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.

family punishment, he thought

left no

Levi knows everything,

Everyone was curious.

I believe he will agree to

continued, “After we are done with Mia’s punishment, we shall send someone to go

men monitoring him, so there is no way

Levi to find out that Mia had to receive the

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

not let anyone touch Mia in

was furious. Deadly daggers were shooting from

parents were kneeling in the

who watched on expressionlessly but seemed

was Michael, who had a domineering aura

Mia was unfilial and broke the family rules. According to the book, she will receive

covered by a red cloth to the living

removed the cloth to

the

Mia, with the ferule in

up hope and knelt there, soaking the floor with her

were