Chapter 254


    Chapter 254


    Just when I was in doubt, Kevin spoke again. "After he returned to Bryxton, he told me that he had


    stabbed you. You know what he is like. In the past, he took all the me and suffered alone for


    whatever happened, but this time… he was afraid you would misunderstand him."


    This time, Shawn told Kevin everything so that Kevin could assist Shawn in exining things to me.


    After I told Kevin that Alfie had instructed Shawn to stab me that day, he went silent for a moment


    before saying sternly, "Alfie is WT''s leader who taught Shawn many practical skills, but he is jealous


    and ruthless; he would never allow anyone else to influence Shawn! Hence, under that circumstance,


    Shawn has to demonstrate that he did not care about you to save your life. He stabbed you just to


    appease Alfie''s jealousy!"


    Kevin then paused for a moment before continuing, "Alfie, perhaps, would restrain himself from doing


    anything to you because you are one of the Xenos Family, but if Shawn shows concern for you, Alfie


    will have no qualms to be at odds with the Xenos Family. Do you follow what I''m saying? Shawn has to


    show that he doesn''t care about you in that situation. With that, Alfie will not be jealous of you and


    because you are one of the Xenos, he will allow you to leave!"


    So, Shawn stabbed me to save my life?


    Was my sadness for this period entirely my own making?


    But I could not ept it.


    Saving me in the name of my own good and protecting me by first hurting me.


    How was he different from Nichs in the past?


    Noticing that I was lost in my thoughts, Kevin raised his hand and gave me a knock on the head. "Do


    you still me Shawn? Under that circumstance, he had no choice but to protect your life! Even though


    you were the one who was stabbed, he was hurt too! He was as sad as you were! Ray, we can all see


    Shawn''s feelings for you. You are the only one he loves and cherishes. He was afraid that you would


    be hurt, that you would be aggrieved because of him, and that you would be sad all by yourself."


    Kevin did an excellent job as a go-between today. At the very least, each one of his words touched my


    heart, stirring up all the emotions within me.


    Feeling sad, I blinked my eyes while Kevin heartbrokenly continued, "Your eyes are red. It means you


    still care about Shawn."


    I squinted at him and asked, "Are you going to take credit in front of himter and tell him that you


    moved me to tears?"


    "Isn''t that the truth?" he jokingly replied.


    "Things between me and him aren''t that simple, Kevin."


    What Shawn said about his mother was still etched deep in my heart.


    Furthermore, with my body condition now…


    I wasn''t fit to love anyone.


    I was nothing more than a burden to Shawn.


    It wasn''t easy for me to ept what he did, either.


    He did the same thing as Nichs had done in the past. Though I understand Shawn''s reasons for


    doing so, my paranoid side refused to ept it.


    "Think about it yourself. I have to go to the banquet now. There are a lot of big names attending today''s


    banquet. Something interesting is bound to happen."


    There were indeed many important figures here today. Even Shawn and Rudy were present, which


    made me uneasy.


    I then sat on the sofa for a while before heading out. Just after walking through a corner by the hallway,


    I saw both Shawn and Nichs. They had their backs to me.


    Both of them had their gazes fixed on the banquet hall.


    This was the first time I''d seen both of them together, and the atmosphere was so peaceful!


    I motioned with my hand for Joseph to halt his steps. I stood motionless as well, staring at both men


    until my legs went numb from standing.


    Children''sughter could still be heard echoing down the corridor. After a long time, I heard Nichs''


    hoarse voice as he regretfully said, "I once had a child, given to me by the woman I loved. But it seems


    like I''m not destined to be the child''s father. I even hurt the woman deeply."


    Shawn did not say anything in response.


    He was aware that the woman Nichs was referring to was me.


    All of Nichs'' words could strike Shawn hard, irritating him to no end.


    Nichs, however, went on, "I used to firmly believe that she would be my wife for the rest of my life


    because she loved me. Although she did not know at the time that she had loved the wrong person, I


    was confident that I could win her back. But eventually… I disappointed her again and again. You


    happened to appear and provide her with all the warmth that she desired. I understand why she chose


    you because I understand her well. She needed warmth, and once she felt even a smidgeon of it, she


    would surely grab it tightly."


    "Yes. Despite being the president of the Felixes and appearing to outsiders as a well-known,


    authoritative figure, she is still a child."


    Shawn was the one who said this.


    I wasn''t expecting him to react to Nichs'' words.


    It wasn''t like him to do so.


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    With remorse and resentment in his voice, Nichs said, "I wanted to save her, and because I wanted


    her to live a happy life, I married Alice. But the marriage turned out to be the final straw that crushed


    her and drove her to you. I didn''t even get a chance to make amends for what I did, and she was gone.


    But what could I do at that time? It was all my fault for signing the divorce papers so easily, turning us


    into strangers."


    "Thank you." Shawn''s voice rang out, to which Nichs doubtfully asked, "Why are you thanking me?"


    "Thank you for pushing her to my side."


    Shawn remained calm throughout the conversation, but Nichs was the first to be enraged.


    "You''re simply an opportunist who took advantage of the situation! Do you think your rtionship with


    her will be easy? Even now, she is still unwilling to—"


    "You better stop here," Shawn interrupted and nonchntly warned at this point.


    But Nichs was not afraid of anything, and he despised threats the most. Then, he sneered. "Are you


    satisfied with the woman I trained? Any posture you tried with her, I tried as well—"


    When Shawn heard that, he immediately punched Nichs in the face. Nichs stopped his sentence


    and raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his lips.


    "You''ll be sorry," he said, a faint smile on his face.


    Right after his words, he struck Shawn back. But Shawn, after all, grew up around fights and all sorts of


    weapons, so of course, he wasn''t afraid to fight.


    The two men then wrestled together, much like children did. It was soon clear that Nichs was the


    one on the losing end.


    "Shall we stop them?" Joseph asked with a low tone.


    I nodded in response before calling out, "Nichs."


    Nichs'' raised fist halted mid-air when he heard my voice. Shawn, too, drew his hand back and


    looked at me, his eyes cold. I approached Nichs with concern and said, "Don''t go toe-to-toe with


    him. You''re no match for him."


    Nichs'' eyes welled up with indescribable joy when he saw me speaking on his behalf. "Let''s


    bandage your wounds," I gently murmured.


    Just as I was about to leave with him, Shawn''s piercing cold voice struck my heart. "Ray,e here."


    He was asking me to go to his side.


    But I remained motionless, with my back facing him.


    He then continued in a cold voice, "I don''t want to make things difficult for you, but today, you can only


    choose between me and him."


    When did Shawn be so childish to force me to make such a choice?