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.

Olivia bit her biscuit and ground it using her two

arrived, she brought home with her a box of

took the box from

I found three jars of milk powder in the cabinet by accident! The date is

coughed on her fist and cleared her

she saw the milk powder, everything became clear

her teeth and cursed in her

“I’m so hungry!

Cecilia could leave, she felt her

The little boy looked up at his mother with pouted

smile, Cecilia gently caressed his face and answered, “He’s

pulled a long face and

have dinner with me. He lied to me

looked away, not knowing what

Edwin let go of

With a 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

whom do you think he gets his personality from? I don’t think

scratched her head and let

in the air, Rena elbowed her husband’s

wife’s words and instead, wrapped his arms around her waist. He pulled her closer and whispered to her ear, “Fine, Mrs. Fowler. I’ll only be teasing

She thought Waylen was

dinner, Rena sat beside Cecilia so she could keep

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

hearing her out, Rena

was about to leave, Waylen shot

her expression. Her eyes were soft, and her face was serene. Perhaps she had been a mother for such a long time now that all this was now second nature to

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

anything

they got in the car that Rena finally spilled the beans

a fever. Although Cecilia called Peter to

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

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

her heart, she couldn’t help but chastise

as he drove. After a while, he said, “The kids

Rena shook her head.

too late now. He’s probably

and

Rena frowned.

“Aren’t you driving?”

widened

you drink. It’s so rare for us not to take care of the kids for a change.

having a hard time. Waylen and

his sister very well. The thing he was afraid the most was that Mark might

be so depressed that she might end up

Mark came

rubbed the back of his neck and said softly,

Rena agreed.

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

idea. He took her to the apartment where they used to live before. No one had lived there for a long

she

the wall. He kissed her

hands as their breaths mingled with each other. Up close, he

don’t you want

Waylen didn’t say anything.

combed her long brown hair with his slender

Rena wrapped her arms

asked, “How do

Waylen could only chuckle.

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 on as well as the

the soft bed, she immediately felt the toasty

the back of her head

could feel his heat

got, the redder Rena’s face

as she placed her

After a while, he momentarily pulled away and said, “Help

then yanked the hem of his shirt from his pants and started

kept showering her with kisses, trailing her Lips all the way to the back

closer, his body weight pressing her

Fowler, you bad,

while to finally regain her strength. She pulled him closer and

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

Waylen was as stiff

though they had been together for a long time already, the fire between them had been kept alive and burning, never once

for each other’s bodies never

kept staring

turned on that she would lose all semblance of reason and

Rena only

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 powerful lust inside

him, this was the most romantic thing, the best example

sex for a

together before laying down in the soft mattress. The bed was so

bed together, Waylen turned to look

He liked this woman.

having sex with her, he

gave it a squeeze.

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

to take stock of this kind of

pinched her chin and leaned in to kiss

moment, lust was starting to burn in his loins once

happen, Rena stopped him, “You have a meeting tomorrow

whispered to his ear, “I notice you like taking me back here very much. Why is that? Is it because all guys care so much about

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

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

care about such things

neither a rigid nor a conservative

them to only make love

patted his cheek and sighed

already

said nothing and flashed a smile

still so strong in bed

Rena didn’t

her arms around his neck and muttered, “Let’s sleep. You have to go to

turned off

“I really hope

at the ceiling for a

possible, she

was

met the love of her life, then she could be with

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