Chapter 38

 

Lauren McKnight thought long and hard before she signed the papers. Years earlier she made a verbal agreement with Adam that helped her secure a divorce and generous settlement. The agreement implied, but did not specify that she was to “look the other way” regarding Adam’s theft and sale of her Antique Jewelry collection. It was claimed at the time that the jewelry was beyond retrieval. Lauren’s lawyer wanted the loss of the collection to be listed as one of the causes in the divorce decree, but Adam’s lawyer refused to include it because doing so would be tantamount to Adam admitting to the larceny. That left it open to be litigated at a later time.

The “later time” had finally arrived. Together with everything else, Lauren was confident that Adam Hampton III would finally get his comeuppance. It was only a matter of time, now. And it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.

Since Adam was playing dirty, she decided it was time to fight back with all the guns in her arsenal. She authorized her lawyer to file a complaint for the recovery of the jewelry and to make sure the information was leaked to the media.

Adam may view this as just a shot across the bow, but it will be unpleasant enough to teach him a lesson. Maybe nothing will come of it, but it should act as a warning to him to stop messing with her and Daniel. Why does it always have to end up in a confrontation with him? It makes me furious every time I think about the way he treated me. Whoever said “revenge is sweet” was absolutely right. I feel so elated.