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 curly

face against his chest, remaining

her cheek and asked, “Do you

continued to

forcing her and instead

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

sometimes, happiness couldn’t be bought with

her way to cook things

silently telling her that

Alexis in his arms from 7 a.m, to nearly 9

those two hours, Jazlyn called Waylen, and Rena answered the phone for

she gazed at

a depth of understanding that words

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

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

somber ambiance hung in the air, a

the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments like this before. This

sank back in her seat, her body weighed down by a mixture

a vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant

welled up, unspoken remorse

cigarette and handed her a

wiped away her tears, but more came rushing

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

shut, Rena sought to collect herself, to find a glimmer

for space and time

like an eternity, Rena managed

clasped her hand, his voice tender and

not your

afternoon, Rena’s phone buzzed, and it was

and steady, pierced

come to

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

villa was heavy with unspoken

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 her, their silent company

servant showed her

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

her teddy bear tightly, her voice lost in the depths of

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

briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the

struck Rena

fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had

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

would

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

glanced at her, his eyes revealing a mixture

and quietly stepped out of

her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in

concern evident in every inflection. The presence of

curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he

how much he needed

Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor throughout

his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries of time and

clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out

late dinner, savoring each bite with a

even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be staying the night, Alexis drifted off to

bedside lamp, Leaving Alexis to

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

Rena called out softly, her voice breaking

and approached her, closing the door behind him with

have a

her into

discomfort in Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled state,

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

his head, burying his

their bodies

moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she

realized that Waylen was

he, too, had

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

gaze met hers in the dimly

atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal, their

lips to hers, initiating a soft and

mingled, growing ragged with each

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

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

were far from

her, to remind

his chest,

to kiss her without any sexual

long while, he continued to kiss her,

he fervently sought to

he murmured, “It’s late. Go take a shower and get ready for bed. I’ll fetch your some clothes to

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

her waist, she might have

desire more,

his offer, her

sleep with Lexi. You can

grazing Rena’s arm. “Take a shower in my room. Your clothes are in the closet. I need to attend to

Rena retrieved her clothes and headed to the guest room for a

spent the entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

following day, the atmosphere between Waylen

with newfound tenderness and affection, as if a

morning routine of

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

he told his daughter,

his assertion, but his gaze met

mother spoils her child excessively, the child may become dependent

that moment, Rena likened Waylen to Korbyn, seeing him as a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all, age had

refused to be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis

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

an instant, Alexis abandoned

lap, yearning to be

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

dearly, but he believed in

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

contain herself, Rena

of his black coffee, his tone

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