After a while, he called for the servant, “Where is Rena?”

The servant beamed, replying, “Mrs. Fowler is preparing dinner for little Miss Lexi and Mr. Eddie.”

A warmth filled Waylen’s heart.

He didn’t rush to the kitchen right away. Instead, he went to check on Marcus first, and then took a relaxing shower and changed into comfortable Loungewear.

Once he stepped into the kitchen, the tactful servants made their exit.

Quietly approaching Rena from behind, Waylen tenderly enveloped her in his arms and planted a gentle kiss on the back of her ear. “Did you make me dinner?”

Rena was setting the table and playfully complained that he was tickling her.

“Your dinner is being taken care of by the servants.”

Waylen gazed deeply into his wife’s eyes.

Rena was a flawless wife, maintaining harmonious relationships with his parents and sister while taking exemplary care of the children. She managed her appearance with grace, her figure and skin attesting to her meticulous care. In their intimate moments, Waylen never felt anything but captivated.

Yet, despite Rena being the epitome of perfection, Waylen still felt dissatisfied.

He couldn’t fathom if they were experiencing the proverbial seven-year itch or if Rena struggled to connect with her original feelings due to his lost memories.

This concern weighed heavily on Waylen, causing him to ponder the gains and losses in their relationship.

After dinner, he attended to Marcus, as was his routine. Rena tenderly put Alexis and Edwin to sleep, the two adorable children displaying the charming features inherited from the Evans family.

Waylen had some work to attend to in his study.

He labored until 11 o’clock, feeling somewhat fatigued as he emerged. Upon returning to the bedroom, Rena was engaged in a phone conversation, Likely with a friend, as he overheard names like Harold and Vera in passing.

As Waylen entered, Rena concluded the call.

She glanced at him and said, “Are you tired? Take a shower and go to bed.”

As usual, Rena went to the cloakroom to retrieve Waylen’s clothes. Each garment meticulously ironed, and the scent of the laundry detergent he was familiar with permeated the air.

A gentle and virtuous wife was meant to provide comfort to her husband.

However, despite Rena’s efforts, Waylen couldn’t find happiness. Everything seemed too programmed, as though Rena were playing the part of the perfect wife—attending to him, caring for the children and fulfilling their intimate desires.

Yet, it appeared that Rena’s emotions remained detached, as if whether she genuinely Loved him or not didn’t even matter here.

Moreover, she had never broached the subject of his memory loss.

This sense of being undervalued and unloved only grew with each passing day.

Waylen even began to entertain the idea that he might be suffering from a mental ailment, leading him to seek the counsel of a psychologist in solitude.

The psychologist assured Waylen that he wasn’t suffering from any illness, suggesting that perhaps his discontent stemmed from an imbalance in his sexual life.

During their intimate moments at night, Waylen found himself pondering whether having sex twice a week was insufficient for a couple of their age.

Rena buried her face in the pillow, lost in her thoughts, mirroring Waylen’s distracted state.

“What’s on your mind?”

Waylen leaned in, planting a tender kiss on her cheek.

Rena embraced him, her arms encircling his neck, and replied, “I’m thinking about what breakfast I’ll prepare for Alexis and Edwin tomorrow morning…”

Waylen gazed at her quietly, gently holding her slender waist.

Their Lovemaking came to an end.

Waylen got up to take a shower, while Rena lay on the bed, a sheen of sweat on her forehead.

From the bathroom, a slightly hoarse and muffled groan could be heard.

Rena was taken aback. Was Waylen… masturbating?

Was he unsatisfied with their earlier encounter?

As a wife, Rena knew it wasn’t appropriate to pry into his privacy; instead, she should uphold her husband’s dignity. Besides, after a tiring day, she felt exhausted. She adjusted her pajamas, pulled up the quilt and drifted off to sleep.

Half an hour later, Waylen emerged from the bathroom, naked.

Looking at the woman sleeping on the bed, his heart felt inexplicably complex. He yearned for her but, despite the apparent warmth of their embrace, he couldn’t escape the feeling of a Lack of reciprocation.

In the past six months, they hadn’t faced any major hardships.

Yet, something vital seemed to be missing.

Waylen didn’t want Rena to be exposed to second-hand smoke, so he retired to the study, lit a cigarette and smoked it leisurely.

He convinced himself that this life was satisfactory and that he should find contentment in it.

However, the void in his heart only seemed to grow Larger…

Late at night, the door creaked open.

Wearing a white nightdress, Alexis tiptoed in, clutching her comfort blanket in her arms. As soon as she arrived, she snuggled up to her father’s lap, seeking comfort.

Setting his worries aside, Waylen kissed his little girl and inquired, “What brings you here?”

“Edwin Evans snores so loudly.”

Waylen playfully pinched her cheek and asked, “Why do you call him Edwin Evans?”

