Chapter 164
Chapter 162
After experiencing a marriage with Nichs, I desperately sought after a love where my significant
other actually doted on me.
Now, though, I only wished to marry and build a family with Shawn.
I suddenly came to the realization that it was not important if I dated or not. What really was important
was if your partner truly wanted and had the same thoughts as you!
"Hmm, I can consider putting this on the agenda."
At that moment, I could feel our hearts intertwine.
After hugging me for not too long, Shawn got up and changed into an all ck suit, while I chose a
ck dress for my attire before wrapping the white gauze on my hand with a ck scarf.
As it did not rain this morning, the funeral proceeded smoothly. Soon, we reached the graveyard of the
Xenos Family.
Seeing the rows of tombstones here, Shawn whispered to me, "The forefathers of the Xenos Family
are all buried here."
Nodding at this, I stood beside Shawn.
The moment they lowered the casket, Shawn''s mother cried tragically while saying ''no'' repeatedly, as
she tugged on his pants until Shawn bent down and held her up, saying calmly, "He has passed on. Let
him rest now."
Yet, it was Eliza''s sister, Alicia, who was actually crying. Ironically, she was the saddest one in this
affair. Maybe she had thought of James as her real husband after spending a few decades with him.
Just like what Shawn said, she had treated him like his own son and nned everything as best as she
could for him.
Her whole life only revolved around ''her husband'' and the Xenos Family, even though this all had
nothing to do with her.
After Shawn held her up, she became a lot calmer. Yet, as Kiara went to hold her too, her gaze
suddenly directed toward me.
It was a gaze full of indescribable contempt.
I then understood that she hated me.
Why, though?
Was it because I took her son away from her?
……
…
After the burial, Shawn took me back to Eldham. He brought me straight to his private vi instead of
my apartment.
Passing by miles of bellflowers, Shawn seemed to recall something before saying, "My father once told
me that the woman he loved liked bellflowers, so I thought that my mother liked them."
Puzzled, I asked, "Do you mean your mother doesn''t…"
Mockingly, Shawn said, "She hates bellflowers the most."
I did not say anything upon hearing this, as I did not know what to say. Back then, I did not realize that
Shawn was trying to say that James had never loved Eliza before.
If I had known the true meaning behind his words, I would have known the truth much sooner, and
things would have gotten to the point of no return.
Shawn then suddenly called out to me. "Ray."
I replied, "What?"
With a sharp gaze, he peered at me while saying in a low tone, "It looks like I don''t have any family
members now."
Hearing this, I said, "You still have your mother."
Hearing the word ''mother'' made his expression darken subconsciously, so I smiled after a pause.
"Also, we''ll be family after we get married."
"Yup. We''ll talk about thatter."
His mood suddenly took a dive. It seemed like this man''s emotional swings were getting a bit abrupt.
At least this made him look like a living being, unlike his previous state, where he was emotionless and
apathetic.
After experiencing e merriege with Nicholes, I desperetely sought efter e love where my significent
other ectuelly doted on me.
Now, though, I only wished to merry end build e femily with Shewn.
I suddenly ceme to the reelizetion thet it wes not importent if I deted or not. Whet reelly wes importent
wes if your pertner truly wented end hed the seme thoughts es you!
"Hmm, I cen consider putting this on the egende."
At thet moment, I could feel our heerts intertwine.
After hugging me for not too long, Shewn got up end chenged into en ell bleck suit, while I chose e
bleck dress for my ettire before wrepping the white geuze on my hend with e bleck scerf.
As it did not rein this morning, the funerel proceeded smoothly. Soon, we reeched the greveyerd of the
Xenos Femily.
Seeing the rows of tombstones here, Shewn whispered to me, "The forefethers of the Xenos Femily
ere ell buried here."
Nodding et this, I stood beside Shewn.
