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.

turned her head slowly, her eyes meeting Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on vastly different paths

he still owed

“Rena, if I could do it all over again, I’d

wealth were meaningless

appeared on Rena’s

no

stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to

his composure and have a confrontation with Rena

the library?

he really care

anger trembled within Aline, her husband called and inquired nervously, “Aline, did you

something was

asked, “What happened? What’s

was gruff. “You better

were making things difficult for me on purpose. They said

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

at school, a multitude of influential 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 and ingratiating herself

from the event, accompanied

life, he attentively secured his seatbelt and turned to

of the videos they had watched earlier, which

could she easily forget her first

steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you miss it very

swift, yet resolute response from Rena

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

found herself at a loss for words, unsure of how

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

tense tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment

and me was a long time ago.

cigarette from the center console and lit it. Amidst the

off guard by his

air, Waylen focused on driving until

Leave the car, Rena

in her ear, “Would you rather step out on

Rena stepped out of the car, walking ahead of him

Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette

Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

she could finish her sentence, he firmly grasped her wrist and pinned her against the wall, their

they were a couple, the intensity of the situation was overwhelming,

at her earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome

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

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

gentle kiss on her chin

by his own question, he found

that this was the inquiry he had silently yearned to make all

Rena simply kissed him back. “Why did

her chin, preventing

desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during

down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed

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

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

Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was

Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled with utmost

his arms, he led

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

found

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

awakening, Rena found herself in a dimly

the lingering effects of the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and how she had tried to satisfy his

the two wine bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

whether the events of today were merely driven

of the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

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

stole a glance at Waylen and slowly rose from the bed,

wine still lingered, leaving

His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you get up

Rena bent down to retrieve

marks of the red wine,

the cloakroom and picked out

Rena was angry.

couple, and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder

she issued a quiet warning,

resting his chin gently on her shoulder, agreed

turn and he couldn’t help

found it difficult to bring himself to behave in such a

home, the soft glow of

embarrassment as she considered that the children were being ignored because of their parents’ indulgence in each

occasional glances at her, captivated by

the phone

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

Uncle Mark have to say

the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll

an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from

decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source of any

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

Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take

acknowledged his request with a

times, and then cleared

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

you seemed quite excited today.

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