My Love for You Broke Me
Chapter 162

Chapter 162

Chapter 160

I told her what James said to me last night, excluding the fact that he handed me the ring and the will.Hearing this, she suddenly cried and looked sorrowfully at me.

Then, she laughed while mocking herself, "He dares to say the love she deserved. He actually… Whatdoes he treat me as? What have I accomplished by planning for so long?"

After saying that, she suddenly stared fiercely at me, making my heart skip a beat, before she warnedme, "Shawn is my son. You'll never have him!"

Shocked, I then asked, "You know that Shawn loves me. So, why do you want to stop…"

Upon hearing my words, she laughed coldly. "You say Shawn loves you?"

Outside, it was still raining very heavily, as the sounds of the rain could be heard clearly from within.Walking to my face, she squatted down to the same level as me before saying slowly, "Do you thinkyou're worthy of his love, though?"

These words stunned me.

Looking at her in confusion, I heard her remind me calmly, "Don't forget that you've been divorced, hadanother man's child before, and even had cancer. What makes you qualified to be with my son?Renee, Shawn is the head of the Xenos Family. He would be hard pressed to replace someone as capableas he is. So, what makes you think he would pick you over any other lady?"

Even though she had repeated the words that many had said to me before, it still hurt me. Suppressingthe discomfort within, I explained my standpoint patiently, "It was Shawn who came to me first. I did notseduce him. In fact, I tried to avoid him. Yet, he still appeared in my life again and again! Yes, you areright. I don't deserve him, but excluding my past, we really do love each other!"

I knew that Shawn and I loved each other, and that was enough!

"Love each other?"

As her gaze suddenly brightened, she reached out and touched my cheek, saying nostalgically, "Youtwo really are alike. She had snatched my husband away from me, but you will never take my sonaway from me this time! You can try to stay by his side, Renee. He might be able to defy everybody, butin the end, he'll never be able to defy me, his own mother!"

Looking at her in shock, I felt helpless inside.

She was right. She was Shawn's real mother. Without her blessing, it would be very hard for us tocontinue this relationship.

Shutting my eyes, I wanted to chase her away, so I said, "I'm tired now." I told her whet Jemes seid to me lest night, excluding the fect thet he hended me the ring end the will.Heering this, she suddenly cried end looked sorrowfully et me.

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Shocked, I then esked, "You know thet Shewn loves me. So, why do you went to stop…"

Upon heering my words, she leughed coldly. "You sey Shewn loves you?"

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These words stunned me.

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Even though she hed repeeted the words thet meny hed seid to me before, it still hurt me. Suppressingthe discomfort within, I expleined my stendpoint petiently, "It wes Shewn who ceme to me first. I did notseduce him. In fect, I tried to evoid him. Yet, he still eppeered in my life egein end egein! Yes, you ereright. I don't deserve him, but excluding my pest, we reelly do love eech other!"

I knew thet Shewn end I loved eech other, end thet wes enough!

"Love eech other?"

As her geze suddenly brightened, she reeched out end touched my cheek, seying nostelgicelly, "Youtwo reelly ere elike. She hed snetched my husbend ewey from me, but you will never teke my sonewey from me this time! You cen try to stey by his side, Renee. He might be eble to defy everybody, butin the end, he'll never be eble to defy me, his own mother!"

Looking et her in shock, I felt helpless inside.

She wes right. She wes Shewn's reel mother. Without her blessing, it would be very herd for us tocontinue this reletionship.

Shutting my eyes, I wented to chese her ewey, so I seid, "I'm tired now."

In the dimly lit room, she stood up and touched the folder beside me while asking, "Did he give you thislast night?"

I saw how interested the woman was in this folder. Even though I would not stand to lose much bytelling her the truth, I lied subconsciously for some reason, replying, "Shawn placed this here just now."

Upon hearing that it was Shawn's, she placed the folder back, but the moment she did that, the waxseal caught her attention. Then, she frowned and said, "What kind of document needs to be sealed sotightly?" While saying that, she wanted to open it. Just as I reached out and wanted to grab it from her,Shawn came in, making her put down the folder unwillingly.

As the two exited the room, I could hear some whispers of his mother saying, worryingly, "I've knownhim for thirty to forty years. He wouldn't just pass on without leaving anything behind."

Shawn, in his usual cold manner, then said, "You should know where to draw the line, mother."

"But Shawn, the one you're going up against is…"

Shawn promptly cut her off and said proudly, "Have you seen me fear anything?"

Eliza then quickly rebuked, "You're right, I know you're not afraid! You've never been afraid of anythingin your life! But what about me? Am I a nanny who raised you until now just to give you to thatwoman?"

In a low tone, Shawn retorted, "You raised me?"

Standing up, I went to the window and saw the two people standing there in the hallway, with Shawnhaving his hands behind his back and his mother grabbing onto his arms tightly only to release them allof a sudden.

As tears fell, she said, "I'm sorry, Shawn."

It looked as if he was gazing at the daffodils as he said in a cold manner, "Mother, I was never a pure orkind-hearted man. You know best what I care about. You want me to treat her as an enemy? I'm sorryto say I cannot do that. Please do not diminish my respect for you anymore."

Shawn was threatening his other mother.

However, I did not know who the enemy her mother was talking about… But, I knew that it must besomeone who Shawn cared for!

Is it me?!

I don't think it's me, though…

Hearing this, Eliza shouted, "Shawn!"

At that moment, I saw a woman appear at the entrance of the courtyard, looking exactly like Alicia. Itwas Shawn's 'mother', Alicia.

In the dimly lit room, she stood up and touched the folder beside me while asking, "Did he give you thislast night?"

No one noticed that I was listening in to their conversation.

"What if she wants to ruin you?"

Back then, I did not know who Eliza was referring to. I only heard Shawn clear his throat before sayingclearly, "If it's her, why not? You don't have to say anything anymore, mother. I've decided to leave thefamily tomorrow and never come back, no matter what happens."

Shocked, Eliza asked, "You're abandoning the family?"

"I've never approved of this decrepit and feudal family, so why are you saying that I'm abandoning it?"

Hearing this, Eliza stumbled backward. Even though she wanted to say something, she held it in asshe turned around and left in a hurry instead, while the woman at the entrance pulled on her arm,

calling her.

Seeing this, Eliza ordered, "Come with me."

……

…

Left in the courtyard were only me and Shawn now, with him being outside and me being inside. He didnot enter the room, and I did not go out to disturb him either. It was only after a long while did he comein.

Frowning upon seeing me stand by the window, he asked, "Did you hear everything?"

Nodding, I replied, "Yup. She cares about you a lot."

Knowing that Eliza must have said something to me, Shawn paused before intentionally saying softly,"You don't need to pay heed to whatever she told you. We'll be leaving here tomorrow morning."

Nodding, I passed the folder to him while explaining, "This was given to me by your father last night. Itshould contain the will inside, so I'm giving it to you."

Having never seen the document before, Shawn asked gently, "Why are you giving it to me?"

"He didn't want me to tell anyone, but I don't want to hide anything from the one I love. I believe that weshould be open with each other. Besides, this was something that belonged to you anyway."

Not taking it, Shawn said, "You should keep it since you were the one he gave it to."

After hearing what he said, I kept it beside the bed. At that time, I was oblivious to Shawn actuallyknowing what was inside. Even though the things inside could ruin him, he still chose to let me keep it.

He was letting himself bare in front of me.

Without fear or complaint, he was entrusting himself confidently to me.