The Protector

Levi asked, “What’s going on?”

“Come with me!” Michael led him to the front gates of the house.

Seeing the coffin that lay beside the gate, Levi’s eyes grew cold. He demanded, “What is the meaning of this? Is this for me?”

“No, it’s for your mother! They had said…” Here, Michael hesitated and shook with fright, too afraid to repeat what he had heard just now.

“Say it!” Levi ordered, raising his voice in a menacing manner.

Gritting his teeth, Michael replied, “The Gonzales’ had arrived with a message for you, their bastard child Levi Garrison. They’ve sent your mother this coffin to congratulate her on being a wretch, and they had mentioned that they would pray that she would continue to be a wretch in her next life!”

Immediately, everyone felt the tension in the room rise.

drop by a few degrees

down the

at Michael. “Back then, you had arranged for a marriage between my mother and the son of the

“That’s right. I had betrothed your mother to Klaus Gonzales, back

your mother was pregnant, he had nearly killed her. He had announced her pregnancy to the whole of South Hampton

got out, your mother and the Jones family became the butt of South Hampton’s cruel jokes. Every

and your mother was their biggest source of their shame. Whenever she appeared in public, people would hurl vulgarities and even throw things at

breath. “So all of this has

out that your mother was pregnant, Klaus Gonzales had only one thing on his mind—to destroy both your mother and the Joneses! He would have liked nothing more

mused aloud, “How cruel! He had put her through so

hadn’t issued a stern warning, your mother’s story would still

Klaus Gonzales wants to change the target of his anger, and use me to carry out his revenge