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However, inside the courtroom, the atmosphere felt tense at the plaintiff’s side.
Miles was wearing a sullen expression. Next to him, Mr. Stewart, the attorney, was gulping down water while looking flustered.
On the other side, Cate was chatting happily with Mireya. The latter could not stop laughing.
The attorney beside her was even playing mobile games on his phone.
“I’ll find out what’s going on.” Anxiety washed through Jeffery in waves as he approached Miles. “Young Master Clark, what’s the problem with Mr. Stewart? He doesn’t look alright to me.”
Miles answered with a cold glare, “Your daughter is really something.”
This baffled Jeffery greatly. Mr. Stewart explained with a sigh, “Cate Cox has hired Australia’s undefeated legend as her attorney. It’s a real challenge for me to win this case.”
No, he did not even stand a chance to win.
“What undefended legend?!” Jeffery was astonished. “That’s what you promised. You told us you’re certainly going to win.”
The look on Mr. Stewart’s face revealed his annoyance at the man’s ignorance.
“Come on, at the very least, you’re the president of a large-scale business company. Have you not heard of the country’s greatest attorney, Shaun Lyons? He’s never been defeated although he’s still young. He’s incredible. No one can triumph him. My mentor lost to him even with hard evidence.”
This stunned Jeffery into silence. No wonder Cate did not seem concerned at all. When did she get to know someone like that?
“Mr. Stewart, how confident are you in winning?” he asked tentatively.
The attorney frowned as an enigmatic smile spread across his face. “President Cox, you’re a strange man. Cate is your daughter, after all. You should be delighted if she wins.”
“…”
Jeffery was at a loss for words.
Could he really? If Cate was not thrown into prison, then James would be the one receiving the blows.
However, he had to come up with plan B if Mr. Stewart lost. When that happened, he would have no choice but to surrender James. After all, the latter was not a Cox. He should not be dragged down because of an outsider.
“I’ll go with the flow. Naturally, it’s better if she’s not given a sentence. But I’m afraid Young Master Clark might not be satisfied.” He quickly returned to his seat after saying that.
At the same time, the presiding judge appeared to commence the trial.
Cate began to feel nervous. She stole a quick glance at Shaun who was sitting next to her, only to see him casually placing his cell phone inside the desk drawer, all while keeping a straight face.
He behaved nonchalantly as if he was not in a courtroom but shopping in the mall.
The presiding judge hit the gravel to announce the commencement of trial.
Miles’ attorney rose to his feet to submit the relevant evidence and information. He then announced Cate’s crime.
The jury nodded as they listened. This offense was clearly backed up by conclusive evidence.
The presiding judge turned to face Shaun. “Objections from the defendant?”
Shaun rose to his full height, his eyes looking calm and reserved. “The defendant pleads innocent because my client had nothing to do with this incident since the beginning. Everything was the responsibility of the project manager James Lennon alone.”
The entire courtroom broke into chaos upon hearing that. James sprung to his feet, agitated. “That’s bullsh*t!”
The presiding judge warned, “Watch your language.”
A brief second later, the judge spoke again, “Defense attorney, do you have any evidence?”
Shaun pulled out a stash of documents. “This is the chat history between James Lennon and the middleman, Terry Miller. It shows that Miller was the one who set up the inferior quality electrical cables and the profit gained was split between them both. James Lennon gained six million dollars out of this deal whereas Terry Miller gained one million dollars. There are also photos of James Lennon and Terry Miller frequenting the clubhouse together.”
After the chat records and photos were submitted to the presiding judge, James really began to feel anxious. He only showed up today as a witness, not expecting to be sued by Cate.
“I didn’t do that. This is slander.”
“If you don’t think the evidence is sufficient, then please, allow me to call Terry Miller in as a witness,” Shaun said with composed calm.
Soon, Terry Miller was brought into the courtroom.
Shaun stared at the man with a piercing gaze. “Who was it who collaborated with you to replace the electrical cables with inferior ones?”
Terry locked his eyes with James and pointed at the latter. “It’s him.”
Flustered, James shouted, “You’re lying. Did you receive bribes from Cate?”
Terry replied flatly, “It wasn’t her but you who bribed me. After the fire took down the hotel, you transferred two million dollars to my son, who’s living abroad, and ordered me to shift the blame to Cate Cox.”
All color drained off James’ face. Sally began to look concerned as well.
Miles was incensed. “So it was you who replaced the electrical cables! What’s the matter with you? Trying to deceive me by shifting the blame to Cate Cox?”
An enigmatic smile flashed across Shaun’s face. “Mr. Clark, the Cox family is even sacrificing their own daughter. They aren’t trying to deceive you. They’re just trying to save their nephew.”
The courtroom broke into chaos at the sound of that.
“Do you think Jeffery Cox knows about this?”
“Come on, how could he not? He’s the president!”
“Oh goodness, do you think James Lennon is his illegitimate son? Why else would he sacrifice his daughter to protect a nephew?”
“I heard a rumor before that the Cox couple dislike this daughter. It turns out to be true. They’re vicious.”
The Cox couple were utterly embarrassed by the criticisms. Jeffery said impatiently, “Attorney Lyons, please choose your words carefully. My wife and I had no idea about this. We didn’t know that Terry was bribed.”
Shaun nodded slowly before revealing a receipt. “Perhaps the two of you have no clue, but not too long ago, Mr. Cox received a coffee maker set worth two million dollars from James Lennon.”
“Wow, so he turned a blind eye because he received bribery from his nephew.”
“Of course. Why else would a construction manager be that arrogant? He evidently received support from Summit’s president.”
“Summit is corrupted. Shame on it being one of the most recognized construction and design companies in the country.”
“We should never reach out to them again for future collaborations.”
“Summit should go bankrupt soon. What a rubbish company.”
In a matter of minutes, not only those in the courtroom were in a heated discussion about this court case but the online world as well.
After all, this trial was being shown live on the internet. The number of people watching this increased exponentially in minutes.
Jeffery thought he was going to faint. He certainly did not expect this attorney to have learned about the coffee maker set. Savage!
Rosabella, who sensed things were going downhill, quickly stood up with an explanation. “It’s almost my dad’s birthday soon. James only gave him the present in advance. Is it really that suspicious? Attorney Lyons, without concrete evidence, all you have just said is a blank accusation.”
“Accusation?” Shaun replied playfully, but his eyes revealed serious determination. “I’ve made no mentions of your family being a part of this since the beginning.”
“That’s right. The attorney didn’t say anything at all but this family got too impatient to defend themselves.”
“I bet it’s their guilty conscience.”
“…”
Rosabella froze instantly. Colors gradually drained off her pretty face.
This man was incredibly harsh. He managed to destroy the other party with a few words.