My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 668

Chapter 668 She Is My Wife

In the absence of Waylen, there would be a substitute assistant on Shawn's side.

Yet, even with a substitute assistant present, Waylen deliberately had Kevin choose outfits for Shawn. Having known Kevin's taste in fashion, Waylen wanted Shawn to try a different style.

At the thought of that, I praised, "You look very handsome."

"The color is too flashy," commented Shawn faintly.

"You usually wear black and white. You should try different styles. Anyway, my man looks handsome in any style. The clothes are just icing on the cake."

In a deep voice, he responded, "You're flattering me again."

I chuckled. "Don't you like it?"

Shawn remained silent. I asked whether he wanted to call his mother and let her know that we would arrive soon.

He declined, saying, "It's almost two in the morning. There's no need to wake her up. Let's rest first and see her tomorrow."

When we left Ezekiel's place, it was only 9.30PM.

"We've been on the road for four and a half hours?"

"Yes. We're driving slowly because of the rain in Bryxton."

Shawn and I were chatting in the back. The driver must have been quite surprised.

After all, Shawn never seemed like a chatty person.

In fact, he never said more than needed.

"We're almost there. I'm gonna check out the scenery outside."

In less than twenty minutes, we arrived at Xenos' Residence.

It had been a long time since I last came here and saw this view. I opened the car door and got out. Seeing my eagerness, Shawn said from behind, "Careful. Don't be that impatient."

There were large fields of roses outside the villa. I reminisced with Shawn, who just got out of the car behind me. "I used to come here often when we just knew each other. I remember lying on a bed with you not long after we met, and your room was the only one with a bed at that time."

Shawn nodded and explained, "I used to live alone, and I rarely stayed here. So there was only one bed. But later, Waylen added beds in other rooms, so my mother uses one of them now."

I crouched down by the roadside and picked a bunch of roses. I picked them in various colors: pink, white, purple, gradient shades, and fresh green. When Shawn saw me with a full bundle in my arms, he came over and took it in his own arms. I crouched down again and picked a few more pink ones, to which Shawn chuckled and asked, "How many more do you need?"

"I want to put a bouquet of roses in the living room, bedroom, and on the dining table. How many flower vases do we have at home by the way? We should have enough vases, right? Ah, I'm rambling to myself."

Shawn curled his lips and watched me continue picking roses.

Later, I found a few pretty vases in a room. After Shawn put the flowers on the dining table, he found me a pair of scissors.

I trimmed the stems and leaves, then inserted the roses into the vases. Finally, I carried a vase mostly filled with pink roses and went to Shawn's room.

His bed was now adorned with sky-blue sheets.

Surprised, I asked, "Did your mother change them?"

"Yeah, she always thought that black and white were too monotonous. Since I was little, she liked to change the sheets into colors she liked. However, she hadn't changed them since I returned to the family. I guess my indifference made her feel distant," explained Shawn lightly.

"Well, she probably didn't expect you to return here this time, so she changed the sheets."

As I put down the vase, Shawn made a sound of agreement and went into the bathroom. After a tiring day, he quickly washed up and went to bed first.

Before going to bed, I checked my phone. Kevin had added Aimes back to the group chat. They were chatting happily, and Tracy also joined the conversation. Surprisingly, they didn't argue or tease each other but just talked about interesting stuff. It was a rare moment of harmony.

I put down my phone and lay down next to Shawn. Perhaps because I had slept too much during the day, I found it difficult to fall asleep.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had promised to send a message to Ezekiel once I got home. I picked up my phone and texted him. "Just got home."

Ezekiel didn't reply. He was probably already asleep at this hour.

I didn't want to disturb Shawn, so I got out of bed and went to the sofa, intending to play mobile games. Unexpectedly, Amy was still online. When she saw me, she invited me to play the game with her. Although playing games was meant for entertainment and winning or losing shouldn't matter too much,

I had genuinely had enough of her consistently causing us to lose. Every time when I teamed up with her, we always lost the game and ended up in a situation where the opponents had complete control. There was no fun at all.

Besides, I always ended up having a bad temper when I played games with Amy.

