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 his

face against his chest, remaining

pinched her cheek and

to

her and instead held her

speak. As a

sometimes, happiness couldn’t be

way to cook things the little girl liked. She then found

glanced at Rena, silently telling her that he got

from

Rena answered the phone for him, rescheduling the meeting for the

hanging up, she

of understanding that words

from under the quilt, clutching her beloved

and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering her with

more, a somber ambiance hung in the air, a touch

smoke curling around him as he

body weighed down by a

vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely

tears welled up, unspoken remorse

put out the cigarette and handed her a

away her tears, but more came

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

collect herself, to find a glimmer of

respected her need for space and time to process her

eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense of

gently clasped her hand, his voice tender

it’s not your

that afternoon, Rena’s phone buzzed, and it was

voice, calm and steady, pierced through

to the

hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi, her heart racing as she headed to

within the villa was heavy with unspoken

had sought refuge in the

servant showed her the way. “Mr. Fowler and Miss

room

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

formal suit, sat beside her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the familiar stories

returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he had

struck Rena to her

sacrifices Waylen had made for Alexis over the

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

would be too

removed her shoes, her voice soft as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite small. Let me do

her, his eyes revealing a

Rena and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing Rena to

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

word she spoke carried a heartfelt weight, her love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence of

Waylen stood outside the room, leaning against the corridor wall. He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he realized that he didn’t need to

just how much he

fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor

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

evening, Alexis finally

savoring

had showered Alexis with extra love and attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be staying the night, Alexis drifted

dimmed the bedside lamp,

carrying her to Waylen. She found him in his study, sitting in quiet solitude amidst the dimly lit room, his

Rena called out softly, her voice

the door behind him with

to have a serious conversation lingering in

pulled her into his embrace, pressing

discomfort in Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her pain and said

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying his face in

as their bodies melded together, an intimate connection

neck felt a moist warmth that initially unsettled

realized that Waylen was

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

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers in the

their features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped

to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them back to the days

breaths mingled, growing ragged with

etched across her face. She had intended to discuss about Alexis, yet Waylen’s kisses stole away

hers once more, the taste of tobacco lingering as he kissed her with

intentions were far from

comfort her, to remind her of the depth of

within his chest, rediscovering that

kiss her

long while, he continued to kiss her, savoring the intimate connection

he fervently sought to please

murmured, “It’s late. Go take a shower and get

against the door, her legs weakened by the

supporting her waist, she

you desire more, we

declined his offer, her voice soft as

with Lexi. You can get

a shower in my

instructions, Rena retrieved her clothes and headed to the

by Alexis’

between Waylen and Rena had

and affection, as if a shift had occurred

to disregard it, focusing on her early morning routine of preparing

clung to Rena,

carried a hint of nonchalance as he told his daughter,

to say something, to challenge his assertion, but his gaze met hers,

a mother spoils her child excessively, the child may

as a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all,

sole focus was showering Alexis with all

a twinge of unease, relinquished her grip on Rena’s legs and attempted to eat independently.

an instant, Alexis abandoned her

lap, yearning to be held

a fleeting glance, adhering

but he believed in

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

herself, Rena said,

a sip of his black coffee, his tone

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