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…

freeze time in

Rena remained

for a full

canvas, but then she rose from the bed

Alexis…

How was she?

side,

empty, all equipment removed, leaving only an abandoned quilt that once cradled

girl named

Rena, tears streamed down her face. She pounded

Mommy is here.

hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In

stood frozen

her vision. The world before her

She couldn’t fathom it.

had merely dozed off. How could Alexis vanish into

as she pounded the glass relentlessly. Her

seemed like an illusion, a haunting

this slumber, Alexis would undoubtedly

a frenzy of destruction. She believed that the shattering sounds would surely rouse her

tightly amidst the chaos. The ward lay

arm was streaked with

Rena gradually succumbed to the stark reality that

vanished from

embrace a refuge of

repeatedly, her cries filled with hysteria. “Waylen… Alexis is gone.

Waylen endured it all.

harbored immense animosity towards him, yet he

He held her.

the last remnants of tenderness

held her

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

was so young, surely frightened without her mother by her

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

But Rena persisted.

must go. Waylen… She is my child. I

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

Betty’s tomb stood a

of the car, her

caught sight of the diminutive tomb, she froze, her weakened legs giving way as she knelt on

her

that moment, the harsh reality finally sank

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone

descent, its dying rays played upon the ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura upon the ground, as if mourning the loss of

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

as

“Alexis, are you departing without a

gripped by

Mommy

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

deny me a final glimpse of her?” Her

He held her.

the last remnants of tenderness

her

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

so young, surely frightened

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

But Rena persisted.

She is my child. I need to

earth lay cloaked in the shadow of towering trees, the sun sinking

Betty’s tomb stood a

stumbled out of the car,

she froze, her weakened legs giving way as she knelt on the ground, her trembling hands scooping up a handful of

clung to her palms,

harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone over the

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

her very essence, as if her soul had been wrenched

as she pondered

questioned, “Alexis, are

gripped

What should Mommy do without

bowing her body. Even through her garments, the frail silhouette of her

a final glimpse

lift Rena up but his hand froze midair

a raspy voice, he responded, “It was not a nice sight. I feared

slipped into a

whispered, “Waylen, you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own

fate were too painful for Rena

she cradled

mechanically, she began to heap the earth upon the grave. Sharp stones mingled within the soil, lacerating

were devoid of conscious

I will bring you

give you

never had the chance to love and pamper

before your arrival, I imagined your countenance countless times, yet none

night, my

Mommy is here…”

sky cloaked

final sliver of light withdrew from the heavens,

and scooped Rena into his arms. “Let us

he cradled her, he realized she had succumbed to unconsciousness, her

tranquilly upon the bed, her

whispered into her ear, longing for her

unwilling to rouse from her slumber. The doctor affirmed that the weight of her

Cecilia stood by her

Rena never awaken again? Maybe

wiped away her tears

privy to Waylen’s wild plan, they dared not

see the little one

being so

anguished cries of his mother and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand, his gaze fixed upon her face as he softly uttered, “I have

stood in

long days, Rena

nighttime when she finally

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

Rena observed him silently….

Waylen roused

glanced up at her in

couple, yet their relationship, battered by the trials they had endured, languished in a dire state. When they

had formed between them, leaving

and she

a hoarse voice, Waylen tenderly replied, “Are you hungry? Let me fetch you something

rose to fill

her head away, her tone icy.

maintain a casual tone as he continued,

it. How many times must I say

trembled ever so slightly as he gently set

to being strangers, unable to meet each other’s gaze. Perhaps

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