Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

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Penny curiously studied the man who was left in there with one of his hands cuffed in one of the bars on the wall. When he looked back at her, he arched a brow and smirked viciously, as if to scare her. But Penny had met different types of criminals during her time in prison. Hence, she didn't react to his attempt to scare her. 1

If anything, his comment just now piqued her intrigue.

She blinked, and the man raised his brows higher.

"What is that little girl looking at?" the man wondered, but Penny flashed him an innocent smile. He scoffed and shook his head, thinking this girl knew nothing about the world yet. Hence, she had no sense of danger.

Penny's attention was snatched when Grace's mother spoke.

"No, Officer. My husband is not hurting me," she told them a blatant lie, smiling through her

bruises.

Everyone frowned even the officer. "Ma'am, if you're not being hit by your husband, how did you get your bruises?"

"I had a confrontation with my neighbor that led to a physical altercation."

"Mom!" Grace stood up and shouted. "Mom, why are you lying!? Tell them the truth! Tell them where you got all those bruises!"

"Grace, please." the woman reached out to Grace, tugging her arm helplessly. "Let's stop this

now.

Grace pulled her arm away from her mother and faced the officers urgently. "That man beats my mom every time he's in a terrible mood! He would even beat her for

her father snorted and faced the officer cockily. "Officer, my daughter had been rebellious. You see, I've only tried to discipline her because I heard she's been drinking and smoking with her friends! She's also skipping school! Something like that, of course,

teeth in disbelief at what

something so unspeakable!" He then leaned against the desk and faced the officer. "Officer, my wife already

was getting the upper hand. However, her mother simply sported an apologetic look before averting her gaze from her. Grace's heart sank. balling her hands into a tight

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cruel man. Grace already had enough. Thus, she tried to save her mother and fought her father. In the end, her father overpowered her and eventually

of the

for Hugo and Penny, both mother and daughter would be beaten black and blue. Worse. She had to stay outside while her father beat her mother inside the

he looked at the woman solemnly. "Ma'am,

see her face?" Hugo blurted out in frustration. "Why are you still

father snorted, clearing his throat when

report is made, then there's nothing we

report!" Grace slapped her

still can't arrest

"Why?"

said might be true as well. We can't just listen to one side of the story." "Bullshit!" Grace blurted out, and her father was quick to use that

day! Her lies and temperament are crazy! Teenagers - ugh! What a

disappointed at everything he heard. "Can I file a