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.

in a terrible mood! He would even beat her for no reason at all! Why ask her? Can't you see her face?! Do you want me to strip my mother so 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, I need to discipline my daughter to keep her on

clenched her teeth in disbelief at what she was

faced the officer. "Officer, my wife already told you how she got her bruise. I understand those kids tried to meddle with the

mother simply sported an apologetic look before averting her gaze from her. Grace's

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Thus, she tried to save her

out of the

beaten black and blue. Worse. She had to stay outside while her father beat her mother inside the house. Yet, her mother didn't even dare to stand up for Grace! Instead, she

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

face?" Hugo blurted out in frustration. "Why are you still asking her? Can't you just arrest

clearing his throat when Charles

made, then there's nothing we

Grace slapped her chest.

we still can't arrest

"Why?"

true as well. We can't

day! Her lies and temperament are crazy! Teenagers - ugh! What a headache." "You!" Grace clenched her teeth, only to stop when

he heard. "Can I file a report? He

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