Chapter 240

Chapter 240

It was pretty dark in the cell, so I couldn't see the man's face clearly. It was so dark that I felt a layer of

moisture forming around my eyes. The darkness seeped through my chest as a helpless and hopeless

sensation weighed upon my whole body.

"Yeah. Every good thing comes to an end," Shawn said. He sounded poetic even as he was breaking

up with me. Why did he want to break up all of a sudden? What happened to the man who loved,

pampered, and never hurt me? I couldn't bring myself to believe it. I let go of the wound on my stomach

to reach for his sleeve. He didn't dodge me—he simply lowered his gaze to stare at me. His gaze was

blank, and he stared at me as if I was a stranger. There wasn't a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

The blood continued to flow out of the wound on my stomach as I smiled at him like an idiot. "You must

be kidding, right, Sunny? I must be dreaming. When I wake up, you'll be the Sunny who loves and

cares for me again! Yeah. I must be dreaming. Only nightmares feel like this!"

"Would you be in so much pain if this were a dream?" Shawn asked me the one crucial question that

shattered my hopes. I lowered my gaze to stare at the wound on my stomach. It was still bleeding, and

the wound was deep. It was so deep that it looked like I would die from it. Yet, I couldn't bring myself to

believe it!

I still had some hopes as I questioned him. "Are you in a tough spot or something, Sunny?"

Colin interrupted us. "Do you think anyone would dare threaten him on his turf?"

That's right. This is his turf. Those people stopped the moment he told them to, so how could he be put

in a tough spot in any way? The man I loved responded in a cold tone. "No," he said. I let out a sudden

laugh that was filled with hopelessness.

Why does my life have to be so hard? Why do my loved ones always hurt me? Every time I build

enough courage to trust someone again, they always end up betraying my trust! I can't believe Shawn,

the man I trusted the most, is doing this to me! I thought that he was the only person who would never

hurt me in my life!

Tears of helplessness streamed down my face as I remained silent. Shawn bent down and carried me

in his arms. I couldn't understand what he was trying to do. The man's familiar, refreshing scent

surrounded me, and I greedily took a sniff of it. He brought me out of the cell and the building itself.

When we stepped out, I found myself surrounded by white snow.

Shawn stepped foot into the snow, which was so thick that it nearly went up to his knees. He took a few

steps before he threw me into the pile of snow. I stared at him dumbfoundedly. "You should be glad that

the Xenos Family found you in time. Otherwise, you would freeze to death here, and that wouldn't be

nice. From now on, we are not related to each other in any way, Renee. You don't have to come to me

anymore, and you shouldn't have any hopes toward me."

Shawn is telling me that I shouldn't have any hopes for him anymore. He's really parting ways with me

this time. I lowered my gaze to stare at the wound on my stomach. "I'm about to die!" I was bleeding so

much—I didn't think I could survive.

He responded in an icy tone, "No. You can last for at least 30 minutes more."

"I'm really dying!" I insisted in a stubborn tone. He was the one who stabbed me. The wound was so

close to my uterus. The doctor mentioned that there was a possibility that I might have a relapse and

that I couldn't cause any more strain on my body.

I rested in the snow as I allowed my blood to stain the snow red. My gaze was oddly calm as I looked

at him. "I'm not sure why there's such a drastic change in your attitude toward me. Nicholas was the

last person who treated me that way, and I never forgave him. I'm not going to forgive him even though

I used to love him so much!"

Shawn simply stared at me icily and didn't say a single thing. "Sunny," I called out in a gentle voice. He

stared at me, and his pupils shrank a little. "I can't bring myself to forgive you," I said in an oddly soft

tone. My heart had been shattered too many times—I couldn't bring myself to forgive anyone anymore!

"I'll leave now, Renee," Shawn said in a heavy tone.

"I'm really about to die," I said after letting out a soft laugh. Shawn didn't say anything and simply left

me behind before he walked back into the base camp. I looked up at the blue skies as I felt a wave of

calmness washing over me. I no longer cared about living—all the time that I had up until that point felt

like the time that I had stolen from the universe, anyway.

I didn't know how long I had laid in the snow before I gradually lost consciousness. I didn't feel the least

bit of sorrow—all I felt was my acceptance of my death. This is pretty good. I bet I'll get to meet my two

children soon, right? I was once delusional enough to think that Nicholas might have brought my

children away. I used to have hope deep down inside me. Yet, after such a long period of searching, I

still couldn't find anything. It was either that the Xenos Family was too useless to be of any help or that

my two children no longer existed on this earth. If they were alive, they were probably six months old

now.

What could a six-month-old child do? The child could warm the insides of my heart! My children could

give me hope in this life—I wouldn't feel as desolate and helpless as I did if my children were around.

All of a sudden, I heard someone calling my name. "Renee."

My body was stiff as I turned my head around to see a gorgeous face. "You're…?" I whispered weakly.

"Have you lost your mind? Do you not recognize me anymore?" the person asked. I didn't know what to

say.

The person carried me in his arms. "Mom told me to protect you." It was Robert. How did he get to me?

