Rather than taking a seat, Mavis placed a stack of money on the tea table.

“Mrs. Fowler, I’m here to return the money.

Mr. Fowler paid three hundred thousand in medical fees for me, and there’s still sixty hundred unspent. I feel like I should return them,” she explained, talking quickly.

Rena took a sip of her scented tea, listening attentively.

After Mavis finished her explanation, Rena gently placed her teacup down.

She smiled and said, “Miss Lynch, you made a mistake in your calculations.”

Mavis was taken aback.

Rena picked up the stack of money and counted before saying, “Actually, you should be repaying me three hundred thousand. You just said my husband paid three hundred thousand for you!”

Mavis didn’t expect Rena to be so meticulous.

Her pride was hurt, and her lips trembled. “Mrs. Fowler, that’s the amount Mr. Fowler paid for me. You have no right to ask for repayment.”

A sneer immediately formed on Rena’s face.

“Is that so? But that money is our shared property!

Ihave every right to get it back.

Besides, how would I even know about the money if you hadn’t shown up?

Now, let me ask you, did you have sex with Waylen?”

With trembling lips, Mavis couldn’t lie.

Rena gently tossed the notes in her hand and said, “If you two had sex, I wouldn’t demand you to repay the money. It would be your payment for services rendered. But since that didn’t happen, I’m sorry, Miss Lynch, but please repay the three hundred thousand within a month!”

Mavis felt completely humiliated.

Her friend, who had been trying to intervene, whispered to her, “I warned you! Now, apologize to Mrs. Fowler. She won’t make things difficult for you.”

With her back held straight, Mavis turned a deaf ear to her friend, refusing to apologize.

“Mrs. Fowler, I love Mr. Fowler!

I believe he has feelings for me too. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stayed in the hospital with me for days! I know you’re not happy about this, but I want to tell you that even if you try to stop us, it’s futile!

Mrs. Fowler, I don’t need a title or anything. I just want to be with Mr. Fowler.

Surely you can live with that, can’t you?”

Mavis’s bold words sent a shiver down Wendy’s spine.

This girl was reckless, and Wendy could feel the tension in the room.

Rena’s eyes turned cold as she looked at Mavis.

At that moment, her repugnance for Mavis had nothing to do with Waylen anymore.

When she raised her head again, she smiled and replied, “Of course, I can manage it. From now on, I won’t just stop disliking you, but I’ll treat you well!”

Mavis looked puzzled.

With a gentle gesture, Rena raised her hand.

Wendy immediately responded, “What can I do for you, Mrs. Fowler?”

Rena muttered softly, “Select a few top-notch bodyguards to protect Miss Lynch around the clock, Ensure her safety until she can repay all the money she owes me.

Andas for her friend Rita, she seems quite capable…”

Rena stood up and added, “Send the recording of our discussion to their school leaders. Let them know what kind of person she is associating with. I doubt the school would appreciate having such a person without moral integrity among their students.” ©

Wendy nodded and replied, “Yes, Mrs. Fowler!”

Mavis’s eyes grew wide.

‘She never expected Rena to be so ruthless. Wasn’t she afraid of angering Waylen?

Lost in her thoughts, Mavis didn’t notice Rena leaving.

She dragged her injured leg and hurriedly chased after her. “Mrs. Fowler, you have no right to do this to us! You can’t understand my feelings for Mr. Fowler. Do you truly love him? No, you only love the Exceed Group and the power he gives you!” ©

Rena came to a halt, her expression cold as she warned, “Mavis, I’ve held back so far, but don’t push me beyond my limits!” ©

Her voice trailed off as Rena disappeared through the doorway.

Standing there in a daze, Mavis realized that her attempt to provoke Rena and strain their relationship had backfired.

She had underestimated Rena’s authority and power.

Rena didn’t follow her thought at all.

Clutching her fingers tightly, Mavis couldn’t believe that Rena would actually take action against her.

In that moment, Wendy stepped forward, gesturing to the two tall and robust bodyguards beside her.

She then said politely, “Miss Lynch, from today on, these two bodyguards will accompany you at all times, ensuring your safety whether you eat, sleep, or use the bathroom. They will closely escort you. Please cooperate and don’t disappoint Mrs. Fowler.”

