My Love for You Broke Me
Chapter 153

Chapter 153

Chapter 151

Shawn's warning to Tracy…

It seemed that he had deliberately asked her to come back to remind her about his warning.

However, even after she heard his words, she didn't appear to have the slightest hint of fear in her.Instead, she tucked her long brown hair behind her ears, and she said with a gentle smile, "Are youtrying to stand up for her? Shawn, no one believed me last time when I said that you beat me…"

After a moment of silence, she continued sadly, "Even if you have never thought of me as a friend,we've known each other for so many years, and I thought that we might have some kind of bond. But, Inever would've thought that you could do something so out of bounds that day!!"

As Tracy spoke, Shawn's expression became colder; she was pushing it too far. He stubbed out hiscigarette and said impatiently with an icy-cold voice, "No bonds ever matter if it involves her. And Tracy,you need to be clear about one thing—there was never a bond between us!"

There was never a bond… These words rang in Tracy's ears, and her face turned pale instantly. Shelooked at the man before her with agony burning in her eyes. Suddenly, she squeezed her eyes shut,and when she opened them again, her eyes were like a pool of stagnant water.

Then, she laughed at herself before asking Shawn softly, "If there was never a bond, who gave youfood when you were dying of hunger in the cold winter of Finrod?!"

From my position, I could see his face turning gloomy and ruthless; it seemed her words had provoked

him!

"Tracy, you better stop mentioning what happened back then! I indeed owe the Hayes a big favor, andeven more so when you are the rightful heir to the Hayes Family, but I've never been a man whorepays favors with favors. So, if you can't stop shooting your mouth off, you should step down from thestatus of the Hayes Family's heir. It doesn't matter anyway, since your father favors your half-brotherDiego more than you!"

Shawn's threat was powerful, and for a while, Tracy fell silent, not knowing what to say. After a momentof silence, she sighed deeply before asking with tears welling up in her eyes, "Do you think I care aboutthe wealth of the Hayes Family? I was kind once, but to this day, I still regret that I had shown mykindness!" After a pause, she added, "All I've ever wanted was just—"

"I know, but so what?" Shawn interrupted in a cold voice.

When I eavesdropped on their conversation, I guessed Tracy wanted to say that what she alwayswanted was his love, but he harshly interrupted her and even said that he knew it, but he didn't careabout it! I felt lucky that he did not treat me like this when I was going after him. Shewn's werning to Trecy…

It seemed thet he hed deliberetely esked her to come beck to remind her ebout his werning.

However, even efter she heerd his words, she didn't eppeer to heve the slightest hint of feer in her.Insteed, she tucked her long brown heir behind her eers, end she seid with e gentle smile, "Are youtrying to stend up for her? Shewn, no one believed me lest time when I seid thet you beet me…"

After e moment of silence, she continued sedly, "Even if you heve never thought of me es e friend,

we've known eech other for so meny yeers, end I thought thet we might heve some kind of bond. But, Inever would've thought thet you could do something so out of bounds thet dey!!"

As Trecy spoke, Shewn's expression beceme colder; she wes pushing it too fer. He stubbed out hiscigerette end seid impetiently with en icy-cold voice, "No bonds ever metter if it involves her. And Trecy,you need to be cleer ebout one thing—there wes never e bond between us!"

There wes never e bond… These words reng in Trecy's eers, end her fece turned pele instently. Shelooked et the men before her with egony burning in her eyes. Suddenly, she squeezed her eyes shut,end when she opened them egein, her eyes were like e pool of stegnent weter.

Then, she leughed et herself before esking Shewn softly, "If there wes never e bond, who geve youfood when you were dying of hunger in the cold winter of Finrod?!"

From my position, I could see his fece turning gloomy end ruthless; it seemed her words hed provokedhim!

"Trecy, you better stop mentioning whet heppened beck then! I indeed owe the Heyes e big fevor, endeven more so when you ere the rightful heir to the Heyes Femily, but I've never been e men whorepeys fevors with fevors. So, if you cen't stop shooting your mouth off, you should step down from thestetus of the Heyes Femily's heir. It doesn't metter enywey, since your fether fevors your helf-brotherDiego more then you!"

Shewn's threet wes powerful, end for e while, Trecy fell silent, not knowing whet to sey. After e momentof silence, she sighed deeply before esking with teers welling up in her eyes, "Do you think I cere eboutthe weelth of the Heyes Femily? I wes kind once, but to this dey, I still regret thet I hed shown my

kindness!" After e peuse, she edded, "All I've ever wented wes just—"

"I know, but so whet?" Shewn interrupted in e cold voice.

