Aline, who had donated a staggering ten million dollars, stole the spotlight for a moment.

The crowd erupted in applause.

Aline stood up gracefully, bowing slightly to acknowledge the recognition.

She exuded confidence, viewing these moments as stepping stones towards entering the upper echelons of Duefron society. Her determination was clear.

She aimed to make Rena look up to her in the end.

As she sat back down, her gaze swept over Rena.

Today, she had brought a grand gift for Rena.

At that moment, the main screen displayed the school’s history and several important activities.

Most of the people in the audience were engaged in business talk and networking, paying no attention to what was being shown on the screen.

But after about twenty minutes, someone exclaimed, “Isn’t that Rena and Harold? They looked so young back then.”

A hush fell over the crowd.

Everyone turned their gaze to the screen, revealing Rena at twenty years old, standing beneath a majestic sycamore tree on the school grounds.

The scene was adorned with lush greenery and dappled shade.

The sun’s rays seeped through the tree’s branches, casting a radiant golden glow.

A young girl in a white dress bravely stopped Harold, who was also young.

Her face flushed slightly, but she mustered the courage to say, “Harold, I like you.”

In the video, Harold’s eyes appeared deep and thoughtful.

After a moment of silence, he gestured to Rena and said, “Get on the bike.”

Rena bit her lip and hopped onto the bike. As Harold pedaled, Rena held onto the hem of his white shirt…

The scene changed to the school library.

In the quiet afternoon, Rena had fallen asleep with her head resting on the desk, dark circles evident under her eyes.

Harold sat across from her, reading a book. When he noticed she was asleep, he gently placed the book down and observed her silently.

A minute Later, Harold leaned over and kissed Rena tenderly.

The entire banquet hall fell into silence. Whispers filled the air.

“Are they the most famous couple in our two schools?”

“I heard Harold liked Rena first.”

“Look at Waylen’s face, it’s turning green…”

Harold felt even more upset than Waylen did.

These memories had long been buried, almost forgotten, but now they resurfaced before him, forcing him to confront the past.

Even a fool could see that Harold liked Rena back then.

He liked her, even though he didn’t realize it.

His face twisted with pain. He struggled to control his emotions, not wanting to lose his composure.

He Loved Rena.

He loved her from the very beginning until the end. He was merely blinded by his ambition…

He knew these images must be making Waylen angry, but Harold couldn’t feel any sense of victory. Instead, he felt like the ultimate loser.

Aline raised her goblet towards Harold, smiling slyly. “Do you like it?”

It was designed to hurt Harold and create a rift between Rena and Waylen.

Indeed, the scenes stirred discomfort in Waylen.

Young love was a powerful thing.

When Rena fell for Harold, she embraced her feelings without hesitation. If not for the subsequent accident, Waylen believed Rena and Harold would have been together, married, and maybe even with children. The couple sitting here today would have been Harold and Rena.

That accursed library…

Waylen had always been composed, but now he had no desire to maintain his grace.

Grace was just another excuse for cowards. He was Waylen Fowler, and he didn’t need to hide his possessiveness for his wife.

Waylen pulled Rena to her feet.

Raising his glass, he smiled and said, “The Exceed Group will invest 100 million dollars in demolishing and rebuilding the school library.”

The entire hall fell into silence.

Waylen’s jealousy was evident, and he didn’t bother hiding it.

After his outburst, he left with his wife.

As they reached the entrance of the banquet hall, a hoarse voice called out, “Rena.”

Hearing this, Waylen tightly grasped Rena’s hand.

Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on

he still owed

if I could do it all over again, I’d

and wealth were meaningless

appeared on

was no

as well. She never expected Waylen to react

he supposed to maintain his composure and have a confrontation with

he willingly spend one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because

really care so

inquired nervously, “Aline,

sensed something

hurriedly asked, “What happened? What’s

better not cause any

they were making things difficult for me

tried to soothe her husband with a soft voice, “Then let me find some connections in Duefron for

one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed by

Waylen had departed from the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving

hummed to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt

emotional impact of the videos they had watched earlier, which had struck a

could she easily forget her first

Waylen’s slender fingers brushed against the steering wheel as

response from Rena

do you wear the look of someone on

Rena found herself at a loss for words, unsure

distress, Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their

Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we

his intentions, Rena tried to dissuade him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You can’t be so obstinate over

for a cigarette from the center console and lit it. Amidst the smoke, he

guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise

focused on

to Leave the car, Rena held her

his seatbelt and leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would you rather step

the car,

slammed shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena,

finally

her wrist and pinned her against

intensity of the situation

her earlobe, questioning, “Am

a yearning for sleep washed over her, but Waylen

with emotion as she

chin and inquired further, “Where were you

own

was the inquiry he had silently

response to his question, Rena simply kissed him back.

chin, preventing her from moving

her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their

the sweltering heat, sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena

persisted with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly murmured, “All I ever did with

her tightly, burying his face in her neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking

caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was hoarse as she responded, “I

a tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled

arms, he led her toward the

sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion, indulging

in a long time, and he found

the time their passionate encounter came to an end,

herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere

she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and how she had tried

bottles left her feeling both

merely driven by physical needs,

the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

softly asked, “Would you like to get up? Alexis has called several times, inquiring

a glance at Waylen and slowly rose from the bed, clutching the quilt

of the wine still lingered, leaving her

mellowed after finding satisfaction in their intimate encounter. His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you get up first, head home, and

sigh, Rena bent down to retrieve her silk

bore the telltale marks of

smiled, walked into the cloakroom and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had

her long, brown hair, she issued a

his chin gently on her shoulder, agreed with

had taken an unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but

found it difficult to bring himself to behave in such a manner

their way home, the soft glow of street lights illuminating

of the car seat, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were

her, captivated by how

moments, the phone rang, and Waylen

end was Peter, Mark’s trusted assistant, who greeted Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got wind of Mr. Evans

did Uncle Mark have

a smile, Peter replied, “Mr. Evans said he’d wait and observe. The coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down,

there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from both him

for his decisiveness and penchant

to Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll ask Rena to take Edwin to

Aline to Rena. What did she matter anyway? She

instructed, “Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to the hotel

request

continued to glance at her several times, and then cleared his throat gently and asked, “Are you still

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited

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