The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 625 A Ruthless Punishment Is Unforgettable

The two elders were startled and hastily shook their heads, seeking to distance themselves from those crimes,

“No, no, no. These matters have nothing to do with me. Besides, I just learned about how vicious Xander and Yael are today. The way Cedrick is handling this is correct. I support it!”

“Yes, I also support it. I can’t believe these two sc”mbags did so many awful things to our family. Cedrick did the right thing!”

Since Albert and Clarence had already voiced their support, the rest of the elders followed suit.

Nico graciously checked in on everyone in the ancestral hall, proceeding only after establishing that there were no voices of dissent there.

He glanced at Elven, who was guarding the entrance to the ancestral hall, before announcing to all the members of the family inside, “What Mr. Cedrick is saying is that since Yael had committed so many inhumane acts, he is to be first punished according to the family rules with twenty lashes. Then, Mr. Clarence and Mr. Albert will remove his and his son’s names from the Jenson family registry. We hereby

banish them.”

Two minutes later, two police officers brought Yael into the ancestral hall under Elven’s direction.

Everyone in the Jenson family was stunned when they saw Yael, having not seen him in a long time.

Even though Cedrick had someone change him into a clean suit, the weariness on his face and his half- white hair made the middle-aged man seem like he had aged a dozen years.

Yael had been the target of bullying from his cellmates for the past few days, leaving him with bruises all over his body that were covered by his suit.

He entered the ancestral hall escorted by the two police officers, the metal shackles on his hands and feet rattling at every step he took.

The entire ancestral hall was silent, everyone fixing their scrutinizing gazes on him.

He was surrounded by a range of piercing looks, from anticipatory to gleeful and smug.

Uneasy from being stared at so intensely, Yael bowed his head, concealing the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

Their hostile stares seemed to pierce him in a hundred different places, making him extremely uncomfortable.

way silently to the open area in the center of the ancestral hall, stopping in front of the ancestral portraits.

a cushion for him, he could only hunch his shoulders and kneel on the cold

retrieve the punishment whip

and instructed coldly, “Yael,

not mentioned receiving the family’s whipping punishment. He had not

punishment for almost twenty years. Twenty lashes could seriously injure him

the years did not allow him to beg Cedrick for mercy. Even if he did, the latter would not let him off, and he would merely

Nico. “Do you think that you, an adopted son whom Cedrick brought back, are worthy of standing in the

no words of retort since Yael was right. He was only able to enter the Jenson family because of Cedrick.

sat facing him directly, immediately frowned and emanated a frigid aura. “Although Nico is an adopted son, he has shown his dedication since becoming part of the family and has never embarrassed

knowing that saying anything would be futile given the substantial evidence pointing

the

returned with the

not removed his shirt, Nico had to

was stripped off, the bruises Yael received from

seen the evidence of his crimes did not pity him. They only felt that he deserved it. After all, someone who would

incredibly uneasy by their judgmental

been upholding for decades was trampled by Cedrick by pushing it down onto the ground of

being a middle-aged man, he still had to receive the whipping punishment in front of everyone. He felt great humiliation, especially since his and Xander’s names would be removed from the Jenson family registry by the elders once

such humiliation before my sentence is torture

with anger and resentment, going all out as he shouted, “What’s the use of you just disposing of me, Cedrick? David, Tania, Logan, and even Dad are accomplices. If you’re capable, denounce your relatives and deal with them all. Otherwise, how will the souls of your parents

cuffs gripped the

on Yael’s mouth to prevent

times, his eyes filled with anger.

punishment whip, causing it to land heavily on

grimace, unable to maintain his arrogant facade.

Thwack!