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.

passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked

still

I could do it all over

wealth were meaningless in

appeared

this world, there was no such thing as an

Aline was stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to react like

his composure

library? Was it because Harold

really care so

her husband called and inquired

sensed something

“What happened? What’s

voice was gruff. “You better not

they were making things

voice, “Then

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

from the event, accompanied by Rena, leaving

to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt and turned to

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

she easily forget her first

slender fingers brushed against the steering wheel as he

resolute response from

you wear the look of

a loss for words, unsure of how to

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

a tense tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we used

and me was a long time ago. You can’t

for a cigarette from the center

by his

this confession hanging in the air, Waylen focused on driving until they arrived at the

to Leave the car,

in, whispering in her ear, “Would you rather

Rena stepped out of the car, walking ahead of

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

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

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

were a couple, the intensity

nipped at her earlobe, questioning,

mind struggled to respond and a yearning for sleep

trembled with emotion as she admitted, “You’re

a gentle kiss on her chin and inquired further,

by his own question,

realized that this was the inquiry

simply kissed him back. “Why

her chin, preventing

him like this in a

down Waylen’s forehead and Rena

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

her tightly, burying his face in her neck. For a while, he

appeared to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice

Rena, each

his arms, he led her toward

crimson wine left its mark on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered

hadn’t been this satisfied in a long time, and he found himself

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

found herself in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet

the intensity of her encounter with Waylen and how she had tried to satisfy

remnants of the two wine bottles left her feeling both

the events of today were merely driven by physical needs, Rena

creaking of the bedroom door heralded

asked, “Would you like to get up? Alexis has called several times, inquiring about

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

of the wine still lingered,

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 to

the fabric bore the telltale marks of the

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

Rena was angry.

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

her long, brown hair, she issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force

resting his chin gently on her shoulder, agreed

an unexpected turn and he couldn’t help but

bring himself to behave in

their way home, the soft glow of street lights illuminating their

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

occasional glances at her, captivated by how

quiet moments, the phone rang,

who greeted Waylen and quickly got to the point. “You won’t believe it. Aline somehow got wind of Mr. Evans and now wants to meet

Uncle Mark have to

up to some shady dealings. To bring them down, we’ll have to dig deep

seemed friendly, there was an underlying sense of

penchant for cutting off

to Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright,

the phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter anyway? She

Mark really misses Edwin. You should take him to

request with a

continued to glance at her several times, and then cleared his throat gently

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

didn’t press her to 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

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