I Became a S*ave to the Man I Abandoned: Chapter 12

“One should not make such vague decisions with a trivial heart.”
“But…!”
Knox inadvertently contradicted his mother’s words, and she shouted at her son, whose gaze was wavering.
“Shut up!”
Olga commanded with an attitude that she would not accept any more defiance.
“Whip him a hundred times right now!”
“Yes, ma’am!”
Knox was trembling all over. Young Knox never wished for such a situation. If the mother drove the child away, the father would not be able to bring the child back rashly while watching the mother’s mood. In the meantime, they tried to send him to another family. Then the child would be perfectly safe. But the plan of a young child is just that of a young child. The situation that unfolded was anything.
“Ma’am!”
At that moment, Halid, shaking off the servants’ hands, ran to Olga’s feet and bowed his head.
“Ma’am, ma’am. I was wrong. I will repent of my mistake. So, so….”
Halid begged, shedding tears.
“Please don’t drive me out of the family. Please, please….”
“You’ve lost your mind. Servant! What are you doing.”
“Yes, yes!”
Maeta picked up a whip that one of the servants had brought. The whip, made of twisted thorns, was full of thorns. It was not something to be whipped a hundred times in the first place. Knox wanted to tell his mother. That he actually ordered it. So if there is a punishment, punish him. But as soon as he opened his mouth, Olga’s dark eyes warned him with a sinister light.
“Shut your mouth.”
The mother came up to Knox, put her hand on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear.
“Do you think I didn’t know what you ordered the child….”
Knox’s eyes widened.
“You’ve ended up resembling your dirty father after all. Did you think I wouldn’t know that you’re harboring feelings beyond caring for that child.”
Knox realized. That his mother was above his head. He didn’t know because he was dealing with his stupid father. The price for forgetting who was standing above him, receiving evaluations that he was always excellent compared to his peers.
“I need to get rid of that guy from my sight. I can’t stand to see you and your father groveling anymore.”
Then Maeta clenched her teeth and raised the whip high.
Zap!
The thin fabric couldn’t protect the child. A scream erupted. It was Halid’s scream, who had just entered puberty. Knox shuddered his shoulders.
Olga pressed down hard on his shoulder, turned Knox’s body so he could see Halid being whipped well, and whispered again.
“Look at the foolish act you committed. You are a dirty half, but I will make you a human.”
More strength went into Olga’s hand. The nails dug in and it hurt. Knox bit his tongue in his mouth.
Zap!
The child’s screams continued. Knox bit his tongue harder and harder. The taste of blood began to swirl in his mouth. Yet, not a single tear flowed from his bulging eyes. But the burst blood vessels dyed the whites red.
His whole body was trembling. Knox was caught in the desire to run away from this place and the urge to save the child. But one step. There was the hand of his mother pressing hard on his shoulder when he tried to take it.
“Look, it’s your sin. It’s your foolishness. It’s your fault.”
“Mother, mother. Mother….”
Knox stuttered. Halid continued to be whipped and his screams echoed endlessly in the hall. Knox was just looking at Halid, who was beaten and bleeding, without even looking at his mother. He couldn’t take his eyes off him.
“I, I was wrong. Please, please stop.”
“Son.”
Olga’s nails finally dug into Knox’s clothes and scratched his skin. The area was hot.
“You have to bear the consequences of what you’ve done to the end.”
Olga’s voice was like a sharp chill. It was cold, piercing, and painful.
“That child ended up being pitiful….”
After saying that, Olga took her hand off Knox’s shoulder. And she coldly looked at the child who was still being whipped and said.
“Don’t ever show that guy in front of me again.”
That was said to Knox.
“……”
And it was also said to the father, who was shrinking and being cautious. As soon as the mother turned around, the father ran away to his room with his shoulders bent. Only Knox couldn’t leave the place. Halid, who was being whipped, was motionless as if he had fainted.
Knox hurriedly approached Maeta, who was still whipping the unconscious child.
“Stop, please stop!”
“Yo, young master.”
“…Maeta. Please, I beg you. Just listen to me once.”
“……”
Servant Maeta knew how much Knox cherished Halid. The servant began to shout around.
“Where did the sightseeing end, everyone gather here! Go back to your places!”
“Yes, yes!”
The servants scattered and disappeared, and now only Maeta, Knox, and the unconscious Halid were left in the hall. Knox looked down at Halid with his bloodshot eyes. The back that was always straight following Knox was all bloody. Knox looked at Halid’s messed-up back and clenched his fist. And he recalled what his mother, Olga, had said. You have to bear the consequences of what you’ve done to the end.