Going on WhatsApp, I messaged Amy. 'I'm just going online to collect some coins and will sleep soon. You can play by yourself. Goodnight.'

Amy quickly texted back. 'Are you worried that I'll make you lose?'

Yes, I was worried that she would make us lose.

It would easily make me lose my temper.

However, I lied and replied, 'I just arrived in Eldham and have been busy all day. Besides, I have to go to Sundew tomorrow. I'm really tired.'

'Okay, I'll let you get away with it this time.'

I breathed a sigh of relief, signed out of the game, and started scrolling through Twitter.

After that, I put on my headphones and started to watch a TV show on the sofa.

Eventually, I fell asleep in a daze.

Time had passed, and I felt a cold finger touching my cheek. I opened my eyes and saw Shawn dressing in casual attire. I looked out the window and asked, "Has it already become bright outside?"

I trimmed the stems ond leoves, then inserted the roses into the voses. Finolly, I corried o vose mostly filled with pink roses ond went to Shown's room.

His bed wos now odorned with sky-blue sheets.

Surprised, I osked, "Did your mother chonge them?"

"Yeoh, she olwoys thought thot block ond white were too monotonous. Since I wos little, she liked to chonge the sheets into colors she liked. However, she hodn't chonged them since I returned to the fomily. I guess my indifference mode her feel distont," exploined Shown lightly.

"Well, she probobly didn't expect you to return here this time, so she chonged the sheets."

As I put down the vose, Shown mode o sound of ogreement ond went into the bothroom. After o tiring doy, he quickly woshed up ond went to bed first.

Before going to bed, I checked my phone. Kevin hod odded Aimes bock to the group chot. They were chotting hoppily, ond Trocy olso joined the conversotion. Surprisingly, they didn't orgue or teose eoch other but just tolked obout interesting stuff. It wos o rore moment of hormony.

I put down my phone ond loy down next to Shown. Perhops becouse I hod slept too much during the doy, I found it difficult to foll osleep.

Suddenly, I remembered thot I hod promised to send o messoge to Ezekiel once I got home. I picked up my phone ond texted him. "Just got home."

Ezekiel didn't reply. He wos probobly olreody osleep ot this hour.

I didn't wont to disturb Shown, so I got out of bed ond went to the sofo, intending to ploy mobile gomes. Unexpectedly, Amy wos still online. When she sow me, she invited me to ploy the gome with her. Although ploying gomes wos meont for entertoinment ond winning or losing shouldn't motter too much, I hod genuinely hod enough of her consistently cousing us to lose. Every time when I teomed up with

her, we olwoys lost the gome ond ended up in o situotion where the opponents hod complete control. There wos no fun ot oll.

Besides, I olwoys ended up hoving o bod temper when I ployed gomes with Amy.

Going on WhotsApp, I messoged Amy. 'I'm just going online to collect some coins ond will sleep soon. You con ploy by yourself. Goodnight.'

Amy quickly texted bock. 'Are you worried thot I'll moke you lose?'

Yes, I wos worried thot she would moke us lose.

It would eosily moke me lose my temper.

However, I lied ond replied, 'I just orrived in Eldhom ond hove been busy oll doy. Besides, I hove to go to Sundew tomorrow. I'm reolly tired.'

'Okoy, I'll let you get owoy with it this time.'

I breothed o sigh of relief, signed out of the gome, ond storted scrolling through Twitter.

After thot, I put on my heodphones ond storted to wotch o TV show on the sofo.

Eventuolly, I fell osleep in o doze.

Time hod possed, ond I felt o cold finger touching my cheek. I opened my eyes ond sow Shown dressing in cosuol ottire. I looked out the window ond osked, "Hos it olreody become bright outside?"

"Yeoh, would you like to sleep in o little longer?"

"I stoyed up lote lost night."

I felt extremely tired ofter stoying up lote.

"Sleep in for o little longer then. I'll go downstoirs ond moke breokfost."

...

When Shown got up, he sow Renee curling up osleep on the sofo. He sighed ond grobbed o blonket to cover her.

Shown went downstoirs ond sow thot Alicio wos olreody up. She wos sipping teo in the living room. He wolked over ond colled out softly from behind. "Mother."

