Why did Rena possess a temper even more fiery than Vera's?

What did Waylen see in her?

Coincidentally, Joseph happened to be having dinner with a group of people and Waylen was among them.

Assuming it was Joseph's wife on the phone, the others playfully teased, "Did Vera give you an earful again?"

Joseph, under the influence of alcohol, gazed at Waylen and smirked.