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.

the Smith Family, men can be widowed, not divorced." Mason raised his hand for another lash,

back to block Mason's final lash. Luckily, Mason had already reduced his strength when Emily rushed out, so the last lash wasn't too painful, but

immediately dropped the whip

emotions. He didn't expect Emily to protect him from the

no blood, it still hurt a lot.

did you protect him? I should have beaten him

death today, this marriage still needs to end. I'm sorry, grandpa, but I've already signed the divorce papers." Mason

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

about what she said and looked at Michael, still

really deserve to be the head of the Smith Family? Do you even know

impulsiveness, especially hearing Emily talk so calmly about the

uneasy, not knowing why he

he's injured," Emily softly pleaded. Michael looked up at her,

Michael off, sending him

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

anger. But because Mason was present, no one mentioned the afternoon's events. Sure

from the greasy food she had eaten earlier. She looked at Veda coldly, suppressing