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,

hadn’t shared a

to touch

bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much more sleep with her. Because of the wedge that Rena drove

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window and saw

on a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

“The doctor said my leg should recover

that, she put

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

he hadn’t shown

matter. If he couldn’t come see her, then she

at Mavis and

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

and let herself fall to

made sure to appear

Mavis falling. He

about

voice, “Help her get in the

isn’t

spinning, aching head, Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just

refute his boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then help Mavis into

next to

Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat,

quietly turned to

were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a

this car

felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the

handsome face contort in sweet

thought of it made her

and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making

on a light orange

she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark

he could

they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located

helped Mavis get

to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank

her face, smiled, and

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window and let

was aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such

would possess her the moment he let her

he would have a young and

could be

he let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he set

to see how much he

Mavis leaned toward him earlier, he instantly thought of Rena. With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could

pros and

time, Waylen chose Rena and

the house of

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

ascended

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door

so he was

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

exposed skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

to her like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached to touch

and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant of

her for a while, Waylen finally gave

caress was what woke up

at

mark on

must’ve left it

was still fired up. He had already

go of me!” Rena’s face

angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled on her earlobe

on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her

saw Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her pajamas back

of his shirt and showed him the

stain on his white shirt stood out like

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

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

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

even bother to lose

starting to burn with tears. 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 keeping a

just trying to help. I don’t have

to

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

have already

today, I bet you would’ve pushed

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 her replace

unsettled, Waylen grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking

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

didn’t quarrel with

longer share a

heart ached as

truth was

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

back and thought arguing

muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

called after him, “Take your shirt.

him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s

whether or not

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