The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth - Sex Stories

The Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth

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"We've been through all this, darling. The guy is a workaholic. When does he get home? After seven every night? Then he works just about every Saturday. And for what? Look around you. He's been working for twenty years, had his own business for five, and you're living in this little house, with barely enough money to scrape by. A beautiful forty-year-old woman like you deserves better. You deserve what I can give you. If you like, I can speak to my lawyers again to see if it's vital we stay in this house. If it brings back bad memories, maybe we can move to mine."

"No! Your lawyers were right. By agreeing to stay in the children's family home, we maximise the chances of me being given primary custody of them. If I move to your mansion, Dave will stay here, and the kids may choose to stay with him, you know, for familiarity. We can't rely on your plan of paralysing his business and keeping him penniless until the custody case. I can't lose my children.

"Besides, the reason he chucked in his well-paid job and started the business was because I nagged him to. I wanted him to make something of his life. It wasn't his fault that the GFC hit just after he started, and he had to lay off some staff and do more of the work himself. He works long hours because he's doing the work of three. He's sure the economy is just about to turn, though, and is investing so he hits the ground running when it does. Like I said, he doesn't deserve what we're doing to ...

... him."

Peter inhaled slowly and deeply. Jane was as skittish as a racehorse, and he realised he needed to be patient with her. "Maybe not, darling, but I explained why it had to be done this way. Trust my lawyers, they're the best that money can buy. The kids are due back in an hour. We'll sit them down and explain that you've fallen out of love with their father. They'll understand. I'm sure they have friends whose parents divorced.

"Dave will be served the divorce papers and restraining orders when he lands from his business trip. I made sure they didn't use anything sexual as the reason for the restraining order, like we discussed, just the hint that he smacked the kids sometimes. It only lasts for a month but that should be long enough to give the kids time to come to terms with the new reality.

"By freezing the company bank accounts we achieve two things. The first is so he looks like he can't afford to be given custody and the second is to keep him broke to limit his access to quality legal advice. It can all be overturned but I'm sure it will take at least a month to unravel. He won't starve. He can apply to the courts to be granted a modest wage and working capital for the business. We'll release everything once custody is awarded to you. Then he can have the house, the business, and everything else, while you and the kids move in with me."

Peter kept his voice low and soothing. He'd explained all his lawyers' intended manoeuvrings to Jane before, more than once, but it ...