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.

kept away from him, her

a bed in months.

didn’t allow him to touch her at

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

anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and

“Mr. Fowler!”

the

crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my

that, she put on

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

he hadn’t shown

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

just nodded at Mavis and ordered

road. Watching the lavish

crutch and let

made sure to appear frail

Mavis falling. He

about

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

Fowler isn’t going to like

Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing wrong

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

sat next

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

quietly turned to

so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

this car was

greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex

he press her against the mattress? Would his handsome face

of it made her hot and

a soft kiss on his collar,

put on a light orange

would be able to

frowned and then opened his eyes. Before he could fully wake

Mavis’ apartment, which

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of

and walking 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 to Mrs. Fowler, I’ll tell her

face, smiled,

out the window and

collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a

that he would possess her the moment he let

would have a young and obedient

be Elvira’s

between himself and Mavis earlier was a

wanted to see how much he cared about

he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could make him feel

the pros and

chose Rena and his

house of the

was already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in

ascended

he opened the

door was left unlocked, so

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

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him in

her for a while, Waylen finally gave in

what woke up

at the

orange kiss mark on the collar

left

still fired up. He had

me!” Rena’s

was going on. He thought that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled on her earlobe and whispered, “Are you still

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

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

“Yes, I did, but

putting her pajamas back

buttons of his shirt and

orange, lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood out

“I swear we

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

turned around and looked Rena straight

to lose

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

Waylen. How is that any different

just trying to help.

to have

bedroom’s French window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her

already crossed the

today,

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 her replace Elvira in your

cigarette and lit it. He was shaking

didn’t have to say such

quarrel

the only reason we still share a home is that we no longer share a bed.

heart ached as

truth was

too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t

Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

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

Rena stood still.

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

him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at

or not she

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