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 this very

Rena remained

for a full

At first, her mind was a blank canvas, but then she rose from the

Alexis…

How was she?

other side,

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

named

dawned upon Rena, tears streamed down her face. She

is here. Alexis… Where

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

stood frozen in

eyelids fluttered, tears welling up and distorting her vision. The world before

She couldn’t fathom it.

off. How could Alexis

glass relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen,

like an

she could awaken from this slumber, Alexis would undoubtedly still

commenced a frenzy of destruction. She believed that the shattering sounds would surely rouse her from this bewildering dream… It

her tightly amidst the chaos. The ward lay in

was streaked with

Rena gradually succumbed to the stark reality that Alexis

vanished

his embrace a refuge of soláce. He uttered,

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

Waylen endured it all.

immense animosity towards him, yet he could

He held her.

the last remnants

her for

a daze. She murmured softly.

was so young, surely frightened without her mother by

fearing it would trigger further

But Rena persisted.

Waylen… She is my child. I need

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

tomb stood a

stumbled out of the car, her

legs giving way as she knelt on the ground, her trembling hands

her palms, revealing

moment, the harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

heavy clouds, casting a somber tone over

sun began its descent, its dying rays played upon the ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura upon

face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence, as if her soul had been

her thoughts as she

“Alexis, are you departing without

gripped

What should Mommy do

bowing her body. Even through her garments,

Why did you deny me a final

He held her.

the last remnants of tenderness

held her

in a daze. She murmured softly. “Where

frightened without her mother

would trigger further distress.

But Rena persisted.

is my child. I need to see

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

Betty’s tomb

out of the car, her

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

to her palms, revealing

moment, the harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone

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

tears streaming down her face, Rena appeared devoid of her

somehow still plagued her thoughts as she pondered whether Alexis was really

are you departing without a

gripped

Mommy do

chest, bowing her body.

final glimpse

lift Rena up but his hand froze midair

a raspy voice, he responded, “It was not a nice sight. I feared you would never

into

measure. She is your own flesh and blood. How could you… allow

describe Alexis’ fate were

she cradled onto the

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

were devoid of

will

give you

never had the chance to love

arrival, I imagined your countenance countless

night, my

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself in

from the heavens, shrouding the

down and scooped Rena into his arms. “Let

cradled her, he realized she had

the bed,

a hushed tone, he whispered into her ear, longing

unwilling to rouse from her slumber. The doctor affirmed that the weight of her emotional turmoil had rendered her subconsciously resistant to acceptance, thus

Cecilia stood

Cecilia sobbed harder. “Waylen, will Rena never awaken again? Maybe you should not have deceived her…

wiped away her tears in

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

couldn’t see the little

was being so

mother and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand, his gaze fixed upon her face

in stunned

days, Rena

when she

lay prostrate on the edge of the bed, his weary face resting against her hand. The visage

Rena observed him silently….

an instant, Waylen roused from his

glanced up at her in the subdued

endured, languished in a dire

a void had formed between them, leaving them with

fluttered closed, and she whispered, “Please

hoarse voice, Waylen tenderly replied, “Are

to fill a bowl

her head away, her tone icy. “There’s

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

How many times must I say it? I don’t

ever so slightly as he gently

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

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