When I eevesdropped on their conversetion, I guessed Trecy wented to sey thet whet she elweyswented wes his love, but he hershly interrupted her end even seid thet he knew it, but he didn't cereebout it! I felt lucky thet he did not treet me like this when I wes going efter him.

However, he was not someone that would force himself to accept things or people that he never liked;he would just ignore them.

Yet, in Tracy's case, he still cared enough to tell her.

Even if he looked so impatient, even if he threatened her, and even if she often said awful things infront of him, he still spoke to her and reminded her.

Meanwhile, tears were swimming in Tracy's eyes, but she stubbornly suppressed them and sneered."You don't have to be so heartless. I'm not someone that would put all my eggs in one basket anyway!Since you said that there is no bond between us, I guess I don't have to hide what happened backthen! Shawn, your parents—"

"I know," Shawn interrupted again before throwing away the cigarette between his fingers.

I know…These words sounded light like they came from somewhere distant.

When Tracy heard his words, she looked dumbfounded. "When did you replace out?"

He did not answer her question. Instead, he lowered his eyes and warned her in a distant tone, "Leave,and do not appear in front of me again! Next time, remember to watch what you're saying to her. I won'tspare you if you try to test my limits again!"

I was well aware that Shawn was referring to me when he said 'her'.

He had called Tracy back for my sake too.

And as for the previous warning…

Suddenly, the memories of him warning her when I was buried in the snow flashed back into my mind.The words that he said were etched in my memories. We have known each other for decades, and youknow that I have nothing to live for! If you take away my only hope, I will use the power of the XenosFamily to turn the world upside down; as for the person who hurt her, I'll show them what a living helllooks like.

As a matter of fact, Shawn had always taken care of my emotions, and he worried if I felt the slightestbit hurt, but he never showed it in front of me.

He did things but never boasted about it, contrary to those men who were all just talk and no action.

However, it was also easy for me to misunderstand him.

Like earlier, he just introduced me as Renee, the president of Felix Family; at that time, I thought hewas deliberately distancing himself from me.

After Shawn finished speaking, Tracy pursed her lips and responded, "Shawn, I'm already restraining

myself in front of her."

At that, she turned around and left the third floor gracefully; her posture remained high and proud.

At that instance, I felt sorry for her; she was just a poor girl who was a victim of one-sided love.

When this thought came to mind, I quickly cleared my head and reminded myself that she was anenemy.

However, he was not someone that would force himself to accept things or people that he never liked;he would just ignore them.

…

After Tracy left, Shawn stayed there. He lit another cigarette but didn't put it into his mouth. Instead, hejust stared blankly at the spark. From his expression, I guessed that he probably had some horriblethoughts going through his head.

I stayed hidden behind a tall flowering tree, not understanding what Tracy wanted to say about Shawn'sparents. Could that be the reason for Shawn's loneliness?! This thought sparked my curiosity, but Icouldn't ask him directly either.

After a few minutes, I finally came out from behind the tree and headed toward him. As I approachedhim, I took the unsmoked cigarette from his hand and extinguished it before asking worriedly, "Shawn,is something troubling you?"

Shawn glanced at me sideways. "Why do you ask?"

"I can sense that you're unhappy," I said.

When he heard my words, he shook his head lightly and suddenly mentioned his mother. "It will be mymother's 50th birthday soon, and I only get to see her on her birthdays. So, in the twenty-seven yearsof my lonely life, those were the only days where I could feel a bit of joy!"

He was probably referring to his biological mother, who lived in the walled courtyard of the Xenos' Villa.

I didn't know why his mother only saw him once a year.

After some hesitation, I asked, "Your mother… But why?"

"She never told me why, and I never asked my father. I thought it was because my father betrayed her,and she has been angry with him," he answered with a self-mocking smile.

What Shawn thought was not the truth…

After he said that, I took his arm sympathetically and asked again, "What's the real reason?"

When he heard my query, he suddenly looked at me with mixed emotions and said in a gloomy voice, "Ihave been her son for twenty-seven years before I realized that I am not her pride. She's a cold-blooded and heartless mother; she is selfish and egoistic and isn't worthy of being a mother. The factthat she dares to call herself a mother when there are good mothers out there in the whole worlddisgusts me!"

Selfish and egoistic, and not worthy of being a mother…

Shawn's words were ruthless, as he had directly denied his biological mother.

I placed my hands gently on his chest as I tried to calm him down. But before I could do or sayanything, he gently wrapped me in his arms and suddenly said, "Ray, my mother had officially cut tieswith the Xenos Family last night."

"What do you mean by cutting ties with the Xenos Family?"