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

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

froze, her gaze

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

her here. His gaze grew

had transformed in ways he never could

gaze fixated upon Cecilia, his eyes filled with a mixture of curiosity

overtaken Cecilia, altering

stunning beauty, she had now acquired a slender figure while

signified her

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

on her visage as he softly uttered, “It has

be

her voice, she managed to summon her strength and responded, “Mr. Evans,

greetings, acknowledging each other’s

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

“I’ll be there to pick you up in the

embrace, firmly clutching the maid’s hand,

discreetly cleared her throat and declared, “I

grasped her arm and appealed,

smile and responded, “You two carry on with

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

head, Cecilia silently

as she crossed the threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist, compelling her into

enclosing them in a

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

prolonged silence ensued, both parties lost in their own

her voice quivering, finally

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

abruptly met his

to cascade

dared not

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

bore

eyes shifted 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 return surely I

Occupied…

revealed an enigmatic

reached out, tenderly grazing her face, evoking a shudder throughout her

teeth chattered

Have you found someone else?” he queried

swept

teeth and replied,

that instant,

loosened his

you are a man of charm and I’m certain there is

Once upon a time, you used to call me Uncle

my youthful naivety, I failed to understand things

will be here soon. Release me, I

his

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 Uncle Mark

always owed

if she found her true love, he would offer

would be prepared to

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

would never forget the

a secret journey to Czanch, intending

and denied even the simplest

the chip

Fear had gripped her.

he would spare no

calm voice over the phone, he’d

then she had finally been

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 another

upon her that she was not the sole victim of

no concern for her well-being,

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

the woman

And those women possessed

him,

could barely bring herself

night. The first words

her gaze, still

Why?

sofa, he had quietly observed her for

welled up in

try to

sorrow, as she softly

referred to him as Uncle Mark, as well

couldn’t bear it any

affection for him, but she

his gaze fixed upon her before eventually

soon as the door

used pregnancy test stick lay, two lines

his arrival, she had contemplated

had declared that they were

pain in her heart still lingered as she recollected the

the sofa in the living room,

welling up in Cecilia’s eyes, Rena gently smiled and asked, “Have you concluded your conversation? Come, have some

let out a sob and cried

settled beside Rena, her countenance bearing the

for Mark all along, but he had merely toyed with

pitiable aspect was that she still harbored affection for this man, and she could

allowed Cecilia to

the

certain matters he could not explain to Cecilia, let

of her. I

He prepared to depart…

“Uncle, the last time I asked if you had considered starting a family. Now… I wish to pose the question once

in

had pondered the prospect of

had spent with Cecilia, he had entertained the idea, for it had been a blissful period in his

what did it matter

could not voice

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

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

Mark turned around.

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