He even deluded himself into believing that as long as there was no physical relationship, he remained loyal.

On a Friday at 5:30 p.m…

Rena handed the signed documents to Wendy and said, “You can leave after you distribute these.”

Wendy smiled and said “Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fowler called and said he wanted to pick up Alexis with you.”

Rena remained silent.

Wendy didn’t dare say anything more and left with the documents.

Rena sat there in a daze for a while, and then gathered her things and left.

As she rode the elevator, she was lost in thought.

Waylen had been pestering her, not wanting a divorce, and now he was using their children to soften her heart. But he didn’t know that it was exactly because of Alexis and Marcus that she had made this decision so quickly.

In the Exceed Group’s hall, Waylen lounged casually on the sofa, dressed in an expensive ‘suit.

He wore a light gray shirt and a classic black suit jacket over it.

He seemed to be in high spirits, and no one could tell that he was facing the possibility of a divorce.

Rena walked out of the elevator, her heart heavy with conflicted emotions.

‘As she reached the foyer, Waylen stood up promptly, his eyes locking onto Rena’s every move. He extended his hand to take her bag, his voice gentle as he said, “There’s an activity today at the kindergarten, but Alexis will be finishing school soon. Let’s go and pick her up together.”

Waylen’s insightfulness led him to understand Rena’s desire for privacy. He knew she wanted to shield their personal matters from public scrutiny.

Moreover, Rena longed to see Alexis happy, even amidst the complexities of their situation.

Complying with Waylen’s suggestion, Rena entered his car.

The atmosphere between them was laden with tension, and Rena avoided conversation with him.

The most she asked each day was when he would sign the papers, to which he adamantly refused.

Waylen’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed his emotions, saying in a deep voice, “Please fasten your seatbelt.”

Rena came to her senses.

As she fastened the seatbelt, Waylen started the car, gently probing, “Shall we take Alexis and dine out later? She insisted on dining with us last night.”

Rena understood his intentions well.

She remained silent for a while before finally saying, “After the divorce, you can still see Alexis and Marcus.”

Waylen’s grip on the steering wheel tightened, his knuckles turning pale.

With a gentle tone, he inquired, “What about you? Can’t I see you?”

Rena’s heart ached.

She had promised not to give up on him, but now she broke her promise. ©

She had vowed not to give up on their marriage, yet she was breaking her promise now.

Turning her face away, she murmured, “Of course, you can see me, but our relationship will be different.” ©

The silence that followed was deafening, each word unsaid carrying the weight of their shared history. “Rena, can’t you forgive me this time?”

Rena’s lips moved slightly.

She wanted to say a lot of things, but ended up with nothing.

Waylen remained quiet as he continued to drive, occasionally glancing at Rena with a mixture of hope and apprehension.

There was only silence between them…

The car arrived at the gate of the kindergarten. There were a lot of parents picking up their children. Rena couldn’t give Waylen a hard time in front of outsiders, so she walked alongside him to pick Alexis up.

As they approached the kindergarten gate, Rena’s blood ran cold.

She saw Alexis standing motionless.

Her big pretty eyes were devoid of their usual spark as she clutched her skirt with tender fingers.

Alexis’ autism had surfaced.

Mavis was also there, trying to coax Alexis with a smile, offering her candy.

“This is the candy I bought for you, Alexis. Do you like it?

Why won’t you say anything?

Don’t you like me? Your dad likes me very much…”

Alexis’ teacher, Elena, was taken aback and worried for the girl’s well-being.

She didn’t know who Mavis was or how she had gotten to the kindergarten, but it was clear that her presence was unsettling Alexis. Elena was about to call Rena.

However, Rena had already arrived.

‘As rage consumed Rena, she could no longer contain herself. ©

How could Mavis dare to come here and harass a child? Rena’s anger flared, her thoughts drawing parallels between Mavis and Elvira.

Sensing something amiss, Mavis began to feel scared. When she saw Rena and Waylen approaching, she instinctively adopted a look of innocence and helplessness. “Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, I didn’t mean to do anything wrong. I don’t know why Alexis is like this. Should we… Take her to the hospital?”

Rena embraced Alexis gently, protecting her from any further harm.

