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

and Rena remained

a

her mind was a blank canvas, but then she rose

Alexis…

How was she?

the other side,

leaving

named Alexis had

She pounded upon the glass door and called out

Mommy is here.

her hair, desperate to shield her from further

stood frozen

tears welling up and distorting her

She couldn’t fathom it.

dozed off. How could Alexis

glass relentlessly. Her palm

an illusion,

from this slumber,

destruction. She believed that the shattering sounds would surely rouse

her tightly amidst the

was streaked with

the wreckage before her, Rena gradually succumbed to

had vanished from

refuge of soláce. He uttered, “Rena,

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

Waylen endured it all.

immense animosity towards him, yet he

He held her.

onto the last

her for an

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

surely frightened without her mother

further

But Rena persisted.

must go. Waylen… She is my child. I need to see

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

Betty’s tomb stood a

out of the car, her steps

as

her palms, revealing tender

moment, the harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

heavy clouds, casting

casting an eerie aura upon

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

thoughts as she pondered whether Alexis was

questioned, “Alexis, are you

gripped

Mommy do

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

did you deny me a final glimpse of her?” Her words

He held her.

held onto the last remnants

her for

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

so young, surely frightened

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

But Rena persisted.

She is my child. I need to

twilight descended, within the Fowler family cemetery, the earth lay cloaked in the

Betty’s tomb stood a

stumbled out of the

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

clung to her palms, revealing

harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber

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

devoid of her very essence, as if her soul had

her thoughts as she pondered whether Alexis was

Rena questioned, “Alexis, are you departing without a

gripped by

What should Mommy do

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

a final glimpse of her?”

his hand froze midair upon hearing her

was not a nice sight. I feared you would never

into a

closed, she whispered, “Waylen, you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own flesh and blood. How could you… allow

fate were too

placed the soil she cradled onto the

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

devoid

I will

they give you

chance to love and

before your arrival, I imagined your countenance countless

night, my sweetest little

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself in

final sliver of light withdrew from the heavens, shrouding the

stooped down and scooped Rena into his arms. “Let

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

the bed, her body attended to by

whispered into her ear, longing for

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

and Cecilia stood

harder. “Waylen, will Rena never awaken again? Maybe you

wiped away her

dared not cling to hope. After all, the odds stood

They couldn’t see the little

being so

Waylen clasped Rena’s hand, his gaze fixed upon her face as he softly uttered,

stood in

days, Rena lay

was nighttime when she finally

weary face resting against her hand. The visage she had once admired now bore the marks of exhaustion and

Rena observed him silently….

an instant, Waylen roused from

glanced up at her in the

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

a void had formed between them, leaving

and she

Waylen tenderly replied, “Are

to fill a bowl

her head away, her

faltered, the 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 that you lack proper nutrition, so I had the servant

times must

hands trembled ever so slightly as he

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

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