Spending A Fortune For My Wife’s Substitute - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Lost the Lawsuit

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Casey, you’re not afraid of him, are you?” Pete knew who Finn Mason was.

In this city, Finn was undefeated, and was popular among the aristocrats.

“Hello, Miss Zanders. I’ve heard about you, but I didn’t expect you to be such a beautiful lawyer.” Finn offered his hand out to shake Shannon’s.

Shannon smiled. She had really met her match this time.

“Really? Don’t go easy on a beautiful lawyer like me.” Shannon didn’t shake his hand and turned to walk into the court.

Finn’s hand hung in the air. She actually refused to shake his hand, and even asked him not to go easy on her? This opponent wasn’t easy to deal with.

“Miss Zanders, why did you tell Finn not to be merciful, I…”

“President Whitt, fighting a lawsuit is actually a psychological battle. You mustn’t show that you’re afraid. The same applies to you. When the court session starts later, you mustn’t drag things out or be angry. If the situation escalates, we’ll have to call a recess, and it will only waste your time.” Shannon told Gerald what he needed to take note of.

In court, Shannon seemed to become a different person. She was capable, confident, and full of charisma.

The clock struck nine. The exciting moment had come.

Shannon took a pre-emptive strike and presented a video. The woman in the video was Gerald’s second wife having intimate contact with a man.

When his wife saw this video, her expression immediately darkened. No one expected Shannon to have such a video.

“You actually tailed me! You…”

“Please remain quiet. Plaintiff, you may continue speaking.” The judge interrupted the defendant.

Shannon then recounted the unfair treatment that Gerald received in his second marriage, as well as the fact that his assets had been transferred.

As she spoke, she observed the defendants and saw the nervousness on their faces slowly intensify. This increased Shannon’s confidence.

“Defendant, it’s your turn to speak.” Finally, Shannon’s defense and submission of evidence were completed.

Finn was full of charisma when he stood up. Shannon’s brain spun quickly as she prepared to deal with Finn’s twisted version of the truth.

“Please allow me to submit a piece of evidence. My client was beaten up by Mr. Whitt many times during their marriage. This is proof of injury.” The defendant dropped a huge bomb right from the start.

Shannon looked at Gerald with a questioning gaze.

On the other hand, Gerald’s eyes were filled with nervousness, as though he had admitted this fact.

Shannon felt a headache coming on. What annoyed her most was that her client didn’t come clean with her. Now, she was placed in a passive position again.

But since they were already here, Shannon still gathered her courage and continued her defense.

“According to the marriage laws, the defendant and the plaintiff are legally related by marriage. The court will protect the plaintiff’s premarital assets under the law. As for the post-marital assets, the shares of the Whitt Corporation will be returned to the plaintiff. However, ten percent of the shares, as well as nine properties and eight shops, will be returned to the defendant.” The presiding judge hammered down at the last moment and announced the final result.

Shannon was in a daze. No matter what, the shares of the Whitt Corporation couldn’t be given to that woman.

“We object to this! The Whitt Corporation has proof that the company was set up before Mr. Whitt’s second marriage. A portion of the nine properties and eight shops were also purchased by the plaintiff’s premarital assets. I…”

“Objection overruled. Maintain the original sentence. If the plaintiff has any other evidence, you may choose to appeal.” Shannon was rejected before she could finish her sentence.

Shannon’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. It shouldn’t be like this. Gerald’s losses were just too much.

She suddenly had a premonition; was the court bribed?

However, she had already investigated, and Gerald’s second wife didn’t have that much power to bribe the entire court!

“Shannon Zanders! You lied to me! You said that we could protect our shares. You’re a liar too. You’re in cahoots with them!” Gerald’s ex-wife threw a cup at Shannon after hearing the verdict.

Pete rushed forward to protect her, but the glass still hit her face.

Shannon squatted down. Her cheek was injured by the cup, her eyes started to sting and tears flowed out.

“Casey? Are you alright? Do you need to go to the hospital?” Pete was very nervous.

Shannon wiped her tears. It was too embarrassing to shed tears here.

“I’m fine. Let’s go.” Shannon took her bag and walked out, not planning to argue with Gerald’s ex-wife.

After all, she could more or less understand her frustration. The company was something that she had painstakingly built.

“Shannon! Why aren’t you saying anything? You’re just a scapegoat, aren’t you? I’m going to sue you! Just you wait…” Outside the court, Gerald’s ex-wife was furious. She looked like she wanted to eat Shannon up.

Pete quickly escorted Shannon away. She covered the injury on her face, but blood was already seeping through her fingers.

Janice’s car was parked at the side. Seeing Shannon in such a sorry state, she felt like she had taken revenge for herself.

To be able to ruin Shannon’s pride, her money was not wasted.

“I’m sorry, Miss Zanders. I really didn’t go easy on you.” Not only did Finn not comfort Shannon when he saw that she was injured, he even added insult to injury.

Pete was furious when he heard Finn’s words. He was about to punch the latter, but Shannon quickly stopped him and pulled him into the car. Her face hurt terribly, and her heart burned with anger.

“Casey, I…”

“Pete, there’s obviously something dodgy going on! Let me think it through for a while.” Shannon frowned.

She couldn’t figure out what went wrong. Logically speaking, a divorce case wouldn’t end up like this.

“Casey, when the second wife came out of court just now, I overheard her conversation on the phone, and she said something about thanking Janice.” Pete suddenly remembered something.

Shannon suddenly came to a realization, and her lips curled into a cold smile.

For someone who loved so much money like Gerald, why would he ask her to be his defense lawyer?

Now that she thought about it, it had all been a trap. She had foolishly fallen into it.

“Go to the Wenley Building.” Shannon ordered the driver.

She felt that her tolerance had reached its limit. She had repeatedly given in, but it had still ended up this way.

The car soon stopped at the Wenley Corporation building. Shannon alighted from the car and walked in.

“Casey, isn’t it a little inappropriate for you to look for Max Wenley? Who is this Janice? If she did something, she definitely wouldn’t leave any traces. What should we say then?” Pete followed closely behind Shannon, wanting to stop her.

When Shannon heard his words, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. It was true that it didn’t seem appropriate or polite for her to go up and look for Max like this..