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,

hadn’t shared a bed in

him to touch

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 that Rena drove between them,

chauffeur decided not to say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window

a crutch

with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should

she put on her victimized

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

hadn’t

come see her, then she would just

at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur to

Watching the lavish black vehicle pass

dropped her crutch and

made sure to appear frail

He frowned and

about

“Help her get in the car and give her

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to like

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

but to get out of

next to

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

to stare

facial features were so sharp and perfect, and he

car was extremely

with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then

press her against the mattress? Would his handsome face contort

of it made her hot and

soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick marked

on a light orange

able to

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

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

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 need me to

her face,

out the window and let

that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had

knew that he would possess her the moment he let her

he would have a young and obedient

be

himself and Mavis earlier was

to see how

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

the pros and

Waylen chose Rena

house of the Fowler

was already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in

ascended the stairs

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the

so

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

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

know if it was

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of

her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and

caress was what

her misty eyes and stared at the big, handsome face in front of

mark on the collar of his

must’ve left it

was still fired up. He had already

of me!”

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

was alluring and attractive, but her

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

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

putting her pajamas back

of his shirt and showed

on his white shirt stood out like a sore

we didn’t

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

turned around and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I didn’t betray our

even bother to lose her

with tears. After a few heartbeats, she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in

that any different from keeping

help. I don’t have a romantic interest

to have this conversation

blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you. You allow

already crossed the

with you today,

you and

was shaking

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

quarrel with

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

ached

was indeed

had too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

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

Rena stood still.

she called after him, “Take your shirt.

like his wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and

whether or not she truly loved

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