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.

eyes meeting Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much

still

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

were meaningless in

smile appeared on Rena’s

this world, there was no

stunned as well. She never

supposed to maintain his composure and have

could he willingly spend one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it

really care

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

something was

“What happened?

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

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

a soft voice, “Then

out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed by his prowess, contemplated the idea of seeking his favor and ingratiating

accompanied by Rena,

to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt and turned

the videos they had watched earlier, which had struck a poignant

she easily forget her

the steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you

resolute response from Rena

“Then why do you wear the

a loss for words, unsure of how

the car away from their

disclosed, “To the apartment where

happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You

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

his candidness, Rena’s surprise

air, Waylen focused on driving until

Leave the car, Rena

seatbelt and leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would you

the car,

behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette

Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

her wrist and pinned her against the wall, their bodies pressed close

a couple, the intensity of the situation was

her earlobe, questioning, “Am I

a yearning for

voice trembled with emotion

her chin and inquired further, “Where

guard by his own question, he

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

him back.

gently held her chin, preventing her from

became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed

and Rena longed to release her pent-up frustrations in a

his questioning. Rena blinked

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

neck with her slender hand. Her voice was

kissing Rena, each gesture

his arms, he led her toward the

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

found himself reluctant to

time their passionate encounter came to an end, the

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

lingering effects of the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and how she had tried to satisfy

wine bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

today were merely driven by physical

bedroom door heralded

of the bed, he gently pinched her face and softly asked, “Would you like to get up? Alexis has called several

at Waylen and slowly rose

effects of the wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

in their intimate encounter. His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in

bent down

telltale marks

into the cloakroom and picked out something for her which

Rena was angry.

intimate matters would only become fodder for others

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

gently on her shoulder, agreed

he couldn’t help but marvel at

it difficult to bring himself to behave in such

made their way home, the soft glow of street lights illuminating

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

by how beautiful she looked when

moments, the phone rang, and Waylen promptly answered

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

Waylen inquired, “What did Uncle Mark have

southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring

there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating

penchant

handling this. Yes.

the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was a

really misses Edwin. You should

acknowledged his request with

glance at her several times, and then cleared

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks or something

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