Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

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.

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

notorious criminal,” the female officer sneered as she finished flipping through the

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

male officer, who was taking notes, said, “| don’t believe he

she couldn’t explain everything all at once. As a result, she remained

that Anna remained silent, she slapped the table hard and asked angrily, “Why don’t you say

to keep

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

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

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

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

moment before responding, “I did not murder anyone. | took the knife in self-defense, but | let

video evidence to prove your innocence?” Frowning, the male officer

Anna said,

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

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

no evidence to back up her statements. And Anna believed she had a better chance of winning her case if she stopped telling

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