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

a white Bentley glided to a gradual

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

froze, her gaze locking

Likewise, Mark stood motionless.

anticipated seeing her here. His gaze grew intense, and he momentarily lost his

transformed in ways he never could

his eyes filled with a mixture

remarkable transformation had overtaken Cecilia, altering

beauty, she had now acquired a slender figure while exuding an air of maturity and charm through her

her transition from a girl into a

moment, Mark was hit with a

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

to be more overwhelmed than

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

exchanged greetings,

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

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

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

discreetly cleared her throat and declared, “I

somewhat dependent on Rena, grasped her arm and

offered a gentle smile and responded, “You two

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

her head, Cecilia silently complied, entering

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

enclosing them in

positioned his arm above her

both parties lost in their

Cecilia, her voice quivering, finally

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

met his

to cascade

dared not

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

too, bore his

onto her face. Softly, he inquired,

she responded, “What concern is it of you, Mr. Evans? If I had chosen not to return surely I must have

Occupied…

eyes revealed an

her face, evoking a shudder throughout her entire

her teeth chattered

touches repulse you? Have you found someone

swept across Cecilia’s

clenched her teeth

that instant, Mark’s

his grip on

maintain her composure. “Could you please release me now? Mr. Evans, you are a man of charm and I’m certain there is no shortage of women vying

Cecilia… Once upon a time, you

I failed to understand

will be here soon. Release me,

his hold

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 owed

believed that if she found her true love, he would offer his blessings. But before that, he wanted to look after

to grant her

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

the events of the

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

even the

kidnappers had demanded the chip in Mark’s

Fear had gripped her.

spare no effort to

over the phone,

then she had finally been

had anticipated his arrival, hoping she would still hold a place in his heart. But as she emerged from the dilapidated cottage, it was not his

that she was not the sole

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

in his arms,

did she realize that the woman was…

women possessed a sensuality and sweetness

stood before him, her

barely bring herself

her accommodation, only entering her room late at night. The first words he

raised her gaze, still filled with

Why?

for a prolonged moment before

welled up in

not try to make

had wept, her voice filled with sorrow,

to him as Uncle Mark, as well as the last time

bear it

affection for him, but she evaded his grasp and uttered

his gaze fixed upon her before eventually

the door

a used pregnancy test stick lay, two

his arrival, she had

had declared that they were ill-suited for one

still lingered as she recollected

gracefully upon the sofa in the living room, two cups of

tears welling up in Cecilia’s eyes, Rena gently smiled and asked, “Have you concluded your

out a sob and cried

countenance bearing the

all along, but he had merely toyed

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

allowed Cecilia to

atmosphere permeated the air

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

“Take good care of her.

He prepared to depart…

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

in

had pondered the prospect of

he had entertained the idea, for it had

did

not

Softly, Mark responded, “No.”

the way… Grandma is here. She is en

Mark turned around.

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