by curious2c
After kidnapping, threats of violence and death and telling us all about his dark side, he just wants a simple 50/50 split... WTF?!?!?
Would have been better if he had just left them there to die in that basement.
They never explained why she denigrated him for the last 8 months? She's claiming love but then why the resentful shit? Was it the boyfriend's steady influence? That part doesn't gel well with the whole ashamed and remorseful bit she's doing at the end.
As we saw in the story people do not change much. Joe was scared when he tried to end their relationship but came back around and she cheated. He should have let Frank handle them.... No 50-50 split just vengeance and justice,,,
It's good that he didn't kill of them. But, he should have marked both of them for a lasting reminder.
OMG! Reading the comments and there are some seriously dark people reading these stories. I think the MC got his message across and didn't need to pull the plug on the cheaters, but like a lot of others think, he should have left his mark on them. JC, did I just admit I'm one of those dark readers? lol. Not a bad story even if the ending was kind of a let down, but then he get his divorce and a new life without going to prison.
Could have been a great story, but as with too many other writers on this site, the fall back for the main character is always someone who has all the connections or all the money or all the skills in the world to solve the problem. Not realistic, not relatable, and frankly, just the easy way out for a writer to have a happy ending in effect. And probably not realistic for the so-called wife to have that kind of a flip flop in her thinking, with so little accountability. That kind of selfishness and ugliness in her heart, she's not going to change that easily.