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

hadn’t shared a bed in months.

didn’t allow him to touch

But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window and saw

was on a crutch and

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

she put on

now that he and Rena

hadn’t

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

and ordered the chauffeur to

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle

deliberately dropped her crutch and

to appear frail and

to see Mavis falling. He

about

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

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t going

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

the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then help

next to

on the back of his seat,

quietly turned to stare at

facial features were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded

car was extremely

felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air

handsome face contort in sweet agony as he thrust into

mere thought of it made her hot

and planted a soft kiss

on a light orange

enough, she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss

and then opened his eyes. Before he could fully

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

helped Mavis get out of the

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

her face,

Waylen stared out

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

her the moment he

have a young

be Elvira’s

and Mavis earlier was a test he set for

see how much he cared

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

pros and cons of

Waylen chose Rena and his

of

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

and ascended the stairs to

checking on Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door

so he was able

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

skin gleamed like crystal under the

Waylen liked her body.

didn’t know if it was just

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant

for a while, Waylen finally gave in

caress was what woke

misty eyes and stared at the

orange kiss mark on the collar of his white

left it

quietly, but he was still fired up. He had

me!”

Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want

sofa. Her body was

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her pajamas back

of his shirt and showed him the

stain on his white shirt stood out

swear we didn’t do anything.

his consent, he took off

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

even bother to lose her temper

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

is that

trying to help. I don’t have a romantic interest in

didn’t want to have

she murmured, “You allow her to

have already

today, I bet you would’ve pushed

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

was shaking so

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

didn’t quarrel with

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

heart ached

was

drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced headache

Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do either of them any

forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

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

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

help wondering whether or not she

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