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.

away from him, her

a

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

the chauffeur decided not to say 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 when someone

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the

was on a crutch and hobbling toward

gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover within two months, and there

that, she put on her

often now

hadn’t shown

he couldn’t come see her, then she

at Mavis and

toward the main road. Watching

and let herself

made sure to appear frail

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

chauffeur dithered about following Waylen’s

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

Fowler isn’t going to like

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

chauffeur had no choice but to

sat next to

exhausted, Waylen ignored Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored Waylen’s scent that was like

turned to stare

and perfect, and

this car was extremely

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

Would his handsome

of it made her

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

on a light orange

would be able to spot

he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

helped Mavis get

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

face, smiled, and

Waylen stared out the window and let his

leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each

would possess her the moment he let her

he would have a young and

be

and Mavis earlier was a test

to see how much he cared

with such

pros and cons of

chose Rena and

house of

so most

ascended the stairs

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

so

with a book in her hand. She had on soft

gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

know if it was just the alcohol,

over and kissed her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily.

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant

kissing her for a while, Waylen

was what woke

misty eyes and stared at

orange kiss mark

left it

stared at Waylen quietly, but he was still fired up. He had already started taking off her

me!” Rena’s face turned

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

body was alluring and

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her a ride

her pajamas back

she undid two buttons of his shirt and

on his white shirt stood out like

we didn’t do anything. You can ask

him without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed

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

didn’t even bother to lose

quietly, her eyes starting to burn 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

Waylen. How is that any different from keeping

replied, “I was just trying to help. I don’t have

want to have

outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you. You allow her to provoke your legal

already

you today, I bet you

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

He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while lighting

a while, he said, “You didn’t have

quarrel

just whispered, “The truth has always been harsh, especially 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 chance to be

ached as she

was

Waylen couldn’t

stared at Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight

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

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

help wondering whether or

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