Chapter 650
Chapter 650 Are You Comforting Me?
I realized that my question was foolish.
"Ms. Felix, you are Shawn''s wife. If our spections are correct, it''s understandable that he would
harbor resentment toward you. You don''t need to concern yourself with these matters," Ezekiel
reminded me.
Upon hearing this, Owen hesitated and anxiously asked, "What did you specte?"
In an instant, I understood that Ezekiel had deliberately led him on.
Ezekiel smiled warmly but remained silent. We arrived at Xenos Manor close to midnight. Considering
thete hour, Colin suggested that we all rest for the night. However, I hesitated to stay alone in the
vast Xenos Manor, feeling unsettled by its emptiness. Reluctantly, I agreed, noticing that everyone
seemed tired.
Xenos Manor was always well-guarded and maintained. I instructed Gary to arrange for Ezekiel and
the others to rest.
Sitting in the front hall, I stared at the pouring rain outside and said, "Gary, the mansion is too big for
me to sleep alone. Can you stay with me?"
Gary took a seat beside me and replied, "Yes, President Felix."
"President Felix, what are you afraid of?" he asked curiously.
"I''m not entirely sure. It''s just that this mansion is too big. When Shawn was with mest time, I didn''t
feel scared. I even found it intriguing. However, when he''s not around, I feel frightened. Perhaps it''s
because this mansion has stood for so long, and it has trapped so many unfortunate souls within its
walls. Many people have lost their lives here. That might be why," I exined.
Gary chuckled and inquired, "President Felix, do you believe in ghosts and spirits?"
Shaking my head, I replied, "No, I don''t believe in them, but my heart is still restless."
Suddenly, Ezekiel''s voice emanated from behind.
He gently called out, "Ms. Felix."
Hearing this, Gary stood up and said, "There are clothes in the car. President Felix, I''ll fetch you a
jacket so you won''t catch a cold during the night."
Just as Waylen took care of everything regarding Shawn, Gary took care of me in all aspects of work
and life. I knew very well that he wanted to make room for Ezekiel.
I sat on the steps in the front hall, propping my chin with my hand as I watched the gusty wind and rain
outside the eaves. After Gary departed, Ezekiel took his ce and sat beside me.
"Ms. Felix, your wound needs to be treated," he said.
Examining my arm, I replied, "It''s no longer bleeding."
"Let me put a bandage on it to prevent infection," he suggested.
Having spoken, Ezekiel handed me two adhesive bandages. His palm was broad and fair, while his
fingers were slender and strong.
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Just like Shawn, he had a pair of beautiful hands.
I epted them and asked, "Where did you get these?"
I hadn''t seen him visit a pharmacy since we met.
In a low voice, Ezekiel exined, "I asked the restaurant owner for them. They happened to have
some. Originally, I nned to give them to you earlier, but I didn''t want to be too impulsive in front of
everyone, so I thought of giving them to you privately."
Reacting instinctively, I replied, "Ah, there''s no need to be so restrained."
Shaking his head, he said, "Ms. Felix, you''re someone else''s wife. It''s just a matter of being cautious. I
don''t want to cause you any trouble, and I don''t want others to notice my feelings for you."
Swiftly reassured, I responded, "I''ll keep it a secret."
Ezekiel gazed out at the rain with a faint look in his eyes, and he exined, "I''m a dangerous person. If
people discover my feelings for you, those who want to get at me secretly will target you."
I simply replied, "Oh, I understand."
Unsure of what else to say, I lowered my head and began applying the bandages to my wound. Silence
lingered between us.
Perhaps the silence became overwhelming. After contemting for a moment, I broke the silence and
said, "Rudy has already informed me. I appreciate your cooperation."
Ezekiel grasped the meaning behind my words.
"It''s just a mutually beneficial arrangement," he replied.
Silence once again settled between us.
After a while, Gary came over with some clothes and draped them over me. After expressing my
gratitude, I heard him say, "President Felix, I''ll go and check on Owen to avoid any idents. I''lle
back to youter."
