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.

his eyes, Waylen ran his hand through her curly

face against his chest,

her cheek and asked, “Do you miss

continued to

refrained from forcing her and

want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for her

couldn’t be

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

Rena, silently telling her that he got

his arms from 7 a.m, to nearly

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

up, she gazed

a depth of understanding that words couldn’t

finally arrived, Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching

school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering her with

a somber ambiance hung in the

around him as he whispered, “She has

sank back in her seat, her body weighed down by a

typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a

unspoken

the cigarette and handed her a tissue.

her tears, but more came rushing down

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

sought to collect herself, to find

her need for space and time

seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain

gently clasped her hand, his

not

and it was Waylen on

calm and steady, pierced

come to

the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly

within the villa was heavy with

servants moved with utmost caution, aware that Alexis had retreated into her own world upon’ returning from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and

careful. A soft-spoken servant showed her the way. “Mr. Fowler and Miss

bated breath, Rena pushed the door to Alexis’ room open, her eyes

of her pink wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly, her voice lost

dressed impeccably in a formal suit, sat beside her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his hands, he held a worn fairy

gaze briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales

scene struck

sacrifices Waylen had made for

Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer silently. She couldn’t ignore the responsibilities that came

would

steps, Rena removed her shoes, her voice soft as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite

her, his eyes revealing a mixture of relief and

tale book to Rena and quietly

leaned in to kiss

her love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence of her mother brought solace to Alexis’ troubled

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

reminded him of just how much he needed her

that Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been

Alexis was their shared responsibility, his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries

evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe,

devoured her late dinner, savoring each

a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would

bedside lamp, Leaving Alexis

her to Waylen. She found him in his

Rena called out softly, her voice

her, closing the door behind him with a deliberate

her intent to have a serious conversation lingering

word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace, pressing her gently

slight discomfort in Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state,

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

head, burying

bodies melded together, an intimate connection reigniting between

that initially unsettled her, yet

realized that Waylen

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

parents that softened Rena’s heart. She gently cupped the back of his neck,

Waylen’s body tensed.

met hers in the

the atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal, their connection

resist lowering his lips to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that

growing ragged with each passing

remained pressed against the door, confusion etched across her face. She had intended to discuss about

found hers once more, the taste of tobacco lingering as

were far

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

within his chest, rediscovering that

kiss

to kiss her, savoring the

he fervently sought to please her

in a hoarse voice, he murmured, “It’s late. Go take a shower and

door, her legs weakened

Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she might have crumpled

whispering, “If you desire more, we can go

her voice soft as a

sleep with Lexi.

tenderly grazing Rena’s arm. “Take a shower in my room.

retrieved her clothes and headed to the guest room

entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

day, the atmosphere between

treated her with newfound tenderness and affection, as if

focusing on her early morning

a cheerful mood, clung

as he told his daughter, “You

something, to challenge his assertion, but his gaze met hers, and he offered a

mother spoils her child excessively, the child may

prone to explaining

Her sole focus was showering Alexis with all

and attempted to eat independently. Rena, unable to resist, began

an instant, Alexis

lap, yearning

a fleeting glance, adhering

dearly, but he believed in

Rena’s lap and resuming her meal

contain herself, Rena said,

a sip of his black coffee, his

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