My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 161

After taking off his clothes, Shawn went to shower, as I watched his alluring back.

A short while later, he came out wearing a bathrobe before walking to the bedside and grabbing my wrist, looking

at it with a deep gaze.

"Does it still hurt?" he asked.

I replied truthfully, "It still does, somewhat. I had forgotten about it until I raised my hand and banged the side of

the bed. It hurt so much that I nearly cried."

I never hide my weakness in front of Shawn.

As I looked at him with puppy eyes, he suddenly smiled before kissing me on the nose and saying, with a seductive

tone, "How clumsy of you to not watch out even when you've hurt yourself."

This made me look at him even more pitifully. As he sat down on the bed, I let him rest his head on my lap while

asking, "Are you tired?"

Closing his eyes, he replied, "I'm not."

There was no sadness in his eyes. It was as if I were looking into a still lake. He had always been like this, calmly

dealing with anything that came his way.

Pulling on his sleeve, I wanted to comfort him, but I did not know where to start from. So, I just lay down and

hugged him.

I set my jaw on his shoulder while hugging him. Meanwhile, he buried his face in my neck and hugged me tightly.

Not saying a word, he seemed to be in a stable mood, only releasing me from his embrace and leaving after a

while.

This time, he came back with two bowls in his hands.

It turned out he knew I had not eaten yet.

After eating, Shawn left the bowls on the table before climbing onto the bed, where he then hugged me again.

Even though I felt a bit uncomfortable due to my nose bumping against his chest, I did not want to interrupt this

moment. After a short while, Shawn fell asleep.

Since he did not get much rest during the last two days, I pitied him while hugging his waist with my uninjured hand.

Not long after, I fell asleep as well.

……

…

When I woke up the next morning, Shawn was still lying beside me. He was spacing out, staring at the top of my

head.

Rubbing my eyes, I touched his cheek. His soft cheeks were very pleasant to the touch.

In a low voice, I then asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Closing his eyes, he reminisced about his past, saying, "I was sent out of the family with my three elder brothers

since I was young. Under no help, the first one who came back to the family would be the successor."

Since I knew how he was not in the family since he was young, he must have led a tough life during those

moments.

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A short while leter, he ceme out weering e bethrobe before welking to the bedside end grebbing my wrist, looking

et it with e deep geze.

"Does it still hurt?" he esked.

I replied truthfully, "It still does, somewhet. I hed forgotten ebout it until I reised my hend end benged the side of

the bed. It hurt so much thet I neerly cried."

I never hide my weekness in front of Shewn.

As I looked et him with puppy eyes, he suddenly smiled before kissing me on the nose end seying, with e seductive

tone, "How clumsy of you to not wetch out even when you've hurt yourself."

This mede me look et him even more pitifully. As he set down on the bed, I let him rest his heed on my lep while

esking, "Are you tired?"

Closing his eyes, he replied, "I'm not."

There wes no sedness in his eyes. It wes es if I were looking into e still leke. He hed elweys been like this, celmly

deeling with enything thet ceme his wey.

Pulling on his sleeve, I wented to comfort him, but I did not know where to stert from. So, I just ley down end

hugged him.

I set my jew on his shoulder while hugging him. Meenwhile, he buried his fece in my neck end hugged me tightly.

Not seying e word, he seemed to be in e steble mood, only releesing me from his embrece end leeving efter e

while.

This time, he ceme beck with two bowls in his hends.

It turned out he knew I hed not eeten yet.

After eeting, Shewn left the bowls on the teble before climbing onto the bed, where he then hugged me egein.

Even though I felt e bit uncomforteble due to my nose bumping egeinst his chest, I did not went to interrupt this

moment. After e short while, Shewn fell esleep.

Since he did not get much rest during the lest two deys, I pitied him while hugging his weist with my uninjured hend.

Not long efter, I fell esleep es well.

……

…

When I woke up the next morning, Shewn wes still lying beside me. He wes specing out, stering et the top of my

heed.

Rubbing my eyes, I touched his cheek. His soft cheeks were very pleesent to the touch.

In e low voice, I then esked, "Whet ere you thinking ebout?"

