A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love

Chapter 771-780

Yet, from the beginning to the end, the only thing he offered her was clandestine happiness within the confines of that apartment.

He never even acknowledged their relationship publicly.

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Mark sat inside the car.

As the car halted near the apartment building, he placed a call.

In truth, he shouldn’t have come but he couldn’t resist making this special trip, even keeping it hidden from his personal secretary.

Cecilia declined his offer.

Mark ascended the stairs and unlocked the door to the apartment.

He had already arranged for it to be cleaned beforehand.

Everything remained unchanged, except for the absence of that one person.

Mark, known for his scheming nature, had never felt such deep desolation and longing to see someone in his entire life.

He sat on the sofa throughout the night.

Recalling the intensity of their past connection, he remembered how she would lie in his embrace and affectionately call him Uncle Mark. @

There had never been a girl as pure and uncomplicated as her.

Everyone around him seemed seasoned and sophisticated.

Individuals like him had long lost their innocence, but in his early forties, he found himself entangled in a love affair with a young woman. He cherished her, yet he didn’t wish for her to be entwined in his dangerous world.

His world held too many perils.

However, she lacked the means to protect herself, so he had to divert his attention to safeguard her.

Subsequently, following that incident two years ago, she appeared disheartened, and he also began to feel that they were ill-suited for each other…

They had been separated for over two years, and he had believed that he had moved on, but Waylen had unintentionally reopened his old wounds.

As it turned out, he hadn’t truly gotten over her.

The first rays of morning sunlight streamed into the apartment.

Mark rose and prepared breakfast. Subsequently, out of habit, he made his way to the bedroom, intending to wake the girl and share their usual meal together. She had a hearty appetite but was undemanding. She always had a fondness for junk food.

However, the bedroom was empty.

The fragrance of her hair had long dissipated from the bed.

Mark walked out of the bedroom with a heavy heart and ate breakfast alone…

Peter called, informing him of a meeting scheduled for ten o’clock.

Mark responded casually, “Postpone it until tomorrow. I’m in Duefron. I want to see Rena and Alexis.”

Peter understood the situation all too well.

He sighed, recognizing that Cecilia was the sole person in Mark’s life whom he had failed.

Mark indeed went to visit Rena.

He brought toys that Alexis adored and arrived early.

Fortunately, he managed to avoid encountering Waylen, as the man had departed on a business trip early that morning.

However, Rena was perceptive. She felt a slight unease upon seeing Mark.

Observing the loving expression on Mark’s face as he spent time with Alexis, Rena couldn’t help but think of Edwin.

In a hushed voice, she inquired, “Uncle, have you ever considered starting a family?”

Mark smiled. “What? Are you here to persuade me on behalf of your grandmother?”

Rena remained silent and prepared coffee silently.

After a while, she softly said, “I’ve noticed how fond you are of children.”

Mark lifted Alexis and planted a tender kiss on her cheek. “I have Alexis, and that’s enough.”

Alexis returned the affectionate gesture, holding Mark’s handsome face in her small hands. Speaking softly, she remarked,

“Edwin is handsome too. He has brown hair and smooth skin, just like me.”

Mark furrowed his brow and inquired, “Who is Edwin?”

Rena placed the coffee on the table and cradled Alexis in her arms. “He is a child from the Fowler family.”

It wasn’t a falsehood.

Without dwelling too much on it, Mark forced a smile.

He had come here to inquire about Cecilia, yet Rena remained tight-lipped, refusing to utter a single word regarding her.

Mark thought Rena was astute.

While conversing with Mark, Rena tossed a phone to Alexis.

Alexis glanced at Mark and then at her mother.

Rena smile, and Alexis instantly grasped her intention.

With determination, Alexis began typing on the phone.

“Auntie Cece, I miss you.”

“Mom isn’t feeling well. Can you come and drive me to school?”

Afterwards, Alexis tossed the phone onto the sofa.

Mark voiced his disapproval. “It’s not suitable for such a young child to play with a phone.”

Rena discreetly checked the messages and smiled. “She was just checking her kindergarten homework. Waylen always insisted that she do it on her own.”

Thereafter, Mark fell silent.

He remained seated for a while before preparing to take his leave. His mood was already sour.

