Chapter 1028 In Court (6) Hard Evidence
Chapter 1028 In Court (6) Hard Evidence
"You''re talking nonsense!"
Zeny''s words made Minerva copse on the intiff''s seat. She was extremely excited, pointing at
Zeny and shouting, "You''re talking nonsense. This is my original work. What does it have to do with
Hannah Cooper?"
Zeny nced at her.
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"Quiet! Please be quiet, intiff!" The judge said sternly.
Minerva couldn''t calm down. She couldn''t let anyone know that this design wasn''t her original work.
"I seriously suspect that this person was bought by Besse. What evidence does she have to prove that
this work belongs to Hannah Cooper? If it belonged to Hannah, then she shoulde out and confront
me instead of finding some random person to talk nonsense!" Minerva said again.
She had heard some news saying that Hannah had died. Although it hadn''t been widely reported,
someone mentioned it at a ss reunion and said that Hannah had died a long time ago. Only her
parents lived in the Cooper Manor now, and people who were close to their family knew about it. Since
Hannah wasn''t here anymore, there was no evidence against her usation. This was also why she
dared use Besse so confidently.
"If Hannah Cooper could be here today, I wouldn''t bother Ms Hutchersoning here. I can''t say more
about the specific reason."
"You''re just stalling! There''s nothing you can''t say clearly in court! I''m using Besse of giarizing
my original work right now. If you want to use me of giarizing from Hannah too then only Hannah
herself has the right!" Minerva spoke confidently.
"Miss Bird, please understand one thing, I''m not using you of giarizing from Hannah''s works right
now, I''m only using you for not having any qualifications or rights as an user against my client
for giarism." The defence exined his logic clearly.
After all, if they were using Minerva of giarism from Hannah''s works then they would need
another case which would be unrted to this one. Hence court could refuse such cases easily.
Naturally, Minerva couldn''t argue with him. She gritted her teeth and became very emotional throughout
all these proceedings,
"Even without Hannah Cooper present, I can still provide evidence proving that this piece is not an
original creation by Miss Bird." He turned towards Zeny again and said, "I heard you kept a video
recording during thepetition."
"I kept it." Zeny nodded, "Originally we agreed with TV stations for broadcasting but due to various
reasons, it never happened so we''ve always kept hold of those tapes."
"Did you bring them?"
"Yes, I brought them."
"Thank you," the defencewyer requested, "Your honour, please allow us to y this video recording."
"Granted."
Minerva was no longer calm. But at this moment, she could not stop anything from happening and had
to watch the video.
In the video, a familiar figure appeared on the screen. As soon as Susan saw it, her eyes turned red.
She couldn''t bear to watch any videos of Hannah. She didn''t want to see her alive and well in front of
her but was unable to see her in person. So she had Manuel lock away any videos rted to Hannah
on her phone. She was afraid that she wouldn''t be able to resist looking back at them and would break
down even more after watching them.
At this moment, Hannah''s appearance reappeared before her eyes once again. Hannah at that time
was still very young and inexperienced. She wore a simple high school uniform among a group of
exaggerated fashion designers, appearing out of ce yet pure and lovely all the same. Such an image
infected not only Susan but also Manuel and Theodore as well.
Theodore felt extremely guilty towards Hannah back then. If it weren''t for him, everything would have
been different.
Everyone''s attention was focused on the screen without noticing that a man under protection by a
group also appeared in the audience area, sitting quietly in a corner without causing anymotion
while his gaze remained fixed on that woman on the screen.
The courtroom screen paused during the yback of the video clip with Hannah holding up one of her
design sketches. She was smiling lightly all along with such beauty radiating from within herself.
"This is footage from nine years ago. It should be clear enough to prove that the designer of the Angel
Series is none other than Hannah instead of Minerva."
"I disagree!" The intiff''swyer spoke up saying, "Just now your witness made it clear enough
already. Thispetition wasn''t broadcast originally, then how could my client have seen or copied
anything? This is even more absurd than Besse couldn''t see the work of my client published in the
magazine."
"Mr Simmons, you may miss something. Minerva knew Hannah very early on."
The prosecutionwyer frowned upon hearing this statement.
"Right, Miss Bird?" the defencewyer asked Minerva.
She refused to speak.
"It doesn''t matter if you don''t admit it. I have a witness who can prove your rtionship with Hannah."
the defencewyer said, turning to the judge to request that the witness be brought forward.
"Yes, even if Hannah and I were ssmates, what does that matter?! Why do you say that I giarized
from her instead of her giarizing from me? Just because she published first means I copied her?
Maybe I had designed it but just hadn''t published it yet!"
"Then can I say that my client Besse also designed for a long time before publishing?"
Minerva was getting frustrated.
"Besse has no connection with my client. However, my client and Hannah were ssmates. My client
had designed something, which Hannah saw and then used in apetition. It''s reasonable." The
intiff''swyer found a loophole.
"Is it reasonable? Let''s take a look at Hannah''s designs before and after this incident as well as
Minerva''s designs before and after this. With one nce we''ll know who is copying whom."
The defendant''s attorney took out many of Hannah''s previous design drawings as well as those made
after thatpetition urred. Then he took out Minerva''s previous design drawings along with those
made afterwards. In terms of style, the Angel series'' design techniques were simr to those used by
Hannah, while there was no corrtion between them and Minerva''s work.
Not only professionals could see this difference but even ordinary people could tell at first nce.
After showing both parties'' designs, the defendant''s attorney said, "Ms Hutcherson, as an originator-
level designer, standing in your professional perspective, who do you think the Angel series looks more
like in terms of design?"
"I cannot deny that it looks more like Hannah''s work," Zeny spoke frankly. "When you asked me to be a
witness earlier on, I studied Phantom''s designs already. Based on her level, she wouldn''t have been
able to create such top-notch works herself so if possible then she must have copied them."