be close to my sister the One I most loved I arrived at work and summoned Greg in May to a conference they understood when I said I needed a fresh start far from here I then thanked them and went on to say how fantastic they had done then I shocked them by assigning them business ownership including all the money
they had earned while I was away I said my goodbye and brought them both to supper my good friends Nick and cam will be next stop I brought them out to supper and showed Them a check for $500,000 for my convalescence care they tried to reject me but I said Jimmy's employer had to pay for my care so really it was his money not mine therefore they accepted we sat drinking a class of wine after dinner and I informed them I was heading to New York to be close to my sister Nick asked me about
my intended purpose for my residence I indicated I would most likely rent it he started to fidget and Seemed somewhat ashamed so I urged him to to spit it out he told me that Eric his eldest son had a job lined up with a nearby company after recently completing his engineering degree not only that but he plans to marry his fiance even though they have nowhere to live and she is pregnant would I be ready to rent his house they clearly wanted not to live with his parents for understandable reasons Not only would I be
lending a young couple a start in life but I would Also be aiding friends Nick was to establish the rent based on what they could reasonably pay I instructed him and since I wanted the money they were to use for a Colgate savings account for their newborn child schooling cam gave me such a strong hug that I knew she fractured my ribs once more Nick was crying the next day I phoned Patty to let her know what had happened and asked whether I can stay with her till I had somewhere of my own she was
happy and Got to work planning our activities 3 week weeks later I closed the door on my house for the last time and sobbed a little on the drive over to hand the keys over to Nicks I also dropped Emily's pink slip for her automobile and advised him to hand it to his son as housewarming gift hugs all around and a teary goodby with a pledge to stay in touch after an exciting two-e Road journey I arrived to Patty's house I was not in rush so I stopped when I Felt like it and spent a
little while Patty tried to hug me until at last she looked let me go when I claimed I cannot breathe we were heading out to supper with a buddy she led me to my room there's no need to dress slacks and a shirt would be great we would meet her friend there for a laidback supper as we arrived Emily's sister Amy was seated at the table waiting for us we proceeded to a decent diner with waitress service and A well-stocked bar and knew I had been Set up I was first Furious but I knew I
couldn't stay furious at Patty for very long so I chose to just roll with it Amy got up and hugged Patty as we arrived to the table to my astonishment she hugged me exclaiming what a Emily was and wished she cooked in Hell Amy worked in accounts for an advertising business and lived close by the evening proceeded quite nicely Amy was the first to bring me into the dance floor when we arrived we danced two waltes and one slow dance Then came back to a smiling Patty you two looked just like a couple out there
quite right together Amy went brilliant red and I hurried back to the gents for the rest of the evening I danced with both ammy and Patty but stayed away from the slow pieces we put Amy in a cab at the end of the evening and phoned another for ourselves patty just laughed and went to bed when we got ho me even though I chastised her for setting me up we how Searched the next day I preferred the routine of cleaning the yard and mowing the lawn over the apartment I had grown accustomed to living in
it would also be useful for having people over when I made some or for organizing a barbecue or party although the house prices astounded me we were in the commuter belt for New York City so I had to bite the bullet and pay the cash for what I desired after several weeks of looking I found a three-bedroom starting house With separate Living Kitchen SL dining area the fact that it was in a safe Community with only only one way in past a security guard really sold it to me even if it also had a fair-sized
backyard and front lawn the community claimed to have a suitable pool with a gym and play area for families with young children Patty loved it and wanted to move in with me just kidding it also included a babysitter service I had to furnish and decorate the house before I Moved in and I also had to buy all the typical items including towels pots and pans and other such things I had luck in that it included all the kitchen appliances but I had to buy food and other Basics Amy and Patty were fantastic in helping me
decide what I needed however they lacked the woman's touch and looked more homelike and less like a guy cave I set one area with my own designed motherboard and operating system running on top of the range Computer in a desk a workbench several cabinets and of course a fire resistant safe Patty and Ami urged me to have a housewarming party the house was crowded with patties and Amy Pals as I knew none here I believe the intention was to have me befriending some of the visitors it seemed to work as I was now on multiple
people's phones and Buddy lists on social media accounts parties and barbecues practically every weekend Define the next 3 weeks I practically Never considered Emily anymore I was loving my newly discovered notoriety Amy and I had grown close over this period more than friends but not yet lovers ammy and Patty were meant to be taken to the theater one evening but Patty called off at last minute sighting stomach aches so Amy and I headed alone we were seated watching The Taming of the Shrew Ami when she leaned over to grab my hand given that the most