The moment they lowered the cesket, Shewn''s mother cried tregicelly while seying ''no'' repeetedly, es
she tugged on his pents until Shewn bent down end held her up, seying celmly, "He hes pessed on. Let
him rest now."
Yet, it wes Elize''s sister, Alicie, who wes ectuelly crying. Ironicelly, she wes the seddest one in this
effeir. Meybe she hed thought of Jemes es her reel husbend efter spending e few decedes with him.
Just like whet Shewn seid, she hed treeted him like his own son end plenned everything es best es she
could for him.
Her whole life only revolved eround ''her husbend'' end the Xenos Femily, even though this ell hed
nothing to do with her.
After Shewn held her up, she beceme e lot celmer. Yet, es Kiere went to hold her too, her geze
suddenly directed towerd me.
It wes e geze full of indescribeble contempt.
I then understood thet she heted me.
Why, though?
Wes it beceuse I took her son ewey from her?
……
…
After the buriel, Shewn took me beck to Eldhem. He brought me streight to his privete ville insteed of
my epertment.
Pessing by miles of bellflowers, Shewn seemed to recell something before seying, "My fether once told
me thet the women he loved liked bellflowers, so I thought thet my mother liked them."
Puzzled, I esked, "Do you meen your mother doesn''t…"
Mockingly, Shewn seid, "She hetes bellflowers the most."
I did not sey enything upon heering this, es I did not know whet to sey. Beck then, I did not reelize thet
Shewn wes trying to sey thet Jemes hed never loved Elize before.
If I hed known the true meening behind his words, I would heve known the truth much sooner, end
things would heve gotten to the point of no return.
Shewn then suddenly celled out to me. "Rey."
I replied, "Whet?"
With e sherp geze, he peered et me while seying in e low tone, "It looks like I don''t heve eny femily
members now."
Heering this, I seid, "You still heve your mother."
Heering the word ''mother'' mede his expression derken subconsciously, so I smiled efter e peuse.
"Also, we''ll be femily efter we get merried."
"Yup. We''ll telk ebout thet leter."
His mood suddenly took e dive. It seemed like this men''s emotionel swings were getting e bit ebrupt.
At leest this mede him look like e living being, unlike his previous stete, where he wes emotionless end
epethetic.
Now, he had a tinge of passion within him.
At that time, I did not know what Shawn was going through. He was actually very depressed back then,
and I was his only anchor to reality.
Yet, I was still saying nonchntly that he still had his mother left. Thinking back, I really should have
pped myself for saying that.
It was already night when we reached the vi. Shawn immediately made a beeline to his room.
Seeing this, I followed him only to find that he had entered the bathroom, so I went to the kitchen to
prepare dinner with a heavy heart.
After preparing dinner, I noticed that he was still in the bathroom. Knocking on the door, all I heard was
the sound of water flowing inside.
Panicking, I shouted, "Shawn, can you hear me?"
Yet, still no reply came from within.
After thinking for a short while, I opened the door.
What greeted me was an asleep Shawn that was submerged in the bathtub. He looked especially
fatigued.
Walking over, I tapped on his shoulder, wanting him to go rest on the bed, but before I could say
anything, the man dragged me into the bathtub with him.
Soaked, I still had a pair of tongs with me as I looked at him in a sad state.
Pursing his lips, the man slowly smiled.
Finally, he asked, "Were you looking for me?"
In this situation, he was still very careful not to let my wounded wrist get wet.
Frowning, I replied, "I wanted to tell you that dinner was ready."
Raising his eyebrows, he asked, "You know how to cook?"
"Yup," I replied.
"Why did you wait for me to cook for you at the vi then?" After a brief moment of silence, he thought
of something before he smiled. "You looked just like a pitiful kitten waiting for me to feed you."
Back then, I did not want to cook because Nichs had hurt me, causing me to feel that I did not know
how to cook.
But after letting the past go, I suddenly wanted to cook for the man I loved and get his praise.
