"Impossible! How is he going to win?" Francis declared confidently, dismissing the thought. It left the rest of them in silence.
It seemed that Francis had already made up his mind, believing that Hayden would lose without a doubt.
The rest of the Sterlings exchanged glances, and then immediately got busy.
Anna, who was watching the content of the video, couldn't help but frown and thought to herself, "Hayden, did you do this? What's the point of this?"
The next day, it was time for the court session to resume. Hayden and Christina returned to the courtroom once more.
Just like last time, no one from the Sterling family showed up, leaving only the proxy lawyer to represent them. It also showed just how confident the Sterlings were in the lawsuit.
"After our discussions, the judgment from the last session is as follows. The entity under Hayden Sterling's company has been found to have committed plagiarism, with the Sterling Group as the victim.
"Hayden Sterling is required to delete the videos under his account and offer a public apology. If the defendant has no further evidence to provide, this verdict will be final," the presiding judge stated calmly as he looked at Hayden.
The Sterling family's lawyer had already started packing up his things and was ready to leave. There was a slight smirk on his face, a testament to his confidence in winning the lawsuit.
Just as he was about to get up, Hayden started speaking.
"Give me a moment. Just one minute will do," Hayden said calmly after looking at the time.
"What?" The presiding judge was caught off guard, a little surprised by Hayden's request. He then asked, "Do you have any evidence?"
"I can't explain it just yet. Please give me a minute," Hayden explained.
The presiding judge and the other courtroom staff exchanged glances, puzzled by his request. They didn't expect Hayden to ask for something so ridiculous.
"This is bad! Just now, over a hundred people came and delivered all these legal complaints!"
A few staff approached the presiding judge in a hurry and handed over some documents. The amount of paperwork was astonishing.
All the staff present were stunned by the sight. What the hell was going on? Why were there so many complaints all of a sudden?
However, the presiding judge, having weathered many storms, quickly regained his composure.
"They're just some complaints. There's no need to make a big deal out of it!" the presiding judge said coldly.
"These are just a portion of it. There are many more outside that can't be brought in right now. Furthermore, over a hundred people are waiting outside wanting to file a lawsuit!"
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