He did now know whether what Dean and Ryu were doing at that moment would be of any help in the current situation. Even if he is being helped by Ryu and the whole of the Kens resources, the impact on his situation cannot be calculated.

Though he was making his own moves and Jo was doing everything for their total disconnection with the Old Man Skull, but how much they will be able to achieve in the limited time was a pestering question that haunted him.

He was in a very tight and confusing situation right now… His priorities had been set and they stood still and that was to start anew with Denise and drop everything with his background and his underworld connections, about his birth and that who he really was. All of that jusr doesn't matter at all to him.

With all those thoughts running wild in his mind, he felt very much uneasy and didn't know how to go further with his relations.h.i.+p with the Kens.

Shawn looked towards Ryu and found him looking intently at him and their eyes met. He could see truth and sincerity in Ryu's eyes and even with Dean.

He had been with all types of people and during his stay at the underworld, he had learned to read them through their eyes more than their actions.

Ryu's deep eyes reflected sympathy, compa.s.sion and affection…

Ryu even had a freaking amount of resemblance with him. Yes they are brothers by blood. But is it the right time to take things in a different stride? Probably no…

He was the one to cut their eye contact by s.h.i.+fting his gaze on Dean. All housemates were waiting in awe for him to answer Denver's question.

Shawn already knew everything. Yes, he was already aware that the Kens knew his ident.i.ty right from the moment he entered the 'House of Zeus'.

Jo monitored the graveyard as per his instruction and their man was getting all the letters Cecile and Karl had left behind.

He never missed a single letter and read them all. They gave a lot of peace to his burning heart.

While all awaited Dean's reply Shawn slipped into the memory of his torturous past… he could still feel that painful night…

[Shawn was trained very hard since his young age to make his body strong, his mind focused and heart emotionless.

Old Man Skull had trained him hard in a very young age to kill mercilessly and thoughtlessly.

That night, Skull wanted to test Shawn for his skills and his strength, and with this, came the test of his mercilessness and ruthlessness…

All the men went to stand against him were their own men, to fight with him… To fight for his life, he had to fight with all that he had, the skills, the stoned heart and ruthlessness that was taught to him.

Old Man Skull: "That's my boy. It's either you or them. You have to kill to live because you are a no-body. Do you know why I saved your pitiful life from jail? I could have left you to rot in jail all life-long… but you are precious… you are worth saving, for you have an important part in fulfilling my goal. I need you to take my revenge from my biggest enemy."

The he laughed crazily…

Old Man Skull: "The heavens are on my side. Who would have thought that a Ken would fall right within my grasp."

Shawn's forehead creased as blood was dripping from the corner of his mouth.

His eyes were confused on the Old Man and his mind tried to absorb the meaning of what he said. At that tender age, he didn't understand much but he knew that the Old Man Skull did not harbor good intentions towards him.

His sixth sense kept telling him something was wrong… but he was not resourceful, had no means to run away and live a better life so he accepted what was going to come.

Old Man Skull laughed once more as he held his b.l.o.o.d.y chin.

Old Man Skull: "You were born because your mother was r*aped by three disgusting men! Can you imagine the horror? How much your mother must have hated those moments and those men, how much she would have despised the child that was a result of r*ape so no wonder she left you at the doorstep of that orphanage. Because she didn't want you or even your traces in her life. Well, I can't blame her you shouldn't have been born in the first place. You were the bitter fruit of a horrible nightmare so it's given that she wanted to erase that memory. And you my boy would have only reminded her of that nightmare her whole life."

Old Man Skull smudged the blood on his lips and he squeezed his mouth making him twitched in pain.

With narrowed eyes he said, "And do you know who is the person other than your mother most responsible for you to be abandoned and left behind? Who should you curse for you unfortunate and miserable life?"

Old Man Skull smirked and continued, "It's the KENS! The Kens who tried their best to offer a good life to your mother. Who did everything… pus.h.i.+ng your mother to erase you in her life so she could look good and deserving to enter the KEN's household."

"So now, don't you want to live and take them all down? It's not your destiny to be miserable. It's the people around, the one who abandoned you and the one responsible to convince your mother to abandon you. Take that anger and frustrations out on them. I will help you… Mould you to take your revenge. Together we will bring and take them all down!]

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He was in pain for years, not only physically but emotionally. He accepted his hideous fate under the Old Man's Skull's hand.

He was trained both to be a monster and a businessman. He was the Old Man Skull's greatest achievement.

With his help, the underworld business rose and could now compete head to head with the Kens.

Then, that time came when he accidentally saw Ryu, on his graduation. He was there out of an invitation.

Ryu looked so happy with his mother who was very proud of him. Envy clouded him because ever since he entered the business world he had monitored Ryu who was only a year younger than him. Ryu who always got everything and could have anything in an easy way.

Ryu did not experience heartache… downfall… pain… hatred... unlike him…

And he wanted Ryu to feel those. Experience what it's like to be abandoned. That's why he came up with the plan of breaking Ryu's heart by using a woman.

He knew it was childish but he couldn't help himself… His heart was full of anger and resentment…

But then he met Arya, who came like a refres.h.i.+ng breeze, who helped him to look at life positively though life alone was giving him a hard time.

He cannot deny how much Arya meant to him, and as he look at it today she never treated him more than a friend and she always meant good for him. He knew he had a good friend today and always in her.

Then Denise, a storm- who completely blew him away. She took away that stone heart and filled real flesh and blood in it, she made him crazy and he fell in love with her in just a few meetings. How amazing was it, she had the power that no one else had, she was the one who totally changed his perspective in life.

Nothing matters now to him but to have a clean and a new life with his wife.

The letters his mother had written lifted up all the grudge he was harboring inside but if he turned his back to the Old Man Skull at this point, he knew he would die, even Denise wouldn't be safe then.

Old Man Skull would not spare his life. He was none other than a foster son of him to the world and it would be easy to execute him for all the underhanded things done by that Old Man Skull.

Earlier, his life did not matter at all to him… but now he had found a reason to live.

He wanted to live… So he was trying his best to make his plans to go smoothly without the Old Man Skull's knowing.

He must continue to act like he wasl siding with the Old Man Skull.

His thoughts were interrupted by Denver's tap on his shoulder.

"Hey man. What's with you? I mean you've been in deep thoughts after that challenge. I notice that you are so absent minded. I'm still keeping my eyes on you just so you know. I don't like an absent minded person around Denise so always keep your guard up…" said Denver half smiling.

Shawn smiled too. Denver was right, this was not the time to be absent minded, he must be alert always… being absent minded was the last thing he should do.

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