'Of course not! I'm going to fight! She must be delusional to think that I would let her take away the company I worked so hard to build,' thought Albert.Hylda picked the phone up and put it on the table. "Don't get mad, Albert. It's not good for your health."Take a look at this subpoena," Albert said while tossing her the document. "I was thinking about why she was so quiet after the divorce. This is why! She was planning this all along! Does she think she could win the case with the little evidence she has in her hands?"Hylda said, "Albert, the lawsuit is not the most important thing right now. Walter just called me.""Who?" Albert was not paying much attention at that moment."Our previous driver," Hylda said in a low voice.Albert frowned. "Why did he call?""Someone went to his town and looked for him."Albert's face changed slightly. "Do you know who?""No. But think about it, who else would look into Walter?"Albert's expression turned serious. "You mean... Stella?"
Soon, Monday came. Marshall picked Stella up. Since Felicity had an off day from work, she also tagged along. Today's case differed from the previous personality rights case, involving influencers attracting public attention.The property division case was relatively low-key. No one was at the gates waiting for them when they arrived at the court."Mr. Moore, are there any chances of us winning this lawsuit?" Felicity asked.While parking the car, Marshall said, "Yes. The chances of winning are high. Albert's previous method of division was problematic. When Jewell Group was founded, more than half of the start-up capital was provided by Ms. Spade. She also made a ton of contributions to the subsequent operation of the company. Though Albert had transferred her shares to himself, it is not fully protected by law since he did it when Ms. Spade was incapacitated."Felicity was outraged when she heard that. "What a shameless piece of trash. You have to get Stella more of the assets, M
"You won't be charging me any advertising fees, would you?" Marshall raised his eyebrows and asked. "It'll be free publicity!"Today's lawsuit was opened to the public, but the audience was much smaller than last time. There were also no reporters at the scene. Trevor arrived a few minutes before the trial and sat where Keegan had sat previously. He looked like the plaintiff's family sitting there.On the defendant's side were Hylda and Sophia. There was also a six to seven-year-old boy next to Hylda. He looked very similar to her, making it hard to like him. The kid was Albert and Hylda's son, Hugo.'Sophia and Hugo.' If Stella had not opened Rainee's safe, she would not have known that her dear father had these two big surprises in store for her.The three of them looked neatly dressed. Hylda no longer looked submissive as she curled her hair and portrayed a dominant style. She and Sophia were both dressed in luxurious clothes.Stella looked coldly at the dock and saw Albert in
As the defense lawyer revealed that Stella was not Albert's biological daughter, he handed the report to the judge. "This is the DNA test between my client and Ms. Jewell. It clearly shows that they are not related by blood. She was born out of Ms. Spade's affair. Thus, our client has no legal obligation to be supporting her financially. She also does not have the right to inherit my client's property. In other words, she has no right to be suing my client."Stella was furious. "Nonsense! How dare you make up such a thing just to win this case? Did you forget how well my mother treated you? I swear to god, you are going to rot in hell."Rainee was already buried in the ground, yet Albert still tried to dirty her image. 'Is he blind to how much mom cared about him? She tried so many ways to give Albert a son. How could she have had an affair? What kind of fuckery is this?!'"Order in the court!" the judge said solemnly. The judge then allowed the jury to check the authenticity of the
Stella did not lack money since Keegan had transferred a huge sum into her card. Albert was deliberately trying to discredit and dirty her name. First, he exposed that she was not his biological daughter and portrayed himself as a loving husband who his wife cheated on. Then, he talked about how difficult it was for him to raise Stella, that she sued him for money, and added that he had to reveal the truth. He rambled on and on just to push her to the edge.Stella's face was pale. She gritted her teeth and said, "You pig! Did you forget how the Spade family poured their money into supporting you? How dare you drag my mother through the mud now that you had your success?!""Language, Ms. Jewell.""Your honor, my client is unwell right now. May we postpone this hearing?""Are you new to this field, Mr. Moore?" The defense lawyer refused to comply. "Rivera does not postpone hearings. The trial must be done today, or the case will be withdrawn."Marshall's eyes darkened.The situatio
The man was startled, and his face immediately turned grim. 'Who the hell is he? Why is his tone so rude?'When the man's colleagues recognized Trevor, they whispered, "I think that's Mr. Saun from Wings Group."The words thundered in the man's ears. The editor-in-chief of Tangerine Media had made countless appointments with Wings Group for an exclusive interview, but Trevor never responded. The man did not expect to bump into him today. What originally was supposed to be for show became the last sentence he would say before losing his career. The man's face turned pale. He looked suffocated and had an aggrieved expression. He was angry, but he did not dare to speak.Trevor was impatient and said coldly, "Get out of the way!" The few reporters surrounding him finally cleared the way. Trevor turned around to look at Stella, and the coldness on his face instantly faded. "Let's get out of here," he said softly.Stella finally recovered from what had happened in the courtroom. She coll
"That's impossible," Stella immediately denied it. She continued, "If I were adopted, how could they shut everyone else's mouth when there's a child involved? Besides, Albert didn't have to wait till today to reveal the DNA results."Trevor was silent for a few seconds, "Maybe they got the wrong baby at the hospital.""That's even more unlikely. When my mom was healthy, she took me for checkups annually. So why wouldn't she know if I weren't her child? Besides, I've still got the ultrasound image from her maternity checkup when she was pregnant with me; I'm definitely her child."Trevor fell silent.'This is also what he I'm confused about. From Stella's blood type, it is obvious she is not Rainee and Albert's child, so how could Rainee not know? Since Stella has deep feelings for Rainee, bringing up her true identity at such a time might be counterproductive,' he thought."Mr. Saun," Stella spoke, interrupting Trevor's train of thought. "My true identity might end up as damaging
"Mom, why are you only taking out such an important thing now?!"Sophia had been a little resentful since she came out of the courtroom.'All these years, I've always been hiding because of my identity. I've even lost my dream job because I'm an illegitimate daughter. In the end, I found out that Stella is the one who isn't Albert's biological daughter. If they had said this earlier, I wouldn't have lost my job! Stella had been occupying my position and even constantly bossed me around. How infuriating!' she thought."If we had taken this out sooner, how would we make use of her?"Hylda glared at Sophia in annoyance.Whether or not Stella's an illegitimate daughter, Sophia's identity cannot be revealed. However, exposing Stella's identity after Sophia's is advantageous to us. Everyone focuses on that divorcee—Stella's—true identity. Nobody will care about Sophia anymore. Besides, Stella will be busy for a while after this sudden exposé. Be it the lawsuit or investigating the incid