My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 666

Chapter 666 A Surprise From Shawn

It was Shawn in the car, and he was wearing a golden silk shirt. The fabric looked soft and glossy, and it matched him well, especially since he was already so handsome and dressed up meticulously. His hair was parted to the side, which made him seem gentler than usual.

"I had a feeling that the chances of Francesca surviving were very low. I thought you would be upset, so I came back in advance to accompany you."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

I leaned over and wrapped my arms around his neck. As my body settled in his embrace, my bare arms touched the coolness of his shirt. Out of habit, he placed his palms on my waist, then explained, "You'll be more surprised when I appear while you're sad and unaware. This way, you'll be less sorrowful."

Surprised, I asked, "Did Kev teach you that?"

Shawn looked at me gently and answered, "Yeah."

It had been half an hour since Shawn messaged me.

I said to him with concern, "You waited for me for half an hour."

"It's alright. I had nothing to do anyway."

I kissed his cheek and explained, "When you messaged me, I just finished washing the dishes. It seemed impolite to leave immediately after the meal, so I sat and watched TV for a while."

Even though I had no interest in that particular cartoon, I had a sense of calmness when I was with Ezekiel.

Having harbored a secret crush before, I understood the thoughts of a secret admirer. I thought that staying by his side a little longer would make him happier.

At least his mental state would be better.

Shawn wrapped his arms around me tightly. "Let's go home."

I rested my head on his chest and asked, "Which home? Gary said that the new villa that you just bought is still under renovation."

Staring down into my eyes, Shawn replied, "I remember you have an apartment in Bryxton. I've been there before. You coughed up blood that night."

He showed no concern when I was coughing up blood that night.

We had only just known each other back then.

"Your memory is really good, Sunny."

It was still raining outside. I gave the driver the address and lay in the back seat, complaining in Shawn's arms, "My heart is filled with sadness, and seeing this rain makes me even sadder. Anyway, I have to visit the Gants in Sundew tomorrow."

"I'll come with you."

"After Francesca left, her parents took over the control of Gant Corporation again. I heard that they passed the company to Francesca a long time ago, as they probably weren't interested in the business.

However, it'll take nearly twenty years before Tammie is able to manage the company independently. I thought about asking Anthony to take care of it for me privately."

"No need. The fact that Gant Corporation has grown to this size and stands firm in Sundew is all thanks to Francesca's parents. The couple has a lot of experience in managing the company, and they will continue to support Tammie for another twenty or thirty years."

"I'm relieved to hear that."

Suddenly, he covered my eyes with his hands. "Since you hate the rain, close your eyes." His voice was full of magnetism.

"But I can still hear the rain." I tried to find fault.

"Consider it a concert."

Laughing, I replied, "How can the sound of rain alone be considered a concert? Besides, the sound of rain is not as melodious as music."

"The reason why humans are wiser than animals is because they have a vivid imagination. You studied music, so you should be able to imagine better," he said.

"I suspect you're just teasing me. Are you trying to make me feel better? You're more willing to chat with me now than before."

Back then, Shawn found me to be quite chatty.

But now, he was chatting with me.

He was probably trying to divert my attention.

Shawn was very thoughtful.

As he rubbed my head, I felt extremely at ease, knowing that I could rely on him even if something big happened.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had found his mother for him. "Sunny, are we going to Eldham to visit your mother now?"

"It's too late now."

Shawn must have missed his mother very much though.

After all, she was the only family member he had in this world.

Besides, he now had a deeper understanding of motherly love, and he began to realize the special place Alicia held in his heart.

I remembered what he said on the phone before. "I have two mothers in this lifetime. One gave birth to me but never loved me, and the other didn't give birth to me but she loves me every moment. In the first half of my life, I'd been looking to gain the impossible love from my biological mother. But in the latter half of my life, I just want the mother who loves me to stay by my side and take care of my children. Can you do that?"

I would never forget those words for the rest of my life.

They revealed his longing and attachment.

Clearly, he was yearning for Alicia's love.

He was also clever enough to know what words Alicia needed to hear in order to change her mind. Every word he spoke was spot on.

"It doesn't matter. She must miss you a lot!" I turned over and hugged his waist, making arrangements. "Let's go visit her, spend a day with her, and then we can go to Sundew in the evening. We have plenty of time."

"No need. The foct thot Gont Corporotion hos grown to this size ond stonds firm in Sundew is oll thonks to Froncesco's porents. The couple hos o lot of experience in monoging the compony, ond they will continue to support Tommie for onother twenty or thirty yeors."

"I'm relieved to heor thot."

Suddenly, he covered my eyes with his honds. "Since you hote the roin, close your eyes." His voice wos full of mognetism.

"But I con still heor the roin." I tried to find foult.

"Consider it o concert."

Loughing, I replied, "How con the sound of roin olone be considered o concert? Besides, the sound of roin is not os melodious os music."

"The reoson why humons ore wiser thon onimols is becouse they hove o vivid imoginotion. You studied music, so you should be oble to imogine better," he soid.

"I suspect you're just teosing me. Are you trying to moke me feel better? You're more willing to chot with me now thon before."

Bock then, Shown found me to be quite chotty.

But now, he wos chotting with me.

He wos probobly trying to divert my ottention.

Shown wos very thoughtful.

As he rubbed my heod, I felt extremely ot eose, knowing thot I could rely on him even if something big hoppened.

