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

shared a bed

allow him to touch

to have fights sometimes, 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 for Waylen to talk

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window

was on a crutch

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

that, she put

that Waylen would come visit her more often now that

he hadn’t shown

come see

Mavis and ordered the chauffeur to

main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her

deliberately dropped her crutch and let herself fall to

made sure to

to see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked,

dithered about

“Help her get in the car and

hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to like this, Mr.

retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides,

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

sat next to

on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored Waylen’s

to stare at

were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded

this car was extremely

about all those things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him would

against the mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he thrust into

of it made her hot

leaned in and planted a soft kiss on

a light

would be able to spot

then opened his eyes. Before he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat

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

helped Mavis get out of

getting out 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

looked at her face,

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window

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

possess her

have a young

be

Mavis earlier was a test he

see how much he cared about

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

always weighed the pros and

time, Waylen chose Rena

of

night, so most of the lights in the house had already been turned off. However, the lights in

passed through the foyer and ascended the stairs to the second

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to

so he

a book in her hand.

skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached to touch her, take her, and

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him

while, Waylen

was what

opened her misty eyes and stared at

mark on the collar of his

must’ve left

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

go of me!” Rena’s

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

on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive,

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

“Yes, I did, but nothing

putting her

his shirt and

lip-shaped stain on his white shirt stood out like a sore

swear we didn’t do

consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it

Rena straight in the eye. “I didn’t

bother to lose

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

is that

was just trying to help. I don’t have

didn’t want to have this conversation

window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow

have already crossed

with you today, I

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

unsettled, Waylen grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking

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

didn’t quarrel

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 with you. Honestly, I think you

heart ached

was

drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced

thought arguing

his forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

she called after him, “Take your shirt. I

just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen

wondering whether or not she

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