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.

thought they should use

left no room for

everything,

Everyone was curious.

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

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

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

long for Levi to find out that Mia had to

girl? Aren’t they afraid that she will die from it? The Joneses are heartless. We live in a new era,

let anyone touch Mia in

from his eyes,

were kneeling in the middle of the living

who watched on expressionlessly but

at the front was Michael, who had a domineering aura

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

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

removed the cloth

carry out the

Mia, with the

long given up hope and knelt there, soaking the

parents were