Chapter 95 Rescued 6

• The barrister and his secretary walked to the stage and took their seats quietly. He ran his eyes around the hall to be certain that the defendant was around. It was easy to spot him because he was the youngest. Then, the barrister chuckled when he did not see Mr. Denise Bailey.
• ‘Just as Louis said, not even their cat was at the meeting.’
• He thought. Then the meeting began at 8 am on the dot. Like the barrister, the Patriarch was not surprised when he did not see any member of Arthur’s family. He knew that that day’s meeting was just a façade. They would rather not be accused of dragging a fellow kinsman to court, which was against their constitution. Then, the meeting began.