Chapter 458 - Do you want nothing to do with Dominic? (6)

14 May, Courthouse, City K

"No, no, no," came a cry from both Mr and Madam Yao. The smile Matthew could see on Lexi's face said everything. They had realised that they had been correct in telling them they would lose. In fact, they had just realised that they had lost everything. Dominic and more importantly the money and control of the shares that allowed the two of them force themselves into Jax Corp business without any need.

Asserting control, so not to come across as arrogant, Matthew continued "The terms of my wife's parents' wills, clearly excluded my wife from benefit from their estates due to the dowry them provided marriage. As that marriage was invalid, they never legally provided the dowry, and they should pass to my wife. Even if it does not, it will pass to her two brothers the only beneficiaries of their parents will, who I suspect will honour the intent of the agreement which was to provide for my wife."

"No damn way!" yelled Madam Yao. "Those shares were intended for us."

Lexi, having been silent for some time, said "Intended for you? That is a joke. They were always intended to support Dominic and I. Your son never did that, and since he died you have refused to use them to support either of us, claiming all their benefits for yourself. I was happy to let things be, but your arrogance and greed know no boundaries. Since I married, you insist we pay all your security, household staff wages, bills and even every expense when you have Dominic with you, refusing to touch the benefits from the shares you get. Those shares and their income were always intended to support Dominic and I, some joke."

"You are lying…"

"Madam Yao, Madam Rong. Enough!" came the firm angry response from the Judge. "I have been giving everyone leeway, but you have both gone too far. This is the final warning. You continue this, and both of you will be in contempt of court. No more chances for anyone."

After seeing nodded, the judge continued "Lieutenant, you have something else to say?"

"Yes Sir, we appear to be going in circles. My suggestion would be for you to take the time to review the General's service record to confirm what has been said about him never invalidating the steps take for a military marriage, which you know until the recent legal changes had no time limits to be completed."

"Lieutenant, you know that ruling you are asking for is outside my powers in this jurisdiction."

"That is acknowledged sir, but it is relevant. Yes, we will be asking for a military court ruling to confirm that validity, because as both General and Madam Rong, indicated it impacts the validity of arrangements in the Richard Yao's will. He could not have left the shares as he did, because they were never legally his. As to where they go, that will be a decision between Madam Rong, her brothers and the executors of their parents' estates. Its relevant reflects on that is in the will regarding Dominic. As Richard Yao was never Madam Rong's legal spouse and biologically not Dominic's father, the best he can be described as is Madam Rong's partner. Those wishes are just that wishes.

Lexi, on the video link added "Sir, my husband and I were willing, if Richard's parents were happy to agree to drop these ongoing cases were willing to respect those wishes for them to have a relationship with Dominic and manage the shares. That is for one simple inescapable fact. Despite the horrific relationship between Richard and myself his existence prevented my parents from using their position as my legal guardian to force me overseas to a country where they had the legal right, unlike here, to force me to have an abortion. I was willing to respect the lie for that simple reason but no more. They know Dominic is not Richard's child, but continue to pursue that. They do not want to respect my role as Dominic's mother. But I cannot go on any longer with that lie. I have until now thought maintaining that lie was the best thing. It protected him, but it cannot continue. The lie had its place, but continuing it only hurts Dominic who deserves the truth."

Cynically, Mr Yao said "Little girl you would not know the truth if it was right in front of you. You lied to your parents and you continue to lie."

"And my precious son, is Dominic's father, so do not hurt Dominic by telling this lie now, because you want to get rid of us from his life. He is all we have left of our son," came a sobbing response from Madam Yao.

The Yao's legal team lead stood up saying "Sir. My clients, while not eloquently saying it have it right. This is simply lie after lie as Madam Rong, wants to ignore the truth. She had a valid marriage to my client's son, and the law even if this fantasy that is being spun was true, states legally Dominic is Richard Yao's son and therefore what he has in his will has significant weight. Madam Rong, and the General have displayed the reason why Richard Yao wanted Dominic in his parents' care. Madam Yao in a new relationship does not give a care about what is important for him. The court must stop her games, immediately remove Dominic from her care and into our clients' care. That is the only way to protect him, given incident after incident that has happened since Madam Rong's remarriage. The evidence in doc.u.ment after doc.u.ment shows all of this, and the court has no option. But given the display today, and the total lack of respect Madam Rong has shown for these proceedings by not being present, we have to ask that that any time Madam Rong spends with Dominic has to be without her husband, and fully supervised at times and locations insisted by our clients."

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