Chapter 74 You Think You Can’t Sue Me Right
At that moment, Henry rolled his eyes dramatically.
He could not be bothered to deal with Evelyn.
The Rivers family had already sent someone; nothing Evelyn said would make a difference.
“Sorry, I do not care what happened, but you did hit Mr. Henry, correct?”
“So what?”
Andres nodded, then turned to the man beside him. “Louis, proceed with legal action.”
“Understood, Andres.”
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Louis stepped forward. “Madam, we have already called the police. Given the severity of your actions in striking a child, this constitutes intentional assault under the law. We will be pursuing charges accordingly.”
“Charges?”
Evelyn was dumbfounded. All she had done was slap Henry. And now they were filing charges?
“Because Mr. Henry is a minor, your actions are considered particularly serious. We will not accept any form of settlement,” Louis continued, rattling off legal jargon.
Evelyn’s face darkened. “Do not think you are the only ones with a legal team.”
With that, Evelyn pulled out her phone and called Nathan.
On the other end, Nathan clearly had no idea what had happened. But when he heard Evelyn mention the Foster family, he suddenly sat upright. “What? The Foster family?”
“I do not know where these nouveau riche came from, acting like they can take this to court. Get a lawyer over here right away. I refuse to believe the Rivers family is beneath them.”
Evelyn’s self–important tone sent Nathan’s blood pressure soaring. “You idiot! Of all the people to mess with, you chose the Foster family? Are you out of your mind? You even hit the Foster family’s son? Have you lost your damn mind?”
ring that, Evelyn froze.
She had no idea what kind of status the Foster family held.
But judging by Nathan’s tone, they had to be incredibly wealthy or powerful.
Nathan hung up almost immediately, leaving Evelyn standing there in a daze.
Meanwhile, Louis continued, “Madam, this afternoon you will receive a court summons. If you refuse to cooperate, we will pursue legal enforcement.”
Though Louis remained polite, Evelyn could clearly hear the threat behind his words.
She quickly looked toward Eliza. “No matter what, Eliza is my daughter; Mr. Henry and my daughter are classmates. Do we really need to make this so ugly?”
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Her tone had already softened.
Now that she knew the Foster family was powerful, she no longer dared to confront them head–on.
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Henry sneered at her obvious change in attitude. “Eliza may be my classmate, but what does that have to do with you? I am telling you, you hit me today; you will not get away with it.”
The Foster family already had significant prestige in Haicheng. As a prominent medical family, few dared to cross them openly.
Evelyn was at a loss for words.
Louis spoke again. “Madam Evelyn, Mr. Henry’s position reflects that of our entire side. There must be an official resolution to this matter.”
“Then what about Mr. Henry encouraging Eliza to extort 400 dollars from my daughter? What about that?”
“By law, that is not extortion; it is a demand for compensation. On the other hand, your daughter Naomi intentionally damaged another’s property to the value of three thousand dollars; that is grounds for prosecution.”
Louis words made Evelyn’s face grow even darker.
She instinctively looked at Eliza, hoping she would speak up.
But Eliza merely watched coldly from the sidelines; she had no intention of defending Evelyn at all.
“Fine! I will pay; how much do you want for that slap? Just name a price!”
Evelyn looked utterly defeated, like someone resigned to her fate.
But Louis replied calmly, “Henry is a minor; he was assaulted and verbally abused by an unrelated adult. The emotional damage this caused cannot be resolved with money.”
“You do not want money? Then what do you want? To see me behind bars?” Evelyn stared at the legal team in disbelief.
They did not even want compensation, they wanted to send me to jail? Was this just bullying?
“What do you think?” Louis said coolly. “Foster Group has no interest in your meager money. Those who
-ak the law must face the consequences; that is the solution Mr. Nathan has requested.”
“You people!”
“Mom!”
Naomi hurried to pull her mother back. She had never imagined things would escalate like this.
She had never thought her mother would actually hit Henry.
Even hitting Eliza would not have caused such an uproar.
“Let us just leave quickly; let dad handle this.”
Evelyn had never worked a day in her life. Ever since marrying Nathan, she had never held a job.