Mavis was furious.

She waved her hand, as if wanting to overturn a nearby vase.

“This vase is an authentic antique worth two million and sixteen thousand dollars,” Wendy gently reminded her.

Tears welled up in Mavis’ eyes. Still holding on to her last shred of pride, she retorted, “I don’t need your protection! She just wants to monitor and control me!”

Wendy gave Mavis a faint smile, secretly despising the girl’s arrogance.

Despite her good looks, Mavis seemed overly confident in competing with Mrs. Fowler. The Exceed Group might have been a gift from Waylen to Rena, but Rena had the capability to manage it and turn it into a successful venture.

Under her leadership, the company had experienced remarkable growth.

All the shareholders were pleased with her performance.

taunting Mavis, “If you have any grievances, you can take it

Mavis was infuriated.

stormed out of the Exceed Group building,

her closely, making

Rita was distressed.

ended up crying out in regret for offending

tried repeatedly to call

obvious that he had blacklisted

time, Waylen was attending a

with him holding a

kind of social gatherings, especially ones to celebrate his

current mood was far from uplifted. Rena had not responded to any of his messages, and

others, he couldn’t help but think of Rena and the image of her playing the piano

differences and conflicts, she still held a certain allure

There was something deeper, something captivating about Rena that drew him

he decided to call it

return to the hotel. It was Valentine’s Day, and the

the city streets, he couldn’t

the car window. He lit a cigarette, trying to calm his restless mind. A strange longing had stirred

he noticed a woman holding a

and their faces were covered

out a bowl, begging passers-by for money to buy some

first, Waylen didn’t recognize them, but after a while, memories

the wife and daughter of a

past and later took his own life, leaving

and now they were living on the streets, struggling to

have turned a blind eye to their suffering, but now, looking at the child’s desperate state, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of

child’s frail form made him think of his own child, Alexis, who had grown up ina

on the roadside used to be the apple of

could have changed their fate, preventing this young girl from lying on the cold pavement,

cigarette between his slender fingers burned out, and the

opened the

they looked up at the noble and handsome man

the car parked

was a brand her

slight warmth of her fever. With determination in his voice, he said softly, “I’ll take you

kid’s cries

woman bowed to Waylen with tears of

he was the lawyer who had dealt

a word, Waylen gently picked up the

his luxurious

bus, but Waylen remained

hair

through the bustling city streets at night,

child was diagnosed with

would get better and

later with a bag in his hand, the little girl seemed

little head. “I’m leaving! Be a good girl

woman silently prayed for the blessing she

walked him out and thanked him over and

returned to her daughter and peered inside the bag the man

was filled with food, some cakes kids would adore, five hundred thousand in cash, and the key to a nice apartment—a property he had transferred to their

while as she stared at the contents

understood that such kindness came with a

contemplation, she finally remembered

burst into tears, while the child

down and gently reassured the little girl, “Don’t be afraid. He is a good

left the hospital, lost in

night, he sat in the car and smoked quietly. For some reason, he heard a few words—— “You will experience

to see Rena again. Closing his eyes, he

Waylen returned to

inquired with a servant and learned that she

of a little girl celebrating this romantic day with her

drove to the French restaurant Rena

late at night, the restaurant

the piano under a mesmerizing

glowed like exquisite

figure complimented her

so graceful and enchanting

looked at her

entered the restaurant, Alexis spotted her father and gleefully rushed into his

body

daughter’s chubby and radiant face before

“There have been

gaze shifted

silhouette exuding an

his voice to explain to Alexis,

in

her little brows, contemplating for a while before finally expressing, “I haven’t married Leonel. Can he still fall in

replied, “In fact, yes, he

Leonel should get

was

“Congratulations, Mr. Fowler. Weren’t you… Weren’t you

gazed at her, his eyes

so much that I

for him in public, she smiled and accepted the present he took from his

box, she saw

that even though he had forgotten the past, his impeccable taste in

Waylen said softly, “I’ve noticed you

that you lost one of them and have been searching

bought another pair

Rena replied with

her hand and asked gently,

Rena smiled at him.

put on the

but feel

polite, not genuinely interested in reconciling with him. She

their way back home, with little Alexis in the backseat, they couldn’t engage in the

the rearview mirror whenever the

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