My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 100

I remembered that Merlin once told me that Shawn had several brothers, but Shawn was the only one alive now. I heard it was because the rest had lost and been eliminated.

At that time, I did not fully understand, but after Wayles mentioned that there is only one heir to the Xenos Family, but now I finally understood.

Only one person can live.

Was Shawn the only one who managed to survive through all the trials and tribulations?

What kind of family was the Xenos?

Why did such a cruel rule exist?!

I asked Wayles, "Can you tell me more?"

He agreed before shaking his head and sighing. "Although I am Mr. Xenos' personal assistant, I know nothing about the Xenos Family because I have yet to enter their ancestral home."

When Wayles saw my confused face, he proceeded to explain, "As I said, Mr. Xenos had left the family at the age of five to live alone. This was their family rule. Mr. Xenos and his three brothers had all left together. Mr. Xenos was the youngest child, yet, he became the only heir to the Xenos Family."

This left me with even more questions. "What happened in between?"

Then, he answered, "Have you seen how princes fight for the throne?"

"What do you mean?" I asked in astonishment.

"They fight to the death."

He began to recount the past, "I've been following Mr. Xenos around for seven years. One year, he and his brothers returned to the Xenos Villa, but only one came out. None of us outsiders knew what happened. However, although Mr. Xenos had always been taciturn, he was not as indifferent as he is now. Now, he is like a man without emotions or desires, as if he had lost all sense of joy and sorrow. It is as if he had gone through some calamity to become the man he is today. Mr. York and I could never figure it out."

The 'Mr. York' that Wayles mentioned was Kevin.

When I heard this, I hesitated before asking again, "What was Shawn like in the past?"

"He wanted a family. He even told Mr. York that when the time was right, he would like to start a family and have children…

Children…

So, Shawn liked children.

"Then, is Shawn happy now?"

Wayles smiled when he heard my question. "How can someone who has never tried Coke knows what it tastes like? How can he, who has never experienced happiness, know what happiness is?"

When he saw me frown, he immediately comforted me, “You don’t need to worry too much about Mr. Xenos. Although he has no experience in sex, he knows how it works. Perhaps he just needs someone to guide him.”

I narrowed my eyes on him and said, "I feel like you're implying something here."

However, he just smiled without saying a word. After that, I stopped bringing up Shawn, but deep down, I was suddenly curious about his past.

Soon, Gary arrived. So, Waylen urged me to rest and said, "Ms. Felix, you can look for Mr. Xenos directly if you need anything. He will help you."

I smiled and thanked him.

After he left, Gary gave me a strange look and asked, "President Felix, when did you become so friendly with the Xenos?"

Not to mention Gary, even I felt that it was a little weird.

I went to Eldham to take a breather, only to have inexplicably found this benefactor to rely on. And this man happened to be someone important.

However, I had decided to tease Gary, "Guess!"

Gary gave me a resigned smile before asking about my injury. After I explained what had happened, I instructed, "When you're free, you can bring this up to Clair. Or else, he wouldn't know where to draw the line with Nicholas."

I had never understood how the two people, who were once at odds with each other, could suddenly be best of friends as they ganged up against me.

Even so, I knew they did it for my sake.

But I didn’t need them to do things for my sake when the things they did were against my principles. Because they never knew what I really needed.

"Okay, I will make it clear with Mr. Norman."

As for the rest of the time, I was discussing with Gary how we should compensate the Gants Family. After I thought about it, I finally concluded that I should visit the Gants and show them my sincerity.

It was only through resource sharing could the Gants see my sincerity. Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

Although it sounded easy, it involved a lot of patents. If the Gants were unruly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, when I thought of Francesca's pale face, I unswervingly believed her. She did not look like someone with bad intentions.

With that in mind, I asked Gary to prepare the contract.

Not long after Gary left, Francesca showed up at the hospital. She politely knocked on the ward's door and asked, "Can I come in?"

Today, she wore an off-shoulder black dress that showed off her beautiful collarbone, making her look tall and slim. Her delicate makeup also masked her pale face.

I smiled and answered, "Of course."

When she saw the state I was in, she frowned and asked, "I personally sent you to the Normans' front door yesterday. How did this happen? Judging from your injuries, it looks like you've fallen from a great height."

When I saw how perplexed she was, I grinned and replied, "I accidentally fell from the second floor. I can only blame myself for being unlucky. I was in so much pain last night."

Francesca couldn't help but smile when she heard this and joked, "Who told you to be so careless?"

She had always been very amiable and approachable. Finally, she raised her hand to touch my forehead and said, "You're down with a fever."

"Yeah, the doctor gave me some medicine."

Instead of jumping straight into work discussions, I checked up on her, "I heard from my assistant that you're an MIT graduate."

"Yeah, I took my master's degree there."

