But she didn’t say anything. She didn’t want to seem clingy.
Because he would be apart from Rena for a long time, Waylen couldn’t help wanting to have her over and over. He didn’t stop doing her until she begged him to stop.
When they were finally done, Rena collapsed in Waylen’s arms and fell asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, Waylen had already set off for Hondrau. He left a white rose beside her pillow.
After lying in bed for ten more minutes, Rena got up and helped Alexis get ready for school.
Alexis was obedient. She dressed herself and brushed her curly hair.
Rena drove Alexis to school. It was the first time that Rena saw Leonel, the boy that Alexis had always been talking about. He was a very good-looking little lad. ©
Rena winked at Alexis.
Embarrassed, Alexis walked to class with her cheeks burning bright red.
Rena got back in the car.
She sent a message to Waylen that read, “| met Leonel today.”
Waylen was very busy the whole morning, so he only got to read Rena’s message at almost noon. “Well, is he better-looking than | am?”
Rena laughed.
While Waylen was away on business, Rena went to her music studio to go over the accounts with Zack.
In the afternoon, Rena invited Vera for coffee.
Vera was late. She was trembling when she was rushing to meet Rena. She said, “I’m sorry I’m late. | got stuck in traffic. There was an incident on the other side of the city, and someone died. The poor victim was slashed seven times. They said he bled to death.”
Rena couldn’t help asking, “Oh, my, that’s horrible. Was the attacker caught?”
Vera shook her head. “Not yet. Who does something like that, cutting someone multiple times and then letting them bleed out? It sure does look like a crime of passion. | think the assailant did it for love.”
Did it for love?
Thinking about that, Rena felt quite unsettling.
She stirred her cup of coffee and hoped that drinking it would dispel the uneasiness in her heart.
Vera said something more, but Rena was no longer paying attention.