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

her face against his chest,

her cheek and asked, “Do

to remain

from forcing her and instead held her

speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for her struggles, willing to

couldn’t be bought

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

at Rena, silently telling

in his arms from

Jazlyn called Waylen, and Rena answered the phone for

up, she

of understanding

arrived, Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching

to school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her, showering

once more, a somber ambiance hung in

cigarette, the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments

her body weighed down

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

up, unspoken remorse flooding

put out the cigarette and handed

wiped away her tears, but

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

shut, Rena sought to collect herself,

need for space and time to process

an eternity, Rena managed

gently clasped her hand,

not

and it was Waylen on

steady, pierced through Rena’s

to the

hands trembled, causing hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi, her heart racing as

within the villa was heavy with unspoken

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 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

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

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

direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales

scene struck Rena to her

fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen had made for Alexis

amount of past conflicts could diminish the magnitude of his love and devotion. Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer silently.

she would be

shoes, her voice soft as a whisper.

revealing a mixture

book to Rena and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing

her voice quivering with emotion as she leaned in

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

lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him

had reminded him of just how much he needed her by

Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor

while Alexis was their shared responsibility, his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries of time and

evening, Alexis finally

dinner, savoring each

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

lamp, Leaving

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

softly, her voice

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

her intent to have a serious conversation lingering in her

word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace, pressing her gently

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

his head, burying

bodies melded together, an

unsettled her,

that moment, she realized that Waylen

battles, he, too, had endured his share of tribulations

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

his gaze met hers

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

a soft and tender kiss that transported them back to the days

mingled, growing ragged with each passing

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

taste of tobacco lingering as he kissed her with

intentions were

to remind her of the depth of his

his chest, rediscovering

kiss her without any sexual

a long while, he continued to kiss her, savoring

sought

Go take a shower and get

the door, her legs weakened

her waist, she might have crumpled to

gently stroked her waist, whispering, “If you desire

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 my room.

his instructions, Rena retrieved her clothes and headed to the

spent the entire night by Alexis’ side,

day, the atmosphere between

tenderness and affection, as if a shift

on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast for Alexis

in a cheerful mood, clung to

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

something, to challenge his assertion, but his

the child may become dependent

Rena likened Waylen to Korbyn, seeing him as a man prone to explaining

was showering Alexis with all the

on Rena’s legs and attempted to eat independently.

instant, Alexis

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning

observed Alexis’ actions with a fleeting glance, adhering

he believed in

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

to contain herself, Rena said, “She’s still

his black coffee,

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