Rena remained silent for a while.

Then, she smiled faintly and said, “Of course, things are different now that we have a child. We can’t keep quarreling like before.”

As she spoke, her demeanor exuded gentleness—a side of Rena that Waylen had always admired.

They were alone together in the middle of the night, and their child was sleeping peacefully in the next room.

Waylen swallowed, his eyes filled with desire as he looked at Rena.

Noticing his gaze, Rena tried to maintain her composure and said calmly, “Find a chance to have a good talk with her. It’s getting late…”

She intended for him to leave for now and come back to pick Alexis up the following morning.

Waylen raised his hand to check the time, and then looked back at Rena.

She had no intention of letting him stay overnight, but he longed to. He whispered, “I’m exhausted. And I have an important meeting tomorrow morning. Can I sleep in the guest room? I won’t disturb you.”

Rena nodded silently.

She led him to the guest room, but she didn’t enter herself.

Waylen tossed his coat onto the bed and turned around. Observing that Rena hadn’t followed him in, he asked with a faint smile “Are you afraid of me?”

“I’LL get you some towels,” she replied, avoiding his question.

He stared at her without saying anything.

After she left, he sat at the edge of the bed and loosened his tie with a sense of frustration.

As he rummaged through his suit, he failed to find his cigarette case. Instead, his hand landed on a small box-the gift he had purchased for Rena in Hondrau.

However, Rena had refused to accept it.

Waylen tossed his coat onto the bed and turned around. Observing that Rena hadn’t followed him in, he asked with a faint smile “Are you afraid of me?”

“I’LL get you some towels,” she replied, avoiding his question.

He stared at her without saying anything.

After she left, he sat at the edge of the bed and loosened his tie with a sense of frustration.

As he rummaged through his suit, he failed to find his cigarette case. Instead, his hand landed on a small box-the gift he had purchased for Rena in Hondrau.

However, Rena had refused to accept it.

Waylen held the small box in his hand, his eyes reflecting an unreadable mix of emotions.

Rena returned to the room, finding Waylen smoking at the edge of the bed.

With one hand resting on the bed and the other holding a cigarette, he emanated a distinctly masculine aura. Upon seeing Rena enter, he narrowed his eyes and asked, “Do you have a razor?”

Softly, she replied, “No.”

“Okay.” Waylen exhaled a stream of smoke slowly, extending his hand.

Without hesitation, she handed him the towel and a new toothbrush, but Waylen didn’t take them. Instead, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her gently, causing her to fall onto the bed.

Before she could react, he pressed himself against her.

“Waylen!”

Rena exclaimed, her anger simmering, but she didn’t dare to speak too loudly, fearing she might awaken Alexis.

Waylen grabbed her hand, pressing it onto the bed with one hand while stubbing out his cigarette with the other. Then, he produced something.

Rena lay on the bed, her long brown hair cascading around her face.

Waylen released her hand but exerted more pressure to keep her pinned beneath him. They were so close that Rena hesitated to make any movement.

With some clumsiness, he placed something on her.

It was the pair of pearl earrings.

Waylen, inexperienced in helping a woman put on earrings, accidentally poked her earlobe. Wincing, Rena unhappily said, “Ouch! Waylen, can you be more gentle?”

Her ambiguous words made her appear deeply provocative.

If he disregarded her feelings, he would have already succumbed to his desires and taken her.

Waylen gingerly fastened the earrings for her.

Afterwards, he said in a low voice, “I still remember that after we made love in the hotel, you left first, and one of your earrings fell at the end of the bed. The earring had a similar style to this pair. Rena, these earrings look exquisite on you!”

She was left speechless.

Waylen had turned such a simple remark into an erotic innuendo.

He yearned for the feeling of being intimate with her.

He didn’t want to miss this opportunity tonight.

He had been too busy, and his fear of going too far and upsetting her had prevented him from acting upon his desires.

Drawing closer, he buried his face in her neck and asked, “Rena, haven’t I made you happy in so long?”

Rena attempted to push him away but failed.

Biting her lip, she turned her face away and said, “Waylen, I won’t lie to you. It’s true that you have many advantages. We used to be together, and now we have a child. But… right now, all I want is to take good care of Alexis. I really don’t want to think about anything else.”

As she spoke, her eyes glistened with tears, yet she remained undeniably captivating.

Waylen couldn’t resist caressing her eyes with his slender fingers. Deliberately, he traced her eyes slowly, causing Rena to nearly lose her composure. In a low voice, she murmured, “Waylen…””

He suddenly chuckled. “Your voice is so melodious!”

