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.

a family punishment, he thought they should

no

since Levi knows everything, what

Everyone was curious.

he will agree to come with us if we promise to take care of her and the rest of his family on his

we are done with Mia’s punishment, we shall send someone to go after him. Of course, please don’t let him

my men monitoring him, so there is no way

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

We live in a new era, and I can’t believe they still have such

will not let anyone touch Mia

from his eyes, which scared

parents were kneeling

by the other Joneses who watched on expressionlessly but seemed

the front was Michael, who had a

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

a plate covered

the cloth to

carry out the punishment now!”

walked towards Mia, with the ferule in his

up hope and knelt there, soaking the floor with

parents were