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…

time in this

and Rena remained a devoted

a full 24

gradually opened her eyes. At first, her mind was a blank canvas, but then she rose from the bed and hurried

Alexis…

How was she?

other side, she

removed, leaving only an

girl named Alexis

down her face. She pounded upon the glass door and called

is here. Alexis… Where have

warm body enfolded Rena’s trembling form. Waylen held her tightly, pressing his lips against her hair, desperate to shield her from further anguish. In à

frozen in

fluttered, tears welling up and distorting her vision. The world before her

She couldn’t fathom it.

dozed off. How could Alexis vanish

as she pounded the glass relentlessly.

seemed like an illusion,

slumber,

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

held her tightly amidst the chaos. The ward lay

was streaked with

succumbed to the stark

vanished

refuge of soláce. He

repeatedly, her cries filled with hysteria.

Waylen endured it all.

understood that Rena harbored immense animosity towards him, yet he

He held her.

the last remnants of tenderness between

held her

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

young, surely frightened without her mother by her

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

But Rena persisted.

is my child.

cloaked in the shadow of towering trees, the sun sinking beyond the

tomb stood a

the car,

froze, her weakened legs giving way as she knelt

her palms,

harsh

Alexis was truly gone…

with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone over the

the ebony leaves, casting an eerie aura upon the ground, as

her face, Rena appeared devoid of her very essence,

her thoughts as

questioned, “Alexis, are you departing

you gripped

Mommy do

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

a final glimpse of her?” Her words

He held her.

the last remnants of

her for

murmured softly. “Where is

frightened without her mother by her

Rena to go, fearing it would trigger further distress.

But Rena persisted.

is my child. I need

lay cloaked in the

to Betty’s tomb stood

out of the car, her steps

as

her palms, revealing tender

the harsh reality finally

Alexis was truly gone…

sky loomed with heavy clouds, casting a somber tone over the

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

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

still plagued her thoughts as she pondered whether Alexis

are you departing

you gripped by

What should Mommy do without

bowing her body. Even through

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

up but his hand froze midair upon

nice sight. I feared you would never

slipped into

measure. She is

describe Alexis’ fate were too

placed the soil she cradled onto the

the earth upon the grave. Sharp stones mingled within the soil,

actions were devoid of

I will

they give you

never had the chance to love and pamper you

your countenance countless times, yet

night, my sweetest little

Mommy is here…”

cloaked itself

sliver of light withdrew from the heavens, shrouding

Rena into his arms.

realized she had succumbed to unconsciousness, her body unnaturally

at the ward, Rena lay tranquilly upon the bed,

tone, he whispered into her

the weight of

and Cecilia stood by her

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

her tears

they dared not

They couldn’t see

being

hand, his gaze fixed upon her face as he

stood in

days, Rena lay ensconced

nighttime when she

weary face resting against her hand. The visage she had once admired now bore the marks of

Rena observed him silently….

an instant, Waylen

at her in

they had endured, languished in a dire state.

void had formed between them, leaving them with nothing

eyes fluttered closed, and

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

to fill a bowl

away, her

resumed ladling the soup, attempting to maintain a casual tone as he continued, “The doctor mentioned that you lack proper nutrition,

many times must I say it? I

slightly as

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

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