Resting her head on Waylen’s arm, Alexis pulled the blanket over herself, closing her eyes. “Because he is the son of my great-uncle.”

Pride swelled in Waylen’s heart.

He showered his little girl with affectionate kisses and settled down on the sofa, cradling Alexis in his arms.

She playfully tickled her father, placing her feet on his belly, bringing a sense of joy amidst the complexities of his thoughts.

The next day, when Waylen woke up, the first thing he saw was Rena’s pretty face.

She was squatting beside the sofa, covering Alexis with a blanket.

him touching himself in the bathroom Last night that they both felt a bit awkward. But Rena still spoke to him in a gentle and

fixed his eyes on her, but he didn’t

explained in a hoarse voice, “I was

knew it was just an

further. She just stroked Alexis’ head tenderly

stood up to leave, but Waylen grabbed

she smiled at him and nodded, and he finally

out of the study and pondered a little, only

she refused to satisfy him

what he really wanted, if he asked for it,

was busy making breakfast, Waylen entered the kitchen. He was dressed nicely in a crisp shirt and tailored slacks, his faintly refreshing scent of aftershave

from behind and asked her for a

her ear and asked in a

Heard what?

Rena’s thoughts were muddled.

tried to push him away, but he wrapped his

she could tangibly feel his desire for her. She

Wasn’t that enough?

to school later, and you

free. “You can keep blowing me off with whatever excuse you can come up with. Rena, you’ve gotten used to fooling your husband, haven’t you? Now, you don’t care about me. The letter from Mavis, me touching myself… You didn’t ask anything because you just don’t care anymore. You never call me even when I attend

and blurted, “Rena, do you

aback

they reconciled and got back together, he had treated her with utmost care

suddenly pining

Love wasn’t one of them, and it

the tables

the years, he had aged gracefully, and

content with their

like this forever, but his

faint smile tugged at the corners of Rena’s lips. “Of course I

intently for a long time. “I’ll ask Jazlyn to free up my schedule. Let’s go on a family trip next

crease formed on

needs to catch up on

off a lot of reasons, but she

Waylen’s expression darkened.

together. In fact, she

skipped a beat as the truth dawned on him. Maybe…

just stared at her quietly, trying to read

silence, he said, “Rena, let’s go see a

things as they were. Maybe he was sick, or maybe she

She turned around

we good now? Isn’t this normal? Many

Waylen’s arms went slack.

her and said in a low

passionate Rena was with that “Waylen” in the past, so he could tell that she was somewhat distant from him now. She treated him as though

finally admitted that

considerate as usual, perfectly playing the role of a good wife and mother in the following days. Of course, that included trying her best to

could still tell that Rena was

be so enthusiastic, while she’d just humor him

for a man, especially

it showed that he couldn’t make her happy

life gradually reduced from twice a week to

life was, fortunately, the two children were

was likely depressed, but she refused to

he treated her with utmost care, walking on

abandon him one day because of their dull

was postponed for another month due to some unspecified reasons. By the time it was to be held, it was close

with Cecilia to prepare for the

earning a lot now. She slowly became financially independent and moved out of the Fowler family’s house with Edwin. Rena

Cecilia’s true reason for

proclaimed that he Liked independent women

after shopping, they sat

Vera there, which took them

old friend from head to toe and sighed. “Have you found the fountain of youth? Your skin looks even more dewy than the last time we met. Or is

to disclose her

long since the last reunion. I wonder how everybody’s doing

became the mistress of a coal magnate, eventually replacing the bastard’s first wife. She’s become complacent now.

to her

Cecilia also remained silent.

long time now, and it almost felt surreal to

to leave to pick up

so Rena decided to stay a little longer in the mall before picking her daughter up. Thinking about the class reunion reminded her of the time she had lost her virginity to Waylen on the

their first

by the memory, she felt a sudden

him to pick Alexis up, saying she had to deal

her right

he

streets. Suddenly, she found herself in their old neighborhood. Their

twilight, she gazed at the old Ferris

up in

she opened the door to the

Dew piano used to sit. Sitting down on the sofa, engulfed in darkness, Rena finally gathered the courage to ask herself what

going on?

her well, and she stubbornly wore the previous wedding ring, unwilling to

over with him? So why did she refuse to move

memories of the past, she found that she rejected the current Waylen. She didn’t treat him as her husband, but as a mere tool to remind her of the man she loved, the man who

God. Was she really as

sat in the apartment without moving

was because she was so exhausted that she needed to take a break from it all. At least here, she didn’t need to play the role of a good wife, and her true

the dark,

sudden, she heard the door unlock. It creaked open, and a beam of

her head and found her husband standing by the door, carrying a

at home can take care of them, so we can stay

anything. She just

out to turn on the lights, but Rena

see how fragile she was at that

he walked towards her. He set down the food, sat down next to her, and hugged

he who ignored her all this

she gave birth to Alexis, she

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