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 his hand

nestled her face against his chest,

cheek and asked,

continued to

and

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

couldn’t be

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

glanced at Rena, silently telling her that

in his arms from 7 a.m, to

Rena answered the phone for him, rescheduling

hanging up, she

of

from under the quilt, clutching

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

more, a somber ambiance

smoke curling around him as he whispered,

weighed down by a

typically vibrant and full

up, unspoken remorse

put out the cigarette and handed

her tears, but more came rushing

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

to collect herself, to find a glimmer of

for space and time to process

what seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense

hand, his voice

not

phone buzzed, and it was Waylen on the other end of

and steady, pierced

come to

hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi,

atmosphere within the villa

sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and Waylen had rushed

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

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

wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly,

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

his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he

struck Rena

she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had made

couldn’t bear to watch

she would be too

with gentle steps, Rena removed her shoes, her voice soft as a

his eyes revealing a mixture of relief

to Rena and quietly stepped out

settled herself beside Alexis, her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in to kiss her daughter before beginning to

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

He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in

just how much he needed her by his

that Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor throughout the

while Alexis was their shared responsibility, his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries

in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the

savoring each

Alexis with extra love and attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime

the bedside lamp, Leaving Alexis

him in his study,

out softly, her voice breaking

door

have a serious

utter a word, Waylen pulled her

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying his face in Rena’s

bodies melded together, an intimate connection reigniting

neck felt a moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained

that moment, she realized that Waylen was not

battles, he, too, had endured his share of tribulations during the

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

gaze met hers in the dimly

obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal, their

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

ragged with each

confusion etched across her face. She had intended

tobacco lingering as

were far

please and comfort her, to remind

heart raced within his chest, rediscovering that

to kiss her without any sexual

to kiss her, savoring the intimate connection

irrelevant as he fervently sought to please her

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

body still leaned against the door, her legs weakened by the

not for Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she might

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

declined his offer, her voice soft as

Lexi. You can get

switched on 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

his instructions, Rena retrieved her clothes and headed to the

the entire night by Alexis’ side, providing

the atmosphere between Waylen and Rena had

affection, as if a shift had occurred

focusing on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast

in a cheerful mood, clung

voice carried a hint of nonchalance as he told his

his assertion, but his gaze met hers, and

a mother spoils her child excessively, the child may

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

sole focus was showering Alexis with

a twinge of unease, relinquished her grip on Rena’s legs and attempted to eat independently. Rena, unable to resist, began

Alexis abandoned

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be

adhering to his own set of

he believed in

lap and resuming

herself, Rena said,

a sip of his black coffee, his

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