Chapter 240
Chapter 240
It was pretty dark in the cell, so I couldn''t see the man''s face clearly. It was so dark that I felt ayer of
moisture forming around my eyes. The darkness seeped through my chest as a helpless and hopeless
sensation weighed upon my whole body.
"Yeah. Every good thinges to an end," Shawn said. He sounded poetic even as he was breaking
up with me. Why did he want to break up all of a sudden? What happened to the man who loved,
pampered, and never hurt me? I couldn''t bring myself to believe it. I let go of the wound on my stomach
to reach for his sleeve. He didn''t dodge me—he simply lowered his gaze to stare at me. His gaze was
nk, and he stared at me as if I was a stranger. There wasn''t a hint of sympathy in his eyes.
The blood continued to flow out of the wound on my stomach as I smiled at him like an idiot. "You must
be kidding, right, Sunny? I must be dreaming. When I wake up, you''ll be the Sunny who loves and
cares for me again! Yeah. I must be dreaming. Only nightmares feel like this!"
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"Would you be in so much pain if this were a dream?" Shawn asked me the one crucial question that
shattered my hopes. I lowered my gaze to stare at the wound on my stomach. It was still bleeding, and
the wound was deep. It was so deep that it looked like I would die from it. Yet, I couldn''t bring myself to
believe it!
I still had some hopes as I questioned him. "Are you in a tough spot or something, Sunny?"
Colin interrupted us. "Do you think anyone would dare threaten him on his turf?"
That''s right. This is his turf. Those people stopped the moment he told them to, so how could he be put
in a tough spot in any way? The man I loved responded in a cold tone. "No," he said. I let out a sudden
laugh that was filled with hopelessness.
Why does my life have to be so hard? Why do my loved ones always hurt me? Every time I build
enough courage to trust someone again, they always end up betraying my trust! I can''t believe Shawn,
the man I trusted the most, is doing this to me! I thought that he was the only person who would never
hurt me in my life!
Tears of helplessness streamed down my face as I remained silent. Shawn bent down and carried me
in his arms. I couldn''t understand what he was trying to do. The man''s familiar, refreshing scent
surrounded me, and I greedily took a sniff of it. He brought me out of the cell and the building itself.
When we stepped out, I found myself surrounded by white snow.
Shawn stepped foot into the snow, which was so thick that it nearly went up to his knees. He took a few
steps before he threw me into the pile of snow. I stared at him dumbfoundedly. "You should be d that
the Xenos Family found you in time. Otherwise, you would freeze to death here, and that wouldn''t be
nice. From now on, we are not rted to each other in any way, Renee. You don''t have toe to me
anymore, and you shouldn''t have any hopes toward me."
Shawn is telling me that I shouldn''t have any hopes for him anymore. He''s really parting ways with me
this time. I lowered my gaze to stare at the wound on my stomach. "I''m about to die!" I was bleeding so
much—I didn''t think I could survive.
He responded in an icy tone, "No. You canst for at least 30 minutes more."
"I''m really dying!" I insisted in a stubborn tone. He was the one who stabbed me. The wound was so
close to my uterus. The doctor mentioned that there was a possibility that I might have a rpse and
that I couldn''t cause any more strain on my body.
I rested in the snow as I allowed my blood to stain the snow red. My gaze was oddly calm as I looked
at him. "I''m not sure why there''s such a drastic change in your attitude toward me. Nichs was the
last person who treated me that way, and I never forgave him. I''m not going to forgive him even though
I used to love him so much!"
Shawn simply stared at me icily and didn''t say a single thing. "Sunny," I called out in a gentle voice. He
stared at me, and his pupils shrank a little. "I can''t bring myself to forgive you," I said in an oddly soft
tone. My heart had been shattered too many times—I couldn''t bring myself to forgive anyone anymore!
"I''ll leave now, Renee," Shawn said in a heavy tone.
"I''m really about to die," I said after letting out a softugh. Shawn didn''t say anything and simply left
me behind before he walked back into the base camp. I looked up at the blue skies as I felt a wave of
calmness washing over me. I no longer cared about living—all the time that I had up until that point felt
like the time that I had stolen from the universe, anyway.
I didn''t know how long I hadid in the snow before I gradually lost consciousness. I didn''t feel the least
bit of sorrow—all I felt was my eptance of my death. This is pretty good. I bet I''ll get to meet my two
children soon, right? I was once delusional enough to think that Nichs might have brought my
children away. I used to have hope deep down inside me. Yet, after such a long period of searching, I
still couldn''t find anything. It was either that the Xenos Family was too useless to be of any help or that
my two children no longer existed on this earth. If they were alive, they were probably six months old
now.
What could a six-month-old child do? The child could warm the insides of my heart! My children could
give me hope in this life—I wouldn''t feel as deste and helpless as I did if my children were around.
All of a sudden, I heard someone calling my name. "Renee."
My body was stiff as I turned my head around to see a gorgeous face. "You''re…?" I whispered weakly.
"Have you lost your mind? Do you not recognize me anymore?" the person asked. I didn''t know what to
say.
The person carried me in his arms. "Mom told me to protect you." It was Robert. How did he get to me?
