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.

Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on vastly different

he still owed

declared, “Rena, if I could do it all over again, I’d choose

wealth were

faint smile appeared

this world, there was no such thing

stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to react like

he supposed to maintain his composure and have a confrontation with

the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena there, and Waylen couldn’t

care so much about

inquired

something

hurriedly asked, “What happened?

gruff. “You better not

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

husband with a soft voice, “Then let me

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

from the event, accompanied by

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

tearful countenance, peering out the window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they

she easily forget her

fingers brushed against the steering wheel as

yet resolute response from Rena followed,

do you wear the look of someone on the

a loss for words, unsure of

the steering wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their familiar route, Leaving Rena puzzled about their destination. Anxious, she questioned, “Where are you

tense tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment

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

and, as they halted at a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the center console

by his candidness, Rena’s

air, Waylen focused

Leave the car,

leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would you rather step out on your own or should I carry

out of the car, walking

slammed shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette still held

entering the apartment, Rena finally demanded,

her sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned her against the wall,

were a couple, the intensity

earlobe, questioning, “Am I more

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

him tenderly, Rena’s voice trembled with emotion as

her chin and inquired further, “Where

by his own question, he found himself

the inquiry he had silently yearned to make

to his question, Rena simply kissed him back. “Why did you

chin, preventing her from

evident 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

sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to release

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

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

gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was hoarse as

resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled

his arms, he led her toward

crimson wine left its mark on the bed sheets,

satisfied in a long time, and he found

time their passionate encounter came to an end, the

dimly lit bedroom, the

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

remnants of the two wine bottles left her feeling both

merely

creaking of the bedroom door

asked, “Would you like to

and slowly rose from the bed, clutching the

of the wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

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

bent down to retrieve her

marks of the red

and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

would only become fodder for others to

she issued a quiet warning,

on

had taken an unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise

himself to

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

casually against 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

glances at her, captivated by how beautiful she looked when

quiet moments, the phone rang, and Waylen promptly answered

trusted assistant, who greeted Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got wind of Mr. Evans

Uncle

have been up to some

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

was known for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source

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

the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did

“Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You should

his request with

several times, and then cleared his throat gently

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

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

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