Waylen was accustomed to such hostility.

He entered resolutely and knelt before Mark.

Mark sneered again. “Your kneeling means nothing to me, Mr. Fowler. I cannot bear witness to it. What now? What have you done this time that you need to kneel and apologize?”

Waylen conveyed the doctor’s words to Mark.

Concern for Rena’s well-being had been weighing heavily on Mark’s mind and his heart sank upon

Mark asked Waylen, “What do you intend to do? Are you truly willing to watch your child perish? Can you be that merciless? If you dare to do so, I will end your life.”

Waylen calmly laid out his plan.

An icy silence engulfed the room.

Even Mark, who had been present throughout, was stunned by Waylen’s bold words. He was shocked and incensed. Without delay, he hurled the nearest object he could grab at Waylen…

It was a company stamp.

The stamp struck Waylen’s forehead with force.

Waylen couldn’t dodge at all.

A slender rivulet of crimson blood trickled down his countenance…

Undeterred, Mark positioned himself before Waylen and uttered with a quivering voice, “Waylen, have you pondered upon the repercussions of your actions? Can Rena endure it? What if… What if… If the baby really perishes, there will be no way back for you, Waylen. You will be doomed.”

Waylen slightly closed his eyes and replied, “I know. I am well aware.”

Waylen found himself without alternatives.

Rena’s loathing towards him was intense. He couldn’t offer her anything. He could no longer bear witnessing her agonizing in pain either. If she had even the slightest chance recovering in a different setting, he was willing to… He was willing to… set her free.

Mark maintained silence for an extended duration.

However, Waylen understood that Mark concurred.

Waylen wiped the blood from his brow, rose to his feet and departed.

As the door shut, Mark’s anger erupted in solitude. He forcefully shoved the papers to the floor and berated, “He is insane. If he truly loved her, why did he inflict so much harm upon her before?”

While venting his frustrations, Mark dejectedly took a seat.

His eyes were bloodshot. In truth, he knew this course of action could, at the very least, save Rena’s life.

Waylen returned to the ICU ward.

Rena remained fixated on the baby. He couldn’t determine if she slept more than three hours a day.

She was gradually expending her life for the sake of this child.

Following Waylen’s decisive choice, he felt a tinge of sorrow. It was an emotion he had never

experienced before but now he comprehended it.

He was a husband and a father.

Yet, he had failed in all his duties.

He had caused his wife to endure such suffering…

He embraced her.

Perhaps it would be the last time he could hold her so unabashedly.

Naturally, Rena resisted.

Waylen clung to her tightly, his chin resting on her shoulder, and whispered, “Allow me to hold you for a while. Just this once, Rena… Please don’t push me away.”

She lacked the strength and simply allowed him to embrace her in silence.

He couldn’t perceive her warmth.

Nevertheless, he pressed close to her neck, inhaling her scent, evoking countless cherished memories of their time together.

It was evident that he loved her…

She was the first woman he had made love to.

He kept her by his side, showering her with various gifts to please her, engaging in battles with Harold for her sake, and feeling jealousy towards Tyrone, Robert and Zack…

Every time she shed tears, he fretted over her, and every time she left him, he regretted it deeply.

Clearly, he loved her…

Waylen kissed her hair and whispered with a tremor in his voice, “Rena, I love you.”

Rena stiffened.

It mattered not to her anymore whether he harbored love for her or not.

No response came from her. He sealed his eyelids shut and clasped her with increased intensity, as though he intended to expend every ounce of his strength. The pressure inflicted upon Rena caused her great pain and discomfort. In a raspy voice, she uttered, “You’re hurting me.”

“I am in pain. Rena, I am hurting.”

In the past, she had always worried about him but, now, no matter how much he suffered, she remained indifferent.

The nurse entered, bearing medication, but was overwhelmed by the scene.

Subsequently, the nurse placed the medicine down and hurriedly departed.

Waylen gazed at the two pills resting on the tray. Rena had previously taken antidepressant pills but, today, those two pills had been replaced by sleeping pills.

Should Rena consume them, she would succumb to a slumber lasting at least ten hours.

Slowly, Waylen released his hold on her.

His voice quivered slightly as he said, “Rena, it is time for you to take the pills.”

Rena did not refuse the medication. She acknowledged her illness and was willing to undergo treatment. Soon enough, she ingested the two pills with warm water.

Drowsiness gradually enveloped her….

