Neil’s lawyer certainly questioned that statement. “That’s merely an excuse. Are you saying that the patient would have died if the surgery was not performed?”
Abigail’s lawyer in turn provided everything from physical evidence to material witness.
Ray Hall, one of the doctors in charge during the surgery, was willing to testify for Abigail as well—that Dennis would have died if not for the surgery!
Even the initial diagnosis, the surgical process, and Dennis’s medical history pointed to that.
“You may consult other specialists for a third-party opinion with these data to verify if Dennis Turner had faced mortality. But one way or another, it is clear that without said surgery, Mr. Turner would be dead.”
Neil whispered something into his lawyer’s ear then and the lawyer nodded before saying, “That may be the case, but was the surgery performed in adherence to regulations?”
The plaintiff had no comeback with the defendants’ evidence and testimonies, so they could only repeatedly insist that Abigail had broken regulations!
They were ignoring the outcome and kept coming after Abigail, because Neil had messed up—he never tried to find out what happened.
All he knew was that Abigail had decided to perform the surgery on her own and he vented his frustration on her.
But following her lawyer’s dissection of the incident, Neil knew very well that his father would be dead instead of just being unconscious.
Even so, he refused to withdraw the lawsuit because he felt aggrieved and did not want to take this lying down.
He was the victim, but ended up beaten up by Abigail’s bodyguard!
Abigail had no right, and he would see this lawsuit through to the end!
On the other hand, Abigail did break regulations despite his intentions, and the court case entered a stalemate.
The court soon announced that they were adjourned for the day, to be resumed a week later!
Finn Crowe said, “If they still won’t give in, I’ll ask everyone from Hotmesh Research to come and prove it to you.”
Abigail shook her head. “It won’t work.”
The plaintiff only cared that she had broken regulations, not that she had saved Dennis!
And Abigail could not argue against that.
“Let’s go,” she said, getting in her car.
“You should go on ahead, ma’am,” her lawyer told her, and was not leaving with her.
Abigail wound down the window to look at him and nodded. “Sure.”
“I’ll gather further evidence,” he assured her.
“Thank you. Sorry for the trouble. You should leave soon.”
“Of course, ma’am,” the lawyer replied.
However, he remained at the front gates of the courthouse after Abigail left, until a luxurious black sedan made its way toward him.
Diarmuid alighted and asked, “How did it go?”
“The plaintiff is clearly after your wife, Mr. Althoff,” the lawyer answered. “He’s adamant that she broke regulations, and it’s obvious that he’s angry. It might be out of spite.”
Diarmuid mused to himself for a moment before asking, “Would money settle it?”
“He’s not after money,” the lawyer said, shaking his head.
“Yeah,” Diarmuid narrowed his eyes. “When would the court case resume?”
“In a week.”
“I see.” Diarmuid said. “You may go now.”
Certain people were simply unreasonable, which was why they needed unreasonable measures to resolve the issue.
…
Neil had a long talk with his lawyer before leaving, and he then drove straight for the hospital to visit his father.
On his way home, however, he ran into somebody in his car!
Stan Hill certainly did not expect to arrange something so rotten as soon as he transferred back to the country.
Did he not at least deserve a party celebrating his return, or at least a nice dinner?!
He was immediately sent here to stage an accident instead!
Thank goodness that the driver was sharp and managed to jam his foot on the brakes, so he was only knocked off his feet.
If the driver had reacted too slowly, he might be dead!
Still, he lay still on the road—it was the first time he was staging an accident and he had to play the part.
“Ouch, it hurts everywhere, my leg, I can’t get up…” he chanted, having learned it from TV.
Neil soon alighted and when he saw that Stan was not at all hurt, said, “Here—it’s 200 bucks. You’re not that hurt, so let’s just settle it now.”
“What do you mean I’m not hurt?! My legs, my hip, my eyes, even my mouth hurts! It hurts everywhere, and I can’t even stand it!” Stan cried, refusing to even stand.
