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 own

a bed in months.

him to touch

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

the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window and saw

a crutch and

She explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two months,

put

often now that

hadn’t

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

just nodded at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

main road. Watching the lavish black

crutch and let herself fall

sure to appear frail

He

dithered about following

in a low voice, “Help her get in the

chauffeur hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going

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

chauffeur had no choice but to get

next to

of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored Waylen’s scent that was like

quietly turned to stare at

perfect, and he exuded

this car was extremely

Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him

he press her against the mattress? Would his handsome face contort

of it made her

at his snow-white shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making

a light

able to spot Mavis’ kiss

and then opened his eyes. Before he could fully wake

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

get out of the

her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving

her face,

away, Waylen stared out the

biological sister, and they had a

knew that he would possess her the moment he

he would have a young and obedient

be

Mavis earlier was a test he set for

to see how much he cared

With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who

pros and

chose

the house of the Fowler

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

and ascended the stairs to the second

checking on Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to Rena’s

unlocked, so he was

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

exposed skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

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

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of him in her

kissing her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and

was what woke

opened her misty eyes and stared at the

mark on the collar of his white

left

but he was still fired up. He had already started taking

me!” Rena’s face turned

was still angry with him and didn’t want

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

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did,

putting her pajamas

of his shirt and showed

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt

swear we didn’t do

him without his consent, he took off his shirt

turned around and looked Rena straight

bother to lose her

with tears. After 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 nice apartment, paid for her education, and found her a good

me, Waylen. How is that any

just trying to help.

want to have

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

already

chauffeur hadn’t been with you today,

would’ve let her touch you and kiss you.

He was shaking

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

quarrel

share a

ached as she

truth was

too much to drink, Waylen

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

and muttered, “Let’s

Rena stood still.

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

him in the chest, Waylen

whether or

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