My Accidental Husband is a Billionaire

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As Ken spoke, everyone was shocked.

No one had expected that the head of the Davis family would carry out punishment in front of such a large audience.

Even Christina was taken aback, and she exchanged a glance with Victoria.

Although it was the 21st century, with a well-established legal system, families as entrenched as theirs still had their own family laws.

These were in place to punish those who didn’t break the law but smeared the family’s reputation.

Those outside the family weren’t privy to such matters; no family would enforce its laws in front of outsiders. Large families cared about face they wouldn’t broadcast the disciplining of their own, preferring to handle it privately.

Today’s mention of family law was simply meant to pressure the Davis family into punishing Mary upon returning home,

Chad was also confused. “Dad, maybe we should go home and carry this out….”

Once they were back home, the enforcement would be less severe, and the prescribed five lashes might not all be carried out.

But Ken was stubborn. “Since we’ve already made a spectacle, of course, we should do it here and show everyone how strict the Davis family is in managing its affairs!”

Chad was bewildered.

Something seemed off to him.

His father, the family head, was actually quite lenient with those beneath him, resorting to family law only for serious transgressions.

Since Mary had already been given her own residence, effectively distancing her from the main lineage; there was no need to go this far.

Even Mary herself was puzzled.

When she mentioned family law, it was to protect the reputation of the women in the family and to salvage some honor for the Davis family. Yet she knew that Ken wouldn’t really flog her..

But if the flogging was carried out in public… how could Ken possibly spare her?

Mary couldn’t figure out why, but her hand had already moved to her abdomen.

She couldn’t possibly miscarry from a few lashes, could she?

A look of worry crossed her face.

Keira frowned, stepping forward. “Mr. Davis, are you going to publicly use capital punishment? After all, that would be illegal, wouldn’t it?!”

Ken turned to look at her. “I’m disciplining a junior member of my own family. Will someone call the police? Or perhaps you, Mary, will call the police?”

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fault for today’s matter, Mary simply closed her mouth and

him, “Just go if I tell you to go! Where did all th

nothing but turn and exit the room. The hotel wasn’t far from the Davis residence, but it would still take at least half an

Ken found a place to

to do. She looked down at her abdomen, never once raising her head to look toward Ellis,

wanted to rush over and

held her

turned and frowned at him, only to hear him explain, “If the Davis family uses capital punishment in public,

course not, so has Ken

said this, she saw Lewis

voice was steady, calming

looked again toward the distance, she muttered to herself, “Ken wouldn’t have reached his position today if he were foolish. I’ve interacted with him; he’s quite open-minded. He even promoted Mary beyond the usual protocols because he saw potential in her. He wouldn’t damage

widened with disbelief as she looked at Lewis.

lowered his gaze. “If she knows it, how could

“she” referred

immediately thought back to the day when she went to pick up Mary when Shirley urged Mary to get rid of the child. At that time, Mary was locked in a room and couldn’t possibly have informed

been Mary’s parents who

of people her parents were, and given Mary was pregnant with Ellis’s child,

So… Ken really knew?

farce

Ellis actually fancied the distant niece of the Olsen family. After all, the feedback from the arranged meeting

by getting pregnant, which could offend Ellis, and it might also put the

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Ken did this

way to force Ellis to make

immediately looked at Ellis,

in the distance, with a hint of annoyance flashing across

instantly felt an itch

this

forced by her Uncle Ken and father to go to all those drinking parties, the Davis family rules

but was stopped by Lewis, who grabbed her

know

too confident in himself, which was why he refused

wasn’t this characteristic

“So what do we do? I can’t just watch

and saw her eyes were brimming with worry. He suddenly felt a

uncomfortable.

Concern led to chaos.

had always been a person of calm and restraint. When she herself was abused by Poppy Hill and cursed by Isla Olsen, she always remained calm, but

some inexplicable reason, his

to suppress that sour feeling, “If

these words, nodded, “We can

Time passed quickly.