Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

Chapter 487 A Strange Woman

Ryan frowned, put his hands in his pockets, and glanced at her as if she was ani***t. Julia quickly realized she had said something stupid, so she explained, “I mean, even though we believe Anna, we can’t convince the court. To prove her innocence, we’ll have to provide evidence.”

Ryan nodded, then grinned cunningly and said, “I have the evidence here.”

“What?” Julia couldn’t believe his words and moved closer to him.

Ryan didn’t explain anything. He put his hands in his pockets, shrugged and said, “I only need your help with one thing. Do you want to have dinner now?”

“Huh?” Julia asked, not understanding what he meant. Before she could respond, Ryan had stopped a cab and told her to get in. He mentioned the name of a French restaurant, and the car abruptly changed direction

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ryan looked out of the window with a sorrowful expression. Meanwhile, Julia didn’t know what was going on or what to do. She leaned closer to him and said, “Can’t we just sit here and talk? I’m not particularly hungry.”

Still staring out of the window, Ryan didn’t seem interested in talking to her. After a while, the car stopped in front of a posh French restaurant. Julia followed Ryan and walked into the restaurant, feeling confused.

After entering the restaurant, Ryan sat at the table in the center of the restaurant and ordered a few of his favorite dishes without looking at the menu.

Julia was not in the mood for food: she asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

Ryan sipped his lemonade and took a look around. As he set his glass aside, he said slowly, “I’m starving. Let’s talk about it after we finish our meals, shall we?”

Julia frowned, wondering what he would do. Her stomach growled as she looked at the delicious dishes after they were served, which embarrassed her. She sniffed and said, “What a familiar smell,” with a frown

“You mean the steak?” Ryan asked, raising his brows.

“No. I smelled the familiar perfume,” Julia immediately replied, /’ve smelled this strange perfume somewhere before. But where? Thinking of that, Julia looked at Ryan, perplexed.

“Humph,” Ryan raised an eyebrow. He pushed a flash drive in front of her after finishing the last bite of pasta on his plate. Then he uttered ina serious tone, “This is the only proof | found that can prove Anna is not a murderer. | didn’t dare to make more than one backup because | was afraid someone would steal it. So, I’d like you to keep a backup.”

“You just suspected me of being a bad guy’s accomplice! Why do you want to give me such vital evidence now?” Julia asked, then opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Ryan looked at her strange actions with indifference, aware that the people at the next table were watching them. He then said frankly, “I was just testing you! Now I’m certain you’re not an accomplice to the criminal.” You’re too stupid to be a criminal, anyways. He thought to himselt.

“Ah, why?” Julia happily laughed and asked after hearing this.

Ryan thought for a while and said, “I suppose it’s because of your temperament. | don’t think you’re a bad person at all, Itis late, so I’ll give 486 A Strange Woman you the backup tomorrow. I’d like to ask you to take good care of it.”

“No worries,” Julia replied. She agreed to do this for Ryan because he had just complimented her.

Ryan cracked a smile. He put the flash drive in his pocket, stood up, and said, “Excuse me, | need to use the restroom. Take your time.” He then turned and walked toward the restroom.

Julia smiled and nodded. She had just cut a piece of beef and was about to eat it when she caught a whiff of the familiar perfume again. After turning around, she saw a tall woman quickly walking toward the restroom.

After he left the cubical, Ryan washed his hands at the sink. At that moment, a person dressed extravagantly approached him.

After smelling the perfume, Ryan saw a woman in the mirror. The woman had long hair and was in heavy makeup. She was dressed in a long, low-cut gown that made her body look even sexier.

Then Ryan noticed that the woman was also staring at him, and they locked their gazes in the mirror. The woman then winked at him, giving him goosebumps. Not wanting to stay there any longer, Ryan quickly began to wash his hands and tried to leave. When he turned around, the woman beside him was also about to leave.

To his surprise, the next second, she stepped on something, stumbled, and collapsed on top of Ryan. Before Ryan could react, the woman had already placed her hands around his neck, and Ryan could feel her hot breath as they were close to each other.

“Oops!” The lady exclaimed.

At the same time, Julia finished eating her dish, including the broccoli and cherry tomatoes on the side of her plate. She waited a little longer before she realized something had gone wrong. 486 A Strange Woman

A moment of hesitation later, she moved ahead to the restroom. And she was surprised to find the men’s restroom door locked and to hear a ‘woman panting.

