Chapter 188 - Back in Court (2)

12 February, Municipal Courthouse, City K

Before Lexi could respond, her lawyer turned and said "We need to head up to court. Her actions, Miss Yao tell us everything we need to know. She is trying to bluff her way to win the case. As we have said, we have the evidence and unless there is corruption we will win. And the idea of judicial corruption will be ruled out by the presence of your husband and Madam Mo's son-in-law."

Lexi sighed and nodded her head. Who would have thought a simple court case would end up in the circus that this was becoming. "Alright, let us go. I just want this over with. Lexi firmly pulled away for Matthew and started to walk towards the elevators to head up to the court room. Matthew and Joseph looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders before walking behind Lexi and her legal team to the elevators.

As they arrived at the court room door, Joseph placed a hand on Matthew's arm before quietly saying "Let her go in with her legal team. Your wife knows that you are here to support her, and to be realistic do we want my mother-in-law to know I am here to early? Let her continue her behaviour, and then make our presence known."

Hearing Joseph, Matthew nodded, and they waited outside for a few minutes before slipping into the courtroom.

Meanwhile as Lexi entered the court room, Madam Mo, immediately stood up walked over to her and said "You have two options, withdraw this lawsuit, apologise now and I will tell my friends, your former in-laws to at least let you see your son once every six months, or keep going and I will make sure not only do you end up paying me huge amounts of money in compensation, your brother's will lose the family company and you will never see your son again."

Lexi knowing that right was on her side, quietly, but firmly said "Just try. The truth is on my side and I will win."

"The truth is you are a liar and manipulator, so the truth will ensure I win."

Lexi knew that she would not be able to reason with Madam Mo, so simply shrugged her shoulders and said, "Whatever you believe, we will just let the court process take its course."

Grabbing Lexi's arm to prevent her from leaving Madam Mo snapped "Just you wait and see," before pushing Lexi away and heading over to her legal team. Lexi walked over to where her team was standing, and noticed Matthew and Joseph sitting in the back of the court room, before she quietly spoke to her lawyers.

Joseph, shaking his head quietly said "See I told you no filter. I am just waiting for the fun and games to start."

"You seriously do not like your mother-in-law."

"I will never forgive her for what she did to my wife when we married."

"True, I remember the scene that she made, and how upset it made Monica. No woman deserves that abuse on her wedding day."

Looking up, Matthew could see that the court hearing was about to start and signalled to Joseph what was happening. They both respected the court opening procedures but made sure that Madam Mo could not see them, and to the best of their ability hid themselves from the judge's sight as they did not want their presence known too early.

Very quickly the opening procedures for the case were over and to Matthew and Joseph it became obvious that they judge had come in ready to rule quickly for Madam Mo, until the fleeting look that passed across his face when he spotted the two of them sitting in the court room. Joseph leaned over and quietly said "That changes things."

Matthew's quick response was "It does, but your mother-in-law does not know yet that there is a problem."

"True. Even from behind she still seems confident, but your wife noticed the change as she if feeling more confident that the truth will win out."

Matthew nodded and they turned back to listen to the proceedings. Quickly Lexi's lawyers presented all the doc.u.ments confirming ownership of LY, and the evidence from various fashion weeks that acknowledged her as the chief designed. For Matthew and Joseph, they were having fun watching the repeated blows being struck against Madam Mo, and her legal team being flatfooted to deal with the situation.

After some more legal argument proceeded, Lexi's lawyers said "We were hoping that it would not go this far, but given the stubbornness of the other side to accept even a piece of the evidence provided, can we have a couple of minutes to bring in the defining evidence."

"Gentleman, this case was not scheduled to be resolved today, it was a preliminary hearing only. My concern, given Madam Mo's status in the community was that the good works she does would be damaged if this matter was not contained."

Joseph, leant over and said in a somewhat louder voice "Good works, that is an oxymoron when it comes to her."

Matthew just stopped himself from laughing at Joseph. He really hated his mother-in-law, and any little jab he could make at her, he would take. Madam Mo tensed, but she did not turn around, as it she did not want to know the truth.

The judge however was not impressed, and said "Gentleman, while courts are open, I do not appreciate attitudes like that. Give me a good reason why I should not throw the both of you military officers out of here?"

Matthew looked at Joseph who quickly stood and said "Apologies sir, I am Colonel Wang, and this is Colonel Rong. My mother-in-law would not know what doing charitable work is about if it was handed to her, and Colonel Rong is the applicant's husband, so throwing both of us out will not look good."

Hearing that Madam Mo turned, and the look on spotting Joseph told both Matthew and him what she thought.

After a few second pause, the Judge said "I will give the two of you one warning. Anything else and you will be thrown out. And Colonel Wang, your opinions, even of your mother-in-law have no place here."

At that moment, the junior member of Lexi's legal team who had slipped out, came in carrying two garment bags, along with another person, carrying three further bags.

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