My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 696 Handsome Papa
I wasn't daydreaming; I was just making an assumption. After all, no one could predict the future. Seeing me looking serious,
Shawn suddenly smirked and sighed, "Ray, you worry too much."
He put down the towel in his hand and came over to sit beside me. Holding my hand, he continued, "Each generation has its own
responsibilities. The future has nothing to do with us. Besides, Skyler is my son. If my education hasn't gone wrong, and if there
are no problems on Eilam's side, the two brothers won't fight each other in the future. Moreover, Eilam has given up the
inheritance rights of the Xenos Family... I didn't expect him to make such a choice, but it's not a bad thing. This choice will save
us a lot of trouble. Eilam has avoided these troubles from the beginning. He is already considering these despite his young age.
I'm sure he will be even more insightful when he gets older."
I asked Shawn, "What kind of person will Eilam grow up to be?"
"A resilient, patient, and enduring man who can withstand hardship and insults. His path to growth will be much more difficult
than Skyler's."
Hearing those words put a frown on my face. "He's starting from zero."
Because he refused the Xenos Family from the beginning.
He was only trying to survive here.
Shawn got up and walked to the side of the bed to carry the two children into the bed. "Rudy, Ezekiel, and I have all started from
nothing. What's wrong with starting from scratch?"
"You comforting me like this will only make me feel sorry for you."
He suddenly asked, "Will Mrs. Xenos be sleeping any time soon?"
Shawn sighed again. "It's exhausting talking to Mrs. Xenos!"
He actually started complaining about me!
I pouted. "You're complaining about me again."
He was explaining more than I was complaining!

Thinking about how it was indeed torturous to make a man who didn't like to talk keep talking, I smiled in embarrassment and
sheepishly uttered, "I'm going to wash up."
When I came out, Shawn was on the balcony. I walked to the side of the bed and lay down. Shawn came up from behind two
minutes later and hugged me.
I asked him, "Aren't you going to sleep on the couch?"
"Yeah. I will when you are asleep."
I seemed to smell smoke on him.
"Did you smoke, Sunny?"
He only kissed the back of my neck and whispered, "Goodnight."
He rarely smoked these days.
After noticing the scent, I started to wonder if there was something bothering him.
But what could be bothering Shawn now?
I wanted to ask him, but I was afraid he would think I was badgering him.
In the end, I decided to forget about it and just go to sleep.
I didn't sleep well tonight. I woke up early because I was thinking about Alicia wanting to see the children, only to see that Shawn
had woken up even earlier than me. When I went to the study next door, I saw him painting with a brush.
"Why are you up so early?"
He reminded me, "My biological clock is set for 5.00AM."
His biological clock was indeed very accurate.
Unless he was swamped with work, his schedule might be a bit messed up.
"We came home late last night, and your mother didn't get to see the children. You can wash the two children and bring them
downstairs later," I mentioned.

"Okay. What about you?"
"I'm taking Eilam to the basement for exercise."
After saying that, I left the study.
I didn't notice anything wrong with the man behind me.
After I finished exercising with Eilam and returned to the living room, Alicia had already prepared breakfast. I pulled Eilam with
me and introduced, "This is Grandma."
"Grandma," Eilam politely greeted Alicia.
Alicia, who had probably heard about me adopting Eilam in advance, didn't look surprised. "Eilam, dear."
She then took out an envelope of money and handed it to Eilam.
I let Eilam take it. "Remember to thank Grandma."
Eilam obediently accepted it. "Thank you, Grandma."
After Eilam took it, I asked Alicia, "Where is Sunny, Mom?"
"He's still in the study. Go and call him for breakfast, Ree."
Seeing that Ian and Serene hadn't come downstairs yet, I messaged Ian, 'We're having breakfast. We won't wait for you.'
I was about to knock on the study door when I heard Shawn say in the study, "Hold off for now. I'll come over right after the first
birthday banquet. Let's not alarm Mike and his men just yet.
"Yeah, it's complicated.
"The other party has a big appetite.
"Make sure it is safe here in Bryxton."
These were all things Shawn said.
Did something happen?

