That night was not a calm night.

To the occupants of the Newton residence, especially, it was a sleepless, painful night.

Jasmine had paid a visit to a relative of her mother’s. She was unreachable because she had turned off her phone.

After Gwendolyn and her group left, Craig ordered the bodyguards to locate Jasmine immediately.

Five hours later, at daybreak, Jasmine was dragged back from her relative’s house and flung into the ancestral hall.

“Hey! Go easy, would you? Are you trying to kill me?”

She massaged her sore buttock as she grumbled at the bodyguard.

Without a word, the bodyguard departed the ancestral hall after one last bow.

With a bang that startled Jasmine, he slammed the doors to the ancestral hall shut.

In the pitch-black darkness of the night, the candles in the ancestral hall remained lit. Shivering at the Occasional cold breeze, Jasmine swallowed guiltily as she got to her feet.

“Remain on your knees.”

An icy male voice that chilled her to the bone sounded behind her.

Jasmine shuddered with a fear that penetrated her bones when she heard the voice.

Clumsily, she whipped around and saw Craig standing before the plaques of their ancestors with a menacing scowl. Even more frightening, he was holding the cane used to uphold their familial laws.

The slick-looking cane looked imposing. It was plain that it had been soaking before it was produced. prepared especially for her.

Terrified, she braced herself before stepping forward and kneeling, giving a weak chuckle as she did so.

I do wrong to warrant the

with rage, looked as cruel as

about this, Craig. My skin is too delicate to withstand the cane. Besides, you’ve

on an act of

her, Craig gazed down imperiously. His tone was cold, as

I find out you’re lying,

head vigorously, “I won’t. Ask your

you seek

Gwendolyn’s repeated reminders earlier

coming home today, but you sent someone to retrieve me I spend the night at her house all the time.

expression. “Are Gwendolyn’s crystal earrings

grow nervous. She reminded herself to answer according to

may not

thought, she looked up innocently. “Yes, they’re with

cane up with the intention of delivering a

would hurt so

her arms, Jasmine took advantage of his hesitance to lunge at him and hold on to his thigh as she began

good. What did I do?

eyes welled up with tears as a result

I have taught you, Jasmine,” he continued coldly. “When did

leg tighter. Gazing up

Newton family, and I have seen much more valuable jewelry than that.

Craig’s brows tightened.

did not believe her involvement. Having raised his own sister, he knew her

he had her brought to the ancestral hall to question her instead of dragging her there to subject her to punishment in

had happened in

telling him the story

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