A Second Chance With My Billionaire Love

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, her own

a bed in months.

didn’t allow him to touch her at

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

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!”

looked out the window and

a 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

put

often now that

he hadn’t

couldn’t come see her, then she would just come see

nodded at Mavis and ordered the

road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass

her crutch and let herself fall

sure to appear frail and

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the car.”

about following

said in a low voice, “Help her get

“Mrs. Fowler isn’t

his spinning, aching head, Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the

had no choice but to

next to

seat, and

turned to stare

sharp and perfect,

this car was extremely

inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what

mattress? Would his handsome face contort

it made

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

a light

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

opened his eyes. Before he could fully

arrived at Mavis’

helped Mavis get out of

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

face, smiled,

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window

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

would possess her the moment he

a young and

could be

and Mavis earlier was a

wanted to see how much

he instantly thought of 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 feel that

pros and

time, Waylen chose Rena

house of the Fowler

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

passed through the foyer and ascended the stairs to the second

on Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to Rena’s

door was left unlocked, so

asleep on the sofa with a book in

skin gleamed like

Waylen liked her body.

her like this in a long time. He didn’t know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached to touch her, take

over and kissed her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him in

for a while, Waylen finally

what woke up

eyes and stared at the big, handsome face

mark on the collar of his

must’ve left it

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

go of me!” Rena’s face turned

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

sofa. Her body was alluring and

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her pajamas

she undid two buttons of his shirt and showed

on his white

said, “I swear we

without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it

around and looked Rena straight in the eye. “I

bother to

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

that any different from

just trying to help. I don’t have a romantic interest

didn’t want to have this conversation

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

have already crossed the

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

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

unsettled, Waylen grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was

didn’t have to say such harsh words,

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 her chance to be with you. Honestly, I

heart ached as she

was

much to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced

arguing tonight

“Let’s talk

Rena stood still.

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

just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s

wondering whether or