“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.

Not only did she have to give all the profit made from infringing

the lawsuit

judge announced Jasmine’s verdict, that expression on

head. “Okay, okay. When will

If she doesn’t, the compensation rate will go up

great. With that money, we’ll be able to set up

done.” Joyce patted her own chest

Smith.” Just then, someone knocked

and saw Silas’

to go to his office,” the assistant answered

in surprise, Natalie asked,

“Yes.”

be there in a minute.

his hand,

phone beside her ear again. “Joyce, I have something to attend to. Let me know once you choose the location. Then

“Of course,” Joyce replied.

and adjusted her outfit. She then

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

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