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Chapter 73: The False Witness

Penulis: Lola Rae
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-22 18:16:58

Nathaniel's Pov

My lawyer called me at eleven in the morning and said I needed to come in immediately and I drove to his office in twenty minutes and when I walked in he had printed documents spread across his desk and he looked up at me with an expression that meant the news was not good.

"Sit down," he said.

I sat.

"The prosecutors filed notice this morning. They have a new witness."

"Who?"

"A former IT contractor who worked for Harrow Industries. His name is Robert Delaney. He is claiming th
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