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

and Rena remained

for a full

first, her mind was a blank canvas, but then she rose from the bed and hurried towards

Alexis…

How was she?

other side, she was

empty, all equipment removed, leaving only an abandoned

named Alexis

Rena, tears streamed down her face. She pounded upon the glass door and

Mommy is here. Alexis… Where have you

against her hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish.

frozen

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

She couldn’t fathom it.

had merely dozed off. How could Alexis vanish

as she pounded the glass relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen,

seemed like an illusion, a haunting

this slumber,

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

her tightly amidst the chaos. The ward

was streaked with

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

vanished

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

repeatedly, her cries filled with hysteria. “Waylen…

Waylen endured it all.

that Rena harbored immense animosity towards him, yet

He held her.

held onto the last remnants

her for an

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

so young, surely frightened without her mother

didn’t want Rena to go, fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give it one

But Rena persisted.

my child. I need

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

to Betty’s tomb stood

stumbled out of the car,

weakened legs giving way as she knelt on

clung to her palms,

harsh reality finally sank

Alexis was truly gone…

casting a somber tone over

casting an eerie aura upon the ground,

her face, Rena appeared devoid of her

plagued her thoughts as she

are you departing without

you gripped

Mommy do

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

me a final

He held her.

onto the last remnants

her for an

daze. She murmured softly.

so young, surely frightened without her mother by

fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give it one

But Rena persisted.

my child. I need to

the earth lay cloaked in

to Betty’s tomb stood a

of the car, her

way as she knelt on the ground, her trembling hands

to her palms, revealing

the harsh reality finally sank

Alexis was truly gone…

with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone

its dying rays played upon the ebony leaves, casting an eerie

her very essence, as if

still plagued her thoughts as she

are you departing without

you gripped by

Mommy do without

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

did you deny me a final

but his hand froze midair upon hearing her

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

slipped into a trance-like

beyond measure. She is your

Alexis’ fate were

placed the soil she cradled

stones mingled within the soil, lacerating her hands, yet

were devoid of conscious

I will bring you

they give you

never had the chance to love and pamper you

imagined your countenance countless times, yet none were

my sweetest little

Mommy is here…”

sky cloaked

of light withdrew from the heavens, shrouding

scooped Rena into his arms.

cradled her, he realized she had succumbed to

at the ward, Rena lay tranquilly upon the bed, her body attended to by Waylen’s

hushed tone, he whispered into her

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

stood

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

away her tears

plan, they dared not cling

see the little one

being so

hand, his gaze fixed upon

in

Rena

when she

weary face resting against her hand. The visage

Rena observed him silently….

Waylen roused

at her in

relationship, battered by the trials they had endured, languished in a dire state.

void had formed between them, leaving them with

eyes fluttered closed, and she whispered,

Waylen tenderly replied, “Are you hungry? Let me

to fill

her head away, her tone icy. “There’s

quickly resumed ladling the soup, attempting to maintain a casual tone as he continued, “The doctor mentioned that you lack proper nutrition,

times must I say it? I don’t need

slightly as

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

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