She fell quiet for a moment, and she added, "I should be older than you."

"What was your major?" I asked enviously.

"I took philosophy," she answered.

Anyone who studied philosophy should be very rational, regardless of whether they like someone. I sighed after knowing what she had studied. "I'm so jealous."

"What did Ms. Felix take?"

Francesca's sudden question surprised me, and I answered disappointedly, "I stopped going to school after I took over my family business at 14. If I recall correctly, I graduated from middle school and have a grade 10 piano certificate."

Now, it was her turn to be jealous. "You know how to play the piano?"

"Yeah, I've been playing the piano since I was a kid," I replied.

"Then, you must be amazing."

She really knew how to get to people; she was aware that I was envious of her education. Now, she turned the script around and told me that she was jealous that I knew how to play the piano.

It was truly a pleasure to talk to her; it was very relaxing.

We chatted a lot before we started talking about work. It was her that initiated the topic. "Why do you want me to break the contract?"

"There's bad blood between me and the Yates," I answered frankly.

Instead of questioning me further, she said, "I understand. However, as you wish, I will not sign the contract with the Yates later this afternoon."

Then, I hurriedly said, "I'll compensate you for the liquidated damages."

However, Francesca shook her head and smiled gracefully. "There's no need for that. Just take it as my treat to my new friend. This is my gift to her."

She pondered for a while before explaining, "Ms. Felix, I did not befriend you because of Leon. I think you are very genuine. You'll say what's on your mind, and don't lie."

I chuckled and retaliated, "I can lie."

However, she was affirmative. "You won't lie to me."

"Thank you for trusting me."

Soon, Gary returned with the resource-sharing contract and told Francesca to sign it. It was a good thing for the Gants.

However, she politely refused, "I don't think now's the right time."

The contract did not sway her; she turned me down rationally. But, I proceed to explain, "Take this as my gift to a new friend, Ms. Gant. May our friendship last forever."

"How weird, but I guess I have no choice now."

Francesca left after she had signed the contract. Shortly after, I called Leon and asked worriedly, "How is Quinn doing?"

"He will have to rely on dialysis for life support."

When Leon said this, he sounded disheartened.

I pursed my lips as I asked, "Did Francesca agree?"

"No, she rejected me."

Leon shrieked in disbelief when he heard this, "This is the first time she'd rejected me! She has been by my side for years, and she has never rejected me before. She's always been there for me!"

His perception of Francesca was that she was soft and easily manipulated. However, the woman I had just met looked very capable and assertive.

Moreover, she was in the philosophy department; she must be sensible.

She should know what to do and what not to do.

Yet, she was the one that would listen to everything that Leon said.

"How could she give you her kidney just because you asked for it?"

Kidneys weren't something one could casually agree to give away.

Suddenly, Leon answered, "She almost sacrificed her life for me once."

I was speechless when I heard this.

This man was taking everything she did for granted.

Although I wanted to persuade Leon to give up, I knew it was futile. So, instead, I waited for him to hang up the phone in silence.

Not long after, I received a text from him. "I know she is allowed to reject me. She can scold me, and she can hate me. I never wanted to treat her like this, but Quinn… Renee, I know I've wronged Francesca, but I don't have any other options."

Alas, he understood that he hadn't been good to Francesca.

I had always been reluctant to be involved in other people's relationships. So, I did not say a word, even the time when May wanted to try and hook up with Rudy.

However, because it was Leon, I couldn't help but reply, "Please treat Francesca as a woman that needs to be loved and respected. Leon, women are compassionate. They would naturally be soft in front of the men they like. But once you've overstepped and hurt them too much, they will be like me… I jumped down from the second floor last night to avoid being involved with Nicholas; because I wanted

a clean break with him!"

After I sent that text, I added another one, "Don't make her your enemy."

From then on, Leon stopped replying to my messages. When I woke up later that night to go to the bathroom, I noticed a tall man standing upright by the window. The corners of my lips raised slightly when I saw the familiar outline.

As long as he was around, I felt at ease.

Gradually, I began to get used to his protection.

As I thought of this, I hurriedly shook my head to get rid of the thoughts and asked in a low voice, "When did you come?"

"I just arrived," he answered lightly.

Like always, his answers were always curt.

Shawn had always sheltered me from his world. So, when I thought about this, I asked, "Where are your parents, Shawn?"

This question naturally brought him to think about the Xenos.

Then, he raised his eyes to look at me; his eyes were deep and dark. Finally, he pursed his lips and asked, "Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"I don't think I've seen you with anyone else."

At this moment, it seemed like I had overstepped as his face turned gloomy. But then, he asked indifferently, "Do you want to go back to the Xenos Villa with me?"

"What are we going to do at the Xenos Villa?" I reflexively asked.