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.

years had passed, and so much had happened. They

he still

“Rena, if I could do it

wealth were meaningless in

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

was no such thing

stunned as well. She never expected

composure and have

hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because

he really care so

inquired nervously, “Aline, did you cause

something

“What happened? What’s

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

with a soft voice,

multitude of influential figures were present but the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none

accompanied by

attentively secured his seatbelt and

peering out the window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they had watched earlier, which had struck a poignant

she easily

brushed against the steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you miss it very

yet resolute response from

do you wear the look of someone on

at a loss

guiding the car away from their familiar route, Leaving Rena puzzled about their destination. Anxious, she

disclosed, “To the apartment where

tried to dissuade him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You can’t be so obstinate over a

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

off guard by his

focused on driving until they arrived at

the car, Rena

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

of the car, walking ahead of

them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a

apartment, Rena finally demanded,

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

the intensity of the situation

earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome

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

Rena’s voice trembled with emotion as

chin and inquired

his own question, he found

he realized that this was the inquiry he had

him back. “Why did

chin, preventing

she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate moments, she now showed a

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

he persisted with his questioning. Rena blinked and

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

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

a tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture

his arms, he led

the crimson wine left its mark on the bed sheets,

time, and he found himself

came to an end, the evening

herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet

wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and how she had

the two wine bottles left her

whether the events of today were merely driven by

creaking of the bedroom

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

rose from the bed, clutching the quilt around

the wine still lingered,

as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you get

bent down to retrieve

the telltale marks of the

walked into the cloakroom and picked out something

Rena was angry.

their intimate matters would only become fodder for

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

gently on

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

to bring himself

soft glow of street lights illuminating their

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

stole occasional glances at her, captivated by how beautiful

phone rang, and Waylen promptly answered

point.

did Uncle Mark have to say

southwest have been up to some

Peter’s demeanor seemed friendly, there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from both

known for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source of any

“Please convey my gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll

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

“Uncle Mark really misses Edwin.

request with

her several times, and then

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today.

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