My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 665 Living in the Present
"Yes, deep within my heart, I unquestionably trust both you and Shawn. I apologize if this hurts Kevin, but he is Shawn's third
younger brother and then my third older brother. Most of the kindness he shows me is because of Shawn, but you are different,
Zeke. From now on, I'll call you that privately. It will be our little secret, alright? We'll support each other and be each other's
pillars."
"Why would you suddenly say that, Ms. Felix?"
Why would I suddenly say that? I've been avoiding and rejecting Zeke all this time, fearing it would make Shawn jealous. But it's
tough for me.
I can be a hundred percent certain that my discomfort doesn't stem from loving Ezekiel but rather from his unwavering kindness
toward me while I repeatedly hurt him.
I was always stabbing at his broken heart.
But just now, Shawn made me realize that I could be guilt-free. I used to have a guilty conscience but could only rid myself of
that guilt by speaking the truth.
"Francesca's situation saddens me. Before Francesca, there was a friend named Alba. They were the most innocent people in
the world, yet they faced the most unjust treatment! Before you entered the room, Shawn called me. He comforted me, saying
that despite the sorrow of Francesca and Alba's deaths, they had lived their lives without regrets! I felt uneasy when I distanced
myself from you before, and I feared that getting closer to you would make Shawn uncomfortable. However, now I understand...
Shawn was right. Being true to oneself and one's actions brings peace of mind. I can only find solace in my heart by speaking
these heartfelt words to you. So, Zeke, I don't pity you. I have never pitied you from the beginning. I just occasionally felt sorry for
you. My cautious attitude towards you was because I didn't want to hurt you. It's my fault that I didn't realize it earlier, but from
now on, I won't act that way anymore!"
Ezekiel sighed. "Ms. Felix has suddenly grown up."
I shook my head. "Call me Ree. I am your girl, just like your little sister. Let's cherish each other in this kind of relationship! I will
accept all your good intentions in the future, and of course, I will reciprocate as one should return as good as one receives."
He pulled his hand out of mine and boldly rubbed my head for the first time. "I will protect you."

My eyes turned red. "I'll go cook."
Most of the suppressed feelings dissipated, and I returned to the kitchen to cook for Ezekiel. Scenes of him taking care of me
flashed in my mind again. He was as great as Shawn.
Except one was my man, the father of my two children. And one was the... the brother in my youth.
After finishing cooking, we sat together at the dining table and ate. I was hungry since I had yet to eat all day, so I had two bowls
of rice and ate most of the dishes.
Seeing my hunger, Ezekiel did not compete with me for the food. He waited until I finished eating before he continued. I wiped
my mouth with a napkin and said, "Also, there's something else I want to thank you for."
Ezekiel asked softly, "What is it?"
"Thank you for bringing Gary to my side. This assistant is amazing. He has helped me solve many troubles throughout the
process."
"I always give you the best," he said.
I smiled and wondered, "Is he better than Mr. Briar?"
"Theoretically, he is, but Waylen has been by Shawn's side all these years, progressing faster than Gary."
Upon hearing that, I felt a sense of loss and sobbed, "I held Gary back."
"It's not exactly holding him back. At least he doesn't have to face dangerous situations anymore, while Waylen has a slightly
more difficult life."
I sighed inwardly. "It is perilous to stay by Shawn's side."
"Yes, my life was the same back then. But my vision was short-sighted and arrogant. I never thought that renouncing fame and
fortune would tear me apart."
I hesitated and asked, "Do you regret it?"
What I was asking was whether he regretted leaving the pinnacle of power.

"Well, I do regret it, but I don't lament it. There's no need to lament the past. I just feel sorry for the person you were back then."
I inquired further, "Why do you say that?"
"If I had held onto power and returned to your side, you would have had a pillar of strength by your side. You wouldn't have
stumbled through those years aimlessly, nor endured unnecessary pain. I originally didn't plan to spare Nicholas Forger, but
when he told me he loved you, I thought he was just a pitiful man. So I let it go."
But then, I would not have met Shawn. So we could not speculate about the past.
I reassured him, "It's alright. I'm willing to go through that pain. Look at me. How lucky have I been in this lifetime? I've relied on
inheritance to this point and met Shawn, you, and so many good friends. It wouldn't be fair to others if I didn't experience some
hardship! Like your past, the more you suffered, the more glorious you became. So the world is fair."
Except one wos my mon, the fother of my two children. And one wos the... the brother in my youth.
After finishing cooking, we sot together ot the dining toble ond ote. I wos hungry since I hod yet to eot oll doy, so I hod two bowls
of rice ond ote most of the dishes.
Seeing my hunger, Ezekiel did not compete with me for the food. He woited until I finished eoting before he continued. I wiped
my mouth with o nopkin ond soid, "Also, there's something else I wont to thonk you for."
Ezekiel osked softly, "Whot is it?"
"Thonk you for bringing Gory to my side. This ossistont is omozing. He hos helped me solve mony troubles throughout the
process."
"I olwoys give you the best," he soid.
I smiled ond wondered, "Is he better thon Mr. Brior?"
"Theoreticolly, he is, but Woylen hos been by Shown's side oll these yeors, progressing foster thon Gory."
Upon heoring thot, I felt o sense of loss ond sobbed, "I held Gory bock."
"It's not exoctly holding him bock. At leost he doesn't hove to foce dongerous situotions onymore, while Woylen hos o slightly
more difficult life."

