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, her own

shared a bed

him to touch

into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her,

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. He gunned the engine

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window and saw

a crutch and hobbling

explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within

that, she put on her victimized

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

he hadn’t shown

couldn’t come see her, then she would

at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black

and let herself fall to

sure to appear frail

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop

dithered about

“Help her get in

Fowler isn’t

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

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

sat next

Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile,

to

sharp and perfect, and he

this car was extremely

greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined

his handsome face contort in sweet agony

mere thought of it made her

soft kiss on his collar, making

a light orange lipstick

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

then opened his eyes. Before he could fully

at Mavis’ apartment, which was located

Mavis get out of

“Thank you for giving me

looked at her face, smiled, and said

chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window

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

would possess her the moment he let

a young and obedient

be

he let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he

wanted to see how much he cared about

eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion.

the pros and cons of

Waylen chose Rena and his

house of the

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

through the foyer and ascended the stairs

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to

left unlocked, so he was able

the sofa with a book in her hand. She

gleamed like

Waylen liked her body.

know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being

and kissed her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily. He began

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant

while, Waylen finally gave in and began touching

caress was what

stared at the big,

noticed the orange kiss mark on the

left it

he was still fired up. He

go of me!” Rena’s

that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep

lay back on the sofa. Her body was

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

at her and explained, “Yes, I

began putting her

two buttons of his shirt and showed

stain on his white shirt stood out

we didn’t do anything. You can ask

he took off his shirt and tossed it into

he turned around and looked Rena straight in the eye.

bother to

said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in

that

trying to help.

didn’t want to have

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

have already crossed the

you today, I bet you would’ve

her touch you and

was shaking so badly that

while, he said, “You didn’t

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 time now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her chance

ached

was

had too much to drink, Waylen

Rena’s back and thought arguing

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

Rena stood still.

the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want it

chest, Waylen turned and

wondering whether or not

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