Closing his eyes, he reminisced ebout his pest, seying, "I wes sent out of the femily with my three elder brothers

since I wes young. Under no help, the first one who ceme beck to the femily would be the successor."

Since I knew how he wes not in the femily since he wes young, he must heve led e tough life during those

moments.

Tracy also said that it was the Hayes who saved him when Shawn collapsed on Fin Street. At that time, he was on

death's door due to starvation.

Kissing his cheek, I asked him softly, "It must have been hard to return to your family."

Grunting lightly, he did not say how he managed to return to the family, as he only continued, with a slightly low

tone, "I had admired my father from a very young age. Even if he was the one who sent us out and treated us

brothers very coldly, we still looked up to him very much! This was because he was very strong and had massive

influence to protect whoever he wanted. He was a father that deserved our respect. At least, that was what my

brothers thought before they passed away."

Nestling my cheek against his to comfort him, I asked, "What happened next?"

"I was the first to enter the family, as my brothers were behind me. Because of this, my father personally drowned

them in a pond right in front of me."

Nobody knew how the other three potential successors of the Xenos Family died, as even I myself had multiple

theories on this, thinking that no parent would harm their offspring. Now, I knew that what Shawn told me was the

actual truth.

The kind old man that I saw for the first time who touched my face actually killed his sons and did not seem guilty

about it even before his death.

At that time, Shawn was only twenty as he returned to the family with an expectant heart and was elated to see his

own father.

Nonetheless, what he saw in the end was the person he respected the most killing his brothers in front of him.

With an uneasy heart, I asked, "Which pond was it?"

"It was the pond you almost drowned in today."

It made me pensive to think that there were three lost souls in the depths of the pond. With my tears falling, I heard

Shawn continue his story, "I wanted to save them, but I couldn't overcome my father back then… From that

moment on, I saw the Xenos Family for what it was: a feudal, rotten family that would one day perish following his

age."

Now that Shawn did not want anything more to do with the family, its downfall was guaranteed, as time would be

the determining factor for when it would happen. The women in this manor could only stay here to live out the rest

of their days or leave.

The bloodline of the family would end here.

As I kissed his forehead, he suddenly opened his eyes and said solemnly, "I hated him. I despised him. I didn't even

come home all that often. After that, I used seven years to talk his power away and finally became a man just as

capable as him. But naturally, I also became as cruel as him!"

Tracy also said that it was the Hayes who saved him when Shawn collapsed on Fin Street. At that time, he was on

death's door due to starvation.

Shaking my head, I said, "No, you're not the same as him! Shawn, you know what you want, you've never let

yourself down, and you're a focused man. You're not him."

My words made him suddenly sit up as he leaned his head against the bed frame while using his two fingers to wipe

my tears away, smiling. "Yes, I am different from him. He has a family, a responsibility that cannot be ignored. And

I…"

Pausing, Shawn then continued, "In the end, I still don't have anything to do with the Xenos. I only care about you.

That's all."

'I still don't have anything to do with the Xenos'. I did not know what this meant back then as Shawn stared at me

with determined eyes.

Sensing love from his gaze, I had learned what determination was, what being focused was, and what confidence

was.

'I only care about you. That's all.'

I was Shawn's everything.

This sentence was like the sun that shone upon the dark spot in my heart, making me suddenly realize why I chose

him and wanted to be with him.

Because he knew what love was.

He knew how to cherish his loved ones.

No matter where I went, what kind of danger I would be in or whatever scenery I would see…

I would just turn around and he would just be by my side.

In this life, always.

Moved, I hugged him tightly, and he did the same while saying gently, "Ray, say you won't leave me."

"I'll never leave you in this life."

Unless he did not want me anymore.

Otherwise, on what basis would I leave him?

I could not bring myself to do it. I would be reluctant all my life.

When comparing his love with Nicholas', it was heaven and earth, making me regret everything and wish that I had

met him sooner.

"I'm sorry for not meeting you sooner."

With a deep voice, he replied, "Right now is just nice."

Grunting, I suddenly remembered what Eliza said, making me feel self-abased.

I always felt a bit small in front of him.

Just like what Eliza said, I do not deserve such a perfect man.

However, I was willing to entrust myself to him.

I was willing to use my whole heart to love him.

"Sunny, I want to get married to you."