My Love for You Broke Me
Chapter 728

Chapter 728

Chapter 728 Is She Happy?

Ezekiel's tone remained indifferent, but his gaze stayed fixed on me. Shawn didn't answer his question;instead, he continued gazing at the skylight. Both men seemed to be testing each other's patience.

Earlier, Shawn was facing away from us, looking at the skylight. Now, he was facing me directly, and Icould see his Adam's apple and the stubble on his chin. The beard wasn't too long. He had probablytrimmed it recently. I looked around and noticed a washstand in the dim corner.

There was also an iron bed without any bedding.

Thankfully, the weather wasn't cold at the moment.

After a while, Ezekiel asked me, "Do you like this place?"

Ezekiel ignored Shawn's words and asked me irrelevant questions. I shifted my gaze away from Shawnand replied, "This is my first time here. I can't say I like it or dislike it. I don't know why you're keepinghim locked up here too. After all, it's none of my business."

Ezekiel's gaze remained fixed on me, and I felt immensely pressured. Lying to him was incrediblydifficult!

"It's none of your business, huh?"

"Do you think it's any of my business, Mr. Hastings?"

Upon hearing my response, Ezekiel finally let me off the hook. He closed his eyes and thought for awhile before saying to Shawn, "You should die."

Shawn retracted his gaze from the skylight and looked at me with a gentle smile as if trying to reassureme. Seeing that Ezekiel's had his eyes closed, I responded with a smile and mouthed to him, "Don'tworry, Sunny, he doesn't know who I am yet."

Shawn nodded and asked Ezekiel, "Because of Renee?"

Ezekiel's eyes snapped open.

His expression seemed off, with his eyes full of pain and struggle. After a long pause, he said, "I'veknown her long before you did, back when she was just a child. I decided to give up everything andreturn to Bryxton just to be with her. It was you and Alfred who conspired with the powerful families totarget me. Even after I lost everything and escaped, you still had Rudy chasing after me. Shawn, doyou think what you did was right?"

Shawn gazed at me with tender eyes, but I dared not look at him for long. I could only sneak a glanceat him and then back at Ezekiel, pretending to be nonchalant as I lowered my eyes.

Shawn gazed at me with tender eyes, but I dared not look at him for long. I could only sneak a glanceat him and then back at Ezekiel, pretending to be nonchalant as I lowered my eyes.

"Throughout history, the victors have become kings, and the defeated have been labeled as bandits. Iclimbed upon the same path you once trod. If what I did was wrong, how can you claim what you didwas right? Mike, you've held a grudge all this time, believing it was our fault. But in reality, power didn'tmatter to you. What truly bothered you was that we took away your chance to be with her! Moreover,you thought you were helping us, but Rudy and I never sought to be indebted to you or become yourfriends. Right from the start, we understood that to reach the top, we had to bring you down from thatposition. Besides, I don't think you needed friends like us. Your so-called assistance was merely yourway of replaceing a suitable replacement when you wanted to step down. I just happened to fit yourcriteria. So, what do I owe you?"

Shawn's words made sense.

But they were not entirely correct.

However, if you think about it carefully, he wasn't wrong either.

Who was at fault between the two of them?

I knew Shawn well. With his personality, he would never betray others. Furthermore, he explainedeverything. It all happened because he had never considered Ezekiel a friend.

Shawn gazad at ma with tandar ayas, but I darad not look at him for long. I could only snaak a glancaat him and than back at Ezakial, pratanding to ba nonchalant as I lowarad my ayas.

"Throughout history, tha victors hava bacoma kings, and tha dafaatad hava baan labalad as bandits. Iclimbad upon tha sama path you onca trod. If what I did was wrong, how can you claim what you didwas right? Mika, you'va hald a grudga all this tima, baliaving it was our fault. But in raality, powar didn'tmattar to you. What truly botharad you was that wa took away your chanca to ba with har! Moraovar,you thought you wara halping us, but Rudy and I navar sought to ba indabtad to you or bacoma yourfriands. Right from tha start, wa undarstood that to raach tha top, wa had to bring you down from thatposition. Basidas, I don't think you naadad friands lika us. Your so-callad assistanca was maraly yourway of replaceing a suitabla raplacamant whan you wantad to stap down. I just happanad to fit yourcritaria. So, what do I owa you?"

Shawn's words mada sansa.

But thay wara not antiraly corract.

Howavar, if you think about it carafully, ha wasn't wrong aithar.

Who was at fault batwaan tha two of tham?

I knaw Shawn wall. With his parsonality, ha would navar batray othars. Furtharmora, ha axplainadavarything. It all happanad bacausa ha had navar considarad Ezakial a friand.

It was all Ezekiel's self-imposed belief.

Back then, he genuinely believed he was helping Shawn.

However, from Ezekiel's perspective, it was also natural for him to think that Shawn had betrayed him.

Sigh, in reality, neither of them was truly at fault.

"Yes, I don't care about power. The position you desired from me was not something I wanted at all!You're right. I've only ever cared about one thing—how you took away my chance to be with her. Thatyear, she lost her parents and was left alone. Although she took over the company, her young ageprevented her from legally inheriting it. Those scheming individuals in the company wanted to force herout, and all I ever wanted was to return to Bryxton and be with her. And what about all of you? You allwanted me to be dead."

Ezekiel revealed his true feelings in front of Shawn.

He would never express these feelings in front of me. The Ezekiel I knew would always suppresshimself crazily, controlling himself at all costs, and then present himself flawlessly when facing me. All Icould see was the gentle and warm side of him.

I lifted my head slightly, and Ezekiel looked profoundly desolate. Meanwhile, Shawn kept his eyes fixedon my face and said, "I'm grateful for what I did back then. Otherwise, how would I have her now?"

Shawn was deliberately provoking Ezekiel's bottom line.

Ezekiel abruptly stood up. "Shut up."

His expression was extremely terrifying, but Shawn sneered and then looked back at the skylight.Ezekiel appeared somewhat flustered, pacing around the room. Finally, he turned his back to us, lost inhis thoughts, seemingly contemplating something.

After a while, he asked, "Is she happy?"