"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
"There's no need for that. In the upcoming days, stay home and take good care of Hugo. His teacher said that he's even making mistakes for addition and subtraction questions within twenty. So, stay home and help him catch up. He's about to enter third grade, yet he's still so bad at the basics?"Hylda frowned. "Wouldn't getting a home tutor do?""We'll get a home tutor if you can't manage. Hugo's only in elementary school. Is there a need to spend money on this? Besides, you can bond with Hugo when you're teaching him. You sent Hugo to early education classes when he was only two, and now he isn't even willing to call you mom. Yet, you still have the guts to do such a thing? When Stella was a child, Rainee taught her every single one of her ABCs."Hylda immediately looked displeased.Albert only noticed how inappropriate his words were after he said them. He cleared his throat and continued, "Anyway, spend more time with the kids. I'm working at the company, so you three will have
'She's an illegitimate daughter. Are you going to send her flowers to celebrate that?' thought Vermont.Vermont quickly called Keegan. "Forget about the flowers. Didn't you see the news? Something happened to your wife!"Keegan was startled. His voice immediately turned nervous. "What happened?"Vermont told him what happened at the court proceedings."That mutt—Albert Jewell—is seriously so heartless. He kicked Stella aside right after you divorced her! He's leeched off your wife all these years, yet he didn't even think of their past relationship now that she's useless to him. You'd even have feelings for your pet if you've spent more than 20 years with it. He's trying to completely ruin your wife's reputation in Rivera's social circle! Did you know that your wife's eyes turned red after hearing the news at the court proceeding? She probably cried after the court proceeding ended."Keegan asked with a dark, tense expression, "Where was the court proceeding?""At XX Courthouse.