Hearing this, Mark slightly opened his eyes.

Cecilia then helped him take off his coat.

She searched his coat pockets for the medicine bottle. Instead, what she found were a few candies, which were her favorites.

She stared at them for a long time as a million thoughts began racing in her mind.

Meanwhile, Mark felt as though the world around him was spinning.

He gave her hand a slight squeeze as he lethargically looked up at her.

“Cecilia, is there a chance for us to go back in the past? You can call me Uncle Mark, like you used to, and I can treat you as my little girl.”

Even now that Cecilia was a mature woman, Mark still treated her as a little girl.

After saying that, Mark no longer had the energy to listen to her answer. Although his mind was only half-lucid, he still stubbornly held on to her hand. It was as though he was afraid that the moment he let go, all the warmth that he had worked so hard to build would dissipate into thin air.

The light around them was dim.

Cecilia had chosen this crystal chandelier herself-one produced in Ypsila and worth two million dollars.

She liked it very much because of its shiny and gorgeous appearance.

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She thought it would look nice at home.

Although some things remained constant, the same could not be said about people.

She met his pleading eyes and stared at him in silence. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t bring herself to answer him.

After a while, Peter arrived with the doctor.

When Cecilia opened the door, she was somewhat embarrassed.

Thankfully, Peter broke the awkwardness first by saying, “Thank you.

He needs to preserve his health, but he’s clearly not taking care of himself!”

Cecilia forced a smile.

It was obvious that this doctor was completely dedicated to Mark.

After taking Mark’s temperature and performing a thorough physical exam, the doctor remarked, “It’s not that serious. Two injections should be enough to bring down his fever. However, that doesn’t change the fact he needs to be more careful in the future.”

After that, Peter helped Mark up and led him to his bedroom.

There, the doctor gave Mark an injection.

Mark’s body was flat on the bed. His throat bulged as a whisper escaped his lips, uttering a name in his sleep.

With a smile, the doctor said goodbye.

When Peter came back after walking the doctor out, he saw Cecilia standing in front of the French window of the bedroom. The sky outside was dark, and the rain had already subsided.

From behind, Cecilia’s posture exhibited loneliness.

While she was only a simple girl, she was forced to grow up in her relationship with Mark.

Peter warily approached Cecilia, and after hesitating for a while, he said, “Cecilia, I’m not defending him. But I just want to tell you that if it weren’t for you, Edwin, and Olivia, Mr. Evans wouldn’t be alive.

He had narrowly escaped death so many times back in Rouemn.

But I think a lot of people would rather die than go through the pain of treatment.”

Slowly, Cecilia looked up.

Then, after a long silence, she let out a soft sigh and said, “I know.”

She sank her head once again, mustering all her strength just to keep her emotions at bay.

“Mark felt that he failed to do right by me, so he didn’t want to drag me down when he became ill,” she murmured.

“He chose to face his illness alone and prepared for the worst. But Peter, he has thought and accounted for everything but my feeling! Did it ever occur to him that if he really couldn’t make it, I would regret fighting with him and separating from him? Did he ever think that I would blame myself for the rest of my life?”

Peter remained silent, unable to deny it.

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Cecilia flashed a faint smile and continued, “That day, he said that he wanted to accompany me for the prenatal checkups. When I heard that, I almost burst in joy because he wasn’t there with me when I had Edwin. But then, when I went to see him, he had only left me a letter, telling me that I shouldn’t wait for him anymore. From that day on, I took his words to heart and stopped waiting for him.

Although I’m glad that he came back alive, there are some things in the past that you can no longer change.”

To Cecilia, it wasn’t that she no longer loved Mark. Rather, she didn’t see any reason for her to be with him anymore.

Peter knew this as well.

The entire time, he just stayed quiet as he stood by her side and accompanied her.

After a while, Cecilia turned around and smiled.

“Thank you for taking care of him. Because of you, Edwin and Olivia can still have their father.”

When Cecilia left, she felt a hollowness in her chest that was hard to explain.

She was cold and unfeeling. She knew that she shouldn’t get back together with him because if she did, her heart, which had been broken countless times already, might break again into a million pieces. And if that were to happen, she was afraid she could no longer recover from it.

Right now, all she wanted was for herself and Mark to be a family.

Peter walked her downstairs.

When he opened the car door for her, he hesitated for a moment before saying, “Lina and I adopted that child.”

As Cecilia sat in the car, her body froze midway in shock.

Peter patted her on the shoulder and said, “Drive carefully, okay?

Don’t be so absent-minded.”

Cecilia forced a smile.

She then slowly rolled up the window and gently stepped on the accelerator. As the engine revved to life, the red sports car drove away.

The rain had already stopped.

