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 him, her own

shared a bed in

him to touch her

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

to say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine and was

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window and

crutch and

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

she put on

come visit her more often now that he and Rena were no longer

hadn’t shown

he couldn’t come see her, then she

and ordered the

the main road. Watching the lavish black

her crutch and let herself fall to the

sure to appear frail

to see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop

about

get in the

chauffeur hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to like this,

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

but to get out of the

next to

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

turned to

were so sharp and perfect,

car was extremely

those things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around

press her against the mattress? Would his handsome

of it made her hot

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

on a light orange

closely enough, she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on Waylen’s

he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

an hour later, they arrived at Mavis’

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of

of getting out and walking 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

looked at her face, smiled, and said

chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window

collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and

her the moment he let her

would have a young

be Elvira’s

himself and Mavis earlier

to see how much he cared

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

always weighed the pros and cons

chose Rena and

of the

night, so most

ascended the stairs to the

on Alexis and Marcus, he opened

left unlocked, so he was

on the sofa with a book

exposed skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being

first and then more and more hungrily.

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him in her

for a while, Waylen finally gave in and

what woke

opened her misty eyes and stared at the big, handsome

noticed the orange kiss mark

left it

he was still fired up.

of me!” Rena’s face

and didn’t want

back on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her words

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

“Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I

began putting her pajamas back

she undid two buttons of his

orange, lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood out like

we didn’t do anything. You can ask

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

straight in

didn’t even bother to

her eyes 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

me, Waylen. How is that any different from

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

want to have this

blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow

have already

you today, I bet you

touch you and kiss you. You would’ve taken her as your lover. You would’ve let

and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he

didn’t

quarrel with

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

ached as she

truth was indeed

Waylen couldn’t

arguing tonight wouldn’t do either of them

and muttered, “Let’s

Rena stood still.

called after him,

him in the chest, Waylen

whether or not she truly loved

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