Chapter 2333: In this place, I am the queen!

An hour of recreation time passed quickly.

All the inmates lined up under the supervision of the prison guards and returned to their cells.

Ma Lan followed her cellmate back to the cell with trepidation, and upon arriving, she felt even more anxious.

She didn't know how long it would take for Ye Chen to send the money for cigarettes to Jessica's sister, nor did she know whether Chloe would stop bullying her.

After returning to the cell, she silently approached her bunk, but her bunk was still damp, making it impossible to sleep or even sit.

At that moment, Chloe came to the bunk opposite Ma Lan with a smile, sat down, looked at the timid Ma Lan, and said: "1024, the guard said they've already received the money your family sent for cigarettes."

Upon hearing this, Ma Lan let out a sigh of relief and hurriedly said respectfully: "Since the money has been received, then... could you please stop bullying me from now on..."

Chloe said sternly: "1024, what you said is not quite right—I'm not bullying you, I'm just teaching you the basic rules for surviving in this cell."

Ma Lan quickly nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes..."

Chloe smiled slightly and continued: "1024, I was hasty before, and I just talked with Jessica about it. Recently, I plan to gradually bring the people from the other cells under my control, and by then I will be the big sister of the entire Bedford Mountain Correctional Facility."

Ma Lan didn't quite understand, unsure what Chloe meant by saying she was hasty, and then immediately saying she wanted to become the big sister of this prison—these two seemingly unrelated statements left her wondering what Chloe was trying to convey.

Chloe then said: "To bring others under control, you need to offer certain benefits, and here, cigarettes are the most useful hard currency, so if I want to become the big sister of Bedford Mountain Correctional Facility, I naturally need more cigarettes, which means two packs a day is naturally not enough."

Ma Lan then understood what Chloe meant by being hasty.

It turned out the initial offer was too hastily made.

At this moment, her inner anger had reached its peak.

She had never seen someone as shameless as Chloe.

Even Old Mrs. Xiao couldn't be this shameless, repeatedly pushing forward and then overturning her own words.

One pack a day became two, then two became four—if we followed her demand, that would cost four thousand US dollars a day, which is absolutely an astronomical figure!

Although Ma Lan didn't know the cost of living in the US, she thought to herself: "This damned red-haired foreign devil, face as pale as a wall, heart blacker than a ghost! Four thousand dollars a day means over a hundred thousand a month! Outside, that much money could probably hire a hitman to kill her!"

Seeing Ma Lan not immediately agree, Chloe frowned, wiped the smile from her face, raised her hand, and slapped Ma Lan across the face, shouting: "I'm asking you a question—why aren't you answering?! Are you looking for death?"

Ma Lan's face was already swollen and painful, and after this slap, she felt like she might explode on the spot. Tears of injustice streamed down as she cried: "Don't hit me... I'll call my son-in-law tomorrow and have him buy four packs of cigarettes starting tomorrow—would that work?"

Chloe snorted, looked at Ma Lan, and said contemptuously: "You're really a spineless wretch—if you'd just agreed earlier, it would've been fine. Why make me slap you before you agree? Today I'm in a good mood, so I won't stoop to your level, but if you dare hesitate again next time, even if you eventually agree, I'll beat you to a pulp. Do you hear me?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Lan trembled even more violently.

From Chloe's tone, it seemed four packs a day wasn't the limit, and this red-haired foreign devil might impose even harsher conditions later.

But Ma Lan couldn't afford to think about that now—she feared Chloe would lash out again, so she could only cry and nod repeatedly: "I hear you, I hear you..."

Only then did Chloe seem satisfied.

She stood up, grabbed Ma Lan's collar, stared into her eyes, and said coldly: "Remember! In this place, I am the queen! If you want to survive, you must unconditionally obey all my orders! Otherwise, I can make you wish you were dead!"

Ma Lan hurriedly nodded: "I remember..."

Chloe snorted, then continued: "Before, there was a newcomer just like you who only obeyed me on the surface but never truly submitted in her heart. Later, while she was sleeping, I stabbed her eyes out with a toothbrush. If you don't sincerely respect me from the heart, the next one to have her eyes stabbed out will be you!"

Ma Lan trembled uncontrollably and couldn't even speak.

At this moment, Chloe was actually delighted deep down.

But she was well-versed in PUA tactics and knew she absolutely couldn't show Ma Lan a good face now—instead, she had to strike while the iron was hot and continue ruthlessly breaking and destroying her will.

Only by completely crushing Ma Lan's will could she make her willingly obey all her commands.

Right now, Ma Lan only obeyed out of fear of Chloe's force, and that was still far from what Chloe truly wanted.

So, she had no intention of letting Ma Lan go just because she had submitted—she planned to slowly turn Ma Lan into her dog, a loyal and devoted one, over the coming days.

At that moment, a prison guard came to the cell door and said: "Everyone, line up immediately!"

Chloe looked toward the door and saw several guards escorting three female inmates to the cell's entrance.

She frowned slightly, noticing that Jessica wasn't among the guards.

Logically, when new inmates are assigned to this cell, Jessica should be bringing them over, but for some reason, Jessica hadn't come.

However, she didn't have time to dwell on it—although she was the undisputed boss in this cell, she still had to obey the guards honestly, or she might end up in solitary confinement or have her sentence extended.

After everyone lined up, the guard opened the cell's iron door and then led in three young women with Asian features.

These three Asian women looked slightly thin, with very gentle appearances, not seeming like the type to fight or compete.

Chloe couldn't help but let a smile appear at the corner of her mouth.

In her view, these three were the three money trees the prison had sent her.

Their families might not be as wealthy as Ma Lan's, but seeing how well they maintained their hair and how proportionate their figures were, she could guess their living conditions were certainly not poor.

Based on her experience, such people could be extorted for a few hundred dollars a day without issue.

At that moment, the lead guard said to the three Asian girls: "From now on, you'll be in this cell—beds 33, 34, and 35 are yours; you three decide among yourselves."

The lead Asian girl nodded and said casually: "I'll take bed 33."

After saying that, she turned to the Asian girl on her right and said: "You take bed 34, and let Wenwen take bed 35."

Both nodded at the same time.

The guard told the other inmates: "No more cell checks tonight—get along well and don't cause any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Chloe felt a sudden realization and thought smugly: "This must be what Jessica told them to say—since there are no cell checks tonight, I can properly deal with these three new money trees!"