Why is he the one who showed up at this crucial moment? Why is it him and not the guy I was longing
for? No, no… I can''t miss that guy anymore! I despise him for treating me like that! How could he bear
to tear my heart apart like that?
…
Shawn''s gaze was fixed on the woman lying in the snow as he stared at her from high ground in the
base camp. The woman was lying still with her eyes wide open as snowkesnded around her eyes
and blurred her vision. Her voice still rang in the man''s head. "I''m about to die!" He couldn''t imagine…
what things would be like if she died. He couldn''t bear to deal with that particr consequence. He was
aware that what he had done was extremely hurtful to her. However, he had no choice but to do such a
thing when he was surrounded by people who had weapons in their hands!
If Shawn had made a single mistake, the woman in the snow might have been shot to her death.
Shawn was certain that the man who had taught him how to kill so viciously wouldn''t have trouble
doing such a thing. When Colin saw Shawn standing still in front of the window, Colin walked over to
tease Shawn. "You hadn''t expected this, huh? You refused toe back here after you left, yet you
ended up as a prisoner in this ce after I caught you yesterday!"
In the past, Colin had always been trying to capture Shawn, but Colin had always failed as his men
would all be defeated by Shawn. The night before this, Colin had seized the opportunity to hijack
Shawn''s helicopter as Colin knew that there were only a few people with Shawn.
Furthermore, Shawn was returning to Goldshore because he wanted to personally escort Renee from
Goldshore to Find. This had been a surprise that Shawn had nned for Renee, but he hadn''t
expected this to be the reason he was attacked. Shawn had been too careless about this! If I
were here alone, I wouldn''t be afraid at all! But… I hadn''t expected Colin to wait around outside the vi
just to kidnap Renee! Alfie can probably tell that the kid who grew up alongside him is starting to grow
apart from him—maybe that''s why he''s trying to teach me a lesson! Alfie wants to show me that he''s
still the one in charge here! Regardless of how good I get, I''m still a prisoner once I get back to this
ce. I can''t disagree with Alfie!
"I''ll leave this ce eventually," Shawn uttered tly. "When I do, both you and Alfie will be sent to hell
for repentance. I''m going to get revenge after what you did today!"
Colin gasped. "Hey, did you fall for that woman? Are you ming me for pushing her into the fighting
ring? You stopped attacking her after you kicked her twice, didn’t you? I didn''t bring her here because I
wanted to kill her or anything!" Shawn was quiet for a while after that, so Colin continued talking. "What
is it? Is your heart aching for her?"
Shawn gave in this time. "Yeah! My heart aches for her! I wish that I could hurt myself instead of hurting
her! So, you know how things are going to end for you. Both you and Alfie are going to pay for this!"
Colin froze for a moment before he spoke in an impressed voice. "What you did just now was right. If
you didn''t follow Alfie''s orders to stab her, someone as jealous as him probably wouldn''t have let her go
so easily. Yet again, if I had to do that to my woman, I probably wouldn’t have been able to!"
Shawn no longer bothered to respond to Colin after that. Colin stared at the woman lying in the snow
outside before he spoke once more. "Everyone is tied down to some things in life, and both you and I
know that we''ll be trapped in this ce forever."
"You''re the only one who feels trapped here," Shawn replied tly. What''s trapping me is… I used to be
fearless. I used to be able to ept death with ease, but now, what''s trapping me is… Renee. "You say
that as if you''d be able to escape now!" Colin hissed. Shawn didn''t say anything after that.
When Shawn saw Roberting over to pick the woman up, he finally heaved a sigh of relief before
walking off. Yet, deep down, he was still worried about the woman''s wound. He had tried his best to
avoid doing any harm, but her wound wouldn''t stop bleeding earlier.
Her face is unnaturally pale—she looks almost as pale as a corpse. Her blood had spread out on the
snow like a rose! I could feel myself holding my breath when I looked at how gorgeous she seemed as
shey outside, Shawn thought. She probably hates me now, right? I must have seemed cruel to her. I
hate myself for doing all that I did. How did I end up being another one of the guys who hurt her?
"The Xenos Family will probably get to us soon. We have to move to Irnd before they get to us,"
Colin said after a while. Shawn''s footsteps came to a halt, and Colin patted Shawn on the shoulder.
"You can''t escape. The hundreds of people here are all watching you, so you should just give up and
stay by Alfie''s side." Colin chuckled.
Shawn had an idea right then. "If you help me get out, then I''ll find a way to free you of your
constraints. We''ll deal with my revenge some other time," Shawn suggested.
"Don''t you dare betray me!" Colin rejected Shawn''s suggestion. "You won''t be able to do anything! All
the people who are sent here are killers who have family members. The moment they betray Alife…
You know what happens!" Colin uttered.
"They''ll be no more than a bag of bones," Shawn muttered. Colin paused for a moment when he
realized how he had been under the same control for the past few decades. Deep down, Colin was
jealous of Shawn—Shawn had left without any fear, and Shawn hadn''t returned in ten years! Colin
knew that he had captured Shawn mainly because of the jealousy he felt!
We were once as close as brothers. How could he enjoy his life while I continue to be a pri