Speechless, she frowned and clenched her fist tightly. After a brief thought, she raised her hand and slammed the door anyway, shouting, “Hey, it’s Julia! Are you in there? Is that you? If you have a date, just tell me in advance! Why are you in such a rush? I’ll count down to three now. | will let security open the door if you do not come out!”

“Three, two…”

The door handle turned before she could say “one,” and aman emerged immediately after. He was tall and thin, wearing a sports suit and a baseball cap that covered his face.

Julia froze when she realized that man wasn’t Ryan. She said as she widened her eyes in surprise, “Sorry! | thought you were someone else.”

The man did not appear offended and just smiled wickedly at Julia. Julia could tell he was attractive, although his face was obscured.

“It’s fine, I’m done with what | needed to do anyway.” He then strode out, holding the massive gym bag in his hand. Julia smelled that perfume again as he was leaving. Something occurred to her that sent shivers down her spine at that moment. Shaking her head, Julia frowned and dashed into the restroom.

The instant she entered the restroom, she noticed blood on the door of the cubicle farthest away from her, which was conspicuous within the large, clean restroom. Julia didn’t have time to think before rushing over and pushing open the door.

Then a man that was covered in blood on the floor of the cubicle

came into her view. He was lying on the toilet lid unconsciously, 486 A Strange Woman kneeling.

Julia quickly recognized Ryan based on the clothes he was wearing. In fear, Julia bowed and poked his back with her finger. She assumed he’d passed out. To her surprise, he slowly straightened up while

holding the toilet lid with one hand.

As Ryan bled from his head and blood splattered on his shirt, Julia was taken aback. Meanwhile, Ryan didn’t seem to mind that. He wiped the blood from his face and walked out of the cubicle, holding the door open RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

“What the hell is going on? Let me take you to the hospital.” Julia followed Ryan and said anxiously.

After the two of them left the restroom, the restaurant manager approached and said with anxiety, “It will take 20 minutes for the ambulance to get here. I’ll get someone to take you to the hospital.”

In no time, they walked out of the restaurant and into the underground garage.

By the time Ryan finished treating his wounds in the hospital, Julia was already curious and desperate to discover what had happened. So, as soon as others left, she asked him, “What happened to you at the restaurant? Did that attractive man hit you?”

“Wasn’t that a woman?” Ryan asked, looking at her.

“What? A woman? The person who walked out was clearly a man! Why did he hit you?”

Seemingly lost in thought, Ryan flashed a cold smile and said in disappointment, “He snatched the flash drive away.*’

“What?! But you still haven’t given me the backup!”Julia couldn’t 486 A Strange Woman believe what she was hearing and exclaimed

Right,” Ryan replied and motioned for her to stop speaking.

Julia covered her mouth and asked in hushed tones, “What’s the matter?”

Before grabbing the bag she was holding, Ryan gave her a glance. And after that, he took a small button battery-like object from the bag’s bottom. Ryan threw that thing to the ground, stomped on it, and then kicked it to the side. He breathed a sigh of relief after the fragment hit the corner and split into pieces.

“What exactly is this?*’ Julia asked as she was totally consumed.

“A bug,” Ryan said slowly.

“A bug? How did this end up in my bag? Why don’t | know anything about this?*’

Julia had seen spies use bugs in TV shows before, but this was the first, time she had seen it in real life. She shook nervously and immediately explained, “I didn’t bring this with me! I’ve never seen this before in my life!”

Ryan nodded dismissively and said, “I know. You have no idea when this was slipped into the bag. You’re far too stupid to commit a crime.”

Hearing his words, Julia went completely still. Then Ryan sat down next to her on the bench and said, “That man had been following you. | believe he was trying to spy on you to know what Anna was doing at the police station and how the case was progressing,”

Julia exclaimed as she was enlightened, “He was wearing that strange perfume!*’

Ryan smiled and nodded.

“You knew that in the first place?” Julia asked in a loud voice. 486 A Strange Woman =

“Yeah, and that’s why | used a little trick.”

“That is to say, you don’t have any evidence? Did you say it on purpose to entice him?”

“If you were smarter, you would’ve realized that | wouldn’t give you the backup in the first place. Wouldn’t it be safer to just hand it over to the cops?” Saying that, Ryan stood up and walked toward the hospital’s entrance.

“But instead of not catching him, you almost got killed,” Julia said, looking at the thick gauze on his head.

Ryan shook his head as he removed the mini-camera from his jackets lapel.