Punishment

“Don’t you come close to my child!” the woman screamed and stood in front of her son, hoping her dominant stance was enough to scare them away.

However, it only sounded like a harmless barking from a toothless dog to Asher.

Seeing the guards weren't ready to leave her son alone, she lowered her tone and tried to negotiate, “How much do you want? I can pay, please leave my son alone!”

Still, nobody paid heed, and the boy was dragged away from her protection.

“Mother! Save me, I don't want to go, save me, Mother!!” The boy’s wailing shook the people’s eardrums. He was too loud.

The woman panicked. As the guards were moving further away with her kid, the desperate-looking woman ran after them and grabbed one of the guards by his leg, then screamed with snot running down her nose. “The Johnson… the Johnson family won't let you off if my son dies!”

At her declaration, Asher and Anamika shifted their gazes to scrutinize her more, and murmurs broke out in the crowd.

“Is she really the a