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

face against his chest, remaining

her cheek and asked,

continued to

from forcing her and instead

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

couldn’t be

Alexis, Rena went out of her way to cook things the little

telling

from 7 a.m,

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

up, she

of understanding

finally arrived, Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching her beloved teddy

Rena and Waylen

sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance hung in the air, a touch of heaviness clouding their

him as he whispered, “She

weighed down by a mixture of fatigue and

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

tears welled up, unspoken remorse flooding

put out the cigarette and handed her

tears, but more came

had endured countless moments of isolation in her own world with only Waylen by her side. Rena

collect herself,

need for space and time to

an eternity, Rena managed to regain

her hand, his voice tender

not your

and it was

calm and steady, pierced

come to

coffee to spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi, her

within the villa was heavy with unspoken

upon’ returning from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and Waylen had rushed back

ascended the stairs, her steps quick but careful. A soft-spoken servant showed her the

Alexis’ room open, her eyes widening at the

depths of her pink wardrobe, clutched her

formal suit, sat beside her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his hands, he held a

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

poignant scene struck Rena to

that moment, she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had made for Alexis over

devotion. Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t

she would

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

her, his eyes revealing a

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

beside Alexis, her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in

spoke carried a heartfelt weight, her love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence

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

just how much he needed

Rena had been

was their shared responsibility, his love for them both

clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out

her late dinner, savoring

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

lamp, Leaving

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

Rena called out softly, her

approached her, closing the door behind him with

have a serious conversation lingering in her

before she could utter a word, Waylen pulled her

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

head, burying his face in Rena’s

as their bodies

initially unsettled her, yet she refrained

realized that

emotional battles, he, too, had

parents that softened Rena’s heart. She gently cupped the back of

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers in

that enveloped

a soft and tender kiss that transported

breaths mingled, growing ragged with each passing

body remained pressed against the door, confusion etched across her face. She had intended to discuss about Alexis, yet Waylen’s kisses stole away her

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

intentions were far

comfort her, to remind her of

heart raced within his

that urge to kiss

kiss her,

irrelevant as he fervently sought to please her in

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

still leaned against the door, her legs weakened by

for Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she might

whispering, “If you desire more, we can go

declined his offer, her

sleep with Lexi. You can get me

shower in

retrieved her clothes and

spent the entire night by Alexis’

the atmosphere between Waylen and Rena

treated her with newfound tenderness and affection,

her early morning routine of preparing breakfast for Alexis and

a cheerful mood, clung to

nonchalance as he

but his gaze met

her child excessively, the child may become dependent in the

as a man prone to explaining

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

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

an instant, Alexis

onto Rena’s lap,

fleeting glance, adhering to his own set of principles

dearly, but he believed

from Rena’s lap and resuming her meal independently. Food scattered around her, but

Rena

sip of his black coffee,

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