we had done was a cheek kiss I was not prepared We grabbed a taxi back to Amy's apartment complex following the play and as I escorted her to the door the taxi turned away way I swore since it was practically hard to find a cab this far out of town Amy just laughed I said it wasn't funny I would have to walk 2 miles home and said in that case you had best stay the night she then pulled my head down to give me the most sensuous kiss I had ever had took my hand and
walked me to the front door and pulled Me in she started making out right away as she walked me to her bedroom I was standing there staring blankly when she stated just what does a female have to do to get slept with you I waited so long I figured it was time I moved first that was the most wonderful night I have ever had now let me repay the compliment what treatment did you administer to me I never have done that before thank God she did I would never let you leave from this bed I'm
shattered my sister Must be insane to offer you up at 1: p.m. we woke up at last and realized we were more hungry than in any other session we we went down to the neighborhood Deli and placed some coffee and lunch orders we returned to Amy's flat after lunch to go over what had happened Amy stated she envied her sister and had fancied me from our first meeting she confided in Patty after we split up and sought for her assistance in bringing news together naturally Happy Patty said she was sure I would be interested once
Emily was gone I stated I was intrigued as soon as I spotted her at Patty's when I got there but I felt it would be a bit tacky approaching my wife's sister I kept my distance Amy said she understood and was appreciative that I had weighed her feelings before making a move but she couldn't wait anymore so she and Patty had connived to organize last night she said she didn't want you to think it was just a rebound Thing we both laughed good about it then Amy texted Patty task done Amy drove me home to
change as I still had on yesterday night's clothes and needed a change Amy was not like her sister and I felt entirely at ease with her when she kicked the least little item and started a fight there was no wondering when she would do it Patty ranned on it numerous times and appeared delighted for us we just seemed to fit I had been working on my project during the interim and at Last it was completed this programs and Hardware's adaptability was their beauty it might be adjusted for military use gaming Aviation both commercial and Light
aircraft and even automobile application since I knew the thorough testing by players would reveal any flaws I chose to contact one of the top game developers I faced some mistrust when I approached the gaming company because the idea they already had the best Programmers in the world following my new approach they requested a 3-month trial I agreed to provide them sealed units and tamperproof software they convened a meeting to go forward once the trial was over I went with a sister who is a corporate attorney and one of her co-workers specialized in this kind of
negotiating knowing they could sell the patents on and would also make five times that in game sales worldwide #h games wanted to purchase the patents from me and paid a fair $120 million declaring that I would only sell the rights to manufacture under license for a 10-year period I would seek $50 million and a 1% override on all applications using my hardware and software over the same period after several hours we agreed on a 10-year compromise of $65 million and 5% contracts were written signed and a handshake sealed the agreement though I Wasn't finished yet
I was suddenly a quite rich man even after taxes I conducted comparable negotiations with the military civilian aeronautical Department the top aircraft supplier even one of the top automakers after taxes my cash terms were valued at more than $250 million and with a 10-year estimate worth more than $3.5 billion I could not understand the riches I now possessed and sought guidance on Investment if I simply left it in the bank the interest at a conservative estimate would be more than $12 million before taxes she was renting her apartment my sister was seeing another attorney and
Amy and I were living together now she was becoming rather serious now just over a year had passed since I left to begin a fresh life and I decided it was time to exact some retribution on the two people who had caused me much pain sitting down with Amy I told her I still wanted retribution on her sister and asked whether she was okay with it she answered burn the and if I can help just ask we sat and plotted several different scenarios But ultimately we chose to wait a bit more to carry out our
retribution ution the phone rang immediately after we had completed dinner her assistant DA from Freestone Texas was they wanted me to testify in 3 weeks and had captured the individuals Who had attacked me of course I agreed Amy insisted she'd come with me when the time came so we agreed to have a quick trip and be here the week before the trial we flew the 1,600 M to Texas and Nick picked us up from the airport and deposited us at our Motel as a thank you we brought Nick and cam to dinner at The Regency
Club under restrictions in their cocktail gowns Cam and Amy look stunning casting Nick and I in Shadow I wore my newly acquired $2,000 handcrafted Italian suit while Nick had on his best going to church outfit four of us looked really good for visitors since we could never have afforded before my newly discovered riches none of us had ever been into this restaurant arriving in a limousine I wanted to make it memorable for Nick and cam a uniform doorman unlocked the car doors first then the restaurant door the head waiter showed us where to sit as
