Ch. 341..345: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 341-345

Chapter 341

Vernon's heart jumped when his Big brother mentioned Chloe meeting that old secretary. He snapped without thinking and asked, "What did she do? Did she hurt Chloe?!"

Vincent was taken aback by Vernon's reaction. Seeing his meek little brother suddenly snap when Chloe's name was mentioned was a little weird. He even raised his voice in front of Vincent, which he had never done before.

"What's wrong with you?" Vincent asked. "Why did you react as if your lover is the one that got hurt?"

"Ah—" Vernon quickly realized that he was out of control because he got worried about Chloe's wellbeing. After all, who wouldn't when your beloved was targeted by these bastards?

"I'm sorry, Big bro. I was just worried about Big sis, after all, who knows what kind of reckless thing she would do if she met you?" Vernon tried to pivot his way out of Vincent's suspicion.

Vincent was still suspicious of Vernon's reaction but decided to shrug it off because he had a more urgent thing to think about.

"Well, Secretary Maria had a conversation with Chloe and took a recording of her. That old hag wants me to check on the recording she made," Vincent informed his Little bro.

"I—I see…." Vernon cleared his throat. He was so anxious right now. He wanted to check on Chloe to see if she was really alright. He also wanted to scold her for being so gullible.

How could she allow herself to get trapped by that old woman?! What if she got kidnapped while Vernon was busy with work.

Seriously, Chloe would definitely give him a heart attack one day!

Vincent noticed anxiety in Vernon. Vernon wasn't really good at hiding his emotion, and Vincent practically raised him— with Chloe, of course.

But he believed he was the one who raised Vernon the most, so he knew him well.

"Why are you so anxious? Do you care that much about my wife?" Vincent asked. He had a meaningful smile darted towards Vernon, and Vernon couldn't help but be even more cautious after some of his true feelings were exposed just now.

"Of course, Big bro… I care about Big sis Chloe too. After all, she is my… my sister-in-law…." Vernon said. He clenched his fist silently, as it was hard for Vernon to claim that Chloe was his sister-in-law.

Obviously, he wanted more than that.

"Don't you care about her too? She's your… your…" Vernon swallowed his saliva hard. He really disliked this, but he had to play along if he wanted to take down his Big bro. "Your wife…"

"Well, I do care for her," Vincent replied lightly. "But you don't need to treat your woman like some kind of fragile glass statue. She can handle a punch or two."

Vernon's hawk-like gaze deepened. He quickly lowered his head as he didn't want his Big brother to know that his eyes were filled with rage right now.

He clenched his fist even tighter than before, to the point that his fist was getting white and trembling, trying to endure his rage.

'This scum, I thought I could trust Chloe in your hand, thinking that you will treasure her,' Vernon thought. 'I left because I thought I'm not needed in her life because she has you. Oh, how wrong I was….'

Vincent sighed and patted his little bro's shoulder again, "I want to spend more time with you, Vernon. But I have to see what kind of recording that old woman has."

"I'll see you later, and don't worry about the project. You've done a great job, Vernon," Vincent said. He ruffled his dearest little brother's head before leisurely walking away, leaving Vernon alone in the meeting room.

Vernon glared at Vincent's back, cursing him in his heart, wanting to snap that bastard's neck for hurting his beloved woman.

But he had to be patient…

…

Diamond was waiting outside. She felt anxious as she didn't know what had happened inside the meeting room between her boss and Vincent Gray.

She believed her boss could handle that bastard with a cool head, but she was afraid that Vernon would lash out whenever Vincent mentioned Chloe.

Click.

The door was opened from the inside, and Vincent left the meeting room with a thin smile.

Diamond's eyes met with his, and she took a step back spontaneously.

Because she felt that she was staring right at the eye of a viper, a snake that could bite you if you accidentally tick him off.

"Mr. Gray—" Diamond bowed respectfully at Vincent, and Vincent stopped to stare at Diamond. He just realized how beautiful Diamond was.

She was not as beautiful as Chloe in her prime, but she was still a condom-worthy woman for him.

After all, he needed a new secretary after he kicked that stupid condom bitch Priscilla.

He wasn't sure when he would use another condom-bitch, though. After all, his sex drive had been diminishing to almost nothing these days.

