His unwanted wife, the world’s coveted genius by Derk Blaylock

Chapter 283:

“Let go of me!” Matias barked, his fiery glare a testament to his unyielding fury.

“I won’t!” Ainslie cried out, her grip resolute as she held her ground in defiance.

“Neil!” Matias barked with an edge of authority.

Neil hastened over, gently but firmly prying Ainslie away from Matias.

As soon as Ainslie was pulled aside, Matias raised the whip once more, ready to strike Ryan again.

But before the blow could fall, Verena suddenly dropped to her knees, her voice trembling with desperation. “Uncle Matias, please stop this! Don’t hurt Ryan anymore. This is all my fault—punish me instead!”

Matias cast a frosty gaze upon her, his voice cutting through the tension. “Verena, step away right now. I am disciplining my son, and you are not in a place to meddle here.”

brimming in her reddened eyes, Verena held her

chose not to say anything further to Verena. Instead, he lifted the whip once more and let it

pierced the tension in the room, her voice laced

lips as his body convulsed from

no signs of restraint as he delivered a total of twenty lashes. Only then did

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still kneeling beside him. Then, he said in an icy tone, “This is your final warning. If something like that happens again, a whipping

let out a derisive snort, discarded the whip carelessly, and walked to leave the room without a backward

voice quivered as she hurried to Ryan’s

winced, his voice

pale, was slick with sweat, and his body trembled involuntarily. Even the faintest shift in position sent fresh waves of pain rippling

over to Ryan, a few servants trailing closely behind her, their faces

him upstairs! Call our family doctor over immediately!” she commanded, her tears streaming