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 two front

brought home with

forward and took the box

milk powder in the cabinet by accident! The date is actually quite

on her fist

moment, Cecilia was confused, but when she saw

teeth and cursed

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

could leave, she felt her hand get

who it was, she saw Edwin. The little boy looked up at his mother with pouted

a smile, Cecilia gently caressed his face and answered,

a long face and

said he was going to have dinner

not knowing what

Edwin let go of her

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

I don’t think it’s from Mark. He’s too

scratched her head and let out an embarrassed

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

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 you. I

this, Rena rolled her eyes. She

she could

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

out,

about to leave, Waylen

serene. Perhaps she had been a mother for such a long time now that

coat over his wife’s shoulders and asked, “Cecilia didn’t

anything and

wasn’t until they got in the car that Rena finally spilled

Cecilia called Peter to look after him, I think she still

like your uncle’s willing to do anything just to

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

help but

After a while, he said, “The kids

Rena shook her head.

late now.

and asked, “Mrs. Fowler, shall we have

Rena frowned.

“Aren’t you driving?”

widened even

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

years, it wasn’t only Cecilia and Mark who were having a hard time. Waylen and Rena also had their fair share

thing he was afraid the

would be so depressed that she

Mark came

and

Rena agreed.

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

to live before. No

entered, she found herself silenced by

her waist and pressed his body against hers until her back was against the wall. He kissed her like he was devouring her, trying to satisfy an unquenchable

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

Fowler, don’t you

Waylen didn’t say anything.

brown hair with his slender fingers until

Rena wrapped her arms around

flushed pink, she asked, “How

Waylen could only chuckle.

he would shower her with kisses. The lights

on the soft bed, she immediately felt the toasty

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

heat through

kiss got,

immersed herself in his tenderness as she placed her hand on his arm, gently stroking it back and

only made Waylen kiss her even more. After a while, he momentarily pulled away and said,

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

kisses, trailing her Lips all the way to the back

leaned even closer, his body weight pressing her

you

took her a while to finally

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

Waylen was as

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

hunger for

kept staring at

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

only belonged

think he would end up only loving one woman and wanting to share a bed with only her for

romantic thing, the best example of a perfect

for a few

they were done, Waylen and Rena showered together before laying down in the soft mattress. The bed was so

bed together, Waylen turned to look at Rena,

He liked this woman.

sex with her, he also enjoyed

it a squeeze. Then, he asked her how

in his arms, Rena sunk her beautiful chin into

you want to take stock

teeth. He pinched her chin

that moment, lust was starting to burn in his

before anything could happen, Rena stopped him, “You

Rena then leaned closer to him and 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 being

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

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

about such things for the

rigid nor a conservative

them to only

gently patted his cheek and sighed with a

already 37 years

smile of his own, which made Rena

was already 37, he was still so strong in bed and she

Rena didn’t dare to provoke

You have to go to the

that, Waylen turned off

a low voice, “I really hope that

the ceiling

possible, she would’ve already found her

believed this was how love

of her life, then she could be with

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