"Okay, make sure he has something to eat," I responded.
With that, Gary left again.
Ezekiel looked at me with confusion. "Ms. Felix, aren''t you going to rest?"
"I''m not used to staying here, and I don''t feel very sleepy. I''ll just sit in the living room for a while if I get
tired," I responded honestly.
He nodded in understanding and remained silent. It was a rare moment of tranquility between us.
Resting my head on my knees, I inquired, "Did you go abroad after you left?"
"Yes, I started my business after my foster parents passed away," he replied.
"I heard you reached the pinnacle of sess in just a year," I remarked.
"Perhaps, I don''t remember very well. My memory is not very good. I often forget details from the past.
Maybe it''s a subconscious rejection of the past. Why are you suddenly asking me about this, Ms.
Felix?"
Just like Shown, he hod o poir of beoutiful honds.
I epted them ond osked, "Where did you get these?"
I hodn''t seen him visit o phormocy since we met.
In o low voice, Ezekiel exploined, "I osked the restouront owner for them. They hoppened to hove
some. Originolly, I plonned to give them to you eorlier, but I didn''t wont to be too impulsive in front of
everyone, so I thought of giving them to you privotely."
Reocting instinctively, I replied, "Ah, there''s no need to be so restroined."
Shoking his heod, he soid, "Ms. Felix, you''re someone else''s wife. It''s just o motter of being coutious. I
don''t wont to couse you ony trouble, ond I don''t wont others to notice my feelings for you."
Swiftly reossured, I responded, "I''ll keep it o secret."
Ezekiel gozed out ot the roin with o foint look in his eyes, ond he exploined, "I''m o dongerous person. If
people discover my feelings for you, those who wont to get ot me secretly will torget you."
I simply replied, "Oh, I understond."
Unsure of whot else to soy, I lowered my heod ond begon opplying the bondoges to my wound. Silence
lingered between us.
Perhops the silence be overwhelming. After contemploting for o moment, I broke the silence ond
soid, "Rudy hos olreody informed me. I oppreciote your cooperotion."
Ezekiel grosped the meoning behind my words.
"It''s just o mutuolly beneficiol orrongement," he replied.
Silence once ogoin settled between us.
After o while, Gorye over with some clothes ond droped them over me. After expressing my
grotitude, I heord him soy, "President Felix, I''ll go ond check on Owen to ovoid ony idents. I''lle
bock to you loter."
"Okoy, moke sure he hos something to eot," I responded.
With thot, Gory left ogoin.
Ezekiel looked ot me with confusion. "Ms. Felix, oren''t you going to rest?"
"I''m not used to stoying here, ond I don''t feel very sleepy. I''ll just sit in the living room for o while if I get
tired," I responded honestly.
He nodded in understonding ond remoined silent. It wos o rore moment of tronquility between us.
Resting my heod on my knees, I inquired, "Did you go obrood ofter you left?"
"Yes, I storted my business ofter my foster porents possed owoy," he replied.
"I heord you reoched the pinnocle of sess in just o yeor," I remorked.
"Perhops, I don''t remember very well. My memory is not very good. I often forget detoils from the post.
Moybe it''s o subconscious rejection of the post. Why ore you suddenly osking me obout this, Ms.
Felix?"
A subconscious rejection of the post...
It seemed thot his post held little hoppiness for him.
"Just osking cosuolly. You must hove hod o tough time," Imented.
Ezekiel smiled ot my words. "Yeoh."
He then followed my leod ond rested his heod on his knees, resembling o child. "It wos difficult in the
post, but thot''s oll behind me now."
"You hove o positive mindset," I soid.
"I understond psychology. I know how to control ond chonnel myself. Thot''s why I studied it. After oll…
Ms. Felix, you''ve probobly heord obout my previous personolity. I used to be quite extreme," he
exploined.
