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.

by the door, while Olivia bit her biscuit and ground

home with her a

forward and took the box

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

on her fist and cleared her

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

her teeth and cursed

came over and announced, “I’m

Cecilia could leave, she felt her hand get

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

face and answered,

pulled a long face

have dinner with me. He

not knowing

of her hand

isn’t he? He has been thinking about Mark this whole

whom do you think he gets his personality from? I don’t think it’s from Mark.

scratched her head and let

the air, Rena elbowed her husband’s side and scolded, “Stop teasing her

He pulled her closer and whispered to her ear,

She thought Waylen was being

she could keep a closer eye

things to Waylen or even her parents. However, with Rena, she could

hearing her out, Rena

was about to leave, Waylen

serene. Perhaps she had been a mother for such a long

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

didn’t say anything

got in the car that Rena finally

has a fever. Although Cecilia called Peter to

smiled and replied, “Looks like your uncle’s willing to do anything just to

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

her heart, she couldn’t help but chastise

a while, he said, “The kids aren’t here with us. Why don’t we stop by

Rena shook her head.

now.

at his wife and asked, “Mrs.

Rena frowned.

“Aren’t you driving?”

widened even

us not to take care of the kids

only Cecilia and Mark who were having a hard time.

The thing he was afraid the most was

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

Mark came

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

Rena agreed.

bar and enjoy some nice music while

the apartment where they used to live before. No one had lived there for a long time. As such, the air inside felt stale and

as Rena entered, she

his body against hers until her back was against the wall. He kissed her like he was

with both hands 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 until his hand reached

her arms around

flushed pink, she asked, “How

Waylen could only chuckle.

gently took off her coat and carried her to the bedroom. From time to time, he would shower her with

soft bed, she immediately felt the toasty warmth of

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

could feel his heat through his light

kiss got, the redder Rena’s

her hand on his

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

body and, with one hand, unfastened his belt. She then yanked the hem of his shirt from his pants and started undoing his shirt one

Waylen kept showering her with kisses, trailing her

even closer, his body weight

Fowler, you bad,

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

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

Waylen was as stiff

though they had been together for a long time already, the

hunger for each other’s bodies never

kept staring

reason and fully give herself

Rena only

wildest imagination did 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 alone was capable of arousing such a

him, this was the most romantic thing, the

sex for a few

before laying down in the soft mattress. The bed was so comfortable that they no longer

bed together, Waylen turned to look at Rena, wanting to talk to

He liked this woman.

did he enjoy having sex with her, he also enjoyed talking to

grabbed hers and gave it a squeeze.

her beautiful chin

stock of this kind of

He pinched her chin and leaned in to

was starting to burn in

anything could happen, Rena stopped him, “You have a meeting

him and whispered to his ear, “I notice you like

that was also Rena’s first

guys, but I surely do. But come and think about it, if it’s any other woman, I don’t think I care about being her first. I

you, I care about such things for the first time

neither a rigid nor a

was for them to only make love with

gently patted his cheek and sighed

Fowler, you’re already 37 years

said nothing and flashed a smile of his own, which

was still so strong in bed and she had to

what it could lead to, Rena didn’t dare

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

Waylen turned off

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

at the ceiling for a

while, he said, “If that was possible, she would’ve already found her

was how love

had never met the love of her life, then she could

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