Why is he the one who showed up at this crucial moment? Why is it him and not the guy I was longing

for? No, no… I can't miss that guy anymore! I despise him for treating me like that! How could he bear

to tear my heart apart like that?

…

Shawn's gaze was fixed on the woman lying in the snow as he stared at her from high ground in the

base camp. The woman was lying still with her eyes wide open as snowflakes landed around her eyes

and blurred her vision. Her voice still rang in the man's head. "I'm about to die!" He couldn't imagine…

what things would be like if she died. He couldn't bear to deal with that particular consequence. He was

aware that what he had done was extremely hurtful to her. However, he had no choice but to do such a

thing when he was surrounded by people who had weapons in their hands!

If Shawn had made a single mistake, the woman in the snow might have been shot to her death.

Shawn was certain that the man who had taught him how to kill so viciously wouldn't have trouble

doing such a thing. When Colin saw Shawn standing still in front of the window, Colin walked over to

tease Shawn. "You hadn't expected this, huh? You refused to come back here after you left, yet you

ended up as a prisoner in this place after I caught you yesterday!"

In the past, Colin had always been trying to capture Shawn, but Colin had always failed as his men

would all be defeated by Shawn. The night before this, Colin had seized the opportunity to hijack

Shawn's helicopter as Colin knew that there were only a few people with Shawn.

Furthermore, Shawn was returning to Goldshore because he wanted to personally escort Renee from

Goldshore to Finland. This had been a surprise that Shawn had planned for Renee, but he hadn't

expected this to become the reason he was attacked. Shawn had been too careless about this! If I

were here alone, I wouldn't be afraid at all! But… I hadn't expected Colin to wait around outside the villa

just to kidnap Renee! Alfie can probably tell that the kid who grew up alongside him is starting to grow

apart from him—maybe that's why he's trying to teach me a lesson! Alfie wants to show me that he's

still the one in charge here! Regardless of how good I get, I'm still a prisoner once I get back to this

place. I can't disagree with Alfie!

"I'll leave this place eventually," Shawn uttered flatly. "When I do, both you and Alfie will be sent to hell

for repentance. I'm going to get revenge after what you did today!"

Colin gasped. "Hey, did you fall for that woman? Are you blaming me for pushing her into the fighting

ring? You stopped attacking her after you kicked her twice, didn’t you? I didn't bring her here because I

wanted to kill her or anything!" Shawn was quiet for a while after that, so Colin continued talking. "What

is it? Is your heart aching for her?"

Shawn gave in this time. "Yeah! My heart aches for her! I wish that I could hurt myself instead of hurting

her! So, you know how things are going to end for you. Both you and Alfie are going to pay for this!"

Colin froze for a moment before he spoke in an impressed voice. "What you did just now was right. If

you didn't follow Alfie's orders to stab her, someone as jealous as him probably wouldn't have let her go

so easily. Yet again, if I had to do that to my woman, I probably wouldn’t have been able to!"

Shawn no longer bothered to respond to Colin after that. Colin stared at the woman lying in the snow

outside before he spoke once more. "Everyone is tied down to some things in life, and both you and I

know that we'll be trapped in this place forever."

"You're the only one who feels trapped here," Shawn replied flatly. What's trapping me is… I used to be

fearless. I used to be able to accept death with ease, but now, what's trapping me is… Renee. "You say

that as if you'd be able to escape now!" Colin hissed. Shawn didn't say anything after that.

When Shawn saw Robert coming over to pick the woman up, he finally heaved a sigh of relief before

walking off. Yet, deep down, he was still worried about the woman's wound. He had tried his best to

avoid doing any harm, but her wound wouldn't stop bleeding earlier.

Her face is unnaturally pale—she looks almost as pale as a corpse. Her blood had spread out on the

snow like a rose! I could feel myself holding my breath when I looked at how gorgeous she seemed as

she lay outside, Shawn thought. She probably hates me now, right? I must have seemed cruel to her. I

hate myself for doing all that I did. How did I end up being another one of the guys who hurt her?

"The Xenos Family will probably get to us soon. We have to move to Ireland before they get to us,"

Colin said after a while. Shawn's footsteps came to a halt, and Colin patted Shawn on the shoulder.

"You can't escape. The hundreds of people here are all watching you, so you should just give up and

stay by Alfie's side." Colin chuckled.

Shawn had an idea right then. "If you help me get out, then I'll find a way to free you of your

constraints. We'll deal with my revenge some other time," Shawn suggested.

"Don't you dare betray me!" Colin rejected Shawn's suggestion. "You won't be able to do anything! All

the people who are sent here are killers who have family members. The moment they betray Alife…

You know what happens!" Colin uttered.

"They'll be no more than a bag of bones," Shawn muttered. Colin paused for a moment when he

realized how he had been under the same control for the past few decades. Deep down, Colin was

jealous of Shawn—Shawn had left without any fear, and Shawn hadn't returned in ten years! Colin

knew that he had captured Shawn mainly because of the jealousy he felt!

We were once as close as brothers. How could he enjoy his life while I continue to be a pri