Ch. 316..320: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 316-320

Chapter 316

Chloe clenched her fist. She had to stay strong. If she kept being the doormat she was, she would never be able to save Vernon.

So she nodded and replied;

"I promise I will not make a scene. Please open the door, Sir."

The bar owner nodded. He opened the door and allowed Chloe to see what was happening inside.

...

...

...

Chloe was prepared for the worst. She was expecting something absolutely deprived, maybe to see Vernon fucking at least three women at once.

Or maybe even ten since he had much more vitality than Vincent.

She knew it would hurt her heart to see the little boy she raised growing up to be just like his Big brother, malicious and debauched.

But what she saw wasn't what she expected.

She saw Vernon sleeping while resting his head on a woman's lap. They were both still fully clothed, and there was no sign of fear or struggle from that woman who was definitely the woman on the phone.

The bar owner sighed in relief. At least it wasn't as bad as he thought, "I will leave you to deal with this alone, Miss."

Cynthia, the waitress, was petrified when she saw a woman with similar features standing at the door, staring at Mr. Phoenix Gray, who was sleeping soundly.

Cynthia panicked. She tried to wake Vernon up by giving him a few light slaps on his cheek.

"Mr. Phoenix Gray, Sir! Please wake up!" Cynthia called his name, but Vernon didn't respond. He was too drunk and exhausted after so many things happening today.

Chloe watched everything, and she ambled toward Vernon and Cynthia.

She felt complicated in her heart.

Truthfully, she was relieved that Vernon wasn't fucking this woman because she would forever see Vernon as Vincent 2.0.

But when she saw Vernon sleeping peacefully on this woman's lap, she felt something she wasn't supposed to.

There was a burning sensation in her heart, as if...

As if she was jealous...

'No, why would I get jealous?' Chloe asked herself as she approached Vernon and the waitress. 'I'm not supposed to get jealous. Vernon and I... we're supposed to be a family....'

Chloe stood in front of Vernon and Cynthia, and the latter stared at Chloe with fear in her eyes, "M--Miss, this is not what it looks like. Mr. Phoenix Gray is--"

"It's fine," Chloe interrupted, not wanting to hear even more description of what these two were doing. She feared she'd get even more jealous if she heard how intimate they were.

Chloe checked the woman with similar features to her, which was strange. But Chloe took this as a coincidence since her facial features weren't uncommon.

"Miss, did he do something to you?"

"N--No, he just... he did nothing but sleep...." The waitress tried to explain, so there wouldn't be any misunderstanding.

"Well, as long as he didn't force you...." Chloe replied. She shifted her attention to Vernon, sleeping on the woman's lap.

His face was reddish, so Chloe knew Vernon was drunk right now.

"Vernon, wake up..." Chloe said to Vernon.

"M--Miss, I don't think Mr. Phoenix Gray will wake up. I've tried to wake him up to no avail...."

...

Chloe called his name again, "Vernon, let's go home. I'm here to pick you up."

"No, don't wanna...." Vernon mumbled in his sleep, much to Cynthia's shock.

Mr. Phoenix Gray was completely unresponsive when she tried to wake him up, but he responded to his lover's voice.

Cynthia observed Chloe from the corner of her eyes. This woman looked so soft and fragile, but her eyes were brimming with determination.

Chloe knew that Vernon could hear her. It was the same case as before when Vernon was dead drunk but still responded and reacted to what Chloe said and did, to the point that they almost had... sex.

Chloe's cheeks reddened, and she shook her head, trying to dispel the perverted idea in her mind.

She knew that Vernon needed a bit more persuasion, so she lowered her head and whispered;

"Vernon, come home with me, okay? I've been waiting for you...."

...

Vernon opened his eyes instantly. His eyes were bloodshot red, but when he heard the sweet voice of his beloved woman, his sleepiness suddenly disappeared.

Vernon got up from Cynthia's lap. He sat on the sofa with Chloe standing in front of him.

He looked at Chloe with eyes full of love and worship.

Chloe showed him a sweet smile that made his heartbeat accelerate, 'Am I forgiven?' Vernon wondered.

He was still drunk, and everything was blurry around him. But Chloe's face glowed with gentle light, giving the illusion that she was a goddess that would take him to heaven.

And because of her, he regained some of his consciousness.

"Vernon, can you walk?" Chloe asked gently.

