Intro
Lara Carter was a young professional, only 31 years old who had it all figured out already. She was only at the start of her career as a lawyer, but already had a case history that many lawyers would be proud of to display at the end of their career.
It wasn't all that surprising given how many big firms had been fighting over her when she graduated as valedictorian. In her show debate she had shown a great skill in convincing both judges and juries of her case, a skill she only expanded when it came to real cases. A skill that had landed her a lot of high-profile cases as a divorce lawyer, the direction which she had chosen to use her skills in.
Surely her skill could have brought her more fame and respect in other fields, but that didn't interest her all that much. Her main interests were money and power. For that there were simply no better fields than to help rich people get out favourably with their frequent divorces. The pay was great and it got her some powerful friends, so what if it sometimes required her to do morally wrong things?
How many people could say that they already had a villa in an upscale neighbourhood by the time they were 30, especially one without a mortgage on it. At this rate she would be able to retire in a couple of years. Standing at 5'7" with a fit body, long light brown hair, amber eyes and a spotless skin that didn't show the slightest wrinkles, yet she was quite attractive. Attractive enough that she probably could have made it as a model if she had wanted to, but that was below her intellectual capacities.
Her good looks were part of her retirement plan. She would take on a couple more cases in the coming years before making one of her rich customers fall in love with her and as her last case, divorce him for most of his fortune. Of course she would need to scout a proper candidate, preferably one with a lot of divorces handled by her so he would trust her.
She had to be sure of herself before she could build a case like that as it would heavily undermine her reputation. Not a lot of her clients would trust her anymore when she pulled a stunt like that, but if she pulled it off it wouldn't matter, she would never have to take on another client in her life.
If only her employer or clients knew of this plan she probably wouldn't have made a career to begin with. Not that there was any reason for them to think she would do something like that. She was smart enough not to let anything on. Hell she would proudly claim she was the smartest person she knew if asked. All her life she had been at the top of her class and it had made her arrogantly sure she was smarter than anyone she met so far.
Right now she still had to work however and her current client, Dave Brunello was a perfect candidate for her retirement plan. He was worth just over a billion and she was currently handling his second divorce. Another mid twenty something trophy wife which he had given up on after 5 years in favour for a new girl who he already openly had a relationship with and who would certainly be in the same boat as his current wife in a couple of years. It would serve as a nice time frame to then step up as his new trophy wife wen this new relationship ended. She would be in her mid-thirties and still in amazing shape, good enough to interest mister Brunello at least.
Despite being so good at her job it undeniably brought along a lot of stress as well. It was one of the main reasons Lara had weekly appointments with a therapist. She could afford it and it really helped to talk off her frustrations with a person who was bound by confidentiality.
Ms. Baker her therapist was a woman as none threatening as they came. It was one of the main reason's she had chosen her. It was weird, but Lara somehow thought that it made her more trustworthy. Ms. Baker was somewhere in her late fifties, and all though she looked in quite good shape her hair which had apparently greyed pretty early as it had a solid silvery grey colour, made her look quite old.
What Lara didn't know however that Megan, the woman Mr. Brunello was currently divorcing from was actually the stepdaughter of Ms. Baker, a stepdaughter she really cherished and got along with. So when Lara started venting about her current case Ms. Baker had to try her hardest not to show anything and stay professional.
"I really don't understand how all those stupid sluts keep running into the same trap. I mean this is already the second divorce I'm handling for that Brunello jerk and before I graduated he already was a regular client at our firm. Despite that he already has a new girlfriend, I mean sure he's rich as fuck, but none of his previous wives have walked away with a penny more than when they came into his life, it won't be any different for this case or for the next one." Lara said.
"Hell this Megan who's still officially his wife is a real special kind of stupid she still believes Brunello loves her and will come to his senses. Her only redeeming quality is that she's good at opening her legs. It's probably the only reason why their relationship lasted this long, and the way she'll probably have to pay her lawyer once all is said and done." Lara carried on as she continued to vent over how naΓ―ve and stupid Megan was, completely obvious to how she made her therapist's blood boil.
It really took everything Ms. Baker had not to smash this arrogant tart of a Lara's head in right here on her couch. She couldn't believe the way she was speaking about her Megan. She had come into her father's life after his first wife died and had always been there for Megan without ever trying to replace her mother. They had gotten along great although their contact in recent years had been on the down low mainly because of her marriage.
Ms. Baker had tried to warn Megan about Brunello and the kind of man he was. In the end it was Megan's choice however and she really did seem in love. All she had been able to do was provide her with advice. It made her feel especially helpless now that what she had warned Megan about was becoming a reality and this arrogant lawyer kept insulting her precious stepdaughter.
Worst of all was that she knew what awaited her stepdaughter, but there was nothing she could do about it. Informing her stepdaughter about what was going to happen and the rude things this bitch said would only cause her harm. She herself would have broken her confidentiality and could get in trouble over it. Besides this wrongly acquired information would be void in a court.