we arrived Cam And Nick looked left at the thought of this evening out as a lone pianist played gentle music we ordered a light appetizer of melon and Palma ham cut so thin one could see through it then followed by our own selection of the main meal a fruit salad to conclude all washed down with both a full-bodied red and a white desert wine as we were savoring our wine and eager to check the Dance Floor pointing them out to everyone I looked around the restaurant And noticed Emily and her husband Jimmy Seated on the
other side with another couple Amy said she had to use the powder room and got up to go cam followed why do they always go in pairs naturally Emily and party had to pass before they could reach the Powder Room Emily looked like she had seen a ghost and put her Palm over her mouth as I watched Amy stop and greet her and point to Nick then Amy said something else that made cam laugh and leave Emily up And bolted out of the restaurant with Jimmy when the women came back I asked what Amy had
said to set off that reaction am M claimed after Cam said hi Emily had asked her who she was with I'm with another millionaire sitting over there she then pointed at me I have to thank you for divorcing your husband we were intended for each other you obviously traded down and then turned away I just don't see what you see in this stuffed monkey we danced and Laughed about Amy's run in with her sister late into the evening Cam and Nick had to work ammy and I handled tourist type tasks and visited places we even
spent a day at a Gun Ranch firing every kind of weapon Amy turned out to be a very good show T far better than I could have imagined we danced plenty and went out to dinner in the evening the day before the trial started we went to dinner at Nick and Cam's place I have to admit that home-cooked food tastes far Better than restaurant Cuisine we all toasted their nuptials when Nick broke the news to us following supper that his son would be marrying his fiance in Spring the Ada informed us it was a slam
dunk when we met with him before the trial started my having supplied them his DNA had helped them to identify the trios Commander he was ready to roll over on his two companions who were also in detention since it turns out he had quite a record for Violence this would be his third strike their trial would take place following his evidence they were temporarily away he added that since I had damaged his voice box the one I had hit in the throat was still croaking like a frog the drawback was that none of the three
were ready to name Jimmy Prescott Prescott paid them out to remain silent according to the Ada and nobody wants to annoy his father the congressman by charging his son of conspiratorial to Murder we stayed through all three trials and the result pleased me for ratting out his two friends the leader received a 15-year reduced sentence the one I struck in the throat only received two years as he did not really participate in the attack the other one got 5 years since it was his first offense after Nick and cam lifted us to the airport I
handed Nick an envelope and advised him not to open it until we had taken off I had made the Deeds to my Former house for his son's wedding present inside but I had only shown them to his son as I knew how delicate wedding vows were when we arrived home and settled I went into my office and called my sister inviting them out for supper Friday night without informing Amy Friday arrived and I informed Amy we were headed to supper with Patty and her partner Amy was happy and that evening we were all gathered by
Limon driven to a well chosen restaurant 3 weeks in Advance after a really filling dinner we were drinking our wine a man wearing a gypsy costume with a violin stopped by our table to perform a gypsy love ballad watching me descend on one knee and approach Ami the entire Diner was she answered yes through tears of delight and the loud Applause of the whole restaurant and her expression was priceless Patty walked around the table hugged Amy and said welcome to the family we danced the Remaining evening away before the limo picked us up and drove
us home the wedding was scheduled for early spring and invitations were sent out I sensibly remained out of the planning and let ammy and Patty take front stage we would be married in a nearby church and I paid all the outof town guests lodging bills using a whole floor of the Hilton for their 3-day stay everybody had fun and the wedding was a magnificent spectacle saying they hadn't had so much fun in Years Nick and cam asked us to their son's wedding in 2 months time along with daily excursions and evening dancing Amy and I
spent 2 weeks sailing the Caribbean we needed another holiday and came back worn out I had very little to do as I had assembled a troubleshooting crew to handle any issues involving my new program and Hardware I was in no hurry since I was playing the long game and was organizing the next phase of my retribution Our son James was born 9 months following our homecoming his sister Sarah was born one year later although we had moved into a bigger house we remained inside the Safe Community by this time I was really wealthy and started
to nearly be a celebrity visiting different charitable events where I freely gave even labeled as the ideal couple Amy and I were cited in some of the society magazines I never gave up on my Vengeance everything they had done and tried to do to steal wounded me as time passed my ex-wife left me to trade up and schedule time for Phase 1 almost 9 years ago over the past 5 years I have had a pi company compiling data on Emily Jimmy and everyone else they seemed connected to including her former boss Troy Simmons given Troy's