"Yes... I... I can walk...." Vernon replied, his eyes continued staring at Chloe without blinking.

"Good," Chloe slowly reached Vernon's cheek and caressed his cheek tenderly.

Vernon closed his eyes and willingly rubbed his cheek on the soft palm of his woman. His heartache gradually disappeared, leaving a trace of sweetness.

He lowered his defense as he thought he wouldn't be punished, and Chloe completely forgave him for his mistake, even though he still didn't know what he did wrong.

"Since you can walk...." Chloe's fingers traced back and gently fiddled with Vernon's ear.

Vernon felt a little ticklish when Chloe played with his earlobe, "Mhm, I... I can walk. But I need you to lead me, Chloe...."

"I will lead you back home, Vernon," Chloe said.

Vernon really thought that Chloe would kiss him here, he was eager for a kiss, but Vernon suddenly felt a quick but sharp pain on his earlobe when Chloe suddenly pinched and pulled his ear.

"Ah! Aw... aw... ouch! My ear!" Vernon's eyes were wide open due to the sudden pain.

Chloe pulled Vernon's ear and forced him to get up, "You made me worried sick! Vernon Phoenix Gray

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"Ah! Aw… aw… ouch! My ear!" Vernon's eyes were wide open due to the sudden pain.

Chloe pulled Vernon's ear and forced him to get up, "You made me worried sick! Vernon Phoenix Gray!"

Vernon could break free from Chloe by pushing her away or brushing her hand off. After all, he knew how weak Chloe was compared to him.

But he didn't want to accidentally hurt his beloved, so he had to suck it up and follow Chloe, who forcefully escorted him out of the room.

"Aw! Ouch! Stop pulling my ear, I'm not a kid!" Vernon yelled.

"Not a kid?! Well you act like one! How could you be so reckless?! Be a responsible adult, Vernon!" Chloe yelled back, and Vernon zipped his lips instantly.

Cynthia watched as the woman named Chloe escorted the handsome-but-intimidating Mr. Phoenix Gray out of the room by pulling his ear.

It was a surreal view, and she didn't expect the intimidating CEO to be such a henpecked boyfriend.

Cynthia sat in silence as she stared at the two who walked in the corridor. She was relieved that she didn't have to spend a night with Mr. Phoenix Gray, and she was also glad that he didn't do anything to her.

Besides, she knew she was just a replacement, "I realized that Mr. Phoenix Gray was just using me as a replacement to spend the night after I saw that woman."

Cynthia heard the gossip about the young waitress, Nicky.

She was so desperate to get fucked by Mr. Phoenix Gray that she threw herself into his embrace, much to his disdain.

That girl was gossiped about and laughed at by the other waitresses after the incident. She resigned shortly after, unable to bear the shame of being rejected by Mr. Phoenix Gray.

"Well, I never had any intention with that man. He's too young for my taste," Cynthia said.

She continued staring at the pair of fierce wife and henpecked husband until they exited the long corridor.

Cynthia sighed, lowered her head, and noticed something on the floor.

"Oh… I need to give that back to him."

**

"Let's return home, Vernon! We will have a long-ass scolding session!" Chloe yelled as they entered the main area of the bar again.

All the waitresses darted their eyes toward the view of the intimidating Mr. Phoenix Gray being dragged out of the corridor by a woman who pulled his ear.

It was a shameful view for Vernon. Luckily, there was no other customer right now, or else Vernon would never show up in this bar anymore.

The bar owner was also stunned when he saw how obedient Mr. Phoenix Gray was to this woman.

He brought his ex-girlfriends here plenty of times; they were all high-profiled actresses or millionaire's daughters.

Usually, the cold CEO wouldn't even give his date a second glance at the bar, as if all of them were just a fleeting relationship to cover up his loneliness.

'Who would've expected… that Mr. Phoenix Gray would be conquered by a thin woman wearing pajamas and a sweater?' the bar owner thought. 'She is beautiful, but so were all of his dates before. So I guess there's something else other than beauty that makes him so in love.'

The bar owner was confident with his claim that Mr. Phoenix Gray was definitely in love because he would never allow any woman to humiliate him in public, let alone pull his ear like a little kid.

'Yet, I feel like Mr. Phoenix Gray is secretly happy with this. I mean… he literally pouted like a little kid just now…' the bar owner commented in his heart.

He didn't dare to say it out loud for fear that the cold CEO would confront him.

