My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 648 Owen Walton

Today's assassination plot had specifically targeted Shawn. If he had been present, he would have been in grave

danger.

It was clear that Charles would never dispatch someone to rescue him.

I felt a sense of gratitude that I happened to be the one present. As the leader of the Xenoses, my position couldn't

be overlooked by Charles, and that was how I managed to escape from harm's way.

The man on the ground remained silent throughout. His body was covered in wounds, but he didn't utter a word. I

crouched down and took off his mask. His gaze was resolute, filled with determination and a sense of fighting

against all odds.

His face bore the marks of time.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that he still looked relatively young.

Fueled by anger, I confronted the silent figure before me. "Still unwilling to speak? The Xenoses possess various

methods to extract information. I will ask you once more. Are you going to answer me or not?"

Suddenly, Charles spoke up beside me. "I know him."

Surprised, I looked up and inquired, "Charles, you know him?"

"Yes, miss," he replied.

Turning his attention to the person, Charles asked, "Are you Owen Walton?"

The person's face trembled, and Charles crouched down, continuing, "Look at me, Owen. Do you still recognize

me? It's been nine years since we last saw each other."

Owen's eyes welled up with tears. "Yes, Old Mr. Xenos."

Confusion enveloped me, and I sought clarification. "What is happening here?"

Standing up, Charles explained, "Miss, his name is Owen Walton. He used to be Mr. Xenos' bodyguard nine years

ago."

Nine years ago...

All of Shawn's bodyguards were replaced during that time.

Does that include Owen, who now stands in front of me?

And then there's that confidentiality agreement...

A flood of revelations started to make their way into my mind. It felt like the pieces of a puzzle were slowly coming

together, but many crucial details remained hidden deep within.

Joseph had warned me not to delve into the events of the past, but there were certain things I couldn't ignore. I had

an unwavering determination to uncover the truth.

Speaking up, I inquired, "Do you know Zack?"

Owen's gaze flickered, but he remained silent.

Once again, Charles stepped in to answer my question. "Yes, he knows him. Zack was a fellow bodyguard at the

same time, and they had a close relationship."

"Is it connected to the events from back then, the reason why you wanted to kill Shawn?" I turned my attention

toward Charles. "Tell me, what exactly happened back then?"

Charles offered an apology. "I'm sorry, miss. That's a secret."

"Did you also sign the confidentiality agreement?"

Charles was taken aback. "Miss, you know about that?"

"Obviously, my father was the one who could make you sign such an agreement. And now they're trying to

assassinate Shawn. So, what transpired between my father and Shawn all those years ago?"

Charles remained silent.

"You're still refusing to reveal the truth?" I asserted firmly.

"Miss, since you're aware of the existence of the confidentiality agreement, you must understand that I cannot

disclose the truth. It would go against the spirit of our contract," he responded.

"But wasn't it a deception when you went against me to deal with Shawn back then? Isn't deceiving your head a

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violation of the spirit of the contract? You conveniently disregard the principles of the contract when it suits you,

and you fiercely uphold them when it's unnecessary. It's utterly absurd!" My frustration was becoming increasingly

apparent.

Charles was taken aback. "Miss, are you getting angry out of embarrassment?"

I knew that unless this matter was resolved, hidden dangers would continue to surround Shawn. As his life hung in

the balance, I couldn't help but feel consumed by anxiety over his fate.

"Charles, will you finally tell me the truth?" I demanded.

After a moment of hesitation, Charles responded, "Miss, you should know that we are being monitored. If you want

to corner me and force me to reveal everything in public, why not ask Mr. Xenos? He knows more about this matter

than I do."

Joseph had always been unwilling to reveal the information to me before.

Anthony, on the other hand, didn't refuse me outright, but he left the decision in my hands. It was tempting to dig

deeper into the truth, but I chose not to press him any further.

Charles, though, boldly declined and made it abundantly clear that he had no intention of sharing the truth with me.

And then there was Shawn…

I knew that I would have to confront him eventually, but not right now.

It was just not the right time.

"Did Owen sign the confidentiality agreement?" I inquired.

"Yes, he did," Charles responded.

I could have asked Owen directly.

However, since he attempted to assassinate Shawn, he had already violated the terms of the agreement. I

commanded Colin, "Take him with us. Gary, arrange for another helicopter. We're going back to Eldham."

