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 him,

shared a

him to

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

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the

on a crutch

Waylen’s gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there will

saying that, she put on her

Waylen would come visit her more often now that

hadn’t shown

see her, then she would just

at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur to

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her by,

her crutch and let herself fall to

to appear frail and

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked,

dithered about following Waylen’s

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

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

Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t

boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to

sat next to

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

turned to stare

were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such

car was extremely

greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then

the mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet

mere thought of it made her

leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his

a light orange lipstick

able to spot Mavis’

eyes. Before he

an hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

helped Mavis get out of the

in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home,

at her face, smiled,

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out

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

that he would possess her the moment

a

be

happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a

how much he cared about

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

always weighed the pros and cons

Waylen chose Rena

house of

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

through the foyer and ascended

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door

was left unlocked, so

had fallen asleep on the sofa with a book in her hand. She had

skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached to touch her, take her, and own

kissed her, softly at first and then more

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him

for a while, Waylen finally gave in

what

at the

kiss mark on the

must’ve left it

he was still fired up. He

me!” Rena’s face

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

back on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive,

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her

her

undid two buttons of his shirt and showed him

white shirt stood out like a

knitted his brows and said, “I swear we didn’t do anything. You can

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

turned around and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I

bother to lose

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

How is that

was just trying to help. I don’t have a romantic interest in

to have this conversation

French window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you.

already crossed the

you today, I bet you would’ve pushed your

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

lit it. He was shaking so

while, he said, “You didn’t have to say such harsh

quarrel with

has 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. Honestly, I

ached as she

was

drink, Waylen couldn’t

back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do either of them any

rubbed his forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

the doorknob, she called after him,

wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen

whether or not she truly

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