Chloe stopped right in front of the bar owner, still with one hand pulling Vernon's ear, "Sir, please tell me how much the bill for all the food, beverage, and service he used. I will pay."

Vernon's eyes widened for a second when he heard that. Of course, he wouldn't allow his woman to pay. That was unthinkable!

Vernon— who was standing tall behind Chloe, glared at the bar owner. His hawk-like gaze was about to eat him up if he dared to charge Chloe for the stuff he bought here.

The bar owner gulped. He was about to say the number.

But he stopped immediately after seeing that glare because he knew his life would be over if he dared to charge Mr. Phoenix Gray's woman for it.

"D—Don't worry, Miss. You don't need to pay for anything. It's all free!"

"Free? How could that be!" Chloe protested. She looked up to check on Vernon, but Vernon quickly changed his expression to be more pitiful, so it wouldn't look like he was intimidating the bar owner.

Meanwhile, the bar owner was astonished at how fast Mr. Phoenix Gray changed his expression.

"How could we leave without paying, Sir. Please tell me the number," Chloe insisted, much to the bar owner's grievance.

Because the cold CEO continued intimidating him, no matter how much he insisted that everything was free.

However, the tension between them quickly dissipated when a woman came in from the front door.

"It's okay, Gurl. I'll pay, and then bill it to Mr. Phoenix Gray tomorrow."

Chloe turned her head and saw Diamond walking towards her, wearing a simple jeans and cardigan.

"Diamond, why are you here?" Chloe asked out of surprise.

"Cuz' I thought you'd need my help," Diamond replied. She threw a mocking gaze at her boss, whose ear was pulled by Chloe. "Though, I don't think you need my help at all."

"Well, Vernon is drunk right now. But he's surprisingly obedient, so I have no problem," Chloe replied. "Oh, about the payment—"

"No need to bother, Gurl. It's my duty to pay," Diamond replied. "Mr. Phoenix Gray came here often, and I'm usually the one who paid for his expenses, since he usually came out dead drunk."

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"Oh, about the payment—"

"No need to bother, Gurl. It's my duty to pay," Diamond replied. "Mr. Phoenix Gray came here often, and I'm usually the one who paid for his expenses, since he usually came out dead drunk."

"Ah, I see…." Chloe sighed in relief. She didn't have any money, to begin with. She might have to use the black card that Vernon gave and have to cut his salary.

"I see, then, please take care of this, Diamond. I have to bring this super drunk guy back home," Chloe said. "I think he is just as drunk as before."

'Just as drunk?' Diamond glanced at Vernon again. 'Eh, I don't think he's dead drunk. He's just a little dizzy and sleepy, perhaps. I can see the difference.'

Diamond knew well that her boss was fully conscious but acted as if he was going to pass out anytime soon.

'Acting, huh? Hopefully something good will come out of it… like a baby, perhaps,' Diamond chuckled. "You should return home now, Gurl. I'll handle this."

"T—Thank you, Diamond."

Chloe led drunk Vernon out of the bar.

Diamond watched Chloe, who tried to stuff the big guy inside the passenger seat of her car, and her boss was struggling for some reason.

Diamond chuckled. She was happy to see Chloe, who seemed to have gained some courage in front of Mr. Phoenix Gray.

'Well, as long as she's happy. I'm willing to help her with anything,' Diamond thought.

Diamond turned around after being satisfied watching the banter between two potential lovers.

She crossed her arms, and her eyes darted at the bar owner, "Okay, business as usual, tell me how much he spent tonight."

The bar owner was about to say the number, but Diamond interrupted him again;

"—Oh, and…" Diamond's eyes swept around the empty bar. She stared intensely at each of the waitresses standing on every corner of the bar. "… The matter about Mr. Phoenix Gray's girlfriend shall never leave this place. None of you is allowed to tell anyone about this, because—"

Diamond went silent for a while, trying to find the right words to intimidate everywhere here "—because Mr. Phoenix Gray's current girlfriend is very private. We need to give her time until they go public, understand?"

The waitresses replied in unison, "Understood."

"Good, I will give all of you generous tips as a reward," Diamond said.

She shifted her attention back to the bar owner and added, "You have to watch over everyone who witnessed this tonight. Mr. Phoenix Gray will NOT be happy if this news leaked."

"C—Certainly," the bar owner nodded without thinking twice. That name was enough to strike fear in his heart because he knew that Mr. Phoenix Gray wasn't someone you'd want to mess around with.

