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,

a bed in

to touch her

chose to move into another bedroom.

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the

crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

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

she put on her

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

hadn’t shown

matter. If he couldn’t come see her,

at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur to

driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle

dropped her crutch and let herself fall to the

sure to appear frail

Mavis falling. He frowned and

chauffeur dithered about following Waylen’s

low voice, “Help her get in the car

chauffeur hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going to

Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing wrong with

choice but to get out

next

rested his head on the back of his seat, and

quietly turned to

perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

this car

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

he press her against the mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he

of it

and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick

put on a light

would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark on Waylen’s

eyes. Before he

arrived at Mavis’

chauffeur helped Mavis get

said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a

her face, smiled,

Waylen stared out the

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

knew that he would possess her

have a young and obedient

be

let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test

to see how much he cared about

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

the pros and cons

Waylen chose Rena and his

house of

already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already been turned off. However, the lights in Rena’s bedroom were

through the foyer and ascended the stairs

on Alexis and Marcus, he opened

unlocked, so he

with a book in her hand. She

skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached

then more and more

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant of him in her

for a while, Waylen finally gave in and

caress was what

stared at

instantly noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of

left it

still fired up. He had already started

of me!” Rena’s face turned

angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with

body was alluring and attractive, but

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

a while, he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing

began putting her pajamas back

undid two buttons of his shirt and

stain on his white

we didn’t do

he took off his shirt and tossed

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

even bother to lose her

to burn with tears. After a few heartbeats, she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped

is that any different

help. I don’t have a romantic

to have this

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

already

with you today,

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

and lit it. He was shaking

a while, he said, “You didn’t have to say

didn’t quarrel with

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 with you. Honestly, I think you won’t refuse

ached as she

truth was

to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand

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

and muttered, “Let’s talk

Rena stood still.

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

like his wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s back

couldn’t help wondering whether or not

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