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

allow him to touch her at

normal 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

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window and saw

was on a crutch and hobbling toward

grievance. She explained, “The doctor

saying that, she put

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

hadn’t shown

come see

nodded at Mavis and ordered

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black

dropped her crutch and

made sure to appear

to see Mavis falling. He frowned

dithered about following

her get in the

hesitated, “Mrs. Fowler isn’t going

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

chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then help Mavis into

next to

the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile,

quietly turned to

sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

this car was extremely

greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him would

handsome face contort in sweet agony

it made her hot and

shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft

a light

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

he could

Mavis’ apartment, which was located in

Mavis get out

“Thank you for giving me a ride

face,

out the

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 and attractive girl was throwing

knew that he would possess her

he would have a young

be

and Mavis

how much he

playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only

the pros and cons

time, Waylen chose Rena and his

house of the Fowler

already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house

and ascended

he opened the door to Rena’s

left unlocked, so he

book in her hand.

skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being ached to touch her, take her, and

kissed her, softly at first and then more

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him in

kissing her for a while, Waylen finally gave

caress was what woke up

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

kiss mark

must’ve left

quietly, but he was still fired up. He

go of me!” Rena’s face

Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to

on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

a while, he looked at her and explained, “Yes, I did, but nothing happened. I just gave her a ride

putting her pajamas

she undid two buttons of his shirt and showed him the

stain on his white shirt stood out like

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

his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it into the

Rena straight in

bother to lose her

you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in

Waylen. How is that any different from keeping

trying to help. I don’t have

to have this conversation

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

have already crossed the

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

let her touch you and

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

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

didn’t quarrel

has always been harsh, 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 now before our bond breaks completely and Mavis gets her chance to be with you. Honestly, I

ached

was indeed

Waylen couldn’t stand his alcohol-induced headache

and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

his forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about

Rena stood still.

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

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

wondering whether or not she truly

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