A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love

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,

a

him to

another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much more sleep with

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. He gunned the engine and was about to pull

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the

on a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there will

put

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

he hadn’t

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

nodded at Mavis and

main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her by, Mavis

deliberately dropped her crutch and let

sure to appear frail and

see Mavis falling. He frowned

chauffeur dithered about

her get in the car and give

hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to

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

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

sat next to

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

turned to

so sharp and perfect,

this car was extremely

inhaled the air around Waylen and then

handsome face contort in

mere thought of it

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

put on a

would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark

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

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was

get out of the

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

looked at her face, smiled, and

away, Waylen stared out

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

knew that he would possess her the moment

would have a

could be Elvira’s

let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test

to see how much he cared about

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

pros and

time, Waylen chose Rena and

of

middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already been turned off. However, the lights in Rena’s bedroom were still

through the foyer and ascended the stairs

Alexis and Marcus, he

door was left unlocked, so he was able

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

skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

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

and then more and more

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him in

Waylen finally gave in and began touching

was what woke

and stared at the

noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of his

must’ve left

he was still fired

me!” Rena’s

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

lay back on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her words were

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just

putting her

undid two buttons of his shirt and showed him the

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood

and said, “I swear we didn’t do anything. You can ask the

on him without his consent, he

and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I

even bother to lose

there quietly, 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 in college, rented her a nice apartment, paid for her education, and found her

How is that any different from keeping

was just trying to help. I

to have this

walked 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

with you today, I

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

and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while lighting

he said, “You didn’t have to

didn’t quarrel

just whispered, “The truth has always been harsh, especially to those unprepared to hear it. Waylen, the only reason we still share a home is that we no longer share a bed. It’s

ached

was

Waylen couldn’t stand

and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

“Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

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

chest, Waylen turned and

whether or not