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.

meeting Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on

still owed

I could do it all over again, I’d choose

wealth were meaningless in

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

no such thing as

the booth, Aline was stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to react like

supposed to maintain his composure and

dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed

care

Aline, her husband called and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you cause

something was

asked, “What happened?

better not cause any trouble

the mine. It seemed like they were making things difficult for me on purpose. They said they would return

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

the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline,

from the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving

the engine hummed to life, he attentively secured his

window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they had watched earlier, which had

she easily forget her first

steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you

swift, yet resolute response

further, “Then why do you wear

off guard, Rena found herself at a loss for words,

guiding the car away

tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we

him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You

remained silent and, as they halted at a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit it.

his candidness, Rena’s

confession hanging in the air, Waylen focused on driving

the car, Rena held her

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

out of the car, walking ahead

door slammed shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after

apartment, Rena finally demanded,

her wrist and pinned her against the

the intensity of the situation was

at her earlobe, questioning,

inebriated mind struggled to respond and a yearning for

voice trembled with emotion as she admitted, “You’re more handsome

gentle kiss on her chin and inquired

own question, he found

this was the inquiry he had silently yearned to make all

simply kissed him back. “Why did you stop kissing me,

held her chin, preventing her from moving

with affection and it became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate moments, she now

sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to

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

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

Rena appeared to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender

tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled

his arms, he

mark on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself

he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for this bliss

time their passionate encounter came to an end, the evening

a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere enveloping

vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and

bottles

were merely driven by physical

creaking of the bedroom

and softly asked, “Would

slowly rose

still lingered, leaving her feeling

he said

bent down to retrieve

marks

cloakroom and picked out

Rena was angry.

squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for

long, brown hair, she issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force me to

his chin gently on her shoulder, agreed with a

and he couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise of it

difficult to bring himself to behave in such a manner

soft glow of street lights

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

captivated by how beautiful she looked

phone rang, and Waylen promptly

and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline

Uncle Mark have to say about

in the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll have to dig

an underlying

and penchant for cutting

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

the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did

“Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You should

acknowledged his request with

then

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

“Rena, you seemed quite

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