But there was a complicated look in his eye, and Rena knew that nothing she could say would convince him to stay.

Sure enough, he put on his clothes and left in the end.

And as usual, Waylen didn't come back that night.

This spring night was quite cold. Rena tossed and turned in Waylen's bed until three o'clock in the morning. She got up and had half a mind to go back to her apartment, but she didn't want to wake Snowball.

In the end, she sat on the sofa in the Living room for the rest of the night...

In the following weeks, Elvira kept doing extreme things

As a result, Rena could hardly see Waylen

They only met twice, and both times, he looked exhausted and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Rena didn't ask him for anything.

In this relationship, she was in a weak position, and there was no way back. At this point, her relationship with him was so shaky that...

She didn't even sure what she meant to him.

Days turned into weeks, but things didn't change. At first, she lied to herself and insisted on holding on, but after nearly a month passed, she found herself thinking that maybe she no Longer held hope for this relationship either, and she was just waiting for Waylen to say that same thing out loud.

Unexpectedly, Korbyn summoned Rena to his office one day.

His secretary picked her up personally.

"Miss Gordon, Mr. Fowler wants to see you," he said.

Half an hour later, Rena was sitting in Korbyn's office.

Korbyn thought so highly of Rena that he dismissed his secretary and prepared coffee for Rena himself. Smiling, he mentioned, "Cecilia mentioned that you Like Mandheling, so I asked my secretary to buy some beans. Have a taste. Hope you Like it."

Rena took the cup of coffee that was offered to her. It smelled wonderful, and she should've felt flattered by Korbyn's words.

But she was keenly aware that powerful people Like Korbyn wouldn't lower themselves to her level for nothing.

She shifted in her seat, feeling a Little uneasy about this meeting Korbyn took a sip from his own cup of coffee

Sitting opposite to Rena, he said leisurely, "How come you haven't been visiting us lately? Cecilia misses you, and Juliette has been asking when you'll come over for dinner."

Rena forced a smile, but deep down, she was at a loss.