Chapter 238
Chapter 238
Shawn''s mother had told me twice that I looked simr to my mother. When my mother turned to face
me, I felt like I was staring at my future self. I was almost certain that I would look exactly like her in a
little more than ten years. I walked over to sit opposite her. "As requested, I have brought Renee over
to meet you, Mom! You guys can chat for a while. I''m going to my room to get changed, but I''lle
over in a moment," he uttered thoughtfully.
After Robert left, it was just Joseph and the other bodyguards who stayed with me. My mother handed
me a cup of coffee. "You can get them to step back," she told me. I gave Joseph a nod, and they
stepped back to keep a distance of about ten yards from me. Once my bodyguards were a distance
away from me, the elegant woman began to speak in a calm tone. "This is my first time meeting you
after we were separated."
Does that mean she didn''t see me after she donated her kidney to me? I wondered. She continued
speaking while I pressed my lips together without saying anything. "I missed you a lot, and I''ve thought
of bringing you home to care for you, but when I am reminded of your father… He lied to me, and he
ruined my idea of love. I hated him too much—it was hard for me to have you by my side. I''m sorry,"
she exined.
She sounded extremely calm as she spoke of her hatred for my father, and she sounded equally calm
when she imed that she missed me. It was almost as if she didn''t feel anything as she uttered those
words. "It''s fine," I muttered.
"You seem really calm, even though this is our first meeting in a while, Renee," shemented.
"You seem pretty calm, too," I said while staring at my coffee. She smiled in response. "We''re really
simr." I didn''t say anything after that. "I told Robert to bring you over because I was thinking of
handing you all of my businesses in Bryxton and Find," she said.
"Why are you being so generous?" I asked with a smile.
"I only have one daughter," she replied.
"Robert called you his mother as well," I said. Her expression softened at the mention of Robert. "He
was really weak as a child, so I took care of him as he was growing up. He only calls me his mother
because we''re close," she exined.
"If that''s the case, you can hand all your businesses over to him," I replied before standing up to leave.
She called out for me with a rather stunned look on her face. "Renee." With my back turned against
her, I spoke in a calm voice. "I''ve never cared much for money and wealth—I don''t even want the
money that the Xenos Family has to offer. I was forced to take Shawn''s money."
"Are you saying that all this wealth doesn''t belong to you just because you don''t want it?" she asked
gently.
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"What else do we share aside from the same blood? Do you really think of me as your daughter?" I
asked. I was nothing but the heir of her wealth on paper. I didn''t mean anything else to her—she didn''t
even seem happy when she saw me. She seemed bbergasted upon hearing myst question. I
turned around and saw the troubled look on her face. "I should leave now," I uttered while trying my
best to contain the frustration I felt.
My trip to France had been utterly pointless. "Renee," she said in her same gentle tone. "You''re my
daughter, but aside from that, I don''t know how else we may be bonded to one another," she replied
honestly. I didn''t say anything else after that—I simply led Joseph and the other bodyguards away from
the castle. Joseph questioned me when we got to the helicopter. "You don''t seem too happy, Miss."
"She wasn''t happy when she had me, Joseph," I replied.
"Are you referring to the Duchess, Miss?" Joseph asked hesitantly. I don''t need a mother like her, I
thought. I didn''t know how to respond to Joseph''s question, as I didn''t want to seem vulnerable in front
of him. When we were at the borders of France, I sent Shawn a text. ''I''ll reach Espoo in a few hours,'' I
texted.
Shawn didn''t respond to my text, so I messaged Diego and Kevin. However, none of them responded
to me either—it was almost as if they had all disappeared into thin air at the same time. I had a rather
uneasy feeling building in my chest as I awaited their responses. After a few hours, the helicopter
landed in Espoo.
The entire vi in Espoo was pitch ck. Joseph could sense danger nearing us, so he stood guard in
front of me before he ordered the other 23 bodyguards to surround me. All of a sudden, a loud st
came from the entrance of the vi, and we were all blown away by the force of the explosion. My body
mmed onto the ground, and Joseph immediately grabbed my arm before we began to run.
The rest of the bodyguards stayed behind to handle the situation. When I turned to look at them, I saw
them copse before my eyes. I felt nauseous as my vision turned dark. I had never witnessed such a
bloody scene! Joseph dragged me along, and we ran for a long while before I waspletely out of
breath. I started puking the moment we stopped. Once I was done, Joseph dragged me into the woods.
It was snowing in Find, and we could hide behind the huge piles of snow. From where we were, we
could see a few men patrolling the area with rifles in their arms.
I didn''t even have the guts to breathe at that point. When they got nearer to us, Joseph stood up all of a
sudden to distract them. They all chased after Joseph while I remained hidden behind the icy pile of
snow. I climbed out of the snow when I couldn''t stand the cold anymore, and I was greeted by a pair of
green eyes the moment I looked up.
The pair of green eyes looked as if they belonged to a snake. They stared at me as if I was their
predator. "Who are you?" I asked helplessly.
"Who am I? I''m Shawn''s good friend." He responded in the localnguage perfectly, even though he
didn''t look local. I tried my best to contain the panic that I felt as I continued questioning him. "How are
you rted to Shawn? Why are youing after me?" In the past, I used to be able to remain calm in
all situations as I trusted that Shawn would show up to save me. But… I can''t calm myself down after I
just saw these people killing my men!
The panic in me grew as the man ordered his subordinates to tie me up.
After that, his subordinates brought me over to stand in front of him. The man patted me on the cheek.
"You''re a pretty one. That probably exins why Shawn has never fallen for any other woman." The
man before my eyes had sharp and memorable features. He was rtively handsome, and he had
some long stubble at the bottom of his chin that made him look manly. His looks fit his violent nature—
he was like a predator that was ready for a feast.
"Why are you kidnapping me?" I asked after biting my lips in fear. The Xenos Family held great power
in Find, so my best hope was for Joseph to escape and save me or for the rest of the Xenos Family
to realize my whereabouts.
"We have to leave, Colin," the man beside Colin reminded him. "She''s from the Xenos Family, so they''ll
probably send some men to look for her soon. We should bring her back to our headquarters first." I
figured that Colin was the man who was standing before my eyes. His eyes were bright as he stared at
me for a while without paying attention to the other man''s words. "Give me clothes. I''ll put some on for
her," he ordered.
"What are you trying to do?" I asked with my face pale. Colin handed his gun to the man beside him
before he pulled my clothes off. I stoodpletely naked in front of him and his men. He stared at my
body for a while…
"Stop!" I red at him with fury written all over my face.
"Hah! Are you giving me orders?" he hissed.
"I''m the head of the Xenos Family. You''ll be dead meat if anything happens to me!" I warned.
"I''m a criminal. I don''t care about my own life! Anyway, I wouldn''t mind dying in the arms of a beautiful
lady, especially if the beautifuldy is Shawn''s girl!" He was surprisingly fluent in thenguage. All of a
sudden, he grabbed my arm and pulled me close. I waspletely dumbfounded as I felt myself being
shamed and vited!