If he talked to her about Elvira now, she was willing to have a conversation with him. After all, Elvira was an obstacle between them that they couldn't escape for the time being.

Waylen tucked her hair behind her ear and said softly, “It's just work, that's all."

With that, he led her back to the bedroom and climbed into bed with her. Then he cuddled her from behind and kissed the back of her ear for a long time.

Later, the two fell into a routine.

Although Waylen was extremely busy, he'd make it a point to see her two or three times a week.

Sometimes he'd spend the night at her place, while at other times, if he finished up early, he'd take her to his apartment.

And there were always fresh needle holes on his arm.

Rena didn't ask him where he came from, nor did she ask him if Elvira had been discharged from the hospital. In fact, she didn't ask him anything about Elvira.

Rena just quietly prepared tonics and nutritious food for him whenever he came.

Waylen was always hungry for sex with Rena, but Rena drew a line and seldom let him.

After all, he was too weak.

Sometimes, Waylen would get dressed and go to the hospital in the middle of the night if Lyndon called him.

Those nights, Rena couldn't sleep. She'd sit in the living room sofa, waiting for him...

However, he always came back too late.

As time went by, since the Colemans and the Fowlers were both famous,

Elvira's personal affairs became well-known to everyone.

Darren was worried about his daughter, so he outright didn't agree with Rena's relationship with Waylen. No matter how rich Waylen's family was, it was terrible that Rena's man was always with another woman.

Eloise, on the other hand, didn't say anything on the matter.

As a woman herself, she knew how Rena must've felt about the whole thing, and she didn't want to make the poor girl feel worse.

Indeed, Rena was having a hard time.

She got in her car after Leaving her parents’ apartment. She was about to go to the hospital to get medicine for Darren, but Eloise followed her downstairs.

"Eloise?" Rena got out of the car as soon as she saw her stepmother approach.