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.

passed, and so much had happened. They had each

he still

declared, “Rena, if I could

and wealth were meaningless

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

this world, there was no such thing as an

well.

supposed to maintain his composure

dollars just to demolish the library?

really care

husband called and inquired nervously,

something was

“What happened?

husband’s voice was gruff. “You better not cause

like they were

with a soft voice, “Then let me

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

accompanied by Rena, leaving in

secured his seatbelt and turned

the emotional impact of the videos they

she easily forget her first

brushed against the steering wheel as he inquired, “Do

yet resolute response

wear the look of someone on the

Rena found herself at a

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

disclosed, “To the apartment where we

happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You can’t be so obstinate over a mere

halted at a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit it. Amidst the smoke, he admitted,

off guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise was

focused on

car, Rena held

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

Rena stepped out of the car, walking

shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette still held

entering the apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned her against the wall, their bodies pressed

the intensity of the situation was overwhelming,

playfully nipped at her earlobe, questioning,

and a yearning for sleep washed over

tenderly, Rena’s voice trembled with emotion as she

kiss on her chin and inquired further, “Where were you

his own question,

was the inquiry he had silently yearned to make all

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

chin, preventing her

for him like this in a

heat, sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and

Rena blinked and

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

Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was hoarse as she responded, “I don’t like him

Rena, each gesture

in his arms, he

on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion, indulging in

hadn’t been this satisfied in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for this bliss

time their passionate encounter came to an

herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the

vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter

bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

the events of today were merely driven by physical needs, Rena

the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

asked, “Would you like

slowly rose

still

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

Rena bent down to retrieve her silk

bore the telltale marks of the

walked into the cloakroom and picked out something for her

Rena was angry.

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

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

chin gently on

unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise

difficult to bring himself

soft glow of street lights illuminating their

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

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

their quiet moments, the phone rang, and Waylen

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

Waylen inquired, “What did Uncle

have been up

seemed friendly, there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from

for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting

for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll

Rena. What

Mark really misses Edwin. You

request with

several times, and then cleared his

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

press her to speak. Instead, he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite

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