He might be young, but he had so many powerful connections that fighting him meant death… or at least bankruptcy.

**

,m "Come on, Vernon. Just sit still and buckle up!"

Chloe struggled to put on the seatbelt around Vernon's chest because Vernon kept struggling and refusing to sit still.

"No, I will drive!" Vernon insisted.

"You—!" Chloe was trying so hard to maintain her composure. Vernon had done enough to make her worried sick, so she didn't have much patience to deal with this big baby.

"Vernon, you're drunk! We will die if you're the one who drives!" Chloe yelled. "Just sit still and let me put on your seatbelt!"

"NO!" Vernon also didn't understand why he became so stubborn. He wasn't that drunk, or so he thought.

But the alcohol surely made him act in certain ways.

He blamed the alcohol for making him unreasonable because he refused to sit in the passenger seat while Chloe drove him home.

Why? Because he felt like a fucking kid!

He was a big boy! An adult!

Big sis Chloe had already humiliated him enough by pulling his ear as a punishment. Now she also wanted to drive him home?

She even put on the seatbelt for him, as if he couldn't do it alone!

"I will drive!" Vernon insisted. "I'm not drunk!"

"Not drunk?"

"Yes!"

"Then tell me your apartment address," Chloe said.

"Uh… ah…" Vernon tried so hard to remember his apartment's address to no avail. "It's… uh… something street with… long road, I guess. Urgh! I remember! I swear!"

Chloe was astonished by how stubborn Vernon was. She wondered if the effect of alcohol could be this strong because she had never experienced being so drunk like this.

Vernon continued struggling, "I will drive!"

"Why do you want to drive so bad?"

"Cuz' I'm a big man!" Vernon puffed his chest proudly. "I can drive you home!"

Chloe was stunned by Vernon's statement.

The alcohol regressed his mind, making this big man act like a kid.

Chloe wasn't all that surprised by Vernon's drunken stupor.

She remembered how Vernon acted so spoiled that night when he was drunk and accidentally mistaken Chloe for the woman he loved, maybe one of his exes.

So she naturally knew how to calm this big baby, even though she didn't want to do the method.

'Ugh, it's so embarrassing, especially when I have to do it in public, but I have to do it because I need him to stop struggling,' Chloe complained.

Thus, Chloe took a deep breath and leaned toward Vernon.

She didn't give Vernon time to react, and she kissed Vernon's forehead gently.

Chu~

"Wha—" Vernon was stunned by the kiss. He stared at Chloe with blank eyes. He wanted to know what was the intention behind the kiss.

Chloe gave a sweet smile to the intimidating CEO, who happened to turn into a big baby right now, and said;

"My cute Vernon, stay still and let's go home, okay?" Chloe said with her sweet voice. She pretended she was talking to the little Vernon she cared for when she was young.

The shock was too much for Vernon. He was unresponsive but attentively stared at his beloved woman's beautiful doe eyes.

Then he replied with a simple nod.

"Un, let's go home..."

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"Un, let's go home," Vernon said obediently. He lowered his head and sat still on the passenger seat like a good boy.

Chloe was relieved.

It seemed that Vernon was still guaranteed drunk because there was no way the real sober Vernon would obey her just because she kissed his forehead.

'Well, good thing he's drunk. At least I can see some part of the cute Vernon that I raised years ago,' Chloe thought.

She slammed the passenger door and circled the car to the driver's seat.

However, the moment she was about to enter the car, there was a woman who called her name, even yelling from afar;

"Miss! Miss Gray!"

Chloe frowned when the waitress accompanying Vernon in the bar rushed towards her.

The woman waved something in her hand, but Chloe couldn't determine the item.

Cynthia rushed towards Chloe and huffed a few times before opening her hand, "Miss, this is Mr. Phoenix Gray's phone. The screen cracked because he threw it when he had a fight on the phone, whom I assume was you, right?"

...

Chloe was a little embarrassed because the whole fight with Vernon was heard by someone else.

She took the cracked phone and thanked them politely, "Thank you so much for taking care of him. I apologize on his behalf if he... did something unscrupulous to you."

"Oh, no! Not at all!" Cynthia shook her head as quickly as possible. "Mr. Phoenix Gray did nothing, I swear!"

"You... I don't need to protect him. Did he intimidate you?" Chloe asked, knowing well that Vernon liked to intimidate people, whether it was intentional or not.

