My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 498

May and I both knew that Alfred hadn't done anything wrong, but despite that… it was a member of the Larson Family who did it and Alfred was also a close relative of that person.

May was torn between her options.

"I can't forgive Abigail," she whispered.

Of course, Abigail was undeserving of May's forgiveness for the rest of her life.

"What about Sir Larson?" I asked.

"I wouldn't be hesitating if he had treated me badly, but he…"

Of all the attributes Alfred could have, he just had to be considerate and kind.

"May, Sir Larson is someone you can expect great things from."

I already gave her my answer with that, but the choice was hers to make.

I thought of me bumping into Sir just now. When I recalled his blood-soaked white shirt, I pondered over it before telling her the truth. "Sir Larson is heavily injured, and he has plans to recuperate in Iceland. If you feel sorry for him, quickly go to him. You should still be on time."

May bit her lip and dismissed me, "Yeah, you should go home for now, Renee. I'll handle this myself. I can do it."

"Cheer up, okay?" After I nodded at her, I paused for a bit and reminded her, "It's been two years since Alba's death, and I know you've already come to terms with it. You're even craving Sir Larson's warmth. The one thing you can't accept is the truth, but now that the truth has been revealed… Knowing Sir Larson wasn't the culprit should be the best answer you need."

There was still hope for her and Sir as long as the person May trusted wasn't the perpetrator.

"I got it, Renee."

I didn't say anything more since she already understood. Seeing that it was still early, I followed Joseph back to the banquet at Felix's Villa.

I was greeted by bright lights that illuminated the villa as soon as I arrived and got out of the car. Hearing the noise inside, I said to Joseph, "Go ahead and have fun. Don't worry. Nothing will happen to me here."

He only left feeling relieved after my reassurance.

I was going to go to the bedroom upstairs to look for Shawn, but when I saw my sister-in-law having a drink by herself, I went to sit beside her before I took her glass away from her. "Too much alcohol can be bad for your health. Not to mention you still have a cold. Clair will be heartbroken if he sees you."

Florence seemed to laugh at herself as she asked, "Where were you?"

"I went out for a bit. Where's Clair?"

"He's talking to the guests." She then stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm taking a stroll in the backyard. Care to join me?"

… For her to extend an invitation to me must have meant that something was going on in the backyard!

I also got up and linked my arm around Florence's. When we arrived at the backyard, I saw a sight that stopped me in my tracks—a cold-faced Shawn was standing in front of a figure in white who had their back toward me.

I couldn't believe that Shawn would privately meet up with this woman.

Seeing this only further confirmed my suspicion that their relationship was deeper than it seemed.

Why else would Shawn go all the way out of the city to pick her up?!

And they were even meeting up with just the two of them now!

Shawn quickly noticed me as I approached them. He went around her as his long legs strode to my side before he lowered his tone and asked in a gentle voice, "That was fast. Your instructions earlier sounded like you'd be home late."

He must have known what I was thinking when I stayed quiet with a long face. "I'll talk to you later." He caressed me on the head.

As his slender, long fingers wove their way into my hair, the woman in white approached us and uttered, "Goodbye, Shawn."

She then gracefully left.

Despite her delicate build, she was stronger than Joseph!

After Shawn and I left the banquet, we sat in the car without saying a word throughout the whole journey. The car eventually came to a stop, and our driver informed us that there had been an accident in front. There were even dead bodies on the road…

Shawn got out of the car, and so did I. The faces of the people on the ground were familiar when I saw them. It took me a long minute to see past that bloody blur on their faces that they were my bodyguards!

I quickly instructed Joseph, "Check if they're my men."

"It's them, Miss."

I immediately felt sick to my stomach, and I had to run to the side of the road to throw up everything there was in me. Shawn followed after me to pat me on the back. After I was done, I insisted, "It's murder!"

It definitely was murder.

Someone was giving me a warning.

Shawn swiftly answered, "It is."

Even Shawn knew!

"Any guesses who the culprit is, Sunny?"

He frowned. "It's LG."

I was shocked when the white-clad woman came to mind.

"But we have nothing against each other," I exclaimed.

"You don't, but the Xenoses do. It was the Xenoses' bodyguards who killed her back then."

"She's very much alive, isn't she?"

His frown stayed plastered on his face as he thought before explaining, "She betrayed WT and became one of Ezekiel's back then. During that time, she leaked my information, and I was injured because of it. I was close to death then. My mother, Alicia, kept it from my fa—your father because she pitied me... Without telling your father, she ordered the bodyguards of the Xenos Family to kill LG. Many wanted to hunt her down then, and it took several years of siege to seriously injure her. At that time, Ezekiel was already 'dead.' She disappeared as well, making people think that she died for love. In fact, she was hiding in a place that no one knew before she suddenly returned to Bryxton. Today is her first day back here. Her killing two Xenos bodyguards today symbolized a warning to you and a vengeance for herself."

"We can't let someone like her stay in Bryxton."