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.

still turned her head slowly, her eyes meeting Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on

still

could do it all over again, I’d

wealth were

appeared on

was no

as well. She never expected

maintain his composure and have a confrontation with

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

care

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

sensed something

asked, “What happened?

was gruff. “You better not cause

like they were making things difficult

soothe her husband with a soft voice, “Then let me

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 his prowess, contemplated the

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

secured his seatbelt and turned to gaze at

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

she easily

slender fingers brushed against the steering wheel as

response from Rena

further, “Then why do you wear

a loss for words, unsure of how to

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

“To

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

halted at a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the

guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise was

the air, Waylen focused on driving until they arrived at

the car, Rena

and leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would you rather step out on your own or

the car, walking ahead

Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette

finally demanded, “Waylen, what

grasped her wrist and

the intensity of the

earlobe, questioning, “Am

a yearning for sleep

tenderly, Rena’s voice trembled with emotion as she admitted, “You’re

a gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further,

off guard by his own question, he

the inquiry he had silently

his question, Rena simply kissed him

held her chin, preventing her from

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

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

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

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

Waylen’s warm neck with

Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled

he led her

bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to

and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for

came to an end,

a dimly lit bedroom,

vividly recalled the intensity

two wine bottles

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

the bedroom

the edge of the bed, he gently pinched her face and softly asked, “Would you like to get

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

still lingered, leaving her feeling slightly

against hers as he said in a tender tone,

bent down

bore the telltale marks of the red wine,

out something for her which he helped her

Rena was angry.

would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had

issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force

gently on her shoulder, agreed

unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but marvel

difficult to bring himself to behave in such a manner

the soft

flushed with embarrassment as

stole occasional glances at her, captivated by

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

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

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

seemed friendly, there was an underlying

and penchant for cutting off the source

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

to Rena. What did she matter

Edwin. You should take

his request with a

several times, and then cleared his throat

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited

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