Chapter 144 The courtroom was silent as the foreperson rose with the verdict in her hands. Jacob stood between his attorneys, his face pale but unreadable. He had spent months denying everything, dismissing every witness, and insisting that the evidence had been fabricated. But there was nowhere left for him to hide. “On the charge of kidnapping, we find the defendant guilty.” A murmur swept through the courtroom. “On the charge of criminal conspiracy, guilty. Unlawful imprisonment, guilty. Witness intimidation, guilty. Attempted murder, guilty. Obstruction of justice, guilty.” The foreperson paused. “And on the charge of ordering the assault against Suzanne Hawthorne, and the killing of Miss Jessica, we find the defendant guilty.” Suzanne closed her eyes. For months, she had imagined this moment. She had thought she would feel victorious. Instead, she felt exhausted. The verdict could not bring Jessica back. It could not erase Daisy’s fear or the pain Jacob had inf
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