Ordeal by Cheque by Myah Olson

Laurence Exeter was excited to become a father. His son was a healthy child and was the pride of Mr. Exeter. Laurence Exeter Jr. was given a proper education at Palisades School for boys. He went there for many years until the age of 15, when he decided he wanted to go to military school.
Now about this time, Laurence Exeter Sr. had had a nasty divorce with his wife. She had gotten into drugs and became a heavy drinker. Her state of mind faded and she was hardly at home. The drugs and alcohol abuse had gotten to the maximum when she stole Laurence Jr.'s graduation Cadillac car and crashed it. The son and father started to get nasty threats and warnings from Daisy Windsor, his ex wife.
Fearing for his life and his son's life, Laurence Sr. took off to France with his son where Laurence Jr. went to college. At his new college Laurence Jr. started to fancy a lady. His father was thrilled. So thrilled in fact, he let his own son use his checking account to send her multiple gifts such as flowers. On the day of their engagment, Laurence Sr. woke to find the house aflamed. Worried for the well-being of himself, son, and soon-to-be-daughter-in-law they all traveled back to the United States and resided in Hollywood again.
His son's wedding to his wife was all paid by Laurence Sr. The wifes family was not wealthy but was kind nonetheless. Letters of hatered and death came to the Exeters from Daisy. Even though with the attempt to pay her off didn't last. Miss Flossie Wentworth, the Exeters maid, thought that the family was in need of a restraining order against her. So she testified and got the order.
On his son's special day, Laurence Exeter Sr. was shot through the back of his head. the blood spewed out onto the snow white dress of the bride and glistened like a diamond. Daisy had finnaly gotten to him. She had finnaly shot the man who had divorced her. She had killed him and would never get to see him, never get to see anyone, and never get any money from it.
During her questioning the police had learned that she had hired a man named Tony Spagoni to kill him for her, but Laurence Sr. had found out and paid Tony to not kill him.
The funeral for Laurence Sr. was a very sad day. His loved ones stood by in the pouring rain. Everyone dressed in black. The rain spattered and washed down over the thin umbrellas. The trees and wind whoosed around. At this very moment Laurence Exeter Sr. was happy. His son, the pride of his life was alive. The women who had hunted them down was in jail, and now he would get to see the one he loved, his true love, his partner, his husband.