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.

he opened his eyes, Waylen ran his hand through her

nestled her face against his chest,

and asked, “Do

continued to remain

forcing her and instead held

than to push her when she didn’t want to speak. As a father,

happiness couldn’t be bought

to cook things the little

Rena, silently telling her

in his arms from 7 a.m,

and Rena answered the phone for

she

depth of

emerged from under

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

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

curling around him as he whispered,

her body weighed down by a mixture of fatigue and

a vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a

unspoken remorse flooding

and

but more came rushing

with only Waylen by

collect herself,

respected her need for space and time to

like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense

hand,

it’s not

it was Waylen on the other

steady, pierced through Rena’s

to

by 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

atmosphere within the villa was heavy

kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a

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

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

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

his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the

flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the

poignant scene struck Rena

that moment, she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had

devotion. Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to

would be

as a whisper. “The wardrobe is

at her, his eyes revealing a mixture of

handed the well-worn fairy tale book to Rena and quietly

quivering with emotion as she leaned in to kiss her

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

He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he realized that he didn’t need to face

reminded him of just how much he

was then that Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor

was their shared responsibility, his love for them

nine in the evening, Alexis finally

savoring each bite with

bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be staying the night, Alexis drifted off to sleep with a smile

bedside lamp, Leaving Alexis

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

called out softly, her voice breaking

closing the door behind him with a deliberate

intent to have a serious conversation lingering in her

a word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace,

caused a slight discomfort in Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her pain and said with gentleness, “We need

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying his face

their bodies

that initially unsettled her, yet she

moment, she realized that Waylen

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

it was this shared understanding or the responsibility they now shared as parents that softened Rena’s heart. She gently cupped the

Waylen’s body tensed.

gaze met hers in

that enveloped

couldn’t resist lowering his lips to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them back to

growing ragged with

across her face. She had intended to discuss about Alexis, yet

more, the taste of tobacco lingering as he kissed

intentions were

her, to remind her of the

raced within his chest, rediscovering that

had that urge to kiss her

he continued to kiss her,

he fervently sought to

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

her legs weakened by

it not for Waylen’s hand supporting her waist,

gently stroked her waist, whispering, “If you desire more, we can

her voice soft

with Lexi. You can get

hand tenderly grazing Rena’s arm. “Take a shower in my room. Your clothes are in the

and headed to the guest room

entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort

following day, the atmosphere between Waylen

with newfound tenderness and affection, as if a shift had

to disregard it, focusing on her early morning routine

cheerful mood, clung to

as he told

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

excessively, the child

him as a man prone to explaining and dictating.

was showering Alexis with

relinquished her grip on Rena’s legs and attempted to eat independently. Rena, unable to

an instant, Alexis

lap, yearning

actions with a fleeting glance, adhering to his

he believed

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

herself, Rena

of his black coffee, his

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