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

shared a bed

allow him to touch her

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 tackle their

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window

a crutch and hobbling

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

put on her victimized

thought that Waylen would come visit her more often now that he and Rena were

hadn’t shown

come see her, then she would just

nodded at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

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

her crutch and let herself

made sure to appear frail and

Mavis falling. He frowned

chauffeur dithered about

in a low voice, “Help her get

isn’t going to like

his spinning, aching head, Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out.

no choice but to get out of the car and then help Mavis into

sat next to

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

quietly turned to

and perfect, and he exuded such

car was extremely

things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled

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

mere thought of it made her hot

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

on a light orange lipstick

able

eyes. Before he could fully

an hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a good

helped Mavis get out of the

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

looked at her face, smiled, and

stared out the window and let his

was aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and

possess her the moment he let her

would have a young and obedient

be

Mavis

see how much

with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing.

always weighed the pros and cons of

time, Waylen chose Rena and

house of

car 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

passed through the foyer and ascended the stairs to the

and Marcus, he opened the door to Rena’s

door was left unlocked, so he was able to

had fallen asleep on the sofa with a book

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of him

kissing her for a while, Waylen finally gave in and began

what woke up

and stared at the big,

instantly noticed the orange kiss mark

left it

still fired

go of me!” Rena’s

with him and didn’t want to sleep

on the sofa. Her body was alluring

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

while, he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her a

began putting her pajamas back

two buttons of his shirt and

orange, lip-shaped stain on his white

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

him without his consent, he took off his shirt and

around and looked Rena straight in

didn’t even bother to lose

anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman

Waylen. How is that any different from

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

didn’t want to have

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

already

been with you today, I bet you

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

grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he

he said, “You didn’t have to say such

didn’t quarrel

that we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter

ached as she

was

much to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced

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

muttered, “Let’s talk

Rena stood still.

she called after him, “Take your shirt. I

chest, Waylen turned and

wondering whether or not

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