Rather than taking a seat, Mavis placed a stack of money on the tea table.

“Mrs. Fowler, I’m here to return the money.

Mr. Fowler paid three hundred thousand in medical fees for me, and there’s still sixty hundred unspent. I feel like I should return them,” she explained, talking quickly.

Rena took a sip of her scented tea, listening attentively.

After Mavis finished her explanation, Rena gently placed her teacup down.

She smiled and said, “Miss Lynch, you made a mistake in your calculations.”

Mavis was taken aback.

Rena picked up the stack of money and counted before saying, “Actually, you should be repaying me three hundred thousand. You just said my husband paid three hundred thousand for you!”

Mavis didn’t expect Rena to be so meticulous.

Her pride was hurt, and her lips trembled. “Mrs. Fowler, that’s the amount Mr. Fowler paid for me. You have no right to ask for repayment.”

A sneer immediately formed on Rena’s face.

“Is that so? But that money is our shared property!

Ihave every right to get it back.

Besides, how would I even know about the money if you hadn’t shown up?

Now, let me ask you, did you have sex with Waylen?”

With trembling lips, Mavis couldn’t lie.

Rena gently tossed the notes in her hand and said, “If you two had sex, I wouldn’t demand you to repay the money. It would be your payment for services rendered. But since that didn’t happen, I’m sorry, Miss Lynch, but please repay the three hundred thousand within a month!”

Mavis felt completely humiliated.

Her friend, who had been trying to intervene, whispered to her, “I warned you! Now, apologize to Mrs. Fowler. She won’t make things difficult for you.”

With her back held straight, Mavis turned a deaf ear to her friend, refusing to apologize.

“Mrs. Fowler, I love Mr. Fowler!

I believe he has feelings for me too. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have stayed in the hospital with me for days! I know you’re not happy about this, but I want to tell you that even if you try to stop us, it’s futile!

Mrs. Fowler, I don’t need a title or anything. I just want to be with Mr. Fowler.

Surely you can live with that, can’t you?”

Mavis’s bold words sent a shiver down Wendy’s spine.

This girl was reckless, and Wendy could feel the tension in the room.

Rena’s eyes turned cold as she looked at Mavis.

At that moment, her repugnance for Mavis had nothing to do with Waylen anymore.

When she raised her head again, she smiled and replied, “Of course, I can manage it. From now on, I won’t just stop disliking you, but I’ll treat you well!”

Mavis looked puzzled.

With a gentle gesture, Rena raised her hand.

Wendy immediately responded, “What can I do for you, Mrs. Fowler?”

Rena muttered softly, “Select a few top-notch bodyguards to protect Miss Lynch around the clock, Ensure her safety until she can repay all the money she owes me.

Andas for her friend Rita, she seems quite capable…”

Rena stood up and added, “Send the recording of our discussion to their school leaders. Let them know what kind of person she is associating with. I doubt the school would appreciate having such a person without moral integrity among their students.” ©

Wendy nodded and replied, “Yes, Mrs. Fowler!”

Mavis’s eyes grew wide.

‘She never expected Rena to be so ruthless. Wasn’t she afraid of angering Waylen?

Lost in her thoughts, Mavis didn’t notice Rena leaving.

She dragged her injured leg and hurriedly chased after her. “Mrs. Fowler, you have no right to do this to us! You can’t understand my feelings for Mr. Fowler. Do you truly love him? No, you only love the Exceed Group and the power he gives you!” ©

Rena came to a halt, her expression cold as she warned, “Mavis, I’ve held back so far, but don’t push me beyond my limits!” ©

Her voice trailed off as Rena disappeared through the doorway.

Standing there in a daze, Mavis realized that her attempt to provoke Rena and strain their relationship had backfired.

She had underestimated Rena’s authority and power.

Rena didn’t follow her thought at all.

Clutching her fingers tightly, Mavis couldn’t believe that Rena would actually take action against her.

In that moment, Wendy stepped forward, gesturing to the two tall and robust bodyguards beside her.

She then said politely, “Miss Lynch, from today on, these two bodyguards will accompany you at all times, ensuring your safety whether you eat, sleep, or use the bathroom. They will closely escort you. Please cooperate and don’t disappoint Mrs. Fowler.”

Mavis was furious.

She waved her hand, as if wanting to overturn a nearby vase.

“This vase is an authentic antique worth two million and sixteen thousand dollars,” Wendy gently reminded her.

