Chapter 269
Kylie’s face turned even redder, thinking, ‘I didn’t mean that at all I’m just worried about Ethan’s health. He is currently fragile and cannot drink alcohol. As for the deeper matters mentioned by Joel and Xavier, Kylie didn’t dare to think about them. She feared that Ethan might end up dying in bed. The redness on Kylie’s face seemed to have been deepened now. “After Ethan’s health improves, he can drink as much as he wants” Kylie casually found the words to brush off her embarrassment.
“Yes, yes. After you nurse him back to health, anything goes, Xavier said meaningfully.
Kylie was speechless. She really couldn’t explain herself anymore.
“Anyway, Ethan sacrificed Hayden Group for the sake of going after the Garner family. It still feels like a bit of a loss! Hayden Group is the effort of generations of the Haydens. Is he not even reconsidering to take it back? Doesn’t Ethan regret it?” Xavier didn’t keep pressing Kylie but changed the topic.
“Mr. Hayden must be feeling quite uncomfortable. Joel sighed.
Kylie had nothing to say at the side as everything Ethan had done was somewhat related to her.
“Alright, quiet down in the courtroom,” said Quintina, who was quite sensitive, and easily sensed Kylie’s emotions. She turned to Xavier and Joel, somewhat impatiently saying.
Xavier gave Quintina a disdainful look and said displeasedly, “It’s recess now. You’re not the attorney in court today, do you care if I talk or not?”
“Can’t you have a bit of decency?” Quintina restrained herself.
so why
“Where am I lacking in decency? Did I shout loudly? Did someone throw me our
public like that guy just now?” Xavier was a bit annoyed. He seemed to have hever been polite to Quintina. People who didn’t know them would think they were enemies, not a married couple. Quintina’s expression was noticeably unpleasant.
Joel pulled Xavier, saying, “Alright, Quintina is right. Be quiet. Let’s maintain some seriousness in the courtroom.”
Xavier stood up and left directly.
“Where are you going? Ethan hasn’t been sentenced yet. Joel looked at Xavier’s back.
“Smoking.” Xavier threw out his words. “I’m afraid I can’t stand and punch someone here.”
Joel didn’t know how to cool Xavier down. After Xavier left, the atmosphere became a bit awkward. No one spoke.
Jaelynn was listening to their conversation throughout and couldn’t help but ask Joel, “Aren’t Xavier and Quintina a married couple?” Her voice was low, almost whispering in Joel’s ear.
Joel didn’t avoid it and explained in her ear. “Their relationship is not that good. You can understand it as a political marriage without feelings. But don’t believe Xavier’s attitude towards Quintina too much. He is just deliberately seeking
attention.”
Jaelynn looked a bit surprised.
“Just keep this in your mind. Xavier wants to save face, so don’t expose it,” Joel advised.
“Alright.” Jaelynn nodded, looking obedient..
Kylie unintentionally saw their intimate appearance and felt a bi uneasy. But after thinking about it, since Zola proposed a breakup, it was only natural for Joel to start a new relationship. Kylie wondered, ‘But where has Zola gone? What exactly happened to her?
In the courtroom, the presiding judge and the bench returned, and everyone instantly fell silent.
Chapter 269
The presiding judge stood up and announced, “All rise.”
Everyone stood up, and the presiding judge began to read the final verdict. Although people knew the result would be good, at that moment, everyone suddenly became nervous. Kylie held her breath, her eyes not fixed on the judge but on Ethan. She continued to gaze into his eyes, and his eyes were fixed on her throughout. His gaze made her feel much more at ease.
“After the joint evaluation of the court, it is determined that, after the court’s investigation and defense, Ethan Hayden’s manipulation of securities, illegal money laundering, and seeking violence do not have sufficient evidence to constitute a crime. The use of extreme means to monitor others and expose their privacy does not fall within the scope of this trial. The court, not accepting jurisdiction over the matter, thus declares Ethan Hayden innocent and orders his immediate release.” As the presiding judge finished speaking, the courtroom once again erupted into enthusiastic applause. It was sincere blessings and satisfaction with the pleasing outcome.,
Kylie sighed in relief, really letting out a heavy breath. It turned out that Ethan wasn’t as indifferent to her as she thought. It turned out that she was deeply attached to him. She had just been avoiding it. After this, she would never push him away again.
“Adjourn!” The presiding judge and the bench left again, and all the people left the courtroom one by one.
Kylie and the others also walked out through another exit. There were many reporters outside, but they were blocked from entering the court. Kylie stood in a corridor waiting for Ethan. She wondered, ‘According to reason, he should be out soon. Why hasn’t he come out yet?’ She even felt like every second was tormenting her.
Xavier couldn’t help but tease her, saying, “Your neck is getting longer with your strength pulling it.” He was mocking Kylie for constantly looking inside.
Kylie felt a bit embarrassed but didn’t retract her gaze. She just wanted to see Ethan as soon as possible. After waiting for a while, someone finally came out. Kylie nervously tensed up. When she saw it was Adam, she was noticeably disappointed.
Adam walked past Kylie and the others. It seemed like he glanced at Kylie when he left, just a glance and no one noticed. As for Kylie, her thoughts wouldn’t be on anyone other than Ethan
After Adam left. Ethan finally came out. If he hadn’t come out now, Kylie would have rushed in. She even started to doubt if Ethan’s health was too poor and he had fainted inside. Fortunately, Ethan came out. He came out with George finally
“Ethan. Xavier enthusiastically called Ethan. “Here.” Compared to Xavier’s excitement, Ethan appeared much more composed. He walked up to the group, greeted Xavier and Joel, and then his gaze shifted to Kylie.
Kylie had been looking at Ethan all the time. At the moment of the real meeting, it seemed like she couldn’t say anything.
“You really can’t move your eyes away from him,” Xavier teased and continued, “Okay, okay. We won’t disturb your lovey- dovey moments. We’ll leave first. Let’s go, Joel.”
Joel was also very tactful. “Ethan, let’s get together next time?”
“Sure,” said Ethan.
“Ethan, Jaelynn called out Ethan cautiously. “Grandpa has gone abroad now, Mom and I are still at the villa. If you have time, bring Kylie with you when you come back. Mom has been mentioning you all the time and is worried about you. Today, she couldn’t make it because of dealing with the sale of some of the Hayden Group’s assets.
“Okay” Ethan nodded slightly. It was evident that he wasn’t very close to Jaclynn. Although Ethan used to have a lukewarm attitude towards Zola, he always gave a vibe to others that he cared more about Zola, while Jaelynn seemed like an insignificant presence.
Jaelynn didn’t say much more and left with Joel and the others. Quintina also bid a brief farewell to Kylie and left. George naturally had a keen eye and quickly found an excuse to leave. Suddenly, only Ethan and Kylie were left.
