HAZE (On Hold)

Part 14

The next day as Hailee arrives home from school walking in the front door, she can't help but overhear a loud conversation between her father and Shay.

"Randy, we can work it out."

"It's too late for that Shannon."

"But, I love you."

"You don't love me, you love my money. You and Aurora need to get out of my house. Expect to be served with divorce papers very soon and with the amount of info the PI I hired collected on you and your boyfriend, don't even think about coming after me for more money. You will get the base amount and a stipend for the next year to put towards housing, beyond that, you're on your own."

Mr Zane pushes a button on the wall and summons Charles the front entry.

"Charles?"

"Yes, Mr Zane."

"Please supervise Mrs Zane while she collects her personal belongings from the bedroom and escort her out once it is complete."

"Yes, Mr Zane." Charles turns to face Hailee to avoid the smile on his face being seen.

Mr Zane seeing Hailee off to the side asks her to join him in his office. Hailee puts her bag down and follows behind her father.

"Shut the door, please." Hailee closes the door behind her and takes a seat beside her Dad on the couch.

"I want to apologize for not eating with you last night, I broke the promise I made to you, and I'm really sorry. The reason I did so was that I was meeting with my lawyers and financial advisors in order to determine the best and quickest way to freeze Shay out of my assets. 3 months ago, I was approached by one of my advisors about a substantial withdrawal of money that Shay made, rather than questioning her about it, I put people in place to track her movements. They found that not only was she using her access to my accounts to withdraw large amounts of money, but that she was in turn directing that money towards a business in Los Angeles. Following that lead, they looked into the background and ownership of said business and found that the majority owner was non-other than Shay's ex-husband and Aurora's father. She has been using me the entire time and I was so blinded by grief that I didn't see it. I know you overhead the conversation between Shay and me. I want you to know that I have already been in contact with my lawyers about a divorce. Her and Aurora will be moving out very soon and will no longer be welcome in our home. I love you Hailee and I know there is no possible way I can make up for what has gone on around here for the last few years, but I plan on doing my best to try and make things better for you and us in the future."

"I love you, Dad." Hailee hugs her father and holds on tight. "How about I give the staff the rest of the day off, we order in some pizza and we have some Dad and daughter time?"

"I would love that."

"Okay, let me go check in with Charles and make sure that Shay has left and then we can do whatever you like."

Mr Zane leaves the office and Hailee can't wait to take out her phone and send a message out. "My Dad and Shay are getting a divorce!!" followed by a bunch a smiley emojis.

Her phone starts buzzing and she sees a message from Dylan, "Bang, bang the witch is finally dead!! And her daughter too!! So happy for you Haze! I'll call you as soon as I'm done work."

"I won't be answering, I'm spending some long-overdue time with my father."

"You can't see it, but I'm crying right now."

"Me too. Bye D."

"Love you, kid."

Her phone starts buzzing and she sees Mandy's name on the screen