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.

had passed, and so much had happened.

he still owed

could do it all over again, I’d

were meaningless

smile appeared on

this world, there was no such thing as an

booth, Aline was stunned as well.

supposed to maintain his composure and

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

really care so much about

trembled within Aline, her husband called and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you cause any trouble for

something

hurriedly asked, “What happened? What’s

gruff. “You better not cause any

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

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

were present but the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than

had departed from the event, accompanied by Rena,

attentively secured his seatbelt and turned to gaze at

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

easily forget her first

brushed against the steering wheel as he inquired,

response from

wear the look of

Rena found herself at a loss

pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their familiar route, Leaving

Waylen disclosed, “To

happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You can’t be so obstinate over a

red light, he reached for a cigarette

by his candidness, Rena’s surprise was

in the air, Waylen focused on driving until

car, Rena held her

“Would you rather step out on your own

out of the car, walking ahead

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

the apartment, Rena finally

her sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist

they were a couple, the intensity of the situation

playfully nipped at her earlobe, questioning, “Am

respond and a yearning

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

gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further,

off guard by his own question,

was the inquiry he had

simply kissed him back. “Why did you stop

gently held her chin,

that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate moments, she

trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to release her pent-up frustrations in a

his questioning. Rena blinked and

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

gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand.

Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each

he led

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

and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning

passionate encounter came to an end, the evening had

dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere enveloping

the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and

remnants of the two wine bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

today were merely driven by

creaking of the bedroom door

and softly asked, “Would you like to get up? Alexis

Waylen and slowly rose from the bed, clutching

of the wine still

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

bent down

telltale marks of the red wine,

the cloakroom and picked out something

Rena was angry.

become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had also

issued

chin gently on her

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

it difficult to bring himself to

the soft

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

captivated by how beautiful she

quiet moments, the phone rang, and

to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got

did Uncle Mark have to

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

an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating

penchant for

nodded in appreciation. “Please convey my gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll ask Rena to take Edwin to

mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to

his request with

several times, and then

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

speak. Instead, he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you

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