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

the drive way, a white Bentley glided to

backseat, wearing a smile. “Rena, Lexi mentioned that you weren’t

her

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

here. His gaze grew intense, and he momentarily

in ways

upon Cecilia, his eyes filled

transformation had overtaken Cecilia, altering her

while exuding

had undergone signified her transition from a girl into a

was hit with a

eyes remained locked on her visage as he softly

be more overwhelmed than

to find her voice, she managed to summon her strength and

exchanged greetings, acknowledging each other’s

requested the assistance of the trustworthy driver and maid to escort Alexis to kindergarten. Alexis, displaying obedience, planted a kiss on Rena’s

Alexis, “I’ll be there to pick you up in the

clutching the maid’s hand, and obediently

her throat and declared,

dependent on Rena, grasped her

and responded, “You

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

her head, Cecilia silently

threshold, he firmly grasped her wrist, compelling

enclosing them in a small

against its surface, Cecilia found herself cornered by Mark, who positioned his arm above her head.

both parties

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

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

met

to

dared not

The aftermath of their breakup had inflicted immense suffering upon her

bore his

returning to lock onto her face. Softly, he inquired, “Why haven’t you returned home for two

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 elsewhere… What right do you have

Occupied…

revealed an enigmatic

her face, evoking a shudder

teeth chattered

touches repulse you? Have you found

pallor swept

teeth and replied, her

instant,

loosened his grip

maintain her composure. “Could you please release me now? Mr. Evans, you are a man of

Cecilia… Once upon a time,

youthful naivety, I

his chest, exerting gentle pressure as she pleaded, “Rena will be here soon. Release me, I implore you. Let

his hold on

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

offer his blessings.

would be prepared to grant her every

slightly, her restraint palpable, before finally uttering in a hushed

forget the

to Czanch, intending

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

demanded the chip in

Fear had gripped her.

he would spare

heard his calm voice over the phone, he’d merely uttered, “Sorry, I do

then she had finally been

place in his heart. But as she emerged from the dilapidated cottage, it was not his

that she

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

that woman in his arms, his gaze filled

she realize that the woman was… one of

numerous women worshipped Mark. And those women possessed a sensuality and sweetness

before him, her

barely bring

The first words he uttered upon seeing her were, “Cecilia, let

gaze, still filled with lingering

Why?

on the sofa, he had quietly observed her for a prolonged moment

had welled up in her

not try to make him

had wept, her voice filled with sorrow, as

final time she referred to him as Uncle Mark,

bear it any

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

stunned, his gaze fixed upon her

soon as the door closed,

pregnancy test stick lay, two lines distinctly marking its

arrival, she had contemplated informing

had declared that they were

in her heart still

upon the sofa in the living room, two

Rena gently smiled and asked, “Have you concluded your conversation? Come, have

a sob and cried out,

beside Rena, her countenance

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

this man, and she could

Cecilia to lean against her

the

certain matters he could not explain to Cecilia, let alone to Rena… In any

good care of her. I will return to

He prepared to depart…

the last time I asked if you had considered starting a family. Now… I

in

pondered the

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

what did it

not voice those

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

Grandma is here. She is en

Mark turned around.

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