Chapter 701
Chapter 701 The Calm Before the Storm
Because I knew about Zack''s existence.
Zack was the fiancé of that blind girl.
He was also Nichs'' close friend.
I didn''t want to mention Nichs in front of him during today''s birthday banquet so as not to bother him.
I also didn''t mention the deceased Zack. Instead, I told him about my encounter with Owen the other
day. "And that''s why I was curious."
"Well, these are all secrets of the Xenos Family. Because of the confidentiality agreement, we must
keep this to ourselves so that Anthony and Joseph are not attacked since they are aware of what
happened. You should keep this in mind."
Alicia mentioned that the Xenos Family had a secret organization.
This organization existed outside of the Xenos Family when my biological father was alive, and no one
knows their whereabouts to this day.
I asked Shawn, "Can''t it be abolished?"
He kissed my forehead and replied in a clear voice, "Your father is the one who did this. We can''t find
out about their existence for now."
Rather than saying they couldn''t find out, it should be said that Shawn didn''t pay attention to these
small matters. After I told him what I thought, he smiled and agreed, "You''re smart. I don''t have the
energy to deal with these things."
I looked up and bit his chin. "You lied to me."
He smiled and didn''t say anything. As if he remembered something, he said to me, "Although my
mother put me in an unjust situation, I can''t me her for it. After all, what she did back then was to
secure my position in the Xenos Family. She didn''t want any other heirs besides me. Look at her. Even
though she doesn''t love me, she ns everything for me."
Shawn then sighed. "Indeed, it''s because of theck of love that I ended up in such a crappy situation.
She never once considered how I felt. To her, I''m just a pawn in the Xenos Family."
Shawnined like he rarely did.
He was still sad about his biological mother.
Then again, it was to be expected. After all, she was his birth mother.
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Not wanting him to be trapped in such memories, I hugged Shawn tightly and suggested, "Shall we
make the birthday cake ourselves?"
The emotions in his eyes changed as he repeated, "Birthday cake?"
"Mhm. Let''s go to May''s shop and make it. She''s really good at making cakes. But making arge cake
with more than tenyers will probably take half a day. Since we have nothing to do during the day, let''s
make the birthday cake ourselves."
However, Shawn refused to do it. "You and May can do it."
I didn''t expect him to reject me so directly.
I unhappily asked, "Why not?"
"I keep my distance from others."
Ah, so it''s his obsession with cleanliness.
I almost forgot about it.
I kissed his cheek. "Anyway, Mr. Briar has everything prepared, so I don''t need to worry anymore. I also
prepared a gift."
Shawn hugged me and asked, "What gift?"
"Rings. Since it''s the first birthday party, and Em just arrived at our house, I asked Gary to make
three rings exactly like the Xenos Family''s rings. The initials of their names are engraved on the rings.
These rings can be cherished for a lifetime."
It was a gift tomemorate the three siblings'' first meeting.
"Exactly like the Xenos Family''s rings?" Shawn held my hand and touched the two smaller rings the
head of the Xenos Family wore. "How thoughtful of you. I talked to Em about it these past few days
and asked him the reason. It''s exactly the same as my analysis."
"Is it because he doesn''t want to be registered as part of the Xenos household?" I asked.
Shawn kissed my fingers. "Yes, so let him be."
"He is still putting himself outside of the family..."
Shawnforted me, "He will feel less stressed out this way."
"Let''s talk about the futureter. We''ll take it step by step. When both you and I get older, we won''t be
able to control those brats."
Shawn hummed in a low voice, "Older?"
"Don''t you want to spend the rest of your life with me?"
Shawn smilingly reassured me, "No matter what their future holds, it''s their own choice. Our
responsibility is simply to raise them to adulthood. Nothing more."
I shook my head and corrected him. "Being parents is not that simple. We have to take care of them for
a lifetime, and then take care of our grandchildren. It''s not as easy as you say."
The man pursed his lips and smiled. "Perhaps I''m naturally indifferent?"
He was indeed born indifferent.
But being indifferent was not the same as being heartless.
He was just keeping everything to himself.
"I''ll go check on the kids," I mentioned.
"They are probably still asleep."
"One or two hours would have passed by the time I finished taking a shower and got dressed. I also
need to put on a face mask and take care of my skin. It takes time."
Shawn asked doubtfully, "Is it that troublesome?"
"It''s a mystery to men, eh?"
I got up and kissed the corner of his lips before I went into the bathroom. It took about 40 minutes to
take a shower, another 20 to blow-dry my long hair, and another 20 minutes to apply the face mask and
skincare products. Applying my makeup took about half an hour, and straightening my hair took ten
minutes. It took me more than two hours in total. Shawn, who had been sitting on the bed reading, had
to admit that women were troublesome.
As always, heplimented me, "You look beautiful, Mrs. Xenos."
I changed into a white long dress. "I''ll change into a formal dresster. I''ll go see the children first, and
then I''lle find you."
Shawn didn''t like crowded ces.
He would only show up at important moments.
It seemed to be his usual style.
"Okay. I''lle downstairster."
I went downstairs to the other vi and found the nannies who slept with Skyler and River. These two
nannies had been with the children at Felix''s Vi before, so they knew the children very well and were
familiar with me. When they saw meing, one of the nannies smiled and informed me, "Little Master
and Little Lady are taking a bath in the bathroom."
Another nanny was giving the children a bath.
I asked her, "What about the new clothes?"
"They''re here. Mr. Briar sent them over earlier."
After the bath, the two nannies changed the children into their new clothes, which were traditional
attires. Skyler even had a red hat.
I kissed him on the cheek. "You sure look like the young master from a big family in this outfit. Come,
let Mama hug you."
I picked up Skyler.
He hugged my neck and called me Mama.
A one-year-old child could properly pronounce the word Mama.
Upon hearing that, I joyfully kissed his cheek again.
I carried Skyler out, and the nanny carried River behind me. After I went back to my own vi, I put
Skyler next to Shawn. I then went to pick up River and informed the two nannies, "You can go
downstairs and have breakfast first."
When River saw Shawn, she called out, "Papa! Huggie!"
I stood by the bed andined, jealous, "Geez, you''re making me envious. River only remembers
Papa and doesn''t remember Mama, huh?"
River reached out her hands to Shawn.
When Shawn heard what I said, he took the child from my arms andforted me, "I rarely spend time
with Leo. It''s normal for her to be curious about me."
"That means I''ve spent more time with her."
I took off my shoes and sat on the bed, hugging Skyler. His cheeks were soft, and I couldn''t help but
keep touching them. That was when Shawn asked me, "Is it fun?"
"Of course it''s fun. His cheeks are softer than yours."
Shawn didn''t say anything at that.
At that moment, his phone suddenly rang.
He picked it up and nced at the caller ID before answering. I heard him ask in a low voice, "What''s
the matter?"
A momentary pauseter, he uttered, "Okay, let it be for now."
"Is something wrong?" I asked him after he hung up the phone.