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

Chapter 1575: My treat

[Anteca Correctional Facility]

"What?" Cassandra's pale face lit up with confusion as she stared at the person across the glass window.

Kiara pressed her lips into a thin line, placing a hand on the glass. "Cassy, let's try her. I heard she's really good."

Cassandra's eyes flickered with hesitation, the bags under her eyes evident.

Despite it only being days, her haggard look made her appear as if she had aged. freewebnovel.com

"Ki..." Her voice was weak, a faint sigh slipping past her nose and lips. "My grandfather has already come to discuss our defense strategy. I don't think it's okay for me to fire my lawyer when he was this country's senator's attorney."

Bitterness shone in Kiara's eyes. "Do you really think—"

"Ki," Cassandra interjected before Kiara could continue convincing her. "My family might not be perfect, but I want to believe that, regardless of what happened before all this spirals out of control, they wouldn't just allow me to stay in this place."

She forced out a smile, but it looked bitter. "Even if it's not for me, they wouldn't allow their family member to be branded a criminal since it will affect the family."

You have no idea, Kiara wanted to tell her friend.

Had Cassandra known that her grandfather had just stated during his last press conference that if his granddaughter were proven guilty, he himself would ask for a more severe punishment. Cassandra had no idea that, despite everything that had happened, her grandfather's actions this far were only beneficial to him. "Besides, I can't trust that lawyer," Cassandra added. "I know her." "Cassy-"

"She's Penny's lawyer, right?" Cassandra raised her brows. "I'm not saying Penny would try to sabotage me, but... I can't trust her, either. In fact, I can't trust anyone. I just don't want to be here, Ki."

tongue. Her situation inside wasn't easy. Cassandra was surrounded by really

everything to Kiara; it was the least she could do to not worry Kiara

a hand on the glass window. She tried to force

really. I know you're doing your best, but... I realized, since I was locked in here, that it's not proper to drag you into

hadn't been that long since Cassandra was rejected in her request for bail, but Kiara could tell that her friend was slowly losing hope in this seemingly

had been living in one of the most dangerous prisons in

heard a

time is over," said the officer standing in the corner of the small booth

kept her eyes on Kiara, offering her the little smile she

blazing with determination.

anything to purposely hurt you. Please. Just think about

at Cassandra as the latter was being

nodding at her

her eyes still fixed on the

easily. She promised Grace that she would convince Cassandra, and she would. After all, even if Kiara's confidence in

*****

for a moment in the visitation booth before she dragged her feet out of the establishment. As soon

who didn't seem burdened by any problems. A bubble of envy peeked into her heart, wishing she could be as

over to where Hugo was idling, leaning on the

rose as he turned his gaze towards her. Hugo studied

moment,

he asked, taking another bite of