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

hadn’t shared a

didn’t allow him to touch her at

problems and kiss and make up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk

door, walked around the car, and hopped into

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the

crutch and hobbling

looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should

she put on

often now that he and Rena

hadn’t shown

come see her,

just nodded at Mavis and ordered the

road. Watching the

dropped her crutch and let

to appear frail

falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

about following

said in a low voice, “Help her get in the car and give her

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to like

you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s

had no choice but to get out of the car and

sat next to

back of his seat,

turned to stare

sharp and perfect, and

car

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

against the mattress? Would his handsome face

of it

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

put on a light

able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on Waylen’s

frowned and then opened his eyes. Before he could fully

they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

Mavis get out of

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

her face, smiled,

Waylen stared out the window and let his mind

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 herself at him.

he would possess her the moment he let her

would have a young and

could be

and Mavis earlier was a test he set

to see how much he

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

Waylen chose

house of the

at the house. It was already the middle of the night, so

ascended the stairs to

Alexis and Marcus, he

left unlocked, so he was

fallen asleep on the sofa with a book in her hand.

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

if it was just the

at first and then more

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of

kissing her for a while, Waylen finally

was what woke up

stared at the big, handsome face in

kiss mark on the collar of his white

left

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

of me!”

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

sofa. Her body was alluring

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened.

her

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

Rena straight in the eye. “I

bother to lose

starting 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 apartment, paid for her education, and found her

me, Waylen. How is that

trying to help.

didn’t want to have

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

already crossed the

hadn’t been with you today, I

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 her as your lover. You would’ve let her replace Elvira

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

“You didn’t have to say such harsh

didn’t quarrel

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

ached as she

truth was indeed

to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

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

muttered, “Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

after him, “Take

stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked

whether or

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