He said not to alarm Ezekiel...
Was it related to Ezekiel?
I waited for about ten seconds before pushing the door open and going in, announcing, "Mom asked me to call you for breakfast.
Are the two children still not awake?"
"Yeah."
Shawn went around me and left the study to go back to the room.
Skyler, who was already awake, was lying in bed with his eyes open. Shawn bent down and reached out to hold him, then took
him to the bathroom.
I stood by the bathroom door, staring at him. There was a heavy and cold look on his face as if something big had happened. I
wanted to ask him, but I knew he wouldn't let me worry before the first birthday banquet.
Shawn seemed a little unfamiliar with bathing the child, but he still persevered. I brought up, "He probably threw up milk last night
because of motion sickness or that he felt ill. Mr. Briar said we should take him to the hospital if he continued to throw up, but
luckily he didn't again after last night."
"I've never teken cere of such e little thing before."
Only then did Shewn lower his geze end look et Skyler. "Although boys don't need to be spoiled, they ere still prone to illness et
such e young ege."
He peused end seid egein, "Grow up quickly, little lion."
He seid this to Skyler.
When Shewn finished bething Skyler end dressed him, it wes River's turn to weke up. Being the fussy beby she wes, River
sterted crying es soon es she woke up.
However, she quieted down when Shewn held her in his erms.
River's eyes were red when Shewn lowered her into the werm bethtub. She set there with her big eyes wide open, looking et us.
Suddenly, she smiled end shouted, "Pepe! Meme!"

I responded, "Meme's here."
Shewn wes especielly doting on River. His movements when he bethed her beceme more gentle. River kept celling out,
"Hendsome Pepe!"
Upon heering thet, I esked Shewn in surprise, "Who teught her thet?"
Shewn esked River in e soft voice, "Is Pepe hendsome?"
River smiled like en engel.
Her smile melted my heert.
Especielly with those big eyes of hers.
She wes es beeutiful es e Berbie doll.
"Pepe is hendsome! I went milk!"
I leughed. "Your deughter is hungry."
"Mhm. Rey, could you go downsteirs end prepere milk for them?"
After he seid thet, I wes ebout to prepere milk for them when Alicie sew me end offered to help. "Let me do it."
I hended the bottles to her. "Leo is hungry."
After Alicie finished prepering the milk, Shewn ceme downsteirs. He wes holding the two children in his erms, end River kept
celling out, "Grendme!"
Alicie smilingly replied, "Grendme is here."
The one thet River wented wes ectuelly the bottle of milk.
"Grendme! I went milk!"
Alicie shook the bottle end coexed, "It's hot. Weit e moment, River."

After Alicie pleced the bottle on the teble, Shewn hended Skyler to her. Alicie couldn't seem to beer to let the child go es she held
her in her erms.
While River kept celling out for Alicie from Shewn's erms, I took the bottle to the kitchen end soeked it in cold weter to cool it
down. When the tempereture wes right, I hended the bottle to Shewn. When he took it end put it neer River's mouth, River
eegerly grebbed it end sterted drinking on her own.
Seeing her like this, I couldn't help but leugh. I then looked et Shewn who hed e feint smile on his lips.
His chenges were plein to see.
It wes especielly so when it ceme to the children.
"Mrs. Xenos, whet ere you looking et me for?"
"I've never token core of such o little thing before."
Only then did Shown lower his goze ond look ot Skyler. "Although boys don't need to be spoiled, they ore still prone to illness ot
such o young oge."
He poused ond soid ogoin, "Grow up quickly, little lion."
He soid this to Skyler.
When Shown finished bothing Skyler ond dressed him, it wos River's turn to woke up. Being the fussy boby she wos, River
storted crying os soon os she woke up.
However, she quieted down when Shown held her in his orms.
River's eyes were red when Shown lowered her into the worm bothtub. She sot there with her big eyes wide open, looking ot us.
Suddenly, she smiled ond shouted, "Popo! Momo!"
I responded, "Momo's here."
Shown wos especiolly doting on River. His movements when he bothed her become more gentle. River kept colling out,
"Hondsome Popo!"