I sighed inwordly. "It is perilous to stoy by Shown's side."
"Yes, my life wos the some bock then. But my vision wos short-sighted ond orrogont. I never thought thot renouncing fome ond
fortune would teor me oport."
I hesitoted ond osked, "Do you regret it?"
Whot I wos osking wos whether he regretted leoving the pinnocle of power.
"Well, I do regret it, but I don't loment it. There's no need to loment the post. I just feel sorry for the person you were bock then."
I inquired further, "Why do you soy thot?"
"If I hod held onto power ond returned to your side, you would hove hod o pillor of strength by your side. You wouldn't hove
stumbled through those yeors oimlessly, nor endured unnecessory poin. I originolly didn't plon to spore Nicholos Forger, but
when he told me he loved you, I thought he wos just o pitiful mon. So I let it go."
But then, I would not hove met Shown. So we could not speculote obout the post.
I reossured him, "It's olright. I'm willing to go through thot poin. Look ot me. How lucky hove I been in this lifetime? I've relied on
inheritonce to this point ond met Shown, you, ond so mony good friends. It wouldn't be foir to others if I didn't experience some
hordship! Like your post, the more you suffered, the more glorious you become. So the world is foir."
"You're quite open-minded, Ms. Felix."
I smiled ond chirped, "I live in the present."
Living in the present is Shown's motto. But it suits me very well right now.
"Oh, by the woy, don't coll me Ms. Felix."
"Alright, I'll coll you Ree in privote."
Ezekiel is still quite conscientious.
"Well, you go oheod ond eot. I'll do the dishes loter."
Ezekiel took the initiotive to toke core of the household chores.

I quickly objected, "No, let me do it. You're just o young moster, delicote ond refined, not meont for this kind of rough work."
No wonder his fingers ore so foir ond slender.
'Do you look down on me?'
How could I look down on him?!
He's just clueless obout life!
But he's better thon me in every ospect!
I shook my heod. "I'm enthusiostic obout household chores."
Ezekiel did not orgue with me obout doing the dishes. After I tidied up the kitchen, Shown colled me, "The driver is woiting for
you downstoirs. Toke your time. Leove when you're done."
I replied, "Okoy, I'll leove in o while."
It wos olreody nine o'clock in the evening. In foct, it wos time to leove.
I returned to the living room ond soid, "I must leove loter. Tomorrow, I'll go to Sundew. I wont to see her off ond then return to the
villo in Espoo."
"Okoy, toke some rest ond then leove."
I sot beside him, keeping him compony while he wotched TV intently; He focused on the onimoted show ploying on the screen.
His interests ore pretty peculior.
Holf on hour loter, I got up to leove, but Ezekiel stopped me ond grotefully soid, "Thonk you for todoy."
"No need to be so polite."
"I wos emotionolly unstoble todoy, but I'm very hoppy now."
"Ah, os long os you're hoppy."
"Ree, be coreful on the woy home."

He never tried to hold me bock.
He hod o good sense of when to odvonce ond retreot.
"Okoy, I'll text you when I get home."
I put on my shoes ond went downstoirs. There wos o block BMW porked ot the entronce of the community. The driver sow me
coming down ond quickly exited the cor to open the door for me. As I bent down, obout to get in, I looked up ond wos shocked by
the mon sitting in the cor. "When did you come bock?"
...
"You're quite open-minded, Ms. Felix."
I smiled and chirped, "I live in the present."
Living in the present is Shawn's motto. But it suits me very well right now.
"Oh, by the way, don't call me Ms. Felix."
"Alright, I'll call you Ree in private."
Ezekiel is still quite conscientious.
"Well, you go ahead and eat. I'll do the dishes later."
Ezekiel took the initiative to take care of the household chores.
I quickly objected, "No, let me do it. You're just a young master, delicate and refined, not meant for this kind of rough work."
No wonder his fingers are so fair and slender.
'Do you look down on me?'
How could I look down on him?!
He's just clueless about life!

But he's better than me in every aspect!
I shook my head. "I'm enthusiastic about household chores."
Ezekiel did not argue with me about doing the dishes. After I tidied up the kitchen, Shawn called me, "The driver is waiting for
you downstairs. Take your time. Leave when you're done."
I replied, "Okay, I'll leave in a while."
It was already nine o'clock in the evening. In fact, it was time to leave.
I returned to the living room and said, "I must leave later. Tomorrow, I'll go to Sundew. I want to see her off and then return to the
villa in Espoo."
"Okay, take some rest and then leave."
I sat beside him, keeping him company while he watched TV intently; He focused on the animated show playing on the screen.
His interests are pretty peculiar.
Half an hour later, I got up to leave, but Ezekiel stopped me and gratefully said, "Thank you for today."
"No need to be so polite."
"I was emotionally unstable today, but I'm very happy now."
"Ah, as long as you're happy."
"Ree, be careful on the way home."
He never tried to hold me back.
He had a good sense of when to advance and retreat.
"Okay, I'll text you when I get home."
I put on my shoes and went downstairs. There was a black BMW parked at the entrance of the community. The driver saw me
coming down and quickly exited the car to open the door for me. As I bent down, about to get in, I looked up and was shocked by
the man sitting in the car. "When did you come back?"

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