Daniel cried out, "Olivia, stay out of this. I must teach him a really harsh lesson. Even if I beat him to death today, I won't feel sorry about it. His behavior has brought disgrace on our family. He is a rotten apple! Daniel thought, 'Jeremy was too lazy to work in the company on his own will. What's worse, he even stopped Olivia by locking her at home. How dare he do such an awful thing to her? No matter who tries to defend him, I must punish him today.'
Olivia continued, "Uncle, Auntie, I'm sorry that I wasn't able to finish the task and I'm sorry for letting you down. Since Jeremy didn't go to the office today, I think I must take responsibility for it. So please punish me as well." After that, she went down on her knees beside Jeremy.
Jeremy's heart beat heavily upon hearing what Olivia had said. He stared at Olivia and said stubbornly, "Don't bother. The buck stops here. You don't have to do this. I'll take responsibility for myself. Mind your own business! Hmm!"
Daniel glanced at them and said, "Okay, if that's what you want, I'll do as you wish." Daniel raised the whip towards Olivia.
Janet hastily went to stop Daniel, "Daniel, what are you doing? It was not Olivia's fault. She didn't do anything wrong."
While Jeremy didn't notice it, Daniel gestured at Janet with his eyes to calm her down. Janet immediately got what he meant and smiled.
She thought, 'It is obviously impossible for Daniel to beat Olivia. After all, she is a nice girl.' "Okay, it's up to you. Just go ahead as you like." Janet replied.
Jeremy felt a little startled at Janet's response. He asked, "Mom, aren't you supposed to protect Olivia?"
"She is your fiancee, so you are the one who should protect her, not me." Janet understood what Daniel had meant.
"I won't ... Hiss... Hey, Daniel, I can't believe that you're actually going to whip her." Finally, here came the whip. But it was a lot lighter than Jeremy had expected.
A sweet smell filled Olivia's nostril. With a confused expression on her face, she looked at Jeremy, who was holding her in his arms. Olivia mused, 'Jeremy took the whipping for me, didn't he?'
When she remembered Janet's tireless teachings, Olivia softened her tone a little, "I didn't fulfil the duties you had allocated to me, as a result, Jeremy made mistakes. Please forgive me. I'm willing to accept my punishment." Then, she pushed Jeremy away from her.
Olivia's eyes were brimming with tears. Jeremy stared at her and thought, "There's nothing wrong with Olivia. She had been taken advantage of by my mother. It was unfair for her to take responsibility for my mistakes.'
Jeremy fell silent and was lost in thought for a moment, with his eyes looking into distance. Upon seeing this, Daniel raised his whip towards Olivia again.
Jeremy stood up in a hurry and pulled Olivia up from the floor to protect her. Then, he said, "Hey, Daniel, I can't believe you're hitting a woman. I'm sure it will ruin your good reputation in the commercial circles."
Daniel laughed and asked, "Did I hit her?" Daniel thought, 'Thank god there is still hope for my son.'
"Yes, you did! My mother is going to testify." 'My father is such a hateful man,' Jeremy thought.
"Then, why is Olivia not in pain?" Daniel slowly picked up his whip.
"You hit me! Of course she is not in pain," Jeremy replied.
"So I hit you. You're not a woman, right?" Daniel retorted.
"..." Jeremy suddenly realized that he was falling into his father's trap.
Before going to bed, Olivia checked Jeremy's wounds on his back. Luckily, they didn't reopen.
From that night on, the relationship between Jeremy and Olivia had changed for the better. Jeremy hadn't realized it just yet.
And they made a deal that when Olivia's alarm went off, Jeremy would also get up with her the next morning.
If Jeremy didn't want to wake up, it would be okay for Olivia to put her alarm beside him.
If that didn't work, Olivia would sleep on his bed at night. As a result, Jeremy would have to get up on time.
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