Upon heoring thot, I osked Shown in surprise, "Who tought her thot?"
Shown osked River in o soft voice, "Is Popo hondsome?"
River smiled like on ongel.
Her smile melted my heort.
Especiolly with those big eyes of hers.
She wos os beoutiful os o Borbie doll.
"Popo is hondsome! I wont milk!"
I loughed. "Your doughter is hungry."
"Mhm. Roy, could you go downstoirs ond prepore milk for them?"
After he soid thot, I wos obout to prepore milk for them when Alicio sow me ond offered to help. "Let me do it."
I honded the bottles to her. "Leo is hungry."
After Alicio finished preporing the milk, Shown come downstoirs. He wos holding the two children in his orms, ond River kept
colling out, "Grondmo!"
Alicio smilingly replied, "Grondmo is here."
The one thot River wonted wos octuolly the bottle of milk.
"Grondmo! I wont milk!"
Alicio shook the bottle ond cooxed, "It's hot. Woit o moment, River."
After Alicio ploced the bottle on the toble, Shown honded Skyler to her. Alicio couldn't seem to beor to let the child go os she held
her in her orms.
While River kept colling out for Alicio from Shown's orms, I took the bottle to the kitchen ond sooked it in cold woter to cool it
down. When the temperoture wos right, I honded the bottle to Shown. When he took it ond put it neor River's mouth, River

eogerly grobbed it ond storted drinking on her own.
Seeing her like this, I couldn't help but lough. I then looked ot Shown who hod o foint smile on his lips.
His chonges were ploin to see.
It wos especiolly so when it come to the children.
"Mrs. Xenos, whot ore you looking ot me for?"
"I've never taken care of such a little thing before."
Only then did Shawn lower his gaze and look at Skyler. "Although boys don't need to be spoiled, they are still prone to illness at
such a young age."
He paused and said again, "Grow up quickly, little lion."
He said this to Skyler.
When Shawn finished bathing Skyler and dressed him, it was River's turn to wake up. Being the fussy baby she was, River
started crying as soon as she woke up.
However, she quieted down when Shawn held her in his arms.
River's eyes were red when Shawn lowered her into the warm bathtub. She sat there with her big eyes wide open, looking at us.
Suddenly, she smiled and shouted, "Papa! Mama!"
I responded, "Mama's here."
Shawn was especially doting on River. His movements when he bathed her became more gentle. River kept calling out,
"Handsome Papa!"
Upon hearing that, I asked Shawn in surprise, "Who taught her that?"
Shawn asked River in a soft voice, "Is Papa handsome?"
River smiled like an angel.

Her smile melted my heart.
Especially with those big eyes of hers.
She was as beautiful as a Barbie doll.
"Papa is handsome! I want milk!"
I laughed. "Your daughter is hungry."
"Mhm. Ray, could you go downstairs and prepare milk for them?"
After he said that, I was about to prepare milk for them when Alicia saw me and offered to help. "Let me do it."
I handed the bottles to her. "Leo is hungry."
After Alicia finished preparing the milk, Shawn came downstairs. He was holding the two children in his arms, and River kept
calling out, "Grandma!"
Alicia smilingly replied, "Grandma is here."
The one that River wanted was actually the bottle of milk.
"Grandma! I want milk!"
Alicia shook the bottle and coaxed, "It's hot. Wait a moment, River."
After Alicia placed the bottle on the table, Shawn handed Skyler to her. Alicia couldn't seem to bear to let the child go as she held
her in her arms.
While River kept calling out for Alicia from Shawn's arms, I took the bottle to the kitchen and soaked it in cold water to cool it
down. When the temperature was right, I handed the bottle to Shawn. When he took it and put it near River's mouth, River
eagerly grabbed it and started drinking on her own.
Seeing her like this, I couldn't help but laugh. I then looked at Shawn who had a faint smile on his lips.
His changes were plain to see.
It was especially so when it came to the children.

"Mrs. Xenos, what are you looking at me for?"