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

shared a bed in

allow him to touch her at

But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much

more. He shut the car door, walked around the car,

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window and

a crutch

gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor

she put on her victimized

often now

hadn’t shown

couldn’t come see her, then she would just come see

nodded at Mavis and ordered the

driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black

her crutch and let herself fall

sure to appear frail and

to see Mavis falling. He

dithered about following

her get in the car and give her a ride

hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going

aching head, Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending

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

next

head on the back of his seat, and closed his

to stare

were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded

this car was

She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what

Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony

of it made her

soft kiss on

on a light

able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on

then opened his eyes. Before he

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

get out of the

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

looked at her face, smiled, and

stared out

truth was, he was aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they

possess her the moment he let

have a young

be

Mavis earlier was

wanted to 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 him feel that way was his

always weighed the pros and

time, Waylen chose

of the Fowler

house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already

foyer and ascended the stairs to the

checking on Alexis and Marcus, he opened

was left unlocked, so he was able to

sofa with a book in her

exposed skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

was just the alcohol, but every

first and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom lip with

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of him

for a while, Waylen finally gave in and

what woke up

and stared at the big, handsome face in front of

instantly noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar

must’ve left

fired up. He had already started taking off

of me!”

still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled

lay back on the sofa. Her body was

saw Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

while, he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her a ride

began putting her pajamas back

two buttons of his

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood out like a sore

said, “I swear we didn’t do anything.

Mavis left on him without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it into the trash

Rena straight in the eye.

didn’t even bother to

anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in

me, Waylen. How is that any different from

help. I don’t have a romantic

didn’t want to

Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you. You allow her to provoke

already

hadn’t been with you today, I

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

it. He was shaking so badly that he almost

didn’t have to say such harsh

quarrel

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 our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her chance to be with

ached as

truth was

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

arguing tonight

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

Rena stood still.

turn the doorknob, she called after him,

just stabbed him in the chest,

whether or not she

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