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.

allow him to

for a couple 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 to her, much more sleep with her. Because of the wedge that Rena drove between them,

around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine and

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the

was on a crutch

doctor said my leg

put on her victimized

visit her more often now

he hadn’t shown

come see

at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

Watching the lavish black

crutch and let herself

sure to appear frail

Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop

dithered about following

get in the car and give her

chauffeur hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going

you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s

no choice but to get out of the car

next to

of his seat, and closed his eyes.

quietly turned to

and perfect, and he exuded such

this car was

desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him

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

of it

in and planted a soft kiss on

on a

able

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

later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment,

helped Mavis get out of the

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, smiled, and

drove away, Waylen stared out the

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

he would possess her

would have a young and

could be

happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a

see how much he cared about

instantly thought of Rena. With his mind’s eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor

weighed the pros

chose

the house of

of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already been

foyer and ascended the stairs to the second

checking on Alexis and Marcus, he

so he was able to

a book in her hand. She

like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

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

then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom lip with

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant of him in her

a while, Waylen finally gave in and

caress was what woke

and stared at the big, handsome face in front

mark on the collar of

left

at Waylen quietly, but he was still fired up.

me!” Rena’s face turned

that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled on her

lay back on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her words were

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened.

her pajamas back

undid two buttons of his shirt and

stain on his white shirt stood out like a

said, “I swear we didn’t

he took off his shirt and tossed it into

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

bother to lose her temper

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

How is that

was just trying to help. I don’t

want to

the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to

have already crossed

the chauffeur hadn’t been with you today, I bet you would’ve

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

it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while

“You didn’t have to say such harsh

didn’t quarrel

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.

heart ached as she

was indeed

drink, Waylen

Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do

muttered, “Let’s talk about this tomorrow.

Rena stood still.

doorknob, she called after him, “Take your shirt. I don’t

in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s back

or not she

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