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.

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

finish the design

From

surprised, they didn’t

Cecilia about Rena’s plan

afternoon, Cecilia locked herself in her bedroom and

still

He asked a bit hesitantly, “How’s your sister-in-law? Is she

hadn’t been answering his calls or texts. He’d been trying to reach

wasn’t easy

You have got to come back

going to start sleeping in

Waylen was stunned.

while, he whispered, “I see.

sister and

answered after

say. After a while, he said in a hoarse voice, “Happy New

long silence, Rena replied, “Happy

be back this afternoon,” Waylen said in a

situation and how

in her new master suite and directing people where to place the furniture and other things. After Waylen stopped talking,

Rena finally

half a day, a

against the sofa

solitude of the afternoon made her yearn for Waylen even

help but open the diary he had

tears as she thought

She missed him deeply.

relationship, and all the moments

black Maybach slowly pulled up. Waylen opened

very quiet. Waylen stopped a servant and asked in a

aware of their quarrel and hesitated before

way slowly

clothes he wore a few days ago, appearing neat but in need of a shower. However, before freshening up, he wanted to

was no

dim light, he spotted Rena lying on the

closer, he noticed tear stains in the corners of

Did she cry?

him. He placed a gentle hand

But Rena stirred awake.

long eyelashes fluttered, and when she met his gaze, she seemed to regain her composure. She

distance in her

he surveyed

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 fact that you haven’t moved out means you still care

closed the book slowly, a

only stayed in this marriage for the children. Have you forgotten about

Waylen was taken aback.

Rena just

You

said softly, acting as if he was a

she had a different expression on her

couldn’t bring himself to

her from escaping. He still wanted

me,” she said

resistance, Waylen was

plucked a long black hair

didn’t belong

the strand, his brows immediately

woman. The only time he could think

it have come

turned

for Mavis’

sigh, clearly tired

know when

a smart

couldn’t

look in her eyes, as if she was on the verge

hand landed with a

hand stung from the impact, but she couldn’t bear to look at him. “Get

Waylen was stunned.

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

eyes, her voice

doesn’t my life and

She chuckled softly.

tell you my real thoughts. I really want her to

“Renal”

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

But Rena seemed undeterred.

“She’d better not play tricks again, otherwise…

realizing the depth of

understand the real her. After a moment, he whispered, “Rena, who are you really? Look at yourself. You’re not gentle

at him and retorted, “Then

gritted his teeth, feeling the tension

slammed the door behind him, Rena’s

in the master bedroom, he took

his coat, he thought

the coat into the

the closet, where their clothes used to hang together, was now empty. The absence of her beautiful dresses made him realize the depth of the divide between

away,

like a wave crashing onto the shore. Rena

was still living under the same roof as the

nothing more than a facade, held

shaved, he couldn’t help

felt

in the same house, they barely

deliberately avoided him, retreating to her own

nursing sessions, she politely asked him to leave, treating him like

offered to

calm and composed. The soft

listening intently as Rena read fairy tales

and romantic nights they once shared, when she would whisper softly

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