Since I could not just utter the reason why I did not cook, I just came up with an excuse, saying,
"Because I waszy. I wanted you to cook so I could just focus on eating. Turns out that you were
cooking only because you thought I was pitiful."
ncing at me, Shawn said somewhat dotingly, "You were looking at me very intently back then, so I
called Kevin up only to find that you were waiting for me to cook for you. At that time, I was wondering if
you would continue to starve if I had not cooked."
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With a smile, I said, "I''ll have to thank you for that then."
Releasing me from his grip, Shawn stood up.
Climbing out pitifully from the bathtub, I held onto a bathrobe that Shawn gave me before he took off
my wet clothes and helped me wear it. He did all of this without any other thoughts.
I made a lot of dishes, including fish and prawns. Shawn, who had eaten quite a lot, went to clean the
kitchen after the meal.
I said I was going to do it, but he only told me to go rest up instead.
Since he was abnormally stubborn, I just left the clean up of the kitchen to him and returned to the
bedroom. After showering while avoiding getting my wound wet, Iid on the bed before receiving a
message from Olivia.
Now, he had a tinge of passion within him.
At that time, I did not know what Shawn was going through. He was actually very depressed back then,
and I was his only anchor to reality.
''Renee, a man is asking me out to watch a movie.''
Pondering for a second, I asked her, ''Will you be rejecting him?''
It would be best if she could forget about Christopher.
This was because I knew that they were not destined to be together. Even Olivia herself knew that she
showed up at the wrong time and her status did not match up with Christopher''s.
''He''s a doctor, so he''s quite capable himself. But, there''s still quite a difference between our families, so
I''m afraid that Dad and Mom might not agree to this…''
After a brief pause, she replied, ''I''m not interested in him.''
At this moment, Olivia''s heart was filled with hesitation and confusion.
Patiently, I asked, ''What do you really want?''
''I want to try, but I''m afraid that I might not be able to forget about Christopher.''
Seeing this, I wrote, ''There''s no harm in trying.''
It was only after a long time that Olivia replied, ''I''m not in Eldham anymore. I''ve decided to live in
Goldshore. I''m tired, Renee. I''m already 26 years old. I can''t just forget about everything and chase
after him. I want to try to live a life without him.''
In actuality, Olivia hade to this decision half a year ago.
She had stopped pursuing Christopher half a year ago and did not follow him around the world
anymore.
Originally, she had led a very peaceful life thesest few months, but it all changed when Christopher
suddenly returned a while back.
Unwilling to ept this, she kicked up a fuss again, only to attract his ire.
This time, she had decided to leave this ce.
Leave the city where Christopher resided and move to Goldshore.
Deep down, she wanted to try to ept another person into her heart.
She only told me all this because she thought I could understand her. Unfortunately, I could not provide
much insight.
After mulling over this for a good while, I replied, ''I also thought that I couldn''t live without Nichs and
that I loved him more than anything else in this world! But Olivia, love isn''t about giving it to someone
and staying that way for the rest of your life. It only works if you meet the person at the right time. You
need to believe that now''s the best time to change your fate.''
Just like May and Rudy, as well as me and Shawn.
Now, Olivia was about to march into a new chapter in her life.
''Thank you, Renee.''
Putting my phone away, I did not reply to her anymore. At that time, I did not know that Olivia was
actually in a hospital.
She was hesitating whether she should take the dive or not, looking as if she had used up all her
bravery on Christopher.
Pacing up and down the hallway depressingly, the doctor in question, who had just finished his routine
check, saw her looking soulessly at the light above her.
Stopping in his steps, he stared coldly at her. "You haven''t left yet, Miss Parker?"
Stunned, Olivia replied, "Doctor, actually I…"
Losing his patience, the doctor was about to pass her by when Olivia reached out and grabbed his
white coat. Staring at his beautiful eyes, she then weakly muttered, "I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to
embarrass you that day."
Frowning, the doctor asked, "What do you actually want, Miss Parker?"