CHAPTER 198.

Like they say, the next day came like a thief in the night. Kendrick stood up to a bedside alarm that filled his room with a loud yelling creaking sound. He hurried out of bed with a calm smile on his face, It was the day they all waited for, a day where the court would decide the fate of a man who had maimed the lady he once cherished so well.

He shrugged lazily towards the table. Picking up his phone, he dialed the state’s lawyer's number. Unfortunately, the call ended abruptly.

“What could be the issue right now?” he asked as he kept trying. After several attempts, he curiously decides to get across to Methot, one man he was fast adapting to. Immediately, the call went across and Methot’s voice came alive.

“Hey man, how do you do? I hope you are aware that the court will be sitting so early by 8 today?” he asked.

“Sure, but the point is that I can’t reach Marcus, the state solicitor,” Kendrick replied.

Methot paused, then his response came slow and shaky, “Have you tried his ot