Finally, she was standing in front of her husband. She said, “I can ask Uncle Mark to send a chopper. You don’t have to take care of it yourself.”

Waylen looked at Mark.

Taking a drag on his cigarette, Mark concurred, “I can help.”

Waylen then looked back at Rena.

Rena smiled. “See? You can rest assured with Uncle Mark’s help. Waylen, you promised me that you wouldn’t interfere in Mavis’ business anymore, so leave this matter to me. What do you say?”

Rena wasn’t stupid.

How in the world could such a coincidence happen?

Mavis was just pretending to be in danger.

She was really going to the extreme to get Waylen to her side. What if he didn’t show up?

Had she consider that possibility? She could have died!

Rena didn’t care about Mavis’ life. She had her own family to think about though, and she certainly wouldn’t let Waylen risk his life to save Mavis’.

After saying that, Rena stared at Waylen.

Waylen reached out and gently stroked her face. He said gently, “It’s rare for Uncle Mark to visit here. I can’t have him taking care of something for me when he should be here with you and the rest of the family. I have to go. I’ll be back tomorrow morning, okay?” ©

After saying that, Waylen turned around and started for the front door.

Holding his hand, Rena said in a soft voice, “Isn’t your happy family enough to keep you here? Or do you just not trust me? You don’t think I want her to be saved, do you?”

Waylen frowned slightly.

“It’s not that, Rena.”

Rena lowered her head and scoffed. She didn’t want to frighten Alexis, and she didn’t want to make things difficult for the elders during the celebration of the holiday either.

She lowered her voice. “You just told me earlier that you could be a good husband to me.

Have you already forgotten that? Why are you hurrying out now to save a woman who obviously wants to seduce you and take you away from me and your children? Are you really an emissary of justice, Waylen, or do you just see someone in her?”

Rena didn’t care anymore.

In the end, she decided to speak her heart.

Waylen’s face darkened, and he said, “Stop it, Rena.”

Rena loosened her grip on him. The moment she let him go, she went in a trance.

She forced a smile, walked over to pick up Alexis, and sat at the dining table.

Rena whispered to her daughter, “Daddy has to leave. He has something to deal with. It’s just going to be us having dinner.”

Feeling disappointed, Alexis pouted.

Rena coaxed her little girl.

However, she never looked at him again.

There was nothing left to say. Rena was as disappointed as Alexis.

Korbyn couldn’t stand it anymore and snapped, “If you leave right now, Waylen, I will break your legs.”

Waylen replied, “Someone’s life is hanging in the balance, Dad.”

Then, Waylen looked at Rena.

He waited for her to say something more to him. He wanted her to look at him, even blame him. But she didn’t. She just focused on Alexis, acting as if he wasn’t even in the room anymore.

Like he said, Korbyn was about to hit his son.

Rena stopped him, though. “Let him go.”

Korbyn felt sorry for Rena. Rena waited for Waylen to come back as he asked. And now that he had returned, he was a different person and not in a good way.

Waylen finally left the Fowlers’ house.

Outside, it was snowing heavily.

In a matter of seconds, his whole body got covered with ice dregs.

Sitting in his car, Waylen made some calls and had someone prepare and dispatch a rescue helicopter. Soon, the rescue mission for Mavis began. ©

After making the necessary phone calls, he looked at his phone in a daze. Still in the parking pad of the Fowlers’ house, he decided to call Rena.

But Rena didn’t answer. ©

‘She was understandably angry.

Waylen thought for a while and sent a message to Rena that read, “I promise I’ll come back tomorrow morning.”

After sending the message, he waited for a moment, but Rena didn’t text him back.

Waylen put out the cigarette that he lit before making the arrangements for Mavis’ rescue.

He took a look at the villa, which was brightly lit and looking very warm.

With an expressionless look on his face, he rolled up his car window.

Then, he shifted gears and stepped on the gas.

He wasn’t back for a few days. ©

After Mavis was saved, she was admitted to the ICU.

It was early morning on New Year’s Day.

Rena’s eyelids flew open. She lay quietly on the big bed and reflexively reached out beside her. There was nobody there. She was alone.

The grandfather clock downstairs chimed eight times.

