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

shared a bed

allow him to touch

couple to 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.

walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine and was about to pull away when

“Mr. Fowler!”

the

was on a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

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

she put

Waylen would come visit her more often now that he and Rena were

hadn’t

see her, then she would just come

nodded at Mavis and ordered the

started driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her

dropped her crutch and let herself fall to the

made sure to appear

He frowned

dithered about

“Help her get in

Fowler isn’t going to like this, Mr.

“If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re

choice but to get out

sat next to

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

to stare

sharp and perfect, and

car was

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

mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he

thought of it

snow-white shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick marked the

on a light orange lipstick

be able to spot Mavis’ kiss

eyes. Before he could fully wake up,

Mavis’ apartment, which

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of the

to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a

looked at her face, smiled, and

out the window and

collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they

possess her the moment he

he would have a young and

could be

happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he set

wanted to see how

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 make him feel

weighed the pros and cons

chose Rena and

house of the Fowler

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

the foyer and ascended

and Marcus, he opened the door

unlocked, so he was able

on the sofa with a book

gleamed like crystal under the

Waylen liked her body.

gotten close to her like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol,

over and kissed her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily. He

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant of him in

her for a while, Waylen finally gave

caress was what woke

and stared at the big, handsome face in front

noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of his white

left

but he was still fired up. He had already

me!” Rena’s

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

Her body was alluring and

saw Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

“Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just

putting her pajamas

she undid two buttons of his shirt and

on his white shirt

we didn’t do anything. You can ask

left on him without his consent, he took off

Rena straight in the eye. “I didn’t betray

even bother to lose her

said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented

is that any

to help. I don’t have a romantic interest in

didn’t want to have this conversation

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

already crossed the

today, I

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

lit it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while lighting

said, “You didn’t

didn’t quarrel with

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

heart ached as she

truth was

too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t

arguing

forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

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

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

or not

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