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.

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

still owed

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

and wealth were

appeared on Rena’s

this world, there was no

well. She never expected Waylen to react like

composure and have a

to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had

care so

and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you

sensed something was

hurriedly asked, “What

“You better not

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

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

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 idea of seeking his favor and ingratiating herself with

accompanied by Rena, leaving in a

to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt and turned to gaze

window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they

easily forget her first

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

resolute response from Rena

why do you wear the look

Rena found herself at a loss for

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

tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment

me was a long time ago. You can’t be so obstinate

for a cigarette from the center console

guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise was

hanging in the air, Waylen focused on driving

Leave the car,

leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would you rather step out on

stepped out of the car, walking

shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena,

Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

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

a couple, the intensity of the situation was

questioning, “Am I

inebriated mind struggled to respond and a yearning for sleep washed over

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

chin and inquired further,

by his own question, he found himself taken

that this was the inquiry he had silently

response to his question, Rena simply kissed him

held her chin, preventing

that 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 depth of

forehead and Rena

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

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

Rena appeared to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender

a tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture

his arms, he

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

satisfied in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for

the time their passionate encounter came to an end, the evening had

awakening, Rena found herself in a dimly lit

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

the two wine bottles left her feeling both

events of today were merely driven by physical needs,

the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

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 from the

the wine still

after finding satisfaction 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

sigh, Rena bent down to

the telltale marks of the red wine, rendering

out something for her which he helped her put

Rena was angry.

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

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

resting his chin gently on

and he couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise

found it difficult to bring himself to behave in such a

their way home, the soft glow

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

glances at her, captivated by

quiet moments, the phone

end was Peter, Mark’s trusted assistant, who greeted Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline

Uncle Mark have to

coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll have to

there was an underlying sense

penchant for cutting off the source of any

gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this.

phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she

“Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to

acknowledged his request

to glance at her several times, and then

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

press her to speak. Instead, he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks or something about that

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