The CEO's Empathy Pregnancy Pains

Chapter 16 Enforcing Family Rules

"Who do you love then? That girl Sophia? Let me tell you, as long as I'm around, she will never be my granddaughter-in-law. What's wrong with Emily? Why are you still thinking about another woman?" Mason snapped, kicking out in anger. Michael wobbled a bit but quickly knelt back down. "Grandpa, she saved my life. I owe her," Michael said firmly, bowing his head.

Seeing he couldn't change Michael's mind, Mason turned to Benjamin. "Go get the family whip."

Benjamin, sensing the gravity of the situation, tried to step in. "Mr. Mason Smith, is this really necessary? Mr. Michael Smith, just admit you were wrong," Benjamin said, giving Michael a meaningful look.

But Mason was set on teaching a lesson. He glared at Benjamin. "Are my words meaningless now?"

Benjamin didn't dare defy him. Both were stubborn, so he had no choice but to comply and walked away.

Emily was taken aback by what Michael said. 'So Sophia saved him? I had no idea. No wonder he's always liked her. So he's liked her since I first met him in high school,' she thought.

There were things she didn't know. While she was lost in thought, Benjamin returned with the whip. It was thick and looked terrifying, like one lash could tear the skin.

Emily's heart tightened, but then she thought, 'It's not me getting hit, so why should I care?'

But the sound of the whip cutting through the air was followed by a muffled cry of pain. Mason really put his strength into it, no surprise given his military background. With one lash, blood appeared on Michael's back, but he didn't utter a single word.

be widowed, not divorced." Mason raised his hand for

Luckily, Mason had already reduced his strength when Emily rushed out, so the last lash wasn't

Mason immediately dropped the whip

moment, Michael was shocked and filled with mixed emotions. He didn't expect Emily to protect

Although there was no blood, it still hurt a lot. She

protect him? I should have beaten him

beat him to death today, this marriage still needs to end. I'm sorry, grandpa, but I've already signed the divorce papers." Mason didn't expect things to have gone this

to me, but that's not what I want. If he doesn't love me, making him stay will

thought about what she said and

divorce. Do you really deserve to be the head of the Smith Family? Do you even know the responsibilities that come with it? Clearly, you haven't copied the family rules

by Mason's words and regretted his impulsiveness,

not knowing why he was so

looked up at her, surprised she

was truly angry this time and didn't let Michael off, sending him to the family chapel to

chapel to kneel, and Emily was sent to apply medicine by Mason. Because she was pregnant, she didn't

had no appetite for dinner, so she just ate a few bites and returned to her room, not wanting to face Scarlett and Veda's cold stares and obvious anger. But because Mason was present, no one mentioned the afternoon's events. Sure enough, as soon as she returned to her room, Veda followed, her face

nauseous, probably from the greasy food she had eaten earlier. She looked at Veda coldly, suppressing her nausea. "Yes, he wanted a divorce. He