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

a

didn’t allow him to touch

normal for a 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. Because of the wedge that Rena drove between them, they couldn’t tackle their

car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window and saw

a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there

that, she put on

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

hadn’t

couldn’t come see

at Mavis and

driving toward the main road. Watching

and let herself fall

to

happened to see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the car.”

chauffeur dithered about

“Help her get in

chauffeur hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t

then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending

no choice but to get out of the car and then help

next to

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

turned to

perfect, and

this car

blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen

the mattress? Would his handsome face contort in

mere thought of it made her hot and

planted a soft kiss

on a light orange

be able

eyes. Before he could fully wake up,

arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in

Mavis get out of the

gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you need me to explain to

at her face, smiled, and

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the

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

possess her the moment he let

he would have a young and

be Elvira’s

and Mavis earlier was a

how

playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who

the pros and cons

Waylen chose Rena and

house of the Fowler

the house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already been turned off. However, the lights in Rena’s bedroom

the foyer and ascended the

and Marcus, he opened the door to Rena’s

left unlocked, so he was able to

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

exposed skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached

and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of

kissing her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and began

was what

her misty eyes and stared at the big,

mark on the

must’ve left it

at Waylen quietly, but he was still fired

me!” Rena’s face turned

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

was alluring and attractive, but her

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but nothing happened. I

began putting her

she undid two buttons of his shirt and showed him the lipstick

on his white shirt stood

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

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

turned around and looked Rena straight in the eye.

didn’t even bother to lose her temper

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

is that

help.

want to have

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

have already

chauffeur hadn’t been with you today, I bet you would’ve pushed

touch you and kiss you. You

was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself

“You didn’t have to say such harsh

didn’t quarrel

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

ached as

was indeed

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

and thought arguing

muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

after him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want it in

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

couldn’t help wondering whether or not she truly loved

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