Before Rena could react, Waylen had pressed her down on the sofa.

She found herself in an awkward position, but her gaze remained fixed on him with longing.

She couldn’t help reaching out to touch his handsome face, from his eyebrows to his nose, cherishing the memory of the man she loved. Her voice choked with emotion, she confessed, “Yes… I love you very much.”

Waylen stopped her hand from caressing his face.

In an unexpected turn, he flipped opened her loose dress, exposing her bulging belly.

It was soft and tender.

Rena’s body tensed as Waylen’s slender finger gently grazed her stomach.

She hadn’t been intimate in a long time.

Feeling the touch of the man she loved, it was impossible for her not to feel anything.

Her body reacted involuntarily.

“Do you want to do it?” he whispered in her ear, his voice husky.

“Ive heard that women at this stage of pregnancy have strong desires.”

Embarrassment mixed with anger surged within Rena.

She was not afraid of him growing distant; she was afraid of him becoming cold-hearted and cruel.

Waylen released her, adjusting his shirt casually. “Miss Gordon, do you want a husband or a man who can satisfy your needs? Think it through, and then we can have a proper conversation.”

Rena’s eyebrows twitched with frustration, but she gathered her dress with trembling hands.

Her voice was soft as she asked, “Do you want to divorce me?”

Waylen observed the blue veins on her forehead.

He found them oddly captivating.

He couldn’t resist gently touching them, but he responded ruthlessly, “No, I won’t. After all, we still have two children to raise.”

Waylen looked at Rena, finding her undeniably beautiful even in her pregnant state.

But living with a woman was not something he was interested in.

He went into the study and returned with a document in his hand.

Then, he gently handed her the document.

Sitting across from her, he looked composed and formal.

“Miss Gordon, I’m willing to raise our two children together,” he said with an air of detachment. “But you need to sign this separation agreement. Once you do, I’ll provide you with the corresponding alimony and visit the children once a week.”

Rena felt a sense of humiliation wash over her.

She couldn’t help but think that this was no different from divorce.

She considered pleading with him to reconsider, but she knew it would only push him further away

In fact, she should be glad.

Inwardly, she acknowledged that at least he was acknowledging their children’s existence, but her heart remained heavy.

The man she loved was sitting before her, and yet she couldn’t even embrace him, fearing his aversion. She couldn’t figure out what he was thinking about her and Elvira.

But she could never compete with a dead person.

Rena read through the separation agreement he had drawn up.

It outlined the custody of the children and a monthly alimony of two million dollars. He would visit once a week, but otherwise, they would not see each other. Of course, if there was an important activity that needed them to attend together, the other party had to unconditionally cooperate. The agreement also emphasized the need for marital loyalty.

Waylen stood up and suggested, “Take your time to think about it.”

He had something else to do in the law office, so he went into the cloakroom of the main bedroom and was about to change his clothes.

No sooner had he taken off his shirt than she followed him in.

Rena followed him, her heart urging her not to accept the separation. She stepped closer to him and said firmly, “Waylen, I don’t want to live apart from you.”

Frowning slightly, Waylen looked at her.

He put his hand on the belt and saw her still standing there.

Her face was red and her nose was red, as if she had cried.

She looked like she was easy to be picked on.

“Do you want to watch me change my clothes that much?” he questioned with a hoarse voice. “Mrs. Fowler, I haven’t had sex in a long time. If you want, let’s do it now.”

Rena refused.

She knew that he was merely using her as an object of desire, devoid of any emotional connection.

However, Waylen proceeded to kiss her, his movements lacking in experience.

Instinctively, he pressed her against the cabinet door, forcing her to kiss him.

Rena’s reflection in the mirror showed tears streaming down her face.

Waylen let go of her with a cold smile. “What a disappointment,” he remarked, holding her chin and touching the tip of her trembling tongue with his fingers.

His voice was low as he stated, “Don’t expect too much. Isn’t it better for both of us if we each take what we need?”

