"Sixth Master, are you ready?" 26 asked softly.
"I'm heading out first," Adrian said to Sienna Johnson.
Sienna suddenly grabbed his hand and pleaded, "Can't you confess to solicitation?"
This method, while not ideal, could help Adrian clear the murder charge and spare the real Noah Phillips from this ordeal.
Adrian stared into the woman's eyes, seeing her struggle and conflict, and knew this choice troubled him deeply. Yet, he firmly said,
"No! I didn't do it, I won't admit it!"
"For my sake, can't you pretend to confess?" Sienna asked painfully.
"It's precisely for you that I can't admit it!"
Adrian unclasped Sienna's hand from his arm and strode out without looking back.
He too wanted to see Sienna's choice between Noah Phillips and him...
The person who set up this trap also gave them another choice: confessing to solicitation, leaving a blemish on his moral record.
Once he confessed, he believed that more troubles would follow.
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