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.

head slowly, her eyes meeting Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had

still owed

trembled as he declared, “Rena, if I could do it all over

and wealth were

faint smile appeared on

no such thing as an

Aline was stunned as well.

composure and

million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold

he really care so much

called and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you

something was

“What

gruff. “You better

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

voice, “Then let me find some connections

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

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

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

emotional impact of the

she easily forget

slender fingers brushed against the steering wheel as he

swift, yet resolute response from Rena

probed further, “Then why do you wear the look of someone on

a loss for words, unsure of

wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car

disclosed, “To the

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

red light, he reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit it. Amidst the smoke, he admitted, “Rena, I am

his

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

car, Rena

her ear, “Would you rather step out

stepped out of the car, walking ahead of

trailed after Rena, a cigarette still

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

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

the intensity of the situation was overwhelming, surprising

nipped at her earlobe, questioning, “Am

yearning for sleep washed over her, but Waylen was

emotion as she admitted, “You’re

placed a gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further,

by his own question, he found

the inquiry he had

kissed him back. “Why did

her chin, preventing her from moving

evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in

sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to

with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly

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

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

resumed kissing Rena, each

his arms, he led her

the crimson wine left its mark on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered

found himself reluctant to

their passionate encounter came to an

in a dimly lit

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

remnants of the two wine bottles

were merely driven by

the bedroom door

at the edge of the bed, he gently pinched her face and softly asked, “Would you like to

a glance at Waylen and slowly rose

still lingered, leaving

hers as he said in

a sigh, Rena bent down

fabric bore the telltale marks of the red

cloakroom and picked out something for her which

Rena was angry.

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

her long, brown hair, she issued a quiet warning,

chin gently on her shoulder, agreed with

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

himself to behave in such a manner towards

the soft

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

at her, captivated by

quiet moments, the phone rang,

Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got wind

Uncle Mark have to say

observe. The coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up

an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from both him and

penchant for cutting off the source of any

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

Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was

Edwin. You

his request with

her several times, and then cleared his throat gently and

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was

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