"Miss, Mr. Phoenix Gray did nothing wrong to me. He didn't harass me, nor did he say something gross or disrespectful," Cynthia explained. "All he did was drink his alcohol because he was obviously stressed out."

"Stressed out? Because of work?" Chloe was quite surprised by the explanation. She lived with him for half a year but never saw him stressed out because of work.

"No, he said that he is stressed out and sad, because of you, Miss..." Cynthia replied.

"Me?!" Chloe's eyes widened. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. He said he is sad because he had a big fight with his woman, to the point that his woman said she couldn't eat with him because she was disgusted," Cynthia added. "He was devastated, and the worst is... he didn't know what he said or did wrong."

...

Chloe paused for a moment. Her heart felt uncomfortable when this waitress hinted that Chloe was Vernon's girlfriend.

"I... I think you made a mistake. Vernon has a woman he loves--"

"I don't think I made a mistake, Miss," Cynthia interrupted. "Even though Mr. Phoenix Gray was tipsy by the time he started talking, I could still clearly hear his story, and he mentioned one name many times."

"And that name was... Chloe..." Cynthia said. She stared Chloe straight in the eyes and asked, "Miss, your name is Chloe, right?"

...

Chloe went silent instantly. She was still trying to process what this waitress implied.

'So she implied... that I am the woman Vernon has been in love with for a long time? Why?' Chloe asked herself.

"I take your silence as a yes, Miss," Cynthia said.

"I--I don't think I am the woman...." Chloe continued to deny it despite the blatant proof from the waitress. "D--Did you drink too? Maybe you also got drunk, just like him. That's why you heard stuff...."

"I do not drink, Miss. I am completely sober when accompanying Mr. Phoenix Gray," Cynthia stated with certainty, giving no way for Chloe to escape the predicament. "Besides, he specifically ordered a long and wavy chestnut-haired woman, with doe eyes and sweet face, and our features are very similar, Miss."

Cynthia sighed when she saw the shocked expression, 'It seems that their relationship is far more complicated than I thought.'

"Miss, you need to give Mr. Phoenix Gray a break. He was so devastated when he told me about the fight. He must've regretted everything leading to that fight. So... if you could... Please give him a second chance...." Cynthia said.

"Why did you defend him so much?" Chloe asked.

She just found it unbelievable that someone would vouch and defend Vernon.

Because Chloe thought... Nobody really liked him, because he was unpleasant to so many people outside...

"Uh..." Cynthia was also wondering about that. She was never this persistent in making a relationship between two people work.

But she had one thing in mind...

"It might sound a little... disgraceful. But I've never seen someone coming to this bar to get drunk, but without touching me at all," Cynthia said. "I'm used to see men who would use me when they were horny."

"But Mr. Phoenix Gray just needed the company of someone similar looking to his loved one, so he'd feel comfort."

"Miss, I... I found it really adorable. I don't know what you think, but that kind of man is a keeper."

Cynthia gently held Chloe's hand and assured her for the last time, "So please, give him a chance. I am very much jealous of you because I wished I had that kind of loyal man in my life. Don't waste him, okay?"

Cynthia released Chloe's hand and turned around. She rushed back to the bar without saying goodbye, and Chloe didn't intend to call her as she was still too stunned to process everything.

Chloe lowered her gaze and observed that Vernon's phone had been badly damaged, especially the screen, which had been cracked to the point that it might shatter anytime soon.

Chloe witnessed the moment Vernon unleashed his rage many times, but he never destroyed his phone, and she knew why.

Because this phone was important, many of his business partners and clients' data and personal contact were gone when this thing was destroyed.

"But he smashed his phone because he had a fight with me...." Chloe murmured. "I don't understand, Vernon. Why did you mention my name during your drunken stupor?"

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"I don't understand, Vernon. Why did you mention my name during your drunken stupor?"

The question lingered in Chloe's mind. All this time, she was convinced that Vernon was in love with a woman he met in high school or uni when he was in Europe.

Because it made much more sense for him to find the love of his life when he was far from his family.

When he was a teenager who first knew about love in high school or university…

Now that she was faced with the possibility of being the woman in Vernon's dream, she felt… very uncomfortable.

It was hard to describe, but she didn't find it repulsive.

She just… didn't want to be put in the spotlight, 'Besides, he deserves to have a much better woman than me….'

