"What..." Hearing the sound, Avery's heart trembled, and she raised her head suddenly. Looking at Ethan's cold eyes, she was sure she had not misheard. Because she didn't follow his request to hit his aunt, he told her to leave. Was this man really so heartless and ruthless? Suddenly, Avery remembered last night at the old mansion of the Wells family, when she was wrongly accused by her father and this man, whom she thought was cold-blooded and ruthless, helped her in front of everyone. If he could defend her like that, it proved that he was not as heartless and ruthless as she thought. Just now, he said that Lena hit her, so he wanted her to hit back. She could only let him bully her alone.
"If you don't listen and you don't leave, Avery Wells, staying here is meaningless." At this point, the man's delicate vermilion lips closed coldly. Through the blue patterned mask, Avery saw that there was not a trace of warmth in his eyes, and there was even a hint of sarcasm when he looked at her.
Either listen or leave, but where could she go? If she left, it would mean that the school fees would soon be cut off, which was not an option.
"Can I stay here if I obediently listen to you?" Avery asked the cold man with difficulty.
Ethan Blackwood looked at her expressionlessly, turned around, and sat elegantly on the sofa. "You're right. Since you still want to stay here, you have to listen to me obediently, even if my demands are unreasonable and you cannot resist," he said.
"I understand. I will obey," she replied.
Finally, Avery looked at Ethan and slowly turned around with her injured body. Then, she raised her right hand high towards Lena Blackwood.
"I'm sorry, Auntie. I have offended you." She said, and then attenpeted to hit Lena Blackwood's face.
Ethan looked at Avery's raised hand thoughtfully, and a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Watching Avery's hand about to hit Lena's face, she did not dodge. She closed her eyes and was ready to accept the slap.
However, just as Avery's hand was less than a centimeter away from her face, she suddenly stopped. The slap did not fall.
Avery took a deep breath and turned around, apologizing to Ethan "Mr. Blackwood, I still can't do it. She is an elder, and I cannot do this."
"I'll leave on my own. You don't have to call the Butler to drive me away." She said, and then she walked towards the stairs, enduring the pain.
"I'll go change my clothes and pack up my things. I'll leave soon."
Yes, she still couldn't really hurt Lena Blackwood. Since she was young, she had always believed that the most important thing as a junior was filial piety. Even if she was not filial, she could not be rude to her elders.
Therefore, no matter how biased Victoria Wells and her father were, and no matter how unfair things they did to her, she just endured it.
Lena saw that Avery was still too afraid to hit her and laughed. See, this cowardly girl wants to marry into the Blackwood family? The Blackwood family's status is crucial throughout the country, but this timid girl can't even stand up to them.
Due to her injured buttocks, Avery walked very, very slowly.
Ethan Blackwood sat on the sofa, watching her leave, and his anger turned into a raging fire once again.
"Avery Wells, do you think this is a garbage dump or a charity organization? Do you think you can come and go as you please?"
The man's chest heaved violently a few times, and he quickly stood up with an angry expression on his face, striding towards Avery.
"Come back to me! You're useless! If you don't hit her, I'll make sure you regret it tonight!"
Avery was already in pain and couldn't stand steadily. Being able to stand and even walk was a result of her great effort and sweat.
Now, being pulled by Ethan again, she was pulled back onto the sofa and almost fell. Fortunately, Ethan caught her in time, saving her from disaster.
"Look carefully, Avery Wells. The person standing in front of you today is not an elder, but a criminal who injured you!"
As he spoke, Chad and Qin walked in, one carrying a board and the other carrying a stool.
Chad arranged the bench and immediately stepped aside.
Based on his understanding of Ethan Blackwood, something serious must have happened in the smoke-filled living room just now.
"Master, are you preparing..." Qin held a large board and looked at the pale faces of Lena Blackwood and Avery Wells. He had a rough idea of what was going to happen next.
"The punishment of ten lashes with a board is a private rule of the Blackwood family, and someone is going to be punished. However, he was not sure who was going to be punished.
"Ten lashes!" Ethan held Avery's hand tightly, but his eyes were fixed on Lena Blackwood.
"What...what?" Butler Qin felt like he had misheard. "Master, are you saying that you want to punish her?" Lena Blackwood was the master's elder relative and aunt, and had always been treated like a son by the master. Was it because of what happened last night that the master wanted to punish her? It was too unbelievable.
Qin glared at Avery Wells in anger. It was all because of this girl. She had made the master lose his mind and want to punish his aunt.
Avery was forcibly held by Ethan and couldn't move. She was still sitting, and the pain from her wound made her unable to care about others. She knew that this man was very stubborn when it came to things he wanted to do. What could she do to stop him? Now she couldn't even protect herself, let alone persuade others.
"What, you didn't hear me?" Etha frowned and stared at Butler Qin, displeased. "You're only fifty-nine this year, not yet at the point where your eyes and ears are failing. Do I need to repeat myself?"
"No, it's okay, I got it," Butler Qin said. Without hesitation, he took the big paddle and walked towards Lena Blackwood.
"I'm sorry, Miss Blackwood. I think you should go up by yourself. I don't want to do this." Lena trembled as she looked at the paddle in the Butler's hand, which was even bigger than the one in the Blackwood mansion.She wanted to leave. What was this if not being beaten by her beloved nephew? If this got out, she would lose all face.
But where could she go? She knew her nephew's temperament better than anyone else. Reluctantly, Lena she took step by step towards the bench. Without making things difficult for the Butler, she lay down on the bench, her eyes red with pain.
Before being beaten, she heard a man's cold voice coming from above her head.