Waylen reclined the passenger seat, effectively trapping Rena beneath him, and tenderly kissed her.

He took great care to avoid putting any pressure on her lower abdomen, fearful of harming the baby.

Originally, he had intended to stop there after making out with her.

However, as her clothes came off in the car, he couldn’t help but notice how her pregnant body appeared even more delicate and attractive than usual. He succumbed to his desires, making love to her…

Throughout the entire process, he was exceedingly gentle, constantly checking in on how she felt.

Having holding himself back for far too long, they made love twice that night.

When their intimate encounter concluded, Rena appeared enchanting, tears glistening in her eyes.

Though Waylen couldn’t fully indulge in the experience, he felt a distinct sense of satisfaction. Sometimes, life could be quite intriguing…

Following that night, their sexual relationship resumed.

They engaged in lovemaking twice a week.

However, once Rena reached seven months into her pregnancy, Waylen refrained from touching her.

With Rena being pregnant, Waylen arranged for Eloise to come back from Czanch and keep Rena company.

One day, Rena visited the music studio.

As she prepared to depart, Waylen picked her up. Settling into the car, Rena said softly, “Everything has been arranged here. I’ll return to work after the baby is born. I never expected Zack to change so rapidly. He’s nearly capable of managing everything on his own.”

Under normal circumstances, Waylen would have undoubtedly responded with a sarcastic remark about Zack.

But on this day, Waylen remained silent.

Rena sensed his unusual demeanor and inquired with a smile, “What’s the matter with you?”

Waylen stopped the car at an intersection, where a red light awaited. After a moment’s hesitation, he finally confessed. “I still need to go to Braseovell for that case. Mr. Coleman called this morning, expressing his lack of trust in Milo to handle Elvira’s case. Rena… I have to go back there once more.”

Rena blinked, her eyes reflecting a mix of surprise and concern.

After a prolonged silence, she finally spoke up, her voice soft. “Is he worried about this case, or are you?”

Waylen remained silent.

Being aware of Rena’s pregnancy, he couldn’t afford to engage in a quarrel with her.

Exercising self-restraint, Rena said gently, “Waylen, you promised me that you wouldn’t go back to Braseovell again. Moreover, the baby is already seven months along. It may be fine if you’re at home, but if an urgent matter arises, it will take at least 24 hours for you to return from Braseovell. Did you… Did you not consider that before agreeing to go to Braseovell?”

Waylen recognized her discontent.

He was willing to assuage her worries. “The baby

is in stable condition. I’ll only be away for three days. I’ll return as soon as the trial concludes, and I won’t take on any new cases for the time being. I’ll remain by your side until you give birth, alright?”

Rena knew that he had firmly made up his mind.

Feeling upset, she asked softly, “When will you depart?”

“Tomorrow morning”

Rena visibly appeared taken aback.

Subsequently, she turned her head, silently gazing out of the window. No further words escaped her lips…

In the evening, as Waylen began to pack his belongings, he attempted to console her.”

However, Rena remained discontented.

As they lay down to sleep, she positioned herself with her back turned towards him. Throughout the night, her sleep was restless and troubled.

At dawn, Waylen rose quietly, pressing a gentle kiss upon Rena’s lips, his voice hoarse as he whispered, “I’m leaving.”

Rena awakened from her slumber.

Recollections of blood from her dream lingered, causing her to feel apprehensive.

Clasping her arms around Waylen’s waist, Rena experienced discomfort in her belly. Her voice trembled as she pleaded, “Waylen, please don’t go. I’m not feeling well.”

Waylen tenderly caressed her belly.

Believing that her unease stemmed from unhappiness, he didn’t take her concerns to heart. He attempted to console her, saying, “It’s probably because of the weather. It’s getting warm lately. Let Eloise accompany you. Honey, I’ll only be away for three days.”

Embracing him tightly, Rena whispered, her voice filled with apprehension, “Waylen, I have this constant feeling that something is going to happen. I truly don’t feel well… The baby is kicking vigorously in my belly.”

Waylen responded with a smile.

Bending down, he placed a tender kiss upon her protruding belly. “Is our little one being disobedient?”

Rena lovingly ran her fingers through his hair and expressed, “The baby has never been like this before… I… Waylen, please, don’t go. I’m afraid something terrible might occur.”

Waylen straightened himself and kissed her passionately on the lips. “If I don’t go now, I won’t be able to catch the flight. Trust me.”

Rena refused to release her hold on him.

Gently, he peeled away her fingers one by one, wearing a soft smile. “You’re behaving like a child now, I promise I’ll be back in three days.”

With his luggage in hand, he departed.

Rena remained seated, feeling an icy chill despite the sweltering summer heat.

She longed to return to sleep, yet the discomfort and restlessness plagued her…

Rising to her feet, Rena grabbed her phone to check the time and then descended the stairs. with her phone in hand. She called out to Eloise, uttering, “Mom! Where are you?”

Eloise and the maid had just returned from their grocery shopping, engaged in lighthearted conversation and laughter outside the door…

Upon hearing Rena’s voice, Eloise intended to respond.