'But it would be better to have a spare tire when I need one, right?' Vincent thought. 'Maybe when Chloe finally crawled back at me, I will regain most of my sex drive, and fucked Vernon's secretary.'

'Hahah… I guess it's always nice to take something from my little brother. He needs a little discipline sometimes, to make sure he knows that his Big bro is still the best.'

He pinched Diamond's chin and lifted her chin a bit until they stared at each other again, "You're my little brother's secretary, right? Your name is Diamond, if I remember."

Diamond felt her stomach turning inside out. But she had to keep her professionallism and replied reluctantly, "Y—Yes, Mr. Gray."

"Hmm… usually I don't like black women, but you're quite beautiful," Vincent commented. "I know that Vernon must've paid you well to be his secretary. But if you're interested in earning even more money with less work, you should come to my office. I have an open spot for you."

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"But if you're interested in earning even more money with less work, you should come to my office. I have an open spot for you," Vincent offered.

Diamond swallowed her saliva after she heard the offer coming from Vincent Gray. She felt nothing but disgust because she knew this man was a red flag.

'I don't understand how that bitch secretary Priscilla looks so enamored in front of Vincent. You can see how much of a sex predator he is, even now,' Diamond thought.

She wanted to curse at this filthy pervert, but she also knew her position compared to him,

Thus she replied firmly but calmly, "Thank you for the offer, Mr. Gray, but I am bound by a contract with Mr. Phoenix Gray right now, and I have no intention of resigning."

"Besides, you already have a secretary that follows you around, is she not enough?" Diamond asked.

Vincent's amorous smirk vanished instantly when Diamond mentioned Priscilla.

He didn't like talking about it because he wanted to distance himself from a trashy condom bitch he kicked away.

"I fired her, she's just too loose and annoying for me," Vincent replied ruthlessly, much to Diamond's shock.

In her head, she thought that Vincent would at least keep that secretary because they seemed close, but it seemed that she underestimated the ruthlessness of this person.

"So, what about my offer?" Vincent smirked again as he leaned forward towards Diamond. "Do you want to work under me?"

Diamond instinctively avoided him by retreating her neck, ensuring at least enough safe distances between their faces.

She wanted to kick this guy in the nut and step on those balls to ensure he wouldn't do the same thing to other women.

But then again, she knew the difference in power between them.

Thus she glanced at Vernon, who walked towards them and then replied, "Mr. Gray, I have to refuse because I am still bound by contract with Mr. Phoenix Gray. You have to ask for his permission first."

"Oh? Hmm... You're right," Vincent looked over his shoulder and saw her Big brother staring at him with his sharp hawk-like gaze. He seemed to be unhappy with what he was doing right now.

Vincent's smirk deepened when he saw the unhappiness that was rarely portrayed on Vernon's face and asked, "Can I get your secretary, Little bro? I just fired my secretary because I was bored of her. Maybe a different taste will help."

Vernon felt a burning rage in his heart. He checked on Diamond to see whether Diamond was happy with it. When he realized that Diamond was pleading for help, Vernon had to step up and protect her.

Because Diamond was his friend, despite both of them not acknowledging it, he knew that Diamond was his true partner-in-crime.

Thus he replied firmly;

"I cannot give her, Big bro."

"Why not? This secretary of yours doesn't seem to mind my advance," Vincent claimed.

Diamond's eyes widened when she heard, 'Bitch, you think I do not mind? Oh, I'm so close to kicking you in the nuts!'

Vernon shook his head, "Diamond is an important secretary of mine. I cannot give her to you."

"Even if that means you have to refuse your Big brother's request?" Vincent asked. This time, the viper eyes stared at the hawk, ready to bite if Vernon dared to fight him.

Vernon knew the risk, but there was no way he would let his Big bro hurt Diamond, "I can find another woman for you, but not her."

Vincent was obviously angry that his Little bro dared to defy him. He was so used to seeing Vernon obedient, and when he fought back, Vincent wouldn't lie that he felt an indescribable anger in his heart.

He scoffed and released Diamond. He turned to face Vernon, who kept staring at him with hostility;

"Don't be so angry at me, Little bro. I was just asking. See? I released your secretary after you said no," Vincent said. The punchable smirk that made Vernon's blood boil was still pasted on Vincent's lips as if he saw everything like a game.