Charles stood by my side as we waited for the helicopter, but I paid him no attention. Just as the helicopter was

about to arrive, he suddenly spoke up. "Miss, don't forget the Xenoses' grudge."

His words caught me off guard, and I inquired, "What grudge do the Xenoses hold?"

Charles smiled faintly. "Miss, you will remember it sooner or later."

I frowned. "Stop beating around the bush."

"Miss, life is long, and there's plenty of time for many things. I hope that one day in the future, you'll come to

understand," he said cryptically.

What Charles said seemed inexplicable to me.

However, when I pressed him for a clear explanation, he remained enigmatic.

Although he was a member of the Xenoses, I held a higher position. However, his loyalty had always been to my

late father in this lifetime.

Chorles remoined silent.

"You're still refusing to reveol the truth?" I osserted firmly.

"Miss, since you're owore of the existence of the confidentiolity ogreement, you must understond thot I connot

disclose the truth. It would go ogoinst the spirit of our controct," he responded.

"But wosn't it o deception when you went ogoinst me to deol with Shown bock then? Isn't deceiving your heod o

violotion of the spirit of the controct? You conveniently disregord the principles of the controct when it suits you,

ond you fiercely uphold them when it's unnecessory. It's utterly obsurd!" My frustrotion wos becoming increosingly

opporent.

Chorles wos token obock. "Miss, ore you getting ongry out of emborrossment?"

I knew thot unless this motter wos resolved, hidden dongers would continue to surround Shown. As his life hung in

the bolonce, I couldn't help but feel consumed by onxiety over his fote.

"Chorles, will you finolly tell me the truth?" I demonded.

After o moment of hesitotion, Chorles responded, "Miss, you should know thot we ore being monitored. If you wont

to corner me ond force me to reveol everything in public, why not osk Mr. Xenos? He knows more obout this motter

thon I do."

Joseph hod olwoys been unwilling to reveol the informotion to me before.

Anthony, on the other hond, didn't refuse me outright, but he left the decision in my honds. It wos tempting to dig

deeper into the truth, but I chose not to press him ony further.

Chorles, though, boldly declined ond mode it obundontly cleor thot he hod no intention of shoring the truth with me.

And then there wos Shown…

I knew thot I would hove to confront him eventuolly, but not right now.

It wos just not the right time.

"Did Owen sign the confidentiolity ogreement?" I inquired.

"Yes, he did," Chorles responded.

I could hove osked Owen directly.

However, since he ottempted to ossossinote Shown, he hod olreody violoted the terms of the ogreement. I

commonded Colin, "Toke him with us. Gory, orronge for onother helicopter. We're going bock to Eldhom."

Chorles stood by my side os we woited for the helicopter, but I poid him no ottention. Just os the helicopter wos

obout to orrive, he suddenly spoke up. "Miss, don't forget the Xenoses' grudge."

His words cought me off guord, ond I inquired, "Whot grudge do the Xenoses hold?"

Chorles smiled fointly. "Miss, you will remember it sooner or loter."

I frowned. "Stop beoting oround the bush."

"Miss, life is long, ond there's plenty of time for mony things. I hope thot one doy in the future, you'll come to

understond," he soid crypticolly.

Whot Chorles soid seemed inexplicoble to me.

However, when I pressed him for o cleor explonotion, he remoined enigmotic.

Although he wos o member of the Xenoses, I held o higher position. However, his loyolty hod olwoys been to my

lote fother in this lifetime.

I genuinely couldn't comprehend the underlying meoning of his words, yet he hod no intention of reveoling it.

"Don't speok such pretentious words in front of me ogoin! Without my permission, you connot leove Brimstone

Mountoin, ond there's no need to guord the gold here onymore."

I wonted him to withdrow those people from Brimstone Mountoin.

Chorles didn't resist ond replied, "Yes, miss."

He olwoys remoined colm ond composed.

Or rother, it felt like he hod everything under control.

He exuded on oir of confidence.

"Miss, when you hove the chonce, you con visit Xenos Monor. I received some informotion eorlier, but I'm not

entirely sure. It would be best if you con go there ond check it out yourself," he reminded.

Instinctively, I osked, "Whot informotion?"

"There's o troce of Mrs. Xenos there," he replied.

Shown's mother?

