Sweet Wife in Hidden Marriage novel Chapter 38

"What’s going on?" Staring at the empty plaintiff seat opposite him, Stephen asked Lillian in puzzlement.

Lillian shook her head, not knowing what was happening either. "Let’s wait. Maybe he’ll arrive soon."

Sebastian took a seat in the auditoria. The lawyer he had hired had already sat down at Lillian’s side. The most famous lawyers of Millpond had both come to help Lillian, so there was a good chance that they would win the lawsuit. Did the plaintiff get cold feet because he had known that?

Sebastian ran his eyes over the whole audience and didn’t see Archibald among the sparse crowd. Was he really not coming today?

Time ticked by, and the plaintiff seat was still empty. When the crowd was getting impatient waiting, someone came in all of a sudden. He said to the presiding judge, "I’m sorry. I came on behalf of the radio station. The radio station has decided to withdraw the charge and drop the lawsuit. The radio station would like to settle the matter with Miss Spencer in private."

What? Drop the lawsuit?

Lillian looked at this man in surprise. What did he mean by that? Was it a fun thing to do to go to court? She hadn’t eaten or slept well these days. Besides, Stephen had spent some good money hiring a great lawyer. And now, the case was over after someone said the radio station wanted to drop the lawsuit?

Lillian took a deep breath and almost got mad!

The presiding judge was also unhappy to hear that. He stared at Lillian and asked, "Defendant, you may file a counterclaim, and we can reach a verdict in court without the presence of the plaintiff."

File a counterclaim? Lillian’s eyes glinted. Of course she would, because why not?

However, Stephan stopped her and said in a low voice, "You haven’t canceled the contract with the radio station yet. Are you sure you want to counter charge?"

Lillian looked back at Stephan and glanced at the two lawyers behind her. Now she was standing in court with such great legal aid, should she waste all of them? Lillian stared at that handsome Lawyer Bennett and asked, "Lawyer Bennett, are you sure we’ll win if I counter charge?"

Lawyer Bennett gave a faint smile. "In my record, there’s no such thing as failure."

He sounded arrogant, and was worthy of the name of the best lawyer. Lillian smacked her hand down on the desk immediately. "Fine, then we’ll counter charge!"

Those who didn’t know would think that this woman would lead a charge against her enemy. Stephen shook his head helplessly.

Of course, Lillian won the case at last. She threw herself down at the best lawyer, Lawyer Bennett’s feet in admiration. In the definitive sentence, the radio station had to compensate her with a sum of money to cover part of her cost. Nothing was more satisfying than this.

"Lawyer Bennett, finally I’ve learned what’s a real silver tongue today. Is each word spat out from your mouth worth thousands of money?" Lillian exclaimed.

"You’re flattering me, Miss Spencer. Not up to thousands of money, maybe hundreds of." Lawyer Bennett raised his dashing eyebrows slightly, looking proud and confident.

Lillian couldn’t help laughing. Lawyer Bennett was not being humble at all. At the thought of him acting in an orderly way while staying aggressive in court, Lillian believed that he deserved to be called the best lawyer.

Sebastian hadn’t seen Archibald until the end of the trial, nor had he expected that the radio station would drop the case so abruptly. Could it be because Archibald had long known that the radio station would make such a decision that he hadn’t come?

Sebastian had originally wanted to have Lillian cancel her contract with the radio station by bringing a lawyer here with him. But now, not only hadn’t she canceled her contract, but she needed to settle the matter in private. Did it mean that the radio station had decided to make a compromise?

When Lillian was about to get in the car with Stephen, Sebastian walked over suddenly. "Lillian, get in my car."