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.

Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on vastly different paths in

still

if I could

wealth were meaningless in

faint smile appeared on

was no such thing as

booth, Aline was stunned as well. She never expected

supposed to maintain his composure and have a confrontation with

one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena there,

really care so much about

called and inquired nervously, “Aline, did

something

hurriedly asked, “What happened? What’s

was gruff. “You better not cause any trouble

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

husband with a soft voice, “Then

the commemoration at school, 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,

departed from the event, accompanied by Rena,

he attentively secured his

the window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they had watched earlier,

could she easily forget her

wheel as he inquired, “Do you miss it

resolute response

wear

a

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

Waylen disclosed, “To

between Harold and me was

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

guard by his candidness,

the air, Waylen focused

Leave the car,

“Would

of the car, walking ahead of

shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what on

her wrist and

a couple, the intensity of the situation was overwhelming, surprising

playfully nipped at her earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome or

yearning

with emotion as she

a gentle kiss on her chin and

by his own question, he found

the inquiry he had silently yearned to make all

response to his question, Rena simply kissed him back. “Why did you stop kissing me,

gently held her chin, preventing

this in a long time.

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

with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly murmured, “All I ever

neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed tone, “Then, do you still have

sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice

kissing Rena, each gesture filled with utmost care

his arms, he

on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion, indulging in the

this satisfied in a long time, and he found

came

dimly lit

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

wine bottles left

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

of the bedroom door heralded

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

Waylen and slowly rose from the bed,

the wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

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

sigh, Rena bent down to retrieve her

telltale marks of the

out something for her

Rena was angry.

they were still a couple, and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had also experienced pleasure from their

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

resting his chin gently on

turn and he couldn’t help but

bring himself to behave in such a manner

couple made their way home, the soft glow

her cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were being ignored because

captivated by how

the phone

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

piqued, Waylen inquired, “What did Uncle

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

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

his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off

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

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

really misses Edwin. You should

his request

several times, and then cleared his throat gently and asked, “Are you still

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

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

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