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

the drive way, a white Bentley glided to

backseat, wearing a smile. “Rena, Lexi mentioned that

froze, her gaze

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

gaze grew intense, and he momentarily lost his

transformed in ways he never

his eyes filled with a mixture of

remarkable transformation had overtaken Cecilia,

stunning beauty, she had now acquired a slender figure while exuding

metamorphosis she had undergone signified her transition from a girl

moment, Mark was hit with a profound realization that

locked on her visage as he softly uttered, “It has

be

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

two exchanged greetings, acknowledging each other’s

found herself caught in an awkward position. She carefully scooped up Alexis, her daughter, and requested the assistance of the trustworthy driver

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

detached herself from Rena’s embrace, firmly clutching the

her throat and declared, “I shall prepare some fragrant

dependent on Rena, grasped her arm

and responded, “You two carry on with

voice barely above a whisper

Cecilia silently complied,

as she crossed the threshold, he firmly grasped

enclosing them in

arm above her head. The faint scent of tobacco emanating from him

prolonged silence ensued, both parties lost in their own

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

continued to scrutinize her, lowering his voice as he responded, “I waited for you throughout the entire night

met

eyes welled up with tears, poised to

dared

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

too, bore his own

her face. Softly, he

Cecilia’s lips as she responded, “What concern is it of you, Mr. Evans? If I had chosen not to return surely I must have been occupied

Occupied…

revealed an

grazing her face, evoking a

her teeth chattered

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

swept

clenched her teeth and replied,

instant, Mark’s eyes

loosened his grip

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

time, you used

my youthful naivety, I

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

relinquished his hold

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 once again,

had always

offer his blessings. But before that,

to grant her every

before finally uttering in a hushed tone,

the events of

had embarked on a secret journey to Czanch, intending to surprise him, only to be

thirst and denied even the simplest bodily

the

Fear had gripped her.

he would spare no

the

had finally

she would still hold a place in his heart. But as she emerged from the dilapidated cottage,

dawned upon her that she was

for her well-being, yet he had

beheld him cradling that woman in his

then did she realize that the woman was… one of

worshipped Mark. And those women possessed

him, her dignity in

barely bring

night. The first words he uttered upon seeing her

still filled with

Why?

her for a

had welled up in her

not try

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

marked the final time she referred to him as Uncle Mark,

bear it

innocent girl who held affection for him, but she evaded

stunned, his gaze fixed upon her

as the door closed, she continued

test stick lay, two

she had contemplated informing him of her

declared that they were ill-suited for one

in her heart still lingered as she recollected the

the living room, two cups

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

out a sob and cried out,

Rena, her countenance

Mark all along, but he had merely toyed with her

she still harbored affection for this man, and she could

Cecilia to lean

awkward atmosphere permeated the air as

to Cecilia, let alone to

“Take good care of her. I will return

He prepared to depart…

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

halted in

truth, he had pondered the prospect of starting

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

did it matter

not voice those

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

understanding. “I understand. By the way… Grandma is

Mark turned around.

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