Luis pondered this and found it was probably true. Although his father-in-law wasn't home much, he did provide for his daughters adequately. Luis had genuinely never heard of Arthur striking any of his girls.
"If she did something wrong, you could have talked to me, or to your mother-in-law. But you actually raised your hand to her? I couldn't bear to lay a finger on her myself..." As Arthur spoke, Darlan was immediately filled with profound shame. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Brother Arthur, this is my failure in disciplining him. Our Zester family may not claim the finest traditions, but beating one's wife... that is truly shameful..."
As he said this, he stood up abruptly and began silently unbuckling his belt.
Seeing this, Daniel panicked. "Dad, no, don't! I was wrong, I admit I was wrong, isn't that enough? I apologize, I'll apologize!"
