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.

still

trembled as he declared, “Rena, if I could do it all over again, I’d choose only

and wealth were meaningless

appeared on Rena’s

world, there was no such thing as an

booth, Aline was stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to

supposed to maintain his composure and

demolish the library? Was it

care

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

something was

“What happened? What’s

voice was gruff. “You better not cause any trouble

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

her husband with a soft voice, “Then

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

Waylen had departed from the event, accompanied by

the engine hummed to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt

of the videos they had watched earlier, which had

could she easily

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

resolute response from Rena

wear

herself at a loss for words, unsure of how

distress, Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away

Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where

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

reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit it. Amidst

guard by his candidness,

the air, Waylen focused

car, Rena

seatbelt and leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would

Rena stepped out of the car, walking

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

apartment, Rena finally

finish her sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned her against the wall, their bodies pressed close

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

questioning, “Am

respond and a yearning for sleep washed over her,

tenderly, Rena’s voice trembled with emotion

gentle kiss on her chin and

own question,

this was the inquiry

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

gently held her chin, preventing her from moving

became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their

forehead and

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

face in her neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed

with her slender hand.

tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled

his arms, he led her

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

long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for this bliss

came to an end, the

found herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere enveloping

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

the two wine bottles left her feeling both

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

bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

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

slowly rose from the bed, clutching

wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

in their intimate encounter. His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in a tender tone,

Rena bent down to retrieve her silk

marks of

into the cloakroom and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

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

issued

his chin gently on her shoulder, agreed

unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but marvel

bring himself to behave in such

way home, the soft glow of street lights

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 she

moments, the phone rang,

got to the point.

“What did Uncle Mark have to say about

the southwest have been up to some

seemed friendly, there was an underlying sense of

known for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source

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

up the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What

misses Edwin. You should take

acknowledged his request with

continued to glance at her several times, and then cleared his

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

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