Brandon reached for Natalie’s hand and squeezed it. He looked into Natalie’s eyes for a few seconds and then broke into a smile. He knew what she meant.

“Take this as a lesson learned and don’t make deals with strangers ever again.”

Seeing that he had driven his point home, Brandon told her the truth.

“The police will return the money to you after the investigation. Don’t worry.”

Natalie’s eyes instantly lit up.

Then she glared at Brandon and asked, “Why’d you lie?”

“So that you wouldn’t make the same mistake again.”

Brandon only hoped that Natalie could learn from this.

This time, she had only lost some money.

The next time, she might not be so lucky.

But Natalie didn’t have the heart to be angry with him now that she knew she could get her money back.

“I can’t believe Allie’s going to get away with this so easily. Going to prison for fraud is such a light punishment.”

“Don’t worry. She’ll get what she deserves,” Brandon said cryptically, implying something deeper.

“What do you mean?”

looked at him questioningly. She felt that the

If she’s convicted of all of them, she’ll be imprisoned for a good number of

But he knew very well that the evidence of Allie’s crimes

one could save her. Even

the Larson

that the Larson Group had eyes in

there for years, she had no idea just how powerful Brandon’s company

hadn’t gone to trial yet, she

all kinds of criminals in the detention room where all criminals were

fit

of her in-mates made her life

here and

of the female prisoners, Ellen, had a sleeve of tattoos on her arm, making her look especially

smoking was prohibited in here, she

“What? No way!”

would try to resist. She used to be the assistant to

she was reduced

her trial would come

futile. She’d get beaten to a pulp, and after that, she’d still be forced to

hated people like Allie-people who had already been caught for their crimes yet still acted

of this shithole? You’re a goddamned idiot. Your life was was ended the minute you stepped in ti

“W-what do you mean?”

! the punishment couldn;t be too serious, right? Even if she was sentenced to some jail time, she’d be

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