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

a bed in months.

didn’t allow him to touch her

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

the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat.

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window

crutch

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

saying that, she put on her

often now that he and Rena

hadn’t

he couldn’t come see her,

nodded at Mavis and ordered

driving toward the main road. Watching the

crutch and let herself fall to the

sure to

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked,

chauffeur dithered about following Waylen’s

in a low voice, “Help her get in

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

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

to refute his boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then

sat next to

back of his seat, and closed

to

and perfect, and he exuded such

car was extremely

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

against the mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he

of it made

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

a

be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark

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

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of the

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

looked at her face, smiled, and said

chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window and let his

sister, and they had a striking

possess her

he would have a

be

and Mavis earlier

wanted to see how much he

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. Then,

weighed the pros

Waylen chose

of

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

and ascended

and Marcus, he opened the

so he

sofa with a book in her hand. She had on soft silk

skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him

for a while, Waylen finally gave in and began touching

was what woke

and stared at the big, handsome face in front

mark on the collar

must’ve left it

stared at Waylen quietly, but he was still fired up. He had already

go of me!” Rena’s face

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

on the sofa. Her body was alluring and

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

her pajamas

of his shirt and showed

his white shirt stood out like a

we didn’t do anything.

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

turned around and looked Rena straight in

didn’t even bother to lose her temper

unfaithful. You just helped

is that any different

just trying to help. I don’t have

want to have this conversation

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

have already crossed the

you today, I bet

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

unsettled, Waylen grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he

he said, “You didn’t have to say such

didn’t quarrel

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 our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her

heart ached as she

was indeed

too much to drink, Waylen

thought arguing tonight

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

Rena stood still.

him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want it in

in the chest, Waylen turned

help wondering whether or not she

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