Tears welled up in Mavis’ eyes. Still holding on to her last shred of pride, she retorted, “I don’t need your protection! She just wants to monitor and control me!”

Wendy gave Mavis a faint smile, secretly despising the girl’s arrogance.

Despite her good looks, Mavis seemed overly confident in competing with Mrs. Fowler. The Exceed Group might have been a gift from Waylen to Rena, but Rena had the capability to manage it and turn it into a successful venture.

Under her leadership, the company had experienced remarkable growth.

All the shareholders were pleased with her performance.

took out a voice recorder from her pocket, taunting Mavis, “If you have any grievances, you can take it up with

Mavis was infuriated.

of the Exceed Group building,

closely, making her feel even more

Rita was distressed.

out in

Mavis tried repeatedly to call Waylen, but his phone remained

was obvious that he had blacklisted

time, Waylen was attending a

supposed to be a joyous occasion, with

kind of social gatherings, especially

mood was far from uplifted. Rena had not responded to any of his messages, and her

pleasantries with others, he couldn’t help but think of Rena and the image of her

certain allure over him. Was

There was something deeper, something captivating about Rena that drew him in, something he wanted to possess beyond

hour later, he decided to

offers and decided to return to the hotel. It was Valentine’s

white Bentley through the city streets, he couldn’t help but feel a

solitude, Waylen pulled over and rolled down the car window. He lit a cigarette, trying to calm his restless mind. A strange longing had stirred within him, a desire to be with someone

holding a little girl in her

clothes were tattered, and their

money to buy

Waylen didn’t recognize them, but after a

and daughter of a defendant who had lost a significant

past and later took his own life, leaving the

then, and now they were living on the streets,

looking at the child’s desperate state, he

his own child, Alexis,

on the roadside used to be the apple

past could have changed their fate, preventing this young girl from lying on the cold pavement, struggling to afford medical treatment and

these thoughts, the cigarette between his slender fingers burned out, and the ashes fell to the

made a firm decision. He opened

up at

the car parked

was a brand her husband had

on the child’s forehead, sensing the slight warmth of her fever. With determination in his voice, he said softly, “I’ll take you

kid’s cries

to Waylen with tears of gratitude

to her, he was the lawyer who had dealt with her late husband’s

gently

luxurious car, feeling uneasy about the opulent

suggested they could take a bus, but Waylen remained silent, soothing the

soft hair

through the bustling city streets at night, Waylen hurriedly brought

child was diagnosed with

severe, and she would get better

briefly, only to return later with a bag in his hand, the little girl

over and touched her little head. “I’m leaving! Be a good girl and

woman silently prayed for the blessing

and thanked him over and

inside the bag

thousand in cash, and the key to a nice apartment—a property he had transferred

for a while as she stared at the

and perceptive, she understood that such kindness came

much contemplation, she finally remembered

tears, while the child held her

little girl, “Don’t be afraid. He

the hospital, lost in his own

in the car and smoked quietly. For some reason, he heard a few

and he found himself yearning to see Rena again. Closing his eyes, he couldn’t help but

night, Waylen

with a servant and learned that she had taken

of a little girl celebrating

he drove to the French restaurant Rena had

it was late at night, the restaurant was still bustling

piano under a mesmerizing

skin glowed like

perfect figure complimented

so graceful and

looked at her

her father and gleefully rushed into

body was

daughter’s chubby and radiant face before whispering,

playfully counted her fingers and said, “There have been four or five men

shifted towards

her silhouette

his eyes as he lowered his voice to explain to Alexis, “Mom and Dad

can’t fall in love with

expressing, “I haven’t married Leonel. Can he still fall in love with someone

“In fact, yes,

secretly decided that she and Leonel should get married

Rena was surprised to see Waylen’s

a smile, she asked, “Congratulations, Mr. Fowler. Weren’t you… Weren’t you supposed to

gazed at her, his eyes filled with

that I

for him in public, she

extravagant velvet box, she saw a

even though he had forgotten the

Waylen said softly, “I’ve noticed you often wear that

me that you lost one of them

another

Rena replied with

her hand and asked gently,

Rena smiled at him.

put on the pearl

help but feel

was merely being polite, not genuinely interested in reconciling with him. She was only acting as Mrs. Fowler in front

way back home, with little Alexis in the backseat, they

the rearview mirror whenever the traffic light turned

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