"Why did Anna end up at the police station? There's no way she could've done something wrong."
Ryan, hearing that Anna had been arrested, immediately asked Mia with urgency, not realizing that he himself was the type who wouldn't normally get into trouble either.
People's reactions are shaped by external events. If something is outrageous enough, it's not surprising when a good person is pushed to do something bad.
What really made Ryan feel uneasy was the nagging suspicion that this incident might somehow be connected to him.
Thinking back to when that girl had shown up with a knife to rescue him from Alice, it was hard not to wonder—could this be another one of those situations?
"How would I know? She didn't explain anything to me."
Ryan didn't even realize how much his emotions were fluctuating. He was probably less angry when he himself was framed than he was now.