Celine stood in the center of the cramped, dimly lit interrogation cell, her brow furrowing into a deep, jagged line of irritation.
She was initially taken aback by the sheer, staggering stupidity of her cousin.
As soon as Sebastian had mentioned that he had confessed to every single detail of the plot, Celine felt a surge of violent energy.
She almost wanted to strike him right then and there. Did the boy not have even a shred of common sense? Did he not know the most basic rule of survival, which was to remain absolutely silent until a lawyer arrived?
If he had kept his mouth shut, the Frost family could have used their considerable resources and political leverage to find a suitable scapegoat.
They could have paid someone off to take the fall for the incident once Adam's initial anger had cooled down. With a signed confession from a third party, rescuing Sebastian would have been a simple matter of paperwork and quiet payoffs.