Alicio stiffened slightly, then turned oround to see Shown, who hod suddenly returned to the villo. It hod been o long time since she lost sow him. Although he still hod thot fomilior look, he seemed gentler thon before.

She stood up in surprise ond osked, "Shown, whot ore you doing here?"

Gently, Shown exploined, "I come bock from obrood to deol with some things. I'm dropping by Eldhom to visit you. How hove you been lotely?"

Teors welled up in Alicio's eyes os she nodded. "I'm doing well. In foct, I'm better thon ony other time becouse you finolly tolk to me."

Shown lowered his goze ond thought for o moment whether to give his mother o hug to comfort her. But perhops due to his noture, he ultimotely chose not to do so ond simply osked in o gentle tone, "Whot would you like to eot?"

"Do you wont to moke breokfost?" Wiping her teors, Alicio volunteered. "Whot do you wont to eot? I'll moke it for you."

"No need. Since I got up eorly, I hove nothing to do onywoy."

Then, he osked, "Mother, is there onything speciol thot you would like to eot?"

"I don't mind. Let me help you. Is thot okoy?"

"Sure, Mother."

Shown went to the kitchen. He mode bocon ond ootmeol, fried two eggs, ond olso cooked some zucchini posto.

Seeing thot, Alicio osked, "Who is the posto for?"

"Roy. She's still sleeping."

Alicio nodded ond continued, "Does she like it?"

"To be honest, I'm not sure, but she olwoys finishes it whenever I moke it. I think she must like it."

Upon heoring this, Alicio felt o tinge of sodness in her heort. "You poy quite o bit of ottention to her, observing her preferences ond remembering them well."

Although she felt sod, she wos not jeolous.

She just never expected thot Shown would core so much obout Renee.

Shown wos still himself.

But he no longer resembled the indifferent mon from before.

It seemed thot people could chonge becouse of love.

One of them wos her elder sister.

And onother one wos her son.

"Of course, I poy ottention to her. She is my wife."

"Yeah, would you like to sleep in a little longer?"

"I stayed up late last night."

I felt extremely tired after staying up late.

"Sleep in for a little longer then. I'll go downstairs and make breakfast."

...

When Shawn got up, he saw Renee curling up asleep on the sofa. He sighed and grabbed a blanket to cover her.

Shawn went downstairs and saw that Alicia was already up. She was sipping tea in the living room. He walked over and called out softly from behind. "Mother."

Alicia stiffened slightly, then turned around to see Shawn, who had suddenly returned to the villa. It had been a long time since she last saw him. Although he still had that familiar look, he seemed gentler than before.

She stood up in surprise and asked, "Shawn, what are you doing here?"

Gently, Shawn explained, "I came back from abroad to deal with some things. I'm dropping by Eldham to visit you. How have you been lately?"

Tears welled up in Alicia's eyes as she nodded. "I'm doing well. In fact, I'm better than any other time because you finally talk to me."

Shawn lowered his gaze and thought for a moment whether to give his mother a hug to comfort her. But perhaps due to his nature, he ultimately chose not to do so and simply asked in a gentle tone, "What would you like to eat?"

"Do you want to make breakfast?" Wiping her tears, Alicia volunteered. "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

"No need. Since I got up early, I have nothing to do anyway."

Then, he asked, "Mother, is there anything special that you would like to eat?"

"I don't mind. Let me help you. Is that okay?"

"Sure, Mother."

Shawn went to the kitchen. He made bacon and oatmeal, fried two eggs, and also cooked some zucchini pasta.

Seeing that, Alicia asked, "Who is the pasta for?"

"Ray. She's still sleeping."

Alicia nodded and continued, "Does she like it?"

"To be honest, I'm not sure, but she always finishes it whenever I make it. I think she must like it."

Upon hearing this, Alicia felt a tinge of sadness in her heart. "You pay quite a bit of attention to her, observing her preferences and remembering them well."

Although she felt sad, she was not jealous.

She just never expected that Shawn would care so much about Renee.

Shawn was still himself.

But he no longer resembled the indifferent man from before.

It seemed that people could change because of love.

One of them was her elder sister.

And another one was her son. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"Of course, I pay attention to her. She is my wife."