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

white Bentley glided to a

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

her gaze locking onto

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

His gaze grew intense, and he momentarily lost

had transformed in ways he never could

upon Cecilia, his eyes filled with

had overtaken

had now acquired a slender figure while exuding an air of maturity and

her transition from a

very moment, Mark was hit with a profound realization that his longing for her still

remained locked on her visage as he

be

to summon her strength and responded, “Mr.

two exchanged greetings, acknowledging each other’s

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 farewell, saying, “Goodbye,

the affectionate gesture, Rena reciprocated the kiss and reassured Alexis, “I’ll be there to

detached herself from Rena’s embrace, firmly clutching the

and declared, “I shall prepare

Rena, grasped

gentle smile and responded, “You two carry

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

head, Cecilia silently

crossed the threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist, compelling her

closed, enclosing them in

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

silence ensued, both parties lost in

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

lowering his voice as he responded, “I waited for

met

tears, poised to cascade down her cheeks

dared

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

too, bore his own

briefly towards the door before returning to lock onto her

as she responded, “What concern is it of you, Mr. Evans? If I had chosen not to

Occupied…

eyes revealed

tenderly grazing her face, evoking a shudder

her teeth chattered

you? Have you found someone else?” he queried

pallor swept across Cecilia’s

clenched her teeth

instant, Mark’s

his

composure. “Could you please release me now? Mr. Evans, you are a man of charm and I’m certain there is no shortage of women vying

Once upon a time, you used to call me

my youthful naivety, I failed to

here soon. Release me, I implore you. Let us maintain a modicum of decency

relinquished his

the door. Behind her, in a raspy voice, he murmured, “Cecilia, are you truly forsaking me? We can resurrect our former bond. You

always

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

prepared to grant

palpable, before finally uttering in

the events of the

intending to surprise him, only to

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

had demanded the chip in

Fear had gripped her.

spare no effort to

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

she had finally been

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

dawned upon her that she

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

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

that the

worshipped Mark. And those women possessed a sensuality and

stood before him,

bring herself to

her room late at night. The first words he uttered upon seeing

gaze, still filled with

Why?

he had quietly observed her for a prolonged moment before stating, “We are not

welled up in

try to

wept, her voice filled with sorrow, as

final time she referred to him as Uncle Mark, as well as the last time she had laid eyes

bear it

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

stood there, stunned, his gaze fixed upon her before

soon as the door closed, she

counter, a used pregnancy test stick lay, two

his arrival, she had contemplated informing him of her

declared that they were ill-suited for

still lingered as

the living room, two cups of fragrant

tears welling up in Cecilia’s eyes, Rena gently smiled and

sob and cried

beside Rena, her countenance bearing

for Mark all along, but he had merely toyed with

that she still harbored affection for this man, and she could not forgive herself or him

Cecilia to

permeated the air as

Cecilia, let alone to Rena… In

“Take good care of her. I will

He prepared to depart…

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

in

the

had entertained

did

not

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

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

Mark turned around.

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