My Love for You Broke Me

Chapter 702

Chapter 702 Prank

Because of the words that Shawn said last night, I couldn't help but worry. Nevertheless, I was confident that he wouldn't make me worry during our babies' first birthday party. He would do his best to keep the whole event under control. Even if something did happen, he would keep me out of it.

"It's just the matters I mentioned last night. I'll deal with them after the birthday party. Don't worry about it, Ray. I have my plans."

He was Shawn Xenos. He was powerful; he was in control of everything; he was a hunter with a gun; and he was also my husband. Hence, I had to trust him with all my heart.

"Okay. I trust you."

"Papa!" River called out from the bed.

Shawn put away his phone and picked her up. Since she was a child, she looked like a little ball in Shawn's arms.

River hugged his neck and kissed his cheek. Well, it couldn't really be called a kiss but more like a bite. Her teeth were not strong enough to bite him yet, but she left some saliva on his face. Watching them, I suddenly felt emotional. The man I used to think only I could kiss now had his heart set on another girl.

And this girl… was someone I loved more than myself.

I was willing to protect her with my life.

Perhaps that was the power of family bonds.

Meanwhile, Shawn held River up and put her on the carpet. The one-year-old child crawled on the floor and occasionally stood up and took a few steps. Shawn looked at her with a fascinated expression while spreading his arms and encouraging her, "Come to Daddy."

Shawn was less than three feet away from the child. River wobbled and eventually stumbled into his arms. Her nose accidentally hit his chin, and perhaps it hurt too much, she started bawling. Shawn looked at me helplessly before picking up River, who was crying. Then, he slid her into my arms.

With pursed lips, he muttered, "She's making a fuss."

While comforting River, I remarked, "You made the child cry and you blame her for making a fuss? There, there, River. Don't cry. Let me take a look at where it hurts."

Shawn explained, "That's not what I meant."

I knew very well that he wasn't great at soothing children.

It took me a long time to calm River down before she stopped crying. After a while, the nannies came upstairs and took the two children away. Shawn went to the bathroom to freshen up and came out wearing a black formal suit.

The white cuffs on his wrist were slightly longer than his black sleeves and were ornamented with a gold button on each side. This suit was tailor-made for him. Then, I picked up the rolled-up black tie and handed it to him. After wearing it on his neck, he opened the drawer and picked a mechanical watch to match his outfit today.

Shawn had a complete collection of ties and watches.

After that, I offered, "Do you want me to style your hair?"

He glanced at me and inquired, "Can you do it?"

"I'll give it a try. Since today's occasion is formal, I'll style your hair in a mature way. No bangs in front. How about that?"

I wasn't bad at styling. Well, at least I didn't ruin his hair. When he stood up, he looked sophisticated and emitted an aura that kept people at a distance. The glow radiating from him was dazzling and was even capable of making people yearn for him.

Yes, he was an outstanding man.

"You look amazing, Sunny," I sincerely complimented.

He hummed in response before adding, "I'll be away for a few hours. Mr. Briar will be here soon."

"Be careful," I reminded.

"Don't worry about it. I'll stay safe."

Shawn lowered his head and kissed the top of my head while uttering affectionately, "Although it's our children's first birthday, you were the one who worked hard for the past few days. I have a gift for you that I'm sure you'll love."

Hearing that, I asked with a grin, "What is it?"

A pleased smile appeared on his lips. "Be patient and wait until I come back."

After saying that, he left the room.

What on earth? He said he would give me a gift but deliberately kept me in suspense.

Soon after Shawn left, Kevin and Diego arrived at the villa with Aimes. As usual, Aimes had an aloof and egotistic look on his face as he tagged behind Kevin silently. Then, Kevin passed the gifts intended for Skyler and River on behalf of him.

At that time, Ian was still sleeping, and since Serene was in the guest room with him, the boys didn't find it appropriate to disturb Ian.

After that, Amy arrived with Troy.

Then came Christopher and Emma.

May came to the villa alone.

"Alfred is still caught up with work," she explained.

"Same goes for Shawn. Let's not worry about them for now."

The living room was instantly filled with guests. Christopher got up and went to the piano room to practice because he had a performance that night, and it was only yesterday that they decided to make him do it.

Nevertheless, it wasn't much of a challenge for him despite the last-minute decision.

Artists arrived one after another in the front yard where I personally went to greet them. Half an hour later, Mr. Briar and Gary finally arrived, so I didn't have to greet the artists outside anymore.

Waylen even informed me, "Mrs. Xenos, your dress will be placed in your room in a while. I'll go and entertain them first."

"Okay, Mr. Briar, you do your thing."

When I returned to the living room, Kevin was chatting enthusiastically with his friends. I took a seat next to him and joined them. A while later, Serene came downstairs. Noticing her, Kevin got up and asked, "Where's Ian?"

Serene pointed to the room and answered, "He's still sleeping."

Kevin grinned upon hearing that before winking at Diego. "Alright, then. He can't blame us for doing what we're going to do. Who made him the only one we can tease?"

Diego immediately took the hint and asked, "Are we really going to cause trouble at the kids' first birthday banquet?"

"That makes it even more fun."

With that, he brought Aimes, Diego, and Troy upstairs. Troy hesitated for a while, which prompted Amy to protect him. "You guys have fun, but don't touch my boyfriend!"

Kevin went to the entrance and shouted, "Waylen!"

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"We need your help."

Waylen came over to hear Kevin asking, "Is there a swimming pool in the backyard? We're going to throw Ian into it later!"

"Yes... there is."

Weren't they taking the joke too far?!

Serene quickly chimed in, "Don't do that, Kev."

"Don't you dare wake Ian up, Serena," warned Kevin.

Grabbing his noise-canceling headphones, he went upstairs. He opened the door and quietly put the headphones on Ian before he, Aimes, Diego, and Waylen each lifted a corner of the mattress and slowly went downstairs.

Ian, who was sleeping in the middle of the bed, didn't show the slightest signs of being awake.

The boys walked out through the back door and slowly placed the mattress on the swimming pool. Gradually, the mattress floated to the center.

Serene couldn't hold her laughter beside me. "Ian is going to be furious later."

I chuckled and quickly reassured her, "They always pull pranks on each other. Otherwise, Kevin wouldn't have dared to pull such a trick."

Meanwhile, Kevin grabbed a water hose and started spraying on the mattress, prompting Ian to wake up in shock and look around with a bewildered expression.

As soon as he sat up, they immediately saw his underwear.

It was black...

Ian's bewildered gaze scanned past Amy, Troy, and us. Eventually, he settled his gaze on Kevin.

"What the f*ck!"

Ian leaped into the pool wearing only his underwear before grabbing hold of Kevin and tossing him into the pool. Diego, being quick on his feet, escaped unharmed, but Waylen was also thrown into the pool, unfortunately.

In a furious tone, Ian exploded, "Who else touched me?"