sovbooks Chapter 725: Taking the Punishment on Behalf (2)
Chapter 725: Taking the Punishment on Behalf (2)
However, President Shi Mai’er was well aware of the kind of person Amu was by nature; he was a man of integrity who would never do something so sinister and deceitful.Unless he lied for Shana...
With this thought, President Shi Mai’er’s hands, hanging by his sides, tensed up.
He had to consider the consequences of immediately exposing his daughter’s wrongdoing, so he hesitated to speak.
Seeing this, Mrs. Vera said displeased, "Husband, why don’t you say something?"
After some thought, President Shi Mai’er finally spoke.
"Since you admitted it yourself, you must accept the punishment! Come, have him flogged twenty times and throw him out of the President’s Mansion, let everyone in the mansion see the consequences of breaking the rules!"
"Yes!"
The bodyguards responded in unison, and several strong men came in to hold Amu’s body, not allowing him any movement.
Shana was startled to hear that Amu was to be flogged and expelled from the President’s Mansion.
Others may not know, but she was very clear on how harsh her father’s punishment was.
Moreover, she didn’t want Amu to be driven away.
Amu came from a poor family, wholly relying on this job to support them; if he were expelled from the President’s Mansion, she didn’t know what Amu would do next.
After all, he was willing to stand up and defend her because of her.
Shana was grateful to Amu and didn’t want him to lose his job.
Without thinking, she knelt in front of President Shi Mai’er: "Father, please! Amu did this all for me; ultimately, it was because of his loyalty to me. Although his approach was wrong... his intentions were good. Please spare him just this once, considering it’s his first offense. Please don’t expel him from the President’s Mansion, I beg you..."
Her heart was in her throat, and Shana felt no certainty; she knew her father was exceedingly angry this time.
Moreover, she didn’t know if he had figured out that she was actually the real mastermind behind it.
At this moment, she felt very anxious.
But thinking of Amu, her heart ached.
She couldn’t just watch Amu being driven away...
President Shi Mai’er coldly stared at his daughter’s forehead, watching her fidget, looking as if she was burdened with concern. His deep, oceanic eyes seemed to see through her.
He pursed his thin lips and said nothing.
Several seconds passed before he spoke, "Fine, I won’t expel Amu from the President’s Mansion, but for the time being, he can’t serve as your personal guard. He will be demoted to the Logistics Department of the President’s Mansion for three months, with his wages halved, and he will be flogged thirty times. Is there a problem?!"
Thirty floggings?
Wouldn’t that be fatal for Amu?
"Father, could you..."
Shana wanted to say more but was interrupted by Amu: "Miss Shana, there’s no need to plead further. The President’s willingness to allow me to stay in the President’s Mansion is already the greatest kindness; I ask for nothing more than for Miss Shana to step back."
"..."
Shana was pulled aside by other bodyguards, and Amu took off his shirt, revealing his shoulders.
President Shi Mai’er snorted coldly through his nose and commanded, "Start the flogging!"
Lu Jihan and Song Yinyin watched quietly from the side. Unable to understand their local language, they didn’t know what was happening.
It wasn’t until someone brought out a stick the size of a fist that Lu Jihan and Song Yinyin were both taken aback.
"This..." So it was to punish Amu.
When Song Yinyin saw the instrument for the flogging, she was speechless.