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.

opened his eyes, Waylen ran his hand through her curly

against his chest, remaining

and

to

refrained from forcing her and instead held

didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt a deep sense

happiness couldn’t be bought

went out of her way to cook things the little girl

at Rena, silently telling her that

from

Waylen, and Rena answered the phone for him, rescheduling the

hanging up, she gazed at

shared a depth of

from under the quilt, clutching her beloved teddy

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

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

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

her seat, her body weighed down

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

up, unspoken remorse

the cigarette and

but more came

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

collect herself, to find a glimmer of

need for space and time to process

an eternity, Rena managed to regain

gently clasped her hand, his voice tender

not your

it was

and steady, pierced

to

his unexpected request, Rena’s hands trembled, causing hot coffee to spill onto the back of her hand. The pain momentarily forgotten, she swiftly hailed

villa was heavy with unspoken

from the kindergarten. She had sought refuge in the confines of a small wardrobe, and

servant showed her the way. “Mr. Fowler and Miss Lexi

door to Alexis’ room open,

within the depths of her pink wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly, her voice lost in the depths of

her, stooping low within the cramped space. In his hands, he held a worn fairy tale book, reading the familiar

returning to the pages of the book, resuming the tales

struck

the immense sacrifices

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

she would

Rena removed her shoes, her voice soft as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite small.

glanced at her, his eyes revealing

handed the well-worn fairy tale book to Rena and quietly stepped out of the wardrobe, allowing Rena to take his place

as she leaned in to kiss her daughter before

a heartfelt weight, her love and concern evident in

lit a cigarette, the smoke curling around him in wisps. Taking a deep drag, he realized that he didn’t need to face these

just how much he needed

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

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

struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of

her late dinner, savoring each bite with a newfound

her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be staying the night, Alexis drifted off to sleep

lamp, Leaving Alexis to rest

his study, sitting in quiet solitude amidst the dimly lit room, his

Rena called out softly, her voice breaking

up and approached her, closing the door behind him

have a serious conversation lingering

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

Rena’s back, but sensing his troubled

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

he lowered his head, burying

their bodies melded together,

unsettled her, yet she refrained

moment, she realized that Waylen

of her own emotional battles, he, too, had endured

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers

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

emotions, he couldn’t resist lowering his lips to hers, initiating a

breaths mingled, growing ragged with

across her face. She had intended

tobacco lingering as he kissed her with

were

please and comfort her, to remind her of the depth

within his chest, rediscovering

to kiss her

he continued to kiss her, savoring the intimate connection they

seemed irrelevant as he fervently sought

a hoarse voice, he murmured, “It’s late. Go take a shower and get ready for bed. I’ll fetch your some

leaned against the door, her

hand supporting her

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

Rena declined his offer, her voice soft as a

with Lexi.

tenderly grazing Rena’s arm. “Take a shower in my room. Your clothes are in the closet. I need to attend to

Rena retrieved her clothes and

the entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort

atmosphere between

and affection, as if a shift

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

a cheerful mood, clung to

as he told his daughter, “You

say something, to challenge his assertion, but his

her child excessively, the

prone to explaining and

sole focus was showering Alexis with all the

Rena’s legs and attempted to

an instant, Alexis

onto Rena’s lap, yearning to

a fleeting glance, adhering to

dearly, but he believed in instilling

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

Rena said, “She’s still

of his black coffee, his

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