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

Chapter 171

171 Best place to live

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.

would even beat her for no reason

her because I heard she's been drinking and smoking with her friends! She's also skipping school! Something like that, of course, I need to discipline my daughter

teeth in disbelief at

unspeakable!" He then leaned against the desk and faced the officer.

apologetic look before averting her gaze from her. Grace's heart sank. balling her hands into a tight fist. Earlier today. she came

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place to

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

out of

had to stay outside while her father beat her mother inside the house. Yet, her mother didn't

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

"Why are

his throat when Charles

there's nothing

slapped her chest. "I'll

still can't arrest your father," the

"Why?"

said might be true as well. We can't just listen to one side of the

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

also disappointed at everything he heard. "Can

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