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

a bed in

didn’t allow him to touch

up. But Rena chose to move into another bedroom. It was difficult for Waylen to talk to her, much more

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

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the

was on a crutch and hobbling toward Waylen’s

grievance. She explained, “The doctor said my leg should recover

she put on her victimized

would come visit her more often now that he

hadn’t shown

see her, then she would

Mavis and ordered the chauffeur

road. Watching the lavish black

dropped her crutch and let herself fall to the

to appear frail and

falling. He frowned and

dithered about following

“Help her get in the car and give

Fowler isn’t going to like this, Mr.

spinning, aching head, 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

but to get out of the car and then help Mavis

next

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

turned to stare

perfect, and he exuded

car

greedily inhaled

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

of it

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

on a light orange lipstick

able

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

an hour later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which

Mavis get out of

walking Mavis to her door. Mavis bowed to meet his gaze and said in a soft 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 nothing

face, smiled, and

out the window and let his mind

aware that Mavis leaned in earlier and kissed his collar. She was Elvira’s biological sister, and they had a striking

possess her the moment

have a young and

could be

Mavis earlier was a test

how much he cared about

he saw her playing the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could make

the pros and cons

chose

the house of the

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

foyer and ascended the stairs

Alexis and Marcus, he opened the door to Rena’s

door was left unlocked, so he was able

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

exposed skin gleamed like

Waylen liked her body.

know if it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his

at first and then more and more hungrily. He began

Rena didn’t even stir.

resistant of him

a while, Waylen finally gave in and began

caress was what

and stared at the big, handsome

mark on the collar

left it

but he was still fired up. He had already

me!” Rena’s

didn’t know what was 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

on the sofa. Her body was

Mavis today, didn’t

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her pajamas

two buttons of his shirt and showed

white shirt stood out like

swear we didn’t do anything. You can

left on him without his consent, he

looked Rena straight

to

you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that

me, Waylen. How is that any

“I was just trying to help. I

to have this

she murmured, “You allow her to get close

have already crossed

with you today, I

let her take your coat. You would’ve let her touch you and

He was shaking so badly that

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

quarrel with

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

heart ached

truth was indeed

too much to drink, Waylen couldn’t stand his

arguing tonight wouldn’t

“Let’s talk about this

Rena stood still.

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

in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at

whether or

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