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 drive way, a white Bentley

car’s backseat, wearing a smile. “Rena,

her

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

here. His gaze grew intense, and he momentarily lost his

had transformed in ways he never could have

eyes filled

remarkable transformation had overtaken Cecilia, altering her appearance

slender figure while exuding an

had undergone signified her transition from a

very moment, Mark was hit with a

remained locked on her visage as he softly

however, seemed to be more

to find her voice, she managed to summon her strength

exchanged greetings,

herself caught in an awkward position. 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 kiss on Rena’s cheek and bid her

reassured Alexis, “I’ll be there to pick

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

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

on Rena, grasped her

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

towards Cecilia, his voice barely above a whisper as he

Cecilia silently complied,

he firmly grasped her wrist, compelling her into the

enclosing them in a

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

parties lost in

voice quivering,

as he

abruptly met his

welled up with tears, poised to cascade

dared not

determined not to shed tears in his presence. The aftermath of their breakup had inflicted

bore his

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

of you, Mr. Evans? If I had chosen not to return

Occupied…

eyes revealed an enigmatic

out, tenderly grazing her face, evoking a shudder throughout

her teeth chattered

my touches repulse you? Have you found someone else?” he queried in a

swept

her teeth and replied, her

instant,

loosened his

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

time, you used to call me Uncle

I failed to understand

will be here soon. Release me, I implore you.

relinquished his

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.

always owed

true love, he would offer his blessings. But before that,

to grant her every

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

never forget the

secret journey to Czanch, intending to surprise him, only to be

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

demanded the chip

Fear had gripped her.

would spare no effort

the phone, he’d merely uttered, “Sorry, I do

had

the dilapidated cottage, it was not his embrace that awaited her.

dawned upon her that she

not to know her, showing no concern for her well-being, yet he had utilized the

that woman in

did she realize that the

And those women possessed

him, her dignity in

barely bring herself

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

her gaze, still filled with

Why?

quietly observed her for a prolonged moment before

had welled up

try to

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

as Uncle Mark, as well as the last time she had laid eyes

bear

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

his gaze

door closed, she

test stick lay,

to his arrival, she had contemplated informing him of

they were ill-suited for

her heart still

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

eyes, Rena gently smiled and asked, “Have you concluded your

sob and

Rena, her countenance bearing

an ardent love for Mark all along, but

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

to lean against her

awkward atmosphere permeated the air as

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

“Take good care of her. I

He prepared to depart…

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

in

had pondered the

entertained the idea, for it had been a blissful period

what did

not

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

way… Grandma is here. She is

Mark turned around.

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