'Did he cry?' he mused.

"Why are you so quiet?" asked Ryu, unable to suppress his concern for him, his voice was full of warmth as he approached him. They were preparing breakfast. He was cooking while Shawn was helping him with cutting the ingredients he needed.

Shawn was not used to such gentle and caring words from people. He felt a little bit awkward with how Ryu and Dean was treating him inside the house. Though he wanted to show them the same warmth and treat them the same way, but there's no way that he would do that knowing the kind of danger his doing so would implicate on everyone around him afterwards.

"I've got nothing to say. Don't you know the saying 'Less Talk, Less Mistake'." Shawn answered simply.

"Big Bro Shawn, that's so lame, we want to hear your thoughts about the whole story we told yesterday too you know. What are your thoughts about everything? Do you think we'll win the challenge that we completed yesterday?" Dean interrupted as he handed the meat he chopped to Ryu.

"Yes we will sure win it guys… this story is an amazing one and none of the other teams had such good stories to begin with." Bernard who was just watching his teammates, commented.

"But, even I'm curious about your views on the story Shawn? All of our housemates discussed their opinions about the story and its impact on the Kens except for you. Or are you busy formulating plans cause you know this can be a good opportunity to smack the b.u.t.ts of the Kens in business. I mean, this thing could be an advantage for SL Group because I'm sure at some point, it can be twisted to your benefit and bring about a huge effect in the Ken's business somehow." Bernard continued as he looked suspiciously at Shawn.

Shawn sighed, it was long and deep, he shook his head and with narrowed eyes he looked at Bernard, "Don't get too curious nor don't get too close with me, because I bite, I can be pretty dangerous sometimes. So all of you stop asking already. I don't like topics like that and I hate giving opinions when I don't want to. So let me stay quiet and mind my own business and you stop looking for my opinion on everything."

"Okay flower boy, let's stop and leave him alone. He does not want to gossip around like us. By the way, as early as now, I'm telling you… No one could bring our family down. Honest people like us who fight in the business world fairly can't be pulled down that easily so stop bringing fire with your teammates. Come here and let me seal that mouth of yours... Instead of learning and helping out in cooking, you are spurting nonsensical things here." Dean said jokingly as he pulled Bernard towards the dining table to sit.

Ryu stared at Shawn and tried to read him.

'He's still in a safe mode.' he thought inwardly as he looked at Shawn's expressionless face. If he was only acting, Shawn was really good and he could say that Shawn was doing the right thing.

Shawn's mouth twisted as he kept his irritated face visible on the camera.

He excused himself and went inside the restroom. Just like last night, he took his time inside the restroom. That's his private area, where he tried to suppress the sounds of his sobbing. Where he could let loose his emotional strings and let the dam of tears flow uncontrollably…

If only it would be that easy, if only he could work on these things faster and be free… how he wished he could walk directly towards his real family but everything is so complicated right now.

At least he felt at peace somewhere… his heart was not that stiff and he was relieved, because he could feel how his brother was trying hard to reach out to him vaguely even he knew the danger that hangs on them by the name Skull…

It's Ryu's words that still lingered in his head, warming his heart, "He will remain a Ken and we will accept him regardless of what he is. So he is not a b.a.s.t.a.r.d and will never be a b.a.s.t.a.r.d!"

It felt really nice recalling those words from his brother.

Shawn smirked and murmured, "Such an unfortunate life I have." Eyes red, tears flowing down his cheeks. How he wanted to go and hug his brother tightly but could he?

Deep in his heart, he was afraid… He wanted to experience how it was to have a family, the love and acceptance of a mother and a father… and how it was to become an Older Brother.

And above all, he wanted to have his own family with Denise. The most important person in his life...

'Will it still be possible for him to overcome all the obstacles and win the situation?' He thought silently.

His mind was filled with these thoughts before he entered the House of Zeus because that was the day he got to read the letters his parents had left at the graveyard.

However, he never antic.i.p.ated that Ryu and Dean would still try to reach out to him in this way. It only meant that they wanted him… they really wanted him with them as a family.

Then he chuckled and thought, "What were they even thinking? Why did they take such a big risk? These kind of plans were so risky and scandalous. How much criticism and humiliation will be on the way to the Kens because of this scandal now?"

But he could understand why the Kens would choose this way to reach out to him.

His solitude was interrupted by Zeus' voice so he quickly fixed himself and got out from the restroom.

ZEUS: "Good morning housemates."

"Good morning Zeus." answered back all the housemates.

ZEUS: "This morning the votes for our 'Tell Me Your Story" challenge ended and we already have the results with us. The winning team will be granted a day-off tomorrow for 24 hours as promised."

Housemates looked at the Untouchables team and started to murmur.

ZEUS: "Well, the winner for 'Tell Me Your Story' challenge is the Untouchables Team with 83% of the votes. Dream Crushers got 10% and Rampage with 7% votes."

"Wow that's a huge gap," Luke commented while he and the other housemates congratulated the group. No one had objected at all because they all thought that the Untouchables team deserved to win that challenge.

While Zeus was announcing the results and congratulating the winning team, a frustrated soul who sat in a corner praying for his one day break shouted in excitement and jumped around the room before intentionally stopping in front of the camera near him and saying, "My beautiful pillow… Get ready tomorrow!!! I'm coming to crush you!!!"

Bernard almost choked on the water he was drinking while the rest laughed out hard...

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