Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 486 Not Guilty

With her as pale as paper, Anna did her best to walk towards the courtyard, although she seemed unable to stand still. Wayne immediately frowned upon hearing Anna’s voice and didn’t even dare to turn around.

Then Anna approached them and stood beside Wayne. She reached out to take his arm, then slowly said, “I’m Anna Wright. I can go with you.”

Tony, who was standing outside the door, took his handcuffs from his bag and approached her. However, he stopped right there when sensing Wayne’s glare at him.

“Give it to me.” Another officer said to Tony, took the handcuffs, and put them in his pocket. He continued, “Mrs. Wright, we’re not going to handcuff you. All you have to do is to go to the police station with us.”

Anna nodded and followed him to the police car.

When Tony was about to get into the car, he felt someone grabbing him by the collar and pulling him backward. And Tony became enraged right away. Before standing still, he saw a man moving behind him and getting into the car. By the time Tony came back to his senses, Wayne was already sitting in the car. He seemed imposing and intimidating, a total badass.

Dumbfounded, Anna asked Wayne in surprise, “What are you doing here?!”

“I want to be there with you.” He held her right hand tightly in his left hand as he stared straight ahead. 485 Not Guilty oF

As she glanced at his face, Anna wanted to say many things to him but eventually swallowed them back.

Meanwhile, Tony scratched his head and had no idea about what to do. He’d never been in this situation before and could only ask his colleagues for advice. Only after seeing several police officers nodding at him did Tony got into the car.

On entering the police station, Anna was led into a small interview room. She had come here to give a statement before, but she was the one being questioned this time.

Two officers, one male and one female sat in front of her. While the female officer was going through a pile of information, the male officer asked her basic information.

“You killed a notorious criminal,” the female officer sneered as she finished flipping through the information. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Anna understood what she meant. Though feeling a bit stressed and nervous, she still tried her best to remain composed and say, “I didn’t kill him. He killed himself. He was deliberately attempting to frame me.”

The two police officers obviously didn’t believe her. Before the female officer spoke, the male officer, who was taking notes, said, “| don’t believe he would kill himself just because he wanted to frame someone. Do you two have a grudge against each other?”

Anna couldn’t say anything because she couldn’t explain everything all at once. As a result, she remained silent.

The policewoman thought she had found an important clue. Seeing that Anna remained silent, she slapped the table hard and asked angrily, “Why don’t you say something?”

“Is it against the law to keep silent?” Anna asked coldly.

“We can find out what you’ve done even if you don’t want tell us. You 485 Not Guilty af called the police three months ago and said Mr. Wright was in the hospital after an accident. We’ve been keeping an eye on this person for quite some time because he is highly suspected. So, are you two holding a grudge against each other?”

Anna recognized this as a standard interrogation tactic. She knew the policewoman would look for anything suspicious and keep questioning her. They had been much gentler to her because Anna was Wayne’s wife. They did not, however, expect her to be a tough character as well.

Shaking her head, Anna replied, “He was suspected of committing the crime, but he had not been identified as the criminal. Even if | wanted to revenge, why would | kill someone | have no idea if he’s a criminal or not? You say I’m taking revenge, as if you’ve already decided he’s the one who unplugged my grandfather-in-law’s oxygen tube. Why didn’t you arrest him if that’s the case then?*’

The two cops were taken aback. They exchanged glances, and then the female officer said, “I just heard that the testimonies from your employees are all the same. They all said they saw you had a knife in your hand, and the deceased was lying next to you. You can claim self-defense because someone heard you yell “help” before you killed him.”

Hearing her words, Anna began to remember what had just happened. She paused for a moment before responding, “I did not murder anyone. | took the knife in self-defense, but | let it go when he ran toward me. It was him who shoved the knife into my hand and ran into it.”

“Are you able to provide video evidence to prove your innocence?” Frowning, the male officer asked a bit impatiently.

“No;” Anna said, shaking her head.

“So, you can’t prove what you just said. You can’t provide evidence now, and you may not be able to provide it later. If you say the same thing 485 Not Guilty nail

in court, you won’t even be treated as self-defense.” The officer was clearly annoyed, and her fingers tapped heavily on the desk, making a distracting clatter.

Again, Anna remained silent, knowing full well that what the officer had just said was correct. The truth sounded so ridiculous that it seemed like a strange lie. Plus, these events had already happened, and she could find no evidence to back up her statements. And Anna believed she had a better chance of winning her case if she stopped telling the truth and instead admitted to killing someone. In that case, she could claim she acted in self-defense.

Finally, Anna smiled coldly and said, “Yes, you may have a point. Admitting self-defense is my best option. However, | cannot use that to hedge my bets. I did not murder anyone, and that is a fact.”

Even if! had acted in self-defense, | would still be charged with manslaughter. I’m nota murderer. And Idon’t want my children to live in the shadow of having a murderer mother. Ican’t bear to do the same to hurt Wayne, either. Anna thought.

Meanwhile, Ryan got off the phone with Wayne and followed some policies to the police car. He frowned tightly and seemed sorrowful.

Wayne had been sitting on the police station bench for more than two hours. He kept looking out of the window at the people coming in and out of the police station, his face calm, After seeing the detention notice Ryan gave him, Wayne couldn’t hold back any longer. He raised his head and asked in disbelief, “Detention? Really?”

Ryan nodded and sat down next to Wayne. He paused for a moment before saying, tiredly, “She is a primary suspect in the crime. Many people

saw the crime scene, according to statements taken from witnesses. That 485 Not Guilty oF is enough for the police to arrest her. | just met Anna and told her about it. She seemed fine, and she even asked

me to tell you not to worry.”

Wayne shook his head and tightened his fists. He took a few moments to calm down, and then took out his phone to call Karl.

Seeing his movement, Ryan immediately stopped him and said, “| also think it would be better to keep Anna here these days.”

“What?” Wayne wasn’t sure what Ryan was saying. He asked suspiciously, his brow furrowed tightly.

“Bill killed himself, so it meant that he didn’t care about anything anymore. So, | believe Ada forced him to do it. Her goal was to put Anna in jail.” Ryan paused, recalling something that had just occurred, frowned, and said, “So, Ada will undoubtedly have her helpers keep an eye on the progress of that in the coming days, and she’ll worry accidents will happen. If that’s the case, they’ll be relieved after the case is closed. | need time to investigate the situation, so it’s best to keep Anna at the police station for the time being.”

Wayne nodded and put his phone into his pocket. “I can only keep her here for three days,” he thought for a moment before saying slowly. And before Ryan could respond, Wayne had stood up. He walked away, straightening the hem of his slightly wrinkled shirt. After leaving the police station, Wayne called Henry and asked him to send Anna’s belongings over.

When he saw Julia running toward him, Ryan had just walked out of the police station. Panting heavily, Julia stood in front of him with her arms crossed and tried to stop him from leaving. When Julia noticed Ryan’s sad expression, she asked in a low voice, “Didn’t Anna kill the man?”