My Husband Asked for a Divorce and Told Me to Call His Lawyer, So I Did

He seemed confident, but not enough. Jake was a decent lawyer, but he hadn’t anticipated facing off against someone like me.

Xander never considered me influential, so Jake was utterly unprepared for our encounter. Jake appeared nervous and his hands shook, but I refrained from further intimidation.

He wasn’t to blame for my predicament. “Hello Jake, nice to see you here,” I greeted, noticing his surprise.

“If you have any doubts, let me clear them for you. Yes, I am the wife.”

“Ma’am, I’m so sorry. I wasn’t expecting you to show up,” Jake stammered, flustered by my presence.

“The surnames don’t match because I got married after I received my law degree. I used my maiden name for official purposes,” I explained.

“Ah, I see,” Jake muttered, visibly uncomfortable.

“So I’m guessing you want to drag out this case. That’s what my client has told me.”

“Your client has been misleading you, Jake. He’s the one who wants to prolong this case. Isn’t that what he told you?”

I confronted him directly, knowing my reputation as a lawyer spoke volumes. Jake squirmed under my scrutiny.

Accustomed to asking the right questions, I didn’t mince words. “You don’t have to answer that, Jake. I’ve known Xander for over a decade. I married that idiot for God’s sake. I know what goes through his thick head.”

Concerned for Jake’s predicament, I decided to enlighten him. “Since I know you and it’s not fair on you, I’ll tell you the truth about this divorce.”

“What do you mean, ma’am?” Jake inquired, clearly taken aback.

“Did my dear husband mention to you that he cheated on me?” I asked pointedly, watching Jake’s expression for confirmation.

His reaction spoke volumes, confirming my suspicions once again. Jake was caught off guard by my revelation.

I won’t lie to you guys; it did sting and hurt my ego to admit to my colleague that I had been cheated on. It’s not a pleasant experience.

However, I knew better than to betray my emotions, no matter how humiliated I felt. I still had the upper hand, and I was well aware of that.

Jake, on the other hand, didn’t know. “Oh 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 Xander 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. Xander 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 Xander 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 sighing 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. 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!”