Twisted Love's

Episode 34

"I ... prosecuted?" I read the letter over and over again, but the contents remain incomprehensible to me.

After reading it slowly over and over again, I finally understood.

I've been summoned to court on charges of defaming Professor Wright.

I never intended to slander him. Even opposite. If it wasn't for the research the professor did, I wouldn't have been able to continue my own research ...!

"Julia, what's wrong? Your face is pale." Josh asked with a worried face.

"Thank you for worrying about me, Josh. I just want to be alone to think for a while, so I'll go back to my room.

"As I expected, you're having some problems that you won't be able to solve even after thinking about it yourself." I heard a familiar voice from behind me.

"Kolan! Welcome back. You're home early today." I turned to greet him.

"Yes, and it looks like my gut feeling is just right." Nolan almost never comes home fast every time he works, but he is now here looking at me with his frown.

"Julia, show me the letter." Nolan held out his hand

"What's? But ..." I quickly hid the letter behind me.

I really don't want anyone else to know that I've been prosecuted for defaming people.

Even if she's my girlfriend ... No, it's hard for me to talk about it because she's my boyfriend.

"I can help you because that's my field. That's the kind of problem you're having right now, right?" I breathed a little. Nolan made a face as if he had seen it all.

It might not be good if I kept hiding this from him...

"Do you know that's a notice from the courthouse?" My toot.

“Yes, and I also heard no good rumors about in the office earlier. That's why I think I should have come back a little earlier today. "

"There's a rumor about me...?" My toot. Hearing Nolan's words, my heart immediately ached.

"Yes. I heard this rumor from a lawyer in another office that you've been caught up in a lawsuit, which worries me." Nolan replied with a sympathetic look.

"Isaac ... You came back early because you were worried about me, yeah. Thank you, Nolan." Tears are already in my eyes.

It's a bad situation, but I'm glad Nolan thinks of me. It's easy to know that I'm not alone.

"You're accused of defamation. Do you remember what you did to them?"

"I've never done anything like that at all. Professor Wright died a long time ago, and I never even met him. I only read the documents of his research as my reference material. I didn't know that it would offend the other party."

"I also don't believe you're going to slander others." Nolan's words obviously comforted me. He knows what kind of person I am, and still believes in me.

"In this country, there is a unique judicial system set up to solve these kinds of problems. Looks like you might have to go to that trial to listen to his demands." Nolan.

"That's it..." I bit my lips.

I was very happy when my article received the award and it also meant that I had been fully recognized as a researcher. However, I never expected everything to be like this.

But if Nolan is going to represent me, that would be a relief for me. After all, he was the best lawyer in the country.

"If you were Julia's lawyer, there would be no problem at all, wouldn't you, Nolan?" Josh's words helped me get my thoughts out just now.

That's right, I'm gonna need a lawyer if I'm gonna go to court, but I wonder if Nolan's gonna take the case?

“No, it would be better if I didn't defend him. I know some people who are aware of our relationship. There's going to be a chance of it exploding into a bigger scandal, creating the opposite effect that's far from what we want."

I wonder if I can ask her to defend me, but--

If he was defending his girlfriend, or if he was forced to defend me, it would just be a scandal.

I would feel bad if I also involved Nolan*.

I didn't even feel that Nolan rejected me coldly. It's obvious that he's worried about me now.

He gently placed his arm on my shoulder.

"Julie. It seems that this case addresses a problem among researchers, so any lawyer will definitely be able to successfully defend you. I'll introduce you to a lawyer I trust. I'll also give you a detailed opinion, so don't hesitate to discuss anything with me."

"Thank you, Nolan. It really calms me down."

"It may be difficult to talk about it with others, but I think it would be best if you discuss it with fellow researchers, for example with Paul and Timo just in case."

"Yes, of course I will" I said sure.

"I'm sure you're feeling anxious right now, but don't worry too much about this. This will all be all right soon." Nolan said as he hugged me slowly. I softly returned Nolan's embrace, and she gave me a kiss to comfort me. His kindness and warmth drove away all my fears.

"Thank you, Nolan. I feel a little better now." I smiled, and she hugged me tight.

* * *

The next day I went to the office with Nolan who drove me as usual.

After saying and giving a farewell kiss, I went straight into the building where I worked.

"Julia, congratulations on your appreciation!"

"I'm watching you on TV, your speech is great." The moment I entered the room, everyone in the laboratory congratulated me one by one.

"Thank you, everyone" Although I was worried about the lawsuit, I thanked them all with a smile.

They don't seem to know I'm being prosecuted yet. I wonder what they would think if they knew it ...

Even as I thanked them for their kind words, my chest felt like it was squeezed.

"Julia, if you want to go out and talk about your article, please come to my room at any time." Suddenly Paul approached me and immediately said this.

"You should ignore such nonsense while you're at work." Although the words are hard for me to understand, but I'm sure Timo is trying to comfort me.

I told Paul and Timo about the lawsuit before, and when I just came to the office, they immediately looked for me and whispered in my ear, but I can only shake my head at them.

"I'm doing fine. Not that I feel guilty about it or anything ... And besides, my research could succeed as well thanks to the help of everyone here."

"If they're all happy with me, then I should thank them."

"Well if you say that, Julia. I'm just worried about you." Said Paul.

"You don't have to force yourself to do this alone." Timo.

"Thank you, both of you. I'm fine." Thanks to Timo and Paul's support at work, I feel much better. I smiled at them both.

Suddenly later...

"Excuse me. Is Julia Darwin here?"

"What ...?!" Suddenly, an unknown man called my name and when I turned around, my eyes widened in shock.

Regardless of all the eyes that looked at him, that person barged into the office.

If he was a researcher, I should have recognized him, but... Who exactly is he?