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 his

face against his

and

to

from forcing her and instead held her in his

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 her struggles, willing to do everything in

sometimes, happiness couldn’t

things the little girl liked. She then found Alexis

glanced at Rena, silently telling her that

cradled Alexis in his arms from 7

and Rena answered

up, she

eyes shared a depth of understanding that

Alexis emerged from under the

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

more, a somber ambiance hung in

for a cigarette, the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She

seat, her body weighed down by a mixture

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

up, unspoken remorse

cigarette and handed her

but more

of isolation in her own world with only Waylen by her side.

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

respected her need for space and time to process her

Rena

her hand, his voice tender and

it’s not your

buzzed, and it was

calm and steady, pierced through

come to the

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

the villa was heavy with unspoken

servants 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 her, their silent company an

A soft-spoken servant showed her the

to Alexis’ room open, her eyes widening at the sight

of her pink wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly, her voice lost

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

Rena’s entrance, Waylen’s gaze briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of

poignant scene struck

fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had made

mother, couldn’t bear

would be

her voice soft as a

glanced at her, his eyes revealing a

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

her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in to kiss

concern evident in every inflection. The presence of her mother brought solace to Alexis’ troubled

leaning against the corridor 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 these challenges

just how

fully comprehended that Rena had been his

them both ran deep, transcending

in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of

her late dinner, savoring each

attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime

the bedside lamp,

Waylen. She found him in his study, sitting in quiet solitude amidst the dimly lit room, his usual cigarette

called out softly, her voice breaking the

and approached her, closing the door behind him with a deliberate motion.

her intent to have a serious conversation

her into his embrace, pressing her

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

his head, burying his face

to stand still as their bodies

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

she realized

had carried the weight of her own emotional battles, he,

Rena’s heart.

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers in the dimly lit

that enveloped them felt ethereal,

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

ragged

confusion etched across her face. She had intended to discuss

of tobacco lingering as he kissed her with a delicate and deliberate

were

her, to remind her

raced within his chest, rediscovering

urge to kiss her without

a long while, he continued to kiss

seemed irrelevant as he fervently sought to please her in every

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

leaned against the door, her legs

not for Waylen’s hand supporting her waist,

“If you desire more, we can go to the master

her voice soft

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

clothes and headed to the guest

the entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

following day, the atmosphere between

tenderness and affection, as

to disregard it, focusing on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast

a cheerful mood, clung to Rena,

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

say something, to challenge his assertion, but his gaze met

the child may become

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

Rena refused to be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis with all

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

instant, Alexis abandoned

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to

fleeting glance, adhering to his own set of principles in

her dearly, but he believed in instilling

grew increasingly apprehensive, slowly sliding down from Rena’s lap and resuming

Rena said,

a sip of his black

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