Female Novel
Chapter 587
Chapter 587 Another Lawsuit
When Ethan was taken to the police station, Janet contacted his lawyer, prompting him to come assoon as possible. “Sir, the Lester family is suing you.” As soon as he arrived at the police station, thelawyer handed the file to Ethan. ! Ethan looked through it and sneered coldly. “I didn‘t expect them totake action so quickly.” “Seth is the plaintiff. He‘s suing you on behalf of his brother under the charge ofintentional injury. The hospital has provided the prognosis, which points to Ritchie‘s paralysis as aresult of falling down the stairs.” The lawyer systematically handed the materials and photos to Ethan.Ethan didn‘t even bother to go through them and tossed all the papers on the table. In an almostleisurely tone, he simply said, “You know what to do.” The lawyer understood immediately. Aftergathering all the files, he bowed slightly and left to get to work In fact, a week ago, Ethan had called hislawyer to inform him that he would receive a lawsuit sometime soon, so the lawyer was alreadyprepared for this moment. After he left, Ethan kept silent. In fact, he had been expecting all of this. Aweek ago, Ethan secretly asked his subordinate, Luis, to take charge of a project and contact Ritchie.Because the Larson Group was pulling some strings, the Lester Silk Fabric didn‘t receive any orders inthe past month. At the chance of getting a new project, Ritchie accepted it without hesitation. He andLuis were in frequent contact because of this so called project and often shared meals to discuss thecooperation.
On the day of the accident, Ethan had instructed Luis to ask Ritchie out for dinner. Luis was good atgetting people to drink, and that was precisely what he did with Ritchie. After getting plastered, Ritchiedecided to get a room in the hotel. “Why not go home instead?” Luis put down his glass and squinted atRitchie curiously. “My brother said that Ethan‘s coming home to see Grandma today. If I go home, allhell will break loose. The less trouble, the better.” As Ritchie rambled on drunkenly, he stood up toleave.
Luis smiled meaningfully. “He‘s just a bastard child. Why are you so afraid of him? If you don‘t go backand teach him a lesson, he‘ll probably think that you‘re a coward.” The drunken Ritchie couldn‘t standsuch provocation. He kicked the chair nearby furiously and roared, “How could I be afraid of a bastardlike him?” Then, he stormed off angrily.
Seeing that Ritchie had fallen right into his trap, Luis texted Ethan to say that Ritchie was on his wayback home, As expected, within half an hour, Ritchie stumbled into the Lester family villa, reeking ofalcohol Ethan then said those words on purpose to provoke Ritchie Goaded by the alcohol and hisanger, Ritchie attempted to kill Ethan but was instead pushed down the stairs by the latter. novelbin
After Seth filed the case against Ethan, his lawyer told him that this would be a tricky case to win. Afterall, there was surveillance footage that proved that Ritchie was the one who started the fight “AlthoughRitchie is indeed a reckless fool, he wouldn‘t do such a stupid thing. Besides, I warned him beforehandnot to come home because Ethan would be there. It just doesn‘t add up...” Seth‘s eyes flashed. Heknew that this couldn‘t be a mere coincidence. In his eyes, this seemned more like a setup The lawyersmiled bitterly. “Even so, we don‘t have any evidence, and the fact remains that Ritchie tried to attackEthan first. Don‘t worry. There are still a few days before the trial. We‘ll try our best to build our case.”Seth doubted he would win, but he didn‘t want to give up so easily. However, Ethan didn‘t leave anytrail of clues. Seth couldn‘t find a single shred of evidence to prove that this so–called “accident” wasthought out. 1 At last, on the day of the trial, the jury arrived at a verdict that it was Ritchie who tried toattack Ethan with a sharp weapon, which was life–threatening to Ethan. Thus, in an act of self–defense, Ethan pushed Ritchie away, causing the latter to fall down the stairs. Ethan‘scountermeasures didn‘t necessarily cross the line, and his actions were entirely justifiable. In a word,Ethan was announced to be not guilty. “I‘m not convinced.” Seth stood up and talked back to the judge1 “Then submit your request to the supreme court for a second trial.” After saying that, the judge left thecourtroom Outside the courtroom, Ethan happened to run into Seth. Still wearing his signature gentle
smile on his face, Seth approached Ethan and whispered in a low voice, “What a perfect plan! Don‘tthink that I can‘t see through your tricks, Ethan. Just wait and see.”
Ethan hadn‘t had much contact with Seth since he was a child, but he never had a good impression ofhim. He always felt that Seth was a two–faced person. “I don‘t know what you‘re talking about.” Aftersaying that, Ethan walked past him without looking back. Seth did as the judge said and lodged anappeal for a retrial. However, the Supreme Court upheld the original verdict and denied his request. Inthe end, Ritchie was forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, while Ethan got away with itscot–free. 2