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.

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

he still owed

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

were

faint smile appeared on

was no such

as well. She never expected Waylen

to maintain his composure and have a confrontation with

willingly spend one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena there, and Waylen couldn’t

really care

inquired nervously, “Aline, did you cause any trouble

something

“What

gruff. “You better not

inspection at the mine. It seemed like they were making things difficult for me on purpose. They

voice, “Then let me

out as remarkably capable was none other than Waylen. Aline, deeply impressed by his prowess, contemplated the idea

Waylen had departed from the event, accompanied by

life, he attentively secured his seatbelt and turned to

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

easily forget her

steering wheel as

swift, yet resolute response from

wear the look of

a loss for words, unsure of how

He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their familiar route, Leaving Rena puzzled about their destination. Anxious, she questioned, “Where are you

Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where

his intentions, Rena tried to dissuade him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was

he reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit it. Amidst the smoke, he admitted,

by his

this confession hanging in the air, Waylen focused

Leave the car,

unfastened his seatbelt and leaned in, whispering in her ear, “Would you rather step out on

stepped out of the car, walking ahead of

them, and Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette still

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

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

they were a couple, the intensity of the situation

nipped at her earlobe, questioning, “Am I more

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

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

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

by his own question, he found himself taken

was the inquiry

Rena simply kissed him

chin, preventing her from

and it became evident that she hadn’t expressed her desires for him like this

trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to release

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

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

appeared to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was hoarse as she responded, “I don’t

resumed kissing Rena, each

arms, he led her toward the

left its mark on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered

hadn’t been this satisfied in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for this bliss to last

time their passionate encounter came to an end, the

a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere

she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with Waylen

of the two wine bottles left her

today were merely driven by physical needs,

the bedroom door heralded

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

at Waylen and slowly rose from the bed, clutching the

effects of the wine still lingered, leaving

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

sigh, Rena bent down to retrieve

bore the telltale marks of the red wine, rendering it

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

Rena was angry.

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

she issued a

chin gently on

and he couldn’t help but

himself to behave in such a

way home, the soft glow of

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

captivated by how beautiful she looked when

the phone rang,

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

Waylen inquired, “What did Uncle Mark have to say about

smile, Peter replied, “Mr. Evans said he’d wait and observe. The coal industry bigwigs in the southwest have been up to some shady dealings. To

was an underlying sense

and penchant for cutting

appreciation. “Please convey my gratitude to Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll ask Rena to

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

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to the hotel

request with

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

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

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

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