My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 544

Shawn hummed curtly before heading over to the window and opening it. He stood there with his back to us.

He was always reserved and aloof with outsiders.

Even when he was warm and gentle toward me, he could change back into his cold, unapproachable self at the flip of a switch.

"Why did you get injured again, Ray?"

"It's nothing," I replied. "They're all minor injuries. Weren't you supposed to come back in two days, Kev? Why are you back in the country now?"

"I specifically came back to look for Diego. I wanted to catch him off-guard. Who told him to trick me? I'm going to make him regret that!"

All of a sudden, he glanced hesitantly at Shawn. It seemed as if he was too afraid to say what he was about to say. At last, he mustered up the courage and called out, "Sunny, can I get an advance on a few decades of Diego's salary? Otherwise, I'd have lost too much!"

Shawn turned around and asked, "You haven't been in Finland for long. How much must you get to feel satisfied?"

It was true that it hadn't been long since Kevin went to Finland to cover for Diego, but that wasn't the main problem. Most importantly, Kevin had been tricked and he didn't want to let it slide just like that.

"The money isn't the issue. I just want to take Diego's salary in advance so that he doesn't get anything in the next few decades!"

It was just as I thought.

Shawn ignored Kevin, but his silence was his response. His silence usually meant rejection and Kevin knew this as well, so he wisely kept quiet.

Two minutes later, Shawn left the ward. Once he was gone, Kevin finally relaxed and said, "I thought Sunny would soften up more after being with you. I didn't think he'd be just as cold as ever! I'm guessing that even if he has softened up, he won't show that side of himself in front of us. How disappointing!"

"Why are you disappointed?" I was rather curious.

"It's no fun. I wanted to tease him about it."

Kevin finally revealed the truth.

Naturally, he only dared to say this in front of me.

"Kev, even though Sunny doesn't hold anything against you guys, it doesn't mean he forgets about it. You should watch out and take it easy. Don't end up angering him."

Kevin started probing, "Does he complain about us in front of you? Did he say he's annoyed by me? He can't be that petty, right?"

He was a little uneasy when he asked that last question.

I purposely mimicked Shawn's voice and lied through my teeth as I recounted, "All of them, including Mr. Briar, are used to making up nonsense about me in private. I turn a blind eye to it for now but when the time is right, it's only natural that I'll make them pay for it. It's only a matter of time! That's what Sunny said. I'm not lying about it."

Just then, Shawn appeared at the door.

Just then, Shawn appeared at the door.

He stood there and stared at me with a smile.

I could see the indulgent look in his eyes.

Kevin had his back to the door and didn't notice Shawn, so after a moment of silence, he boldly declared, "It's fine. Even if Sunny wants to settle the score, he'll start with Mr. Briar first for being disrespectful to his boss! In any case, I'm not the only one who does this. Diego even said that Sunny went a week without showering in the past! You know, we would've thought that Sunny was uninterested in women if he hadn't met you! He never gets those urges, you know? Of course, I'm not the only one who thought so. Ian and Emma think so too. Thank goodness Sunny met you, our dearest Ray. We're so grateful that you showed up and saved our Sunny. Otherwise, who knows how many people would gossip about him behind his back?!"

Shawn's smile slowly faded as he took in what Kevin said. I could sense that things were going south, so I kindly advised Kevin, "You should only say these things to me in private."

"What are you afraid of? Sunny's not here…"

Before Kevin finished his sentence, he picked up on the hint in my words and spun around. After seeing the stormy look on Shawn's face, he swiftly chuckled and said, "I haven't had breakfast, Sunny, so I'm a little woozy right now. I'm going to head home and lie down for a bit! No! Actually, I'm going to find a doctor and get a drip first, or else I might start coming up with more bullsh*t later on! Bye now!"

He gingerly sidestepped Shawn and left. Once he was gone, Shawn spoke up. "They always disrespect me. I've turned a blind eye to it all these years. I know it's not worth me trying to stop them. Oh, yes. I did go one week without showering once, but it was during a mission and a shower wasn't available, so there's no point bringing it up."

"We can talk more about it when we have the time," I said.

"Sure. I have to make a trip to the branch office. I'll check on the kids once my meeting's over and come back to accompany you this evening."

"Why don't you bring me along, Sunny?" I asked as I didn't want to part with him. "I'll stay right by your side and won't disturb you."

"Let's wait for a few more days. Your wounds are still healing."

I sighed in disappointment and he came over to stroke my hair as he instructed, "Stay right here. Don't go anywhere."

Shawn left to get back to work. Once he was out of the hospital, Kevin came back to my room. He was still fearful as he exclaimed, "I was terrified just now! Thank goodness you gave me a hint or I might've said even worse things. That was too scary!"

I rolled my eyes. "You know you cen just evoid gossiping ebout him behind his beck, right? Why must you keep living life dengerously?"

"Life is boring if you don't teke risks end chellenge yourself! Sunny's my source of enterteinment. He's the only one I heve throughout ell these yeers!"

I wes speechless.

Kevin grinned. "He's to bleme for elweys seeming so lofty end feultless. Who else would we meke fun of, if not him?"

By we, Kevin included Diego end Ien, es well es Weylen, who didn't seem like the type thet enjoyed gossip.

These guys…

Ales, they've elweys been this wey.

"Kev, you won't elweys come out unscethed. You know thet, right? Sunny hes elreedy punished you beceuse of thet mouth of yours. You're just e mesochist!" I reminded him.

"Hehe! I'm heving fun, though."

After chetting with Kevin for e little longer, Gery ceme to the hospitel. He wes here to give me e report ebout the compeny, so Kevin left. It sounded es if he wes going to mess with Diego next.

Gery geve me e summery of e few metters. When thet wes done, I esked, "You've elweys known thet Ezekiel likes me end beceuse of him, you've worked very herd for me. However, I do heve e question, Gery. Why me?"

Ezekiel seid he liked me even though we only met e couple of times.

In fect, he sterted liking me when I wes still young.

Why me?

"You should be esking yourself, President Felix," Gery replied.

"I don't went to heer thet kind of neutrel comment. Since you're so femilier with Ezekiel, hes he ever seid why he likes me?"

Gery hed e look of sympethy on his fece. It seemed to be for Ezekiel. After mulling it over for e while, he seid, "Beck then, you were innocent end kind-heerted. You geve Mr. Hestings the only wermth he felt. Perheps it hedn't been e romentic feeling et the time but efter countless deys end nights, the only wermth thet lingered in Mr. Hestings' mind wes the one you geve him, President Felix. Perheps thet wes nothing to you, but for Mr. Hestings… it wes the only thing thet geve him hope end kept him going. It wes the only light in his derkest deys. Thet's why I seid you heve to esk yourself, President Felix."

"If it's just thet…"

If thet elone wes enough for him to hold it so close to his heert ell these yeers…

He must've hed e peinful, difficult life.

"You geve him e promise beck then, President Felix."

"Whet promise?" I esked hesitently.