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…

to freeze time in this

and Rena remained a devoted

a full

gradually opened her eyes. At first, her mind was a blank canvas, but then she rose from the

Alexis…

How was she?

the other side, she was struck

leaving only an

named Alexis

dawned upon Rena, tears streamed down her face. She pounded upon the

Mommy is here. Alexis… Where have you

held her tightly, pressing his lips against her hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In à hoarse voice, he informed her, “Alexis is no longer

stood frozen

eyelids fluttered, tears welling up and distorting her vision.

She couldn’t fathom it.

off. How could Alexis vanish into thin

relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen, yet she

all seemed like an illusion, a haunting

awaken from this slumber, Alexis

that the shattering sounds would surely rouse her from this bewildering dream… It had to be

the chaos. The

arm was streaked with

her, Rena gradually succumbed

vanished

his embrace a refuge of

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

Waylen endured it all.

immense animosity towards him, yet he could only

He held her.

held onto the last

held her for an

murmured softly. “Where is she?

so young, surely frightened without her mother by her

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

But Rena persisted.

Waylen… She is my child. I need to see

earth lay cloaked in the shadow of towering trees, the

tomb stood a

the car,

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

her palms, revealing

that moment, the harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

casting a somber tone

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

Rena appeared devoid of her very

still plagued her thoughts as she

questioned, “Alexis, are you

you gripped by

Mommy

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

you deny me a final

He held her.

last remnants of tenderness

held her

softly. “Where

frightened

trigger further distress. “Give it one

But Rena persisted.

must go. Waylen… She is my child.

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

Betty’s tomb

out of the car,

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

clung to her palms, revealing

moment, the harsh reality finally sank

Alexis was truly gone…

sky loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone

leaves, casting an eerie

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

somehow still plagued her thoughts as she pondered whether

“Alexis, are

gripped

should Mommy

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

Why did you deny me a final glimpse of

his hand froze

“It was not a nice sight. I feared you would never forget seeing her

into

beyond measure. She is your own flesh and blood. How

fate were too

the soil she

upon the grave. Sharp stones mingled within the soil, lacerating her hands, yet she paid

were devoid

will

they give you

chance to love and pamper you

countless times, yet none were as radiant

my sweetest

Mommy is here…”

cloaked

sliver of light withdrew from the heavens, shrouding the

stooped down and scooped Rena

as he cradled her, he realized she had succumbed to

the bed, her body

into her ear,

affirmed that the weight of

stood

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

away her

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

They couldn’t see the little one

was being

his mother and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand,

stood in stunned

four long days, Rena lay ensconced

was nighttime when she finally

against her hand. The visage she had once admired now

Rena observed him silently….

instant, Waylen roused

glanced up at her

relationship, battered by the trials they had endured, languished in a dire state. When they looked into each other’s eyes at the moment, words

had formed between them, leaving them with nothing

closed, and she

Waylen tenderly replied, “Are you hungry? Let

to fill

head away, her tone

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

times must I say it? I don’t need

trembled ever so slightly as he gently

being strangers, unable to meet each

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