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.

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

he still

could

wealth were

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

this world, there was no such thing as an

as well. She never expected Waylen to react like

his composure and have a confrontation

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

really care so much about

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

something

hurriedly asked, “What

was gruff. “You better not

seemed like they were making things difficult

soothe her husband with a soft voice, “Then let

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

from the event, accompanied

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

peering out the window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they had watched earlier, which had struck a poignant chord

could she easily forget her first

fingers brushed against the steering wheel as he inquired,

swift, yet resolute response from Rena followed,

why do you wear the look of someone

Rena found herself at a

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

a tense tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the

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

cigarette from the center console and lit it.

off guard by his candidness,

the air, Waylen focused on driving until

to Leave the car, Rena

her ear, “Would you rather step out on your own or should I carry

Rena stepped out of the car,

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

Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

grasped her wrist and pinned her against the wall, their bodies pressed

intensity of the situation

questioning, “Am I

to respond and a yearning

with emotion as she admitted,

placed a gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further, “Where were

his own question, he found himself taken

was the inquiry he

question, Rena simply kissed him back. “Why

held her chin, preventing her from moving

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

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

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

in her neck. For a while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed tone, “Then, do you still have feelings for

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

Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled with utmost care and

he led her

sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion, indulging

satisfied in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop,

their passionate encounter came to an end,

found herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere

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

bottles left

today were merely driven by physical needs, Rena was left

the bedroom door heralded

face and softly asked, “Would you like to get up? Alexis has called several times,

and slowly rose from the bed, clutching

the wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

finding satisfaction in their intimate encounter. His forehead gently pressed against hers as he said in

Rena bent down

the fabric bore the telltale marks of the red wine, rendering

smiled, walked into the cloakroom and picked out something for her which

Rena was angry.

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

long, brown hair, she issued

chin gently on her shoulder, agreed with

he couldn’t help

it difficult to bring himself

their way home, the soft glow of

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

glances at her, captivated by how beautiful

quiet moments, the phone rang, and Waylen promptly

other end was Peter, Mark’s trusted assistant, who greeted Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe

piqued, Waylen inquired, “What did Uncle

have been up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll have to dig deep into their business to gather evidence and

seemed friendly, there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from both him

known for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting

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

Aline to Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to

request with

and then

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

“Rena, you seemed quite excited

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