He casually picked up a throw pillow and was about to put it behind his back, but then, he caught a whiff of its smell.

There was a faint fragrance on it.

It wasn’t perfume, but it was a girlish scent.

It was sweet and citrusy.

Mark knitted his eyebrows and grinned. “If something happens, I can just leave this big mess here. You have no idea how tired I am. It’s draining and annoying seeing so many people every day.”

Peter poured Mark a glass of water and patiently listened to his rants as always.

Peter knew that Mark would only say something like this in front of him.

Mark was always nice and polite in front of outsiders.

After dumping some of his complaints on Peter, Mark prepared to take a shower.

Peter helped Mark put away his shirt and said, “Would you like me to invite Miss Holt to accompany you?”

Flora Holt was a famous theater actress.

She has a gorgeous face and an excellent physique. She got along well with Mark. When Mark was in Duefron, he sometimes called her and told her to come over and keep him company.

Mark was walking to the bathroom. Hearing this, he thought for a few seconds and then told Peter, “I’ll pass this time. I’m not in the mood.”

Peter followed Mark and pressed, “You just get too repressed sometimes.”

Mark couldn’t believe Peter just said that.

He turned around and teased, “Did she ask you to lobby for her? I admit that she’s good in many things. She just has that very unattractive tendency to be clingy. She’s stunning, but she’s also exhausting. I feel like I’m dealing with all the nations of the world when I’m with her.”

Peter stopped talking.

It was true that Flora asked Peter to put in some good words for her. In fact, she pleaded with him, but even though he thought that Flora was beautiful, he couldn’t do anything about the fact that Mark had grown tired of her. It was obvious that Mark didn’t want to pay much attention to her anymore.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom.

Judiciously, Peter left. He thought a man in his early 40s like Mark had some affairs to deal with by himself.

And Mark did need to do something personal.

He masturbated in the shower. When his lust finally subsided, he proceeded to clean himself.

He was feeling particularly randy, and there was a beautiful woman that would’ve loved to quench his sexual thirst. Unfortunately, he just didn’t feel like sleeping with anyone at the moment. While he was gratifying himself earlier, the image of Cecilia kneeling on the sofa was glued to the back of his eyelids.

She looked so innocent, as if she knew nothing about men.

At the Fowlers’ house.

Cecilia slept in.

When she woke up, she found her elder brother, Waylen, sitting beside her bed.

She moved a little closer and leaned her head on her brother’s legs. She called to him like a purring kitten, “Hey, big bro. How are things going between you and Rena?”

Pinching his little sister’s face, Waylen answered, “Don’t you worry about it.”

The truth was, after Rena’s relationship with Harold came to light, Korbyn no longer wanted Rena to be with Waylen. However, even though he was Waylen’s father, Korbyn couldn’t decide what happened in his son’s love life.

He could only hope that both Waylen and Cecilia would break up with their respective partners.

But Rena’s uncle, Mark, showed up to the Fowlers’ house to show off his power and ruthlessness, which hit a nerve in Korbyn. Korbyn thought the Evans family was made up of arrogant men and women.

So Korbyn then became determined to make Rena his daughter-in-law.

Waylen missed Rena and didn’t want her to get along with Zack. Besides, Tyrone was also in Heron.

But Cecilia was also very important to him.

Waylen smoothed Cecilia’s long hair and asked, “Have you really made up your mind?”

Cecilia leaned against him and said yes softly.

Waylen wanted to ask his sister a few more things but decided against it. Shelly called him, and he found out what happened yesterday. He thought that with Mark’s identity and status, he might just pamper Cecilia like a daughter figure.

Mark was a very elegant gentleman after all.

Besides, if Cecilia got a few more things on her plate, she would forget about Harold sooner.

As siblings, Waylen and Cecilia were on very good terms. After having lunch with Cecilia,

Waylen went to the law office.

Cecilia was 27 years old, and being the rich princess that she was, she had never worked a day in he life.

In the afternoon, she wandered around the house, and when boredom finally got the better of her, she got into her car and went for a drive. After driving around aimlessly for a while, she found herself pulling over in front of Mark’s hotel.

How did she end up here?

Blushing a little, Cecilia felt confused.

Last night, Mark said that he wasn’t suitable for a little girl like her. Who wanted to be with him anyway? She was being nice to him just because he was Rena’s uncle.

And maybe a little bit because he was handsome.

A few moments later, a black Audi slowly drove out of the building. She recognized the license plate.

It was Mark’s car.

