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.

his eyes, Waylen ran

her face against his chest,

pinched her cheek and asked, “Do you

continued to remain

and instead

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

happiness couldn’t be bought

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

glanced at Rena, silently telling her that

cradled Alexis in his arms from

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

up, she gazed at

a depth of understanding that

Alexis emerged from under the quilt,

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

the car once more, a somber

as he whispered, “She has experienced moments

seat, her body weighed down by a mixture of fatigue and

vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely different

welled up, unspoken remorse flooding her

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

away her tears, but more came rushing down

isolation in her own world with only Waylen by her side. Rena had

sought to collect herself, to

ever perceptive, respected her need for

Rena managed to regain a sense

clasped her hand, his voice

it’s not

it was Waylen on the other end of

voice, calm and steady, pierced through Rena’s

to the

back of her hand. The pain

within the villa was

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, and Waylen had rushed back from work to be with

A soft-spoken servant showed her the

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

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

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

her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he had read countless

poignant scene struck Rena

that moment, she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had

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

she would be

gentle steps, Rena removed her shoes, her voice soft as a whisper. “The

revealing a mixture of relief and

quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing Rena to take

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

word she spoke carried a heartfelt weight, her love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence of her mother brought solace to Alexis’

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

of just how much

Rena had been

love for them both

evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe, her appetite

savoring each bite with a newfound

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

lamp,

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

Rena called out softly,

up and approached her, closing the door behind

a serious conversation lingering in her

utter a word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace, pressing her gently

his troubled state, she suppressed

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

burying his face in Rena’s

their bodies

moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained from pushing him

moment, she realized that Waylen was not

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

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers in

atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal,

to the overwhelming emotions, he couldn’t resist lowering his lips to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them back to the days of

breaths mingled, growing ragged with each

etched across her face. She had intended to discuss

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

were far from

please and comfort her, to remind her of the depth of his

his chest, rediscovering that

kiss her without

continued to kiss her, savoring the intimate connection they

he fervently sought

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

still leaned against the door, her legs weakened by

for Waylen’s hand supporting her

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

his offer, her voice soft as a

sleep with Lexi.

in my room. Your

clothes and headed

night by Alexis’ side, providing

day, the atmosphere between Waylen and

with newfound tenderness and affection, as if a

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

cheerful mood, clung to Rena, seeking

hint of nonchalance as he told his daughter, “You can

challenge his assertion, but his gaze met hers, and

excessively, the child

likened Waylen to Korbyn, seeing him as a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all, age had a way of imparting such

focus was showering Alexis with

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

an instant, Alexis abandoned her

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be held and

glance, adhering to his

he believed in

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

contain herself, Rena

took a sip of his black coffee, his tone

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