Helen’s POV:
George and I had been rushed off our feet in the past few days.
We just met once briefly and did not have time to discuss the matter until now.
The crisis at Zhester Technology had been averted.
Besides, Jane had been fired by Zhester Technology.
My annoyance with him was not as deep as before.I lay on the bed, my legs weak.I didn‘t want to move
but I did want to have a decent discussion with George.
However, before I could say anything, George lowered his head, cupped my face in his hands and
kissed me gently.
After a long while, he slowly released me and said in a soft voice, "I did not act well this time.
But it was never my intention to shield Jane.I just needed more time.I wanted to deal with her after
everything is settled.I would have made her go through the resignation process and bear the
corresponding legal obligation."
"So, indirectly, you think that my business is not important.It doesn‘t matter if I have to wait a little
longer?" I pointed out my problem candidly.
That was exactly what George was like.He always looked at the larger picture.He had to plan step by
step and carefully consider the consequences from a holistic perspective.
But there were some things that just could not wait.He knew how much harm Jane had done to me, but
he still chose to hide it in the bigger scheme of things.
These days when I relived the grievances that I had suffered back then, my nose began to twitch, but I
tried not to let tears fall.I dried my eyes and struggled to get out of his arms, but, as usual, I could not
escape from his tight grasp.
"I‘m sorry.I‘ll pay more attention to how I deal with problems," George said in pitiful whisper and gently
kissed my hair.
His apology in that sincere, soft tone, weakened me again.
In fact...
He was not totally to blame.
George and I grew up in backgrounds that were worlds apart, so our problem–solving approaches were
very different.
When people from diverse backgrounds planned to live together, there was bound to be conflict at first.
It was not the stuff that fairytales were made of – and the prince and princess lived happily ever after.
No, they needed to work hard on their relationship in order for them to be happy.
Still, I did not forgive him so easily.
Instead, I bombarded him with another accusation.
"Forget about Jane.You permitted your PR team and Boswell to denigrate me on the Internet.They
accused me of fabricating the whole story and blackmailing your company."
Just thinking about it choked me with fury.
George admitted his mistake at once and replied with sincerity, "It‘s my fault.I take full blame for that.I
failed to keep an eye on them."
I finally cooled down.
"Forget it.They were merely doing their duty.What they were doing was saving the image and
reputation of Zhester Technology.I understand."
I was not an unreasonable person.
From beginning to end, I just wanted him to be clear about everything from everyone‘s point of view.I
hoped that no matter what the final outcome, George, as my husband, would support and protect me
unconditionally.
He would not allow anyone to bully or hurt me.I would not bare it if he was on the side of my
opponents.
As far as Jane was concerned, I would continue with the lawsuit.
But I knew from the outset, that my case was unique.
At present, there was no relevant law or precedence to define such criminal activities.
Especially since my mental condition was now quite good and I hadn‘t suffered any substantial harm
from the incident.
It was almost impossible to convict Jane for attempted murder, even with Anya‘s and Phil‘s help.
During the trial, Anya and Phil attended court together with me.
Jane had Libby, Boswell, and a strong legal team that they had hired.
As Anya anticipated, their legal team was very strong.
Even in the face of our powerful evidence, they still looked very calm.
They insisted that what Jane did was just a dereliction of duty, and she had no intention of harming the
plaintiff.
Of course, the experienced Anya had already seen this coming and was well prepared to erode it.
She emphasized the strained relationship between Jane and me and highlighted our previous disputes
in court.
All these had been pre–approved by me.
Now I could talked about our relationship calmly, and I didn‘t mind people finding out about it anymore.
My mother and I were victims of this complicated relationship.
Jane and Libby should be the ones afraid of being exposed, not us.
After all, they were the mistress and illegitimate child of my father.
After Anya presented her defense, Jane looked weather beaten.
Many people uttered words of shock.
Their lawyers had conducted themselves as professionals they were.
Even upon hearing the shocking news, they remained expressionless.
They calmly objected to the judge that the information provided by Anya was not relevant to this case
and that it should be overruled.
After a discussion, the jury agreed to overrule citing that there was no effective evidence to support it.
Then, their lawyers produced a report, which proved that Jane had no intention of harming anyone.
It showed the code of Jane‘s improved version of the hypnosis program developed by Brian.
Tone had adjusted the last bit of data on the basis of Brian‘s development, which would hallucinate the
hypnotized, but not induce him or her to hurt themselves let alone commit suicide.
This data had been professionally identified and was effective.
It was also enough to prove that Jane did not intend to kill me.
This evidence carried a lot of weight in court.
Jane‘s lawyers proved that she had hypnotized me just for the purpose of her experiment, so she was
only given a fine and asked to issue a public apology.
It was within my expectation, and it was actually enough for me.
Justice had been served.
Jane no longer had a foothold in the industry, and she would have to publicly apologize to me.
This was the perfect punishment for the proud and pompous Jane.
When I walked out of the courthouse, I felt a whole weight off my chest.
This matter would finally come to an end.
I could finally put it behind me and concentrate on my work again.
Jane and Libby followed me out.
Libby caught up with me and foolishly raised her hand, trying to slap me, in full view of the public.
When I saw how aggressively she was walking towards me, I prepared myself.
When she tried to strike me, I caught her hand quickly and looked at her disdainfully.
"Are you sure you want to hit me in public?"
Libby had always been a proud and gentle woman in the eyes of the world.
How could she let others perceive her as a shrew? She withdrew her hand resentfully.
The expression on her face was no longer elegant and dignified.
She sported the face of a ferocious tigress.
"Helen, you are just like your mother; always pretending to be self–righteous.No wonder your father
cheated on her.I‘m telling you, I won‘t allow anyone to hurt Jane.Never!"
"Yeah, bring it on!"
I was not afraid of her.
My mother and I had been cheated and bullied by them before.
Our humanity was misconceived as weakness and we were taken advantage of.
Well, no more! From now on, I would be wary of malicious people like Jane and Libby so that I would
never get hurt again.
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