Chapter 485


    Chapter 485


    I did not understand the meaning behind Shawn''s words, but I felt exhausted. I gradually fell into a


    deep sleep as I snuggled into his arms. It was already noon the next day by the time I woke up again.


    However, I felt wholly energized from my sleep, but there was one thing that puzzled me—Ezekiel


    Hastings.


    His name kept echoing in my mind. Therefore, I couldn''t help feeling curious about why I was


    constantly reminded of him. I shook my head to dismiss my scattered thoughts as I muttered to myself,


    "Somebody whom both Shawn and Sir fear should be a dangerous person. I should stay away from


    him if I ever meet him again."


    I got out of bed, quickly washed up, and took my medicine as usual. After that, I went downstairs and


    saw Shawn in the living room. He was holding Skyler in his arms, and River was sitting by his feet.


    There was nobody else in the living room aside from them.


    I went over and snuggled next to him. "Where are the others?"


    "I''m not sure. There was nobody here by the time I came downstairs."


    I asked in astonishment, "Was there nobody watching the children?"


    Shawn answered my question calmly, "They went outside to clean up the yard when they saw me


    coming downstairs. Leo was crying and screaming earlier."


    I leaned over, hugged his arm, and kissed his face. Then, I smoothly leaned over in the same


    movement to kiss Skyler on the cheek. To my surprise, he suddenly shifted the child in his arm from his


    left arm to his right arm. Finally, he wrapped his left arm around my shoulder and changed the subject,


    "What would you like for breakfast, Mrs. Xenos?"


    I persistently questioned his actions. "Are you preventing me from kissing Skyler?"


    He shot me a question instead of answering, "Am I?"


    "Why else did you move Skyler away from me?"


    I took Skyler from Shawn''s arms. Then, I hugged and kissed Skyler on his chubby little face. When I


    looked up again, I noticed Shawn staring at me unblinkingly. Thus, I took the chance to tease him


    jokingly. "Are you jealous?"


    Shawn looked away and did not answer my question.


    I broke into a mischievous grin. "You are jealous."


    It was evident that he was unwilling to acknowledge my statement as he smoothly rose to his feet and


    went into the kitchen instead. Meanwhile, I stayed in the living room to care for the children. It didn''t


    take long before he came out with a ss of warm milk and handed it to me. "Have some milk."


    I coyly murmured, "I''m using both hands to hold Skyler."


    In other words, I had no hands to take the ss from him.


    He furrowed his eyebrows slightly and abruptly bent down to ce the cup by my lips. I took a sip of


    milk from the ss he ced by my lips. When Skyler saw the ss, he immediately stretched out to


    take the ss with his small grabby hands. Shawn swiftly moved the ss from my lips to Skyler''s lips.


    After he gave Skyler a small sip of the milk, he took the ss back to the kitchen.


    Skyler kept pping his hands to indicate that he wanted more, seemingly enchanted by the delicious


    taste of the milk. So, I coaxed him softly, "There''s none left. The nanny will feed you milkter. Can you


    y with your sister for now?"


    He didn''t seem to understand what I was telling him and abruptly burst into tears when he failed to


    receive what he was asking for. I was momentarily stunned by his reaction as it was my first time


    seeing him throw a tantrum because his wishes were not satisfied. Thus, I quickly picked him up and


    ran to the kitchen. "Sunny, Skyler is crying!"


    Shawn didn''t even bother to look up. "Leave him be."


    I pouted. "Daddy is so cold."


    He did not turn around, leaving his broad back facing in our direction. Thus, I carried the bawling Skyler


    away from the kitchen and ced him down with River. After a quick search, I found a pacifier and


    handed the pacifier to Skyler. Skyler immediately shoved the pacifier in his mouth and stopped crying.


    Shawn made sandwiches and grilled bacon for breakfast. I was full after eating just one of the


    sandwiches. After breakfast, he decided to follow me on my errands.


    He wasn''t swamped with work at the moment, so he had more free time on his hands. Therefore, he


    decided to follow me to one of the branchpanies under the Xenos Family.


    When we arrived at the office, I immediately began reading through the documents Anthony had sent


    over. When he saw the papers in my hands, Shawn queried about my work, "What''s that about?"


    "Anthony wants to terminate our cooperation with the Hartmann Family from Rothfield. It seems that


    the other party has vited the terms of the agreement. I''m reading through the details right now."


    He probed further, "If my memory serves right, the Hartmann Family and the Xenos Family are rivals.


    When did the Xenos Family begin working with the Hartmann Family from Rothfield?"


