Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 796

What?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Frederick had been dead for five years, but he was now titled a martyr.

No one would assume that a martyr was not honorable.

Moreover, Paul Hunt of the Atheville military had come personally to officialize his martyrdom.

No one would dare say Frederick was a deserter from now on.

They did not expect Frederick to bring honor to his family even from beyond the grave.

We’ve underestimated the Walters family!

Sage looked at the picture of her brother on the certificate as her tears fell and dampened the paper.

Both Joshua and Eleanor were already sobbing as they covered their faces with trembling hands.

It had been five years.

They had been accused as the deserter’s family and humiliated for five years.

Everyone had been mocking them all these years.

In those five years, everything they ate tasted bland, and every moment of sleep they got was restless. There was only one word in their minds—deserter.

Only God knew how they had survived these five years.

Now, they finally witnessed the day Frederick’s name was cleared.

They did not dare to even imagine it.

Zeke’s cold look landed on Hollie and Xander.

Their hearts skipped a beat as a foreboding thought emerged in their minds.

Zeke said to Paul, “Mr. Hunt, if Frederick is a martyr, then is Sage a member of the martyr’s family?”

Paul nodded. “Of course.”

Paul nodded. “Of course.”

Zeke continued, “Someone has just forced a member of the martyr’s family to get on their knees. I’m not sure what crime that is.”

What?

Paul fumed, “Who’s the one who dared humiliate the martyr’s family? Confess!”

Knowing she could not escape the situation, Hollie came forward to explain, “Sir, don’t listen to his nonsense. Actually, I-”

Slap!

Without another word, Paul had slapped her. “Apologize to the family of the martyr right now!”

Hollie refused to accept it.

She was a woman from a wealthy family. She could not possibly apologize to a woman from a poor family in front of her guests.

It was humiliating!

She tried to reason with Paul again, “Sir, I’m the head of the Moore family-”

Slap!

Paul was not giving her a chance to reason with him; he gave her another slap.

Hollie’s head was buzzing from the force of the blow. Unable to balance herself, she fell to the ground.

Paul raged, “Men, slap her a hundred times. This is an order! Anyone who dares to miss once will be punished by the law.”

Immediately, two soldiers stepped forward. One restrained the woman, and the other began slapping her.

The loud slaps and her terrifying shrieks echoed in the hall.

Zeke had yet to feel satisfied. He said, “Sir, the one beside you pulled the martyr’s family member’s hair earlier too.”

Ba****d!

Paul glared at Xander, who immediately broke down.

“Sir, I- I was just joking with Sage.”

Paul gritted out, “The martyrs have exchanged their lives for your peaceful and happy times. Not only are you ungrateful for them, but you’re also bullying their families. This is unbelievable!”

Without any hesitation, Paul took out his gun and shot Xander’s leg.

Bang!

After a gunshot sounded, Xander’s remaining good leg had its kneecap shattered.

Now that the kneecap was shattered, his leg was useless.

Xander would be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

“Ow!”

With a scream, Xander fainted.

The blood seeped from his wound slowly puddled into the shape of a rose in full bloom.

However, the rose was a horrifying sight to look at.

A while later, the soldiers were done slapping Hollie.

By then, her face was already swollen; she looked as if she had been stung by bees. Her eyes were visible as slits, and her hair was in a mess. In other words, she looked like a madwoman.

She stared at Xander, who was in a puddle of blood and nearly went into shock.

She did not only feel pain. She felt a surge of anger as well.

Everything had been brought upon them by that young woman.

Sage and her parents had to die!