She experienced an unprecedented weariness, as if she could slumber for an eternity.

“Waylen… Why do I feel an overwhelming desire to sleep?”

Rena began to feel a pervasive weakness throughout her body. Then she found herself cradled within his embrace.

He gently placed her upon the bed and observed her silently.

Prior to giving birth, she weighed about 110 pounds, yet now she had dwindled to a mere 80 pounds. She had become nothing but skin and bones, her delicate visage evoking deep concern.

Waylen tenderly caressed her face, assessing her temperature.

After a considerable duration, he removed the necklace from around her neck. Adorning it was a ring he had bestowed upon her.

Only when she was ensconced in slumber could he delicately slide the diamond ring onto her ring finger.

He and she had finally become a genuine couple.

Waylen reclined, cradling her within his arms, and buried his face in the curve of her neck. In an instant, her neck was moistened….

Alexis was surviving…

time in this

Rena remained

slumbered for a full

a blank canvas, but then she rose from the

Alexis…

How was she?

the other side, she was

room stood empty, all equipment removed, leaving only an abandoned quilt that

named Alexis

face. She pounded upon the glass door

Alexis… Mommy is here.

her tightly, pressing his lips against her hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In

frozen

her vision. The

She couldn’t fathom it.

How could

as she pounded the glass relentlessly. Her palm

all seemed like an

she could awaken from this slumber, Alexis would undoubtedly still

She believed that the shattering sounds would

the chaos.

was

the wreckage before her, Rena gradually succumbed to the stark reality that Alexis

had vanished

her, his embrace a refuge of soláce. He uttered, “Rena,

him repeatedly, her cries filled with hysteria. “Waylen…

Waylen endured it all.

Rena harbored immense animosity towards

He held her.

onto the last remnants of tenderness between

held her for

murmured softly. “Where is

surely frightened without her mother by

to go, fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give it one more day. You

But Rena persisted.

Waylen… She is my child. I need to see

cloaked

to Betty’s tomb stood

of the car, her steps

as she knelt on the ground, her trembling

her

the harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

clouds, casting a

played upon the ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura upon the ground, as if mourning the loss

face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence, as

as she pondered whether Alexis

“Alexis, are

gripped by

What should Mommy do without

handful of fresh soil against her chest, bowing her body. Even through her

you deny me a final glimpse of

He held her.

last remnants of

her for an

herself in a daze. She murmured softly. “Where is she? I need to

frightened without her

go, fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give it one

But Rena persisted.

my child.

cemetery, the earth lay cloaked in the shadow of towering trees, the

Betty’s tomb

the car, her steps

froze, her weakened legs giving way as she

her

the harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a

upon the ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura upon the ground, as if mourning the loss of a fragile

down her face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence,

her thoughts as she pondered whether

Rena questioned, “Alexis, are you

you gripped

should Mommy

soil against her chest, bowing her body. Even through her garments, the frail silhouette

did you deny me a final glimpse of her?”

up but his hand froze midair upon

a nice sight. I

into a trance-like

partially closed, she whispered, “Waylen, you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own flesh

were too painful for Rena to

she cradled

stones mingled

actions were devoid of conscious

I will

give

had the chance to love and

before your arrival, I imagined your countenance countless times, yet none were as radiant

my

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself

of light withdrew from

down and scooped Rena into his arms.

realized she had succumbed to unconsciousness, her body

Rena lay tranquilly upon the bed, her body attended to

a hushed tone, he whispered into

from her slumber. The doctor affirmed that the weight of her emotional turmoil had rendered her subconsciously

Cecilia stood by her

grief, Cecilia sobbed harder. “Waylen, will Rena never awaken again? Maybe you should

wiped away her

Korbyn were privy to Waylen’s wild plan, they dared not cling to hope. After all, the odds stood at a mere five

They couldn’t see the little

being so

clasped Rena’s hand, his

stood in

four long days, Rena

when she finally

of the bed, his weary face resting against her hand. The visage

Rena observed him silently….

instant, Waylen roused

her

the trials they had endured, languished in a

a void had formed between them, leaving

and

“Are

to fill a bowl

her tone

joyous smile on his face freezing, but he quickly resumed ladling the soup, attempting to maintain a casual tone as he continued, “The doctor mentioned

many times must I say it?

so slightly as he

each other’s gaze. Perhaps it was easier to communicate

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