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,

shared a bed in

allow him to

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

Waylen’s 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 and was about to pull away when someone

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the

a crutch and hobbling

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

saying that, she put

would come visit her more often now that he

he hadn’t shown

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

just nodded at Mavis and

chauffeur started driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her by,

crutch and

to

happened to see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the

about following

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

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

then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing wrong with

the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and

sat next to

seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored

to stare at

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

car was

boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air

against the mattress? Would his handsome face

mere thought of it made

soft kiss on his collar,

a light orange lipstick

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

Before he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a

chauffeur helped Mavis get out of

gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler.

her face, smiled, and

Waylen stared out the window and let

truth was, he was aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had

knew that he would possess her the moment he let

a

be

Mavis earlier was a test he set

how much he cared about

he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started

pros

chose

of the

and looked up at the house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of

and ascended the stairs to the

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the

was left unlocked, so he was

with a book

skin gleamed like

Waylen liked her body.

in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being

then more and more hungrily. He

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant

kissing her for a while, Waylen

what woke up

her misty eyes and stared at the big, handsome face in

mark

must’ve left

Waylen quietly, but he was still fired up. He had already started taking

go of me!” Rena’s

on. He thought that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t

was alluring and attractive,

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her

two buttons of his shirt and showed him

on his white shirt stood out like a sore

swear we didn’t do anything. You can ask the

he took off his shirt and tossed it into the trash

and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I

didn’t even bother to

unfaithful.

that

help. I don’t have a romantic interest in

to have this conversation

she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you. You allow her to provoke your legal

have already crossed the

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

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

it. He was shaking so badly that he

he said, “You didn’t have

didn’t quarrel

share a bed. It’s only a matter of time now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her

heart ached as

truth was indeed

to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

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

“Let’s

Rena stood still.

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

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

wondering whether or

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