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 this

Rena remained a

slumbered for a full 24

her eyes. At first, her mind was a blank canvas, but then

Alexis…

How was she?

beheld the other side, she was

all equipment removed, leaving only

girl named

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

is here. Alexis…

trembling form. Waylen held her tightly, pressing his lips against her hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In à hoarse voice, he informed her, “Alexis

frozen in

distorting her

She couldn’t fathom it.

off. How could Alexis vanish into thin

glass relentlessly. Her

seemed like an illusion, a haunting

from this slumber, Alexis would

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

amidst the chaos. The ward lay

was streaked with

Rena gradually succumbed to the stark reality that Alexis had

vanished from

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

repeatedly, her cries filled with hysteria. “Waylen… Alexis

Waylen endured it all.

that Rena harbored immense animosity towards him, yet he could only endure

He held her.

last remnants of

her

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

so young, surely frightened without her mother by

trigger further distress. “Give it one more day. You

But Rena persisted.

my child.

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

to Betty’s tomb

the car,

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

her

that 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 an eerie

her face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence,

thoughts as she

“Alexis, are you departing

you gripped by

What should Mommy do

handful of fresh soil against her chest, bowing her body. Even through her

deny me a final glimpse of

He held her.

onto the last remnants

held her for an

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

was so young, surely frightened without

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

But Rena persisted.

She is my child. I need

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

tomb stood a

of the car,

her weakened legs giving way as she knelt on the

clung to her palms, revealing tender

harsh reality finally

Alexis was truly gone…

clouds, casting a

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

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

as she pondered whether Alexis was really

are you departing without a

gripped by

What should Mommy

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

you deny me a final glimpse of her?”

lift Rena up but his hand froze midair

a raspy voice, he responded, “It was not a nice sight.

into a

“Waylen, you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own flesh

Alexis’ fate were too painful

the soil she cradled onto

stones mingled within

actions were devoid of conscious

I will bring you

they give you

never had the chance to

countless times, yet

my sweetest

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself

withdrew from the heavens, shrouding the world in

stooped down and scooped Rena into his

as he cradled her, he realized she had succumbed to unconsciousness,

lay tranquilly upon the bed, her body attended to by

hushed tone, he whispered into her ear, longing

doctor affirmed that the weight of her emotional turmoil had rendered her subconsciously resistant to acceptance, thus prolonging

stood

her grief, Cecilia sobbed harder. “Waylen, will Rena never awaken again?

away her

not cling to hope. After all, the odds stood at a mere

They couldn’t see the little

being so

and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand,

in stunned

four long days, Rena lay

nighttime when

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

Rena observed him silently….

instant, Waylen

at her in the

couple, yet their relationship, battered by the trials they had endured, languished in a dire state. When

Alexis’ absence, a void had formed between them, leaving them

closed, and she whispered, “Please

voice, Waylen tenderly replied, “Are you

to fill a

her

ladling the soup, attempting to maintain a casual tone as he continued, “The doctor mentioned

times must

so slightly as he gently

were back to being strangers, unable to meet each other’s gaze. Perhaps it was

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