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,

shared a bed in

to touch her at

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

the 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 the driver’s seat.

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window

on a crutch and hobbling toward

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

put on her

more often now that he

hadn’t

didn’t matter. If he couldn’t come see her,

Mavis and

Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her by, Mavis

deliberately dropped her crutch and let herself fall to

sure to appear frail

falling. He frowned and barked,

dithered about following Waylen’s

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

Fowler isn’t going

then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing wrong with

his boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get

next to

back of his seat, and closed his eyes.

to stare at

were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a

this car

Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the

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

mere thought of it made

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

a

enough, she would be able

he could

later, they arrived at Mavis’

Mavis get out of

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 is going on between

at her face,

stared out the window and

and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such a young and

knew that he would possess her the moment he let

he would have a young and obedient

be

and Mavis earlier was a test

see how much he cared

instantly thought of 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 make

pros

chose Rena

house of the

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

ascended the stairs

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to Rena’s

door was left unlocked, so he was able to

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

gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every

softly at first and then more

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant

Waylen

was what

and stared at the big, handsome face in front

mark

left it

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

go of me!” Rena’s

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

Her body was alluring and attractive,

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

I

began putting her pajamas

buttons of his shirt and showed him the

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

his brows and said, “I swear we didn’t do

mark that Mavis left on him without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it

straight in

didn’t even bother to lose 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

that any different from keeping

help. I don’t have a

to have this

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

have already crossed the

been with you today, I bet you would’ve

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

it. He was

“You didn’t

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

ached

was

too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t

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

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

Rena stood still.

doorknob, she called after him, “Take your

just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked

whether or not she truly loved

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