The Bound Between Us

Chapter 631

As Anastasia's phone slipped from her grasp and hit the floor, just as she had planned, Julie quickly bent down to retrieve it. "Ms. Jewell, you dropped your phone," she said, handing it back with a polite smile. "Thanks, I'm such a klutz sometimes," Anastasia replied with a grateful grin.

"It's no trouble at all." Julie's demeanor seemed friendly, but Anastasia sensed she was just trying to get closer to her, maybe to gain some trust.

As Anastasia took back her phone, she carefully avoided the screen, holding it by the edges instead. She flashed Julie another smile before heading to the restroom.

Inside, Anastasia checked the screen and saw two fingerprints - definitely Julie's. She had dropped the phone on purpose to gather those prints, her suspicions about Julie's odd behavior increasing.

She left the restroom through a side door, borrowed some tape from the cashier, and used it to lift the fingerprints off her phone.

Outside the café, Jason was waiting by the entrance. "I'll head back to the station now," he said.

"I'm coming with you," Anastasia replied. "I've got something I need your help with, something to verify."

going on?" Jason

and saw Julie

a smile before getting into

her suspicions confirmed and

How did she know we were friends as soon as you

sharp as ever, caught on quickly. "You think that was Julie

fingerprints? Those are permanent. When she picked up my phone, she left her prints. Your database has Julie's fingerprints, right? A match would confirm it." Recalling how

grin, "they say pregnancy makes you forgetful, but you're

just rolled her

at the police station, where Jason handed over

Meanwhile, at Elysian Technologies...

she was at the police station. "What's going on? Why are you at the station?" he asked, his worry evident. "Relax, I'm just here with Jason," Anastasia reassured him, explaining the situation with a laugh. "You act like I'm