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,

hadn’t shared a bed

didn’t allow him to

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 with her. Because of the wedge that Rena drove between them, they couldn’t tackle

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 away

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window

a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

explained, “The doctor said my

that, she put

visit her more often now that he and Rena were

he hadn’t

matter. If he couldn’t come see her,

and ordered the chauffeur to

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

her crutch and let herself fall

to appear frail

Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

dithered about following Waylen’s

“Help her get in the car and give her a ride

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t going

aching head, Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t

chauffeur had no choice but to get

sat next to

back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored Waylen’s

quietly turned to stare

perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful, noble

car was extremely

She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him would be

his handsome face contort in sweet agony

it made her hot and

a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick marked

put on a

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

he

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

helped Mavis get out of

Mavis to her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you need me to explain

face, smiled, and said

Waylen stared out the window and let his

he was aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such a young

would possess her the

would have a young and obedient

be

himself and Mavis earlier

wanted to see how much

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 cons of

chose

house of

the 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

through the foyer and ascended the stairs

on Alexis and Marcus, he

so he was able

a book in her

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

was just the alcohol, but every

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant

kissing her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and began touching

what

at the big, handsome face

orange kiss mark on the

left

he was still fired up. He had already started taking

of me!” Rena’s face turned

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

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

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her

putting her

undid two buttons of his shirt and

stain on his white shirt stood out

swear we didn’t do anything. You can ask

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

turned around and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I didn’t betray our

to lose

“No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman

me, Waylen. How is that any

“I was just trying to help. I

didn’t want to have this conversation

she murmured,

already

hadn’t been with you today, I bet you

touch you and kiss you. You would’ve taken her

was shaking so badly that

a while, he said, “You didn’t have to say such

didn’t quarrel

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 and Mavis gets her

ached

was indeed

to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

“Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

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

his wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen

whether or

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