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.

accompanied him to

way, a white Bentley glided

wearing a smile.

suddenly froze, her gaze locking

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

hadn’t anticipated seeing her here. His gaze grew intense, and he

in ways

Cecilia, his eyes filled

overtaken Cecilia, altering her appearance

a stunning beauty, she had now acquired a slender figure while

she had undergone signified her

hit with a profound realization that his longing for

remained locked on her visage as he softly uttered, “It has been a

to be more overwhelmed

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

exchanged greetings, acknowledging each

an awkward position. She carefully scooped up Alexis, her daughter, and requested the assistance of the trustworthy driver and maid

affectionate gesture, Rena reciprocated the kiss and reassured Alexis, “I’ll be there to pick you up in the afternoon, my

herself from Rena’s embrace, firmly clutching the maid’s hand, and obediently proceeded

around, she discreetly cleared her throat and declared, “I shall prepare some fragrant tea for

somewhat dependent on Rena, grasped

a gentle smile and responded, “You two carry on with

his gaze towards Cecilia, his voice barely above a whisper as he

her head, Cecilia silently complied, entering the

the threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist, compelling her into the confines of

enclosing them in a small

by Mark, who positioned his arm above her head. The faint scent

parties lost

Cecilia, her voice

lowering his voice as he responded, “I waited

abruptly met his

up with tears, poised to

dared not

The aftermath of their breakup had inflicted immense suffering upon her and crying in front of him now felt

too, bore

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

of you, Mr. Evans? If I had chosen not to return surely I must have been occupied elsewhere… What right do you

Occupied…

revealed

her face, evoking a shudder

teeth chattered

found someone else?”

pallor swept

clenched her teeth

instant,

his grip on

Evans, you are a

Evans? Cecilia… Once upon a time,

my youthful naivety, I

chest, exerting gentle pressure as she pleaded, “Rena will be here

his hold

murmured, “Cecilia, are you truly forsaking me? We can resurrect our former bond. You may refer to me as Uncle Mark once again, and I

always

believed that if she found her true love, he would offer his blessings. But before

to grant her

slightly, her restraint palpable, before finally uttering

would never forget the events of the

embarked on a secret journey to Czanch, intending to surprise him, only to be ensnared by

even the simplest bodily needs. Bound to a chair, she suffered in such

kidnappers had demanded the

Fear had gripped her.

spare

she had heard his calm voice over the phone, he’d merely

she had finally

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

she was not the

claimed not to know her, showing no concern for her well-being, yet he

beheld him cradling that woman in his arms, his

realize that the woman was… one of his

worshipped Mark. And those women possessed a sensuality and sweetness surpassing

him, her dignity

barely bring herself to say

late at night. The first words he uttered upon seeing her were, “Cecilia,

raised her gaze, still filled with

Why?

for a prolonged moment before

had welled up in her

did not try to make

voice filled with sorrow, as she softly uttered, “Alright. Farewell,

as Uncle Mark, as well as the last time she

bear it any

innocent girl who held affection for him, but she evaded his grasp and uttered in

stood there, stunned, his gaze fixed upon her before eventually

door

used pregnancy test stick lay, two lines distinctly marking

his arrival, she had contemplated informing him of her

that they

still lingered as she recollected

upon the sofa in the living room, two cups of fragrant tea adorning the

Rena gently smiled and asked, “Have

out a sob and

Rena, her countenance bearing

for Mark all along, but

most pitiable aspect was that she still harbored affection for this man, and she could not forgive herself or him exactly

allowed Cecilia to lean against

the

explain to Cecilia, let alone to Rena… In any case, he had

whispered, “Take good care of her.

He prepared to depart…

if you had considered starting a family. Now… I

halted in

truth, he had pondered the prospect of starting a

entertained the idea, for it had been a blissful period

what did

could not voice

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

Grandma is here. She is en

Mark turned around.

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