However, Alexis lay sleeping nearby. If their commotion grew too loud, she would awaken. Rena didn't want Alexis to witness this scene. Just as Rena hesitated, Waylen firmly grasped her face and began to kiss her passionately.

Rena couldn't evade his advances. Anxious, she bit him in her distress.

Waylen ceased his kissing

In the darkness, he gazed at her and whispered in a raspy voice, "Rena, you kissed me back earlier. You still harbor desire for my touch."

Rena's breath was erratic.

In their disheveled state, their bodies were entwined with each breath she took. She felt a mix of shyness and anger.

"Waylen, didn’t you mention wanting to talk in the study? What are you doing now?"

He exerted pressure.

He leaned his face against her neck and remained silent for an extended moment,

After a while, he finally uttered, "Rena, I miss you so much, I admit that I desire you and want to be intimate with you. After being apart for years, what man wouldn't want to make love to the woman he cares for?"

Rena regained some clarity.

She kicked him and exclaimed, "Get out of bed. We're divorced."

She anticipated he wouldn't budge but he shifted his body gently and refrained from forcing her.

After all, they had come dangerously close to intimacy.

Rena proceeded to the bathroom to freshen up before heading to the study to speak with him.

They had an abundance of topics to address.

The past, the present and Alexis! future.

As parents, even in their divorced state, they needed to consider these matters.

Evidently, Waylen was prepared for an extensive conversation with her.

Rena pushed open the door and entered the study. He was brewing coffee. Upon hearing her footsteps, he casually remarked, "You prefer Mandheling, right?"

Rena nodded and took a seat on the sofa.

She fixed her gaze upon his figure.