My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 672 Shawn, Step Aside!
Leon snatched the letter from my hands and read it carefully, word by word. His gaze was filled with anticipation and trepidation.
Although Francesca did mention him in the letter, there were no words for him, as she had stated that discussing him would
worsen her mood.
Suddenly, Leon had an emotional breakdown.
And it was all because of the letter.
He cried with anguish and gasped for breath.
It was as if he had encountered the most difficult hurdle in the world.
A hurdle that he would never be able to overcome in this lifetime.
"Francesca, how could you be so cruel?! You refused to forgive me for two whole years. What do you want me to do? I'm sorry. I
was wrong. Please come back. I was wrong. I was wrong. I was wrong..."
Leon kept repeating that he was wrong.
Seeing him in such distress, I couldn't bear it. I reached out and embraced him without saying a word. I waited until his emotions
stabilized before letting him go and heading back to the villa. I decided to let him pretend to be my bodyguard and enter the
house once Francesca's parents, Azariah and Rafael, had gone to bed. It was the only way I could help him.
As I made my way past the scattered flower baskets and headed back to my room, the elder called out to me again. "Mrs.
Xenos, be careful of the flower baskets on the ground."
He had reminded me of this earlier when I had left the room.
I smiled faintly and responded, "Thank you for the reminder."
Once I returned to the room, I said to Shawn, "That elder just now warned me twice about the flower baskets on the ground as if
he was worried I would step on them. I'm not that careless."
Curiously, I added, "Shawn, did you look into him?"

"Waylen did the investigation. The elder is of little insignificance," replied Shawn.
I nodded slightly and wrapped my arms around him. "I'm going to sleep now. By the way, I'm going to take Leon to the main hall
later."
Shawn suggested, "I can take him instead."
"Alright. Make sure he wears a mask and acts as a bodyguard."
"Okay. Sleep now. I'll stay here with you."
I was very tired. So after washing up, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
In a daze, I drifted into another nightmare because of the profound sorrow in my heart.
...
Noticing that Renee was restless in her sleep, Shawn placed his cold palm on her forehead. Later, he went downstairs.
On his way out, Shawn was obstructed by the white flower baskets scattered on the ground. The elder hadn't removed them but
politely reminded him, "Mr. Xenos, please watch out for the flower baskets at your feet."
Shawn didn't even glance at the elder and coldly trampled on the flower baskets as he continued on his way.
Leon snotched the letter from my honds ond reod it corefully, word by word. His goze wos filled with onticipotion ond trepidotion.
Although Froncesco did mention him in the letter, there were no words for him, os she hod stoted thot discussing him would
worsen her mood.
Suddenly, Leon hod on emotionol breokdown.
And it wos oll becouse of the letter.
He cried with onguish ond gosped for breoth.
It wos os if he hod encountered the most difficult hurdle in the world.
A hurdle thot he would never be oble to overcome in this lifetime.

"Froncesco, how could you be so cruel?! You refused to forgive me for two whole yeors. Whot do you wont me to do? I'm sorry. I
wos wrong. Pleose come bock. I wos wrong. I wos wrong. I wos wrong..."
Leon kept repeoting thot he wos wrong.
Seeing him in such distress, I couldn't beor it. I reoched out ond embroced him without soying o word. I woited until his emotions
stobilized before letting him go ond heoding bock to the villo. I decided to let him pretend to be my bodyguord ond enter the
house once Froncesco's porents, Azorioh ond Rofoel, hod gone to bed. It wos the only woy I could help him.
As I mode my woy post the scottered flower boskets ond heoded bock to my room, the elder colled out to me ogoin. "Mrs.
Xenos, be coreful of the flower boskets on the ground."
He hod reminded me of this eorlier when I hod left the room.
I smiled fointly ond responded, "Thonk you for the reminder."
Once I returned to the room, I soid to Shown, "Thot elder just now worned me twice obout the flower boskets on the ground os if
he wos worried I would step on them. I'm not thot coreless."
Curiously, I odded, "Shown, did you look into him?"
"Woylen did the investigotion. The elder is of little insignificonce," replied Shown.
I nodded slightly ond wropped my orms oround him. "I'm going to sleep now. By the woy, I'm going to toke Leon to the moin holl
loter."
Shown suggested, "I con toke him insteod."
"Alright. Moke sure he weors o mosk ond octs os o bodyguord."
"Okoy. Sleep now. I'll stoy here with you."
I wos very tired. So ofter woshing up, I loy down on the bed ond fell osleep.
In o doze, I drifted into onother nightmore becouse of the profound sorrow in my heort.
...

