Chapter 47: Deceptive Seduction


    Mia just watched silently as she fumbled for words. The way she said she wasted her youth was


    ridiculous to her. She knew as well as the other woman did that they were both just ying with each


    other and that she had already calcted how much she would get before she decided to break up.


    There was no need to put their rtionship on a pedestal.


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    However, this was from her personal point of view. From awyer''s point of view, whoever pays was


    the boss, so none of this mattered.


    "Ms Moss, let''s go in. We shouldn''t let the defence wait too long."


    The two of them walked into the court one after the other. Lucas Philip was already sitting in the


    defendant''s seat with his legs crossed, an impatient look on his handsome face. The same expression


    on a less attractive person would have been irritating, but for someone with his looks, it was


    deceptively seductive.


    Mia pursed her lips. It was no wonder that the woman would spend a few years ying a romantic


    game with him. He had money and looks, so it really wasn''t a bad deal at all. It still didn''t change the


    fact that he was a yboy, though.


    "Now that we''re all here, let''smence. I don''t have much time."


    Lucas tapped the Rolex watch on his wrist. He wouldn''t even attend this court meeting if he didn''t


    intend to send out a warning for the other women waiting to throw themselves at him.


    Mia stared at his fingers for a while, which were whiter and longer than any other men''s hands she had


    ever seen. It was a sure sign of a yboy.


    "Hello, Honourable Judge and jury in attendance. My name is Mia James, and I will be representing my


    client, Ms Sofia Moss. Ms Moss has been in a rtionship with the defendant, Mr Philips, for three


    years and four months, during which she has fulfilled all responsibilities as a girlfriend. In the duration


    of the rtionship, Mr Philips has given a vi worth 8 million dors, an BMW X7 automobile, and


    various jewellery and essories that total up to 1 million dors."


    She continued, "These items were given to my client voluntarily while their rtionship was still valid,


    so my client has sole proprietorship of them. Now that the rtionship has ended, the defendant is


    asking for the items back, which is in vition of the relevantws. Therefore, I ask the Honorable


    Judge to deliver a verdict that is both just and understanding to protect the rights of my client."


    Mia pushed the ck-framed sses on her nose. She had seen many rich men who yed with


    women, but she had never seen a man as selfish as Lucas Philips who wanted to take back the gifts he


    gave to his ex-girlfriend.


    "Your Honour, I know thew. The intiff says that I gave the stuff to Ms Moss voluntarily. A im like


    that should require proof."


    It was not Lucas''swyer who spoke, but himself. There was a mocking smile on his face as if he had


    already foreseen that Mia would lose the case.


    Mia was an experiencedwyer, so she had already expected them to get hung up on the


    proprietorship of the house and the car. She smiled slightly and took out the recording device she had


    prepared beforehand.


    "This is a conversation recorded by my client. The defendant clearly agrees verbally that he is giving


    the items to my client of his own volition."


    After that, she pressed the y button. Sure enough, Lucas''s voice came out, apanied by


    ambiguous sounds that any adult in the room recognized.


    Even though Lucas has the reputation of being shameless in his social circle, he couldn''t help but


    blush. Lawyers nowadays would really do anything to win their cases, short of ying straight porn.


    He red at hiswyer and turned his head away. He didn''t mind giving away the house or even twice


    that amount of money, but he didn''t like Sofia Moss who was full of calcting how much she could


    get.


    After all, she had been with him for three years. It wouldn''t have mattered if he had given her these


    things. But now things had gone so far, he definitely couldn''t give her the house and car. Otherwise, all


    the women around him would think that he was just a brainless fool.


    "Your Honour, under thew of acquisition, the gifter can only gift items under his or her sole


    proprietorship. If the item is not under the gifter''s sole proprietorship, the relevant parties may withdraw


    the gifts when their rights are infringed upon. The house and the car involved in this case belong to my


    client''spany, whose proprietorship are divided amongst the shareholders. In this case, the relevant


    parties have the right to withdraw these gifts."


    Lucas''swyer immediately showed his expertise in his retort. Mia frowned. This case was actually not


    veryplicated. As awyer, she knew that the evidence she had would not stand for scrutinization


    under thew, so she was really depending on the man being courteous.


    Unexpectedly, she met a stingy yboy.


    This wasn''t easy to deal with.


    The judge at the trial table looked at Mia and asked, "intiff, any additionalments?"


    "Of course, Your Honour, I want to ask Mr Phillips a few questions."


    The judge nodded, and Mia shifted her gaze onto Lucas. "Mr Philips, there is a natural divide in a


    rtionship between a man and woman. Ms Moss has given three years of her life to you, which I''m


    sure you can agree with. Since you can be together happily, why end this on such a sour note?"


    After Mia finished speaking, the crowd of onlookers began to lower their heads and discuss.


    "Thewyer is right. Lucas is, after all, a well-known figure in North City. The Phillips family is rich and


    powerful, why are they so stingy with their money?"


    "That''s right. He had slept with her for three years."


    Lucas heard all these discussions and couldn''t help but frown. Now that she realized that she wouldn''t


    win this onw alone, she was taking the gaslighting route.


    "Prettywyerdy, are you saying that you''re weak, or are you trying to insinuate that my money


    grows on trees? Do you think I can just throw money around?"


    Even if he could, he would not throw it on such a woman.


    Mia was a little annoyed. Weak? Her? She was the number one divorcewyer in North City. "Mr.


    Phillips, not only your money is hard-earned, but exercising is probably also pretty hard for you."


    "intiff, watch your attitude."


    The judge interrupted as soon as he realized that an argument was breaking out.


    Lucas red at her. Looks like this femalewyer was looking for trouble.


    The judge called for a 15-minute break, after which the final verdict was out. As expected, Sofia lost the


    case.


    "What kind ofwyer are you? I paid you to win this for me, not to lose!"


    Sofia''s expression changed immediately after she realized that she had lost both the house and the


    luxury car. She spent three years getting into the good graces of Mr Phillips, but in the end, all she was


    left with was some jewellery and essories.