Chapter 1399 - 1416: Nangong Zhongli’s Confession 2

Chapter 1399: Chapter 1416: Nangong Zhongli’s Confession 2

Nangong Zhongli trembled all over, hurriedly stepping forward to Nangong Jinlie.

"Grandfather..." she said softly.

Xia Xiaonuan looked at Nangong Zhongli, her eyes almost spitting fire.

She had many things to ask her, but in this setting, she couldn’t bring herself to speak.

However, unexpectedly, Nangong Jinlie uttered something extraordinary.

"Xia Xiaonuan... about that necklace and that child, you must have a lot of questions for her, right?"

Xia Xiaonuan widened her eyes, looking at Nangong Jinlie, then at Nangong Zhongli.

Nangong Zhongli’s gaze showed a hint of evasion.

Nangong Jinlie spoke to Nangong Zhongli again.

"Kneel—!"

"Grandfather..." Nangong Zhongli made her final struggle, pleadingly gazing at the cold-faced Nangong Jinlie.

Nangong Jinlie’s hand, resting on his leg, clenched into a fist, his pupils narrowing.

Nangong Zhongli fell to her knees with a thud.

"You’re not supposed to kneel before me!" Nangong Jinlie suppressed his heavy breathing from his chest, shouting from his throat.

The butler beside frowned, casting a worried glance at Nangong Jinlie.

The scene before her left Xia Xiaonuan dumbstruck.

Instinctively, she thought of something but found it hard to believe.

And in the next moment, Nangong Zhongli actually slowly turned around on the silver-gray velvet carpet, facing Xia Xiaonuan.

Still in that humbling kneeling posture.

But her gaze was fixed forward, her expression dim, perhaps because she found the posture too humiliating, she pressed her lips tightly, her face showing an expression of reluctance and bitterness.

Xia Xiaonuan’s body gradually turned rigid.

There was no need for further doubts.

She trembled as she stood up, looking at Nangong Zhongli.

"Is it you... Nangong Zhongli, was it all your doing?" she heard herself speak, her brain buzzing, looking at the woman before her, exquisitely crafted like an artifact by heaven.

She seemed like someone spoiled by heaven, living in affluence since childhood, getting whatever she wanted—money, beauty, status—she had it all.

Yet, this woman at this moment was like a demon to her.

Nangong Zhongli seemed to be thinking about something, her expression somewhat dazed, yet she suddenly scoffed.

She raised her eyes, looking at Xia Xiaonuan.

"Yes, it’s me." she muttered, "Xia Xiaonuan, you once destroyed my happiness, you caused my child’s death, today... even if I killed your child, it’s just a life for a life... what right do you have to question me?"

"What did you say?" Xia Xiaonuan trembled all over, her face pale, with one swift step she rushed in front of Nangong Zhongli, she bent down grabbing her shoulders, almost asking in a trembling voice: "Was it really you? You... you drugged the necklace, everything was to kill my unborn child?"

"I had someone prepare the potion, it was specifically made with abortive herbs. I never intended to do this..." Nangong Zhongli thought of something, her eyes slightly reddening. She paused for a moment, then continued, "I had my eye on that necklace, Shaochen knew how much I liked it... I hoped he would buy it for me. But... he said that necklace wasn’t suitable for me. Haha..." she chuckled bitterly.

"What is suitable anyway? I knew it was because the clerk told him that the necklace symbolized an everlasting bond with someone you love, beating in harmony, always together... so, I wasn’t the one he was looking for.