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.

Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had

still

could do it all over again, I’d choose

wealth were meaningless

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

world, there was no such thing as

stunned as well.

his composure and

million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it

he really care so much

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

something

asked, “What happened? What’s

better not cause

a sudden inspection at the mine. It seemed like they were

soft voice,

figures were present but the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed by his prowess, contemplated the idea of seeking his favor

event, accompanied by Rena, leaving in a

hummed to life, he attentively secured

the emotional impact of the videos they had watched earlier, which

she easily forget her first

the steering wheel as he

resolute response from

“Then why do you wear the look of someone on the

off guard, Rena found herself at a loss

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

“To the

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

cigarette from the center

off guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise was

air, Waylen focused on driving until they arrived at the

the car, Rena held

whispering in her ear, “Would you rather step out on your own

stepped out of the car, walking ahead of him

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

the apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

finish her sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned her against

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

her earlobe, questioning, “Am

to respond and a yearning for sleep washed over her, but

voice trembled with emotion

gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further, “Where

by his own question, he found

he realized that this was the inquiry he had silently

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

her chin, preventing her from moving

him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed

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

with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly murmured, “All I

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

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

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

arms, he led her

bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion,

he found himself reluctant to

time their passionate encounter came to an end,

found herself in a dimly

the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of

bottles left her

whether the events of today were merely

of the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

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

stole a glance at Waylen and slowly rose from the

wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

finding satisfaction in their intimate encounter. His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you get up first, head home, and

bent down

marks of the red

smiled, walked into the cloakroom and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

still a couple, and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides,

hair, she issued

chin gently on her shoulder, agreed with a

had taken an unexpected turn and he couldn’t help

found it difficult to bring himself to behave in

made their way home, the soft glow

her cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were being ignored

glances at her, captivated by how beautiful she

the phone rang, and Waylen

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

inquired, “What did Uncle Mark have

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

friendly, there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness

penchant

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

to Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was

“Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him

his request

several times, and then cleared his throat gently

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

speak. Instead, he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks or something about that apartment that sparked

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