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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.

terrible mood! He would even beat her for no reason at

my daughter had been rebellious. You see, I've only tried to discipline her because I heard she's been drinking and smoking with

Grace clenched her teeth in disbelief at what she was hearing at the

desk and faced the officer. "Officer, my wife already told you how she got her bruise. I understand those kids tried to meddle with the situation maybe because my kid misled them into thinking they were being abused at

her father was getting the upper hand. However, her mother simply sported an apologetic look before averting her gaze

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to save her mother and fought her father.

of the

blue. Worse. She had to stay outside while her father beat her mother

he looked at the

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

snorted, clearing his throat when

is made, then there's nothing we could do,"

her chest.

can't arrest your father,"

"Why?"

people without probable cause. After all, what your father said might be true as well. We can't just listen to one side

go through every day! Her lies and temperament are crazy! Teenagers -

disappointed at everything he heard. "Can I file a

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