Noticing thot Renee wos restless in her sleep, Shown ploced his cold polm on her foreheod. Loter, he went downstoirs.
On his woy out, Shown wos obstructed by the white flower boskets scottered on the ground. The elder hodn't removed them but
politely reminded him, "Mr. Xenos, pleose wotch out for the flower boskets ot your feet."
Shown didn't even glonce ot the elder ond coldly trompled on the flower boskets os he continued on his woy.
Seeing this, the elder sighed softly. "Why do you have to act like this? Shawn, I've had enough of your indifference."
That was his son.
He loved his son very much.
Unfortunately, his son treated them with coldness.
But to be fair, he himself wasn't a good father.
His status was low and cheap.
Squatting down, the elder collected the flower baskets that Shawn had trampled on and took them to the backyard to burn.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Shawn took Leon to the main hall of the Gants' villa. The moment Leon saw Francesca, he knelt
down on the ground. After a moment of silence, Shawn turned and left, taking along the bodyguards who were guarding the main
hall.
Shawn was unaware of what was happening in the main hall, and he had no interest in knowing. He pondered for a moment as
he gazed at the spot where the flower baskets were. The baskets were still there, but the elder had left.
Suddenly, an ominous feeling crept up in his heart.
He quickly ran back to the room and pushed the door open. Only when he saw Renee lying peacefully on the bed did he breathe
a sigh of relief.
He closed the door and left. As he descended the stairs, he noticed there was a fire in the backyard and furrowed his brows. Is it
his doing?
At the thought of that, Shawn went downstairs to the backyard and found the flower baskets being burned for probably several
minutes long, as they were already burned halfway through.

Standing in place, Shawn suddenly heard movement behind him. He hurriedly approached and witnessed Francesca's father,
Rafael Gant, lying on the ground. Rafael was stabbed, and the perpetrator was none other than the elder!
Shawn positioned himself in front of Rafael.
Seeing that, the elder asked, "Are you gonna protect him?"
Shawn was reticent.
But his actions told the elder the answer.
"He betrayed your mother back then!"
Shawn furrowed his brows. What is this about now?
Seeing Shawn's confusion, the elder sneered sinisterly. "He was one of your mother's bodyguards, the only man she never
touched. Your mother allowed him to leave and establish the Gant Family for her benefit. And look what did he do. As the Gants'
power grew stronger in Sundew, he used his power to sever ties with your mother!"
The man, lying on the ground, clutched his wound and explained with an uneasy expression, "I'm sorry about that, but I have a
life to live now. I don't want to serve her anymore or live in constant fear."
"Yes, you have a wife and daughter. To protect them, you exposed her secrets to those aristocratic ladies, subjecting her to
immense pressure nine years ago and forcing her to plot against Shawn.
"But that's not all. You put Shawn in a perilous situation at the time. What makes you think you deserve to stay alive?"
"For me... we were just using each other. She made me suffer as well. We owe nothing to each other."
Driven mad by Rafael's claim of owing nothing, the elder rushed forward, wanting to attack Rafael, and even engaged in a fight
with Shawn.
"Shawn, step aside!"
"Try calling me that again and see what happens." Shawn frowned.

Suddenly, the elder burst out laughing. "You're truly heartless! Whether you admit it or not, you're my son. My blood runs through
your veins, and that can never be changed, even if you're a Xenos now."
Shawn kicked the elder away. "Get lost."
He felt no pity for such a person.
Because they had no connection to each other.
Perhaps Shawn had once held some expectations in his heart.
But after knowing what the elder had done, he could no longer forgive the elder.
He couldn't accept the idea of them hurting others under the guise of doing it for his own good. This was something Shawn
would never allow.
The elder fell silent and turned to leave.
Before departing, the elder said, "I'll get revenge."
Shawn helped Rafael to his feet. Enduring the pain on his body, Rafael commented, "Marcelo has always loved you."
Upon hearing that, Shawn remained silent with an indifferent look. Rafael sighed. "I brought this upon myself. Thank you for
saving me."
Shawn nodded, then suddenly remarked, "Forgive Leon. No matter what, your daughter loved him. Stop making things difficult
for him."
Rafael's expression froze for a moment.
A while later, he finally agreed, "Alright, Mr. Xenos."
Shawn returned to the main hall, where he could hear Leon's low cries. He stood with his hands behind his back while his gaze
fixed on the room on the third floor.
Renee was sleeping peacefully inside the room.
A few minutes later, someone approached and informed him about something.

"Mr. Xenos, Mrs. Gant has just been kidnapped."
Shawn speculated that it could only be Marcelo Harrell who could do such a thing.
Marcelo, like Shawn's biological mother, was obsessed with goals.
Apparently, Marcelo's only intention was to seek revenge for Eliza.
Seeing that Shawn had been silent all this time, the person beside him dared not speak. After a moment, Shawn finally ordered,
"There's no need to intervene in this matter."