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

face against his

cheek and

to remain

refrained from forcing her and instead held

speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for

couldn’t be bought with

soothe Alexis, Rena went out of her way to cook things the little girl liked. She then found Alexis hiding

glanced at Rena, silently telling her that he

arms from 7 a.m, to nearly

Rena answered the phone

up, she

of

emerged from under

Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering her with kisses and

Waylen sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance hung

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

body weighed down by

such a vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant

tears welled up, unspoken remorse flooding

cigarette and

wiped away her tears, but more came rushing down

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

collect herself, to find

perceptive, respected her need for

Rena managed to regain

her hand, his

not

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

calm and steady, pierced

to the

request, Rena’s hands trembled, causing hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand.

atmosphere within the villa

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

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

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

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

impeccably in a formal suit, sat beside her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his

Waylen’s gaze briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he

poignant scene struck Rena to

fully comprehended the immense sacrifices

mother, couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer silently. She couldn’t ignore the responsibilities that came with

would be too

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

glanced at her, his eyes revealing a

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

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

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

corridor wall. He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he realized that he

how much he needed her by his

that Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had

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

the clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe, her appetite

her late dinner, savoring each bite with a newfound

attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena

lamp,

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

out softly,

up and approached her, closing the door behind him with a

her intent to have a serious conversation lingering

her into his embrace, pressing her

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

he lowered his head, burying his face in Rena’s

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

that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained

moment, she realized that Waylen was not

the weight of her own emotional battles, he, too, had endured his

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers in

features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal,

to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that

mingled, growing ragged with each

etched across her face. She had intended to discuss about Alexis, yet Waylen’s kisses stole away her

tobacco lingering as he kissed her with a delicate and

intentions were far from

comfort her, to remind

heart raced within his

had that urge to kiss her without

kiss her,

he fervently sought to please

a shower and get

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

hand supporting her

“If you desire more, we can go to

Rena declined his offer, her voice

with Lexi. You can get me

the study lights, his other hand tenderly grazing Rena’s arm. “Take a shower in

and headed to the

entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

between

her with newfound tenderness and affection, as

attempted to disregard it, focusing on her early morning routine of

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

voice carried a hint of nonchalance as he told his daughter, “You can handle these things

his assertion, but his gaze met hers, and he offered a

mother spoils her child excessively, the child may become

a man prone to explaining and dictating.

Her sole focus was showering Alexis with all the tenderness and care

and attempted to eat independently. Rena, unable to resist, began feeding her mashed

Alexis abandoned her

lap, yearning to be

actions with a fleeting glance, adhering to his

he

resuming her

contain herself, Rena said, “She’s still

a sip of his black coffee,

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