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

a bed

allow him to touch

to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much more sleep with her. Because of the

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window

a crutch and hobbling

explained, “The doctor said my leg should

saying that, she put

more often now

he hadn’t shown

see her, then she would just come see

Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her

her crutch and let herself fall to the

made sure to appear

happened to see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

chauffeur dithered about following Waylen’s

voice, “Help her get in

Fowler isn’t going to like this, Mr.

won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor

had no choice but to get out of the car and then help

sat next

ignored Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored Waylen’s

turned to stare

perfect, and he exuded such

car was

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

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

of it made

she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her

a light orange

would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on

he could fully

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of the

her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you

looked at her face,

out the window and let

She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they

knew that he would possess her the moment

a young and

be Elvira’s

Mavis earlier was a test he

wanted to see how much he

the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could make

the pros and cons

chose Rena and his

house of the

car and looked up at the house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of

the foyer and ascended

Marcus, he opened

was left unlocked, so he was able to

fallen asleep on the sofa with a book

skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

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

at first and then more and more hungrily.

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of him

while, Waylen

was what

misty eyes and stared at the

noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of his

left it

at Waylen quietly, but he was still fired up. He had already started

of me!” Rena’s face turned

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

back on the sofa. Her body was alluring

saw Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her

buttons of his shirt

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt

his brows and said, “I swear we didn’t

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

turned around and looked Rena straight in

to lose her temper

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

that any different from

help. I

to have

and walked to her bedroom’s French window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You

have already crossed

hadn’t been with you today,

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

cigarette and lit it. He was

while, he said, “You didn’t have to

quarrel with

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

heart ached as

truth was

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

stared at Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

“Let’s

Rena stood still.

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

the chest, Waylen turned and looked

whether or not

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