My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 590 Am I Free Labor to You?

"There is no such thing as a hundred percent certainty in anything, but Shawn isn't stupid. The tracking system is just the first step. I don't know if Shawn has told you, but there is a special department within the Xenos Family that investigates whether these people's records are clean. The informants are always rewarded generously! Not only will they be given power, but the safety of the rest of their lives will also be guaranteed too."

Shawn seemed to have mentioned something similar before.

Diego continued, "Shawn has worked hard for half of his life and never thought of delegating his power. But now, because of you… He is beginning to yearn for the warmth of a family and wants to find ways to free up some of his busy schedules. We support him on this because at least he will promote a lot of people, and then Ian and I won't have to be so busy."

"I haven't seen you busy," I uttered unconsciously.

Hearing that, Diego glared at me. "I'm the most miserable one, followed by Ian, and there are some whom you don't know of. The one who has it the easiest is definitely Kevin. He's been hiding in Bryxton all the time, and no one can do anything about him."

"You seem to be unhappy about it."

"Indeed. Alas, he's the closest person to Shawn, so even if a few of us were unhappy about it, we can't do anything about it."

Kevin once said that there would not be him without Shawn; Shawn also mentioned that Kevin was the one he trusted the most.

"How did Kevin and Shawn meet?"

"I'm not sure. I heard they knew each other very early on, but I never asked since I didn't care about that. By the way, we'll reach headquarters soon."

"So soon?" I was expecting a longer ride.

"Shawn's home is here, so the headquarters isn't situated too far away. It's in the nearby city center, another 20 minutes away," Diego answered.

It only took us an hour to reach the headquarters, and it was a particularly tall building. It turned out that this was Shawn's company.

"Let's go in and take a look," Diego said to me.

"Where was Colin locked up previously?" I asked curiously.

"Another location. We're peace lovers, so we rarely keep people there. However, Colin was the one who offended Shawn."

As Diego and I walked around the company, he introduced me as Mrs. Xenos to everyone he met. Hearing that, all of them looked fearful and surprised but still greeted me respectfully. I asked Diego to stop mentioning that I was Mrs. Xenos anymore.

"Why not? It's fine if you don't come, but now that you're here, it's good to let them get to know you. Look, Ian is having a meeting inside."

Through the glass, I saw Ian speaking passionately in his office. Diego explained to me on the side, "Both Ian and I are not accepted by the family. It's a great favor for us to be working here with Shawn as we can get what we want here. That's why we trust and serve him for our whole lives."

Diego was born out of wedlock, while Ian was a tag-along that Diego's mother brought to the Zeller Family. Moreover, Shawn himself... was also born out of wedlock. The three of them had one thing in common, which was why they could all understand each other's emotions.

"What about Emma?" I nodded and asked.

"She's in the engineering department."

As Diego led the way for me, I told him with a smile, "When I first met her, I only knew she was a scientist. She's a little genius in the eyes of others. At her age, she had already come up with numerous scientific research results and acquired multiple patents. I didn't expect her talent in computer science to be even more impressive. She is truly an admirable young lady."

Upon hearing that, Diego corrected me and said, "What's so difficult about computer science compared to scientific research? To weirdos like them, computer science and software development are the simplest things. There are only a handful of geniuses like them in the world who are not in the same league as us. Their intelligence is already at a different level than ours, and we can only envy them for that."

Diego seemed relieved as he uttered, "Fortunately, I didn't pursue Emma back then, or I'll look dumb in front of her."

"But your ex-girlfriend is Emma's senior."

Diego was speechless upon hearing that and shot a glare at me before snapping, "Don't bring that up."

Shortly later, Diego took me to the engineering department, but we didn't go in. We were afraid of disturbing their workflow, so we just watched from outside the window.

Emma looked like a teenage girl, but considering her age, she was indeed young. She was wearing a pink hoodie, a color that young girls liked. Moreover, she was wearing a pair of short shorts underneath and a pair of black Dr. Martens boots.

The outfit looked pretty peculiar, but somehow it looked well put together and cute on her. Her long straight legs were especially enviable.

Suddenly, Diego let out a sigh. "She's so youthful, but it's a pity that she married an old man fourteen years older than her!"

Hearing that, I kicked Diego, and he cried in pain, "I forgot you used to like Christopher, and you're not even letting me mention him."

"Is that the point? If Emma heard you say Christopher is an old man, I'm sure she would cut ties with you."

"Okay, I'll shut up. Let's call them for dinner."

"Forget it for now. Let them finish their work. You can accompany me for lunch and then send me back to the villa after that. You can ask them to come to my house after work."

"What are we going to do at your house?" Diego asked happily.

"I've been bored lately, so let's have a barbecue party tonight. Let’s get groceries, and then we'll do the prep work at the villa."

"Am I free labor to you?" Diego complained.