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.

still turned her head slowly, her eyes meeting Harold’s… Ten years had passed, and so much had happened. They had each embarked on vastly different

still

declared, “Rena, if I could do it all

were

appeared on

this world, there was no such thing as

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

maintain his composure and have a confrontation with

dollars just to demolish the library? Was it because

really care so

called and inquired nervously, “Aline,

sensed something

asked, “What happened?

better

a sudden inspection at the mine. It seemed like they were making things difficult

tried to soothe her husband with a soft voice,

commemoration at school, 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 his favor

departed from the event, accompanied by Rena,

engine hummed to life, he attentively secured his seatbelt

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

she easily forget her first

fingers brushed against the steering wheel as he inquired, “Do you miss

swift, yet resolute response

you wear the

a loss for words, unsure of how

steering wheel tightened. He pressed down on the accelerator, guiding the car away from their familiar

Waylen disclosed, “To

to dissuade him, “Waylen, whatever happened between Harold and me was a long time

he reached for a cigarette from the center console and lit

his

the air, Waylen focused on

to Leave the car, Rena held her

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

out of the car,

and Waylen trailed after

entering the apartment, Rena finally demanded, “Waylen, what

wrist and pinned her against the wall, their bodies

they were a couple, the intensity of the situation

earlobe, questioning,

a yearning for sleep

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

kiss on her chin and inquired further,

off guard by his own question, he

the inquiry he had silently yearned to make

Rena simply kissed him back.

chin, preventing her from

expressed her desires for him like this in a long time. Unlike their usual composed demeanor during intimate moments, she now

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

waist, he persisted with his questioning. Rena blinked and

while, he remained silent before speaking in a hushed tone, “Then, do you still have

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

tender manner, Waylen resumed kissing Rena, each gesture

her in his arms, he led

sheets, and

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

passionate encounter came to an end, the evening

herself in a dimly

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

two wine bottles left her

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

bedroom

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

Waylen and slowly rose from the

wine still lingered, leaving her feeling

against hers as he said in a tender tone, “Why don’t you get up first, head home, and get some

down to

telltale marks of the

cloakroom and picked out

Rena was angry.

would only become fodder for others to ridicule. Besides, she

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

on her

couldn’t help but marvel at the

found it difficult to bring himself

soft glow of street lights illuminating their

flushed with embarrassment as she considered that the children were being ignored because of their parents’ indulgence in each

at her, captivated by how beautiful

quiet moments, the phone

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

did Uncle Mark have to say about

the southwest have been up to some shady

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

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

Uncle Mark for handling this. Yes. Alright, I’ll ask Rena to

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

Mark really misses Edwin.

request with a

and then cleared his throat gently and asked,

Uneasily, Rena turned around.

hand tenderly and asked, “Rena, you seemed quite excited today. Was it the drinks or something

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