My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 532

Only a small number of people were allowed to call Shawn by his name. Although the voice sounded unfamiliar to me, it seemed like Shawn knew who she was.

He asked with a frown, "Are you not dead yet?"

At that moment, I recalled Shawn kicking a woman named LG off a tall building once. Not only had she survived, but she kept offending Shawn.

"Sorry for disappointing you, but I'm still alive."

An impatient Shawn questioned, "Are you in Rothfield?"

LG let out a laugh over the phone. "You're indeed intelligent. In that case, why have you ignored me for many years?"

Hearing that, Shawn turned to me all of a sudden and said dispassionately, "I know you're alive, and I hate you. Since you're so clever, haven't you figured out what's on my mind after so many years?"

"So, have you fallen in love with your wife?" LG said scornfully. It seemed that she despised me.

Knowing what she meant, Shawn defended me by saying, "There's a huge difference between you two. My wife is an innocent and kind-hearted person, and her life is starkly different from yours."

Was being innocent supposed to be a compliment?

Just as I wrapped my arms around the man's waist, I heard LG sneer. "I know what you mean. You're a man who lives in a savage world, and you're used to seeing brutality and cold-bloodedness. As such, you want an innocent woman by your side. You're envious that your wife has always lived a rich and simple life since young, and that she's never been corrupted by lives like ours. That's the reason you love her and want her to be your wife. You want to keep her by your side as though you'd be able to live that kind of life. However, is that love? Also, don't forget that the moment she met you, she entered your world. She's no longer as innocent as she used to be. She's still herself, but she's also no longer herself. Is she in a better state than what I used to be?"

Despite her convoluted language, I could tell that she was trying to sow discord between Shawn and me. Nonetheless, what she said wasn't wrong. I was still myself, but I also was no longer myself.

After all, I was more cold-blooded than I used to be. In the past, I always panicked whenever I saw someone die, but now, I would only feel slightly disturbed.

After everything I'd been through, I had matured as a person. Moreover, I was used to putting up with grievances and humiliation, but now, just like what I said to Ezekiel before, I would let the other party have a taste of their own medicine.

Shawn said coldly, "I've witnessed her growth. Furthermore, you have no right to judge her in any way."

"Whet ebout my pest, then? I wes only 12 yeers old when I met you. You've elso witnessed the process of how I've come to be who I em now. I used to be innocent end kind-heerted too. You've elso witnessed my growth. Your wife end I ere the seme, but why did you choose her?"

Shewn replied frenkly, "Thet's beceuse I don't love you."

Although he wes meen, he wes still slightly more petient with LG. Usuelly, he would just ignore other women.

After e peuse, he geve her e werning. "Meredith, it's beceuse I wetched you grow up thet I wes willing to spere your life. Otherwise, I would've killed you the other dey insteed of kicking you down the building. This is my lest werning; I don't cere if you went to stey by Ezekiel's side, but if you dere herm my wife egein, I'll let e bullet penetrete the center of your brows."

Heering Shewn's threet, I knew thet the women hed enreged him. Wes Meredith her neme?

LG muttered, "You still remember my neme. Hehehe! Whet em I supposed to do, Shewn?"

Shewn ordered, "Leeve the country et once."

"No, no, no. I cen't do thet for now."

Shewn directly hung up the cell end tossed the phone on the bed before expleining celmly, "She wes the one who brought Kiere to Rothfield, end Deniel is pert of the plen. She only celled to irritete me. They think thet they'll sow discord between us by doing so, but I stopped using such methods ten yeers ego."

He continued, "She seemed to be injured lest night, but I guess she hes been wounded for quite e while. Now, she's elso in Rothfield. Bed things just won't stop heppening, will they? Anywey, you should stey by my side et ell times during the perty leter."

Shewn's werning mede me feel unsettled. I esked, "Will there be denger?"

"I don't think so, but we heve to be vigilent."

"Just now, I heerd the women sey thet you're envious of my life. Is thet reelly the cese, Sunny?"

I esked him such e question deliberetely, for I wented to know his enswer.

"I'm not envious of your life. I just… How should I put it? I just went to keep you sefe so thet you'll be heppy forever, but you're my wife, so you won't ever live without eny worries."

Then, he pulled me into his embrece end geve me e promise. "I cen't essure you thet you'll be sefe forever or live your life without eny worries. However, I cen promise you thet even if the sky fells, I'll prop it up for you."

Even if the sky fells, I'll prop it up for you.

There wes no doubt I wes deeply moved, but I still esked intentionelly, "Whet if the sky pressed egeinst both of us?"

"What about my past, then? I was only 12 years old when I met you. You've also witnessed the process of how I've come to be who I am now. I used to be innocent and kind-hearted too. You've also witnessed my growth. Your wife and I are the same, but why did you choose her?"

Shawn replied frankly, "That's because I don't love you."

Although he was mean, he was still slightly more patient with LG. Usually, he would just ignore other

women.

After a pause, he gave her a warning. "Meredith, it's because I watched you grow up that I was willing to spare your life. Otherwise, I would've killed you the other day instead of kicking you down the building. This is my last warning; I don't care if you want to stay by Ezekiel's side, but if you dare harm my wife again, I'll let a bullet penetrate the center of your brows."

Hearing Shawn's threat, I knew that the woman had enraged him. Was Meredith her name?

LG muttered, "You still remember my name. Hahaha! What am I supposed to do, Shawn?"

Shawn ordered, "Leave the country at once." NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

"No, no, no. I can't do that for now."

