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

Chapter 1616: I am... free.

Prison had always been a wicked place, even for the vilest and bravest felons. What more for innocent people who were wrongfully accused?

It took a lot of guts to defy the set of laws that governed these walls. So, many others chose to practically worship those already in power. But that even came at a cost. Since Cassandra had barely adapted to the prison's ways, she had no one to protect her.

And with the inmate dawdling, what she was here for only meant one thing: trouble.

"I—I..." she stuttered, her entire body shaking uncontrollably as she feared what would happen next.

Seeing her pale, the inmate chuckled. She took another step forward, feeling something hidden at her side. However, before she could pull it out and give Cassandra a taste of real pain, she spotted an approaching officer.

"Hey! What's going on over there?!"

The inmate quickly raised her hands and took a casual step back. "Nothing, Chief! Just talking with our new friend here!"

"Stop grouping like that!" the officer yelled, stopping near the fences. "Go!"

The three inmates nodded and complied, even if everyone knew they loathed the officers. They still followed orders, albeit mockingly. As they walked away, they gave Cassandra a knowing look and smirked.

Seeing this, Cassandra's breath hitched.

She had just been warned.

She gulped, unable to imagine what her life would be like in just a few minutes. The mere thought scared her, making her knees buckle as her complexion turned pale.

It's over for me, she thought. They're going to kill me. freewebnovel.com

are you doing?" Slowly, Cassandra looked back at the irritable officer. Her lips parted, tempted to beg for help, to tell her that the inmate had just threatened her. But her words caught in her throat when she

only speed up

twisted, and all hope evaporated. The corners of her eyes turned red as

the same time, another officer approached the one who had broken away from the group earlier. She tilted her head while the officer spoke

the officer asked to

as soon as

inmates who had to buy information, the officers knew every inmate's profile. So, it didn't take long for her to realize this

Despite her reluctance, the officer's voice was firm, and she

respond, the officer picked up her baton and scraped it against the wire fence. The loud noise jolted Cassandra out of

motioned to the other officer. "Follow

"Huh?"

and again?" The officer's

her eyes to the other officer, who motioned for her to head back to the building. A part of

gave little to no choice

despite her growing

the officer was asking her to return inside. Her thoughts grew increasingly negative. But the officer, who was leading

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she underwent another round of strip searches and

all those

it was when she was finally standing at the

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just stood there