potential fatherhood of Emily's twins I especially sought a DNA profile of him the researchers Came Upon some quite Fascinating information one the twins belonged to Troy as I had guessed two Emily still saw two other men in Troy for Love on the side Jimmy was gone loving his PA and a range of hookers I started the first half of my plan your infertile Dan's DNA doesn't match Troy Simmons does hence I sent Jimmy a copy of the twins together with Troy's DNA with a letter do the calculations this knowledge made it abundantly evident that the
twins were Not my hence Emily had to be loving Troy while she was dating Jimmy stated another way she was simultaneously cheating Jimmy and myself to lighten the pot I also emailed Jimmy a copy of her current affairs I then backed off and saw the stench fill the whirling air circulation two months later Nick called to let me know Jimmy had kicked Emily out and had used their prenup to keep the kids as he had adopted them she went With nothing and nobody knew where she had disappeared appeared to to discover whether her parents knew
anything Amy phoned them her dad advised her not to get in touch with him once more and stated he had wired her a couple of grand she knew now how it felt to be betrayed and lose her children Phase 1 complete she still had to have had her laptop since her email was still active I forwarded her the Pi's report on Jimmy and some images of him with his hookers And cheaters as I assumed I would be stirring the pot that ought to create some turbulence in the divorce a few days later Amy and I
were sitting in front of an old film when the security gates intercom chimed I requested the on duty guard to wait a minute so I may ask Amy whether Mrs Prescott could visit our residence she said seeming as bored as I felt let's hear what she has to say so I instructed the guard to let her inside a little while later someone knocked on The door Amy unlocked the door to find what I could only characterize as a total shambles her clothes appeared to have been slept in her hair looked as like it hadn't seen
a brush in days and she wore no makeup Amy beckoned her in and as she was walking in I observed she avoided looking at me straight Amy handed her coffee and she appeared appreciative of it and took it I started the discussion since Emily came and sat down across From me but did not look at me though part of me felt terrible for the broken wreck in front of me I was also Furious as hell at her until I remembered what she had done to me a broken wreck I had helped to produce made me
feel a bit bad you look like trash bound with thread what the devil happened to you that did it she broke down entirely we couldn't get a word out of her for the next 10 minutes then she started and through tears Explained he somehow learned I was seeing Troy the whole time and the twins weren't yours he had little trouble working out then he discovered I was still seeing Troy following our marriage he went wild and tossed my out in exactly what I was wearing I booked into a motel I still had my laptop in
my car and my car keys and a couple of thousand in my account after what I did to you nobody would talk to me my family denounced me and I had no friends I Called his father Barry who informed me he no longer needed me as he now had his heir to the family riches when when at last my dad agreed to speak with me I phoned him and he wired me a few thousand and advised not to phone again having nowhere to go I spent the rest of my money traveling here hoping Amy would
pity me if I were on fire and you didn't expect any aid from you I know you wouldn't piss on me if it means anything at all I truly am sorry for what I did I Was cruel and selfish and deserve my destiny but I miss my children and wish they back though I was a lousy wife I was a great mother she glanced at us like a kicked dog and stopped her precisely practiced speech though I knew she had practiced Her speech what she stated was essentially accurate hence I felt sad for her I
also owed Jimmy a beating but could wait he had been the orchestrator of my suffering and his turn was rapidly approaching Emily Reported not having eaten in two days when Amy inquired whether she was hungry Amy produced some bacon eggs hash Browns than pancakes with syrup she requested for more coffee which Amy supplied and wolfed them down as quickly as she could Amy then showed her to the guest bedroom for her shower she left some clothes she would fit Amy on the bed while she was showering Amy and I spoke about what to do with
our unwelcome guest as Jan was showering and getting ready Amy remarked As much as she hated her Emily she was her sister and felt compelled to assist I can ented solely because it would irritate Jimmy to watch Emily recover up to a point though until we could arrange alternate plans we decided to place Emily in the guest bedroom tomorrow Amy would take Emily clothes shopping at Walmart looking considerably rested Emily returned downstairs we told her the wonderful news about her circumstances and she Began to cry once more not too long later everyone went to bed
sitting and talking into the early hours Amy and I made some decisions we hoped would assist sort this problem Emily had beaten me to it and had coffee on buttered toast waiting I was used to Rising early and visiting the gym and pool for an hour I joined Amy as she was already seated at the table eating Emily joined us Dan I'm so lucky I'm not sure what to say I honestly didn't expect This kind of greeting Emily having had your stolen from you what you did was unable thanks to Amy and the love we
