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.

Waylen ran his hand through her curly brown

face against his chest,

pinched her cheek and asked, “Do

to remain

her and

better than to push her when she didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense of remorse for her

sometimes, happiness couldn’t

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

glanced at Rena, silently telling

cradled Alexis in his arms from 7 a.m, to nearly

and Rena answered the

hanging up, she gazed

of understanding

Alexis emerged from under

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

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

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

her body weighed down

typically vibrant and full of life,

tears welled up, unspoken remorse flooding her

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

away her tears, but more

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

Rena sought to collect herself, to

for space and

eternity, Rena managed to regain

her hand, his voice tender and

it’s not

phone buzzed, and it was

steady, pierced through Rena’s

to the

back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed a taxi,

villa was heavy

refuge in the confines of a

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

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

clutched her teddy bear tightly,

his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the familiar stories to Alexis with

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

struck Rena

she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen

devotion. Rena, as Alexis’ mother, couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer silently. She couldn’t ignore the responsibilities that came

she would be

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

at her, his eyes revealing a mixture of relief and

Rena and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing Rena to take his place

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

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

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

him of just how

was then that Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had been

for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries

in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the wardrobe,

dinner, savoring each bite with a newfound

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

the bedside lamp,

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

softly, her voice breaking

door behind him with a deliberate motion.

have a serious conversation lingering in her

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

his troubled state, she suppressed her pain and said

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

burying his face in

bodies melded together, an intimate connection

warmth that initially unsettled her, yet she refrained from pushing him

moment, she realized that Waylen

weight of her own emotional battles, he,

shared understanding or 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.

met hers in the

their features were obscured, the atmosphere that enveloped

to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them

growing ragged with

pressed against the door, confusion etched across her face. She had intended to discuss

tobacco lingering as he kissed her with a delicate and deliberate

intentions were

and comfort her, to remind her of the depth

raced within his chest, rediscovering

that urge to kiss her

he continued to kiss

as he fervently sought to please her in every

shower and get ready for bed.

door, her legs weakened by the

it not for Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she might have crumpled to

her waist, whispering, “If you desire more, we can

her voice soft

sleep with Lexi. You

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

clothes and headed to the guest room for

by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

atmosphere between Waylen

newfound tenderness and affection,

focusing on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast

clung to Rena,

hint of nonchalance as he told his

to challenge his assertion, but

spoils her child excessively, the child may become dependent

a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all, age had a way of imparting such

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

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

instant, Alexis abandoned

lap, yearning to be

Alexis’ actions with a fleeting glance, adhering to his own

but he believed in instilling independence

from Rena’s lap and resuming her meal independently.

herself, Rena said,

of his black coffee,

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