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

hadn’t shared a bed

allow him to touch her

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

more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s seat. He gunned the engine and

“Mr. Fowler!”

out the window

crutch and hobbling

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

put

visit her more often now that he and Rena were no longer

hadn’t shown

he couldn’t come see her, then she

nodded at Mavis and

main road. Watching the

crutch and let

sure to

He frowned and barked, “Stop the

chauffeur dithered about following

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

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

don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the

no choice but to get out of

next

head on the back of his seat, and closed his

turned to

features were so sharp and perfect, and he exuded such a

car was

Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and

handsome face

it made her hot

a soft kiss on his collar, making sure her lipstick marked

on a light orange

she would be able to spot Mavis’ kiss

frowned and then opened his eyes. Before he could fully wake up, Mavis immediately sat up

later, they arrived at Mavis’

get out of

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

her face, smiled, and

away, Waylen stared out the window

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

have a young and obedient

be Elvira’s

between himself and Mavis earlier was a test he set for

to see how much he

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

weighed the pros and

Waylen chose Rena and

house of the

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

and ascended the stairs

Alexis and Marcus, he

unlocked, so he was

fallen asleep on the sofa with a book in her hand. She had

exposed skin gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his being

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

Rena didn’t even stir.

less resistant of him

Waylen finally

was what woke

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

mark on the collar of his

must’ve left it

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

of me!” Rena’s

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

was alluring and attractive, but her words were

saw Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her pajamas

two buttons of his shirt and showed him

his white shirt stood out

his brows and said, “I swear we

mark that Mavis left on him without his consent, he took off his shirt and tossed it into

looked Rena straight in the eye. “I

to lose her

you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented her a nice apartment,

is that any

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

didn’t want to have this

up and walked to her bedroom’s French window. Gazing at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her to get close to you. You allow her to provoke

have already crossed the

you today, I bet you would’ve pushed your

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

it. He was shaking so badly that he almost burned himself while lighting

he said, “You didn’t have

didn’t quarrel with

“The truth 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

ached as

truth was

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

back and thought arguing tonight

muttered, “Let’s talk about this tomorrow. Go to

Rena stood still.

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

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

or

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