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

nestled her face against his

cheek and asked,

to remain

her and instead

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

couldn’t be bought with

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

at Rena, silently telling her that

his arms from

Rena answered the

hanging up, she gazed

of understanding that words

emerged from under

go to school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering

sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance

smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced

in her seat, her body weighed

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

unspoken remorse

put out the cigarette and

but more came rushing

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

Rena sought to collect herself, to find a glimmer

for space and time

like an eternity, Rena

hand, his voice tender and

it’s not

and it was Waylen on

steady, pierced

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 as she headed to Waylen’s

within the villa was heavy

retreated into her own world upon’ returning from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in

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

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

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

In his

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

poignant scene struck Rena to her

fully comprehended the immense sacrifices

amount of past conflicts could diminish the magnitude of his love 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 be

as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite small. Let me

eyes revealing a mixture of relief and

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

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

love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence of

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

just how much he

that Rena had been his emotional anchor throughout the

responsibility, his love for them

Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe, her appetite

dinner, savoring each

Alexis with extra love and attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be

dimmed the bedside lamp,

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

Rena called out softly, her

stood up and approached her, closing the door behind him

to have a serious

word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace, pressing her gently against

in Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her pain

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying his face in

stand still as their bodies melded together, an intimate connection reigniting

unsettled her, yet

realized that Waylen was not

the weight of her own emotional battles, he,

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

gaze met hers

the atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal, their

couldn’t resist lowering his lips to hers, initiating a soft and

ragged with each passing

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

lingering as he kissed her with a delicate and

intentions were far from

he sought to please and comfort her, to remind

heart raced within his chest, rediscovering that

had that urge to kiss her

he continued to kiss

seemed irrelevant as he fervently sought

take a shower and get ready for bed. I’ll

body still leaned against the door, her legs weakened

hand supporting her waist, she

whispering, “If you desire more, we can

Rena declined his offer, her

Lexi. You can get me

shower in my room. Your clothes are in the closet. I need

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

the entire night by Alexis’

day, the atmosphere between Waylen

with newfound tenderness and affection, as

on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast for Alexis and

cheerful mood, clung to Rena, seeking her mother’s

hint of nonchalance as he told

challenge his assertion, but

spoils her child excessively, the child may become dependent

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

be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis with

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

an instant, Alexis abandoned her

lap,

with a fleeting glance, adhering to his

he

slowly sliding down from Rena’s lap and resuming her meal independently.

to contain herself, Rena said,

sip of his

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