"But you shouldn't be that protective towards your belonging. Who knows I might want them in the future. What'd happen if I say that I want your girlfriend for a night? Would you punch your Big bro?"

Vernon's whole body trembled. He couldn't control his facial expression at this point, and he tried to grip his thighs just to ensure he didn't raise his fist and punch the shit out of his Big bro.

Vincent was amused by Vernon's reaction, and he laughed heartily while slapping Vernon's shoulder, "Hahahaha! Relax, Little bro. I'm just messing around with you!"

"I know that you seem to treasure your girlfriend so much, so I won't do a thing," Vincent said. He turned around, ready to walk away, "Unless you give me permission, of course."

Vincent walked away after he had successfully tormented his little brother. He was quite in a good mood when he realized that Vernon must be so angry.

'Heheh, he's so cute,' Vincent thought. 'I was just messing around with him, and he got all triggered and angry. I guess he is still the same little Vernon who got angry when Chloe spent time with me.'

Vincent remembered how possessive his Little bro was to Chloe. He would follow her everywhere when she came to the mansion and even insisted on guarding the door when Chloe went to the bathroom.

'Well, it was cute at first. But it became a nuisance as he grew to be a teenager,' Vincent thought. 'Which is why I had to get rid of him when he was still a teenager.'

**

Vernon watched his despicable Big bro enter the elevator and throw the last smile at him before the elevator door closed.

...

...

There was a choking silence in the area since only Diamond and Vernon were on this meeting floor right now.

Diamond took a deep breath to calm herself and then checked at her boss, "Sir?"

Vernon's body was still trembling. The rage he felt hadn't dissipated at all.

He clenched his fist until it was white and then punched the door.

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He clenched his fist until it was white and punched the door until he left a big hole.

BAM! CRACK!

Diamond gasped out of shock, especially when her boss pulled his hand after making a big hole in the door.

His hand was bruised red, and there was a trace of blood seeping out from the knuckles.

He didn't look to be in pain, though. Instead, he looked like someone who could eat you if you dared to get to his bad side.

His face was red out of boiling rage, and he gnashed his teeth, trying to hold himself not to find his Big brother and ripping his face in half.

"Diamond," Vernon called his secretary, and Diamond quickly stood straight and answered;

"Yes, Sir."

"How's the progress with Gregory Maxwell since yesterday?"

"I got a call this morning from his secretary, Sir. She said that Mr. Maxwell and all of his shareholders will have a meeting today, discussing the contract he signed," Diamond repeated the report she got.

"Don't forget to follow up with the result of the meeting, make sure to inform me this evening," Vernon commanded with his demanding tone.

Diamond was a little surprised by his request, "I thought you said we should give him time to decide about this, Sir."

"It doesn't matter whether he will change his mind or not. He already signed a contract with us, he will not be able to escape his demise," Vernon said. "But I want you to keep track of the meeting result, so I can take proper measures."

"Take proper measure?"

"Yes," Vernon nodded, his hawk-like eyes staring at the elevator door without blinking. "I realized that I need to hasten a few things to protect the woman I love."

"I will have to annex a few people from his business circles faster. The disparity between us is just too great," Vernon said. "I don't like this feeling of inferiority between us."

"Understood, Sir," Diamond replied.

She realized that her boss was not playing around right now. He had never been this serious before, and she knew why.

'My homegurl has always been the reason for everything that Vernon did so far,' Diamond thought. 'She has always been his light, and it's too obvious sometimes.'

'What kind of sane man would date and have sex with dozens of women with the same features, and then cut them off only after a month at best? Chestnut hair, doe eyes, sweet face, and small figure. All of them have been nothing but replacements for Chloe, and both of us know that.'

"By the way, Diamond—"

"Yes, Sir?"

"Call Chloe, and inform me about her condition," Vernon ordered.

"Why don't you do it yourself, Sir? I'm pretty sure she will also answer your call."

"No, I can't," Vernon refused. "You should be the one to call her, or else I might do something that terrified her."

…

"What happened, Sir?" Diamond asked.

She was outside the meeting room after the meeting ended, leaving the two brothers alone.

So she assumed Vincent must've told Vernon something about Chloe.