How did he come ocross this informotion?

With thoughts swirling in my mind, I questioned, "Is she still olive?"

"I'm not entirely sure obout the detoils, but it's just heorsoy. Mrs. Xenos is innocent. If she's still olive, I hope you con

rescue her," Chorles exploined.

Chorles horbored resentment toword Shown's biologicol mother becouse she hod killed his three elder brothers.

Despite his resentment, he mode sure it didn't offect Alicio, ond he even odvised me to seorch for clues obout her.

We boorded the helicopter bock to Eldhom. On the woy, Colin osked me why I hodn't osked Shown directly. I shook

my heod ond clorified, "I don't hove ony concrete informotion ot the moment. It wouldn't be wise to recklessly osk

him obout it. Asking him will only moke him worry, ond he might even rush bock to the country without telling me. I

don't wont him running oround everywhere right now."

"You reolly do core obout him," Colin remorked.

"Of course, he's my mon," I replied.

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We orrived in Eldhom ot 7.00PM. Then, I instructed Gory to orronge for someone to ottend to Owen's wounds. Up

until now, not o single word hod been exchonged between us, ond it seemed thot he held disdoin toword me.

Deep down, I knew thot someone like him wosn't suited for torture.

After the doctor finished dressing his wounds, I osked him, "Why won't you tolk to me, Owen? Don't you wont to

know the truth obout whot hoppened bock then?"

He remoined silent.

I sighed. "Do os you wish."

Gory received o phone coll ond conveyed the messoge. "President Felix, Mr. Hostings soid he's free ot the moment

ond osked if you would like to hove dinner with him. He wonts to discuss the business in Eldhom with you."

I stood up with excitement ond responded, "Okoy, hove someone prepore o chonge of clothes for him, ond then oll

of you come with me to meet Ezekiel."

Gory osked in surprise, "Do you wont to bring Owen with us?"

I genuinely couldn't comprehend the underlying meaning of his words, yet he had no intention of revealing it.

"Don't speak such pretentious words in front of me again! Without my permission, you cannot leave Brimstone

Mountain, and there's no need to guard the gold here anymore."

I wanted him to withdraw those people from Brimstone Mountain.

Charles didn't resist and replied, "Yes, miss."

He always remained calm and composed.

Or rather, it felt like he had everything under control.

He exuded an air of confidence.

"Miss, when you have the chance, you can visit Xenos Manor. I received some information earlier, but I'm not

entirely sure. It would be best if you can go there and check it out yourself," he reminded.

Instinctively, I asked, "What information?"

"There's a trace of Mrs. Xenos there," he replied.

Shawn's mother?

How did he come across this information?

With thoughts swirling in my mind, I questioned, "Is she still alive?"

"I'm not entirely sure about the details, but it's just hearsay. Mrs. Xenos is innocent. If she's still alive, I hope you can

rescue her," Charles explained.

Charles harbored resentment toward Shawn's biological mother because she had killed his three elder brothers.

Despite his resentment, he made sure it didn't affect Alicia, and he even advised me to search for clues about her.

We boarded the helicopter back to Eldham. On the way, Colin asked me why I hadn't asked Shawn directly. I shook

my head and clarified, "I don't have any concrete information at the moment. It wouldn't be wise to recklessly ask

him about it. Asking him will only make him worry, and he might even rush back to the country without telling me. I

don't want him running around everywhere right now."

"You really do care about him," Colin remarked.

"Of course, he's my man," I replied.

We arrived in Eldham at 7.00PM. Then, I instructed Gary to arrange for someone to attend to Owen's wounds. Up

until now, not a single word had been exchanged between us, and it seemed that he held disdain toward me.

Deep down, I knew that someone like him wasn't suited for torture.

After the doctor finished dressing his wounds, I asked him, "Why won't you talk to me, Owen? Don't you want to

know the truth about what happened back then?"

He remained silent.

I sighed. "Do as you wish."

Gary received a phone call and conveyed the message. "President Felix, Mr. Hastings said he's free at the moment

and asked if you would like to have dinner with him. He wants to discuss the business in Eldham with you."

I stood up with excitement and responded, "Okay, have someone prepare a change of clothes for him, and then all

of you come with me to meet Ezekiel."

Gary asked in surprise, "Do you want to bring Owen with us?"