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.

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

still

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

wealth were

faint smile appeared on Rena’s

no such thing

as well. She never expected Waylen to react like

maintain his composure and have a

demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena there, and

care

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

something was

“What

voice was gruff. “You better not cause any

like they were making things

to soothe her husband with a soft voice,

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

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

out the window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they had

could she easily forget her

steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you miss

resolute response from Rena followed,

further, “Then why do you wear the look

found herself at a loss for

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

Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we used

whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You

cigarette from the center console and lit it.

guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise

Waylen focused on driving until they arrived at the apartment

Leave the car, Rena

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

car, walking ahead of him

trailed

finally demanded, “Waylen, what

grasped her wrist and pinned her against the wall,

they were a couple, the intensity of

earlobe, questioning,

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

with emotion as she admitted, “You’re more

chin and

his own question, he

realized that this was the inquiry he had silently yearned

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

held her chin,

eyes glistened with affection and it became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate

trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to release

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

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

caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was hoarse as she responded, “I don’t like

Rena, each gesture filled with

arms, he led her toward the

sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion,

he found himself reluctant to stop,

encounter came to an end, the evening had

awakening, Rena found herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere

recalled the intensity

remnants of the two wine bottles left her feeling both conflicted

were merely driven by physical needs, Rena

of the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

he gently pinched her face and softly asked, “Would

glance at Waylen and slowly rose from the bed, clutching the quilt

the wine still lingered, leaving

pressed against hers as he said

sigh, Rena bent down to retrieve

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

and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

matters would only become fodder for others to

issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force me

resting his chin gently on

had taken an unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise of it

himself to behave in such

the soft glow of street lights

against the back of the car seat, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered

her, captivated by how

moments, the phone rang, and Waylen

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

Uncle Mark have to

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

friendly, there was an underlying sense

was known for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting

“Please convey my gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this.

Rena.

merely instructed, “Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to the hotel

acknowledged his request with a

several times, and then cleared his throat gently and asked, “Are you still

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

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

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