share I believe I can at last forgive you even though you still really wounded me though I will never forget what you did I will not linger on it anymore and I do not want you to apologize anymore this chapter closes and a new one opens while I look for you someplace to reside you should go shopping with Amy this morning for your Basics only Walmart Today later on we should buy more approp rate clothing for you see you later I am now headed to the gym the girls were gone and the children were at
school when I arrived home so I began hunting for Emily's accommodation when I happened to phone the housing officer for our Safe Community he mentioned he had a one-bedroom starter house for rent just two streets away when I visited it I was shocked to find it ready to move into And completely equipped wanting to rent out his residence the owner was an army officer dispatched on a 3-year posting to Europe following a decent inspection I paid the rent for a year plus the deposit against damage I told the girls the great news when they arrived
home with enough clothing to satisfy Oxfam Emily hugged me and between tears thanked me Amy just grinned at me and blew a kiss then she turned to face me and whispered I must have been hit by The Martian cheater Ray I don't know what on Earth I was thinking when I screwed up our marriage I should never have let you leave Amy kindly watch after him you will never find a better man I know I won't then she hurried upstairs to hide her emotions when we were alone I informed Amy my intentions to help Emily
and Destroy Jimmy and his dad we loaded Amy's van and had the remainder delivered the following day as Emily was shopping for basics for her New house the girls found a house for everything it was rather like her Mayan's handbag from Harry Potter I really wasn't sure the house house would fit everything we got we chose to help Emily financially in order to empower her we handed her a credit card with $1,000 limit monthly and $110,000 to place into her check account extra hugs and tears all around Amy told me that night in bed she
was glad of me for not kicking Emily when she was depressed and For being so sympathetic I only wanted Emily to treat her next man better and have learned her lesson we all went over to em 's house to assist her in settling in the next day not that it required it Emily insisted she do all the housework herself and started from top to bottom she then urged we all come over tonight for supper since she wanted to make something especially for us we left the children with a sitter and headed 10 Minutes to her
house she sat us down and laid a mouthwatering dinner topside beef baked potatoes and mixed vegetables including one of my favorites in front of us wrapped in foil and roasted in the oven for 20-25 minutes fine beans with carrot fingers and parsnips topped with garlic butter and sprinkled with honey desert a cooked Apple CED and packed with raisons baked in the oven till soft then topped with ice cream we left stuffed right to The gills Emily settled and over the next several weeks Amy and I agreed we would assist her with her divorce so I
scheduled a meeting with an attorney Patty suggested I showed up on time and Brian Scott introduced himself Emily's issue was conveyed to her and although his reaction to her treatment wasn't great he agreed to take the matter further our major worry was getting the kids back we were not concerned about the financial Aspect of things I would figure everything out I stated I had an idea and mentioned I had granted Jimmy permission to adopt the kids when Brian mentioned it would be a significant obstacle I questioned what would happen should the children not be my
first choice I said I had been handed $2 million for the kids but turned down and granted him permission to adopt for no Financial benefit but sought $10 million as a compensation for alienation of Affection against both Jimmy and XYZ advertising I signed a non-disclosure agreement and they had agreed to this to keep xyz's name off the divorce proceedings should I violate the agreement I would have to pay back the payment I sent and the DNA reports proving Troy Simmons was the donor thereby proving the children were not mine Jimmy had no claim on the
children and the adoption was not official either Emily could get them back I had no want To harm the children I was not doing this just for Emily it would upset Jimmy and his father as well Brian replied to leave it with him and he will come back to me I was under no idea that the children loved they just wanted someone with their name to carry on the business that evening I informed Amy what I had done she agreed completely thus we invited Emily over Emily seemed a little nervous when she first arrived until
I clarified my work she thanked me Fervidly and flung her arms about me she then understood what she had done and withdrew with her hand covering her lips tears breaking through and apologies underway we both said simultaneously don't worry about it leave it at that several days Days Later Brian got in touch and asked me to visit his office carrying Emily as he would be representing her rather than me when we all three visited him he put forth his idea one he would present a motion Calling for the adoption to be an olded two he
would get in touch with the DA's office to let him know that Jimmy Prescott and his father Barry Prescott broke the law trying to buy two children in violation of the anti-slavery Act of 1865 three pursues the aforementioned offense they have pushed Mr Dan Colton into letting them adopt the two youngsters in question since Mr Colton could not offer such an undertaking and the two children were not fathered by Him the following adoption is indeed void the DNA certificates that are attached will prove this for Mrs Prescott has asked for her children being housed at
