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

still owed

voice trembled as he declared, “Rena, if I could do it all

and wealth were meaningless in

faint smile appeared on

world, there was no such thing

as well. She never expected Waylen

maintain his composure and have a confrontation with Rena

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

really care

anger trembled within Aline, her husband called and inquired

something was

asked, “What happened? What’s

voice was gruff. “You better not cause any trouble for

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

a soft voice,

of influential figures were present but the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen.

departed from the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving in a car

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

betrayed the emotional impact of the videos

easily forget her first

against the steering wheel as he

swift, yet resolute response

“Then why do you wear the look of someone

herself at a loss for words, unsure of how

grip on the steering wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their familiar route, Leaving Rena puzzled about their destination. Anxious,

a tense tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we

me was

he reached for a cigarette from the

his

confession hanging in the air, Waylen focused on driving until

to Leave the car,

whispering in her ear, “Would you rather

car, walking ahead of

and Waylen trailed after Rena,

the apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

finish her sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned

intensity of

at her earlobe, questioning, “Am I more

to respond and a yearning for sleep washed over

with emotion as

a gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further, “Where were

own

this was the inquiry he had

kissed him back.

gently held her chin, preventing her from moving

for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate moments, she now showed a

and Rena longed to release her pent-up frustrations

with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly murmured,

her neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed tone, “Then, do

gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was

tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture

her in his arms, he

crimson wine left its mark on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself

found himself reluctant to stop, yearning

their passionate encounter came to an end, the evening

dimly lit bedroom, the

her side, despite the lingering effects of the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of

two wine bottles left her feeling both

today were merely driven by physical needs,

bedroom door heralded

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

rose from the bed,

effects of the wine still lingered,

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 get some rest,

a sigh, Rena bent down to

telltale marks of the red wine, rendering it

cloakroom and picked out something for her

Rena was angry.

were still a couple, and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had also experienced pleasure

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

gently on her shoulder, agreed with

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

found it difficult to bring himself to

made their way home, the soft glow of street lights

as she

by how beautiful

their quiet moments, the phone rang, and Waylen promptly answered

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 and now wants to

“What did Uncle Mark have to say

he’d wait and observe. The coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up to

underlying sense of ruthlessness

penchant for cutting off the source of

gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes.

phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter

misses Edwin.

acknowledged his request with

then cleared his throat gently and asked, “Are you

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks or something about that

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