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.

eyes, Waylen ran his hand through her

her face against

and asked, “Do you miss

to

from forcing her and instead

and Waylen knew better than to push her when she didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense

couldn’t be

things the little girl liked. She then found Alexis hiding under

glanced at Rena, silently telling her that

arms from 7 a.m, to nearly 9

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

hanging up, she

depth of understanding that words

emerged from under the quilt, clutching her

her desire to go to school, and Rena

and Waylen sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance hung in the air, a touch

cigarette, the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments like this before. This

her seat, her body weighed down by

vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely different child that morning, and it broke Rena’s

unspoken

cigarette and

tears, but more came rushing down

only Waylen by her side. Rena had been oblivious, lost in her

to collect

her need for space

seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense

clasped her hand, his

it’s not your

buzzed, and it was Waylen on the other

calm and steady, pierced

to

hands trembled, causing hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi, her

the villa was heavy with

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,

ascended the stairs, her steps quick but careful. A soft-spoken servant

door to Alexis’ room open, her eyes widening at the sight

the depths of her pink wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly, her voice

In his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book,

soon returning to the

poignant scene struck

that moment, she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had

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

she would be

her voice soft as a

his eyes revealing a mixture of relief

book to Rena and quietly

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

evident in every inflection.

room, leaning against the corridor wall. He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in wisps.

of just how much he needed

that Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been his

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

clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe, her appetite

late dinner, savoring each bite with a newfound

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, Leaving Alexis to rest

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

Rena called out softly, her voice

up and approached her, closing the door behind

nodded, her intent to have a serious conversation lingering in her

utter a word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace,

back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her pain and said with gentleness,

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

his head, burying his face

bodies melded together,

a moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained from

she realized

emotional battles, he, too, had endured

shared as parents that softened Rena’s heart. She gently cupped

Waylen’s body tensed.

his gaze met hers in the

their features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped

emotions, he couldn’t resist lowering his lips to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss

breaths mingled, growing ragged with each passing

against the door, confusion 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 a delicate and deliberate

intentions were far

to

within his chest,

urge to kiss her

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

sought

voice, he murmured, “It’s late. Go take a shower and get ready for

body still leaned against the door, her legs weakened by

Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she

stroked her waist, whispering, “If you desire more, we can go to the

her

sleep with Lexi. You can get me

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

clothes and headed to the guest room for a

the entire night by Alexis’ side, providing

atmosphere between Waylen and Rena had

treated her with newfound tenderness and affection,

focusing on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast for

in a cheerful mood, clung to Rena,

carried a hint of nonchalance as he told

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

child excessively, the child may become dependent in

that moment, Rena likened Waylen to Korbyn, seeing him as a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all, age had a

be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis with all the tenderness and

of unease, relinquished her grip on Rena’s legs and attempted to

instant, Alexis abandoned

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be

observed Alexis’ actions with a fleeting glance, adhering to his own set of principles

loved her dearly, but he

grew increasingly apprehensive, slowly sliding down from Rena’s lap and resuming her

to contain herself, Rena said, “She’s

of his black coffee, his tone

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