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 him,

shared a

allow him to touch her at

resolve their problems and kiss and make up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the

crutch and

explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there will be no

that, she put on her

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

he hadn’t

couldn’t come see her, then she would

Mavis and ordered the chauffeur to

toward the main road. Watching the lavish

her crutch and

made sure to appear frail and

falling. He frowned and

about following

her get in the car and give her a

isn’t going to like this, Mr.

her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the

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

sat next

Waylen ignored Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed

turned to stare

perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

this car was extremely

She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined

handsome face contort

of it made her

and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure

a light

she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on Waylen’s

he could fully

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

chauffeur helped Mavis get

a soft voice, “Thank

at her face, smiled,

away, Waylen stared out the

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

knew that he would possess her the moment he let

he would have a young

could be Elvira’s

between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he set for

how

saw her playing the piano with such

always weighed the pros and

time, Waylen chose

the house of

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

foyer and ascended the

checking on Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to

left unlocked, so he was

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

exposed skin gleamed like

Waylen liked her body.

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

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant

Waylen finally gave in and began

caress was what woke up

her misty eyes and stared at

noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar

must’ve left

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

go of me!” Rena’s face

on. He thought that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so

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

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

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

her

buttons of his shirt and showed

orange, lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood

said, “I swear we

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

straight in the eye. “I didn’t

even bother to

do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college,

that any

“I was just trying to help. I don’t have a romantic interest

didn’t want to have this

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

have already crossed

the chauffeur hadn’t been with you today, I bet you would’ve

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

He was shaking so badly that he

a while, he said, “You didn’t have to

didn’t quarrel

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 only a matter of time now before our bond breaks completely

ached

truth was

to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand

and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do either of

his forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk

Rena stood still.

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

stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s back

whether or not she truly

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