"She met with Vincent's old secretary," Vernon replied. "And that old hag recorded the conversation. I don't know what Maria and Chloe were talking about, and I don't know if Chloe is safe right now."

"I will lash out and yell at her if I call her now. I'm feeling too anxious, I might even lock her in my room at this point," Vernon said. "So call her, Diamond, and let me listen to the call."

...

As ridiculous as it sounded, Diamond felt that kind of crazy action might be plausible for her boss, knowing how much of a madman he was for Chloe.

"Alright, Sir. I'll call her once we're in the car," Diamond said. She glanced at the hole in the door, a product of Mr. Phoenix Gray's anger, and then murmured, "I'll also have to talk to the receptionist about this."

**

Chloe drove to the supermarket where she planned to grocery shop today since Vernon forbade her to shop in the usual Citarella.

She walked while pushing a shopping trolley. She was picking up a few items without checking the product or whether it had a discount, which she usually did regularly.

She sighed deeply, feeling defeated, as she realized that meeting Maria was a big mistake.

"I should've ignored her completely," Chloe murmured. "Now I'm not sure how to feel, especially when that old hag mentioned Mackie's relationship with the Gray family…."

​ Chloe wouldn't mind if Vincent's family saw her as a slut or whatever.

After all, she had never profited off of the Gray family. She never tasted any kind of luxury under Vincent. All she got was non stop abuse from him.

'But should I alienate my daughter from her father's side of the family? They hate me because of Vincent, especially Dorothea. But even that old witch still loves her granddaughter with all her heart….'

Chloe and Dorothea had never been on the same page, even before Chloe married Vincent.

Dorothea often told others that Chloe was just a woman who leeched off her son because she found a golden ticket to a rich life. Chloe preferred to limit her interaction with her mother-in-law because she knew they would never be on the same page.

'But she still loves Mackie so much, so I can't really hate her…' Chloe thought.

She also couldn't take her mind off the idea that Vincent had no regret about her departure. Maria might not mention it directly, but from how she spoke about Vincent, it was obvious that Vincent felt no regret about her leaving.

She might say that she didn't give a shit about Vincent anymore.

But deep down, she knew that she wished Vincent would cry and beg for forgiveness.

'I don't know if I will forgive him….' Chloe pondered as she felt heavy in her heart. 'I probably won't give him a second chance. But I still want to see him cry with regret….'

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'If he shows regret and repent, I might allow him to see Mackie on the weekend after we get divorced. After all, I know that Mackie idolized her father so much….'

Chloe's mind was full of thoughts of her ruined family.

What should she do once the divorce has been finalized? Should she completely alienate her daughter from her father and move states away from Vincent's family?

'Ah, it's so complicated…' Chloe sighed, full of woe. She continued pondering but quickly snapped out of her daze when her phone buzzed in her pocket.

She took her phone out and saw the caller's id.

'Diamond.'

"Diamond? Is there something wrong with Vernon today?" Chloe wondered.

She picked up the call without much thought and greeted first;

—

"Morning, Diamond. What's up?"

…

…

There was a long silence from across the phone. Chloe waited for at least one minute of silence until she called her name, "Diamond? Are you there?"

"Gurl… where are you right now?" Diamond asked.

"Uh… I'm in the supermarket. I'm grocery shopping right now."

"You sure? Are you going with someone there?"

"Nope, just me alone," Chloe replied. "What's wrong?"

…

Diamond glanced at the man sitting in the driver's seat, clenching the steering wheel as he tried to hold himself. His bloodshot eyes were staring straight at the busy road, but his focus was more on the call since Diamond put it on loudspeaker mode.

'Oh god, please don't say anything wrong, homegurl. I don't want to die because this asshat can't control his anger,' Diamond secretly prayed in her heart as she continued questioning her best friend.

"Did you… happen to meet someone before coming to the grocery store?" Diamond asked.

…

Chloe paused for a moment. She wondered why Diamond suddenly asked something like that when Chloe hadn't told anyone about her meeting with Maria today.

'Did my meeting with Maria get leaked somehow?'

Realizing the suspicion, Diamond hurriedly added, "I was just asking, gurl. I don't want you to get attacked by random people. Who knows, your ex-husband might be sending someone to attack you, right?"

