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.

away from

hadn’t shared a bed in months.

to touch

up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to

in Waylen’s tone, the chauffeur decided not to say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine and was about to pull

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window and

on a crutch

“The doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there will

saying that, she put

that Waylen would come visit her more often now that he and Rena were no longer in speaking

he hadn’t shown

If he couldn’t come see her, then she

Mavis and

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass

and let herself fall

to

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

about following

a low voice, “Help her get in the car and

Fowler isn’t going to like

then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home.

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

next to

of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored

to

were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded

car was extremely

felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with

press her against the mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as

thought of it made her hot and

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

a light orange

enough, she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on

Before he could fully wake up, Mavis

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

Mavis get out

He had no 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 need me to

face, smiled, and said

drove away, Waylen stared out the window and let his

sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such

her the moment he let

he would have a

be

and Mavis

to see how

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

the pros and cons of

time, Waylen chose Rena and his

of the Fowler

so most of the lights in the house had

ascended the stairs

he opened the door to

unlocked, so he was able

on the sofa with a book in her hand. She

gleamed like

Waylen liked her body.

was

kissed her, softly at first and then more

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of

her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and began touching

caress was what

and stared at

noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of his

left

but he was still fired up. He had already started taking off her

go of me!” Rena’s

going on. He thought that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him,

the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

“Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her

began putting her

buttons of his shirt and showed him the lipstick

his white shirt stood out like a sore

said, “I swear we didn’t do anything. You

the mark that Mavis left on him without his consent, he took off

straight in the eye. “I didn’t betray our

to lose her temper

starting to burn with tears. After a few heartbeats, she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a nice apartment, paid for

that any different from keeping

replied, “I was just trying to help. I

want to have this conversation

blackness outside, she murmured, “You

already crossed

been with you today, I bet you

gone to her apartment and let 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

a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he almost

while, he said, “You didn’t have to

didn’t quarrel

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

heart ached

was indeed

had too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced headache

thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do either of them any

and muttered, “Let’s talk about this tomorrow. Go

Rena stood still.

called after him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want it in my

in the chest, Waylen

wondering whether or not she truly

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