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.

her. While the female officer was going through a

criminal,” the female officer sneered

nervous, she still tried her best to remain composed and say, “I didn’t kill him. He killed himself. He

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

everything all at once. As a result, she

silent, she slapped the

law to keep

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

keep questioning her. They had been much gentler to her because Anna was Wayne’s wife. They did

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

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

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

prove your innocence?” Frowning, the male officer asked a bit

said, shaking her

you just said. You can’t provide evidence now, and you may not be able to provide it later. If you

officer was clearly annoyed,

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

coldly and said, “Yes, you may have a point. Admitting self-defense is my best option. However, | cannot use that to hedge

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