Chapter 82 The Shadow of the Courtroom
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When the bell kind of reply was that
That woman was stubborn as hell she’d rather snap in half then back down.
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“Ub sure. F’ll pass along Andy sad he suddenly had to rush back in the hotel; something urgent came up. He didn’t wer the chance to cry goodbye Sony!” she replied with a cheeky emoji
Jude then typed and added a smiley face engl. “No worries?
Tilda could only stare, her face practically twitching
Dude, thut smiley fure Jude just aruto Why does it feel less like ‘no worries‘ and more like ‘oh God, something’s about to
That night, Tilda and Juude kept chanting, their conversation drifting on and off until late,
It wasn’t until she finally got home, daiming she needed a shower and some sleep, that he let her off the hook
Jude said, “Goodnight Be added a moon comoji
Tilda typed the same words with a cute emoji.
She scrolled back through their chat history again and couldn’t help smiling.
What kind of century were they even from, texting like thank
It was hilarious.
That night, both of them actually slept soundly,
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Half a month slipped by in a blink.
At the Jenson Villa, Russell’s expression was dark as he stared at the court summons in his hands.
“Two days until the trial… Damn it”
His jaw clenched so tight his teeth nearly cracked.
For days, he and Blair had tried every trick in the book. But nothing worked. They couldn’t reach Andy, let alone persuade him to drop ‘Tilda’s case,
What was Andy’s connection to her anyway? Or worse what secret was Tilda hiding?
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How the hell could she joke around with Andy like old friends?
With no other choice, they switched targets.
They needed to find someone powerful enough to go up against Andy in court.
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Blair, seeing his mood, didn’t try to stop him. She only stood there, her face tight with worry.
Their last confrontation with Tilda had ended in complete fallout. Russell and Blair thought they might find another angle, some other way to turn things around–but the truth was clear now that the Jensons power alone wasn’t nearly enough. The situation had spiraled beyond their control.
Which left Blair stuck. Even if she wanted to fall back on “family ties” and plead with Tilda again, that option was gone.
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It was then Howard finally spoke up. “Dad, Mom… maybe we should tell Dominic about this.”
So far, with the trial still ahead, the Jensons had thrown everything they had into burying the problem, keeping it hidden from the other Jenson brothers who were tied up with work.
Russell and Blair had made it clear that no one else in the family was to know. Not yet. They didn’t want the others worrying–or worse, panicking.
In the family’s WhatsApp group chat, it was always good news only–laughter, lighthearted banter, never a trace of the storms underneath.
Dominic was the one they all looked to. Now the CEO of Jenson Group, he was the real power behind the company. After Russell stepped back with the honorary title of CEO, he handed the reins without hesitation to his pride and joy–the one every other Jensons respected as their leader.
He was brilliant to the point of unnerving, a strategist who could read people like an open book and bend the business world to his will. He had inherited the best of both Russell’s and Blair’s traits, and in many ways, surpassed them both.
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