Rena started playing the piano once again. After finishing one song, she said, “I’m just trying to protect the people who are important to me, Waylen.”

Waylen stared at Rena for a long time.

Then, he began loosening his tie and ascending the stairs.

Waylen and Rena had dinner and put Alexis and Marcus to bed without talking to each other. They lived in the same house, but they treated each other like strangers.

Rena didn’t care anymore.

It was late at night.

Waylen and Rena began retiring to their own respective bedrooms.

In the corridor, Waylen grabbed Rena’s hand and said, “We need to talk.”

After Waylen said that, Rena’s phone rang, and she answered.

It was a call from one of her bodyguards that she sent to watch Mavis. The bodyguard reported hesitantly, “Sorry to bother you this late, ma’am, but the woman we were watching just jumped out of a third-story window. She shattered her legs.”

Jumped out a window.

Rena replied calmly, “Take her to the hospital. And keep your eyes on her.”

Waylen knocked the phone out of Rena’s hand and threw a fit of pique.

“She has already been expelled from school. What more do you want?

Rena… Have you always been this cold-blooded? Do you not trust me, or do you not trust your own decisions?

Is this how our marriage is going to be now?”

He confronted her with so many questions.

Rena was in a trance. Then, a smile tugged on the corners of her mouth.

“Yes. I suppose I have always been cold-blooded when circumstances necessitate it.

I can’t allow that woman to stay in Duefron.

I don’t care where she ends up as long as she’s nowhere near my family.”

Waylen looked at Rena with eyes burning with fury.

He walked to the end of the corridor, dialed a number, and ordered his assistant a series of things.

His assistant was a little startled but still went to do what he was told.

Rena stood under the light in the corridor. She overheard Waylen’s phone conversation with his assistant. He was going to help Mavis get back to school and pay for her medical expenses. ©

He would keep Mavis in Duefron.

At this moment, Rena felt extreme exhaustion, both physically and emotionally.

She felt that she and Waylen weren’t on the same page at all. Waylen didn’t know and would never know the kind of pain and fear through which he was putting her.

The crystal light in the corridor was bright.

Gnashing her teeth together, Rena picked up her phone and sent a message. It read, “Don’t watch her anymore. Leave her alone this instant.”

Waylen turned around after he hung up.

Rena was no longer there. The spring chill was all that was left in the long, luxurious corridor.

Waylen thought of what he had said and felt that he had spoken too strongly.

He didn’t want to have a falling out with Rena. He was willing to coax her and compromise with her. He was willing to put this matter about Mavis to bed.

Waylen knocked on Rena’s bedroom door and said, “Rena, open the door. Please.”

He waited for a few minutes, but no sound came from inside the room.

She obviously didn’t want to speak with him.

Waylen patiently waited for a few more minutes before he said in a low voice, “Please open the door. Let’s talk this over. It’s late. Do you want me making enough noise to wake up my parents? Can you please be reasonable, Rena?”

Still, there was no response.

After standing outside for a long time, Waylen decided to give up and go back to his bedroom.

Their relationship was almost at a breaking point.

It was rare for them to see each other after that night. Rena seldom gave Waylen the chance to spend time with her, and he was too proud to talk to her first.

It was the dead of night, and Waylen couldn’t fall asleep.

All he could think about was Rena. He was still deeply and madly attracted to her, and he still wanted her sobad. ©

Waylen had to attend a social engagement for work one day.

He was in a bad mood, so he drank a little too much at the banquet. After the party, he got in the car tipsy and dizzy.

The chauffeur knew nothing about Waylen’s private life, so he commented while he was opening the car door for his boss, “You’re drunk, Mr. Fowler. Mrs. Fowler won’t be pleased.

Women don’t like their men coming home to them intoxicated.”

Hearing the chauffeur’s remark, Waylen just leaned against the back seat.

He took out a cigarette from his cigarette case and lit it. Exhaling the smoke, he smiled bitterly and asked, “Are you sure she even cares?”

He had been living like he didn’t have a wife. Right now, he and Rena were more like roommates sharing a house.

from him, her own

shared a bed in

didn’t allow him to

normal for a couple to have fights sometimes, but they should be able to resolve their problems and kiss and make up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much more sleep with her. Because of the wedge

door, walked around the car, and hopped

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window and saw

a crutch and hobbling

Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two

saying that, she put

now that he

hadn’t

see her, then she would just come

and ordered

road. Watching the lavish black vehicle

crutch and let herself fall to the

made sure to

falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the car.”

about following

get in the car and give her

hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to

Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home.

had no choice but to get out of the car and

sat next

exhausted, Waylen ignored Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and

quietly turned to

and perfect,

car was extremely

greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him would be

against the mattress? Would his handsome

it made her hot

a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick marked the

put on a light orange

able to spot Mavis’ kiss

and then opened his eyes. Before he could fully wake up,

they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of the

meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you need me to explain to Mrs. Fowler,

her face, smiled, and

Waylen stared out the window and let his

that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such a young

her the moment he let

he would have a young and

could be Elvira’s

between himself and Mavis earlier

how much

him earlier, he instantly thought of Rena. With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could make him feel that way

pros and cons of

chose Rena

the house of the Fowler

house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of the

through the foyer and ascended the stairs to

he

unlocked, so he

sofa with a book in her hand.

skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his

over and kissed her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant

her for a while, Waylen finally

caress was what woke up

stared at the big,

orange kiss mark on

left it

still fired

of me!” Rena’s face turned

still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled on her earlobe and whispered, “Are you still

the sofa. Her body was alluring

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her a

putting her pajamas

two buttons of his shirt and showed him the

on his white shirt stood

swear we didn’t

on him without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed

straight

didn’t even bother to

do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a nice apartment, paid for her education, and found her a

me, Waylen. How is that any different from

to help. I don’t have a romantic interest

to have this conversation

she murmured, “You allow her to get close

already

the chauffeur hadn’t been with you today,

her take your coat. You would’ve let her touch you and kiss you. You would’ve taken her as your lover. You would’ve let her replace

lit it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while lighting

didn’t have to say such

quarrel with

we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter of time now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her

ached as

was

Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced headache

thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

turn the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want it in

the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s back once

whether or not she truly

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