5.26 % Chapter 7 Jessie smashed the wedding photos one by one with a hammer . Shards of glass scattered across the floor . All the clothes Nelson had bought her , the gold and silver jewelry , the designer handbags - she packed them up and had everything sent off to a secondhand auction house in the middle of the night . As for the gifts she and Nelson had exchanged since childhood ... She stared at the old bunny plushie - something he had bought to cheer her up when she cried little girl . exy He hadn't needed them over the years , not with his stable health . But she'd kept giving , every six months , just in case something happened . Last night , those five bags had likely been drained dry . Twenty - seven years of love , all erased in under five hours . Then Nelson's bodyguards showed up and dragged her to the hospital by force . The moment the door to the hospital room opened , Jessie saw Nelson holding Lila in his arms . Chapter 7 6.14 % WebNovel W Enter a world of power and adventure ! Cultivation Online awaits you - start reading now ! 4.3 FREE Google Play OPEN His eyes were filled with rage . " Jessie ! You bribed the doctors ! Lila didn't just lose the baby - she lost her uterus ! " Jessie stood still as Nelson threw the accusation . The doctor beside them quickly added fuel to the fire : " Mr. Voss , it was Ms. Hale . She said if I didn't remove Mrs. Voss's uterus , my entire family would be ruined in Silverpine . " Nelson let go of Lila and stormed toward Jessie . For the first time , Nelson's hands wrapped around Jessie's neck . " How could you use money and power to crush someone like that , to hurt Lila ? " he growled , his voice trembling with fury . " When did you become so ... heartless ? " Jessie looked at him through tear - filled eyes . That agonized expression on his face - it wasn't for her anymore . The pain on her throat was real , Nelson had laid hands on her , all for Lila . She let out a bitter laugh , her lips curling in mockery . " It's just a uterus , Nelson . If I wanted , I could . pay to take her whole damn life . " Rage overtook him . Nelson struck her across the face - hard . The blow sent her crashing to the floor , her fragile frame hitting the ground with a thud . His voice was ice . " Take her to the operating room . Remove her uterus . " Two doctors stepped forward and grabbed her arms . Jessie froze . " What did you just say ? " she gasped . " Nelson , what are you doing to me ? " His eyes were like stone as he looked down at her . " Jessie , you can't go around hurting people without consequence . You owe Lila . So you'll repay her . And once that debt's settled , I'll love you again - just like before . " Chapter 7 WebNovel W 4.3 FREE Enter a world of power and adventure ! Cultivation Online awaits you - start reading now ! Google Play OPEN 6.14 % At his signal , the doctors moved to drag her away . Jessie struggled , but one of them jabbed a needle into her arm - an anesthetic . Her vision blurred . Her limbs went numb . And as the world around her faded , she saw Nelson turn back to Lila , cradling her in his arms . " Don't cry , baby , " he whispered . " Every time you cry , it breaks me . " Jessie slipped into unconsciousness , her mind drifting back to the days of their youth . She was twenty , sobbing in Nelson's arms . He held her tight , grinning wickedly by her ear , whispering in that low , teasing voice that used to make her heart flutter- " Jessie , I love it when you cry . It drives me crazy . But now , she realized ... When you truly love a woman , her tears don't turn you on but break your heart . Pain tore through her abdomen . Somewhere in the haze , Jessie heard the muffled voices of Nelson and the doctor . " Mr. Voss , " the doctor said , hesitant , " Ms. Hale just underwent a D & C procedure . You still want to proceed with removal ? "