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

hadn’t shared a bed

him to touch her

make up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much

not to say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window

crutch and hobbling

doctor said my leg should

she put on her victimized

thought that Waylen would come visit her more often now that he and Rena were no longer in

he hadn’t shown

didn’t matter. If he couldn’t come see her, then she would

and ordered the chauffeur

the main road. Watching

dropped her crutch and let herself fall to the

to appear frail

happened to see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked,

about following

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

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

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

to refute his boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then help Mavis into

next to

Waylen ignored Mavis, rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed his

quietly turned to

features were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

car was

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

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

it

in and planted a soft

put on a light

Rena looked closely enough, she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark

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

they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of the

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

at her face, smiled, and said

chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window and

he was aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such a young

that he would possess her the moment he let

would have a young and

could be

he let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test

wanted to see how much he

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

the pros and

Waylen chose

of

It was already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house had

the foyer and ascended

and Marcus, he opened the

so he was able

on the sofa with a book in her

gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol,

her, softly at first and then more and

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him in

while, Waylen finally gave in

what woke

stared at the big, handsome face in front of

the orange kiss mark on the collar of his white

must’ve left it

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

me!” Rena’s

with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently

lay back on the sofa. Her body was

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

putting her pajamas back

two buttons of his shirt and showed

his white shirt stood out

we didn’t do anything. You

that Mavis left on him without his consent, he took

and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I

to lose

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

How is that any

help.

didn’t want to have this conversation

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

already

the chauffeur hadn’t been with you today,

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

He was shaking so badly

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

didn’t quarrel with

that we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter of time now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets

heart ached as

truth was indeed

had too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand

arguing tonight

and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

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

wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at

couldn’t help wondering whether or not she truly

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