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

could do it all over again, I’d choose

wealth were meaningless

faint smile appeared on

there was no such

Aline was stunned as well. She never expected Waylen to

supposed to maintain his composure and have a confrontation

spend one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena there, and Waylen

really care

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

something was

“What happened? What’s

voice was gruff. “You better

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

soothe her husband with a soft voice, “Then let

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

accompanied

hummed to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt

emotional impact of the videos they had

easily forget her first

steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you miss

resolute response from Rena followed,

why do you wear the look of

guard, Rena found herself at a loss for words, unsure

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

tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where

and me was a long

silent and, as they halted at a red light, he reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit it.

off guard by his candidness, Rena’s surprise

air, Waylen focused

to Leave the car,

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

the car, walking ahead of him

trailed after Rena, a cigarette still held between

apartment, Rena finally

her wrist and pinned her against the wall,

they were a couple, the intensity of the

questioning,

mind struggled to respond and a yearning

tenderly, Rena’s voice trembled with emotion

her chin and inquired further, “Where were

by his own question, he found

however, he realized that this was the inquiry he had silently yearned to

him back. “Why did you stop

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 their usual composed demeanor during intimate moments, she now showed a depth of

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

he persisted with his questioning. Rena blinked and softly

Waylen hugged her tightly, burying his face in her neck. For a while, he remained silent

sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand. Her voice was hoarse as she responded,

Rena, each gesture filled with utmost

arms, he led her toward

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

this satisfied in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop, yearning for this bliss to last

passionate encounter came to an end, the

in a dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere

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

bottles left her feeling both conflicted

merely driven by physical

the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

he gently pinched her face and softly asked,

rose from the bed, clutching the quilt around

the wine still

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

sigh, Rena bent down to retrieve

the fabric bore the telltale marks

picked out something for her which he helped her put

Rena was angry.

a couple, and squabbling over their intimate matters would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she had also

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

on her shoulder, agreed with

turn and he couldn’t help but marvel

found it difficult to bring himself

home, the soft glow of street lights illuminating

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

her, captivated by how beautiful she looked when she

their quiet moments, the phone

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

did Uncle Mark have to say

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

underlying

for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source

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

phone without mentioning Aline to Rena. What did

instructed, “Uncle Mark really misses Edwin. You

his request with a

glance at her several times, and then cleared his throat

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you

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