seems that it all started with an invitation to a banquet for a charity that no one had ever heard of before. It seems that everyone on the list knew the Smith family. They were either friends of the family or had problems with the family in the past. Well, one thing led to another and they all started talking. Turns out that the Smiths had caused quite a few problems for everyone over the years and had done their best to keep them apart so that they wouldn’t talk.”
“That sounds ominous,” Hunter said, signing his name as he thought about what he was going to do now that he was a free man.
A year ago, he’d been pissed to find himself stuck on house arrest, forced to stay here, and counting down the days until he could leave and pick up where he’d left off and now…
Now, he was making plans for a different future.
“That’s what I thought, especially when I read that the Smiths had been behind several divorces, false police reports, some seriously disturbing accusations, scams, threats, and fraud.”
“Sounds like they’ve been busy,” Hunter murmured absently, as he glanced over his shoulder to find Kylie placing a pitcher of lemonade on the kitchen table.
“Well, as you can imagine, not everyone took it well. The police ended up being called to protect the Smiths when most of the banquet guests showed up at their house to have a word with them. That quickly turned to arresting the Smiths for various charges and several lawsuits being filed against them. Unfortunately, the police weren’t able to get there fast enough and a friend who had apparently bought into the Smith’s bullshit over the years and even helped them, found out that they were spreading rumors about his family when they weren’t going around making accusations about his company, posting fake reviews, and even threatening to sue them.”
“Well, as you can imagine the friend didn’t take it very well when he found out that they’d been calling his wife a bitch behind her back or accusing his daughter of being a drug addict who neglected her mentally disturbed child and secretly warning everyone not to let their kids play with him. Turns out that the friend had caught wind of the rumors years ago, but believed the Smiths when they’d accused their estranged daughter of spreading those lies. When they found out that the Smiths were really behind it, he lost it, grabbed a gun, and it looks like Mr. Smith had his balls removed the hard way,” Ryan explained, sounding amused as Hunter tossed the pen on the table and pushed his chair back.
“That’s too bad for the Smiths,” Hunter murmured absently as he shifted his attention to Kylie.
“It doesn’t stop there. Seems that all the rumors that Mrs. Smith spread have bit her in the ass. She’s in a lot of trouble right now. It turns out that all those lawsuits that she liked to file, that she not only lied, but that she’d got other people to lie too, including her daughter. Looks like those cases are going back to court.”
“Uh-huh,” Hunter said, unable to help but smile as he watched her.
“Then there’s the other daughter. It seems that people were shocked to find out that she had a criminal record and that she had done some seriously fucked up things that her parents helped her get away with. Turns out, that while this was all going on that someone let it slip that she’d also been cheating on her husband. It seems that her husband wasn’t aware of her past. He also wasn’t aware that the Smiths had been spreading rumors about him, telling everyone that he was a mentally disturbed individual who was abusing his wife and cutting her off from her family. Looks like he’s suing her for a divorce and filed a restraining order against the Smiths.”
“I guess karma found a way to take care of the Smiths,” Hunter said, getting up and heading towards the kitchen.
“I guess it did,” Ryan said, sounding pleased as he joined him.
“Everything all set for tomorrow?” Hunter asked, as he opened the kitchen patio doors.
“That depends.”
“On what?”
“If you’re sure this is what you want to do,” Ryan said, as Hunter found himself watching Kylie, thinking about what his life was like without her and…
“I’m sure.”
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She sucked at being a girl, Kylie finally had to admit to herself as she stood there trying to figure out what the difference