My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 139

"No, they didn't. The doctors will come over to change the dressing on your wound tomorrow."

When I heard that, I was surprised. And thus, I asked, "Didn't you say they'll come over at night?"

"It's raining too heavily, so they can't make it," Shawn said. The tone in his voice was quite indifferent. Finally, I sighed in relief at his assured look. "I just had a nightmare."

Shawn asked with his eyes closed, "What's the nightmare about?"

"I dreamed the doctor announced that I couldn't bear a child even if I were pregnant. Tell me: how scary was that?" I paused momentarily before continuing with lingering, fearful feelings in my heart. "I just went for a body check-up some time ago, and the doctor said there may be a chance of me getting pregnant and becoming a mother if I continue consuming the tonic."

Shawn curled his lips upward into a tiny smile upon hearing my words. Meanwhile, I wrapped my arms around his neck and rested my head on his shoulder. Then, with a soft voice, I said, "I envy Francesca very much. Although she gave birth to a premature baby and sacrificed her life for the baby, I'm still very envious! I envy her because I really want to be a mother. Sunny, I really want to settle down and raise a family with you. That nightmare scared me to death!"

Shawn patted me on the shoulder and comforted me. "You're just imagining things."

The corner of my lips twitched into a mirthless smile as I said, "I'm terrified."

Therefore, he changed the topic and asked, "Hm, are you hungry?"

This guy… He always asks me if I'm hungry.

I was rendered speechless by his question, so I answered, "It's not like I'm hungry the instant I wake up."

With a serious demeanor, he said, "I thought you were."

This time, I was genuinely speechless.

Then, Shawn got up and put on that black coat. In the meantime, I was crippled on the bed and could not go anywhere. Frankly speaking, I felt a little frustrated by my condition.

When he noticed that I was staring at him longingly, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked me, "Do you wish to go outside and play?"

"Yeah. I feel somewhat stir crazy by having to be on bed rest the whole day."

So, he turned around and went out upon hearing my comment. Not long after, he entered the room with an automated wheelchair. When I saw the wheelchair, I asked in surprise, "Where did you get this?"

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As I did not have any clothes on, Shawn chose a piece of his clothing from the closet and put it on me. It was a white sweater.

Due to the fact that he was very tall, the length of the sweater went directly past the base of my thighs when I wore it. In addition, my figure was slender, so the sweater looked loose and baggy on my body.

When he saw this, he frowned and remarked. "You're too thin."

I pouted and refuted, "Girls don't like looking bloated!"

However, Shawn did not answer me. Instead, he carried me and sat me in the wheelchair. Then, he placed a medium-thick blanket on my lap.

It was still raining heavily outside, but the wind was less breezy now. So, he pushed me to the hallway. Through the rain, I looked at the courtyard's black walls and blue tiles. Then, with a smile, I asked, "Where did you find this place?"

“This is the best courtyard around here."

With that, I exclaimed, "It's lovely!"

I reached out and intended to use my uninjured hand to catch the raindrops that fell from the eaves. However, Shawn suddenly pulled my wheelchair backward and reprimanded softly, "You can't catch a cold."

Although his voice sounded soft, it was an undisputed order for me to stay put.

I retracted my arms with a nervous smile. "I just want to touch it. Say, it's already October. Another year is ending soon."

Last year, I was still Nicholas' wife.

I was still expecting Nicholas to give me the love I longed for.

At that time, I wasn't diagnosed with cancer yet.

Without a doubt, many incidents took place in the blink of an eye.

My fate has been particularly torturous this year. My body is constantly injured. Several women, especially Merlin's ex, slapped me in the face. That woman was probably the strangest one out of all of the others.

Fortunately, luck is also by my side.

I met Shawn.

On top of that, my cancer was cured.

Moreover, I even have a chance to get pregnant.

This is nothing but the most fantastic news to me.

At this moment, the sound of the rain pitter-pattered was heard in the courtyard, and the man I loved was behind me. So, this peaceful and quiet time actually made me feel particularly at peace with life.

With that, I sighed, "I really want to live here forever."

No one else. Just me and Shawn.

Just the two of us.

Living such a simple life for the rest of our lives.

