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.

years had passed, and so much had happened. They had

still owed

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

wealth were meaningless in

smile appeared

there was no

stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to

to maintain his composure

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

care so much about

inquired nervously, “Aline, did you cause

something

hurriedly asked, “What happened? What’s

better not cause

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

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

remarkably capable was none other than

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

life, he attentively secured

window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they

could she easily forget

slender fingers brushed against the steering wheel

swift, yet resolute response from

further, “Then why do you wear

guard, Rena found herself at a loss

observing Rena’s distress, Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their familiar

disclosed, “To the apartment

me was a long time ago. You can’t be

at a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the

guard by his candidness, Rena’s

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

car, Rena held

her ear, “Would you rather step out on your

out of the car, walking

slammed shut behind them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

wrist

a couple, the intensity of the situation

earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome

mind struggled to respond and a yearning for

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

on her chin and inquired further, “Where were you

off guard by his own question, he

the inquiry he had

question, Rena simply kissed him back. “Why

her chin, preventing

glistened with affection and it became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time.

trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to release

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

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

appeared to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her

tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled with

he led her

bed sheets, and Rena

he found

the time their passionate encounter came to an end, the evening had

in a dimly

her side, despite the lingering effects of the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen

of the two wine bottles left her feeling both

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

creaking of the bedroom

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

and slowly rose from the bed,

wine still lingered,

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

Rena bent down to

the fabric bore the telltale marks

smiled, walked into the cloakroom and picked out something

Rena was angry.

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

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

his chin gently on her

couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise of it

it difficult to bring himself to behave in such a

their way home, the soft glow of street

against the back of the car seat, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were being ignored because of their

by how

moments, the phone rang, and Waylen

was Peter, Mark’s trusted assistant, who greeted Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got wind of Mr. Evans and now wants to meet

Uncle Mark have to say

The coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll have to dig

an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from both

known for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off

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

hung up the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter anyway?

Mark really misses Edwin.

acknowledged his request with

to glance at her several times, and then cleared his throat gently and asked, “Are

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks or something about that

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