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.

away from him,

a bed in months.

to touch

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

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window

on a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

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

put on her

often now that he and

hadn’t

see her, then she would just come see

at Mavis and ordered the

Watching

deliberately dropped her crutch and let herself fall

sure to appear

happened to see Mavis falling. He frowned

chauffeur dithered about

a low voice, “Help her get

hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to

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

no choice but to get out of the car and

sat next

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

to stare

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

car was

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

Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he

thought of it made her

snow-white shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his

a light orange lipstick

would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss

eyes. Before he

they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

helped Mavis get out of

voice, “Thank you

at her face, smiled, and said

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out

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

would have a young and

be

and Mavis earlier was a test he

to see how much he cared about

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.

the pros and cons

time, Waylen chose Rena

house of the Fowler

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

the foyer and ascended the stairs to

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the

unlocked, so he was able to

the sofa with a book in

like

Waylen liked her body.

it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached to touch her, take her, and

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him in her

her for a while, Waylen

caress was what

stared at

orange kiss mark on the collar

left

but he was still fired up.

me!” Rena’s face

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

on the sofa. Her body was

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened.

putting her pajamas

undid two buttons of his

on his white shirt stood out like

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

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

and looked Rena straight in

didn’t even bother to lose her

“No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a nice apartment, paid for her education, and

me, Waylen. How is that any different

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

didn’t want to have this conversation

Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You

already crossed

chauffeur hadn’t been with you today, I bet

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

unsettled, Waylen grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while lighting

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

didn’t quarrel

a home is that we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter of time

ached

was

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

thought arguing tonight

and muttered, “Let’s talk about this tomorrow. Go

Rena stood still.

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

the chest, Waylen turned and looked

help wondering whether or not she truly

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