The road ahead of her was filled with puddles of water, which reflected the city’s neon lights. At night, they looked strangely beautiful.

Cecilia turned on the music, and a soothing Love song began to play.

As she drove to the Fowler’s house, she couldn’t stop the tears from rolling down her eyes.

Her family had not yet eaten and was waiting for her. Since the children were growing hungry, Rena had made some cookies for them.

while Olivia bit her biscuit and ground it

Cecilia arrived, she brought home with

forward and took the box from Cecilia’s

Mark, I found three jars of milk powder in the cabinet by accident! The date is actually quite new. Ha-ha! I really

coughed on her fist and cleared her

when she saw the milk

secretly gnashed her teeth

“I’m so hungry! Let’s have dinner

leave, she felt her hand get

she looked down to see who it was, she saw Edwin. The little boy looked up at his mother with pouted lips and asked awkwardly,

gently caressed his face and answered, “He’s

long face and

to have dinner with me. He lied to

away, not

go of her

light chuckle, he said, “Edwin is really in denial, isn’t he? He has been thinking about Mark this whole time, and yet, he still calls Mark

his personality from? I don’t think

scratched her head and

the awkward tension in the air, Rena elbowed her husband’s side and

and whispered to her ear, “Fine, Mrs. Fowler. I’ll only be teasing

She thought Waylen

Rena sat beside Cecilia so she

sentimental girl after all. As such, she couldn’t share some things

out,

to leave, Waylen shot his wife

emanating from her expression. Her eyes were soft, and her face was serene. Perhaps she had

stepped forward, he draped his coat over his wife’s shoulders and asked, “Cecilia

anything and simply

until they got in the car that Rena finally

seems that My uncle has a fever. Although Cecilia called Peter to look

willing to do anything just

thought of Mark’s condition. He shouldn’t be this reckless with

help but

deep in thought as he drove. After a while, he said, “The kids aren’t here with us. Why don’t we stop by and

Rena shook her head.

now.

snicker, Waylen looked at his wife and asked, “Mrs. Fowler, shall

Rena frowned.

“Aren’t you driving?”

widened even

of the kids for a change. Mrs.

only Cecilia and Mark who were having

he was afraid the most was that Mark might really

that happened, Cecilia would be so depressed that she might end up crying her entire

Mark came

rubbed the back of his neck and said softly, “I really want

Rena agreed.

bar and enjoy some

He took her to the apartment where they used to live before. No one had lived there for a long time. As such, the air

Rena entered, she found herself silenced by

against hers until her back was against the wall. He kissed her like he was devouring her,

face with both hands as their breaths mingled with

Fowler, don’t you want a

Waylen didn’t say anything.

he combed her long brown hair with his slender fingers until his hand

wrapped her arms

cheeks flushed pink, she asked,

Waylen could only chuckle.

to time, he would shower her with kisses. The lights along the way were already turned on as well as the

Rena fell on the soft bed, she immediately felt

of her. He grabbed the back of her head and thoroughly kissed her while taking off

his heat

their kiss got, the redder Rena’s

placed her hand on his arm, gently stroking it

more. After a while, he momentarily pulled away and said,

his belt. She then yanked the hem of his shirt from his pants and started undoing his shirt one button at

did, Waylen kept showering her with kisses, trailing her Lips all the way

closer, his body

Fowler, you bad, naughty

her arms around his shoulders. It took her a while to finally regain her strength. She pulled him closer and whispered, “Don’t you

I like you like this. I like it very much. I

Waylen was as stiff

long time already, the fire between them had been kept alive

their relationship, their hunger for each

kept staring at

she would lose all semblance of reason and fully give herself to him. The only one capable of doing that to her was

Rena only belonged to

share a bed with only her for the rest of his life. He couldn’t believe that this woman and

him, this was the most romantic thing, the

sex for

were done, Waylen and Rena showered together before laying down in the soft mattress. The bed was so comfortable that they no longer

together, Waylen turned to look

He liked this woman.

having sex with

a squeeze. Then,

Rena sunk her beautiful chin into

want to take stock

before quickly gnashing his teeth. He pinched her chin and leaned in

was starting to

him, “You have a

closer to him and whispered to his ear, “I notice you like taking me back here very much. Why is that? Is it

first had sex, and that was also Rena’s first time

“I don’t know about other guys, but I surely do. But come and think about it, if it’s any other woman, I don’t

I care about such things for the first time

rigid nor a conservative

he wanted was for them to only make love with each

his cheek and sighed with

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and flashed a smile of his own,

was still so strong in bed

to, Rena didn’t

arms around his neck and muttered, “Let’s sleep. You have to go to the company tomorrow morning, while

turned

hope

at the ceiling for a long

“If that was possible, she would’ve already found

this was how love

the love of her life, then she could be

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