And what was he doing now?

She was merely meeting new people and talking to them, while he was in close quarters with another woman.

Mark’s cards clattered to the floor as he sprinted after Cecilia. A flustered Charlie attempted an apology.

“I’m sorry, Mark. I meant well, but it just backfired. I never anticipated Flora would be so impulsive.”

Mark brushed past Charlie, focused solely on Cecilia.

Flora’s complexion shifted between pale and flushed.

They had been friends for years and occasionally joked around Like this.

Flora knew there was no real intimacy between her and Mark.

Realizing Cecilia had misinterpreted the situation, Flora resolved to clarify things on Mark’s behalf at a later time.

Mark, meanwhile, hastened to catch up with Cecilia just as she reached the door.

As she was about to open her car door, Mark grasped her arm.

With a determined pull, he drew Cecilia into his embrace.

Cecilia resisted, her fists lightly beating against his chest.

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“Release me, Mark. Please.”

But Mark held on.

Employing all his strength, he enveloped her in his arms.

He sought her gaze, but she evasively turned away. Her voice was a soft plea.

“Please, don’t create a scene. Release me.”

With one hand securing her, Mark used the other to gently tilt her chin.

He compelled her to face him.

His voice was low and raspy, betraying his emotion.

“You claimed you didn’t want to reconcile, that we were finished. Why, then, do tears fall seeing me with another? Have you not ceased to care, Cecilia?”

“Quit taunting me. I avoid your gaze solely to spare my sight,” she countered sharply.

Yet, she averted her eyes, cheeks flushed in mortification.

Despite her bravado, tears coursed down her cheeks.

The exchange, achingly reminiscent of times past, unsettled her.

Despite her reluctance to relent and her inability to break free, their confrontation drew attention at the club entrance.

Given her status, she was acutely aware of the public’s eyes on them.

Collecting herself, she managed, “There’s no point in mutual recriminations. Release me. Return to your companions; they await your presence.”

“Is your indifference genuine?” Mark sought confirmation.

Her nod was resolute.

He persisted, “Understand, Flora is married. She holds no special place in my life.”

This revelation only heightened Cecilia’s distress. Her voice trembling, she asserted, “Your liaisons are not my concern.”

With a forceful shove, she freed herself, climbed into her car, and left without a backward glance.

Mark, fraught with worry, rapped gently on the window.

“Take care on the road. We’ll converse on this anon.”

As she drove off, Charlie emerged, just in time to observe her retreat.

He brushed his lips, musing aloud, “Her temper remains as fiery as ever. Mark, is such vivacity common among the youth?”

His smile was laced with suggestive undertones.

Mark’s only reaction was a fleeting glance as he produced a lighter from his confines.

He toyed with the device, lost in thought.

Eventually, his words were barely audible.

“My affection for her leaves no room for others.”

Charlie, somewhat disconcerted, confessed, “Your romantic inclinations are a revelation.”

That night, Mark reached out to Rena.

“Cecilia might seek your company. Please, be there for her. Indeed, I’m the cause of her distress.”

As Mark hung up the phone, Charlie leaned over and patted his shoulder.

“I’m really sorry. What if I ask Cecilia out some other day? Then perhaps you can explain things to her?”

Mark craned his neck upwards and stared at the night sky.

It was a picturesque scene, with stars dotting the heavens.

But even so, Mark thought that Cecilia was much more beautiful than this.

He returned to the room to get his jacket and car keys. As he was about to leave, Charlie and the others anxiously asked him to stay.

“Play a Little longer!” they pleaded.

Mark flashed them a faint smile.

“Cecilia is still mad at me,” he explained.

“I can’t leave her alone.”

Charlie burst into laughter and slapped the back of Mark’s shoulder.

“Make sure to take care of her, okay? After all, she did give birth to two children for you.”

Upon hearing this, Mark’s smile faded a little.

When he left, he didn’t even glance at Flora.

a personal relationship with Mark for a long time, he still occupied a special place in her heart. To her, Mark was the man she longed for the most. So, for him to leave without even acknowledging

to the table and put down the cards, causing

a smile, he said, “People’s feelings are wonderful,

each other. Besides, Mark is a complicated man. A woman like

this, Flora’s eyes turned

that, but knowing it didn’t

expected by Mark, Cecilia had gone

of time to take good care of

bloomed flowers filled the air

to appreciate them. She even almost

that time, Alexis didn’t want to play

her head had been hurting from playing

Alexis saw Cecilia, she ran to her and held her

Mark make you angry?” she asked in a soothing

like that was more than embarrassing

this, Rena spanked Alexis

just gone downstairs from the

at home, he always

in the middle of the stairs and stared at his sister from above with a scrutinizing

serious look on Waylen’s

talk to Cecilia,” she said softly

take care of

insisted as he

Waylen ever

look on his face made her purse her lips and

Rena was just as powerless as

inconvenience or offense was enough to make him snap, which was why Rena had been walking on eggshells around

followed Waylen upstairs, dragging

so

noise made Waylen turn his head. However, instead of looking at Alexis,

smile formed on

Rena scolded

didn’t

thought that what she had

two siblings went to the study on the second floor. Then, Waylen asked Cecilia to sit on the sofa while

known about Cecilia

heard what had happened tonight

found out about it,

a glass of water and slid it towards Cecilia. Then, he sat down and leaned back,

lips and looked

“I’m not,” she denied.

took

why are your nose and eyes red? I don’t remember having a

like this, the redder Cecilia’s eyes

siblings, they were very comfortable talking honestly

not jealous,” Cecilia answered, her voice almost

lot of things from

Mark had been pursuing

made her forget his

Angela’s Library

that she had

since she broke up with

burgeoned

sofa as she let out

him, don’t you?” he said in

“Waylen…”

flashed her a warm

for the past few months, we have never put in

needed no

her mind like this if

the pros and

know what to

her head like he was petting a small

me and Rena. You’re not even as good

her

he placed his arm around

do it because others tell you

while before adding, “I thought among everyone, you were the most opposed

Waylen replied

that’s all

he said that, the

and happened to see

a look, which he

the fruit plate and placed her hand on

is here. He wants to see

Cecilia

Cecilia, she had not yet made

ahead and meet

you don’t, you’ll always feel

a deep breath and braced herself before heading

but Waylen

locked the

the sofa behind Rena. In this position,

you jealous just now?” he teased in a

about to

his shirt as she said, “Yes, I was jealous.

let out a

no guest in the house and had the children been asleep, he would’ve

for others, Waylen only kissed her, which lasted for a long time. After a while, he pulled away, catching his breath as he said, “Rena, I don’t

face

feel the warmth of his skin against her cheek. Up close, she could

it that she couldn’t help but caress

shocks throughout Waylen’s body. This woman really

Mark had just arrived, with Alexis following from

him some water and fetched

snuggled up against him, she reminded Mark a lot

him. As he did, he couldn’t help but muss Alexis’ hair lovingly. When Cecilia went downstairs, this was the first

looked now was completely different from how he had looked in the club. Now, he didn’t look like someone who would do the things he had done back

heard footsteps nearby, he looked up

Their eyes met.

of the tumultuous feelings that had characterized

Cecilia didn’t

here?”

Mark nodded.

cast her eyes downwards and said, “I’ll take

Without hesitation, Mark agreed.

Alexis’ hands were still

you next time,”

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