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

a

allow him to touch

able to resolve their problems and kiss and make up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to

tone, 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!”

the

a crutch

Waylen’s gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor

put on

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

he hadn’t shown

couldn’t come see her, then

just nodded at Mavis and ordered the chauffeur to

road. Watching the lavish black

and let

to

Mavis falling. He frowned and barked,

dithered about

in a low voice, “Help her get in

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t

then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl

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

next to

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

to stare at

and perfect,

this car was extremely

blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air

handsome face contort in

of it made her

snow-white shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick marked the

a

looked closely enough, she would be able to spot

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

Mavis’ apartment, which was

Mavis get out

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

at her face, smiled, and said

Waylen stared out the window and let his

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

he would possess her the moment he

would have a young and

could be Elvira’s

between himself and Mavis earlier

see how much he

eye, he saw her playing the piano with

pros and cons

chose Rena and his

house of the

the 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 turned

the foyer and ascended the stairs

on Alexis and Marcus, he opened

left unlocked, so he was able to

asleep on the sofa with a book in her

exposed skin gleamed like crystal

Waylen liked her body.

was just the alcohol, but every

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him in her

her for a while, Waylen finally gave

was what woke up

stared at the big, handsome face in front of

noticed the orange kiss mark

left

but he was still fired

of me!”

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

on the sofa. Her body was alluring and

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing

her pajamas

undid two buttons of his shirt and showed him the lipstick

stain on his white shirt stood

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

on him without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed

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

didn’t even bother to lose her temper

didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a nice apartment, paid for her education, and

me, Waylen. How is that any different from

was just trying to help. I don’t have a

want to have this conversation

outside, she murmured,

have already crossed the

today, I

touch you and kiss you.

and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he

didn’t have to say such

didn’t quarrel

especially to those unprepared to hear it. Waylen, the only reason we still share a home is that we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter of time

heart ached as she

was

Waylen couldn’t

stared at Rena’s back and thought arguing

“Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

him, “Take your shirt. I don’t want it

like his wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen

wondering whether or

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