"Ah—" Chloe breathed out relief. It seemed that Diamond didn't know about her meeting with Maria and was just looking out for her.

'Geez, she's such a worrywart,' Chloe giggled a little as she found it heartwarming how much Diamond cared for her.

Little did Chloe know, Vernon had already informed Diamond everything he knew about her meeting with Maria.

"Well, I drove Mackie to school, and then went to get a coffee, and now I'm here, grocery shopping to stock the fridge," Chloe explained. She felt much better now that she was chatting with Diamond.

"Oh, by the way, Diamond. I'm now in the dairy aisle, I remember that the fridge is empty of banana milk. Should I buy him a big carton instead?" Chloe asked while checking the rows of milk. "Hmm… he often went home late at night and drank wine to relax. It's alright, but sometimes he drinks with no limit and ends up passing out on the couch. But if I make him a banana smoothie, he'll drink that instead."

"I don't want him to drink too much, since he's so busy with work," Chloe murmured, not realizing that Vernon was listening to her the whole time. "Maybe if I stock the fridge with banana milk, he will stop drinking too much and opt for milk instead? Or maybe I should just make a banana smoothie every night? Geez, he's so handful sometimes."

…

…

Vernon listened the whole time, and his anger gradually dissipated.

Chloe was nagging at him, but her words of concern were like a heavy rain washing away the forest fire.

Gradually, Vernon's expression eased up, and he leaned on the seat to relax.

The edge of his lips perked a little and signaled Diamond to say YES to Chloe.

Diamond saw the gradual change in her boss and felt somewhat creeped out by how amazing her homegirl was.

Her boss was about to chew anyone in front of him. Even Diamond didn't dare to breathe too loudly, afraid he'd get annoyed by her presence.

But this madman looked so relaxed— even happy when Chloe nagged at him on the phone.

"Y—Yes, gurl, you should buy him that. I think he'll be happy with how considerate you are," Diamond said.

"Considerate?" Chloe frowned. "I'm just doing my job as a maid. I need to take care of his health, and make sure he's in top shape."

"He told me that he will be the richest man on earth, so I guess the best thing I can do to support him is to keep him healthy…." Chloe said.

'Gurl, that's what we call considerate!' Diamond wanted to yell at Chloe and begged her to stop saying stuff like that. Because her scary boss looked even scarier now because he was grinning from ear to ear!

"Hold on, Diamond, I have to ask a clerk if they have a low-sugar variant for this banana milk. I need to make sure Vernon doesn't eat too much sugar. He has a sweet tooth," Chloe said while on the phone.

Diamond glanced at her boss again.

Now her boss' grin became so wide, even his teeth were showing. It looked so creepy to Diamond because her boss never showed that kind of smile in front of her.

'Oh god, I don't want to see what kind of expression he will make next. I think I'm going to have a nightmare tonight.'

Unable to maintain her calmness, Diamond said to her homegirl, "Gurl, I have to hang up now. I'm still on the road. Talk to you in the office at lunch, okay?"

"Oh, so soon? I thought you could talk to me while I'm shopping," Chloe said. "Alright then, talk to you later."

Beep.

—

Vernon's ear-to-ear grin vanished right after Diamond hung up the call, and he protested, "Why did you hang up the call? She said that she still wants to talk to you!"

"Sir, all she did was just grocery shopping while nagging about you… you can do that later at your penthouse, right?"

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"Sir, all she did was just grocery shopping while nagging about you… you can do that later at your penthouse, right?"

"But this is different!" Vernon protested. "She never talked so freely like that in front of me!"

"Well that's because you're scaring her!" Diamond snapped back. But there was no hostility between them, and Diamond was much more relaxed after the call.

She had to admit that no woman could calm her boss like Chloe. She was like the gentle wind in dry land for Vernon, and Diamond was happy that Chloe existed in this life.

'Seriously, my office life would be hell without a homegirl.'

Vernon was still annoyed at Diamond because she dared to hang up the call while he was enjoying the nagging from Chloe on the phone.

It was so soothing that his rage and anxiety were temporarily dispelled.

Diamond realized how much her boss liked Chloe's nagging to the point of weird fascination, 'Is this a fetish thing?' she wondered.

"Sir, if you want Chloe to nag at you, you should make her feel safe in doing so," Diamond said. "I bet you kept yelling at her before, right?"

