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Chapter 191: Ethan Comes Home

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[POV: Yessica]

(Location: Edinburgh)

Judge Morrison's courtroom was exactly as Yessica remembered it. Same wood paneling, same state seal, same clock on the wall that ticked too loud in the silences.

But this time, they were on the right side of the facts.

Lewis sat beside her at the table, Harrison in the gallery behind them. Regina was already seated across the aisle with James Whitmore, her lawyer. She wasn't looking at anyone.

Judge Morrison entered at nine sharp. Everyone stood, then sat
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