Chapter 131 - A Sound Whipping (2/2)

The thing was, the longer she delayed her vengeance, the more anxious he beca and his posse ht corner hiht of this, Jiang Huai quickened his pace and bolted out of the caainst his bedroo breath

He slumped to the door as he tried to calent knocking at his door

“Jiang Huai! Jiang Huai, open the door! It’s Mom!”

His mother sounded worried as she called out to him from the other side “Quickly, open the door! Your father is asking you to go downstairs He looks mad, so you’d better hurry!”

‘Father?’

Jiang Huai’s eyes widened, and a shi+ver ran down his body

He got back to his feet, his face ashen

“O-okay! I’ll be there in just a second!”

His voice was flat and s Huai’s father had o He was a man of action, always swift and firm with his decisions He had a stern countenance that intimidated people fro Huaidid so, even as a kid, he was beaten up pretty badly It was so bad that his skin often split open, and there have been tiht be loved by everyone in his family, but they certainly didn’t coddle hi Huai rushed downstairs to his father’s study He opened the door, only for his legs to shake at the sight that greeted hi in the middle of the room with a whip in his hand

His face was blank, but his piercing eyes were cold

For a h he wasn’t this e and took a step forward “Dad…”

Before he could get far, he fell to his knees and whiraised his whip and brought it down The crisp sound of leather hitting flesh cracked throughout the roo Huai immediately burst into tears

“Dad, let me explain,” he pleaded, his voice hoarse

But before he could speak any further, the whip ain “Ah!” he screayou say! I can change, I

pro “It hurts, Dad!”

Five finally ceased his punish Huaiwas cru His clothes were torn and bloody The skin underneath was like a roared “I’ize”

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A fewinside the fae clothes

It had been a long time since he had felt this awful mix of fear, hopelessness, and huravate his wounds as he settled back into the seat He looked out theand was silent for the entirety of the drive