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.

had passed, and so much had

still

if I could do

wealth were meaningless in

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

no such

stunned as well.

composure and have

willingly spend one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena there, and Waylen couldn’t

care so much about

anger trembled within Aline, her husband called and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you cause any

something was

hurriedly asked, “What happened?

“You better not

inspection at the mine. It seemed like they were making things difficult for me on purpose.

husband with a soft voice, “Then let me find

a multitude of influential figures were present but the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed

the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving in a car

hummed to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt and turned to

impact of the videos they

she easily forget her first

the steering wheel

response

“Then why do you wear the

a loss

tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from

Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we used to

to dissuade him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time

a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the

guard by his candidness, Rena’s

confession hanging in the air, Waylen focused on

car, Rena held

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

car, walking ahead of him

them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette still held between

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned her against

intensity

her earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome

respond and a yearning for sleep washed over her, but Waylen was

trembled with emotion as she admitted,

on her chin and inquired further, “Where were you

off guard by his own question, he

he realized that this was the inquiry he had silently yearned to

response to his question, Rena simply kissed him

gently held her chin, preventing her

it became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this

Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to release her pent-up frustrations

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

emotion, Waylen hugged her tightly, burying his face in her neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed tone,

some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand.

Rena, each

he led her toward

on the bed sheets,

been this satisfied in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning

passionate encounter came to

found herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere enveloping

the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of

wine bottles left

today were merely

bedroom

her face and softly asked, “Would you like to get up? Alexis has called several

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

still lingered, leaving her feeling

His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in

bent down to retrieve her

telltale marks of

walked into the cloakroom and picked out something for her

Rena was angry.

they were still a couple, and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for others

hair, she issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force

on her shoulder, agreed with

an unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but

found it difficult to bring himself to behave in such a

home, the soft glow

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

glances at her, captivated by how beautiful she looked when she

moments, the phone

quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got wind of Mr. Evans and now

“What did Uncle

been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll have to dig deep into their business to

demeanor seemed friendly, there was an underlying

his decisiveness and penchant

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

to Rena. What did she matter

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

his request

to glance at her several times, and then cleared

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

press her to speak. Instead, he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks

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