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 using her

she brought home with her

forward and took the box from Cecilia’s

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

coughed on her fist

a moment, Cecilia was confused, but when she saw the milk powder, everything became clear

secretly gnashed her teeth and cursed in her

“I’m so hungry! Let’s

she felt

The little boy looked up at his mother

face and answered, “He’s not feeling well and

long

going to have dinner with me. He

not

of

the blue, Waylen appeared. With a light chuckle, he said, “Edwin is really in denial, isn’t he? He has been thinking about Mark this whole time, and

from? I don’t think it’s from

and let out an embarrassed

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

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

eyes. She thought

Rena sat beside Cecilia so she

was a sentimental girl after all. As such, she couldn’t share some things to Waylen or even her parents. However, with

out, Rena

to leave,

soft, and her face was serene. Perhaps she had been a mother for such a

he draped his coat over his wife’s shoulders and asked,

didn’t say anything and

car that

Cecilia called Peter to look after

your uncle’s willing to do anything

thought of Mark’s condition. He shouldn’t be

heart, she couldn’t help but chastise Mark

was deep in thought as he drove. After a while, he said, “The kids aren’t here

Rena shook her head.

now. He’s probably already

snicker, Waylen looked at his wife and asked, “Mrs. Fowler, shall we have a drink

Rena frowned.

“Aren’t you driving?”

widened

for us not to take care of the kids for a change. Mrs. Fowler, why don’t we relax a

two years, it wasn’t only Cecilia and Mark who were having a hard time. Waylen

was afraid the most was that Mark might really

be so depressed that she

Mark came

of his neck and

Rena agreed.

to a bar and enjoy some nice music while sipping on a glass of

to live before. No one had lived there for a long time. As such, the air inside felt

soon as Rena entered, she

hers until her back was against the wall. He kissed her like he was devouring her, trying to satisfy an

as their breaths mingled with each other. Up close,

Fowler, don’t you want a

Waylen didn’t say anything.

combed her long brown hair with his slender fingers

wrapped her arms around his

cheeks flushed pink, she asked, “How do you

Waylen could only chuckle.

gently took off her coat and carried her to the bedroom. From time to time, he would shower her with kisses. The lights along the way were already turned

Rena fell on the soft bed, she immediately felt

climbed up the bed and got on top of her. He grabbed the back of

heat through

deeper their kiss got, the redder Rena’s

in his tenderness as she placed her hand on his arm, gently

kiss her even more. After a while, he momentarily pulled away and said, “Help

the hem of his shirt from his pants and started undoing his shirt one button

her Lips all the way to the back

even closer, his

Fowler, you bad, naughty

around his shoulders. It took her a while to finally regain her

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

Waylen was as stiff

they had been together for a long time already, the fire between them

hunger for each

kept staring at

liked to see her get so turned on that she would lose all semblance of reason and fully give

Rena only belonged

he think he would end up only loving one woman and wanting to share a bed with only her for the rest of his life. He couldn’t believe that this woman and this woman

most romantic thing, the best

for a

together before laying down in the soft mattress. The bed

together, Waylen turned to look at

He liked this woman.

did he enjoy having sex with her, he also

gave it a squeeze. Then, he asked her how she

his arms, Rena sunk her beautiful chin into his arm and kissed him on the

want to take stock of this

He pinched her chin and leaned in to

moment, lust was starting to burn in his loins

stopped him, “You have

pulled away. Rena then leaned closer to him and whispered to his ear, “I notice you like taking me back here very much. Why is

was the place where they first had sex, and that was also Rena’s first time being with

and said confidently, “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 think I

such things for the first time

rigid

them to

gently patted his cheek and

you’re already

flashed a smile of his own, which made Rena

strong

to, Rena didn’t dare

sleep. You have to go to the company tomorrow morning, while I’ll go and

that, Waylen turned off the

Rena said in a low voice, “I really hope that Cecilia can also experience this kind of

ceiling for a

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

believed this was how

met the love of her life, then she could

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