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, her own

shared a bed in months.

him to touch her at

bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much more sleep with her. Because of the wedge that Rena drove between them,

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window and

a crutch and hobbling toward

gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg

put

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

hadn’t

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

just nodded at Mavis and ordered

Watching the lavish black

deliberately dropped her crutch and let herself fall to

sure to appear

falling. He frowned and barked,

chauffeur dithered about following

low voice, “Help her get in

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

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

choice but to get out of the car

sat next

his head on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis savored Waylen’s

quietly turned to

so sharp and perfect,

car was extremely

those things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the

handsome face

thought of it made her hot and

she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her

on a light orange

closely enough, she would be able to

his eyes. Before he could fully wake up, Mavis

arrived at Mavis’

helped Mavis get out of the

soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you need

face, smiled, and

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window and let his mind

kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had

knew that he would possess her the

have a

could be Elvira’s

let happen between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he set for

wanted to see how much he cared about

eye, he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then,

always weighed the pros

Waylen chose

house of the

at the house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of the lights in the house had already been turned off. However, the

through the foyer and ascended the stairs to the second

on Alexis and Marcus, he

so he was

book in

like crystal under the

Waylen liked her body.

hadn’t gotten close to 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

at first and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of him in her

her for a while, Waylen finally gave

caress was what

misty eyes and stared at the big, handsome

orange kiss mark

left it

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

me!” Rena’s face turned

going on. He thought that Rena was still angry with him and didn’t want to sleep with him, so he gently nibbled on her earlobe and whispered,

lay back on the sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive,

saw Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

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

her

his shirt and showed him the

white shirt

we didn’t do anything.

that Mavis left on him without his consent, he took

Rena straight in the eye. “I didn’t betray our

bother to lose her

to burn with tears. After a few heartbeats, she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated

that any different from keeping

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

didn’t want to have this conversation

the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close

have already crossed

with you today,

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

it. He was shaking

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

quarrel with

only reason we still share a home is that we no longer share a bed. It’s only a matter

heart ached

truth was

drink, Waylen couldn’t stand

thought arguing tonight wouldn’t

forehead and muttered, “Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

Waylen turn the doorknob, she called after him, “Take your

chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s back once

wondering whether or not she truly loved

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