Chapter 38 The intiff Dropped the Lawsuit, and You may File a Counterim
"What’s going on?" Staring at the empty intiff 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. Thewyer he had hired had already sat down at Lillian’s side.
The most famouswyers of Millpond had bothe to help Lillian, so there was a good chance that
they would win thewsuit. Did the intiff 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 noting today?
Time ticked by, and the intiff 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 thewsuit. The radio
station would like to settle the matter with Miss Spencer in private."
What? Drop thewsuit?
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
greatwyer. 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 counterim, and we can reach a verdict in court without the presence of the intiff."
File a counterim? 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 nced at the twowyers 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
Bet and asked, "Lawyer Bet, are you sure we’ll win if I counter charge?"
Lawyer Bet 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 bestwyer. 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 atst. She threw herself down at the bestwyer, Lawyer Bet’s
feet in admiration. In the definitive sentence, the radio station had topensate her with a sum of
money to cover part of her cost. Nothing was more satisfying than this.
"Lawyer Bet, finally I’ve learned what’s a real silver tongue today. Is each word spat out from your
mouth worth thousands of money?" Lillian eximed.
"You’re ttering me, Miss Spencer. Not up to thousands of money, maybe hundreds of." Lawyer
Bet raised his dashing eyebrows slightly, looking proud and confident.
Lillian couldn’t helpughing. Lawyer Bet 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
bestwyer.
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’te?
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 apromise?
When Lillian was about to get in the car with Stephen, Sebastian walked over suddenly. "Lillian, get in
my car."
The smile on Lillian’s face froze. She stared at the man with a grim face in front of her in confusion. "If
you have anything to say, say it now."
Sebastian was not in the mood to say anything. He grabbed Lillian’s wrist and walked towards his car.
No one present was prepared for the sudden drama. Just as Lillian’s bodyguards were about to step
forward, Sebastian’s bodyguards had blocked their way. Meanwhile, the journalists were surging up to
them, so Lillian was stuffed into his car by Sebastian in the chaos.
Soon, the car started and was out of sight. Stephen watched the car speeding away in anger and
turned to get into his car to chase it. He knew clearly that Sebastian had never been kind to Lillian.
In the car, Lillian tried her best to draw back her hand and red at the man in front of her. "Sebastian,
what do you want?"
"Terminate your contract with the radio station and join mypany," Sebastian didn’t beat around the
bush and got straight to the point.
Lillian massaged her red and swollen wrist and asked with iprehension, "Why?"
There was not many expressions on Sebastian’s stern face. He took out the cigarette box and lit one
cigarette up. When he blew out a stream of white smoke, Sebastian stared at Lillian with his cold eyes.
"What you want is nothing but a better development. Since Archibald can make you popr, I can too.
You know very well the position of my mediapany in Millpond, even in the whole country. I’m able
to offer the best tform for you," Sebastian said slowly.
Lillian listened to him silently, an ironic smile climbing up to her lips. She snorted, "Sebastian, what
were you doing early on? Don’t you think it’s a bit toote to talk about this now?"
The cigarette between his fingers glowed and faded, and he narrowed his eyes slightly. "It’s not toote
now. Or, do you really want to hook up with Archibald?" His voice became harsh suddenly.
The mockery in Lillian’s eyes turned into anger. "Sebastian!"
He kept spitting out those mean words, "Lillian, don’t forget that you’re already married now. Just think
about it. Do you think someone like you deserves the young master from the top wealthy family of
Millpond?"
Sebastian’s words made Lillian’s heart skip a beat. She stared at him with cold eyes. "Sebastian, I don’t
need Archibald to make me popr, nor do I need your charity. Just put your mind on Joanna. If you
keep in touch with me, I’m afraid she will cut her wrist instead of swallowing up pills next time!"
Sebastian knit his brows suddenly. "Lillian, be grateful. Why do you think Archibald made you popr?
He did that on the spur of the moment. When he gets tired of you, you will be no better than a piece of
shit to him!"
Lillian chuckled. "I don’t think I’m better than that in front of you." She looked out of the window,
unwilling to talk with him anymore. Then she blurted, "Stop here."
"Lillian!"
"I asked you to stop here! I don’t want to argue with you!"
This time, Lillian didn’t answer Sebastian with a carefree smile as usual, but her temper now also made
him furious!
The air over the backseat seemed to have be thinner. The two of them glowered at each other.
After some time, Sebastian said in an extremely cold voice, "Stop here."
The driver, who had already broken into a cold sweat on the back, pulled over immediately, and soon
came the noise of the car door being mmed.
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Sebastian’s grim face grew tight. The car started again, and Lillian’s figure was getting smaller in the
rearview mirror. However, she didn’t cast another nce at him throughout.
Lillian stood beside the road filled with the flood of vehicles. With a noise of a car screeching to a halt,
Stephen’s ck Audi Q7 stopped in front of her. Stephen, gentle as usual, saw Lillian standing by the
road soullessly, and frowned in anxiety.
"Lillian? What happened?" Stephen held Lillian’s shoulders, looked down at her and asked. He
wondered by instinct if she was having a rpse.