Betrayed by My Mafia Brother novel Chapter 46

Chapter 9

The next day, Mom went out and bought armfuls of Barbie dolls and little dresses.

She filled my once-empty closet until it was packed tight.

Dad started cooking my favorite dishes over and over and carrying them into my room.

The two of them seemed trapped in this house, unable to leave.

Then one day, there was a sudden knock at the door.

“Are you Penny Graham’s parents? We’ve received a report from the public accusing you of deliberately

abusing and killing a young girl. You’ll need to come down to the station with us.”

Mom and Dad were going to be taken to the police station, and they were going to be handcuffed.

Only bad people had to wear those. My mom and dad weren’t bad people!

But no matter how much I didn’t want it to happen, I still heard the click of the cuffs locking shut.

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Mom and Dad were much calmer than I’d imagined they would be.

The neighbors in our complex couldn’t help openly criticizing them.

One of them was Mrs. Rose from upstairs. I knew her.

“Penny was such a sweet kid-beautiful, too. Everybody here loved her. How did she end up with parents like

that?”

“Exactly. This was straight-up murder. Letting them pay with their lives wouldn’t be too much.”

“They should throw the book at people like this. If you don’t want to raise a kid, don’t have one. It’s the twenty-first century and they’re still pulling that ‘boys matter more than girls’ crap.”

“Let them die.”

Mom and Dad didn’t argue back once. The corners of their mouths even lifted faintly.

“If I really could take her place, I’d do it in a heartbeat.”

“Without Penny, I don’t want to live either. Jamie doesn’t deserve to have two killers for parents.”

They muttered to themselves, and one of the officers gave a cold snort.

“Whether you live or die isn’t up to you. The law will decide that.”

Chapter 9

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