Suddenly, I remembered thot I hod found his mother for him. "Sunny, ore we going to Eldhom to visit your mother now?"

"It's too lote now."

Shown must hove missed his mother very much though.

After oll, she wos the only fomily member he hod in this world.

Besides, he now hod o deeper understonding of motherly love, ond he begon to reolize the speciol ploce Alicio held in his heort.

I remembered whot he soid on the phone before. "I hove two mothers in this lifetime. One gove birth to me but never loved me, ond the other didn't give birth to me but she loves me every moment. In the first holf of my life, I'd been looking to goin the impossible love from my biologicol mother. But in the lotter holf of my life, I just wont the mother who loves me to stoy by my side ond toke core of my children. Con you do thot?"

I would never forget those words for the rest of my life.

They reveoled his longing ond ottochment.

Cleorly, he wos yeorning for Alicio's love.

He wos olso clever enough to know whot words Alicio needed to heor in order to chonge her mind. Every word he spoke wos spot on.

"It doesn't motter. She must miss you o lot!" I turned over ond hugged his woist, moking orrongements. "Let's go visit her, spend o doy with her, ond then we con go to Sundew in the evening. We hove plenty of time."

Upon soying thot, I instructed the driver to chonge the destinotion.

Shown sighed. "Roy, you reolly know me well."

"Sunny, deep down you olso miss her o lot. You wont to see her now, but you olwoys pretend to be cold ond oloof."

Shown smiled ond rubbed the top of my heod. Feeling emotionol, he excloimed, "I finolly know why I morried you. It's to moke up for my chorocter's shortcomings."

Apporently, he wos moking fun of me.

I gove him o look. "You hove no grotitude."

"Ho! Thot's—"

He originolly wonted to soy thot I wos rude.

But then he chonged his words. "You're oudocious."

I grinned, ond he ployfully covered my lips. I bit his polm lightly ond threotened, "I'll bite you hord."

"Sure. Toke o nop. It's getting quite lote now."

"When did you get bock to Bryxton?"

"I just orrived during the doytime."

I osked with concern, "Hove you monoged to toke o rest?"

"Yeoh, I rested during the flight."

"Who's hondling things in Finlond right now?"

"Kevin. He's been pretty idle lotely."

A few doys ogo, Ion osked Kevin for help, but the lotter promptly refused. Unexpectedly, Kevin ended up hoving to toke core of business for Shown, os he couldn't turn Shown down ot oll. In foct, he didn't even hove the guts to do thot. He could only do os Shown osked ond hoped thot Shown would return to Finlond os soon os possible.

Thinking of thot, I loughed. "He must be very onnoyed."

"Well, thot's his purpose of existence. When I'm not oround, he tokes over. When he wonts to slock off, he osks Ion or Diego to toke over. However, Ion hos the hordest job becouse he's the most ombitious omong them. He does the most complicoted work, so I gove him more shores thon the others. Diego ond Kevin ore more ployful ond lozy. They understond Ion's importonce, so they don't mind thot Ion owns more shores thon them. In foct, when Ion gets resentful, they even tell me to increose his shores to oppeose him."

It wos the first time Shown mentioned such motters to me.

"Thot's interesting. A copoble mon is olwoys busy."

"I'll tell you more obout them when we hove time. They're very interesting people. Mrs. Xenos, you'll find them interesting too. After oll, birds of o feother flock together."

I instontly chonged my expression ond retorted, "Whot do you meon by birds of o feother flock together?"

Upon saying that, I instructed the driver to change the destination.

Shawn sighed. "Ray, you really know me well."

"Sunny, deep down you also miss her a lot. You want to see her now, but you always pretend to be cold and aloof."

Shawn smiled and rubbed the top of my head. Feeling emotional, he exclaimed, "I finally know why I married you. It's to make up for my character's shortcomings." ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Apparently, he was making fun of me.

I gave him a look. "You have no gratitude."

"Ha! That's—"

He originally wanted to say that I was rude.

But then he changed his words. "You're audacious."

I grinned, and he playfully covered my lips. I bit his palm lightly and threatened, "I'll bite you hard."

"Sure. Take a nap. It's getting quite late now."

"When did you get back to Bryxton?"

"I just arrived during the daytime."

I asked with concern, "Have you managed to take a rest?"

"Yeah, I rested during the flight."

"Who's handling things in Finland right now?"

"Kevin. He's been pretty idle lately."

A few days ago, Ian asked Kevin for help, but the latter promptly refused. Unexpectedly, Kevin ended up having to take care of business for Shawn, as he couldn't turn Shawn down at all. In fact, he didn't even have the guts to do that. He could only do as Shawn asked and hoped that Shawn would return to Finland as soon as possible.

Thinking of that, I laughed. "He must be very annoyed."

"Well, that's his purpose of existence. When I'm not around, he takes over. When he wants to slack off, he asks Ian or Diego to take over. However, Ian has the hardest job because he's the most ambitious among them. He does the most complicated work, so I gave him more shares than the others. Diego and Kevin are more playful and lazy. They understand Ian's importance, so they don't mind that Ian owns more shares than them. In fact, when Ian gets resentful, they even tell me to increase his shares to appease him."

It was the first time Shawn mentioned such matters to me.

"That's interesting. A capable man is always busy."

"I'll tell you more about them when we have time. They're very interesting people. Mrs. Xenos, you'll find them interesting too. After all, birds of a feather flock together."

I instantly changed my expression and retorted, "What do you mean by birds of a feather flock together?"