Chloe entered the car and sat in the driver's seat in a daze.

She kept staring straight at the bar in front of her, much to Vernon's annoyance.

"Chloe… when are we going home?" Vernon asked. He was like a kid that got very sticky. He leaned towards Chloe and then hugged her small arm.

Feeling unsatisfied hugging such a scrawny arm, Vernon opted to hug Chloe's body instead.

Chloe instantly struggled when Vernon became so sticky to her. It was like a defense mechanism, as she was scared she might like it.

"V—Vernon, get off of me!" Chloe yelled. She pushed Vernon's face as he tried to rub his cheek on hers.

But her physical strength was not a match against Vernon, so she gave up and allowed Vernon to rub his cheek against her, "Mmm… Chloe, so… comfortable…"

Chloe felt the itch around her cheeks and neck because Vernon's stubbles were rubbing against that area. She had no choice but to coax him one more time.

So she gently rubbed Vernon's head and said, "Vernon, just sit still for now, and let me drive, okay? Don't you say that you want to go home?"

"Um, I want to go with you…." Vernon said. "… To our home…"

Chloe bit her lower lip, trying to endure this uncomfortable feeling in her heart.

She glanced at Vernon, who returned to sit in his seat obediently. He rested his head and stared to the front with an empty gaze.

'You're too much, Vernon. You're making me so nervous here,' Chloe complained.

But she said nothing as she didn't want to coax Vernon for the third time.

Thus, Chloe pressed the gas pedal with her feet and drove back to Vernon's apartment building through the somewhat-empty road.

She parked her car in the basement parking lot and carefully dragged Vernon out of her car.

Luckily, Vernon was very cooperative this time.

He didn't struggle or mumble about embarrassing stuff. He just grabbed Chloe's arm wrist and allowed the petite lady to lead the big guy back to his home.

Ding!

They exited the elevator and walked towards the main door of the penthouse.

Vernon's mind started to get hazier as time progressed.

He knew he was drunk, but he didn't know that the effect of the sixth shot of the Seven-star fantasy would be gradual despite developing a resistance to it.

He couldn't see anything right now, and his body gradually got heavier.

Chloe was leading him by his hand but realized that Vernon's step had become unstable.

"Hang in there, big boy," Chloe said as she quickly propped his body, just like what Diamond did back then. "Don't fall, okay? I'm not as tall and strong as Diamond, you're going to squash me."

Vernon looked to his left, where a petite woman was trying to prop him as they struggled to reach the main door.

Vernon quickly realized the one helping him was his woman, so he claimed, "I… I will not fall. I am strong…."

"Mhm, yea, sure," Chloe replied nonchalantly.

She finally reached the front door and was relieved when she unlocked it and opened it wide."

Chloe continued to lead Vernon past the living room and headed straight to his room.

Vernon's gaze was blurry, but his eyes didn't leave Chloe's figure because she was the only person that looked like the guiding light for him.

Chloe carefully sat Vernon on his bed and then turned around, intending to leave Vernon.

Vernon grabbed her wrist and squeezed it as she tried to pull her hand out, "Vernon, let go."

"No," Vernon replied firmly. All his spoiled sweet expression suddenly disappeared, leaving only a trace of hostility in his eyes. "Where are you going? Are you going to leave me?"

"No, I'm not going to leave you," Chloe replied. Though she was half-lying.

Because she wanted to leave and return tomorrow morning when this man was sober, she didn't need to face the uncomfortable fact that Vernon might be in love with her the whole time.

"You're lying," Vernon replied. "You said you'll stay by my side forever. But you left me alone, Chloe."

"Shouldn't I be the one who said that?' Chloe complained. "You're the one who suddenly left for Europe without giving any information to anyone. You even rejected all of my calls and changed your number."

Vernon's mind returned to that time when he left New York for good and went to London to further his study.

He knew his decision was rash and shouldn't have happened had it not been because of that incident.

That incident when Vernon eavesdropped on the conversation between his late dad and Big sis Chloe.

He was devastated to hear Big sis Chloe called him a talentless, good-for-nothing young man.

That he would never be able to reach the same height as his Big brother, Vincent.

And she would rather marry Vincent because he would be the new Master of the Gray family. She would live a lavish, luxurious life, something that she would never get with Vernon…

Vernon gritted his teeth. He wanted to yell at Chloe, telling her that he eavesdropped on everything, so there was no need to lie!