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.

years had passed, and so much had happened. They had

he still owed

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

and wealth were meaningless

faint smile appeared

this world, there was no such thing

well. She never expected Waylen to

his composure and have a confrontation with Rena

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

really care

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

something

“What happened? What’s

better not

like they were making things difficult for me on purpose. They said

tried to soothe her husband with a soft voice, “Then

present but the one who stood out as remarkably capable was none

accompanied by Rena, leaving in a car parked

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

tearful countenance, peering out the window, betrayed the emotional impact of the videos they had

could she easily forget

steering wheel as he inquired,

yet resolute response from

probed further, “Then why do you wear the look of someone

herself at a loss for words, unsure of

guiding the car away from their familiar route, Leaving

tone, Waylen disclosed, “To the apartment where we used to

tried to dissuade him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me

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

by his candidness,

air, Waylen focused on driving until they arrived

car, Rena held her

“Would you rather step

car, walking ahead of him

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

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

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

intensity of the

earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome or

respond and a yearning for sleep washed over her, but Waylen was

Rena’s voice trembled with emotion as she admitted, “You’re more

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

off guard by his own question, he found

however, he realized that this was the inquiry he

question, Rena simply kissed him

her chin, preventing her from

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

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

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

For a while, he remained silent

to regain some sobriety, and gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with

resumed kissing Rena, each gesture filled with

he

on the bed sheets, and Rena surrendered herself to passion,

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

came to

dimly lit bedroom,

effects of the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of her

wine bottles left

the events of today were merely driven

the bedroom door heralded Waylen’s

at the edge of the bed, he gently pinched her face and softly asked,

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

the wine still

he

Rena bent down to retrieve her silk

the fabric bore the telltale marks

and picked out something for her which he helped

Rena was angry.

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

brown hair, she issued a quiet warning, “Don’t force me to

gently on her shoulder, agreed

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

difficult to bring himself to behave in such a

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

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

stole occasional glances at her, captivated by how beautiful she

moments, the phone rang, and Waylen

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

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

southwest have been up

was an underlying sense of

decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source of

for handling

Rena. What did she matter anyway? She was a

Edwin.

request with a

to glance at her several times, and then

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

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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