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

him to

was 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 wedge that Rena drove between them, they couldn’t tackle their difficulties

chauffeur decided not to say anything more. He shut the car door, walked around the car, and hopped into the driver’s

“Mr. Fowler!”

the window

crutch and hobbling

Waylen’s gaze, Mavis looked at her leg with grievance. She explained, “The doctor

saying that, she put

now that he and Rena were no longer

hadn’t shown

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

Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

chauffeur started driving toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass her by, Mavis

her crutch and let herself fall to

sure to

to see Mavis falling. He

dithered about

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

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

Waylen retorted, “If you don’t tell her, then she won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending the poor girl home. There’s nothing

the chauffeur had no choice but to

sat next

seat, and

turned to

perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful,

car was

desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined

press her against the mattress? Would his handsome

thought of it made her hot and

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

a light orange

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

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

hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment,

get out

walking Mavis to her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me a ride

looked at her face,

Waylen stared out the window

She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking resemblance to each other. Such a young

would possess her the moment he let

he would have a young and obedient

be

between himself and Mavis

wanted to see how

toward him earlier, 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

pros

chose Rena and

house of

up at the house. It was already the middle of the night, so most of the

foyer and ascended the stairs to the

and Marcus, he opened the door

was left unlocked, so he was able

had fallen asleep on the sofa with a book in

gleamed like crystal under

Waylen liked her body.

know if it was just

and then more and more hungrily. He began tracing her bottom

Rena didn’t even stir.

way less resistant of

Waylen finally gave in and began touching

caress was what

at the

the orange kiss mark on

left it

was still fired up. He had already started taking off

go of me!” Rena’s face

with him and didn’t want to sleep with

sofa. Her body was alluring and attractive, but her words

Mavis today,

Waylen was stunned.

“Yes, I did, but nothing happened.

began putting her

two buttons of his shirt and showed

white

swear we didn’t do anything. You can

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

straight in the

to

calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that woman get reinstated in college, rented

Waylen. How is that any different from

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

didn’t want to have this

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

have already crossed the

been with you today, I bet you

touch you and kiss you. You would’ve taken her as your lover. You would’ve let her replace Elvira in your

and lit it. He was

a while, he said, “You didn’t have

didn’t quarrel

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

ached

truth was

had too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t

stared at Rena’s back and thought arguing tonight wouldn’t do

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

Rena stood still.

after him, “Take your shirt.

his wife just stabbed him in the chest,

help wondering whether or not she truly

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