Ordeal by Cheque by Jeffrey T. Nash

The hectic life of the wealthy Lawrence Exeter all begins with his new born son Lawrence Exeter Jr. whom he buys multiple toys and even a bike. All this while paying for private school and eventually military school. When the son (Lawrence Jr.) gets out of school Lawrence Sr. then buys his son a brand new Cadillac, which like any other young person on the road he wrecks it. Like any other wealthy family they put their kids in the best schools or the best in everything would be a better term. So Lawrence Jr. ends up attending Stanford University for college. 

While Lawrence Jr. is away at college his father gets down and dirty which then puts him in a sticky situation. Where he pays off his mistress to leave and keep quite about her pregnancy. To get away from his troubles, Lawrence goes to France along with his wife. While still on his vacation or trip he sends large amounts of flowers and other expensive gifts to Hawaii where he plans to surprise his wife to keep her mind off the large lump of money taken out of the bank in which he paid of his pregnant mistress.

When Lawrence Jr. calls his father explaining that he is getting married his father puts a large sum of cash as an early wedding gift to help out. Sooner down the road while still getting ready for the wedding Lawrence Jr. follows the bad footsteps of his fathers but Lawrence Jr. has problems with the mafia. After the marriage clearly doesnt last long most likely because of Lawrence Jr.'s problems he gets a divorce. Lawrence Jr. still after all the bad he got into with the mafia he goes back and without asking for help from his father the mafia ends Lawrence Jr.'s life.