    I exined, "One year ago, the Hartmann Family showed interest in working with us. Anthony asked


    for my opinion regarding the matter, and I agreed with the proposal. That was because the terms they


    offered were very tempting. Besides, the rivalry stemmed from the grievances of the previous


    generation. In my opinion, The Xenos Family started a clean te the instant I took over the family. Not


    to mention, the Hartmann Family was the one who took the initiative to show us goodwill. So, there was


    no reason for us to refuse."


    He used to know the affairs of the Xenos Family like the back of his hand, but the Xenos Family had


    undergone drastic and earth-shaking changes over the past two years.


    "Why does Anthony wish to terminate the contract?"


    I scanned through the documents and borated on the situation to him, "The Hartmann Family


    vited the spirit of the contract when they showed interest in cooperating with Oracle Limited. That''s


    why Anthony suggested that we terminate the contract with them. He is asking for my opinion, but I


    generally agree with his suggestions."


    He took the document from me. Then, after a moment of silence, he pointed out, "Oracle Limited is the


    company that Rudy Adams established in Rothfield."


    I immediately understood his implication. "It''s Ezekiel Hastings!"


    While it was true that Oracle Limited belonged to Rudy on the surface, it was an open secret that


    everything that Rudy currently owned belonged to Ezekiel. It would seem that Ezekiel had started to


    make his move and was setting his sights on the Xenos Family!


    Shawn furrowed his eyebrows together. "It''s not like him to do something like this."


    I asked in confusion, "You don''t think it''s Ezekiel?"


    He did not answer immediately. Instead, he lowered his eyes as he contemted the ins and outs of


    the matter in silence. Then, he handed the document back to me after a short while with a piece of


    advice, "Don''t dissolve the contract just yet."


    I couldn''t help feeling confused. "Why not?"


    He exined patiently, "Ray, if the Hartmann Family from Rothfield vited the spirit of the contract,


    then they are the ones at fault. However, this incident only came to light thanks to your private


    investigation. Unfortunately, the Hartmann Family has yet to form an official cooperation with Oracle


    Limited at the moment, so we will only fall into their trap if the Xenos Family takes the initiative to


    dissolve the contract."


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    I lightly tapped my finger against the file as I voiced my spections, "Sunny, do you think they are


    doing this on purpose?"


    "Based on the Xenos Family''s previous modus operandi, they should have assumed that the Xenos


    Family would make a huge spectacle to suppress the Hartmann Family. They might be waiting for that


    very moment. It would be easy for them to turn around and retaliate against the Xenos Family if we do


    publicly force them into a corner. I have some ideas on how they might retaliate if you''re interested.


    The Hartmann Family intends to use the Xenos Family as a stepping stone to build a connection with


    Oracle Limited in Rothfield."


    Frankly, he might as well have bluntly announced they were trying to build a connection with Ezekiel


    rather than saying they were trying to develop a rapport with Oracle Limited.


    "Are you saying that the Hartmann Family is more concerned about Ezekiel than the Xenos Family?"


    The Xenos Family was extremely powerful in Athium. On the other hand, Rudy''s influence was mainly


    concentrated in Europe. No Family or business would willingly give up on a chance at cooperation with


    the Xenos Family and choose to work with anotherpany with limited development in Athium. Be


    that as it may, that was exactly what the Hartmann Family was doing. They would rather give up on


    their cooperation with the Xenos Family to build a connection with Oracle Limited.


    It was important to note that the mastermind behind Oracle Limited was Ezekiel.


    Shawn nced at the gloomy sky outside the window and answered my question with a sense of


    indifference, "The situation in the financial world has been stable for too long now. Many wish to rock


    the boat. After all, that is the only way for them to gain an opportunity to enter the market, which is


    probably what the Hartmann Family is truly after. They intend to disrupt the current situation, and


    Ezekiel is the only person I know who is trying to spearhead this movement. But, of course, these are


    nothing more than my personal spections."


    Nheless, I knew that his spections were most likely correct.


    I quickly responded, "In that case, I won''t do anything for now."


    The main difference between how Shawn and I considered problemsy in the fact that he could think


    about issues through different perspectives beforeing to a logical conclusion and adapting to the


    situation he was in.


    Unfortunately, I don''t possess such skills. However, I''m not abasing myself by thinking that since he''s


    truly a brilliant man.


    Although I used to believe that I was quite intelligent, I could only remain humble when faced with a


    true genius.


    "Yes. Don''t make your move now. We should observe the other party''s movements for the time being."


    I hesitantly asked him, "You mentioned that this incident is unlike Ezekiel. So, how do you know that he


    won''t make a move against the Xenos Family?"


    He retracted his gaze and turned to look at me instead. The look in the depths of his eyes was very


    profound. "Perhaps that may stem from the fact that Ezekiel has many enemies, and you aren''t on the


    top of the list for now. At the very least, he would not move against you right now."