In a moment of fury, Rena’s hand swung and struck Mavis twice, causing her mouth to bleed and her face to swell. ©

Tears welled up in Mavis’ eyes as she cried, “Mrs. Fowler, I didn’t mean it.”

‘Suppressing her rage, Rena uttered a chilling threat, “If anything happens to Alexis, I’l hold you responsible.”

Without hesitation, Rena lifted Alexis into her arms, determined to shield her from any more harm.

Waylen moved closer to Alexis, his voice filled with concern as he said, “Rena, let me carry her.”

away forcefully, her emotions too raw to handle his

moment, she couldn’t

kept on replaying how he had

her home, and flirted with her made Rena seethe with

this? It was all because of Waylen’s tolerance

Enough was enough.

catch up with Rena, but Mavis grabbed his

voice, she pleaded,

wanting to put some distance between them. He was not interested

Rena had already

opened the car door and got in, glancing at Alexis in Rena’s arms. Alexis remained motionless, unresponsive.

in frustration and

leaving Mavis standing there, touching her face

experienced Waylen’s

she saw the disgust

he suddenly treat

he like her face and

attended to Alexis

down and tried to lull her to sleep, but Alexis refused, her

a tree in the

hair had cascaded down her

ached at the

and squatted beside her. The night seemed to stretch endlessly as Alexis continued to pluck at the leaves until there was nothing left on the

body close, and Waylen, who had followed them, noticed Rena shivering

a coat, Rena. It’s

was filled with frustration and

the down jacket away and pushed Waylen aside,

Waylen bumped into a stone pillar, and a small cut appeared on his forehead.

darkness around them heightened the impact of

with his

to her current autistic state. Do

she always had to bear the

Why?

to continue hurting Rena after Elvira’s

of now was to leave

night wore on, Alexis

wept and sought solace

Alexis’ fear, Rena held her close, gently

night was chilly, and Alexis’ face was flushed

neck

her, “Mommy will cook some delicious

in her arms, Rena

and Juliette were overjoyed to see

he held her

a special meal for Alexis, knowing that she would

little

Juliette had cooked some noodles for Rena, urging her gently, “Eat up

you,” Rena replied softly, her heart still heavy with emotions. In silence, Rena

felt like an outsider in

boiled over, and he fiercely summoned Waylen, saying, “Come with

the father and son had a heated

the result of Rena pushing him

the first thing he grabbed from

at Waylen, he cursed, “You worthless fool! How could you be so blind? Is a woman like that even worth it? Look at how Rena loves her children. If she doesn’t love

bewildered, trying to make sense of

Korbyn’s lips as he said, “! know you don’t remember, but you know you’re connected to them, right?

her own grave. Why did you even try and get

had reached

weariness washed over him like a heavy

at night, the soft glow of the light

With a weary sigh, he said, “Maybe this is fate. Rena wants to divorce you. It’s hard for me and your mom to see her go. But after giving birth to Alexis, she suffered from severe postpartum depression, and Waylen… I understand you have your own thoughts and feelings. But please remember, I won’t tolerate you marrying someone who’s not right

belong to Alexis and

money for

also sat down

cigarette and lit it, the smoke

spoke up hoarsely.

softened as he saw the sincerity in his son’s eyes as he let out a sigh once

know it’s not easy for you either. But remember, before your memory loss, you and Rena loved each

she’ll be hurt.

Waylen remained in the study until the first rays of

he mustered the strength to

little girl

long eyelashes were

face was as sweet as a ripe peach,

for a long moment, planting tender kisses on

adored his daughter’s intelligence and charm; she was truly a

needed to prepare for an important trial at the law office. He headed back to his room,

surprise, Rena was sitting quietly on the sofa, as if she

coffee table, a divorce agreement lay

taken aback, his heart

him directly? It felt like a sharp knife had been

the sun cast its feeble light

countenance appeared particularly pallid, but her demeanor remained remarkably

gazed at

slowly, and took hold of the document. In a

unimpressed by

wished to hear

now was to safeguard her children… In

“Sign it. Once

a profound

she first came here, there was a glimmer of

could find the warmth of family in a large household, but perhaps she was mistaken from the start. When he chose

stared at her, noticing the

tossed the document back onto

he was

Rena outside. “Do you think I have no feelings for you? But Rena… If I truly didn’t

unwilling to divorce

don’t you love

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