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

he still

“Rena, if I could do it all

were

appeared on

world, there was no such thing as

Aline was stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to

composure

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

he really care

her husband called and inquired nervously,

sensed something was

“What

“You better not cause any

was a sudden inspection at the mine. It seemed like they were making things difficult for

soft voice, “Then let me find some connections

the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed by his prowess,

Waylen had departed from the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving in

attentively secured his seatbelt

the videos they had

easily forget

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

resolute response from Rena

do you wear the look of someone on the brink

at a loss for words, unsure of

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 taking

tense tone, Waylen disclosed, “To

between Harold and me

for a cigarette

his candidness,

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

the car,

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

of the car, walking

them, and Waylen trailed

apartment, Rena finally demanded,

grasped her wrist

were a couple, the intensity of the situation

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

mind struggled to respond and a yearning

with emotion as she admitted, “You’re more handsome than

gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further, “Where were

his own question, he found

the inquiry he had silently

simply kissed him back.

gently held her chin,

expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate

sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed

her waist, he persisted with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly murmured, “All I ever did with him was

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

Rena appeared to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was

resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled with

arms, he led her

sheets, and Rena surrendered herself

time, and he found himself reluctant

the time their passionate encounter came to an end, the

found herself in a dimly

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

of the two wine bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

events of today were merely driven by physical needs, Rena

bedroom door heralded

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

at Waylen and slowly rose from

still lingered, leaving her feeling

as he said in a

a sigh, Rena bent down to retrieve her silk

telltale marks of the red wine,

picked out something for her which he

Rena was angry.

only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she

she issued a quiet

on her shoulder, agreed

turn and he couldn’t help

found it difficult to bring himself to behave in

home, the soft glow

her cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were being ignored because of their parents’

occasional glances at her, captivated by how beautiful she looked when

quiet moments, the phone rang,

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

“What did Uncle Mark have to

the southwest have been up to some shady

there was an underlying

known for his decisiveness and penchant for

nodded in appreciation. “Please convey my gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this.

hung up the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena.

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to the

acknowledged his request

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

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

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