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?”

the look in his eye was a

crimes. If she’s convicted of all of them, she’ll be imprisoned

away, so he didn’t explain himself further. But he knew very well that the evidence of Allie’s crimes were solid enough to jail her for

she was put behind bars, no one could save her. Even if someone

the Larson

the Larson

worked there for years, she had no

to trial yet, she was temporarily detained

criminals in the detention room where all criminals were

didn’t fit in at

in-mates made her

here and massage my

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

prohibited in here, she always had

“What? No way!”

to be the assistant to the vice

was

wished her trial

after that, she’d still be forced to do what

like Allie-people who had already been

out of this shithole? You’re a goddamned idiot. Your life was was ended the minute

“W-what do you mean?”

cautiously. eyeing the leader of the in – mates cautiously. Her crime was only fraud ! the punishment couldn;t be too serious, right? Even if she was sentenced to some jail time, she’d

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