Neil frowned and growled unhappily, “You’re faking it, aren’t you?”
Stan pretended not to hear it. “I’m hurt. You have to take me to the hospital.”
Neil was frowning. “I’m warning you—if you’re faking it, I’ll call the cops.”
“Call them! There are cameras nearby that would have caught you running into me. There were pedestrians who saw it too, and you’d even refuse to take me to the hospital after that? You’re not weaseling your way out of this!”
Stan stayed on the ground, watching as Neil’s face alternated between different colors and ending up ashen.
He could not help pursing his lips, and wondering why the man had to upset Diarmuid of all people.
The man would end up destroying him!
Meanwhile, there was a crowd building nearby—who could resist looking when there was drama involved?
Naturally, some were paid actors, all just to make things awkward for Neil so that he was forced to take Stan to the hospital.
“You ran him down! Everyone saw it—you have to take him to the hospital!”
“Yeah! You definitely did it. Just look at him, a strapping youth knocked down to the floor, unable to get up. He must be seriously hurt.”
“You should have his family jewels checked too, or he’d be less of a man.”
As the crowd started to throw shade, Stan did not have to look to know that James Cross was there too.
His eyelid was twitching and he was cursing inwardly!
Him, less of a man?! Look who was talking!
Still, Stan’s role was a victim, and unable to get up, he could only shoot James a look of spite.
James was smiling smugly and he muttered under his breath, “Stay down, now. You have to stay there even if he doesn’t take you to the hospital. I’m busy, so I’m going.”
Stan rolled his eyes as James and Diarmuid slipped through the crowd and left.
Why did it have to be him and not James?!
He would have a word with Diarmuid after this!
As for Neil, things only got further awkward as the crowd around them increased in number, so he had to take Stan to the hospital.
However, the doctors found nothing wrong with him even after a thorough check-up.
Even so, Stan insisted that he was hurting all over, even claiming that he had trouble breathing and had to stay at the hospital.
“The doctors said you’re fine. Don’t try to con me!” Neil was glaring at him furiously, his eyes bulging as he resisted the urge to kill Stan.
“I’m feeling bad no matter what the doctors say,” Stan complained. “If you don’t foot the bill for my hospital stay, I’ll go to your house every day, shouting that you ran me down and refused to pay my bills!”
However, he was clearly trying to pull a con, and anyone would be upset!
Neil was just stopping short of getting a stroke!
“I’ve never seen someone as despicable as you. You at least look educated—how could you be so shameless?”
Stan blinked. “Look who’s talking. Your dad was saved, and you’d sue his savior instead! Do you even have a conscience?”
Neil understood right then. “Abigail put you up to this, didn’t she? To set me up?”
“No, you have it wrong. You’re a murderer,” Stan said as he lay on the ground. “I want to be admitted and if you don’t pay for it, I’ll sue you.”
Neil was speechless. “You’re impossible.”
“Ow, it hurts so much… Ouch… Just taking a leaf out of your book, man. Ow….”
Unable to come up with a retort, Neil simply stormed off.
He just did not expect that Stan would follow him. Just as he got in his apartment, Stan started to cry out in pain and complained, “Everyone! Come, see! Neil Turner ran me down in his car but ran away! He stays on the eighth floor, and I heard his father used to be the director of some research center.”
Everyone naturally knew who Stan was talking about since it was a small apartment, and Dennis always had everyone’s respect there.
But while Dennis was humble and everyone had a good impression of him, Neil was a little too proud and tended to belittle others, especially since he was a university graduate with a good career.
It was alright to be slightly proud when one’s father was famous, but they would seem conceited if they did not show restraint!
Everyone did not like Neil much, especially since everyone else would greet each other when they saw each other in the apartment, while Neil did not!
Fuming, Neil ran downstairs, intent on giving Stan a beating!
Still, he was perplexed to find Stan covered in blood.
What the hell happened?!
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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