My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 228

Alicia expressed her objection through her death! In fact, she resolutely left this world behind without any warning or indication whatsoever! Alicia expressed her objection through her death! In fact, she resolutely left this world behind without any warning or indication whatsoever!

I sighed softly and said, "I'm not sure."

My melancholy mood left me in no capacity to explain the details to Charles.

Charles nodded and went into the house behind the villa. On the other hand, I climbed up the parasol and joined Emma. Weariness clung to my bones as I murmured, "This incident will be a huge blow to Shawn."

How should I face him from now onward?

"I don't know what's happening, but humans are not made of stone. How can you expect him to feel nothing?"

I sighed and gazed at the moon. "Emma, let's go back to Eldham."

"Christopher invited me to go camping with his friends tomorrow. So, I'm heading to Bryxton later."

Christopher barely spent time in Bryxton. How could he have made any friends!? It's probably an excuse he made up to approach Emma.

"Alright, then I'll be heading back to Eldham myself."

Thus, I climbed down the tree, grabbed my car keys, and drove away. It was 1.00AM by the time I returned to my apartment. As I finally lay on my bed in utter exhaustion, I sent a message to Shawn. 'I arrived home safely. Don't worry.'

Not long after that, Shawn replied to my message. 'Okay. Good night.'

Since he was still awake, he was most likely busy working, so I decided not to disturb him. I kept my phone aside and closed my eyes for a long time before I finally fell asleep. When I woke up again, it was already late in the afternoon the next day. Hence, I took the time to visit Xenos Solutions.

I was slowly starting to familiarize myself with the operations of Xenos Solutions. I could catch up so quickly because I had already studied for half a year. Besides, Anthony not only taught me carefully but would also draw various analogies for me immediately whenever I failed to understand something.

When evening fell, Anthony gave me a gentle reminder, "Miss, the matriarch of the Xenos Family passed away last night. You need to attend her funeral. Otherwise, your reputation will plummet among the extended relatives of the Xenos Family if they learn about your absence."

I glanced at him in astonishment. "How did you know that I know about her death?"

I never told him about this matter, and the news of Alicia's death had yet to spread on the Internet.

He explained lightly, "The fact that Mrs. Xenos committed suicide as soon as you got engaged to Mr.

Xenos... It indicates that she was intentionally targeting you, Miss. It's hard not to know about this matter."

I sighed as I felt the migraine building behind my eyes. "Please help me prepare some mourning attire according to the rules of the Xenos Family. Also, please contact the extended family of the Xenos Family living outside and invite them to return for the funeral. Finally, we should give her a grand send- off during her funeral."

I paused and asked, "When is the funeral?"

"Mr. Xenos is keeping vigil tonight. The funeral will take place tomorrow," he answered.

I hesitated for a moment before I asked another question, "Then, when should I return to the Xenos' Villa?"

What if Shawn doesn't want me to return to the Xenos' Villa? After all, he didn't even allow me to accompany him to the Xenos' Villa last night.

"Miss, the extended relatives have been steadily arriving at the Xenos' Villa since this afternoon. However, the truth is Mr. Xenos' vigil is not in compliance with the rules. In addition, the younger generation among the extended family generally exhibits an arrogant and disrespectful attitude because they were mostly raised outside. That's why Old Master James rarely summoned them to the Xenos' Villa unless there was something important."

He continued hesitantly, "I believe... Mr. Xenos is currently facing ridicule from them. You should immediately rush back to the Xenos' Villa and preside over the overall situation. Most importantly, he needs you right now!"

Shawn had always been contemptuous of others, so he generally did not care whether he was being ridiculed. Nevertheless, I was worried that he would be mistreated and instructed Anthony to accompany me back to the Xenos' Villa.

When I returned to the Xenos' Villa, I saw a large crowd at the entrance. I feared that they might recognize me, so I quickly rushed into the main hall with my head down. Those were all extended family members of the Xenos Family, and I didn't know any of them!

I turned to leave and ran straight to Shawn's courtyard. As soon as I walked in through the door, I saw him standing along the corridor and staring at the daffodils beside the artificial lake. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

His expression was almost indifferent, and I could barely sense any sorrow coming from him. Yet, his eyes were dim and swirling with emotions. They looked like blobs of black ink that refused to dissolve into nothing.

I cautiously walked toward him and called out his name. "Shawn."

He murmured lightly, "The one who died was my mother. She was the woman who lived in the Xenos' Villa as my sister but took care of me as though I was her son."

His tone was light, sounding almost as though he was talking about something innocuous that did not concern him at all. I silently held his hand that was hanging by his side, then I heard his subdued voice again, "I left the Xenos' Villa when I was nine years old, and I lived with my mother until I turned nine. At the time, I didn't even know that the person who adopted me was actually somebody else! Mother treated me very well during those nine years. I wasn't the heir at that time as there were three other elder brothers on the throne. Therefore, I was poorly treated and never received any paternal love.

Even so, she was always the first to step forward and protect me whenever my aunts and relatives bullied me. I eventually left the Xenos' Villa and made a living for myself outside. During those eleven years, she often wrote me letters to encourage me. She also helped to manipulate things in the Xenos Family for my sake. It was largely thanks to her that I was able to achieve success and return to the Xenos Family so quickly."

His voice suddenly turned hoarse as though there was a heavy and unresolvable sorrow at the bottom of his heart. "I respected her greatly, and she cared for me deeply too. The only occasion she ever objected to something in my life was when she tried to separate us, but she later gave us her blessings due to my insistence... She has never harbored any bad intentions toward me because I had always compromised easily. Not too long ago, she even promised to treat you well. But, in the blink of an eye... she's gone forever."

He was clearly in despair. I could sense that his calm exterior had been riddled with holes beneath the surface. I hugged him around the waist and tried to comfort him gently. "It's okay. I'm sure she doesn't want to see you feeling so sad. I'm sorry... Was it because of our engagement?"

His eyes instantly turned red-rimmed. "Babe, it's neither your fault nor mine. The fault lies with my mother for being too stubborn."

The mother he mentioned earlier was probably the one who was still alive. That's the one who held a grudge against my biological mother.

As for the one who passed away... He claimed she had recognized me as her daughter-in-law, so she would never have done something so extreme. She had probably been forced to take her own life by the true matriarch of the Xenos Family.

I wanted to say something to comfort him, but a cold voice came from outside the door. "Shawn, have you not learned your lesson yet?"

I followed the voice and turned to look in that direction, and then I saw the matriarch of the Xenos Family. She was called Eliza Haiss. On the other hand, the one who passed away was her younger twin sister, Alicia Haiss.

Eliza was in love with my biological father. In fact, she loved him down to her very bones. Over the years, her love for him twisted into a cruel obsession.

Unfortunately, my father loved my mother.

Hence, she was filled with absolute hatred at his rejection. Moreover, she hated not only my father but also my mother. So, naturally, that also included me.

That was why she was so firmly against me being with her son.

Shawn ignored her. Then, he lowered his eyes to me and said, "You should head back to the room. I'll come to you later."

No matter what happened, he would always treat me gently.

I obediently went into the room. Although I originally planned to eavesdrop on their conversation, there was no movement outside the room. They had probably left the courtyard.

As I sat on the bed, I couldn't help feeling extremely irritable. Regardless, it didn't take long before

Shawn returned to the room and reassured me with a sad expression. "Don't overthink this. I'll return to Eldham with you once my mother has been laid to rest."