She promptly threw herself into Juliette’s arms and hid her face in her bosom.
Waylen felt sorry for his little sister and mad at Mark, but he didn’t lash out.
Since Mark had proven to be unreasonable, Waylen felt it was up to him to step up for his family and fix the mess as the man that he was.
Unfortunately, poor Rena was one of those caught in the middle of the whole chaos.
So, Waylen said to his parents, “Dad and mom, you both should take Cecilia and the children back to Duefron. I’ll stay here with Rena.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtKorbyn couldn’t help but agree with his plan.
He looked at Rena and said, “Please don’t blame yourself for this.
It wasn’t your fault. Cecilia still regards you as her sister-in-law.”
Rena said nothing. She just smiled bitterly.
Though the situation was chaotic, Waylen’s presence felt quite reassuring.
Eventually, he took charge of the situation and saw the guests off as they all left in groups.
By the time Waylen was done with this, it was already afternoon.
But he wasn’t feeling hungry or tired at all. He stood in the yard and lit a cigarette.
After quietly smoking for a while, he went in search of Zoey.
Rena was with Zoey.
The woman was really devastated. Her only son, over 40 years of age, was finally settling down. Cecilia’s family was so good, and she loved Cecilia to pieces.
But all of a sudden, everything had turned upside down.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmZoey lay on the bed, and for a long time, couldn’t bring herself to get up.
The doctor had come to see her two times already.
At this point, Waylen pushed the door open and walked in. He could hear Zoey talking about driving Mark out of the Evans family.
Rena, on the other hand, was trying to calm her down.
Waylen went over to meet them.
“Have you and your grandma had Lunch yet?” he asked Rena in a soft tone.
Rena shook her head in the negative.