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.

was still sitting by the door, while Olivia bit

arrived, she brought home with her a

took

powder in the cabinet by accident! The date is actually quite new. Ha-ha! I really think Mark is old and has a bad eyesight. Maybe that’s why he

on her fist and

was confused, but when she saw the milk powder, everything became

secretly gnashed her teeth

over and announced, “I’m so hungry! Let’s

leave, she felt her hand get

she saw Edwin. The little boy looked

smile, Cecilia gently caressed his face and answered, “He’s not feeling well and went

a long face

have dinner with me. He

away, not knowing what to

Edwin let go of

in denial, isn’t he? He has been thinking about Mark

his personality from? I don’t think it’s from

and let out an

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

waist. He pulled her closer and whispered to her ear, “Fine, Mrs. Fowler. I’ll only be teasing you. I love watching

rolled her eyes. She thought Waylen was being too

sat beside Cecilia so she could keep a closer eye

she couldn’t share some things to Waylen or even her parents. However, with Rena,

hearing her out, Rena comforted

downstairs and was about to leave, Waylen shot his

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

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

didn’t say anything

in the car that Rena finally spilled

My uncle has a fever. Although Cecilia called Peter

uncle’s willing to do anything

mention of this, Rena thought of Mark’s condition. He shouldn’t be this reckless

heart, she couldn’t help but chastise

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

Rena shook her head.

too late now. He’s probably already

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

Rena frowned.

“Aren’t you driving?”

smile widened

of

Cecilia and Mark who were having a hard time. Waylen and

he was afraid the most was that Mark might

be so depressed that she

came

back of his neck and said softly, “I

Rena agreed.

bar and enjoy some nice music while sipping on

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

entered, she found

hers until her back was against the wall. He kissed her

their breaths mingled with each other. Up close, he looked

don’t you want a

Waylen didn’t say anything.

combed her long brown hair with his slender

her arms around

cheeks flushed pink, she asked, “How do you want to

Waylen could only chuckle.

would shower her with kisses. The lights along the way were already

on the soft bed, she immediately felt the toasty warmth of

the back

heat through

got, the redder Rena’s

she placed her hand on his

even more. After a while, he momentarily pulled away

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

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

leaned even closer, his body weight pressing her

you bad,

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

I like it very

moment, Waylen was as stiff as

though they had been together for a long time already, the fire between them had been kept alive and burning,

relationship, their hunger for each other’s bodies

staring at

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

all, Rena only belonged to

share a bed with only her for the rest of his life.

was the most romantic thing, the best example of

had sex for

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

were in bed together, Waylen turned to look

He liked this woman.

having sex with

hand gently grabbed hers and gave it a squeeze. Then, he asked her how she

beautiful chin

want to take stock of

his teeth. He pinched her chin and leaned in to kiss

was starting to burn

Rena stopped him, “You have a

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

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

stared at her with his deep eyes 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 care about being her first. I only feel this

about such things for the first time

was neither a rigid

for them to only make love

patted his cheek and

you’re already 37

nothing and flashed a smile of his own,

he was still so strong in bed and she had to

to, Rena didn’t

have to go to the company tomorrow

that, Waylen turned

Rena said in a low voice, “I really hope that Cecilia can also

at the ceiling for a

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

this was

Cecilia had never met the love of her life, then she could be with anyone

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