Though he resisted the idea of marriage, the fact that he was still legally bound to Rena could not be ignored.

He was a lawyer, after all, and his reputation mattered.

Divorcing her would expose him to ridicule, so maintaining the appearance of a marriage was essential. If she was willing to, they could even solve each other’s physiological needs every once in a while

According to the separation agreement, he would spend the night at her place once a week. Accompanying the children was the second reason. The main reason was he also had physiological needs.

Rena’s willingness to sign the agreement would be a wise decision in his eyes. ©

Waylen retrieved a

presence of Rena, he donned the outfit, eliciting

her. As he was on the brink of delivering a taunt, his phone interrupted the moment with

was

focus returned to Rena’s countenance. With assurance, he stated, “Yes, she’s with me Okay… I’ll bring

“Dad wants us back

other hand… Go

comprehended it all

merely a pretext; he

The two descended

take Rena home, while he

found them separated

I can deal with it when you are distant with me, but… Alexis is quite sensitive. Please refrain from

wandered to the little girl in the

and

gesture, he nodded,

a

car slowly vanish, conflicting emotions enveloped her—

his demeanor had thrown

stood for

compelled to approach and whisper, “Mrs. Fowler, do board the

Rena mustered a forced smile. “You might be right; my back does feel a tad

back

within the study, drawing

intently listening to the recording on the voice recorder left behind by Waylen. After countless playbacks, she

the evening, she collected Alexis

rushed over and

tenderly caressed the little

blush

Alexis made a playful expression, thinking he

Juliette joined

two children away to indulge in desserts, while Korbyn inquired of Rena, “Have you seen

response to the question, Rena’s reply was a

the elders from embarrassment and anger, she

Korbyn had been privy to the events, thanks to his network of

you is

Rena maintained her silence.

nature, understanding her reluctance to

within Korbyn’s fatherly heart, leaving him with a throbbing

Waylen returned. The Fowler

her excitement, Alexis rushed over, wrapping her arms around his long leg and nuzzling her little face

Waylen’s body tensed slightly…

in his memory. Yet, carrying Alexis, he felt a hint of tenderness in

this be the bond

trace of rejection on his face, though a touch of

moment, Korbyn surmised that Waylen couldn’t possibly fathom the

discreetly wiped away her

dinner, an

but a palpable sense of distance

Waylen couldn’t recollect Rena.

couldn’t surrender to vulnerability, knowing

bring them together, believing that through physical

and expressed, “Dad, I have a case to handle. I must return

case more important than

up Waylen’s room. He and Rena should have a

to Korbyn’s

faint smile adorned

and ascended the stairs with a

profound sadness settle

“Let’s proceed with that approach for now. Just endure it a

Rena nodded in agreement.

ascending the stairs immediately, she chose to remain downstairs with the two children. After soothing Alexis

window, Waylen stood, cigarette

from the doorway, Rena fixated her gaze upon his perfect profile. As he

He then extinguished the cigarette

the

she gently wrapped her arms around his

be apart from you. Isn’t it normal

held

he leaned in, his gaze fixed on the woman

him. The sensation aroused a flicker of desire within him, and he huskily inquired,

that women could engage in intimacy after the first

would

his distance from women. However, even though he couldn’t remember any of it, he found himself with a wife – a young

thought of it

no emotional connection with her, his body seemed to have

she was lying beneath him at the edge of the

held her waist and caressed her

desire to be close to him, she struggled to overcome her inhibitions

their efforts were

love me very much? Why don’t you want me to touch you? Look at yourself. You weren’t turned on at

welled up in

and responded, “I’m pregnant. I don’t want to do

her bulging belly,

weren’t for the presence of his child, he would never be aroused by

that true

he was about to turn over and

emanated from the

peeked in. In a voice reminiscent of a

a surge

awkward as

disheveled, she was fortunate

and Rena quickly

whose face

that a little

bed, holding

father’s embrace, and then pulled out a toy stethoscope and placed it on Waylen’s chest.

Waylen was left speechless.

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