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

allow him to touch

into another bedroom. It was difficult

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window

on a crutch and

leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said

put on her victimized

now that he

he hadn’t shown

matter. If he couldn’t come see her, then she

just nodded at Mavis and ordered the

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her

and let

made sure to appear

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

dithered about following

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

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t

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

no choice but to get

next to

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

quietly turned to stare at

so sharp and perfect, and he

car

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

Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he thrust into

of it made her hot

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

put on a light

enough, she would be able to spot

eyes. Before he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a good

chauffeur helped Mavis get out

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 to explain to Mrs. Fowler, I’ll tell her that nothing

face, smiled, and

stared out the window and

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

would have a young and

could be

let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he

wanted to see how much he cared about

earlier, he instantly thought of Rena. With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with

weighed the pros and cons

Waylen chose Rena and his

of the Fowler

of the car and looked up at the house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of the

through the foyer and ascended the stairs to the

checking on Alexis and Marcus, he opened

was left unlocked, so

with a book in her hand. She

gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

her like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of

at first and then more

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him in

her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and began

was what woke

her misty eyes and stared at the big, handsome face in

instantly noticed the orange kiss mark

left it

but he was still fired up. He had already started taking off her

go of me!” Rena’s face

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

sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her words were

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her a

began putting her

of his shirt and showed him

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

we didn’t do anything.

consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it into the

he turned around and looked 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

is that any different

to help. I don’t have a romantic interest

didn’t want to

her bedroom’s French window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you. You allow her

already

been with you today, I bet you would’ve pushed your

touch you and

He was shaking

while, he said, “You didn’t have to say

didn’t quarrel

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

heart ached as

truth was indeed

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

thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do either

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

Rena stood still.

called after him,

chest, Waylen turned

or not she truly

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