“Are you out of your mind?” Natalie gave her forehead a knock. “Keep sending her summons, even if she refuses to accept them. Once she does that for three times, the court will order a mandatory hearing. If she doesn’t turn up, we’ll win the case straight away.”

“Is there such a thing?” Joyce was amazed.

Rubbing her hand together, she said with an excited expression. “I’ll contact the court now.”

With that, she stood up and walked over to the office desk. Picking up the phone, she dialed a number.

After the call, she showed the other woman an ‘OK’ gesture.

Natalie smiled at her. Glancing at her phone, she said, “It’s getting late. Let’s head out to eat.”

“Sure! How about hotpot? It’s been a while since we last ate it.” While speaking, Joyce took her bag off a rack.

Natalie agreed at once.

The two took the kids and strolled toward a hotpot restaurant nearby, chatting and giggling all the way.

Two days later, just as Natalie said, Jasmine refused to accept the court summons for three times consecutively and was guilty of contempt of court. Hence, the court ordered a mandatory hearing.

Though Jasmine turned up during the hearing, she still lost the case, as Joyce showed the evidence of design infringement and proved that Jasmine was attacking their studio.

all the newly launched clothes from the boutiques. Not only did she have to give all the profit made from infringing goods to Joyce,

lawsuit had

called Natalie. “Did you see that, Nat? When the judge announced Jasmine’s verdict, that expression on her

“Okay, okay. When will

it within three days. If she doesn’t, the compensation rate will go up

response. “That’s great. With that money, we’ll be able to

Joyce patted her

Just then, someone knocked on her office

her head, Natalie looked up and saw Silas’ assistant.

to his office,” the assistant answered with

surprise, Natalie asked,

“Yes.”

in a minute.

waved his hand, then turned

ear again. “Joyce, I have something to attend to. Let

“Of course,” Joyce replied.

adjusted her outfit. She then made her way to the top

raised her hand to knock on the door. Before she could do that, she overheard a voice through the door, which was left ajar. “Please

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