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

Rena remained

for a full 24

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

Alexis…

How was she?

Rena beheld the other side, she was struck

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

girl named

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

is here. Alexis… Where

tightly, pressing his lips against her hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In à hoarse voice, he informed

stood frozen in

welling up and distorting her vision. The world before her appeared hazy and

She couldn’t fathom it.

had merely dozed off. How could Alexis

the glass relentlessly. Her palm grew

an illusion, a

this slumber, Alexis would

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

tightly amidst the chaos. The ward lay

arm was streaked with

gradually succumbed to the stark reality

vanished from

a refuge

him repeatedly, her cries filled with hysteria.

Waylen endured it all.

animosity towards him, yet he could only endure

He held her.

held onto the last remnants

her for an

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

young, surely frightened without

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

But Rena persisted.

my child.

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

to Betty’s tomb

out of the car, her steps

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

to her palms, revealing

moment, the harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

casting a somber tone over the

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

devoid of her very essence, as if

still plagued her thoughts as she

“Alexis, are you departing

gripped

Mommy do

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

final glimpse

He held her.

the last

held her for an

softly.

was so young, surely frightened without her mother

fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give

But Rena persisted.

She is my child. I need

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

Betty’s tomb

out of the car, her

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

to her

that moment, the harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

clouds, casting a somber tone over the

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

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

still plagued her thoughts as she

questioned, “Alexis, are you departing without

you gripped by

What should Mommy do without

her body. Even through her garments, the

you deny me a final

to lift Rena up but his hand froze

nice sight.

slipped into

beyond measure. She is your own flesh

words to describe Alexis’ fate were too painful for

soil she cradled onto the

the earth upon the grave. Sharp stones mingled within the soil, lacerating her hands, yet she paid them no

actions were devoid

I will

give you

the chance to love

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

my sweetest little

Mommy is here…”

cloaked

final sliver of light withdrew from the heavens, shrouding

down and scooped Rena

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

Rena lay tranquilly upon the bed, her

whispered into her ear, longing for

the weight of her emotional turmoil

Cecilia stood by

Rena never awaken again? Maybe you should not have

wiped away her

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

see the little one

was being so

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

in stunned

long days, Rena lay ensconced in a

when she finally woke

her hand. The visage she had once admired now bore the marks

Rena observed him silently….

an instant, Waylen roused from

glanced up at her in the subdued

endured, languished in a dire state. When they

a void had formed between them, leaving them with nothing to

and she

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

rose to fill a

her

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

need it. How many times must I say it?

so slightly as he gently set

were back to being strangers, unable to meet each other’s

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