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 glided

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

her gaze locking onto

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

here. His gaze grew intense,

transformed in ways he never could

filled with a mixture of curiosity and

overtaken Cecilia,

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

had undergone signified her transition from a girl into a

with a

eyes remained locked on her visage as he softly uttered,

to be

she managed to summon her strength and responded, “Mr. Evans, indeed, it has been

exchanged greetings,

daughter, and requested the assistance of the trustworthy driver and maid to escort Alexis to kindergarten. Alexis, displaying obedience,

reciprocated the kiss and reassured Alexis, “I’ll be there to pick

Rena’s embrace, firmly clutching the maid’s hand,

turned around, she discreetly cleared her throat and

Rena, grasped her arm

a gentle smile and responded, “You

voice barely above a whisper as he

Cecilia silently complied, entering the

the threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist, compelling her

them in a

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

parties

her voice quivering, finally broke the

voice as he responded, “I waited for you throughout the entire

abruptly met

welled up with tears, poised to cascade

she dared

of their breakup had

bore his own

before returning to lock onto her

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

Occupied…

revealed

out, tenderly grazing her face,

teeth

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

pallor swept across Cecilia’s

her teeth and

that instant, Mark’s eyes

loosened his grip on

you please release me now? Mr. Evans, you are a man of charm and I’m certain there is no

Evans? Cecilia… Once upon a time, you used

youthful naivety, I

pleaded, “Rena will be here soon. Release me, I implore you. Let us maintain a modicum

relinquished his hold on

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

had always

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

would be prepared to grant

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

forget the

to Czanch, intending to surprise

endured thirst and denied even the simplest bodily needs. Bound

kidnappers had demanded the chip in Mark’s

Fear had gripped her.

would spare no effort to

the

had finally been

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

then dawned upon her that she was not the

to know her, showing no concern for her well-being, yet he had utilized the chip to

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

that the woman was…

worshipped Mark. And those women possessed a sensuality and

him, her dignity

barely bring herself

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

still filled

Why?

quietly observed her for a prolonged moment before stating, “We

up

not try to make him

had wept, her voice filled with sorrow,

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

bear

embrace the innocent girl who held affection for him, but she evaded his grasp and

there, stunned, his gaze fixed upon her before

soon as the door closed, she

bathroom counter, a used pregnancy test stick lay, two

had contemplated

he had declared that they were

heart still lingered

emerged, Rena sat gracefully upon the sofa in the living room, two

Rena gently smiled and asked,

out a sob and

beside Rena, her countenance bearing

an ardent love for Mark all along, but he had merely toyed with her

harbored affection for this man, and she could not forgive

Cecilia to lean against her

awkward atmosphere permeated the air as Mark

let alone to Rena… In any case, he had failed

whispered, “Take good care of her. I will return to

He prepared to depart…

if you had considered starting a family. Now… I wish to pose the

in his

the

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

what did it matter

not voice

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

way… Grandma is here. She is en route

Mark turned around.

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