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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.

the officers urgently. "That man beats my mom every time he's in a terrible mood! He would even beat her for no reason

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, I need

clenched her teeth in disbelief at what she

She's throwing a tantrum and even framing her father for something so unspeakable!" He then leaned against the desk and faced the officer. "Officer, my wife already told you how she got

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

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Grace already had enough. Thus, she tried to save her mother

of

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, are you

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

father snorted, clearing his throat when Charles

there's nothing we could do," said

her chest.

still can't arrest your father," the

"Why?"

have to investigate first. We can't just arrest people without probable cause. After all, what your father 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

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

he heard. "Can I

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