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 hand through her curly

against his chest, remaining

cheek and asked, “Do

continued to remain

from forcing her and instead held her

she didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for

sometimes, happiness couldn’t be bought with

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

Rena, silently telling her that

Alexis in his arms from 7 a.m,

and Rena answered the phone

up, she gazed at

of understanding that words couldn’t

arrived, Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching

school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering her with kisses and

Rena and Waylen sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance hung in the air, a touch of

seeking solace, reached for a cigarette, the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments like this

in her seat, her body weighed

vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a

up, unspoken remorse flooding her

out the cigarette and

away her tears, but more came rushing down

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

collect herself,

her need for space and time to

eternity, Rena managed

clasped her hand, his voice tender and

it’s not

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

voice, calm and steady, pierced through

come to

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

within the villa was heavy

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,

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

to Alexis’ room open, her

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

dressed impeccably in a formal suit, sat beside her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the familiar stories to Alexis with

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

scene struck Rena

sacrifices Waylen had made

magnitude of his love and devotion. Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer silently. She couldn’t

she would

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

her, his eyes revealing a

and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing

Alexis, her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in to kiss her daughter

weight, her love and concern evident in every inflection. The presence of her mother brought

leaning against the corridor wall. He lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him

of just how much

comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor throughout

for them both ran deep, transcending

clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out

devoured her late dinner, savoring each

extra love and attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware

the bedside lamp, Leaving

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

softly, her

up and approached her, closing the door

to have a

she could utter a word, Waylen pulled her into his

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying his face

still as their bodies melded together,

that initially unsettled her, yet she

moment, she realized that Waylen was

she had carried the weight of her own emotional battles, he, too, had endured his share of tribulations during the

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers

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

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

ragged with each passing

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

once more, the taste of tobacco lingering as he kissed her with a delicate and deliberate

were far from

comfort her, to remind her of the

within his chest, rediscovering that

to kiss her without any

a long while, he continued to kiss her, savoring

he fervently sought to please her in every

a shower and get ready for bed. I’ll

leaned against the door, her legs

her waist, she might have crumpled to the

desire more, we can go to the master

offer, her voice soft as a

with Lexi. You can get me

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

instructions, Rena retrieved her clothes and

night by

day, the atmosphere between

newfound tenderness and affection, as if

it, focusing on her early morning routine of preparing

mood, clung to Rena,

of nonchalance as he told his daughter, “You

assertion, but his gaze met hers,

her child excessively, the child may become

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

sole focus was showering Alexis with all the tenderness and care

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

an instant, Alexis abandoned her

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be held

glance, adhering to his

loved her dearly, but he believed

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

Rena said, “She’s

a sip of his black coffee, his

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