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

still owed

he declared, “Rena, if I could

were meaningless

appeared on Rena’s

world, there was no such thing

as well.

his composure and have

could he willingly spend one hundred million dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because Harold had kissed Rena

care

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

something was

hurriedly asked, “What happened?

gruff. “You better

It seemed like they were

soothe her husband with a soft voice, “Then let

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

event, accompanied by Rena, leaving in a

hummed to life, he attentively secured his

of the videos they had watched earlier, which had struck a poignant chord

could she easily forget her first

slender fingers brushed against the steering wheel as he

yet resolute response from

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

at a loss for

He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from

“To the

“Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time ago. You can’t

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

off guard by his candidness, Rena’s

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

to Leave the car, Rena

her ear, “Would

stepped out of the car, walking ahead of him

Waylen trailed after Rena, a cigarette still held between

apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen,

her wrist and pinned her against the wall, their bodies pressed close

couple, the intensity of the situation

playfully nipped at her earlobe, questioning, “Am I more handsome or is

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

Rena’s voice trembled with emotion as she

her chin and

guard by his own question, he found

realized that this was the inquiry he

Rena simply kissed him back. “Why did you stop kissing me,

her chin, preventing

like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during

heat, sweat trickled down Waylen’s forehead and Rena longed to

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

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

gently caressed Waylen’s warm neck with her slender hand.

Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture

in his arms, he

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

in a long time, and he found himself reluctant to stop,

passionate encounter came to an end,

dimly lit bedroom, the quiet atmosphere

her side, despite the lingering effects of the wine, she vividly recalled the intensity of her encounter with

of the two wine bottles left her feeling both conflicted and

of today were merely driven

of the bedroom door

of the bed, he gently pinched her face and softly asked, “Would you like to get

slowly rose from the bed,

the wine still

hers as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you

bent down

bore the telltale marks of

into the cloakroom and picked out something for

Rena was angry.

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

she issued a

on her

couldn’t help but marvel at the surprise of it

difficult to bring himself

way home, the soft glow of street

cheeks flushed with embarrassment as she considered that

captivated by how beautiful she

phone rang, and Waylen promptly answered

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

did Uncle Mark have to say about

have been up to some shady dealings.

friendly, there was an underlying sense of ruthlessness emanating from both him and

for his decisiveness and penchant for cutting off the source of any

handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll ask Rena to take Edwin to meet

mentioning Aline to Rena. What did she matter

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

request with

glance at her several times, and then cleared his throat

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

he held her hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited

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