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

her face against his chest, remaining

cheek and asked, “Do

continued to remain

forcing her and instead held her in

knew better than to push her when she didn’t want to speak. As a father, he felt

happiness couldn’t be bought with

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

silently telling her

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

Waylen, and Rena answered the

she gazed

a depth of understanding that words

from

her desire to go to school, and Rena and Waylen

and Waylen sat in the car once more, a somber ambiance

solace, reached for a cigarette, the smoke curling around him as he whispered, “She has experienced moments like this before. This isn’t the most

her body weighed

the 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 morning,

unspoken remorse

put out the cigarette and handed her

but more came rushing

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

to collect

perceptive, respected her need for space and

eternity, Rena managed

gently clasped her hand, his

not your

afternoon, Rena’s phone buzzed, and it was Waylen on the other end

voice, calm and steady,

come to

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

atmosphere within the villa was

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

careful. A soft-spoken servant

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

clutched her teddy bear

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

gaze briefly flickered in her direction, his focus soon returning to the

struck Rena to

immense sacrifices Waylen had made for Alexis over

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

would be too

as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite small. Let

revealing a mixture of relief and

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

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

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

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

arrival had reminded him of just how much he

Waylen fully comprehended that Rena had

his love for them both

in the evening, Alexis finally stepped out of the

late dinner, savoring each bite with a

her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena

dimmed the bedside lamp,

him in his study, sitting in

called out softly, her voice breaking the

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

nodded, her intent to have a serious conversation lingering in

utter a word, Waylen pulled her into his embrace, pressing her gently against

back, but sensing his troubled state, she suppressed her

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

head, burying his

their bodies melded together, an intimate connection reigniting

moist warmth that initially unsettled her, yet

realized that Waylen was

emotional battles, he, too, had

it was this 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 the

Waylen’s body tensed.

met hers in the dimly

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

lips to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them back to the days

mingled, growing ragged with

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

more, the taste of tobacco lingering

intentions were far from

and comfort her, to remind her of the

within his

urge to kiss

he continued to kiss her,

irrelevant as he fervently sought to please her in every

voice, he murmured, “It’s late. Go take a shower

against the door, her legs weakened by the intensity

for Waylen’s hand supporting her waist, she might

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

her voice soft as a

with Lexi. You can get me

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

his instructions, Rena retrieved her clothes and headed to

entire night by Alexis’ side, providing comfort and

between Waylen and

affection, as if a shift

it, focusing on her early morning routine of preparing breakfast

in a cheerful mood, clung to

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

something, to challenge his assertion, but his gaze met hers, and he offered a

her child excessively, the child may

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

refused to be intimidated. Her sole focus was showering Alexis with all the tenderness and care

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

Alexis

then climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be

glance, adhering to his own set of

dearly, but he believed in

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

herself, Rena said, “She’s

of his black coffee, his tone

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