Birgitte was taken to the hospital, where medical examination and forensic identification provided crucial evidence.
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At first, the four culprits assumed that since Milena had called them over, she would help them and hire lawyers for them.
The Cherniavsky couple kept making a scene, insisting that Birgitte was their daughter, and it was their right to marry her off. Hence, anything that happened between an engaged couple wasn’t considered illegal.
Aubree didn’t hold back. She immediately spared no expense to hire the best lawyer in Südlichen Strand to represent Birgitte. With both witness testimony and physical evidence in hand, winning the case was inevitable. But for Aubree, she wanted them to be punished severely.
Fortunately, these people weren’t exactly the sharpest tools in the shed. Even after being taken to the police station, they kept spewing threats, as if eager to prove just how appalling their attitudes were.
Ruth, frantic over her son being detained, actually lashed out at an officer, instantly earning herself an extra charge for assaulting a police officer.
As for Milena, having barely managed to extricate herself from the mess, she couldn’t care less whether the Cherniavsky family lived or died.
After discovering the relationship between Aubree and Trevor, Milena was horrified to realize she’d been manipulated. She felt disgusted that she gave her heart to such a scumbag.
She had sorely underestimated Aubree. As a result of this whole debacle, the Yurchenko family’s company saw its capital shrink by more than half. Her parents rushed back overnight and tore into her mercilessly. She was too busy praying that Birgitte would be fine to care whether anyone else in the Cherniavsky family lived or died.
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“Ms. Miller.” Quantavius appeared at the hospital ward door, accompanied by Milena and carrying gifts, an ingratiating smile plastered across his face.
Aubree returned with a lunchbox, glanced at the gifts in Quantavius’s hands, and sneered. “Well, well, look who came bearing gifts.”
Quantavius’s carefully prepared speech died on his lips before he could even begin. ‘Does Aubree always have to be this blunt?” he thought.
Milena’s arrogance clearly ran in the family.
Quantavius brought Milena over to apologize, under the assumption that Birgitte was a mere employee, and Aubree was simply upset about her wounded pride. He figured that by showing up with an apology and offering her a way to save her pride, both sides would quietly let the matter slide.
Aubree watched with icy detachment. She had already found Birgitte and had indeed stopped targeting Yurchenko Group’s shares. But her subordinate had been hurt, and that was a debt she fully intended to collect.
Yurchenko Group had really been going through a rough time lately.
In Südlichen Strand, Bree Technology wasn’t exactly a major player, but Aubree did have a partnership with Manchotech. In a show of support for her, Manchotech, the Yurchenko Group’s largest investor, immediately severed all business ties with Yurchenko Group.
Quantavius said, “Ms. Miller, this was all just a misunderstanding. My sister was too foolish to recognize her stupidity and acted without understanding the situation. Ms. Cherniavsky suffered because of it, and whatever compensation she wants, we’ll
pay.
“As for everything else, we beg you to show us mercy. Could you at least help arrange a meeting with Mr. Marchuk from Manchotech?”
What Quantavius really wanted was to ask Aubree to do them a favor and help persuade Manchotech to resume their partnership.
But Aubree’s attitude made him think twice about acting presumptuous.
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‘Guess I’ll have to settle for whatever I can get,’ Quantavius thought.
Quantavius shoved Milena forward, sparing no mercy. “Bow deeply. Apologize to Ms. Miller and Ms. Cherniavsky.”
As if prearranged, Milena no longer appeared resentful and obediently bowed before Aubree. “I’m sorry, it was all my fault. I apologize. Please let my family off.”
When Aubree didn’t respond, Milena thought that Aubree might have been swayed and quickly pressed her advantage. “The real mastermind behind this is Trevor. Why don’t we team up and make him pay?”
At the mention of going after Trevor, Milena’s eyes flickered with unmistakable distress.