…

"That was before," Vernon replied. "I didn't do it anymore."

"Yeah, but the impact is still there," Diamond retorted. "You have to make her feel safe."

"And how could I do that? I didn't yell at her anymore."

"… That's for you to work on, Sir. I don't have any obligation to give you a guide on how to be a decent human 101," Diamond shrugged.

"Urgh, you're not helping, Diamond."

"It's also not my obligation to help your love life."

Vernon wanted to continue bickering with Diamond, but Diamond suddenly attacked him with a question, "Sir, what about her meeting with Maria. Do you want to confront her about it?"

…

"I want to," Vernon replied. "I don't think she will admit. But I have to confront her about it, because it's about her safety. She has to know that she's being targeted, and needs to be cautious with her surroundings."

"I see, that's great, Sir," Diamond nodded in full agreement. 'I think this will show homegirl that she is not alone. She has a man who loves her wholeheartedly, and also a best friend who wants to see her happy.'

"Oh, Sir, I want to ask you something."

"About what?"

"About you passing out on the couch after being drunk," Diamond repeated the line from her homegirl. "Did you really do that? In front of Chloe?"

"And what about it?" Vernon raised his brow. He was genuinely confused by her concern. "I see nothing wrong with it."

"Ew, gross! Don't act like a college chump, especially when you're trying to wife a woman!"

**

It took Chloe at least two hours to finish grocery shopping. She had plenty of consideration, mostly on what to buy based on Vernon and Mackie's diets.

Both of them weren't picky eaters, as long as Chloe was the one who cooked the food. But they obviously had favorites. Even Vernon had so many brands he disliked.

Chloe returned to the apartment first, arranged the grocery into the fridge, and then started cooking lunch for Vernon.

She finished at half past eleven, right before lunch, and then drove to Vernon's office to deliver his lunch as always.

It was quite exhausting, but she was happy with this. Because at least she could work on something and be in someone's life, unlike when she was with Vincent.

She could cook the tastiest food, and Vincent would throw it to her face or give it to the guard dogs.

Ding!

Chloe left the elevator and saw Diamond sitting at her secretary's desk, typing a report in front of the computer.

Diamond tilted her head to check on the guest, and her face brightened instantly when she saw Chloe.

"Homegirlll!" Diamond hugged Chloe like they hadn't met each other for a long time.

"Gurl, are you alright? Did you get hurt somewhere?" Diamond asked.

"Ah—uhm, I'm fine. Please release me, Diamond. You're hugging me too tight…."

"Sorryyy," Diamond separated herself and observed Chloe from head to toe. She was actually relieved that Chloe seemed to be alright. As she was always worried about her homegirl after the accident with Chelsea.

"Gurl, let's talk about something I've been dying to know," Diamond said.

"Dying to know?"

"Yeah~," Diamond grinned mischievously. She wanted to know what happened last night after Chloe and her boss left the bar.

She refused to believe that her boss did nothing to her homegirl last night. He went as far as acting drunk and allowed Chloe to pull his ear like a dog.

'If he ain't smashing' her pussy last night, then I'll call him an impotent dog!' Diamond said in her heart.

But before she could grab her homegirl's hand to sit and chat, the CEO's office door suddenly opened, and a man stuck his head out like an ostrich.

Vernon cleared his throat to notify the two women of his presence, and once he got Chloe's attention, he said, "Go prepare the lunch for me. I'm starving."

"Mm, okay," Chloe nodded and excused herself to the kitchen.

Diamond and Vernon glared at each other like an enemy. Both knew the topic that Diamond wanted to discuss with Chloe.

Unfortunately, Vernon refused to talk about it simply because he was embarrassed. Since he wasn't able to smash her.

He couldn't even rub Chloe's pussy lips with his cock, which was the bare minimum for him.

"Not today, witch," Vernon said, much to Diamond's annoyance.

Vernon waited at the door until Chloe walked with a tray full of food.

Vernon's expression softened when he saw Chloe but said nothing as he simply allowed Chloe to come inside the office to serve the food for him.

Vernon gave Diamond the last glare before he went in and closed the door.

Diamond could only stomp her feet as she— once more, left unsatisfied without some spicy gossip from her homegirl.