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

nestled her face against his

pinched her cheek and asked,

continued to

from forcing her and instead

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

sometimes, happiness couldn’t

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

telling her that he

his arms from 7 a.m, to nearly 9

two hours, Jazlyn called Waylen, and Rena answered the

she gazed at

shared a depth of understanding that

from

desire to go to school, and Rena and Waylen accompanied her,

somber ambiance hung in the air, a touch of heaviness clouding

around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments like this before. This isn’t the most severe

weighed down by a mixture of fatigue

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

unspoken remorse

put out the cigarette and handed her a tissue. “Don’t

wiped away her tears, but more came rushing down

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

sought to collect herself, to find a glimmer

her need for space and time to process her

seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a sense of

hand, his

it’s not your

was Waylen on the other end of

voice, calm and steady, pierced through Rena’s

come to the

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

atmosphere within the villa was

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 unspoken

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

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

within the depths of her pink wardrobe, clutched her

low within the cramped space. In his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the familiar stories to Alexis with

briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales he had read countless times

poignant scene struck Rena to her

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

couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer

she would

her shoes, her voice soft as a

eyes revealing a mixture

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

she leaned in to kiss her daughter before beginning to

word she spoke carried a heartfelt weight, her love and concern evident in

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

had reminded him of just how much

Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor throughout the

was their shared responsibility, his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries

Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe, her

savoring each bite

even sharing a bedtime story.

the bedside lamp, Leaving Alexis to

out of the room, her footsteps carrying her to Waylen. She found him in his study, sitting in quiet solitude amidst the

called out softly,

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

to have a serious conversation lingering in

could utter a word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace, pressing her

but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her pain and said with gentleness,

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

his head, burying his

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

felt a moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet

that moment, she realized that Waylen

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

the responsibility they now shared as parents that softened Rena’s heart. She gently cupped the back of his neck, her touch offering solace amidst

Waylen’s body tensed.

his gaze met hers in

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

hers, initiating a soft and

breaths mingled, growing ragged with each

She had intended to discuss about

lingering as he kissed her with a delicate and

were far from

and comfort her, to remind her of the depth

within his chest, rediscovering that

kiss

continued to kiss her, savoring the intimate

fervently sought to please

Go take a shower and get ready for bed.

leaned against the door, her legs weakened by the

supporting her waist,

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

Rena declined his offer, her voice soft as a

Lexi.

a shower in my room. Your clothes are in the closet. I need to attend to something

clothes and headed

entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

following day, the atmosphere between Waylen and Rena

with newfound tenderness and affection, as if a

focusing on her early morning routine of

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

he told his daughter, “You can

but his

her child excessively, the child may become dependent in the

prone to

was showering Alexis with all the tenderness and care she

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

instant, Alexis

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be held

Alexis’ actions with a fleeting glance, adhering to his

but he believed

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

Rena said, “She’s still

of his black coffee,

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