"What's so good about this place? It's shabby here." Shawn placed his palm on my shoulder intimately. Then, he said evidently. "You simply enjoy the current environment because nothing can bother you from here."

I turned my head in surprise when I heard his astute observation. "You—"

There's a noticeable change in Shawn. He never spoke so many words to me before, nor would he say these things to me. But now, he's telling me these!

I concealed the joy in my heart and said, "Yeah."

He calmly said while stroking the back of my nape, "You certainly won't let it rest if I ask you to quit your current life… Ray, your life will suddenly clear up one day, and I'll definitely be able to safeguard your lifetime of happiness and good health."

Truthfully, Shawn has the ability to let me stay by his side and be a little lady who pays no attention to the affairs of human life. However, he does not attempt to change me.

He has his mission, like Xenos Solutions.

While I have my mission, such as Felix Corporation.

We all have things that we need to face and solve by ourselves. So, I reached out, held his palm, and said with a smile, "Thanks. With you by my side, I'll definitely be in good health. Shawn, I hope you won't let me down in the future."

He hummed in determination. "I won't."

"I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life if you let me down."

The pitter-pattering sound of the rain gradually subsided. Then, with his indifferent tone, Shawn suddenly asked me a fatal question, "What if you let me down?"

For a moment, I was startled. Then, I answered, "In that case, don't forgive me for the rest of your life."

"Renee, mark your words."

Since he calls me Renee, this indicates that he takes my words as a promise.

Shawn is someone who takes promises seriously.

"Sure, I'll remember my words."

……

…

That night, Shawn cooked dinner for us both. It was a very light meal. After eating, we lay down on the bed and read together.

The book he read was, 'Solitude'.

There was a sentence in the preface: solitary held great spiritual power, and you would undoubtedly be reborn if you could find that power.

The content written in the book was extremely heartbreaking.

After he flipped a page, his phone rang. When he grabbed his phone to take a look, I saw it was a number without an alias.

The content of the text message was 'Where are you?'

Shawn replied perfunctorily. "I'm not in Eldham."

Then, Shawn put down the phone. However, it rang again after a while. It was a direct call from the person on the other side. Upon seeing that, Shawn frowned and pressed the decline button. Even so, the person on the other end did not give up and called again.

I asked in bewilderment at their daring as I rested my head on his shoulder, "Who's that?"

Who has the guts to keep calling Shawn?

However, Shawn did not answer me. Instead, he directly pressed the answer button. Then, he held the phone close to his ear and called out dispassionately, "What's the matter, mother?"

It was Shawn's mother, Alicia. Yet, he was addressing her in an unfamiliar and formal manner.

"Your Father is critically ill. Come home quickly!"

Despite that, Shawn did not utter any words.

However, she wasn't discouraged by his silence as she asked patiently and gently, "Sunny, did you hear what I said?"

Nevertheless, Shawn replied coldly. "We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Alicia was silent for a while before she changed the subject. Perhaps she didn't expect that I was next to Shawn, she calmly reminded Shawn. "Sunny, although you're the head of the Xenos Family now, your Father still holds the accumulated years of wealth of the Xenos Family. You can't treat this as a child's play!"

I saw that his facial expression was calm at her scolding when I was closely observing his face. He didn't seem to care about the accumulated years of wealth that Alicia had said.

"Do you still have other business with me?"

"You…"

Slightly exasperated, Alicia changed the topic and asked, "Are you by her side?"

Without a doubt, that 'her' must be referring to me.

Still and all, Shawn did not answer her. Later, Alicia said adamantly, "I don't care who you hook up with, but she must never become a part of the Xenos Family."

At that moment, I felt immensely uncomfortable. It never crossed my mind that Alicia was so opposed to us being together.

Actually, it's reasonable too.

I'm a divorcee, and rumors about me are spreading like wildfire. So, it's normal for her, a madam of a decent family, to despise me.

Instantaneously, Shawn called out to her coldly, "Mother."

She responded to him gently. "Sunny."

"Don't wear down the little bit of my kindness toward you."

This is definitely a blatant threat by Shawn!

"Sunny, you have no idea who she is—"

Shawn mercilessly interrupted her upon hearing her words and turned the tables on her. "Who is she then?"