Cecilia squinted, shifted gears, and followed Mark’s car, keeping a safe distance.

In the Audi.

Peter looked at the rearview mirror and said, “Miss Fowler’s car is behind us.”

Mark was just closing his eyes to rest them.

Hearing this, he opened his eyes and replied, “Don’t mind her.”

hour later, the Audi pulled over

so Mark came to honor Darren. Mark was deeply grateful to Darren, who not only took Reina in and took good care of her

wine for Darren and a bunch of lilies

was a hot

the fact that he was

held an umbrella over Mark

seen. A little tired of her high-heeled shoes, she decided to take them off and crouched in the bushes

never seen a man so

tear, but he exuded a sorrowful

asked loudly, “Why are you hiding? Come over

Was he calling her?

“Uncle Mark’ in a low voice. Mark reached out, took her

side, Cecilia realized

and she stood

touched the photo

photo, Reina was still young. She had a pretty, magnetic

today, you would’ve seen Rena build her own family.

to Cecilia and told

for a few moments. After a while, she finally

will be good to Rena, and if he doesn’t treat Rena

Mark

mood

turned to look at Mark and asked under her breath, “Uncle Mark, are you okay now with

started walking away and retorted, “Did I

You

She grabbed onto his

Looked down at Cecilia’s

Cecilia failed to notice this. She just

into deep thought. last night, Mark had

way back, Mark asked the driver to take Cecilia’s car home. sitting next to Mark in the backseat, Cecilia

to see Mr.

classmate in Duefron. It turned out that there was

exchanging a few pleasantries,

chuckled and spoke into the receiver, saying, “You’re doing

still ask me to bring a date. Are you deliberately

person on the other end of the

nose and shook his head wryly. “Fine,

Mark hung

sensible enough not to make trouble for Mark. But since there was a girl right in the car, and since Peter couldn’t figure out what was on Mark’s mind, he just kept

when Mark dropped the phone, he looked

party with

friends were all a bunch of older men? mark

eyes lit up

returning to the hotel, Mark changed his

top two buttons were left unbuttoned, and he rolled the sleeves

any woman

the black Lotus sports car, he took Cecilia to a very secluded high-end club. It was so exclusive that

family was rich, yet Cecilia had never

Mark. He led them into the private room and said with

in a

gate was slowly closed behind them. Mark leaned against

seemed that he came here to have a

and the dining area was separate from the recreational ones. At this time,

time, smoking

the men at the table came over with a glass of wine. “Mark, it’s really hard

of his eyes were a little mischievous. Then, glancing at Cecilia, he smiled and asked, “Where’d

slowly puffed out a smoke ring and answered

rolled his eyes.

the women these men brought were their lovers. Although Mark

morning, Flora had called Mark

to Cecilia a little

daughter of the Fowler family; that

men present were

Waylen? Atty. Waylen Fowler?

would Mark bring her

Cecilia’s senior. He touched Cecilia’s head dotingly and explained, “Quit talking nonsense. She wants to expand her

man to Cecilia.

pretty woman strutted over. She was very young, probably no older

leaned against Charlie’s

truth about their relationship, so she greeted them sweetly.

woman burst into

in the room followed suit, laughing

surface, but deep down, they were touched. How many people nowadays

at the dinner was lively, and nobody held

a social interaction to maintain their connections. Most of them were prestigious figures, so they had to keep up

them, Mark had the

possessed the knowledge of a new energy source. By revealing just a little information about this new energy, he could alleviate the concerns of others about the future of

Mark also needed their

with Waylen and the Fowler family, so he approached Cecilia for a toast. However, Mark stopped him,

one dared to propose a toast to

to the washroom, Cecilia followed him there. Truth be told, everyone in the room sensed that something deeper was going on, but when

was washing his hands when Cecilia

“Uncle Mark, they all seem to be a

off the golden

took out a cigarette and smoked to

filled the small

what Cecilia said. She was right. Although these were his old classmates and they all had connections, they

lonely at

were scared of him and showed him respect. But if he faced a setback someday,

was as

looked at Cecilia, regretting

It seemed like the occupants were experiencing a mix of misery and delight. Later, perhaps

door to the cubicle shook

and the man’s

Cecilia was stunned.

tell that the man and the woman were definitely not a couple. If they were a couple, they wouldn’t be so eager to have sex

young those woman

of a sudden, she felt

their lovers here, so

Mark with

there was a touch of unfathomable depth in his eyes that even a

she kicked Mark on the

Mark was an upright

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