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.

punishment, he thought they should use the Jones’

no room for

since Levi knows everything, what should

Everyone was curious.

capture him. Doesn’t he have a wife? I believe he will agree to

done with Mia’s punishment, we shall send someone to go after him.

“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I always have my men monitoring him, so

not take long for Levi to find out that Mia had to receive

it? The Joneses are heartless. We live in a new era, and I can’t believe they still have such traditional

let anyone touch Mia in

furious. Deadly daggers were shooting from his eyes,

Mia and her parents were kneeling

by the other Joneses who watched on expressionlessly but seemed

was Michael, who

unfilial and broke the family rules. According

man brought a plate covered by a

butler removed the cloth to

out the punishment now!”

walked towards Mia, with

up hope and knelt there, soaking the

parents were wailing