Rena jumped out of bed, went to the bathroom, and performed her morning routine. Then, she went to nurse Marcus and keep Alexis company.

At ten o’clock in the morning, Rena gave the servants some gifts. The servants liked Rena very much, and they spoke many words of blessing to her. They wished that Rena and Waylen would live the rest of their lives together happily and harmoniously.

of the old servants, “Help me clean up the bedroom opposite the children’s room. I’m expecting some furniture for that

to finish the

suite into which she intended to move. From

surprised, they didn’t

Cecilia about Rena’s plan in

herself in

still

ICU and answered Cecilia’s call in the corridor. He asked a bit hesitantly, “How’s

calls or texts. He’d

it wasn’t easy to

to come back here right now. Rena is clearing out a room and

was going to start

Waylen was stunned.

while, he whispered, “I see. Ihave

hung up with his sister and

answered after a

what to say. After a

Rena replied, “Happy New Year to you,

this afternoon,” Waylen said in a

the situation and

suite and directing people where to place the furniture and other things. After Waylen stopped talking, she said to

their brief conversation on the phone, Rena finally hung

half a day, a

Rena leaned against the sofa to catch

afternoon made her yearn for Waylen

couldn’t help but open the diary he had left for her and read it

eyes filled with tears as she thought of

She missed him deeply.

missed their relationship, and all the moments they had

around four o’clock, the sleek black Maybach slowly pulled up. Waylen opened the door and stepped out of

villa very quiet. Waylen stopped a servant and asked in

servant was aware of their quarrel

nodded and made his way

the same clothes he wore a few days ago, appearing neat but

was

light, he spotted Rena lying on the sofa, asleep

he noticed tear stains in the corners

Did she cry?

him. He placed a gentle hand on her side and

But Rena stirred awake.

seemed to regain her composure. She sat up, her tone

the distance

surveyed their

she planned to stay here for a while. Lowering his head, he whispered, “You’re angry with me, but you don’t want to leave, do you?

the book slowly, a sneer

Fowler, don’t flatter yourself. I only stayed in this marriage for the

Waylen was taken aback.

had autism, so Rena just

You can

as if

ago, in his car, she had a different expression on her face. “Waylen, I want to kiss you,” she had said with intoxication in

couldn’t bring

onto Rena’s wrist, preventing her from escaping. He still wanted to

touch me,” she said

resistance,

long black

didn’t belong

strand, his brows immediately

hadn’t been involved with any other woman. The only time he could think of was when Mavis hugged him unexpectedly at the

it have come from

smile turned cold.

couldn’t believe that Waylen would fall for Mavis’ shameless trick to sabotage

clearly tired of

to comfort her, “I don’t know when I got that

the children was a smart

couldn’t help

her, hoping to dispel the indifferent look in her eyes, as if she was on the verge of giving up on

with a loud slap

hand stung from the impact, but she couldn’t bear to look at

Waylen was stunned.

he regained his composure, his face darkened. He stared at her, saying each word with intensity,

closed her eyes, her voice sounding

doesn’t my life and

She chuckled softly.

cold-blooded? Let me tell you my real thoughts. I really want her

“Renal”

her off. He couldn’t allow her to continue down

But Rena seemed undeterred.

she said, “She’d better not play tricks again, otherwise… Mr. Fowler, I don’t

the depth of her

to understand the real her. After a moment, he whispered, “Rena, who are

response, Rena threw a magazine at him and retorted, “Then you can treat me as a

teeth, feeling the tension between

he slammed the door behind him, Rena’s

the master bedroom, he took a shower to

he removed his coat, he thought

hesitation, he discarded the coat into the

when he opened the closet in the cloakroom, he was taken aback. Half of the closet, where their clothes used to hang

moved all her things away, leaving only his

that moment, Waylen’s realization hit him like a wave crashing onto the shore. Rena

was still living under the

than a facade, held together only by

couldn’t help but touch his own reflection in

still felt

the same house, they barely

retreating to her own

Marcus’ nursing sessions, she politely asked him to leave, treating

Waylen offered to prepare milk

calm and composed.

nestled in her mother’s arms, listening intently as Rena read fairy tales with a

the intimate and

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