Abel counted his fingers and said, “Five words in total so far.”
Lucinda glanced down at the ferule she was holding.
“One cuss word is equivalent to two beatings. Don’t worry, I won’t let loose on you today. Just ten lashes to your hands.”
“No! How dare you hit me! I have been pampered since I was a child.
Even my parents never raised a hand against me! Who do you think you are to beat me?”
Vivien’s fear was more apparent now. She couldn’t even bear to imagine how painful each strike would be. She struggled against the two men and continued to scream at the top of her lungs.
“Mom, help me! She is going to kill me! Mom!”
Amanda naturally didn’t want to see her daughter getting beaten. But she recognized that for Vivien to shed her haughty and entitled attitude, she had to be taught a lesson every now and then. Amanda turned away and ignored her daughter’s pleas for help.
Abel and Rickey grabbed Vivien’s wrists and pinned them in place, while Lucinda pried her fingers open to expose her palm.
Vivien opened her mouth to curse again, but the words died in her throat as she met Lucinda’s eyes.
“Like I said, I’m only going to strike your hands ten times. But if you somehow lose control of that tongue of yours and let another insult slip, I will be hitting your mouth next, do you understand?”
Vivien knew right there and then that this was no empty threat. If she continued to push Lucinda, the latter would really strike her in the mouth!
And if that happened, her face would be ruined!
Frightened out of her wits, Vivien swallowed hard and pressed her lips into a tight line. She didn’t dare to utter another word.
Seeing that the other woman had finally grasped a modicum of common sense, Lucinda held up the ferule and landed a blow on Vivien’s palm.
“Ah! It hurts! Stop! Mom, help me! She is going to kill me!”
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It was just one strike, and Vivien was already trembling, with tears streaming down her face.
It was understandable, as Lucinda had used all her strength, and she was proficient in martial arts. An angry welt quickly appeared on Vivien’s palm.
Lucinda didn’t waste another second. She struck Vivien’s palm four more times in rapid succession.
Vivien screeched the entire time as she thrashed against the men who held her down.
Already, her palm was all purple and swollen.
At this point, Amanda was weeping for her daughter. She had to fight the urge to rush over and stop Lucinda several times, but in the end, she could only shrink into the sofa and pretend not to hear anything.
After Lucinda hit Vivien’s left palm five times, she grabbed her right hand and landed another five blows.
Only after she was done did Abel and Rickey release Vivien.