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Eder heard her asserting her authority over him.

He was pleased with her little possessive act!

He buttoned up his shirt and exchanged a glance with Eric, who was standing outside the door.

Eric brought in a young man who was bound and threw him onto the empty space in the ancestral hall. She also

handed a pre-printed document to Mr. Grant through Uncle Alfred.

“It was him who spread false information while you were on a mission, Mr. Storm. When | tried to capture him

last night, he happened to have taken Xian’s reward money and was planning to flee. And this document is his

confession.”

Mr. Grant carefully read the confession, his expression serious as he looked at Jaden.

Jaden was slightly stunned.

Didn't Xian tell him that the guy had been quietly taken to the outskirts and killed? How did Eric nage

to catch him?

Mr. Grant handed the confession to him, and he read it from beginning to end three times, confirming its

authenticity.

In the end, he concluded that the people under Xian didn’t handle things well! They had been caught red-

handed!

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Eric continued, “Mr. Storm, as the one in power in the Grant family, shouldn’t you enforce the family law on Xian

for nearly causing your death?”

All eyes turned to Mr. Grant, seemingly waiting for his instructions.

Mr. Grant stroked his beard amidst the many gazes and stood up with Uncle Alfred’s support. “Eder, the Grant

family is now under your control. You decide, I'm going back to rest.”

Eder nodded slightly, “Grandfather, take care.”

“Dad! Don’t go!” Jaden called out twice.

Mr. Grant left, and there was no one left to help him.

At this moment, he was in a dilemma. Xian, on his first independent mission, had messed up so badly!

Ignoring Jaden and leaving without turning back, Mr. Grant left the ancestral hall.

Once he left, the other members of the Grant family also left on their own.

In the blink of an eye, only Sylvia, Eder, Eric, and Jaden remained in the spacious ancestral hall.

The young man who had caused trouble earlier was taken away by Eric’s men.

With everyone gone, there was no need to feel embarrassed. Jaden smiled apologetically and said, “Eder, Xian

didn’t mean anything else. There's no need to escalate it to the point of him intentionally harming you. Besides,

he’s also injured and still unconscious. How about we let it go and call it even?”

Sylvia took over the conversation, “Jaden, you're overthinking. It was my idea to discipline Xian. If you're not

satisfied, you can ctoto discuss it. The matter of Xian harming Eder is separate. Each should be dealt

with accordingly. There's no need to call it even.”

Jaden glared at her angrily, then turned to Eder, “Eder, what do you think?”

Eder pulled Sylvia onto his lap, indulgently rubbing her little face, showing their affection without caring

about others.

“Sylvia is right, each matter should be dealt with accordingly.”

He turned his head to look at Jaden, his gaze returning to its coldness. “I heard my cousin is still unconscious?

And seriously injured?”

Jaden smiled, “Yes, I'll definitely scold him later and ask him to be more careful next time!”

Eder ignored his words and looked at Eric, “You personally bring someone to invite Xian. Even if he needs to be

carried, he must be brought to the ancestral hall.”

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Jaden’s face slightly changed, and he immediately signaled to the bodyguards outside the door.

Twenty minutes later, Xian was brought into the ancestral hall under Eric's escort.

“Boss, just now, Jaden’s bodyguards tried to secretly take Xian away from the villa, but | subdued them.”

“Good.”

Last night, Xian was rescued by bodyguards after only a few hours. As a grown man, those minor injuries were

promptly treated and not serious to him.

Eder had known all along that he was pretending.

“Uncle, what punishment do you think is appropriate?” Jaden softened his tone. “Xian just lacks discipline.

Fortunately, Eder, you're not seriously hurt. How about a minor punishment to teach him a lesson? | can take

him back and give him thirty strokes with a cane.”

“Dad!” Xian protested.

He couldn’t understand why he should be punished! He just had a stroke of bad luck.

He cursed why the bullet didn’t hit Eder’s heart or head!

Sylvia had heard that the Grant family upheld traditional values and strict family laws, but she had no concept of

what Jaden meant by thirty strokes with a cane. Anyway, she was just here to watch the show.

Eder didn’t respond to Jaden’s words. His face was gloomy and cold, clearly unsatisfied.

Eric spoke on his behalf, “Jaden, aren’t you being too biased? If it weren't for the young Boss's luck, the position

of the successor might have changed hands. The suggestion is ten strokes with a cane for this incident, and let it

be.”

“Strokes with a cane?” Xian gritted his teeth in hatred. “You, Eder, are living well, yet you wanted to take half of

my life. Isn’t that too much!”

Eder’s eyes turned cold, and he casually added, “You should be grateful | didn’t die. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as

simple as ten strokes with a cane. Say another word of nonsense, and I'll add five more strokes.”

Uncle Alfred, the cane bearer of the ancestral hall, helped Mr. Grant back to his room and returned ancestral hall.

Now Xian couldn't escape.

In the Grant family, punishments with a cane required removing one’s upper garments.

Sylvia was still sitting on Eder’s lap.

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He gently patted her small waist and looked at Eric. “You take Sylvia outside first. I'll join you later.”

“Yes.” Sylvia protested, “I won't leave. Are you going to strip and beat him? I'm sure his figure is not as good-

looking as yours, and | don’t care to see it. But | want to witness how miserable he’ll end up!”

Apart from that reason, she was curious about the severity of the Grant family’s punishment, as Eric had told her

that Eder had endured twenty strokes with a cane half a year ago for her sake.

Eder remained silent.

Sylvia clung to his arm and pouted, acting spoiled. “Eder, you're the best. Trust me!”

Eder couldn't resist her soft voice and compromised.

Xian was forced to kneel in the empty space in the ancestral hall, exposing his thin back. Before it even began,

he was trembling like a sieve, showing a deep-rooted fear of the cane.

Jaden couldn't bear to watch his son being beaten, but with Uncle Alfred's presence, it meant that the old Boss

had tacitly approved. He could only sit by and watch, unable to do anything.

Uncle Alfred took out the canes from the sandalwood box with both hands, first bowing to the ancestors of the

Grant family, and then bowing to Xian. “Xian, please forgive me.”

With those words, a sharp sound of the cane cutting through the air echoed, leaving a bloody trail on

Xian's back.

Because he was thin, each stroke felt like hitting his bones. Blood flowed, and the scene was horrifying.

Xian could endure the first two strokes, but by the fifth, the pain becunbearable. He wailed and screamed,

completely devoid of any dignity or face. The excruciating pain on his back tore at his heart.

Eder’s face remained expressionless, his gaze cold and merciless. His men held Xian’s shoulders.

By the tthe eighth stroke landed, Xian fainted from the pain.

Eder ordered someone to splash cold water on him to wake him up, and Uncle Alfred sternly delivered the last

two strokes.

Xian’s face was pale, and he completely passed out. In the end, it was Jaden who had the bodyguard carry him

away. It was just ten strokes, but his back was divided into small, diamond-shaped pieces, skin torn and flesh

exposed, too gruesto look at.

Sylvia watched quietly, appearing calm on the surface, but her heart was in turmoil.

Through this vivid visual experience, she truly understood how terrifying the Grant family’s punishment with a

cane was.

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What suffocated her the most was that Xian received only ten strokes, and his back was so badly injured, almost

costing him half his life.

Her Eder, back then, endured twice as many strokes for her, with burn scars, yet he managed to walk back to the

bay villa with her.

How much pain must he have been in at that time?

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