that you were involved in an attempted murder case . Please come with us . " Chapter 25 Being Humiliated in Prison and Suffering Hearing Loss in the Left Ear When Elaine was about to be taken away by two police officers , one on each side of her , Skylar spoke up : " I'd like to have a word with Ms. Shelton , Would The officers nodded , expressing their approval . Then , they left the room . Skylar directed his poor to Elaine's face . How much of the uneasiness and panic on her face was genuine , and how much of it was take ? So much time ha passed Why couldn't she just learn to behave herself ? With a smile on his face , he lowered his eyes and looked at her . " Klaine , let this be my reminder to you this is your last chance . If you continue to misbehave in prison , your younger brother will take your place . When that happens , I won't change my mind no matter what you say up your life ven if you offer In a frosty voice , be continued , " The hospital might have told the authorities that fair surveillance camera was destroyed , but I have a copy of the footage with me . Il you misbeher , I'll be able to use the surveillance footage to prove that your younger brother entered Thra's hospital ward " Even if your younger brother is still a minor , there are juvenile detration centers for people like him . If he has a record , it'll affect him for the rest of " Of course , there's a hidden camera in this room too . Even if your brother pors to prison , you'll still have to serve time for stabbing me , " Elaine intercopted , " You don't have to elaborate r resisting the police either . " Don't worry , I won't run away as long as Eric is fine . I won't make useless attempts at Skylar turned away from her . " It's good that you've thought it through , Ms. Shelton . I won't have to show you the way out , do [ ? " He failed to fuar a single plea from Elaine . By the time he turned around again , she was gone like the wind . She left with the cops without taking a single item with her ur saying a single word . All she did was send a text message to someone who was like a sister to her back in the orphanage to get her help with talking care of Eric . Eric was 12. Other than his heart condition Haring op from time to time , lar was capdale of taking care of himself the rest of the time . It started raining in Tenby appain , Fall had come The dry season had now been replaced with a steady drizzle . When the authorities walked out of the hospital and escorted Elaine into their vehicle , they probably pitied her too , One of them asked , " Ms. Shelton , is there anything you need ? Or would you like to meet with your family ? " After entering the detention center , you'll have to wait for your sentence . You won't be able to come back out after that . " Elaine looked away from the window and turned toward the police officer . In a calin voice , she replied , " I don't have any family left , sir . She only had a younger brother , Erie . Nevertheless , she couldn't see him now. Olarrwise , he'd be worried for her . The officer didn't say anything else . The simply signaled to the person in the front seat to start driving . When they were almost at the police station , Elaine spoke up again out of the blue , " Sir , is it true that powerful people can rule over the world ? Why is it that justice always slips away in my life ? " Without loolding at her , the officer answered , " Ms. Shelton , as police officers , we look at the evidence that's available . If you're innocent , you'll naturally be acquitted " Elaine let out a scoff and didn't reply . Wasn't all the evidence with Skylar ? There weren't any surveillance cameras l In the linspital ward . All the surveillance footage from the corridor could prove was that Eric had entered Thea's hospital ward Skylar might claims that Erie was the one whan attached Thea , but who could prove that that wasn't the case ! Even if there was insufficient evidence to prove that Eric was guilty , he would still be a suspect and would have to be detained at the detention center while the authorities investipated the case. It only took three days for Elaine to be sentenced . On the third day , she was transferred from the detention center to the prison . She was locked up while till recovering from all her injuries . Due to the fact that her laryngeal burn wasn't treated in time , she could barely speak now . Might fell . This was when the prison management slackened . Elaine had just fallen asleep when someone grabbed her by her hair without warning and pulled her up . She jolted awake , only to be flung onto the ground . The few female cellmates of hers stared at her , finding pleasure in her misfortune . One of the women said , " Beths , that's her . I heard that she offended Mr. Frey , so he gave specific instructions for her to come enjoy life in prison .. " Look - there aren't any prison wardens out there anymore . Isn't this a sign for you to have a go at lor , The middle aged woman named Beth Culver was the one who dragged Elaine out of her bed . Upon hearing that , she laughed . Siner Mr. Frey has given his instructions , It'd be wrong for us not to give Ms. Shelton an enjoyable life , don't you think ? Ms. Shelton , you haven't had י She took hold of Elaine and dragged her toward the toilet in the comer . Grabbing a handful of collet paper , she stutted it into Elaine's mouth . " Have more to eat . Ms. Shelton . Have more to ext " The few of them burst out in laughter as they went forward to hold Elaine down Elaine struggled with all her might . When Beth stuffed the paper into her mouth , she bit down hard on her finger . She did so with so much strength that Beth's finger started bleeding immediately . on her Beth hadn't expected Elaine to have the guts to bite her at all . She pulled her hand back in pain . Following that , she e gave Elaine a backhand smack on cheek . The prisoners surrounded Elaine , taking turns to beat her up . Even after all the commotion that resulted in Elaine being covered in blood and lying still on the floor , none of the prison wardens outside came over . Right when she was about to lose consciousness , she heard Skylar's voice in her head , saying , " If you continue to misbehave in prison , your younger brother will take your place in prison . " In the end , she lost the remaining ounce of strength within her . She opened her tightly clenched fists . While she was in a daze , she heard the people around her mocking her . " She's bleeding from her mouth , Beth . Shall we brush her teeth ?" " Someone else answered , " There's a brush for the toilet right here . It's a little dirty , but it's just right for brushing her teeth " Beaming with glee , Beth urged , " What are you people waiting for , then ? Go ahead . " While they tugged at Elaine , a photo that she had hidden on her fell out . She was in so much pain that she felt utterly weak . She couldn't even open her eyes . Both picked up the photo and mocked , " Wow , Ms. Shelton , you've got quite a unique taste . You're secretly hiding a photo of such a young boy . He's pretty good - looking . Go and put this up by my bed . He's my type . " Elaine was unaware that the photo had fallen out . The moment she heard " young boy " , her eyes shot open . She saw Beth holding Eric's photo in her hands, uttering filthy words with that mouth of hers . Somehow , she found the energy to climb to her feet and pounce at Beth like a madwoman . " Give it back to me . Do not lay your hands on my things ! " Sering her like this prompted Beth to lift the photo high up in excitement . " Woah , look at this . Look at her . She's getting all worked up . I've set my eyes on him now . That makes him mine ! TM Red - eyed , Elaine tried to snatch the photo from Beth . With one hand lifting the photo up in the air , Beth gave Elaine a hard slap with her other hand , Right after , she yanked Elaine by her ear with much force and slammed her head against the wall . All of a sudden , a sharp ringing started in Elaine's ear . Though, she couldn't tell if it was because of the slaps from before or because Beth had pulled her ear too forcefully . The prisoners grabbed her and threw her to the floor . All she could hear was the deafening ringing in her ear that made her feel like her head was about to explode . A sharp pain shot through her eardrum , and she felt like something was flowing out of her ear . Nonetheless , she couldn't be bothered with all these . Forcing herself to withstand the pain , she scrambled to her feet and leaped at Beth again . " Give it back to me . Give it back ! 1'11 jall you ! " She jumped on Beth and wrapped her hands around her neck like she had gone berserk . She held onto Beth's neck so tightly that none of those around them could pull her hands away . The prisoners around them didn't think that Elaine would have so much strength all of a sudden . This frightened them Beth , who was on the brink of suffocating , went blank in a panic . In a trembling voice , she called out , " You're insane . Let gol I'm going to call for help ! " Elaine refused to let go . She glared fixedly at Beth through bloodshot eyes as she strangled her . In the end , one of the prisoners shouted , " Help ! Help - Elaine is killing one of us ! "