Larissa Judson and Haskell Palmer novel Chapter 905

Zoltan turned around in shock, his voice filled with disbelief. “Fraser, what did you say?”

Fraser met Zoltan’s gaze. He felt a flash of panic but quickly regained his composure.

He looked at the phone on the drone and noticed Sire hadn't pressed the button. Instead, Sire picked up his stylus and tablet and wrote: [I don't believe you! Why would you do that? Are you trying to stall for time? It’s useless!]

[The car can’t be stopped. Even if you call the police, they won’t make it in time! The explosion will only take a second!]

Seeing Sire’s eyes redden with a desperate resolve, on the verge of pressing the button, Fraser shouted again, “I did it to make you kill my grandfather and frame Haskell for it!”

When he saw Sire waver slightly, Fraser pressed on. “I know you don’t believe me, but hear me out before you decide whether to press that button.”

Sire gritted his teeth. [Fine! I’ll give you five minutes!]

Fraser then laid out his entire plan, piece by piece. From the initial package sent to Rigby, to deliberately having Solomon take Thatch abroad to make Rigby and Sire distrust Haskell and drive a wedge between them. And finally, forging the evidence to convince Sire that Zoltan had killed Romilly.

Fraser exposed his own scheme because he knew that if he died here, everything would be for nothing. But if he survived, the worst that could happen was losing his position as the Palmer family heir. He knew which was the better bargain. So, Fraser went all in.

And, of course, he threw Solomon under the bus with him.

Solomon didn't argue. After all, as much as he wanted to be the heir, he was more terrified of dying in that car.

As Sire listened, he realized that all the details Fraser mentioned matched his own experiences perfectly. He slumped to the ground, utterly defeated.

Haskell explained, “That’s because this car is equipped with the new auxiliary system from our new energy vehicle plant. It can automatically brake in an emergency.”

Thatch was dumbfounded. “Then… what about him!” He pointed at Sire’s devastated face on the phone screen attached to the windshield. “What about him? Was he acting with you too?!”

Just then, another person appeared on the screen—Crispin.

Seeing him, Thatch’s eyes widened.

Haskell explained, “Sire wasn’t actually acting with us. He was just giving me a chance to prove that my grandfather didn't kill my mother.”