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.

kept away from him, her

shared a bed in

allow him to touch her at

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 that Rena

walked around the

“Mr. Fowler!”

the

on a crutch

doctor said my leg should recover within

saying that, she put on her victimized

now that he and Rena were no longer in speaking terms.

hadn’t

he couldn’t come see her, then she would

and ordered the chauffeur to

started driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish

dropped her crutch and let herself

made sure to

Mavis falling. He

about following

a low voice, “Help her get in the

chauffeur hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to like

his spinning, aching head, Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing wrong with

boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car

next

his head on the back of his seat, and closed

quietly turned to

features were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

car was

She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex

his handsome face contort in sweet agony as

it

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

put on a light orange lipstick

Rena looked closely enough, she would be able to spot

then opened his eyes. Before he could fully wake

later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a good

Mavis get out of

intention of getting out and walking Mavis to her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you

at her face, smiled,

chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window and let his

Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such a young and attractive girl was throwing herself at him.

would possess her

a young and obedient

be Elvira’s

himself and Mavis earlier was a

wanted to see how

Rena. With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his

weighed the pros and

Waylen chose Rena and his

of

so most of the lights in the house

through the foyer and ascended the stairs to

on Alexis and Marcus, he

door was left unlocked, so

with a book in her hand.

gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

close to her like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant

kissing her for a while, Waylen

was what woke up

opened her misty eyes and stared at the

kiss mark on the

left it

he was still fired up. He had already started taking

of me!” Rena’s

angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled on her

Her body was alluring

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing

putting her pajamas back

of his shirt and showed

white shirt stood

swear we didn’t do anything.

Mavis left on him without his consent, he

straight in the eye. “I didn’t

bother to lose her temper

said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You

Waylen. How is that any

help. I don’t have

want to have this

at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to

have already crossed

you today, I bet you would’ve pushed your

You would’ve let her touch you and

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

“You didn’t have to say

quarrel

always been harsh, especially to those unprepared to hear it. Waylen, the only reason we still share a home is that we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter of time now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her chance to be with you.

ached

truth was

had too much to drink, Waylen

Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

muttered, “Let’s talk about this tomorrow.

Rena stood still.

the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your

the chest,

help wondering whether or not

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