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CHAPTER 271

Julia’s POV

The judge announced a recess, and I slumped back into my seat, feeling the heavy burden of the trial hanging over me.

But soon, it’ll be over, I reminded myself as I returned to my seat beside my lawyer.

The attorney who had been assigned to me by the government nodded to me. “We can head to the room at the back for a while, Miss Stanford.”

Just as I began to rise, eager to escape the courtroom for a moment, a shadow fell over me. I turned to see a man leaning in, his face partially obscured by a wide-brimmed hat. His breath was warm against my ear as he whispered, “Henry's back. Be ready to escape today.”

This was the same man who had been signaling to me earlier. My heart leaped. I knew it! Henry would never leave me!

A grin spread across my face, my anxiety momentarily forgotten. I looked around desperately, scanning the sea of faces in the courtroom for any sign of Henry, perhaps disguised among the crowd. But he was nowhere to be found.

Suddenly, a deafening explosio
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