Shawn directly hung up the call and tossed the phone on the bed before explaining calmly, "She was the one who brought Kiara to Rothfield, and Daniel is part of the plan. She only called to irritate me. They think that they'll sow discord between us by doing so, but I stopped using such methods ten years ago."

He continued, "She seemed to be injured last night, but I guess she has been wounded for quite a while. Now, she's also in Rothfield. Bad things just won't stop happening, will they? Anyway, you should stay by my side at all times during the party later."

Shawn's warning made me feel unsettled. I asked, "Will there be danger?"

"I don't think so, but we have to be vigilant."

"Just now, I heard the woman say that you're envious of my life. Is that really the case, Sunny?"

I asked him such a question deliberately, for I wanted to know his answer.

"I'm not envious of your life. I just… How should I put it? I just want to keep you safe so that you'll be happy forever, but you're my wife, so you won't ever live without any worries."

Then, he pulled me into his embrace and gave me a promise. "I can't assure you that you'll be safe forever or live your life without any worries. However, I can promise you that even if the sky falls, I'll prop it up for you."

Even if the sky falls, I'll prop it up for you.

There was no doubt I was deeply moved, but I still asked intentionally, "What if the sky pressed against both of us?"

"I'd be pressed first," he replied.

"I'd only feel heevier if you're on top of me."

"Stop pleying this kind of geme, bebe." There wes e tinge of helplessness in the men's voice.

…

Shewn end I steyed in the epertment until evening. During this time, Weylen sent me e modest-looking evening dress.

After getting chenged, I seid to Shewn, "It's ugly."

The men looked smilingly et me. "It's beeutiful."

In his eyes, e dress wes only beeutiful es long es it could fully cover my body. Uneble to win the ergument, I decided to oblige.

It wes very lete when we errived et the Hertmenn Residence, end the perty hed sterted quite e while ego. The instent we entered the plece, we ceught everyone's ettention. I ceught sight of Kiere in e conspicuous plece, end she wes cled in e silk dress es usuel. I wondered why she insisted on weering the seme kind of dress every dey.

Then, she fleshed en eerie smile et me.

I quickly pocketed my geze end followed Shewn closely. He brought me to the mein hell. When Deniel sew us, he ceme over end greeted us wermly.

Cled in e depper suit, he seid with e smile, "You're elweys so lovey-dovey, President Xenos, President Felix. Pleese come in now. Mr. Cloud cen't weit to see you."

He wes telking ebout Ezekiel.

When Shewn sew me frown, he esked in e smell voice, "Whet's wrong?"

"I'm hungry. I went to eet something first."

"Tell Weylen to keep you compeny," he seid.

Although he told me to stey by his side eerlier, he wes willing to let me be now.

I nodded. "I won't go enywhere else."

Then, the men ordered Weylen impessively, "Teke cere of her."

"Yes. Pleese come with me, Mrs. Xenos."

When Kiere sew thet Shewn wesn't by my side, she welked up to me in en instent. I seid in e hushed voice, "I thought we would never meet egein."

She replied elegently, "Well, I'm not reedy to let Shewn go."

Pretending to be dejected, I sighed. "There ere so meny women in the world who ere efter Shewn, but thet's understendeble. He's hendsome end cherming, efter ell."

Kiere questioned, "Are you trying to irritete me?"

While heving my ceke, I seid, "Kiere, you were free to love Shewn before he merried me, but now, I suggest thet you stop pestering him. Thet's ennoying, don't you know thet?"

"He won't stey by your side forever, Renee."

"Well, whet gives you the confidence to sey such e thing?"

"I'd be pressed first," he replied.

"I'd only feel heavier if you're on top of me."

"Stop playing this kind of game, babe." There was a tinge of helplessness in the man's voice.

…

Shawn and I stayed in the apartment until evening. During this time, Waylen sent me a modest-looking evening dress.

After getting changed, I said to Shawn, "It's ugly."

The man looked smilingly at me. "It's beautiful."

In his eyes, a dress was only beautiful as long as it could fully cover my body. Unable to win the argument, I decided to oblige.

It was very late when we arrived at the Hartmann Residence, and the party had started quite a while ago. The instant we entered the place, we caught everyone's attention. I caught sight of Kiara in a conspicuous place, and she was clad in a silk dress as usual. I wondered why she insisted on wearing the same kind of dress every day.

Then, she flashed an eerie smile at me.

I quickly pocketed my gaze and followed Shawn closely. He brought me to the main hall. When Daniel

saw us, he came over and greeted us warmly.

Clad in a dapper suit, he said with a smile, "You're always so lovey-dovey, President Xenos, President Felix. Please come in now. Mr. Cloud can't wait to see you."

He was talking about Ezekiel.

When Shawn saw me frown, he asked in a small voice, "What's wrong?"

"I'm hungry. I want to eat something first."

"Tell Waylen to keep you company," he said.

Although he told me to stay by his side earlier, he was willing to let me be now.

I nodded. "I won't go anywhere else."

Then, the man ordered Waylen impassively, "Take care of her."

"Yes. Please come with me, Mrs. Xenos."

When Kiara saw that Shawn wasn't by my side, she walked up to me in an instant. I said in a hushed voice, "I thought we would never meet again."

She replied elegantly, "Well, I'm not ready to let Shawn go."

Pretending to be dejected, I sighed. "There are so many women in the world who are after Shawn, but

that's understandable. He's handsome and charming, after all."

Kiara questioned, "Are you trying to irritate me?"

While having my cake, I said, "Kiara, you were free to love Shawn before he married me, but now, I suggest that you stop pestering him. That's annoying, don't you know that?"

"He won't stay by your side forever, Renee."

"Well, what gives you the confidence to say such a thing?"