CHAPTER 178

The soft hum of the car engine blended into the quiet evening as Leon and I drove home from the courthouse.

My thoughts, however, were far from the comforting sound of the engine. I kept replaying the courtroom drama in my head—Laura’s false testimony, Justin’s smug face, the looming fear of what might happen next.

My heart felt like it was trapped in a vice, and no matter how much I tried to calm myself, the anxiety just keeps on consuming me slowly making me sunk deep within this web.

It wasn’t until Leon abruptly altered our rought, I suppose he must have noticed. His fingers tapped lightly on the steering wheel, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw him glance over at me several times, before he unexpectedly turn away from the main road.

I blinked, startled out of my thoughts.

"Where are we going?" I asked, realizing that we were no longer heading toward our house.

Leon didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he pulled into a small parking lot and stopped in front of a brightly lit