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 in months.

to touch

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, they

around the car, and hopped

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the

a crutch

gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there will be no

put on

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

he hadn’t

come see her, then she

nodded at Mavis and ordered the

chauffeur started driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish

deliberately dropped her crutch and let

made sure to appear frail

falling. He frowned

dithered about following Waylen’s

get in the car and give

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

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

refute his boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the

next

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

to

perfect, and he exuded such a

this car

about all those things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air

the mattress? Would his handsome face contort

thought of it made her hot

at his snow-white shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure

put on a light

enough, she would be able

eyes. Before he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

helped Mavis get out of the

in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you need me to explain to Mrs. Fowler, I’ll tell her that

face, smiled, and said

Waylen stared out the

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 a young and attractive girl was throwing

possess her the moment he let

he would have a young

be

himself and Mavis earlier was a test he

see how

playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could make him feel that way was his

always weighed the pros and cons of

chose Rena and

the house of

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

ascended the stairs to the second

Marcus, he

unlocked, so he was able to

a book in her hand. She had

gleamed like crystal under the

Waylen liked her body.

a long time. He didn’t know if it was

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant

kissing her for a while, Waylen

caress was what

and stared at the big,

orange kiss mark

left

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

of me!” Rena’s

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

the sofa. Her body was alluring

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but

her pajamas

two buttons of his shirt

white shirt stood out like a

we didn’t

without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed

straight in the

to lose her

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 a nice

is that any different from

replied, “I was just trying to help. I don’t have a

to have this

she murmured, “You allow her to get

have already

you today,

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

a cigarette and lit it. He was

“You didn’t have to say such harsh

didn’t quarrel

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 think you won’t refuse

ached as she

truth was

Waylen couldn’t stand

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

“Let’s talk

Rena stood still.

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

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

or not she

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