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.

it was a family punishment, he thought they should

left no

knows everything, what should we do

Everyone was curious.

wife? I believe he will agree to come with us if we promise to take care

“After we are done with Mia’s punishment, we shall send someone to go after him. Of course,

“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I always have my men monitoring him, so there is no way for him

take long for Levi to find out that Mia had to receive the family

die from it? The Joneses are heartless. We live in a new era, and I

anyone touch Mia in

daggers were shooting from his

and her parents were kneeling in the middle of the

who watched

the front was Michael, who had a

the family rules. According to the

that, a man brought a plate covered by a red cloth to the

removed the cloth

the punishment

walked towards Mia, with

up hope and knelt there, soaking the floor

parents were