The Old Man

Chapter Ninety – The Old Man

Effects of being in a coma for long still plagued him, not even in a medical way or physical but mentally.

This news should be the greatest in his life but it got delivered to him, laced with mockery.

“Huh? What do you mean when will we get the verdict?” Selene had scowled at him. “Didn’t you throw a party for the case? Or you did so without knowing what was said?”

Dominic had rubbed his neck, wondering what could have been said. “There was a break… right?”

“Ah, you’re hopeless.” Selene massaged her temples. “The verdict came the same day. Mr. Allen sentenced to thirty-seven years imprisonment. Mrs. Jones— Hey!”

Dominic rushed out from her office to go read it himself. How did he not know that the information he’d been waiting for all year came out a day back?

He opened his laptop and read trending headlines.

Indeed! The verdict came yesterday and it’s the best thing. Mr. Allen had almost forty years imprisonment, he’d definitely be dead bef