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 use the Jones’ ancestral

no room for

Levi knows everything, what should we do

Everyone was curious.

wife? I believe he will agree to

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

men monitoring him,

find

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 a

not let anyone touch Mia in my

Deadly daggers were shooting from his eyes, which scared Seth and the

Villa, Mia and her parents were kneeling in the middle of the living

watched on expressionlessly but

front was Michael, who had a

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

man brought a plate covered

the cloth to

carry out the punishment now!”

towards Mia, with the ferule in his

knelt there, soaking the floor with

were wailing