Chapter 16 He had even gone so far as to let them take her uterus - for Lila . At this moment , Nelson couldn't bear to imagine it - Jessie lying there on that cold operating table , utterly hopeless , broken . He used to think he owed Lila something and Jessie couldn't have children anymore , so losing her womb didn't matter . But he had never realized that the womb he so casually dismissed had once carried his children . Jessie had gone through so much , sacrificed everything , just to give him the best gift she could . And he had ruined all of it . Lost all of it . Jessie had kept every fertility treatment a secret from him. Every entry in the medical records happened when he was at work . He remembered one particular day . He had called her , and her voice sounded off . " Nelson , why do you keep calling me ? I'm not feeling well . " He had rushed home immediately . I home immediately . There she was , curled up on the couch , on the couch , pale as a sheet . The metallic scent of blood hung faintly in the air . But that girl , she smiled at him like everything was fine " My period started . Bad cramps . Can you warm me up ? " He had placed his hands over her lower belly , trying to ease her pain . Jessie had curled into his chest and started crying . " Nelson , it hurts so much . " He kissed her , caught off guard and deeply unsettled . Jessie had never had period pain before . Chapter 16 14.04 % WebNovel Enter a world of power and adventure ! Cultivation 4.3 FREE Google Play OPEN Online Online awaits you - start reading now ! He called Eliot , then did as he'd been told : dug out the painkillers from the medicine cabinet , fetched a glass of water , and held them out to her . He'd taken care of her for days until she got better . Now , Nelson's eyes turned red . That wasn't menstrual pain . It was the pain of fertility treatment . His chest ached like it was being crushed . Why hadn't he realized it until now ? That bitter herbal concoction he made Jessie drink on their wedding night - it had shattered her body . Back then , all he wanted was to possess her - but in doing so , he broke her in the way that hurt the most . Lila and his grandfather were the ones who orchestrated it . But he had been the executioner . Nelson walked out of the hospital , hollowed , like his soul had been ripped from him . His phone buzzed . A news alert . Details and call logs connected his parents ' deaths directly to Steve . His phone rang . The butler's panicked voice came through . " Sir ... Steve has been taken by the police . " Nelson's voice was low and cold . " So the report is true . It was my grandfather who killed my parents . " The butler's voice trembled . " It ... it was just an accident . " Nelson roared , " All these years , he told me it was done by Jessie's parents . Was all of it because of her ? Is that true or not ?! " Chapter 16 14.04 % WebNovel WW Enter a world of power and adventure ! Cultivation 4.3 FREE Google Play OPEN D Online awaits you - start reading now ! ... His eyes burned red with rage . And so the butler began recounting what happened more than twenty years ago . That day , both families went on a trip together . Nelson had a fever . His parents wanted to get him to the hospital quickly , but their car was out of gas . So they borrowed the Hales ' vehicle . Midway through the drive , the brakes failed . Nelson's father swerved to avoid a truck . The car went over the cliff . Nelson survived because his mother shielded him with her own body . Both parents died . He lived . As Nelson listened , it felt like someone had ripped open his chest . He loved Jessie - but he had hated her too . For years , he had lived caught between grief for his parents and resentment toward Jessie . But now , the truth was undeniable it had always been Steve . Nelson went to the police station to confront him . Steve looked at him and let out a sigh . " Yes , Nelson . It's all true . " " I spent my whole life fighting that old man from the Hale family . I couldn't lose . " Nelson's eyes were bloodshot with hatred . " So you destroyed me and Jessie . You took my parents ' lives . Just to win . " Steve showed no remorse . " That's right . I never agreed to your relationship with Jessie . You insisted on being with her . I could never allow a child of the Hale family to carry the Voss bloodline . And what Lila said ... she only voiced what I already thought . " Chapter 16 14.04 % WebNovel W 4.3 FREE 0 Enter a world of power and adventure ! Cultivation Online awaits you - start reading now ! Google Play OPEN Nelson curled his lips into a cold smile and delivered the final blow . Chapter