A cruel smile played across my lips. Deliberately, I reached into my pocket and extracted the watch she had once given me. I tossed it onto her chest, watching it land with a soft thud.
"You want me to admit guilt?" I said, my voice calm yet biting. "Very well. I'll confess. But first, I have a stipulation."
I leaned closer, my gaze boring into hers.
"I want you to confess first."
The room fell into a shocked hush.
The officers exchanged stunned glances, their eyes wide with incredulity.
"Confess? What does he mean? Is she involved in this case?"
"Are they... partners in crime?"
Yasmine's face contorted, a maelstrom of rage and fear warring in her expression. She glowered at me, her resentment palpable, yet she dared not speak.
She was uncertain of the extent of my knowledge.
And she was terrified that one wrong word might unravel her carefully constructed lies.
She paused momentarily before cautiously speaking, her voice trembling with uncertainty: