“It’s a shame,” he remarked lightly.

His mood remained unaffected as he said gently, “Have some more. It seems you have lost a lot of weight lately.”

Rena narrowed her eyes slightly and retorted, “Waylen, you bastard!”

Waylen calmly dabbed his lips with the napkin and replied in a gently tone, “Then this bastard will be waiting for you. Rena, I told you, I only came here tonight to seduce you.”

Rena had never encountered someone as shameless as Waylen.

His audacity infuriated her to the point where she left abruptly.

Waylen didn’t chase after her, but he had clearly arranged something. As she stepped outside, a gleaming black limousine stood waiting at the door. The driver approached respectfully, saying, “Where would you like to go, Miss Gordon? Mr. Fowler instructed me to take you there.”

Rena refused to accept his offer.

She couldn’t shake the feeling that Waylen had set a trap for her.

She wanted no part in it.

It was late at night as she wandered the streets alone. Despite the vibrant neon lights surrounding her, she couldn’t find solace in their glow.

Nearby, she came across a city park, where a Ferris wheel illuminated the night sky with its colorful lights. The joyful laughter of children echoed through the air, filling the atmosphere with innocence and delight.

Rena paused and gazed at the scene before her.

In her thoughts, she envisioned a future where Roscoe and Vera’s child would come to enjoy the park. Vera, too afraid to join in the fun, would watch as Roscoe accompanied their child on the Ferris wheel.

They would become a happy family of three.

Yeaming to see Vera, Rena purchased some nourishing supplements and hailed a cab to her apartment.

Coincidentally, Roscoe was not present at the time, She entered and set down the items she had bought.

Observing Vera’s pale complexion, Rena surmised that she had been in low spirits and neglecting her meals.

Taking a seat on the sofa, Rena picked up a parenting manual that lay nearby.

When Vera returned with drinks, she noticed Rena holding the book, creating a slightly awkward atmosphere.

Vera placed the coffee down and whispered in a trembling voice, “Rena, do you look down on me?”

Rena reached out and gently patted the back of Vera’s hand, feigning a relaxed demeanor. “What are you thinking’ Pregnancy is a wonderful thing. Many people struggle with infertility and long for a baby. Now that you’re expecting, take good care of yourself. I’m certain the baby will be beautiful upon birth, as both you and Roscoe are incredibly good-looking.”

Tears welled up in Vera’s eyes as she embraced Rena, overcome with emotion.

“Rena, I’m scared. I fear that I won’t be able to bring happiness to this child. It arrived at such an inopportune time. Roscoe… He’s been at odds with his family because of this. I’m afraid he won’t be able to endure it and eventually gave up on us.

Rena held Vera in a comforting embrace for a while.

“It’s evident that Roscoe deeply loves you. He will continue to love this baby in the future as well. Vera, give birth to the child. Regardless of Joseph’s or Roscoe’s reactions, bring this baby into the world. At the very least… You still have me. I will assist you in raising the child.”

Vera leaned against Rena’s shoulder, her tears flowing freely.

Normally not one to display vulnerability, the trials of the past year had made her sensitive and fragile.

Rena chose to remain silent, refraining from mentioning her plea to Waylen.

Before departing, Rena left a check for two million dollars, stating that it was a bonus from the music studio. However, Vera knew that she wouldn’t earn that much in a year, given the meager amount of investment she had contributed.

Hesitant, Vera contemplated accepting the generous gesture.

Rena patted Vera’s hand and said, “Just take it. It’s for the baby.”

Vera smiled weakly. “Then perhaps I should let the baby call you daddy in the future.”

In a rare moment, Rena replied with a touch of impudence, “Damn you!”

As Rena made her way out, she encountered Joseph waiting downstairs.

He sat in his car, smoking with no intention of going upstairs. When he saw Rena, he hastily stepped out of the vehicle.

“Rena.”

After witnessing Vera’s struggles, Rena harbored resentment towards him. Yet, she restrained herself from uttering hurtful words. Speaking softly, she said, “Let Vera free, Deep down, you know that…”

“Rena, Vera may be somewhat careless, but she’s not as assertive as you are, your opinion greatly… Lam aware of the many ways I have wronged you in the past, but for the sake of my relationship with Vera over the years, please put in a good word for me. If she is willing to come back, I will pretend as though nothing has happened. I will never mention a word of it.”

Rena could sense his anguish.

Calmly, she responded, “Joseph, the truth is, you never truly loved Vera. When you pursued her, you were still involved with Aline. True love encompasses loyalty, but you showed no loyalty whatsoever.”

Joseph was taken aback.

With reddened eyes, he admitted, “Rena, it’s all my fault. Could you please relay a message to her for me?”

Rena subtly shook her head. It was too late.

Even without this child with Roscoe, Vera could never return to Joseph…

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After returning home, Rena received a message from Roscoe expressing his gratitude, but he refrained from asking about the outcome of her meeting with Waylen.

Rena knew, however, that Roscoe was eager to learn the result. Seeking information, she asked around and discovered that Roscoe had engaged in a fierce confrontation with his family. The Figueroa family insisted that if Roscoe and Vera wished to be together, Vera would need to undergo an abortion and cut all ties with Joseph before being allowed to marry into their family.

They proposed that she could conceive a child at a later time. The point was they wouldn’t allow Roscoe to get involved with a woman while she was still married to another man!

young and had the potential to have children in the future, none of these hypothetical offspring could compare to the precious life growing withing Vera at this very moment.

Moreover, if they were to lose this baby, would they still have a chance at happiness together?

Rena’s heart, though no one considered sacred, ached at the thought of Vera’s tear-stained face.

Late into the night, Rena called Waylen, but his phone was switched off. It wasn’t until one o’clock in the morning that he returned her call, his voice hoarse. “What’s the matter, Rena? I’m currently on a business trip in Czanch, I’ll be back tomorrow morning.”

Waylen’s words carried a sense of careful reporting, as if the heated argument the other day had never occurred.

After a prolonged silence, Rena said softly, “I wanted to discuss with you once again about Vera’s case.”

Waylen chuckled. “Are you agreeing?”

“No!” Rena attempted to maintain a calm tone. “But I believe there’s room for negotiation.”

Waylen smiled gently.

Having just concluded an official dinner party, he stood in the hotel lobby, radiating a positive aura.

“Then let’s have dinner tomorrow night.”

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“In your office,” Rena proposed.

“Rena, do you believe it’s appropriate to discuss our future in the office?”

Waylen’s response irked her slightly.

Gritting her teeth, Rena retorted, “Waylen, I want to talk about Vera.”

Waylen remained silent, holding the phone quietly, waiting for her to make a compromise.

Rena knew she couldn’t surpass him in terms of patience.

After a considerable pause, she uttered in a low voice, “Waylen, even if it involves… us, I still want to discuss it in your office. Otherwise, we won’t discuss it at all.”

Waylen eventually made a concession.

‘Okay. I have half an hour window at ten tomorrow morning.” With that, he hung up the phone.

Rena sat there, holding the phone, lost in thought for a moment.

The following day, she arrived punctually at the law office.

Everyone recognized her, for she had nearly become Mrs. Fowler. Jazlyn was absent, and Waylen’s second secretary guided Rena into the office.

“Miss Gordon, please follow me, Mr. fowler is waiting for your arrival.”

As the door opened, Rena entered to find, “Waylen seated behind his desk, speaking on the phone. Today, he donned a three-piece formal suit, exuding an air of nobility tinged with allure.

The second secretary blinked, observing how Waylen had recently paid particular attention to his appearance.

While he had always been attractive, his current allure and radiance surpassed his previous self.

The secretary admired his appearance momentarily before heading off to prepare coffee.

Waylen’s gaze fixed on Rena as he concluded his call. “That’s settled then. I’ve got to go. I have a client here.”

With that, he hung up the phone and gestured for Rena to take a seat.

Rena settled herself on the single leather sofa in front of the French window. A small coffee table adorned with several photo frames stood before her. Most of the frames displayed pictures of Waylen in the courtroom, capturing moments of his successful legal endeavors.

Rena’s eyes suddenly narrowed.

One frame, positioned in the center, held a photograph of her playing the piano in Waylen’s apartment.

Memories flooded Rena’s mind as she recalled that significant day—the day she and Waylen had shared their first intimate encounter. It was after that encounter that he gifted her a piano worth tens of millions of dollars, an expression of his love. In those moments, she had accepted his affection with a shy demeanor.

But in the end, that love had proven to be empty and meaningless.

Turning her face away, Rena averted her gaze from the photograph.

Waylen emerged from behind his desk and gracefully took a seat on the sofa opposite her. Following her line of sight, he picked up the photo frame and whispered softly, “You don’t have many photos left. After careful consideration, I still believe this one is the best. We can capture more moments in the future. Once we take wedding photos, we’ll display them alongside this one.”

He chuckled, adding, “That way, every female client will know I have a wife, saving me a lot of trouble.”

Rena responded lightly, “There won’t be any wedding photos.”

Waylen smile, unruffled by her words. At he moment, his secondary secretary arrived with the coffee, dissipating the tension in the room.

convayed something to his

discreetly

his coffee, taking a sip before placing it back on the table. He gazed at Rena intently and then said softly, “Rena, you know what

eyes remained

simply sitting in front

the intent

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to engage in physical intimacy

smile on her lips, Rena lowered

with me? I can fulfill that desire. How much do you

motionless, his gaze still fixed upon

lengthy silence, he spoke up in a hoarse voice. “Rena, is that truly how you perceive

pallor washed

as he said, “What I want is to

office, silence enveloped the air, punctuating the gravity of

grew even paler as she mustered the strength

with you. The last thing we should discuss is love, the future, and

said marriage Is Just a piece of paper that ties two people down? A mere means of

responded in a hoarse and

and handed it to her, his gesture filled

fine, I’ll give you one. One year… I’ll be with

the window, his figure

“What if, within that year, you fall

understood the

self-control to prevent

one year, she would keep

ease, but inwardly, his body was slightly tense. He believed Rena’s proposal was favorable. After

A prolonged silence followed.

him, her voice filled with tension. “Waylen, do

he responded, conceding to her

approached

ear, “Rena, I want it… Don’t say things like we’ll just sleep

be in an

charm and tenderness, which he strategically employed when

well aware of his

replied, “No cohabitation, and don’t take me home to

“Okay.

you to my apartment for a weekend, right? That’s how couples spend time

Rena didn’t object.

preferred him not to come

settled, she

and leaned in for a kiss. Standing while Rena sat, their position was not ideal for a

responded, while Waylen couldn’t resist the urge to tease

already don’t remember how to

gently held her chin and succeeded in

allowed his tongue into her mouth, their tongues intertwining in a passionate

hearts raced, and Waylen leaned against Rena’s shoulder, gasping for

a hoarse voice, he uttered, “Rena, you still have feelings for

up her shirt with trembling

caused Waylen to loosen it, and she let him. Now, as she regained her composure, she felt a sense of embarrassment. Waylen bent down and put his forehead

let you go,” he

glistened with

reluctant, but it didn’t

her clothes and whispered, “I have some business to attend to. I’ll have

tenderness became unbearable

him, trying to maintain her composure. “I can take a

were looking at his beloved, a smile gracing his

address me

felt a hint of

signaled his secondary

Miss Gordon downstairs and

secretary smiled sweetly.

and her boss and therefore treated Rena with utmost respect, refraining

car parked downstairs, but it wasn’t a taxi—it

Rena emerge from the building, jumped out of

secretary noticed

Gordon, should I

to make a scene. She smiled and replied, “He’s my driver. Thank you. See

secretary nodded and

unfriendly stare, Rena opened the car door, intending

hand away and slammed the

he questioned, “Did you sleep with

Rena responded coldly, “Are you planning to announce it to the whole

before he could have sex with his woman, they ended up

Yet….

unfamiliar feeling brewed inside him a desire to break

didn’t understand the nature of this sentiment, but he knew he was seething with

is better in bed? Is

Rena grew furious,

by Yack further agitated her, She

had never heard

his might. “You like him, don’t You? What’s so great about a

engage in

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at that moment. She hailed it

her back, pleading,

to look at Zack calmly and asked,

penetrating gaze, Zack lacked the courage to

you can leave at any time. But if

only 23 years old, two years younger

entirely pure when he came to work for her, but she never considered him a bad person. On the contrary, he had been caring towards Eloise and, though

regarded him as a

there was few people like him in

her expectations, Rena opened the car door

“Take me back to

stiff for a while before finally entering the

he got in, he continued to pester her. “Hey, did you sleep

assuming he would stop

had been bruised

Rena

Rena remained in the car and instructed him, “There’s a pharmacy up ahead. Go and buy

remark. “What? He tires you out, yet he can’t even

that moment, Zack’s words slipped out unintentionally, betraying

complaints, Zack hastily left the car to purchase the antipyretics. Once he returned, he opened the back door, expecting Rena

the plush leather seat, she

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of her

as he

a loss, it was the first time Zack experienced such conflicting emotions. Initially, his intention had been to get on Waylen’s nerves by hooking up with Rena, but now he just couldn’t tear his

time that he felt this

he opted to flee the

the antipyretics into the car and forcefully

witnessed Zack running away, she

made her

due to the chilly night air from the previous

retiring to bed, she made a call to the music studio, confiding

the sun had already reached its zenith, casting a warm glow into the

apartment, the air conditioner hummed softly, providing a pleasant and moderate

footsteps resonated from the living room beyond, their sound so delicate that only attentive ears

into a seated position,

astonishment, Jazlyn, Waylen’s efficient secretary, materialized at her doorstep, accompanied by a

heard you fell ill. Mr. Fowler instructed me to arrange for a doctor to visit you.

still felt a bit woozy but now

understood the tangled web of emotions between her

to disregard

“It’s just

“Nevertheless, Mr. Fowler is

Rena’s embarrassment intensified.

silent, completing his examination before administering an injection

only Rena and Jazlyn remained in the

an experienced professional, possessed the remarkable ability to overlook any discomfort in the air. Undeterred, she donned an apron and beamed, saying, “Since you’re unwell, avoid heavy food.

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too

away from work for half a day by staying here with you, and I can even pick up my son from school earlier

played

Jazlyn’s role as

she engaged in conversation with Rena, delving into the events that unfolded after Rena and Waylen’s

sigh and said, “Mr. Fowler

also carried a burden of guilt for the discord between Rena and

a woman, Jazlyn couldn’t help but feel relieved that Rena had. Otherwise, Rena and Waylen might have joined the ranks of countless couples who couldn’t find their way back to

had many words to

yourself. I didn’t end things with him because of anyone else, not even because of Elvira.

in the way others in the upper

respectable wife who could bear him

physical allure. As long as he cherished her, he could remain faithful. However, the certainty beyond that

be sure and

unconditional love, a devotion that would

so boldly and fearlessly, so ardently desiring to be by

deeply, to the point where she dared not love anyone

to keep these sentiments

woven between them, and forgiveness was not something she pondered upon. It was merely that

one-year time limit

he subjected her to but she would maintain

bid her farewell

evening, Waylen’s call reached

the phone, “Are you

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I appreciate you arranging for Jazlyn to take

silence

smile could be felt through the phone. “Do you want me to come over? I just finished work. I can bring your favorite food… There’s a concert tonight but since you’re unwell and

Rena understood his intentions.

gap between them, longing for

harbored

vague reply, “I’m not feeling well and need to rest.

Waylen remained silent.

maintaining an odd silence

Waylen broke the stillness. “If you’re uncomfortable, it’s best

acknowledged his words with a simple “okay” before

the other end, Waylen held his phone, seated inside a black Maybach. The streetlights cast a shadow

for

with a bag in hand, filled with the favorite indulgences of

also included some

were

night here, caring for her but ale

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