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 use the

no

Levi knows everything, what should we

Everyone was curious.

he have a wife? I believe he will agree to come with us

shall send someone to go after him.

worry, Grandpa. I always have my men monitoring him, so there is no way for him to

for Levi to find out

will die from it? The Joneses are heartless. We live in a new era, and I can’t believe they still have such traditional family rules in place. What

anyone touch

furious. Deadly daggers were shooting from his

were kneeling in the middle of

surrounded by the other Joneses who watched on expressionlessly but seemed to be mocking

at the front was Michael, who had

“Today, Mia was unfilial and broke the family rules. According to the book, she will receive sixty strokes. Give me the

plate covered by a red cloth

the cloth

carry out the punishment now!” Michael

Mia, with

knelt there, soaking

parents were