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

drive way, a white Bentley

backseat, wearing a smile. “Rena, Lexi mentioned that you weren’t feeling

froze, her

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

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

had transformed in ways he never

eyes filled with a

remarkable transformation had overtaken Cecilia, altering her

she had now acquired a slender figure while exuding an air of

signified her transition from a girl into

with a

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

to be more overwhelmed than

summon her strength and responded, “Mr. Evans,

two exchanged greetings, acknowledging each

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

“I’ll be there

Rena’s embrace, firmly clutching the maid’s

throat and

dependent on Rena, grasped her arm and

responded, “You

towards Cecilia, his voice barely above a whisper as he suggested, “Shall

Cecilia silently complied, entering the

the threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist,

enclosing them

back against its surface, Cecilia found herself cornered by Mark, who positioned his arm above her head. The faint scent of tobacco emanating from

parties

what seemed like an eternity, Cecilia, her voice quivering, finally broke the stillness, pleading,

to scrutinize her, lowering his voice as he responded, “I waited for you

met

poised to cascade down her

she dared not

his presence. The aftermath of their breakup had inflicted immense suffering upon her and crying

too, bore

the door before returning to lock onto her face. Softly, he inquired, “Why haven’t you returned home

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

Occupied…

eyes revealed

reached out, tenderly grazing her face, evoking a

her teeth chattered

found someone else?”

swept across

teeth and replied, her words tinged with defiance,

that instant, Mark’s

his grip on

struggled to maintain her composure. “Could you please release me now? Mr. Evans, you are a man of charm and

Once upon a time, you used to call me Uncle

youthful naivety, I failed

pressure as she pleaded, “Rena will be here soon. Release me, I implore you. Let us maintain a modicum of decency in

his hold on

a firm grip on the doorknob, she clenched her teeth, 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

always

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

be prepared to grant

finally uttering in a hushed tone, “No. I have

never forget the

to Czanch, intending

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

had demanded the chip

Fear had gripped her.

believed he would spare

heard his calm voice over the phone, he’d merely uttered, “Sorry,

had finally been

cottage, it was not his embrace that awaited her. Instead, she witnessed a

then dawned upon her that she was not the sole victim

no concern for her well-being, yet he had utilized the chip to save another

that woman in his arms,

did she realize that the

women worshipped Mark. And those women possessed a sensuality and

him,

barely bring

The first words he uttered upon seeing her were, “Cecilia, let us put

her gaze, still filled

Why?

for a prolonged moment before stating, “We

welled up

try to make

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

him as Uncle Mark, as well as

couldn’t bear

but she evaded his grasp and uttered

stunned, his gaze fixed upon her before eventually

as the door closed,

test stick

arrival, she had

had declared that they

her heart still lingered as she recollected

the living

welling up in Cecilia’s eyes, Rena gently smiled

a sob

Rena, her countenance bearing the

all

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

to lean against

permeated the air as Mark

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

good care of her. I will return

He prepared to depart…

time I asked if you had considered starting a family. Now… I wish to

halted in his

had pondered the prospect of starting

six months he had spent with Cecilia, he had entertained the idea, for it had been a

did it matter

could not

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

way… Grandma is here. She is en route

Mark turned around.

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