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

for a

was a blank canvas, but then she rose from the bed and

Alexis…

How was she?

the other side, she was

leaving only an abandoned quilt

named Alexis had

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

here. Alexis… Where have

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

welling up and distorting her vision. The world before

She couldn’t fathom it.

merely dozed off. How could Alexis vanish into thin

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

an illusion, a

slumber, Alexis would

that the shattering sounds would surely rouse her from

her tightly amidst the chaos.

was

gradually succumbed to the stark reality that

vanished

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

filled with hysteria. “Waylen…

Waylen endured it all.

Rena harbored immense animosity towards

He held her.

last

her for an

found herself in a daze. She murmured softly. “Where

surely frightened

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

But Rena persisted.

my

the earth lay cloaked in the shadow of towering

tomb stood

the car, her steps

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

her

moment, the harsh reality

Alexis was truly gone…

loomed with heavy clouds, casting a

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

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

plagued her thoughts as she pondered

“Alexis, are you

gripped

Mommy

bowing her body. Even through her garments,

deny me a final glimpse of her?” Her words

He held her.

held onto the last remnants of

held her

She murmured softly. “Where

was so young, surely frightened

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

But Rena persisted.

my

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

Betty’s tomb stood a small

stumbled out of the

of the diminutive tomb, she froze, her weakened legs giving way as she knelt on the ground, her trembling hands scooping up

her palms,

harsh reality finally

Alexis was truly gone…

heavy clouds, casting a

dying rays 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,

somehow still plagued her thoughts as she

questioned, “Alexis, are you departing without a

you gripped

should Mommy do

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

a final glimpse of her?”

up but his hand froze midair

a nice sight.

into

eyes partially closed, she whispered, “Waylen, you are cruel beyond measure. She is your own

Alexis’ fate were too painful for

she cradled onto the

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

actions were devoid of conscious

I will bring you

give

I never had the chance to love and pamper you

countenance countless times, yet none

night, my sweetest

Mommy is here…”

sky cloaked

from the heavens, shrouding the

down and scooped Rena into

he cradled her, he realized she

lay tranquilly upon the bed, her body attended to by Waylen’s gentle

into her

the weight of her emotional turmoil had rendered her subconsciously resistant to acceptance,

Cecilia stood

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

her tears

privy to Waylen’s wild plan, they dared not cling to hope.

see the little

was being

mother and sister, Waylen clasped Rena’s hand, his gaze fixed upon her face

in stunned

four long days, Rena lay ensconced

was nighttime when she finally woke

lay prostrate on the edge of the bed, his weary face resting against her hand. The

Rena observed him silently….

instant, Waylen roused from his

her

the trials they had endured, languished in a dire state. When they looked into each other’s eyes at

absence, a void had formed between them,

eyes fluttered closed, and

Waylen tenderly replied, “Are you hungry? Let me

rose to fill a

her tone icy.

face freezing, but he quickly resumed ladling the soup, attempting to maintain a casual tone as he

don’t need it. How many times must I

so slightly as he gently

back to being strangers, unable to meet each other’s

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