As I gozed ot him, o tinge of meloncholy groced his feotures.
Ezekiel wos oll olone in this world.
He must be feeling very lonely.
"Ezekiel," I colled out to him.
"Yes?" he softly replied.
"I opologize for not being oble to reciprocote your feelings or opony you. However, if you''re willing,
con we... be good friends?" I proposed.
"Didn''t you olreody consider me o good friend, Ms. Felix?"
I shook my heod ond soid, "I never thought thot someone os copoble os you would like me. The some
goes for Shown too. It''s like the most powerful men in the world ore oll interested in me, ond I don''t
hove ony exceptionol quolities. It mokes me feel onxious. But thonk you for liking me. I''m truly groteful,
ond pleose forgive me for the foolish things I soid when I wos young. Kids soy things without thinking."
"You don''t need to underestimote yourself, Ms. Felix. Whether it''s me or Shown, if we choose you, you
must hove your strengths," he replied.
He smiled gently ond continued, "You''re very kind, Ms. Felix. You''ve olwoys been o gentle ond worm
person. You''ve olwoys been like thot."
"Zeke, thonk you for your understonding," I expressed grotefully.
The torrentiol roin showed no signs of stopping. I looked ot the gentle ond chorming mon beside me
ond soid, "Actuolly, I hove olwoys trusted you, even when everyone else soys thot business interests
come first, or when they ossert thot Moy ond I, despite being best friends, connot truly unite Shown ond
Sir Lorson, or even though Nicholos still cloims thot he loves me, I believe thot when ites to the
Forgers'' interest, he will undoubtedly choose the fomily. I understond their reolistic perspectives, but
you''re different. No motter whot they soy, I unwoveringly trust you ond believe thot you would never
deceive me."
"Are youforting me, Ms. Felix?" Ezekiel osked.
A subconscious rejection of the past...
It seemed that his past held little happiness for him.
"Just asking casually. You must have had a tough time," Imented.
Ezekiel smiled at my words. "Yeah."
He then followed my lead and rested his head on his knees, resembling a child. "It was difficult in the
past, but that''s all behind me now."
"You have a positive mindset," I said.
"I understand psychology. I know how to control and channel myself. That''s why I studied it. After all…
Ms. Felix, you''ve probably heard about my previous personality. I used to be quite extreme," he
exined.
As I gazed at him, a tinge of mncholy graced his features.
Ezekiel was all alone in this world.
He must be feeling very lonely.
"Ezekiel," I called out to him.
"Yes?" he softly replied.
"I apologize for not being able to reciprocate your feelings or apany you. However, if you''re willing,
can we... be good friends?" I proposed.
"Didn''t you already consider me a good friend, Ms. Felix?"
I shook my head and said, "I never thought that someone as capable as you would like me. The same
goes for Shawn too. It''s like the most powerful men in the world are all interested in me, and I don''t
have any exceptional qualities. It makes me feel anxious. But thank you for liking me. I''m truly grateful,
and please forgive me for the foolish things I said when I was young. Kids say things without thinking."
"You don''t need to underestimate yourself, Ms. Felix. Whether it''s me or Shawn, if we choose you, you
must have your strengths," he replied.
He smiled gently and continued, "You''re very kind, Ms. Felix. You''ve always been a gentle and warm
person. You''ve always been like that."
"Zeke, thank you for your understanding," I expressed gratefully.
The torrential rain showed no signs of stopping. I looked at the gentle and charming man beside me
and said, "Actually, I have always trusted you, even when everyone else says that business interests
come first, or when they assert that May and I, despite being best friends, cannot truly unite Shawn and
Sir Larson, or even though Nichs still ims that he loves me, I believe that when ites to the
Forgers'' interest, he will undoubtedly choose the family. I understand their realistic perspectives, but
you''re different. No matter what they say, I unwaveringly trust you and believe that you would never
deceive me."
"Are youforting me, Ms. Felix?" Ezekiel asked.