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 to

wearing a smile. “Rena,

froze, her

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

her here. His gaze grew intense,

transformed in ways

eyes filled

transformation had overtaken Cecilia, altering her

a slender figure while exuding an air of maturity and charm

signified her transition from a girl into

moment, Mark was hit with a profound realization that his

locked on her visage as he

be more overwhelmed than Mark

her strength and responded,

greetings, acknowledging

She carefully scooped up Alexis, her daughter, and requested the assistance of the trustworthy driver and maid to escort

Alexis, “I’ll be there to

Rena’s embrace, firmly clutching the maid’s

around, she discreetly cleared her throat and declared, “I shall

Rena, grasped her arm

and responded,

directed his gaze towards Cecilia, his voice barely above a

her head, Cecilia silently complied, entering the

threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist,

enclosing them in a small

positioned his arm above her head. The faint scent of tobacco emanating from him momentarily distracted

parties

Cecilia, her voice quivering, finally broke the stillness, pleading, “Please

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

met

with tears, poised to cascade down her cheeks with every

dared not

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

too, bore his

towards the door before returning to lock onto her

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

Occupied…

eyes revealed an

her face, evoking

teeth

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

pallor swept across

him, she clenched her teeth and replied,

that instant, Mark’s eyes

his grip

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

a time, you

my youthful naivety, I failed to understand things

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

his

voice, he 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

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

prepared to

raised her head ever so slightly, her restraint palpable, before finally uttering in a hushed tone, “No. I

would never forget the

had embarked on a secret journey to Czanch, intending to

for 36 agonizing hours, she endured thirst and denied even the simplest bodily needs. Bound to a chair, she suffered

the chip in

Fear had gripped her.

believed he would spare no effort to

voice over the phone, he’d merely uttered, “Sorry, I do not know

then she had finally been

the dilapidated cottage, it was not his embrace

she was not

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

in his arms, his

that the

those women possessed a

him, her dignity

bring herself

late at night. The first words he

raised her gaze, still

Why?

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

had welled up

not try to make

had wept, her voice filled with sorrow, as she

time she referred to him as Uncle Mark, as well

bear it any

girl who held affection for him, but she evaded his

there, stunned, his gaze fixed upon her before eventually

soon as the door closed,

a used pregnancy test stick

she had contemplated

they were ill-suited

heart still lingered as she recollected the

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

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

sob and cried

settled beside Rena, her countenance bearing the weight

all

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

Cecilia to

atmosphere permeated the air

not explain to Cecilia, let alone to Rena… In any case,

good care of her. I will return to Czanch

He prepared to depart…

gently inquired, “Uncle, the last time I asked if you had considered starting a family. Now… I wish

halted in

the prospect of starting a

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

did

could not

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

expression understanding. “I understand. By the way… Grandma is here. She is en route to

Mark turned around.

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