Daniel's POV:
I took the red-eye flight, so I could get home early in the morning.
As soon as I entered the house, the butler came running to me with a look of utter shock. "Mr. Johnson, oh, what a calamity! Please read the news quickly!"
I turned on my phone, and my eyes widened when I saw a piece of shocking news.
"Unbelievable! Sex tape gone viral! An incestuous love affair between the heir of the Johnson family and his stepmother? Click this link to read more."
In a fit of anger, I threw my phone on the floor, causing it to break into pieces.
Without a word, I stormed into the bedroom with the bodyguards. Just as I had expected, my son was hugging his stepmother in bed, naked.
My blood pressure rose because of what I had seen. I also felt dizzy as if my brain was lacking oxygen. Suddenly, my knees buckled under my weight, causing me to stumble. Fortunately, my men caught me on time.
"Someone wake this slut and my unfilial son and tie them up!"
Several bodyguards quickly fetched two basins of cold water and poured them onto the two people on the bed.
"Ah!"
Ethan and Emily got up at the same time. Confusion was written all over their faces.
It was the latter who first realized what was happening. "Ah!" she screamed in surprise.
Ethan looked around to figure out what was happening. When she saw Emily, a look of displeasure appeared on his face. "What the fuck is going on? Why are you in my bed?"
Emily went white as a sheet. In a panic, she covered her naked body with the wet quilt.
"I'm the one who should be asking you that!" she retorted.
"Enough!" I interjected, "Have you no shame? Get dressed and come to my study!"
About half an hour later, the bodyguards brought Ethan and Emily to the study.
I stared at Ethan, who was shame-faced, and Emily, who was as pale as a ghost. As I looked at the two of them, the rage inside me burned even more.
I pointed at Emily and ordered one of my men, "Slap her!"
A bodyguard walked over to her and slapped her across the face.
Emily groaned in pain. That single slap made her face swell in an instant.
"Do it again, and don't stop until I say so."
I watched with pleasure as the bodyguard slapped Emily over and over.
Emily's face was now bruised and swollen, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth. Unable to take the slapping anymore, she fell to the floor feebly.
"Enough!" I ordered.
The bodyguard stepped aside at once.
I shifted my gaze to Ethan, who was watching the scene in front of him with horror.
"Father, believe me, I went to see Vivian last night. I don't know how I ended up sleeping with Emily. I have no interest in that old woman at all," Ethan explained anxiously.
I just stared at him in response. Even though he was my only son, I was very disappointed in him.
"Give me a whip," I ordered sternly to my men.
Ethan fell stunned as he immediately realized what was about to go down. He tried to flee. However, the bodyguards came forward, grabbed him by the shoulders, and forced him to get down on his knees.
"Father! No!"
With a whip in my hand, I slowly made my way toward Ethan. For a fleeting moment, I felt sorry for him. But then, I hardened my heart and began whipping him to my heart's content. The sound of the whip whooshing, along with Ethan's screams, echoed in the study.
I calmed down a little after giving my son a whipping.
When I finally threw the whip away, Ethan was lying on the ground and groaning in pain.
I shifted my attention to Emily, who was trembling like leaf.
I had doted on this woman for many years. Never in my life did I imagine that she would cheat on me. I was wrong. To think, she cheated on me with my son!
The remaining pity in my heart turned into rage. How I wished I could peel off her skin with my bare hands.
I grabbed her collar and pulled her up from the ground. "Over the years, I doted on you, gave you shares of my company, and made you the hostess of the family. I even turned a blind eye whenever you messed around with your toy boys. Couldn't you keep your hands to yourself? How dare you seduce my son? Do you want to die?!" "No. I didn't seduce your son. It was Vivian!" She planned this!" Emily explained in a hoarse voice. "Yes. It must be her! She's taking revenge on me. Where is that bitch anyway?" Ethan echoed with a ferocious look on his face.
I let go of Emily and strode toward Ethan. Without warning, I slapped him on the face as hard as I could.
"She's gone! How could that woman fool you over and over again? Now, the whole world thinks that you two are having an affair. How am I supposed to face others now?"
"Honey..." Emily hugged my legs and sobbed, "Trust me. I was set up. How could I betray you?"
I just watched her acting with a sneer at the corners of my mouth. There was no pity in my heart, only disgust.
"Get her out of here," I ordered through gritted teeth.
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