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

face against his chest, remaining

and asked, “Do you

to remain

from forcing her and instead held her in

better than to push her when she didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for her struggles, willing to do everything in his power

sometimes, happiness couldn’t be

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

telling her that he

arms from 7 a.m, to nearly

Jazlyn called Waylen, and Rena answered the phone for

hanging up, she

shared a depth of understanding that words

a.m. finally arrived, Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching her beloved teddy

her desire to go to school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering her with kisses and

car once more, a somber ambiance hung

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

body weighed down by

first time she had witnessed Alexis in such a vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely different child that morning,

tears welled up, unspoken

out the cigarette and

her tears, but

world with only Waylen by her

eyes squeezed shut, Rena sought to collect herself, to find

for

like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense

her hand,

it’s not your

afternoon, Rena’s phone buzzed, and it was Waylen on the other end of

steady, pierced through Rena’s

to

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

the villa was

had retreated into her own world upon’ returning from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and Waylen had rushed back from work to be with

servant showed her the

door to Alexis’ room open, her eyes widening

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

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

direction, his focus soon returning to the

struck Rena

the immense sacrifices

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

she would

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

her, his eyes revealing

fairy tale book to Rena and quietly stepped out of

with emotion as she leaned

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

against the corridor wall. He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he realized that

how much he needed her

Rena had been

shared responsibility, his love for them both ran deep, transcending

struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of

savoring each bite with a newfound

personally 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

bedside lamp,

to Waylen. She found him in his study,

called out softly, her voice breaking the

the door behind him with a

intent to have a serious conversation lingering in her

word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace,

caused a slight discomfort in Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

his head, burying

stand still as their bodies melded together, an

moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained

realized that

weight of her own emotional battles, he, too, had

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

his gaze met hers in the

features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped them felt

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

mingled, growing ragged with

She had intended

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

were far from

to remind her

heart raced within his chest, rediscovering that

to kiss her without

while, he continued to kiss her,

irrelevant as he fervently sought to

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

against the door, her legs

Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she might have

you desire more, we can go

his offer, her

will sleep with Lexi. You can get

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

and

by Alexis’ side, providing

atmosphere between Waylen and Rena had

and affection,

attempted to disregard it, focusing on her early morning

a cheerful mood, clung to Rena, seeking

carried a hint of nonchalance as he

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

child excessively, the child may become dependent in

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

was showering

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

an instant, Alexis

then climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to

with a fleeting glance, adhering to his own set of principles in

but he believed in instilling independence

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

to contain herself, Rena

a sip of his black coffee, his

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