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.

eyes, Waylen ran his hand through her

nestled her face against his chest, remaining

and asked,

to

her and instead held

her when she didn’t want to speak. As a

happiness couldn’t

Rena went out of her way to cook things the little girl liked.

at Rena, silently telling her

from 7 a.m, to nearly 9

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

hanging up, she

of understanding that

9 a.m. finally arrived, Alexis emerged from under the quilt, clutching her beloved teddy

Rena and

somber ambiance hung in the air, a touch

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

back in her seat, her body weighed down by a mixture

a vulnerable state. Alexis, typically vibrant and full of life, seemed like a completely

up, unspoken

cigarette and handed her a

but

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

Rena sought to collect herself,

ever perceptive, respected her need for space and time to process

seemed like an eternity, Rena managed to regain a

her hand,

it’s not

buzzed, and it was Waylen on the other

voice, calm and steady, pierced through

to

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

atmosphere within the villa was heavy with unspoken

servants moved with utmost caution, aware 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

steps quick but careful. A soft-spoken servant showed her the way. “Mr.

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

of her pink wardrobe, clutched her teddy bear tightly, her voice lost

In his

his focus soon returning to the pages

scene struck Rena

that moment, she fully comprehended the immense sacrifices Waylen

couldn’t bear to watch her daughter suffer

she would be too

voice soft as a whisper. “The wardrobe is quite small. Let me do

his eyes revealing a mixture of relief

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

leaned in to kiss her daughter before

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

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

of just how much he needed her by

fully comprehended that Rena had been his emotional anchor throughout the

his love for them both ran deep, transcending the boundaries of time and

the clock struck nine in the evening, Alexis finally

savoring each bite with

Alexis with extra love and attention, personally bathing her, drying her hair, and even sharing a bedtime story. Aware that Rena would be staying the night, Alexis drifted off to sleep with a smile

bedside lamp,

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

softly,

the door

have a serious conversation lingering in her

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

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

Absentmindedly, Waylen responded, “Okay.”

lowered his head, burying

stand still as their bodies melded together,

neck felt a moist warmth that initially unsettled her,

moment, she realized that Waylen

as she had carried the weight of her own emotional battles, he, too, had endured his share

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

Waylen’s body tensed.

hers in the

atmosphere that enveloped them felt ethereal,

lowering his lips to hers, initiating a soft and tender kiss that transported them back to

ragged

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

hers once more, the taste of tobacco lingering as he kissed her

were far from

to remind her of the depth of

heart raced within his chest, rediscovering

kiss her without any sexual

while, he continued to kiss

irrelevant as he fervently sought to

take a shower and get ready

still leaned against the door, her legs weakened by the intensity of

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

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

Rena declined his offer, her voice soft

Lexi. You can

“Take a shower in

her clothes and

entire night by Alexis’ side,

atmosphere between Waylen and Rena

and affection, as if a

on her early morning

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

he told his daughter, “You can handle these

say something, to challenge his assertion, but his gaze

the

Rena likened Waylen to Korbyn, seeing him as a man prone to explaining and dictating. After all, age had a way of imparting

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

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

an instant, Alexis

climbed onto Rena’s lap, yearning to be held and

glance, adhering to his

dearly, but he

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

contain herself, Rena said,

a sip of his black coffee, his

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