Then, a deafening explosion resounded in the vicinity. It was followed by a chaotic whirlwind of flying debris, shattered glass, and countless shards of reinforced cement scattering across the sky…

At ten o’clock in the morning, a gas pipeline in the main road of an upscale villa in Duefron violently exploded.

Trees were torn asunder, their trunks severed.

upturned by the force of the explosion, rendering it

Rena was descending the

forth, violently propelling her body against the wall. In that harrowing moment, it felt as if her waist was on the verge of shattering. Yet, with instinctual reflex, she instinctively shielded her lower

Alexis…

reverberated through Rena’s ears, leaving her disoriented

senses, she was overcome by intense pain, causing her

seemed to sense the danger, its movements growing more frantic. Rena felt a dreadful sensation as if her child was

going

her weak, reducing her to desperate, incomprehensible pleas. “N-Nova! Mon! Anyone?” she managed to

“Rena!”

were injured, their

had slipped into unconsciousness, and Eloise suffered a deep 20-centimeter long wound on her

under a heavy board, Eloise was immobilized, her only view of Rena, helpless and hoarse,

their surroundings were a symphony of

in the area, rendering all communication

assistance fell on deaf ears, amplifying her

time was running out. She needed immediate medical attention

her phone, enduring excruciating pain as she reached out in the dust-covered

and began to grope

call Waylen. His flight hadn’t

that her phone was

if her body was being torn apart. Unable to stand, she collapsed on the ground, propping herself up with her

as Rena descended the stairs, the rough edges

threatening to

of sweat and dust, her once recognizable face obscured by the grime. Nevertheless,

two steps remained, but her strength had reached

for breath,

the last flicker of hope and

Waylen’s number

call connected, but a cold, automated voice greeted her, “Sorry, the subscriber you dialed cannot be connected at

world around her seemed to fade into silence, the voice from her phone becoming the sole

subscriber

disconnected the call, with no

to live, and she needed

next number she

connected, and Mark, unaware of the unfolding events in Duefron, was caught off guard

“Uncle Mark, help me!”

panic

down. Tell me what

strength wavered, on the verge of fainting. With her last ounce

phone slipped from her hand, her

down Mark’s face as he

sudden display of vulnerability shocked his employees. His secretary quickly looked into it and whispered the news of a gas explosion in Duefron’s high- class

private plane immediately! We’re heading to

had already lost his sister

no way he would

situation as he left the meeting room. His composure shattered, a testament to the depth of

people, had already gathered and swiftly

and nurses busied themselves under the

fetus is at seven months, a premature birth,” the doctor informed them

necessary as an emergency C- section is not viable given the

fetus’ condition is critical, with a low chance of survival. Furthermore, the mother’s life…

the baby who had a low chance to survive to begin with, Rena would suffer much

with the birth, considering

an agonizing choice, decided

couldn’t bear to ask Rena to sacrifice herself for the baby. Rena was more

to ask Rena to sacrifice

their choice in a hoarse

hearing the news regarding Rena and her baby. Without hesitation, he sought out

his

no prior knowledge of Waylen’s location,

filled his heart as he realized

understanding that further inquiries were futile, did not

his way to the delivery room, ignoring all

to be by Rena’s side-she needed her

immense pain, lay on

and clinging to

as though she had been pulled from

lowering himself to press his face against hers-no one else could provide the comfort of familial bond like

soothing words to her, offering a semblance of solace before telling her what the doctor

at the incandescent lamp above her, her slender fingers resting on her belly where her baby had resided for seven months. She had already chosen a name for her child- Alexis. The baby had a name, and

to

voice filled with

temperament, understood her decision all

voice trembled with emotion. “I’ll be right

her head once

he straightened up and exited

Rena would give birth to

to accompany her

she longed for was

to eight centimeters a threshold that intensified her pain, pushing her to the brink of delirium. In her anguish, Rena experienced a hallucination,

“Waylen… Waylen…”

whispered, each repetition causing fresh waves of agony

for Waylen gradually faded away. Yet, in her mind’s eye, she retraced their memories-their first encounter, whispers shared in her ear, the tender moments spent

Waylen… Waylen…

torment, Rena experienced a surge of pain and with

the arrival of little

childbirth, Rena remained still,

shared with Waylen, treasuring them as the final remnants

baby is kicking vigorously in my belly.” Rena had confided

one being disobedient?” Waylen

been like this before… I… Waylen, please, don’t go. I’m afraid something terrible might occur.” She had pleaded

be able to

gently disentangling her fingers one by one and leaving her with a tender smile. “You’re behaving like a child now. I promise I’ll be back in three

closed her eyes gently, the memories of her last conversation with Waylen lingering

of a baby

immediate placement in an incubator upon her

catch a fleeting glimpse

been moved to an exclusive ward, where she lay weakly, appearing peacefully

gently tucking her hands under

of the bed, his gaze fixed on Rena, apprehensive that she might wake up without

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