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,

a bed

didn’t allow him to

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

door, walked around

“Mr. Fowler!”

looked out the window and

on a crutch and

“The doctor said my leg should recover within two months,

saying that, she put on her victimized

her more often now that he and Rena were

he hadn’t shown

see

nodded at Mavis and ordered the

toward the main road. Watching the lavish black vehicle pass

crutch and let herself

sure to appear frail

see Mavis falling. He frowned and barked, “Stop the car.”

chauffeur dithered about following Waylen’s

get in the car and give her a

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

won’t find out. Besides, we’re just sending

refute his boss’ logic, the chauffeur had no choice but to get out of the car and then help Mavis into

sat next

of his seat, and

to

perfect, and he exuded such a beautiful, noble

this car was extremely

about all those things, Mavis felt her blood boil with desire. She greedily inhaled the air around Waylen and then imagined what sex with him

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

mere thought of it made her

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

a light orange lipstick

would be able

his eyes. Before he

later, they arrived at Mavis’ apartment, which was located in a

Mavis get

said in a soft voice, “Thank you for giving me

her face, smiled, and

the chauffeur drove away, Waylen stared out the window

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

would possess her the moment he

have a

could be

himself and Mavis earlier was a test he set

how much he

the piano with such vigor and passion. Then, his heart started racing. The ‘only woman who could make him feel that

the pros and cons

Waylen chose Rena

of

the night, so

foyer and ascended the stairs to the

he opened

door was left unlocked, so he was able to

book in

skin gleamed like crystal under the

Waylen liked her body.

it was just the alcohol, but every fiber of his

her, softly at first and then more and more hungrily.

Rena didn’t even stir.

was way less resistant of him in

her for a while, Waylen finally gave in

what

at

noticed the orange kiss mark on the collar of his white

must’ve left it

stared at Waylen quietly, but he was still fired up. He

go of me!” Rena’s face

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, but

saw Mavis

Waylen was stunned.

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

began putting her

of his shirt and

on his white shirt stood out like

brows and said, “I swear we didn’t do

consent, he

around and looked Rena straight in the

bother to lose her temper

she said calmly, “No, you didn’t do anything unfaithful. You just helped that

is that

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

didn’t want to

at the blackness outside, she murmured, “You allow her

already

with you today, I bet you would’ve

to her 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.

grabbed a cigarette and lit it. He was shaking so badly

while, he said, “You didn’t have

didn’t quarrel with

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.

ached as she

truth was indeed

had too much to drink, Waylen

arguing tonight wouldn’t do either of

rubbed his forehead and muttered, “Let’s

Rena stood still.

him, “Take your shirt.

in the chest, Waylen turned and looked at Rena’s back

couldn’t help wondering whether or

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