These seemingly unrelated events turn out to be part of a bigger plan of an ex-con man

A string of coincidences is not a coincidence. The novel attempts to unravel the mystery of a day when a chain of events unfold in the town of Hokitika. A prostitute tried to end her life. An enormous fortune was found in the home of a hapless drunk, who was overdosed on laudanum.
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Monet:
She is 28 years old and as a daughter.
(26 October 2016)

Monet:
Then after a week on the ship she told me she wanted to wait 5 years as she was not certain she was ready yes.
(26 October 2016)

Monet:
I told her that I would not wait any longer.
(26 October 2016)

Monet:
I told her I did not want to be in a long distance relationship as for me they would never work. she kept begging me to wait for her to return in 6 months which I agreed to.
(26 October 2016)

Monet:
I proposed to her on Sept 27th and on OCt 1 she went to work on a cruise ship.
(26 October 2016)

Monet:
I have been dating a Filipina for ten months.
(26 October 2016)

Alisha:
Can someone help me see a positive in my life as of right now?
(26 October 2016)

Alisha:
I know he has done a lot for me and all, but he thinks I'm trapped in this house until I'm 19 and if I try to leave he can call the cops and have me arrested for running away.
(26 October 2016)

Alisha:
Everyone thinks he's such a good guy cause he stepped up to the plate and took care of us when he needed to, but we bevame homeless before he even stepped in.
(26 October 2016)

Alisha:
Then I was stuck with all of the responsibilities.
(26 October 2016)