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

still owed

if I could

were meaningless

appeared on Rena’s

was no such thing as

well.

composure and have a confrontation with Rena

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

he really care

and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you

something was

“What happened?

gruff. “You better not

It seemed like they were making things difficult for me on purpose. They said they

voice, “Then let me find some

as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed by his

from the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving

secured his seatbelt and turned

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

easily forget her

fingers brushed against the steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you

swift, yet resolute response from

you wear the look of someone

off guard, Rena found herself at a loss for words, unsure of

accelerator, guiding the car away from

“To the apartment where

happened between Harold and me was a

he reached for a cigarette from

guard by his

confession hanging in the air, Waylen focused on driving until they

to Leave the car,

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

Rena stepped out of the car, walking ahead of him

trailed after

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

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

they were a couple, the intensity of the situation

earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome or

to respond and a yearning for sleep washed over her, but

Rena’s voice trembled with emotion

her chin and inquired further, “Where were you

by his own question,

that this was the inquiry he

kissed him back. “Why did you stop kissing me,

gently held her chin, preventing her

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

forehead and

blinked and softly murmured, “All I ever did with

tightly, burying his face in her neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed tone, “Then, do you still have feelings for

Waylen’s warm neck with

a tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture

in his arms, he

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

time, and he found himself reluctant

encounter came to an

awakening, Rena found herself in a dimly lit

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

bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

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

of the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

the edge of the bed, he gently pinched her face and softly asked, “Would

rose from the bed, clutching

the wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

against hers as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you get up first, head

down to

marks of the

cloakroom and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

intimate matters would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had also experienced

she issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force me to drink

gently on

and he couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise

bring himself to behave in such a manner

the soft glow of street

flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were being

captivated by how beautiful

their quiet moments, the phone rang, and Waylen

point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow

Uncle Mark have to say about

he’d wait and observe. The coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down,

friendly, there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness

penchant for cutting off

Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll ask

mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was a

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to

his request with a

glance at her several times, and then cleared

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

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

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