The Protector

Instantly, everyone who thought about pleading for Mia backed away.

“Both of you shall receive ten strokes each! I will increase the number if you continue to beg,” Michael cruelly snapped.

With that, Mia’s parents did not dare to continue.

On the other hand, Michael did not feel sorry that Mia had to receive such brutal punishment.

He would not care even if she were beaten to death.

After all, she is a woman.

If she dies, I can easily replace her with another one.

Only the men’s lives matter to me!

All the males in this family are precious to me, and I will hate to lose any of them.

Deeply rooted within this family was the patriarchal thinking, where they preferred males over females.

Even in this age and era, the perception was still ingrained in their minds.

“Go to South Hampton and bring me the ferule now!” Michael ordered.

thought they should use the Jones’ ancestral

left no room

since Levi knows everything, what should we

Everyone was curious.

believe he will agree to come with us

punishment, we shall send

monitoring

did not take long for Levi to find out

that she will die from it? The Joneses are heartless. We live in a new era, and I can’t believe they still have

will not let anyone touch

Deadly daggers were shooting from his eyes,

were kneeling in the middle

were surrounded by the other Joneses who watched on expressionlessly

at the front was Michael, who had a

and broke the family rules. According to the book, she will receive sixty strokes.

a plate covered by a red cloth to the

removed the cloth to unveil

carry out the punishment now!” Michael

Mia, with the ferule

given up hope and knelt

parents were