Rena invited him to stay for another cup of coffee. Just as the sound of a car echoed in the courtyard, she smiled and remarked, “Alright, I won’t keep you any longer if you have other business to attend to. I’ll bring Alexis to visit Grandma in Czanch another day.”

Mark gently patted her head, turned around and departed.

him to the

white Bentley

smile. “Rena, Lexi

suddenly froze, her

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

gaze grew intense, and

transformed in ways he never could have

Cecilia, his eyes filled with a mixture of curiosity and

overtaken Cecilia, altering her appearance

figure while exuding an air of maturity

had undergone signified her transition

hit with a profound realization that his longing for

he softly

be more overwhelmed than Mark

managed to summon her strength and responded, “Mr. Evans, indeed, it has been

greetings,

She carefully scooped up Alexis, her daughter, and requested the assistance of the trustworthy driver and maid to escort Alexis to kindergarten.

kiss and reassured Alexis, “I’ll be there to pick

embrace, firmly clutching the maid’s hand, and

Rena turned around, she discreetly cleared her throat and declared,

dependent on Rena, grasped her

smile and responded, “You two carry

voice barely above a whisper as he suggested, “Shall we step

Cecilia silently

she crossed the threshold, he firmly grasped her

them in a

his arm above her head. The faint

parties

like an eternity, Cecilia, her voice quivering, finally broke

voice as he responded,

met his

with tears, poised to cascade down

dared not

breakup had inflicted immense suffering upon her and crying in front

too, bore

eyes shifted briefly towards the door before returning to lock onto her face.

I had chosen not to return surely I must have been occupied elsewhere… What right do you have to meddle in

Occupied…

eyes revealed an enigmatic

her face, evoking a shudder

her teeth

my touches repulse you? Have you found

pallor swept

teeth and replied, her words

that instant, Mark’s eyes

loosened his grip

a man of charm and I’m certain there is no

Evans? Cecilia… Once upon a time,

youthful naivety, I failed to

her hand on his chest, exerting gentle pressure as she pleaded, “Rena will be here soon. Release me, I implore

relinquished his hold

summoning her strength to open the door. Behind her, in a raspy voice, he murmured, “Cecilia, are you truly forsaking me? We can resurrect our former bond. You may refer to me as Uncle Mark once again,

had always owed

love, he would offer his blessings. But before

be prepared to grant her

slightly, her restraint palpable, before finally uttering in a hushed tone, “No.

would never forget the events of the

intending to surprise him, only to be ensnared

36 agonizing hours, she endured thirst and denied even the simplest bodily needs. Bound to a chair, she

demanded the

Fear had gripped her.

had believed he would spare no

over the phone,

she had finally been

arrival, hoping she would still hold a place in his heart. But as she emerged from the dilapidated cottage, it was not his embrace that awaited her. Instead, she witnessed a picturesque tableau of him standing side by side with

dawned upon her that she was

know her, showing no concern for her well-being,

beheld him cradling that woman in his arms, his gaze filled with

that the woman was… one

And those women possessed a sensuality and sweetness surpassing

before him, her dignity

could barely bring herself to

only entering her room late at night. The first words he uttered upon seeing her were, “Cecilia, let us put an end

her gaze, still filled

Why?

observed her for a prolonged

up in

try to make

voice filled with sorrow, as she softly

as Uncle Mark, as well as the last time she

bear

the innocent girl who held affection for him, but she evaded his grasp and uttered in a restrained tone, “Tomorrow morning… I’ll be

his gaze fixed upon her

door

a used pregnancy test stick

his arrival, she had contemplated informing him of her

had declared that they

in her heart still lingered

Rena sat gracefully upon the sofa in the living room, two cups of

welling up in Cecilia’s eyes, Rena gently smiled

sob and

Rena, her countenance bearing

all along, but he had merely toyed with

still harbored affection for this man, and she could not forgive

Cecilia to

permeated the air as

could not explain to Cecilia, let alone to Rena… In any case, he had failed

her. I will return

He prepared to depart…

inquired, “Uncle, the last time I asked if you had considered starting a family. Now… I wish

halted in his

truth, he had pondered the

had entertained the

what did it

not voice

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

her expression understanding. “I understand. By the way… Grandma is here. She is

Mark turned around.

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