SWNOVELS Chapter 267
Chapter 267 He Wanted To Stay By Her Side
As the sun set, the villa’s hall was, bathed in warm rays.
Rena, despite feeling emotionally overwhelmed, focused on being patient with her daughter. Alexis, frightened by recent events, sought comfort in Rena’s lap. She looked up with teary eyes. and asked, “When will dad come back?”
Rena caressed her daughter’s face and was about to reassure her when the sound of a car reached her ears. She hurriedly held Alexis’ hand and rushed to the door with a worried expression.
Waylen stepped out of the car, locking eyes with Rena.
The two stood there, silently connecting through their gaze.
After a moment, Waylen approached, gently picked up Alexis, and kissed her. His words were meant to reassure Rena, “I’m fine. Let’s go inside first. Don’t scare Lexi.”
Tears welled up in Rena’s eyes as she continued to stare at him.
Waylen draped an arm around her shoulder, their foreheads touching. “Take it easy, Rena. I’m back safe and sound.”
Rena’s lips trembled.
She knew she should restrain herself, but she still couldn’t help leaning on his shoulder and crying silently. Her tears damped his shirt which was sticking to his body.
“Rena.” He patted her gently, as if he was coaxing a child.
Korbyn approached them and signaled for the servant to take Alexis away.
He knew Rena would be a crucial pillar for the Fowler family during this difficult time.
In a low voice, Korbyn declared, “From now on, our family will depend on you, Rena.”
Waylen couldn’t bear to see Rena sacrifice herself for the Fowler family, but he understood the responsibility she had to shoulder.
Her father was not in his prime, and one day he would quit.
In this family, the only hope was Rena.
He touched her face trying to sooth her as he said, “We will talk about it later.”
Rena nodded, calming down and comprehending Korbyn’s request.
She held Waylen’s hand and whispered, “Go see mom. She has been in the kitchen all the time. I know she cried secretly.”
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Waylen nodded silently.
Then, he changed his clothes and went into the kitchen.
Juliette stood in front of the counter, wiping her tears silently….
Waylen approached her, gently pressed her shoulder and gently reassured, “Mom! I’m fine. Don’t worry.”
Juliette burst into tears.
If they had cut off all relations with the Coleman family earlier, Waylen wouldn’t have had a history with Elvira, and he wouldn’t encounter such things today…
He and Rena should have started a happy life.
They just had a another child on the way.
The emotional tension at dinner was palpable, and at last, Waylen asked his parents to go back.
Late at night, Rena lay in bed with Alexis in her arms, soothing her back to sleep.
Her daughter had been frightened and woke up multiple times.
Meanwhile, Waylen smoked two cigarettes in the study before finally returning to the bedroom. He asked softly, “Is she asleep?”
“Yes,” Rena replied.
Waylen approached the bed and lay down behind her, gently embracing her slender waist.
She trembled slightly, feeling his warmth against her.
Waylen began to kiss her neck, their love still strong despite the sorrow surrounding them..
Nobody knew when Waylen would lose all his memory…
Rena could sense that their intimacy couldn’t continue, but she didn’t want to let go.
Suddenly, Rena turned around and hugged Waylen tightly, seeking solace and support.
Waylen held her close and whispered in her ear, “Rena, don’t be afraid.”
Her body was soft, clinging to his masculine body, like vines clinging to thick branches
harmoniously.
He lowered his head and kissed her, intermittently and sadly.
He seldom confided in his fragility, but he was willing to expose himself in front of his wife. In this gentle and sad night, he begged her not to let him go….
“No, I won’t!” Her reply was firm.
Waylen clung to her and said, “Rena, promise me you will always be mine. Please, promise me.”
She raised her head and made a solemn vow.
“Waylen, I’m yours, and you are mine. I won’t give you to anyone for the rest of my life.”
Waylen felt his vulnerability in front of her, his heart heavy with fear. He closed his eyes and said jokingly, “Mrs. Fowler, you are so bossy!”
He wanted to act as if nothing had happened, but his trembling voice betrayed his heart.
He felt afraid.
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He feared forgetting Rena and their children, leaving them behind.
He was afraid that his Alexis would grow up in a family without a father.
He was also more afraid that his beloved Rena would have to take care of two children and shoulder the huge industry of their family….
As days passed, the news of the Exceed Group CEO’s illness was kept under wraps.
Waylen continued to work from home while Jazlyn handled official matters from his villa.
A week later, he began to wonder if the doctor had misdiagnosed him, as he felt relatively fine. except for occasional dizziness.
Maybe he wouldn’t lose his memory with Rena, nor would he forget Alexis.
However, one morning, after a jog, Waylen felt disoriented and forgot Rena’s name momentarily.
He came back home with a long stem of a newly plucked rose in his hand, intending to give it to
his wife.
Since it was still seven in the morning, he knew that she was still sleeping soundly in bed.
Waylen tiptoed into the room and bent over to gaze at her sleeping face as a gentle smile formed
in his lips.
Gently, he placed the rose near her pillow after taking out its thorns and lightly pressed his lips on
her face.
Her skin was so soft and dewy.
He straightened up with a smile. At that moment, he felt dizzy and his mind went blank and he
couldn’t remember her name.
He was only sure that the woman lying on the bed in front of him was his lover.
Waylen held the head of the bed and sat down dejectedly, restraining himself from making any
sound.
He rushed to the study, consumed a medicine to counteract the effects, and began to fear the
inevitable memory loss.
After that, he willed himself to calm down.
He then sat alone in the study, lost in thought….
He knew that he finally began to forget.
He would forget Rena and everything they had experienced.
He was not reconciled. He must preserve their precious recollections.
Determined to preserve their memories, Waylen started writing a diary, documenting every detail
of their love and life together. Rena, upon discovering the diary, understood his struggle to hold
on to their memories.
“Waylen Fowler loves Rena Gordon most.”
“Rena loves to play the piano and her favorite brands were…”
“I will bring her a rose every morning.”
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Vier. Rena fisked her life to give birth to our baby. So Alexis
was not in good health. She had blood clot disorder and has a rare Rh-negative blood type.”
“Rena was pregnant for more than six weeks now. We will have our second child. As her husband, I should take care of and protect her.”
“Rena can’t drive. Always make sure she has a driver with her.”
“If Rena cuddles me, it means she wants my kisses. Rena is always my priority. In fact, despite the mother of my two children, Rena is just a little girl who needs my love. Rena likes me to call her ‘my little mommy”,”
Three days later, Waylen had written down a thick diary.
Every night, he sat quietly and read between the lines intensively, trying to retrieve his beloved ones again and again.
But some of these recollections had already become strangers to him.
Outside, Rena gently pushed the door open with a fruit plate in her hand.
The moment the door was opened, she saw the diary. Although he put it away soon, Rena could guess its contents.
Waylen also avoided going to his company.
Instead, he let Jazlyn handle official business.
Wherever he went, he made sure someone was with him. Even when he went out occasionally, he never drove by himself. His efforts to preserve their love in the diary, however, couldn’t stop the fading of some memories. But somehow, he stubbornly stayed by her side, even as his memory began to slip away.