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 own

a bed

him to touch

and kiss and make up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

the

a crutch and

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

that, she put on her victimized

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

hadn’t shown

couldn’t come see

nodded at Mavis and ordered the

the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass

and let

to appear frail and

falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop

dithered about following Waylen’s

a low voice, “Help her get in the

Fowler isn’t going

then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing

the chauffeur had no choice but to

next

on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis

quietly turned to

facial features were so sharp and perfect,

car was extremely

things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled

his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he

thought of it made her

planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her

on a

closely enough, she would be able to spot

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

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

chauffeur helped Mavis get 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

her face, smiled, and said

Waylen stared out

biological sister, and they had

that he would possess her the

have a young and

could be Elvira’s

let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he

wanted to see how much he

with

always weighed the pros and cons

chose Rena

house of the Fowler

the night, so most of the lights in the house had

foyer and ascended the stairs to

Alexis and Marcus, he opened

so

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

gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

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

her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom lip with

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of

a while, Waylen finally gave in and began touching

what

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

kiss mark on the collar of his white

left it

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

me!” Rena’s

was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with

Her body was alluring and

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

while, he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I

putting her pajamas

two buttons of his shirt and

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood out

swear we didn’t do anything.

consent, he took off

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

even bother to lose her

unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a

me, Waylen. How is that any different from

trying to help.

to have

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

have already

today, I bet you would’ve pushed

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

it. He was shaking so badly that he almost

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

didn’t quarrel with

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 think you

ached as

truth was indeed

drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

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

and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

Waylen turn the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your shirt.

wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at

whether or not

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