218 #h hasht to be returned immediately against her will five he would start Mrs Prescott's lawsuit against Mr Troy Simmons for beautiful harassment since he coerced the then Mrs Colton into an affair in order to keep her job six he would then start proceedings for Mrs Prescott against Mr Jimmy Prescott since he coerced Mrs then Colton into a beautiful relationship and eventually left her husband Mr Dan Colton thereby ruining her marriage seven he would start legal action against XYZ advertising for tolerating the beautiful harassment and even promoting the affair for Mrs Prescott the CEO Mr
Jimmy Prescott and the coob Mr Congressman Barry Prescott were aware of and in fact supported set Affair and The breakdown of her marriage eight he would start legal actions against Mr Troy Simmons for alienation of affection that helped to destroy his marriage to Mrs Emily Colton nine he would start legal actions against Mr Jimmy Prescot for alienation of affection which finally destroyed his marriage 10 he would start case against XYZ advertising for not including their own morals provision in their staff contract knowing Mr Simmons was having an affair With Mrs Colton and neglecting to act
against them 11 he would start legal action against XYZ advertising for not including their own morality provision in their staff contract and for actually supporting the affair between Mr Jimmy Prescott and Mrs Colton therefore guaranteeing the dissolution of Mr and Mrs Colton's marriage 12 Mr Dan Colton admits he signed a non-disclosure agreement for $10 million and he would have to pay back Said amount should he break his promise Mr Colton is ready to keep his promise and pay back the $10 million agreed upon according to contract we all stood there surprised after reading Brian's proposal
for handling no only XYZ advertising but also Troy Jimmy and his father Barry this was more Vengeance than I could have dreamed for Emily should be ready as when the excrement hitss the fan she would be covered in her share she was ready to deal with the Fallout and admitted her part in bringing this on herself Brian should move right now I advised him and that XYZ will be undergoing a multipronged media exposure assault mostly aimed at Troy Simmons Jimmy Prescott Barry Prescott and at last XYZ advertising Brian indicated he would be ready in 2
weeks and I would launch my attack a week after Brian would work to have the adoption revoked and Emil's children brought back to her in the Interim we left Brian's office with a fresh goal in mind and At Last I felt I was headed towards some justice for the treatment I had been subjected to Brian did attempt to get the kids but Jimmy and Barry brought in a slate of lawyers to contest the case Brian released the remaining of his proceedings during the second week of the war a week later as agreed upon I forwarded
all the accumulated materials to every media Source I could think of this caused the Procedures to go faster they went for the jugular and camped outside the courthouse and all three homes of those named as soon as the media detected blood as I expected a flood of XYZ PR and advertising clients either threatening to terminate their contracts or acting as such this resulted in a board of management emergency meeting for XYZ and Troy Simmons being sacked without severance pay in an attempt to stop their esteemed clients from Bleeding both Jimmy and Barry Prescott had to
step down they also agreed to pay Emily an i7 figure fee along with the payoff I anticipated from my other law suites I would more than cover the $10 million I owed for not closing my mouth from all of this garbage came a gift for Americans Congressman Barry Prescott's ticket for re-election was based on Family Values so he was obliged to quit due to illness not long after he left his Use of campaign finances revealed anomalies like paying hookers on the campaign Trail and spending that money on a holiday trip the FBI were also interested
and he was being called to answer for his behavior before a select committee less than a month after I told the public all claims had been resolved Emily's children had been returned to her not long after their return Amy and I drove Emily and the children to her parents house for a Reconciliation for All concerned I told her parents I had forgiven her and we were now if not precisely friends but at least amicable I wanted them to forgive her too not hurting was the fact they were seeing their grandchildren for the first time in
epilog Barry Prescott served 3 years in jail after being found guilty of dishonest use of campaign money after Jimmy Prescott was found guilty of attempted human trafficking for the Crime of trying to buy two human babies I at last exacted retribution against him he also was found guilty of misplacing company Money Two offshore accounts containing a sizable sum of money had been discovered moved from his workplace computer I wonder how that came about he stayed 5 years in a government Hotel he would have only got three but he would not reveal where the other missing
money came from actually he didn't no I had set them up the last Payback for having me beaten up was my bribing the prison allocator to house a really vicious drug dealer with a desire for male company Emily moved to a larger residence retook her bar tests then started working for the same law company as Patty we never socialized but occasionally we baby watched one other's children Emily has not been on a date since she has been buried in her work and looking after the children
