The Amazing Son-in-Law [The Charismatic Charlie Wade] (Chinese name) Chapter: 4736

The hour for release flew by quickly.

All the prisoners lined up to go back to their cells, watched closely by the guards.

Ma Lan felt a shiver as she returned to her cell with her fellow inmates. Once inside, her unease grew. She worried about Charlie Wade and how long it would take to get the money for cigarettes to Jessica’s sister. She also wondered if Chloe would keep bullying her.

When she reached her bed, she found it was still wet. There was no way she could sleep or even sit there.

Just then, Chloe approached her bed with a smile. She sat down and looked at Ma Lan, who was doing her best to stay quiet. “1024,” Chloe said cheerfully, “the guard told me your family has sent the money for cigarettes.”

Hearing this, Ma Lan let out a long sigh of relief. She quickly replied, “Since the money has come in, could you please stop bullying me in the future?”

Chloe’s expression turned serious. “1024, you have it a bit wrong. I’m not bullying you. I’m just teaching you the basic rules of survival in this cell.”

Ma Lan nodded quickly, saying, “Yes, yes…”

Chloe smiled slightly and continued, “I may have been a bit careless before. I just talked to Jessica, and I plan to bring in people from the other cells one by one. Soon, I will be the big sister of the entire Bedford Hills Correctional Institution.”

Ma Lan was confused. She didn’t understand what Chloe meant by being careless or how it related to her plan to become the boss of the prison. These ideas seemed disconnected to her.

Chloe then said, “If you want to…”

To recruit people, you need to offer certain benefits. In Bedford Hill Correctional Institution, cigarettes are the most valuable currency. If I want to be the top person there, I’ll need a lot of cigarettes, not just two a day.

Ma Lan finally understood what Chloe meant by being “sloppy.” It turned out that the cost was quite outrageous. At that moment, she felt a surge of anger. She had never encountered anyone as shameless as Chloe. Even Mrs. Xiao wasn’t this bold in changing her demands.

Chloe’s demands went from one cigarette a day to two, then to four. If Ma Lan followed through, it would cost her four thousand dollars a day—an unbelievable amount!

Although Ma Lan didn’t know much about costs in America, she thought, “This shameless red-haired foreigner, with a face whiter than a wall but a heart darker than a ghost! Four thousand dollars a day adds up to over one hundred thousand dollars a month. For that much money, you could hire someone to take her out!”

Seeing that Ma Lan hadn’t immediately agreed, Chloe’s expression changed. She dropped her friendly demeanor, slapped Ma Lan’s face again, and yelled, “I asked you a question! Why aren’t you answering? Are you looking for trouble?”

Ma Lan felt intense pain from the slap. Tears of frustration filled her eyes, and she could only cry out, “Please don’t hit me… I’ll call my son-in-law tomorrow and ask him to get four cigarettes starting then…”

Chloe scoffed and looked at Ma Lan with disdain. “You really are a…

“Can you promise me earlier?” Chloe asked, her tone sharp. “You have to be slapped before you agree. I’m in a good mood today, but if you hesitate in front of me again, even if you finally say yes, I will make you regret it. Do you understand?”

Ma Lan’s body shook with fear at Chloe’s words.

She recalled Chloe’s earlier warning about only smoking four cigarettes a day, and she couldn’t help but worry about what tougher rules might be coming next.

But Ma Lan didn’t want to think about that right now. She was scared that Chloe might get angry again, so she cried and nodded repeatedly, “I understand, I understand…”

Chloe smiled, satisfied with Ma Lan’s response.