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

a full

canvas, but then

Alexis…

How was she?

other side, she

equipment removed, leaving only an abandoned quilt that once

girl named Alexis had

dawned upon Rena, tears streamed down her face. She

Alexis… Mommy is here. Alexis… Where

hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In à hoarse voice, he informed her, “Alexis is

stood frozen in

her vision. The world before her appeared hazy and

She couldn’t fathom it.

off. How could Alexis vanish into thin

glass relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen,

all seemed like an

slumber, Alexis would

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

tightly amidst the chaos. The ward

was streaked

before her, Rena gradually succumbed to the stark reality

vanished from the

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

cries filled with

Waylen endured it all.

animosity towards

He held her.

held onto the last remnants of

held her

She murmured softly. “Where is she? I need

so young, surely frightened without her mother

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

But Rena persisted.

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

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

tomb stood a

out of the car,

legs giving way as she knelt on the ground, her

clung to her palms, revealing tender

harsh reality finally

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone over

leaves, casting

her very essence, as if her soul

as she

are you

you gripped by

What should Mommy do

body. Even through her garments, the frail silhouette of

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

He held her.

onto the last remnants of tenderness

held her for

murmured softly.

surely frightened without her mother

fearing it would trigger further distress. “Give it one more day. You need to

But Rena persisted.

go. Waylen… She is my child. I

lay cloaked in the

tomb stood

stumbled out of the car,

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

clung to her palms, revealing tender

that moment, the harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone over

upon the ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura upon the

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

plagued her thoughts as

“Alexis, are you

gripped by

Mommy do

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

me a final glimpse of her?” Her words

Rena up but his hand froze midair upon hearing her anguished

a nice sight. I feared you would never forget

slipped into

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

words to describe Alexis’ fate were too painful for

she

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

devoid of conscious

I will

give you

had the chance

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

night, my

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself in

light withdrew from

Rena into his

her, he realized she

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

whispered into her ear, longing

to rouse from her slumber. The doctor affirmed that the weight of her emotional turmoil had rendered her subconsciously resistant

and Cecilia stood

“Waylen, will Rena never awaken again? Maybe you should not have deceived her… Oh, the

wiped away her tears

privy to Waylen’s wild plan, they dared not cling to hope. After all, the odds stood

couldn’t see the little one

was being

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

in stunned

Rena lay ensconced in

when

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

Rena observed him silently….

an instant, Waylen roused

her in the

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

void had formed between

closed, and she

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

fill a bowl with

her head away, her tone icy. “There’s

maintain a casual tone as he continued,

times

so slightly as

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255