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…

yearned to freeze time in

Rena remained a

a

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

Alexis…

How was she?

the other side, she was

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

girl named Alexis

face. She pounded upon the

Mommy is here. Alexis… Where have you

her tightly, pressing his lips against her hair, desperate to shield her from

frozen in

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

She couldn’t fathom it.

How could Alexis vanish

consumed her as she pounded the glass relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen, yet she refused

like an

could awaken from this slumber, Alexis would undoubtedly

that the shattering sounds would

tightly amidst the chaos. The ward lay in

arm was streaked

Rena gradually succumbed to the stark reality that Alexis had truly

had vanished

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

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

Waylen endured it all.

towards him, yet he could only

He held her.

onto the last remnants of

held her for

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

surely frightened without her mother by her

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

But Rena persisted.

is my child.

family cemetery, the earth lay cloaked in the shadow

tomb stood a

out of the car, her

as she knelt on the ground, her trembling hands scooping

clung to her palms,

the harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

clouds, casting

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

streaming down her face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence, as if

thoughts as

questioned, “Alexis, are you

you gripped

What should Mommy do without

fresh soil against her chest, bowing her body. Even through her garments,

me a final glimpse of her?” Her words trembled

He held her.

the last remnants of tenderness

her

daze. She murmured softly. “Where

surely frightened

fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give it one

But Rena persisted.

go. Waylen… She is my

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

tomb

of the car,

as she knelt on

clung to her

harsh reality finally

Alexis was truly gone…

clouds, casting

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

down her face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence, as if her

thoughts as she pondered whether Alexis was

“Alexis, are you departing

gripped by

What should Mommy do without

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

deny me a final

yearned to lift Rena up but his hand froze midair upon hearing her

was not a nice sight. I feared

into

cruel beyond measure. She is your

words to describe Alexis’ fate were

soil she cradled onto the

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

actions were devoid of

I will

they give

had the chance to love and pamper you

your arrival, I imagined your countenance countless times,

my sweetest little

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself

withdrew from the heavens, shrouding the world

and scooped Rena into his arms. “Let

her, he realized she had succumbed to

ward, Rena lay tranquilly upon the bed, her body attended to by

hushed tone, he whispered into her ear, longing for her

that the weight of

stood by

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

away her

Waylen’s wild plan, they dared not cling

see the little

was being

and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand,

in

long days, Rena

when

his weary face resting against her hand. The visage

Rena observed him silently….

Waylen roused from his

at her in the subdued

by the trials they had endured, languished in a dire

absence, a void had formed between them,

closed, and she whispered, “Please

replied, “Are you hungry? Let me fetch you something

to fill a

her

maintain a casual tone as he continued, “The

times must I say

trembled ever so slightly as he

unable to meet each other’s gaze.

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