Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 171

Chapter 171: Best place to live

Penny curiously studied the man who was left in there with one of his hands cuffed in one of the bars on the wall. When he looked back at her, he arched a brow and smirked viciously, as if to scare her. But Penny had met different types of criminals during her time in prison. Hence, she didn’t react to his attempt to scare her.

If anything, his comment just now piqued her intrigue.

She blinked, and the man raised his brows higher.

"What is that little girl looking at?" the man wondered, but Penny flashed him an innocent smile. He scoffed and shook his head, thinking this girl knew nothing about the world yet. Hence, she had no sense of danger.

Penny’s attention was snatched when Grace’s mother spoke.

"No, Officer. My husband is not hurting me," she told them a blatant lie, smiling through her bruises.

Everyone frowned — even the officer. "Ma’am, if you’re not being hit by your husband, how did you get your bruises?"

"I had a confrontation with my neighbor that led to a physical altercation."

"Mom!" Grace stood up and shouted. "Mom, why are you lying!? Tell them the truth! Tell them where you got all those bruises!"

"Grace, please." the woman reached out to Grace, tugging her arm helplessly. "Let’s stop this now."

"She’s not telling the truth!" Grace pulled her arm away from her mother and faced the officers urgently. "That man beats my mom every time he’s in a terrible mood! He would even beat her for no reason at all! Why ask her? Can’t you see her face?! Do you want me to strip my mother so you can see her body as well!?"

"Tch!" her father snorted and faced the officer cockily. "Officer, my daughter had been rebellious. You see, I’ve only tried to discipline her because I heard she’s been drinking and smoking with her friends! She’s also skipping school! Something like that, of course, I need to discipline my daughter to keep her on the right path!"

"What?" Grace clenched her teeth in disbelief at what she was hearing at the moment.

Her father gazed at her and clicked his tongue while shaking his head. "Can’t you see, officer? She’s throwing a tantrum and even framing her father for something so unspeakable!" He then leaned against the desk and faced the officer. "Officer, my wife already told you how she got her bruise. I understand those kids tried to meddle with the situation — maybe because my kid misled them into thinking they were being abused at home!" _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}

"Mom!" Grace called for her mother again, knowing her father was getting the upper hand. However, her mother simply sported an apologetic look before averting her gaze from her.

Grace’s heart sank, balling her hands into a tight fist. Earlier today, she came home with her mother getting beaten by that cruel man. Grace already had enough. Thus, she tried to save her mother and fought her father. In the end, her father overpowered her and eventually dragged her out of the house.

If not for Hugo and Penny, both mother and daughter would be beaten black and blue. Worse. She had to stay outside while her father beat her mother inside the house. Yet, her mother didn’t even dare to stand up for Grace! Instead, she was making everyone think Grace was lying.

The officer sighed as he looked at the woman solemnly. "Ma’am, are you sure?"

"Can’t see her face?" Hugo blurted out in frustration. "Why are you still asking her? Can’t you just arrest him?"