Chapter 230
Chapter 230
I paused mid-step and heard the wordsing from Eliza''s mouth. "At the time, he believed that I was
his biological mother and clung to me desperately as a result, but I... I have been cruel to him. I only
allowed him to meet me on his birthday once a year. He only appeared by your side because he
mistakenly believed that the kidney in your body belonged to me. That''s why he took care of you and
protected you. Why else did you think he did that? Why would a man who had never even nced at a
woman suddenly be so kind to you?"
I paused mid-step and heard the wordsing from Eliza''s mouth. "At the time, he believed that I was
his biological mother and clung to me desperately as a result, but I... I have been cruel to him. I only
allowed him to meet me on his birthday once a year. He only appeared by your side because he
mistakenly believed that the kidney in your body belonged to me. That''s why he took care of you and
protected you. Why else did you think he did that? Why would a man who had never even nced at a
woman suddenly be so kind to you?"
Shawn knew about me a long time ago!?
I asked stiffly, "What are you trying to say?"
"Do you really believe that Shawn loves you?"
I didn''t turn back and maintained a stony silence.
"Let me ask you another question: Do you think Shawn understands love?"
Shawn once mentioned that he did not understand love. That was why he wanted me to teach him, but
his various behaviors showed that he understood love better than I did.
I remained silent under her provocation. On the other hand, she regained herposure and
continued, "Shawn is a man nurtured by the Xenos Family. He was raised in a lonely environment. As
such, he has a tenacious, cold, and cruel personality. How could a man like him understand love?"
I was speechless by her barbs and herplete ignorance when it came to Shawn.
I did not know how to answer her question.
But I was sure that Shawn truly loved me.
Nevertheless, she continued her cruel questions with a vicious smile, "Most men wish to get married
and start a family. What if he simply decided to be with you because he wants to build a family?"
I bit my lip, but she was not done as her smile widened a tad. "Renee, do you know that Shawn has
another secret? He once thought about killing you!"
…
"He once thought about killing you..."
Those words kept repeating themselves over and over again in my head.
Anthony noticed that my expression was rather stiff when I returned. Hence, he quickly crossed the
distance inrge strides and asked concernedly, "Miss, did she say something to you?"
I shook my head. "It''s nothing."
Afterward, Anthony and I arrived at the main hall. When I saw Shawn kneeling on the ground with his
back straight inside the hall, I recalled that he had kneeled before my biological father''s grave in the
same manner one year ago.
To be honest, Shawn already knew that the person lying in the coffin would use me against him.
Despite that, he used his identity as the head of the Xenos Family to prepare a grand funeral to send
her off properly.
I wanted to go inside and stay by his side, but the words I heard from Eliza earlier caused me to
withdraw.
I shook my head vigorously and warned myself that I should trust him. I shouldn''t let my thoughts run
wild!
I said to Anthony, "Let''s go inside."
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Just as I took a step forward, I heard a mocking voiceing from inside. "They said you''re the
disgraced head of the Xenos Family, Shawn Xenos. How dare you shamelessly return to the Xenos''
Vi to keep vigil?"
Those words were clearly aimed at Shawn.
I walked inside only to see a short and chubby young man running his mouth off by the side. Judging
by his looks, he did not look older than twenty.
Shawn ignored the man. On the other hand, the chubby young man did not notice my presence and
continued in his grating voice, "My mother said that you dominated the resources and glory of the
Xenos Family for the past few years. Otherwise, you would still be a bastard child right now!"
This chubby young man did not bother to think before he spoke. He never even stopped to consider
whom he was provoking. Thus, I hurried over and reprimanded him. "Quiet."
When he heard somebody reprimanding him for his actions, he spun around and red at me
aggressively. "Who do you think you are? How dare you ask me to be quiet!?"
Are the younger members of the Xenos Family that stupid? How can they not know who I am!?
