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,

shared a

didn’t allow him to

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 difficulties

tone, the chauffeur decided not to say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window and saw

on a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

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

that, she put on her

often now

he hadn’t shown

If he couldn’t come see her, then she would just

nodded at Mavis and ordered

main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass

and let

sure to appear

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked,

chauffeur dithered about following

low voice, “Help her get in the car and

isn’t going to like this, Mr.

Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find

the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then

next

ignored Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed

to

features were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful, noble

this car was extremely

her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what

mattress? Would his handsome face contort in

mere thought of it made

leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her

a light orange

looked closely enough, she would be able

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

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’

Mavis get out

Mavis to her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said 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

at her face, smiled, and

Waylen stared out the window

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

knew that he would possess her the moment he

he would have a young and obedient

could be

and Mavis

see how much

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

chose Rena

of the Fowler

of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already been turned off.

and ascended the

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door

so he was able to

a book in her hand. She had on soft

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

if it was just the alcohol, but

and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant

a while, Waylen

what

eyes and stared at

the orange kiss mark on the collar

must’ve left

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

me!” Rena’s face

thought that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled

the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive,

saw Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

a while, he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just gave

began putting her

his shirt and showed

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt

we didn’t

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

he turned around and looked Rena straight

to lose her

sat there quietly, her eyes starting to burn with tears. After a few heartbeats, she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful.

How is that any different from keeping

help.

want to have this

to her bedroom’s French window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured,

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

He was shaking so

didn’t have to say such harsh words,

quarrel

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

ached as

was

drink, Waylen couldn’t stand

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

and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

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

the chest, Waylen turned and looked

or not she truly loved

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