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At the same time, the lawyer had already brought Charlotte into the detention center. Charlotte was in such a place for the first time, her face slightly pale, head lowered as she followed behind the lawyer without saying a word.

The lawyer led her to a room where after the guard checked the procedures, they were allowed inside. Charlotte sat shoulder-to-shoulder with the lawyer in front of an iron window.

Soon, she saw Victoria being escorted in by two female guards. Victoria wore an orange prison uniform, shiny handcuffs on her wrists, looking extremely worn out.

"Victoria!" Charlotte stood up excitedly from her chair, continuously tapping the iron bed.

"Mrs. Charlotte, please calm down and take your seat," the lawyer reminded her.

Only then did Charlotte sit down, tearfully looking at Victoria and urgently saying, "Victoria, how did you end up like this?"

Victoria frowned at her, annoyed that Charlotte was wasting time with such useless questions.

Ignoring Charlotte, she turned to