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

shared a bed

to

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.

door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the

a crutch

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

that, she put on her

more often now that he and Rena were no longer

hadn’t

come see her, then she

at Mavis and

the main road. Watching the

crutch and let herself fall to

sure to

falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

dithered about following

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

Fowler isn’t going

don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides,

but to get out of the car and then help

next

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

quietly turned to

were so sharp and perfect,

this car

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

Would his handsome face contort

of it made

a soft kiss on his

on a light orange

would be able

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

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’

get

put. 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

at her face, smiled, and said

stared out the window and let

and they had a striking resemblance

he would possess her the moment he let her

have a young

be

he let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was

to see how much he

instantly thought of Rena. With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and

weighed the pros and cons

chose

the house of the

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

passed through the foyer and ascended the

on Alexis and Marcus, he opened

so he was able to

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

gleamed like crystal under the

Waylen liked her body.

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

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 him

for a while, Waylen finally gave

what woke

eyes and stared at the big, handsome face in

instantly noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of

must’ve left it

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

go of me!” Rena’s

that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to

back on the sofa. Her body was alluring and

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened.

putting her

two buttons of his

his white shirt stood out

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

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

and looked Rena straight in the

even bother to lose

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

me, Waylen. How is that any different from

help. I

to have this

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

have already crossed the

been with you today, I

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

and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he

didn’t have to say such harsh

didn’t quarrel

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

truth was

drink, Waylen couldn’t

stared at Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight

rubbed his forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk

Rena stood still.

Waylen turn the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want

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

wondering whether or not she

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