Chapter 748
Chapter 748: Vigorous tt
Helen''s POV:
The look that re gave me reminded me of tt.
They both disyed an exuberance and vigor for life no matter what the circumstances.
Although tt was virtually confined to the hospital bed, he was still so energetic and eager to pursue
his work.He didn''t seem to allow anything to dampen his Spirits.
Within a few days, I coted the information that tt had provided and I was ready to call the
members from the decorationpany for a discussion.
tt had emphasized that if the matter could be settled through negotiations then there would be no
need to sue them.My meeting with the person in charge of the decorationpany started off on a
bitter note.
He keptining, "Miss Dewar, I''m sure you have seen the design drawing, right? We followed the
design drawing very strictly.Although there were some revisions between the actual design and the
visual effect, they were all within a certain eptable range.We havepleted 90 percent of the work
already.But tt seems dissatisfied.He is just being overly fussy."
I listened to him quietly, subconsciously trying to detect his ws.
The person in charge continued, "I have worked with tt in the past on a project before and we
enjoyed pleasant cooperation.He was satisfied with the results.Hence our decision to work together
again.The bottom line is that he is a freewheeling, rich, unreliable kid.He condemned the decoration of
our professional staff and showed us utter disrespect."
He was beating around the bush instead of getting to the point.
My impatience got the better of me and I said directly, "I''ve seen the design drawing.Mr.Thompson
asked for the fashion industrial style.But you made unnecessary alterations that have increased the
cost.You have painted the brick walls that should have been kept they way they were and even hidden
the pipes."
"What''s the problem with that? I''ve kept the style he wanted.Isn''t it normal to decorate other ces to
give it a nice finish?"
I shook my head with disapproval.
tt wanted a simple, natural style without too much of decoration.
The brick and cement walls should be left unpainted.
With the pipelines being crossed and exposed outside, it would create tension in the yers.
Such an environment was conducive for extreme sports.
Although it was still the fashion industrial style in the end, it was too delicate and pretentious.
Like tt said, the soul of the design was always gone.
The reason that the decorationpany did this was probably to make more money.
tt had allocated five hundred thousand.
However, when they processed it, they gave him a whopping bill of 1.2 million dors.They man
would feel ufortable in such a situation, but they wouldn''t go to court.
Unfortunately for them, they had to try this ploy with tt.
Knowing his stingy personality, he would not spend an extra dime on things he didn''t want.
During ourmunication, I always maintained a calm attitude.
No matter what tricks the other party used, I was always one up on them.
Finally, tired after much discussion, he asked me, "How much does tt want inpensation?"
"Including the decoration cost and the dy of the construction period, the final amount he wants is 1.6
million."
I deliberately raised the price that tt wanted by 100 thousand, leaving room for the other party to
negotiate.
When the other party heard the amount, he almost hit the ceiling.He shouted angrily, "How dare he
make such an unreasonable demand? We are wasting our time trying to negotiate.I''ll see you in court!"
Then he mmed the door and left, fuming like a volcano.I recorded the negotiation and yed it for
tt.
Taking a nce at the ck suit on me, tt looked away in disgust as it reminded him of funerals like
he said.
Then he turned on the recording and listened attentively.He cursed the other party for being so
heartless.
When he heard the amount I asked the other party inpensation, he was happy.
"I didn''t expect you to be so cruel.But great job.We can''t treat deceptive people with kid gloves.Thest
time I worked with them and they ripped me off, I just dismissed it, so they probably took me for a
pushover.Don''t worry.If we win, I will give you half of the extra one hundred thousand."
lignored him and sat down to seriously think about our next n of action. The result was within my
expectations.
The amount that tt wanted was too much.
There was no way that the other party would agree.
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So I had to institute the legal process.
Even if we went through the legal process, the court would not instruct the other party topensate
1.5 million.
After all, the decoration cost did not exceed 1.2 million.иσν???вσσк.￠σм It was not a reasonable
request, but tt was pushing ahead.
When the trial began, the judge dismissed our request.
The specific amount could only be given after the settlement.
The judge suggested that we''d better negotiate in private, otherwise the case could drag on for years
and it would be a good waste of time, money and energy.
As his leg hadn''t healed yet, tt''s caregiver had to wheel him to court.
When the other party saw him in the wheelchair, he spurned sarcastically, "With that broken leg, why
didn''t you just stay back and rest in the hospital instead ofing to court?"
With a calm smile, tt pointed at his injured leg.
"I almost forgot that I sustained this injury because your worker had negligently left adder on the
way.Miss Dewar, must they not also pay for my medical expenses?"
The man''s face darkened.He gave tt a nasty look and then hurried away.I followed the caregiver
and tt back to the hospital.
He was ranting and raving all the way, venting his anger.
Just before we could arrive at the hospital, he suddenly said in a serious tone, "Helen, you have to help
me win this case! Please!"
"I will definitely try my best."
I didn''t want to guarantee him sess in advance.Becausewyers could sometimes be like doctors.
They wouldn''t jump to conclusions before conducting tests.
In everyw suit there was always a winner and a loser.
Right now, I could not predict the odds against us.
But at that moment, I was very confident, because I believed that the person in charge of the
decorationpany woulde to me sooner orter.I had applied for property protection in advance.
If nothing went wrong, their ount would be frozen by now.
They must be anxious.
Sure enough, the next afternoon, the person in charge contacted me with the intention of
negotiating.We arranged to meet in tt''s ward.