My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 190

Joseph flatly rejected me, which astonished me because they were supposed to obey me as the head of the Xenos Family.

"What's the reason?" I questioned skeptically.

"We have rules. After serving the next head of the family, we shall never speak about the previous head of the family. Violators will be expelled from the Xenos."

How could the Xenos Family's rules be so entrenched?

"So, you're not going to tell me anything about Shawn?"

"I'm sorry, Miss. I must obey the rules."

I did not want to make things harder for him after hearing that.

Instead, I inquired, "How is Matthew's preparation going?"

"Don't worry, Miss. Everything is proceeding as planned."

This trip to Finland could very much turn out to be a misfortune if I was not well-prepared. I had to ensure that the people from Xenos would be there to greet us upon our arrival. Otherwise, the mere presence of the twenty people here would be equivalent to a drop in a bucket of water.

Due to the time difference, I arrived in Helsinki at 9.00PM, leaving only three more hours until the end of New Year’s Day.

It seemed like I would be able to meet Shawn today after all.

The helicopter landed at the designated place. When I stepped down from the helicopter, it was pitch black in front of me. As I looked closely, they were all armed bodyguards!

Joseph whispered in my ears, "Everything is good now that the road has been cleared. You can go to the Hayes Family’s private hospital in peace."

According to Joseph, everything was fine. However, I was worried as I believed Tracy would not let me off the hook with ease!

At that thought, a massive vehicle explosion occurred right before me.

Joseph swiftly moved forward to guard me. "Retreat."

He and the other bodyguards escorted me into the car before I noticed a number of armed vehicles coming after us.

As my eyes were still fixated at the vehicles behind us, Joseph explained, "They're our people. The vehicles with an 'X' logo are all from Xenos, Miss."

When I looked closely, I discovered that they were all labeled with the 'X' logos.

After a few moments, the sound of explosions faded. I was certain that Tracy was deliberately trying to terrorize me. She indeed caught me, but I kept my composure without showing any signs of dread.

As the family’s head, I was told by Christopher that the Xenos Family was now within my grip, thus, I must learn how to manage them. However, the prerequisite to possess that title was to remain as calm as Shawn in times of crisis!

The car drove all the way to the address Tracy gave me.

Yes, I did not believe her, so I asked her to resend the address to me while I was on the helicopter.

This had proven that she had not deceived me.

It snowed almost every day in Helsinki. The window became foggy whenever I exhaled on the glass. With a delighted heart, I traced Shawn's name on the window and told Joseph, "I want to know more about Shawn."

Although Joseph and the others had explicitly stipulated that they should not speak about Shawn, they were the ones who knew him best.

"I'm sorry, Miss. This is the Xenos Family's rule."

"Who made this rule?" I questioned, tilting my head.

"Old Master James."

"Does that mean I don't have the authority to break the rule?"

"Yes, but you must first acquire permission from the former head of the family. Please excuse me for not being able to reveal anything because this includes many family secrets."

Isn’t the former head of the family Shawn Xenos???

I remembered Joseph mentioning that they were forbidden to speak about the previous family leader. When I realized this, I clarified, "Does that mean you can talk about my father but not Shawn?"

"Yes, only the previous family leader."

I remembered what Charles had told me, so I inquired with curiosity, "So, how did my three brothers-in-law die? Why did Charles say Eliza and Shawn assassinated them?"

"Seven years ago, someone gave Eliza a document, which contained two paternity tests. It was revealed unequivocally that two of your three brothers-in-law had no bloodlines with the Xenos." Joseph then told me the truth.

This reminded me of what Charles said regarding my biological father. He originally wanted to be a good person and planned to divide the Xenos Family's shares equally among his three sons. However, he unexpectedly gave it all to Grayson!

"Then, why did Grayson receive three shares?"

"This is due to the fact that two of the young masters were born to a concubine. Despite the fact that Old Master James was naturally dubious, he decided to head it all without regrets."

"He simply trusted that paternity test?"

"He dispatched an investigator, who discovered that the documents were forged. As a result, till the day he died, the Old Master James believed it was Mr. Xenos who did it," Joseph said.

"Is Shawn aware of this?"

When Shawn was mentioned, Joseph immediately fell silent.

He did not fall for my ruse, so I lost my interest to ask.

After half an hour, Joseph said we would be arriving in seven or eight minutes. "Be careful," I replied, suppressing my expectations.

"Copy. Please don’t leave my sight, Miss."

A minute later, gunfire rang outside the car. In front of us, there were also destroyed cars that were piled up like mountains. Joseph said calmly to the driver, "Crash into it."

Seconds before our car collided, Joseph held me in his arms tightly as I instinctively reached out to my stomach.

Due to the high impact, my chin bumped into Joseph's shoulder. I had to bear with the anguish and pain while asking with reddened eyes, "Are you all alright?"

"Yes, Miss. Are you okay?"

"I'm alright."

The car then accelerated forward, but the road barricade suddenly rose, which caused the car to roll over in an instant. As the car crashed, I was propelled into the air and smacked into my seat moments after that.

I inhaled deeply and cried out Joseph's name.

"I'm here."

The surrounding area became silent after the car we were in overturned as I did not hear any more gunshots.

It suddenly occurred to me that this was Tracy’s masterplan!

She did not want to take my life, but instead, she wanted to ruin it!

My entire body was in excruciating pain. The people from the Xenos promptly stepped forward to dismantle the car and assisted me in getting out, after which they immediately moved me to another car. As soon as I got in, I noticed blood on my face through the rearview mirror.

I shut my eyes and endured the agonizing pain coursing through my body. On the other hand, Joseph reported as he treated my wounds, "Our people have gone after them."

I hummed in a light tone and asked, "Are you close with the Hayes?"

Joseph responded, "Yes. They've been cooperating with the Xenos."