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"Your motion is granted, and a new attorney will be assigned to you for tomorrow morning's court hearing."
"I hope you won't regret what you did today." Bandru pushed the chair away, banged the gavel and left it on the table, and returned to the inner court angrily.
"Well done." Seeing the other party disappear through the small door, Mahathir celebrated inwardly, pumping his fists in ecstasy.
"Your Honor." The prosecutor looked at the spring door of the inner court that was still swinging back and forth in disbelief. Judge Bandru was just frightened away by the other party.
"Yes~" Mahathir and Eden high-fived in celebration and said with a smile on their faces; "We just gained another day and got rid of the judge who hated us."
"Is this good news?" Aiden still hasn't been able to accept the reality.
The judge was replaced because of Catherine's protest. It was incredible and he felt deeply. The impact of this incident on him was much greater than it seemed.
"Yes." Mahathir affirmed: "This is good news worth celebrating."
"It's going to be up to me tomorrow, you just took down a judge and no other judge wants to see you or hear your voice again, you're a bomb."
Mahathir said with a thumbs up and said with certainty; "But I have to say, Catherine, well done!"
"Thank you." Catherine slowly sat down with her hands on the armrests of the chair, a forced smile on her pale face.
Half an hour later, Bosideng Restaurant on Lexington Avenue.
After everyone took their seats, Li Zitao looked around for familiar faces.
"Sir, is there anything you need me to do?" the waiter standing nearby asked with a smile.
"That's right." Li Zitao still couldn't find it, so he decided to keep it simple, "Do you know where Shalin is?"
"Are you talking about Manager Charlene McGee?" The waitress was not surprised when she received a positive reply.
In fact, many of the guests who come to the restaurant come because of her.
It's just that so far, no one has ever been able to win over the most proud woman in the restaurant in one fell swoop.
"If you need anything, I can tell you on your behalf."
"Tell her that Charlie is here." Li Zitao returned the menu to her, preparing to get acquainted with Charlene McGee who became the manager again.
It's been a long time since he came to Bosideng. The decoration style here has changed, and the people here have also changed.
Li Zitao had never seen the waitress who served them just now.
"Charlie?" Charlene stood not far away, covering her mouth in surprise and looking at him in disbelief. Today was really exciting for her.
"Hi, Shalin, long time no see." Li Zitao stood up and hugged the other person. Their passionate conversation made Aiden look suspicious.
When he saw the eye contact between the two, he knew that his guess was correct. This woman was having an affair with his father.
Aiden could only roll his eyes at this, pretending that he didn't see anything.
Anyway, he is used to this kind of thing. As long as he doesn't give himself a younger brother or younger sister, his private life has nothing to do with him.
Aiden knew that his idea was wrong. According to normal people's logic, he should be furious at this time, or feel embarrassed and find an excuse to leave.
But he acted very calmly about what happened, staying in his position like a normal person.
There was neither anger nor embarrassment, more like... numbness after indifference.
"Thank you for coming. Can you help me pick a bottle of good wine?" After kissing her politely on the cheek, Li Zitao had no intention of keeping her with him.
I came to her just because I wanted to meet her once.
Just chat, like old friends.
Li Zitao didn't want to see any embarrassing scenes, and he didn't want to know that Aiden had discovered the relationship between the two.
Of course, if there is opportunity and time, Li Zitao would not mind renewing his relationship with her.
Rather than looking for a new car whose condition is unknown, Li Zitao prefers a car that he has tested, is guaranteed, and has a clean provenance.
Besides, these days, many cars that look brand new can actually scare people to death with mileage.
It's not that Li Zitao has any mysophobia, it's mainly for his own safety. The growth rate of sexually transmitted diseases these days is soaring like a rocket.
He didn't want to accidentally win the bid. It was just fun, but he had to remember safety first.
After a while, Charlene personally delivered the wine, and a small note was thrust into his hand.
Li Zitao didn't even look at what was on it and stuffed it directly into his pocket.
Thinking that it was nothing more than a hotel address and a string of numbers, it seemed that he had to work overtime again these two nights.
"Let's toast to today's victory first." After everyone poured the wine, Li Zitao picked up the wine glass and said with a smile.
"Cheers." Several people happily raised their glasses and drank.
Among them, Catherine is the most excited. Today is a good day for her victory in the first battle. For her, it is the moment that needs to be celebrated.
"Catherine, I am amazed by your performance today. Are you really just a new employee? Are you not a spy sent by another top law firm?"
Mahathir made harmless jokes, and the two got together, talking and laughing, and talked passionately about Aiden's case.
"The prosecution's evidence is very hollow. We just need to let the jury understand that they have no substantive evidence at all and are wishing for a good person and a child."
"As long as we can do this, we will not be far from victory." Mahathir's summary was brief and powerful, and got to the point.
The fact is as he said, as long as the jury is allowed to see the true motives and purposes of the prosecution, this prosecution will only become a joke.
"What if the new judge Bandru No. 2 comes tomorrow?" Catherine likes to make bad plans instead of looking at the good side of everything.
"Don't worry, it won't happen." Mahathir said confidently: "Even Bandru No. 2 will make a smart choice if he learns from the mistakes of No. 1."
"You're right." Catherine nodded in agreement, then smiled bitterly; "It seems I'm going to be blacklisted by the court."
"It's not that bad." Mahathir looked at Li Zitao and said, "If this is true, I think the Qinghua Legal Department will provide you with a good job."
"Of course." Li Zitao smiled cooperatively: "All our friends will be properly taken care of."
"I don't just want to be friends." Catherine said pointedly, "I want much more than this."
"What is that?" The two of them looked at him at the same time, curiously sizing up this woman who had just entered the industry and was full of confidence and thought she could do anything.
Whether her confidence comes from herself or from some kind of blind arrogance, I am afraid only she can figure it out.