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.

you want a divorce that bad? Then I'll beat you to death. In the Smith Family, men can be widowed, not divorced." Mason raised his hand for another lash, and Michael fell to the ground. Mason seemed ready to strike again, but suddenly a small white figure rushed

when Emily

here?" Mason immediately dropped the whip

and filled with mixed emotions. He didn't expect Emily

hurt a

hurt? Why did you protect him? I should have beaten him to death,"

a single glance, "Grandpa, even if you beat him to death today, this marriage still needs to end. I'm sorry, grandpa, but I've already

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

thought about what she said and looked

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 enough. Go to the family chapel and copy them a hundred times. No food

impulsiveness, especially

uneasy, not knowing why he was so

it. If he goes to copy the family rules now, he won't make it in time. Besides, he's injured," Emily softly pleaded. Michael looked up at her, surprised she was pleading for him. Mason shouted, "In his current state, he doesn't look like the head of the Smith Family. He can spend tomorrow's banquet in the family

this time and didn't let Michael off,

ended. Michael was helped to the family chapel to kneel, and Emily was sent to apply medicine by Mason. Because she was pregnant, she

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 full of anger.

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