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 hand through her curly

face against his chest,

pinched her cheek and asked, “Do

continued to

her and instead held her

want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for her struggles, willing to do everything in his

sometimes, happiness couldn’t be bought with

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

at Rena, silently telling

cradled Alexis in his arms from

Rena answered the phone for him,

up, she gazed

of

emerged from under

expressed her desire to go to school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her,

sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance hung in the

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

weighed down by a

vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely different child that morning,

up, unspoken

out the cigarette and handed her a tissue. “Don’t

but

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

sought to collect herself, to find a

respected her need for space and time to process

seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a

hand, his

not

buzzed, and it was Waylen on the

voice, calm and steady, pierced through Rena’s

to

his unexpected request, Rena’s hands trembled, causing hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi, her heart racing

atmosphere within the villa

from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and Waylen had

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

to Alexis’ room open,

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

the cramped space. In his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the familiar stories to

Waylen’s gaze briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he had read

struck Rena to her

fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had made for Alexis over the

Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to watch her daughter

she would be too

as a whisper.

his eyes revealing a mixture of relief and

the well-worn fairy tale book to Rena and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing Rena to take

she leaned in to kiss her daughter before beginning

weight, her love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence of her

wall. He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around

of just how

Waylen fully comprehended that Rena

was their shared responsibility, his love for them both ran deep,

Alexis finally

savoring each bite with a

hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be staying the

lamp, Leaving

slipped out of the room, her footsteps carrying her to Waylen. She found him in his

softly, her voice breaking the

the door

to have a serious conversation lingering in

could utter a word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace,

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying his face in

seemed to stand still as their bodies melded together, an intimate connection

moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained

she realized that Waylen

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

Rena’s heart. She gently cupped the back of

Waylen’s body tensed.

gaze met hers in the dimly lit

their features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped them felt

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

ragged with each

her face. She had intended to discuss about Alexis,

hers once more, the taste of tobacco lingering as he

were far from

comfort her, to remind her of the depth of his

heart raced within his

that urge to kiss her

long while, he continued to kiss her, savoring the

irrelevant as he fervently sought

take a shower and get ready for bed. I’ll fetch your some clothes to change

against the door, her legs

for Waylen’s hand supporting her

waist, whispering, “If you desire more, we

Rena declined his offer, her voice

sleep with Lexi. You

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 in the

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

entire night by Alexis’ side, providing

between

affection, as if

on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast for Alexis and waking her

clung to Rena, seeking

as he told his daughter,

but his gaze

mother spoils her child excessively, the child may become dependent

a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all, age had a way of imparting

refused to be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis with all the tenderness and care she

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

Alexis abandoned

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be held

Alexis’ actions with a fleeting glance, adhering to his own

he believed in

resuming her meal independently.

herself, Rena said, “She’s

his black coffee, his

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