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, her own

shared a

him to touch her

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

say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine and

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window and saw

was on a crutch and

“The doctor said my leg should recover within two

put on her

visit her more often now that he and Rena were no longer

he hadn’t shown

If he couldn’t come see

nodded at Mavis and

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

deliberately dropped her crutch and

made sure to appear

falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

dithered about following

said in a low voice, “Help her get in the car and give her a

isn’t going

you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re

no choice but to get out

next to

of his seat, and

quietly turned to stare

sharp and perfect,

car was

all those things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around

his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he thrust into

mere thought of it made her

planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her

a light orange

be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark

frowned and then opened his eyes. Before he

later, they arrived at Mavis’

helped Mavis get out

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.

looked at her face, smiled, and said

Waylen stared out

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

he would possess her the moment he

have a young

be

himself and Mavis earlier

how much he cared about

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

the pros and cons of

chose Rena

the house of the

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

ascended the

he opened the

door was left unlocked, so he was able

sofa with a book in

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

hadn’t gotten close to her like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the

then more and more hungrily. He

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of him

while, Waylen finally gave

caress was what woke up

misty eyes and stared at the big,

instantly noticed the orange kiss mark

must’ve left it

quietly, but he was still fired up. He had already started

go of me!”

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

Her body was alluring and attractive, but her words were

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

her pajamas

undid two buttons of his shirt and

stain on his white shirt stood out like a sore

knitted his brows and said, “I swear we didn’t do anything. You

consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it into the trash

around and looked Rena straight in

bother to lose

with tears. After a few heartbeats, she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You

is that any different from keeping a

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

to have this conversation

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

have already crossed the

with you today, I bet

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

was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while

while, he said, “You didn’t have

quarrel

no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter of time now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her chance to

heart ached as

truth was indeed

drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

at Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do either

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

Rena stood still.

heard Waylen turn the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your shirt.

stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at

help wondering whether or not she

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