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 very

remained

for a

was a blank canvas, but then

Alexis…

How was she?

other side, she

room stood empty, all equipment removed, leaving only

named

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

Mommy is here.

desperate to shield her from further anguish. In à hoarse voice, he

stood frozen

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

She couldn’t fathom it.

merely dozed off. How

the glass relentlessly. Her palm grew swollen, yet she refused

seemed like an illusion, a

awaken from this slumber, Alexis would

shattering sounds would surely rouse

held her tightly amidst the chaos.

was streaked

wreckage before her, Rena gradually succumbed to the stark

vanished

clung to her, his embrace a refuge

her cries filled with hysteria. “Waylen… Alexis is gone.

Waylen endured it all.

harbored immense animosity towards him, yet

He held her.

held onto the last remnants

held her

She murmured softly. “Where is she? I

young, surely frightened without

would trigger further distress. “Give it

But Rena persisted.

She is my

the earth lay cloaked in the shadow

Betty’s tomb stood

of the car,

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

her palms, revealing tender

that moment, the harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

clouds, casting a

ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura

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

as she pondered

questioned, “Alexis, are you

you gripped by

should Mommy do

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

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

He held her.

onto the last

held her for

She murmured softly.

was so young, surely frightened without

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

But Rena persisted.

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

the earth lay cloaked in the

Betty’s tomb stood a small

out of the

giving way as she knelt on the ground, her

clung to her palms, revealing tender

the harsh reality finally

Alexis was truly gone…

sky loomed with heavy clouds, casting a

leaves, casting an eerie aura upon the ground, as if mourning the loss of a

face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence,

plagued her thoughts as she pondered

“Alexis, are you

you gripped by

should Mommy do without

her body. Even

me a final glimpse of her?”

lift Rena up but his hand froze midair upon hearing her anguished

not a nice sight. I feared you would never forget

slipped into a trance-like

you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own flesh and blood. How could you… allow

Alexis’ fate were too painful for Rena to

the soil she cradled onto the

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

devoid of

will bring

give

I never had the chance

countless times, yet none were as

my sweetest

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself in

light withdrew from the

and scooped Rena into

he realized she had succumbed to unconsciousness, her body unnaturally

ward, Rena lay tranquilly upon the bed,

into her ear, longing

from her slumber. The doctor affirmed that the weight of her emotional turmoil had rendered her

stood by her

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

her

dared not cling to hope. After all, the

see the little

was being so

and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand,

in

long days, Rena lay ensconced in

nighttime when she finally

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

Rena observed him silently….

Waylen

at her in

in a

void had formed between them, leaving them with

eyes fluttered closed, and she whispered,

Waylen tenderly replied, “Are

to fill a

head away, her tone icy. “There’s

maintain a casual tone as he continued,

many times must I say it? I don’t need

ever so slightly as he gently

each other’s gaze. Perhaps it was easier

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