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

hadn’t shared a bed in

allow him to touch

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

in 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

a crutch

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

saying that, she put on her

visit her more often now that he and Rena were

he hadn’t shown

he couldn’t come see her, then she would

nodded at Mavis and ordered

started driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle

and let herself fall to the

sure to appear frail and

see Mavis falling. He frowned

chauffeur dithered about

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

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

you don’t tell her, then she won’t

logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out

sat next

rested his head on the back of his seat, and closed his eyes. Meanwhile, Mavis

to stare

sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

car was extremely

with desire. She greedily inhaled

mattress? Would his handsome face contort in sweet agony as he thrust

mere thought of it made her hot and

his snow-white shirt, she leaned in and planted a soft kiss on his collar, making

a light

be able to spot Mavis’ kiss mark

his eyes. Before he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

they arrived at Mavis’

helped Mavis get out of the

voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride home, Mr. Fowler. If you need me to explain to Mrs. Fowler, I’ll tell her that

looked at her face,

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the

aware 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

possess her

a young and obedient

be

and Mavis earlier was a test he

to see how

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

the pros and cons

time, Waylen chose

of the Fowler

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

foyer and ascended the stairs to the

he opened the door

so he was able to

sofa with a book in her hand. She

gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

know if it was just

at first and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom lip

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant

while, Waylen

what woke

eyes and stared at the big,

the orange kiss mark on the collar of his white

left it

quietly, but he was still fired

go of me!” Rena’s

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

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

Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her

buttons of his shirt and

on his white shirt

swear we didn’t do anything.

that Mavis left on him without his consent, he took off his shirt

he turned around and looked Rena straight in

didn’t even bother to lose her temper

calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a nice apartment, paid for her education,

is that any different from

replied, “I was just trying to help. I don’t have a romantic

to have this

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

have already crossed

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

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

unsettled, Waylen grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned

while, he said, “You didn’t have to

didn’t quarrel

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

heart ached as

truth was indeed

drink, Waylen

arguing tonight wouldn’t do

“Let’s talk about this tomorrow. Go

Rena stood still.

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

his wife just stabbed him in the chest, Waylen turned

whether or not she

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