Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1499

Chapter 1499: Stay out of it

"It’s not me. I didn’t do it. I am being wrongfully accused, and I will make sure to file a counterclaim after this." Cassandra, being escorted into the police station, stopped and turned to the reporters flocking around her. "I am innocent."

Unlike what one might expect, she kept her head high, and her words came out strong. She didn’t show any sign of fear, even though fear was slowly eating her from the inside. With that, Cassandra resumed her steps.

Meanwhile, Penny and Hugo watched this from the screen.

"Holy... what the hell?" Hugo gasped in disbelief, turning to Penny. "Penny, you know that gal, right?"

How could she not?

Penny furrowed her brows, her eyes fixed on the television screen. For some reason, she was reminded of her experience in her first life. She, too, had been surrounded by the media when Penny was named the mastermind behind a crime she didn’t commit.

Her case hadn’t gained media attention until then. Even so, it felt almost the same. The only difference was the crime she was accused of and how differently she had handled it. Cassandra was handling it far better than she had.

"Hey."

Penny snapped out of her thoughts at Hugo’s call. "Huh?"

"I said you know that chick, right?" Hugo tilted his head to the side. "Do you know this?"

"No," she whispered, pushing herself up. "I’ll go check on Mint. Finish your food."

Deep lines appeared between Hugo’s brows as he watched his sister rush outside the ward.

"Well," he shrugged, snapping his eyes back to the television. "Really? She did that?"

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The orphanage had been one of Penny’s concerns since she learned about its true nature. Hence, she had put a few of her people on watch. One could say it wasn’t her business, but how could she turn a blind eye to something so horrific?

When she knew that innocent children were being trafficked under the guise of adoption?

Besides, Penny already knew that letting the system handle it would be disappointing. Even before Mint had told her of the need to build a case to stop the orphanage’s operations, Penny had already guessed she would hear something like that. So, she was doing what she could at the moment to make sure none of those children were sent elsewhere.

This news should be a good thing.

That the person behind the orphanage had been arrested, and thus, the kids would be rescued. However, it felt very wrong. Penny had already dug into it, and although Cassandra was affiliated with it, there was nothing that indicated she had any knowledge of what was going on behind the scenes.

So, what in the world was going on?

"Mint—" Penny pushed the door open without knocking, only to stop when she saw two unfamiliar people inside.

The three—Mint included—turned their heads at the door.

"Oh." Penny cleared her throat, stepping back. "I didn’t know you had visitors—sorry. I’ll be back later."

"It’s okay!" Mint chimed in, offering Penny a smile. "They’re leaving, anyway."

"Those are the detectives handling my case," Mint explained. "They said they were able to identify the people who did this to me, but sadly, they’re all dead. Shot in the head. They’re still investigating, but I suspect it’s an inside job. Probably one of them was given an order to shut them up and lessen the mouths that could be running." _{freewebnovel.cσ๓}