I frowned and was just about to speak when Shawn abruptly informed the chubby young man of my
identity in a soft voice, "The person standing in front of you is Renee Xenos. Even your mother, Paulina
Xenos, would have to follow the rules and address her as ''Miss''. Did you ask her who she thought she
was to reprimand you? Indeed, she is certainly qualified to reprimand you. For her, it''s as easy as
crushing an ant to get rid of somebody from the extended family like you."
Since this was a formal setting, I had no choice but to ept being addressed as Renee Xenos.
The Xenosst name was one of the reasons why I had the qualifications to inherit the Xenos Family in
the first ce.
A middle-aged woman stepped forward and grabbed hold of the chubby young man upon hearing
Shawn''s lightly worded threat. She apologized with an aloof expression, "I''m sorry, Miss. Unfortunately,
my child''s ignorance has disturbed thete matriarch''s rest. I will bring him back to his room
immediately."
She was most likely Paulina Xenos, the person Shawn mentioned earlier.
The crowd in the main hall could not be consideredrge, but many of them were the Xenos Family''s
extended family members among the crowd. Be that as it may, she had allowed the chubby young man
to insult Shawn without stopping him. It was not until Shawn mentioned my status that she pretended to
come forward!
Hence, I clearly understood that she wanted to humiliate us.
What''s more, Shawn had meant to remind the rest of the extended family about my presence when he
imed that getting rid of them was as easy as crushing an ant for me. Regrettably, the chubby young
man was just the unlucky person who served as an example for the others.
He could only me himself for being so unreserved.
Those who did not know their ce and tried to bully others would always face the consequences in
the end!
I looked at the mother-and-son pair with a cold expression. "The Xenos Family has always upheld strict
rules and respect. The rewards and punishments have always been clearly written. Since your child
has failed to adhere to the rules, he will personally be punished by the Xenos Family."
A few months ago, I heard from Anthony about this department in the Xenos Family. This department
was in charge of punishing those who made mistakes, and their practices generally made life for the
criminals worse than death itself.
Needless to say, Paulina understood what it meant to be punished by the Xenos Family. Her
complexion went pale, and she immediately pleaded on behalf of her child, "Miss, please forgive my
child."
I curled my lips into a cold sneer. "He has made a mistake. Therefore, it is only proper for him to be
punished by the Xenos Family unless..."
After a pause, I finished my sentence. "Unless he is not part of the Xenos Family."
The expressions of the extended family in the main hall changed drastically with those words. They
were well aware of what it meant to leave the Xenos Family, so they quickly but tactfully separated
themselves from Paulina and her son. Meanwhile, Paulina was so frightened that she knelt on the
ground and begged for mercy, "Miss, I''m sorry. Brandon should not have been rude to Mr. Xenos. He
shouldn''t have been disrespectful to you. I will make sure to punish him thoroughly."
I did not relent in my pursuit. "Choose one."
Either be punished by the Xenos Family or be kicked out of the Xenos Family.
I understood that mercy would not bring me their respect.
Only threats would work.
Paulina knew that I was determined to see this through, so she gritted her teeth and made her choice.
"Brandon has vited the rules and disrespected you, Miss. It is only right for him to be punished by
the Xenos Family."
I waved my hand in dismissal. "Leave."
Anthony took the chubby young man, who had been dumbfounded ever since his mother fell to her
knees, away for punishment. On the other hand, the rest of the extended family quickly left the main
hall.
After they left, I knelt on the ground beside Shawn. He chided softly, "You are too soft-hearted."
That was right. I had allowed them to remain in the Xenos Family.
Afterward, a period of silence stretched out between us. I couldn''t help repeating the words that Eliza
said to me earlier over and over again in my mind
I trust Shawn.
But I wanted to ask him myself. I needed to hear it from him.
I would believe everything he said.
Hence, I secretly reached out to hold his little finger and pretended to ask him out of curiosity, "Do you
remember the scene when you first met me?"
"Yes, I remember," he replied.
"Sunny, do you remember where?"