It took her three seconds to grasp the meaning behind his words.

Unable to control herself, she kicked him and said, “Let me go!”

Unexpectedly, Waylen released her.

Rolling to the side, he clenched his jaw, his Adam’s apple enticingly bobbing, and his voice growing hoarse. “Go to sleep!”

As quick as lightning, Rena fled the room.

As her fingertips brushed against the doorknob, Waylen whispered in a low voice, “I’ve missed you so much over these years!”

Early in the morning, when Alexis woke up, she discovered a limited edition teddy bear beside her pillow.

She should have been overjoyed, but today she didn’t feel happy at all.

Clutching the teddy bear to her chest, she ran to the guest room in search of Waylen. Still groggy from sleep, Waylen hadn’t awakened yet, and Alexis crawled under the covers.

ran

face against

her cheek and asked, “Do you

to remain

and instead held

her when she didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt

sometimes, happiness couldn’t

Rena went out of her way to cook things the little girl liked. She

silently telling her that he got

in his arms from 7 a.m, to

hours, Jazlyn called Waylen, and Rena answered the phone for him, rescheduling the

she

shared a depth of understanding that

Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching her

desire to go to school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering her with kisses

a somber ambiance hung in the air,

the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments like this before. This isn’t the most severe

weighed down by a mixture of fatigue

had witnessed Alexis in such a vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely different child that morning, and it broke

tears welled up, unspoken remorse

out the cigarette and handed

tears, but more came rushing

Alexis had endured countless moments of isolation in her own world with only Waylen by her side. Rena

Rena sought to collect herself, to find a glimmer of

her need for space and time

seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense of

gently clasped her hand, his

not

Rena’s phone buzzed, and it was Waylen on the other end

and steady, pierced through

to

spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily

atmosphere within the villa was

her own world upon’ returning from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and Waylen had rushed back

A soft-spoken servant showed

Rena pushed the door to Alexis’ room

her pink wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly, her voice lost in the

in a formal suit, sat beside her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his hands,

her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he had read countless times

scene struck Rena to

immense sacrifices Waylen had made for Alexis over the

the magnitude of his love and devotion. Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to

she would be

her voice soft as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite small. Let

her, his eyes revealing a

and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing Rena to

Alexis, her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in to kiss her daughter before beginning

and concern evident in

smoke curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he realized that he

just how much he needed her

Rena

responsibility, his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries of

the clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis

dinner, savoring each bite with a

bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would

the bedside lamp,

him in his

called out softly, her

up and approached her, closing the door behind him with a

intent to have a serious conversation

pulled her into his embrace, pressing her gently against

Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

head, burying his face in

still as their bodies melded together, an intimate connection reigniting

felt a moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she

moment, she realized that Waylen

of her own emotional battles, he, too, had endured his share

the responsibility they now shared as parents that softened Rena’s heart. She gently cupped the back of his neck, her touch

Waylen’s body tensed.

his gaze met hers

their features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal,

initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them

breaths mingled, growing ragged

body remained pressed against the door, confusion etched across her face. She had intended

the taste of tobacco lingering as he kissed her

intentions were

to please and comfort her, to remind her of the depth of

heart raced within his

kiss her without any

continued to kiss her, savoring

seemed irrelevant as he fervently sought

take a shower and get ready for bed.

the door, her legs weakened by the intensity of the

supporting her

whispering, “If you desire more, we

offer, her voice soft

with Lexi. You can get

the study lights, his other hand tenderly grazing Rena’s arm. “Take a shower in my room. Your clothes are in the closet. I need to attend to something

his instructions, Rena retrieved her clothes and headed to the guest room

by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

between Waylen and Rena had

and affection, as if a shift

early morning routine of preparing breakfast for Alexis

mood, clung to Rena, seeking

voice carried a hint of nonchalance as he told his

his assertion, but his

mother spoils her child excessively, the child may become dependent in the

seeing him as a man prone to explaining and dictating.

Rena refused to be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis with

her grip on Rena’s legs and attempted

instant, Alexis

climbed onto Rena’s lap,

a fleeting glance, adhering to his own set

loved her dearly, but he believed in instilling independence in

apprehensive, slowly sliding down from Rena’s lap and resuming her meal independently. Food scattered

contain herself, Rena said, “She’s still

a sip of his black coffee, his

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