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Chapter 209
When Brenda finished speaking, every pair of eyes in the room zeroed in on Mara.
Mara knew instantly that if she dared defy Brenda’s subtle demand, the entire cell would turn on her like a pack of wolves.
Sure, the police had warned them, so they wouldn’t beat her again. But relentless psychological torment and verbal abuse were hardly a step up from a physical beating.
Staring at her rapidly dwindling stash of snacks, Mara forced a pained smile. “Alright, I’ll share a bit more.
But you all know I can’t stomach the prison food. If I don’t have these, I’ll literally starve p>
“Great, just a little more. We promise we won’t ask again p>
It was in that moment Mara truly realized the inmates were absolute predators, far more difficult to manipulate than anyone on the outside.
For the days that followed, Mara endured the misery, biting her tongue and playing their exhausting psychological games.
She prayed every single day that her family would magically pull strings and get her out early.
But one day bled into two, and still, nothing.
Had her powerful family truly failed to find a loophole?
She refused to believe a massive corporate empire lacked the resources to free her.
They just didn’t want to waste their leverage or sacrifice valuable assets for her sake.
Clearly, she didn’t mean as much to them as she thought.
If Ethan had been locked up, her parents would have moved heaven and earth to get him out.
Thankfully, she had never truly cared about them either. This realization only cemented her ambitions. One day, she would hold the entire Mercer Group in the palm of her hand, and they would all be at her mercy.
In reality, no matter how much Adrian doted on her, he wasn’t going to openly war with the legal system over a one-month misdemeanor sentence.
And Ethan would never make a mistake as phenomenally stupid as paying thugs to smash bicycles.
A week later, the guards informed her she had a visitor.
By this point, Mara had completely given up hope of an early release. She just prayed her family had brought more high-end snacks.
As long as she had a steady supply of food, she wouldn’t starve, and the other inmates would keep sucking up to her.
But to her absolute shock, the visitor was Fiona Quinn.
Normally, Mara wouldn’t give the woman the time of day.
She was just a corporate employee, and Mara had plenty of powerful people groveling at her feet.
But Fiona was here visiting her, and she had brought a massive haul of food and supplies. Mara had to show a little respect.net>
During that first visit, Fiona carefully asked
cell and vaguely promised the ut Mara’s conditions į
find a
way to get her out early
Mara didn’t believe a word of it; she assumed it was just polite corporate groveling.
But two days later, the secretary returned.
Not only did she visit again, but she handed Mara two highly actionable, brilliant strategies to secure an early release p>
Mara didn’t care what Fiona’s ulterior motives were. As long as it got her out of this hellhole, she would take it.
The next day, Mira brought her laptop to school.
Morning reading period ended, and Mr. Harth’s literature class was up next.
Mira was reaching under her desk for her textbook when Harvey Rivers sauntered over with a secretive look on his face.
“What do you want p>
Mira gave him a sideways glance.
“Why did you bring a laptop to school p>
“It’s easier for researching. Is that any of your business p>
“Why did I just hear Celine Ward and Liora Bennett talking about stocks p>
Elara Finn had conveniently stepped out, so Harvey slid into her seat and lowered his voice.
These two were way too careless with their words.
It just proved she was right to keep her business ventures a secret from them.
“What is wrong with you? Eavesdropping on people’s conversations? What do stocks have to do with me p>
Mira was certain Harvey had only
caught a fragment of the
conversation. Besides, she hadn ever fold her friends which stock she was eyeing.
“But they mentioned your name p>