Ch. 551..555: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 551-555

Chapter 551

Vernon couldn't believe what he had heard just now. He thought he misheard it, so he asked again, "I—I'm sorry, Big bro. What did you just say?"

Vincent noticed Vernon's astonished expression, and he found it funny. Vernon should've been used to this since the time their father was still alive.

After all, Vincent also knew that Vernon had the same idea in mind. They were blood brothers, and Vincent always expected Vernon to agree with him.

"I said, Mackie is just a little girl who came out of Chloe's womb. She's replaceable," Vincent said. "I can fuck Chloe again and get her pregnant with another child if we ever lost Mackie. It's not a big deal."

Vernon was speechless. He knew that his Big brother was a monster, but he always thought that as monstrous as he could be, he would still love his daughter.

Apparently, he was wrong.

"What? Why are you giving me that face?" Vincent chuckled. "Do you really think that I care so much about Mackie? Hahahahah!"

Vincent laughed freely as if what he said wasn't just degenerate. He actually liked the expression that his Little bro made.

"What's with your shock? Don't you think it's normal?" Vincent asked. "I think it's very normal to get another baby if one died, especially when it's a girl."

Vernon wanted to keep agreeing like usual, but he couldn't this time.

He had to admit that he had a similar view to Mackie before, but it wasn't limited to just a girl.

Vernon saw children as a nuisance and didn't want to have one of his own because they'd only complicate things.

That was until he reunited with Chloe. He loved Chloe so much that he was willing to accept Mackie as part of the small family but still didn't see her as his daughter. At most, he just saw Mackie as Chloe's daughter, but not his.

And then, that little girl slowly melted his cold heart until Vernon realized how similar Mackie was to him.

​ Now he took Mackie as his own daughter whom he'd protect fiercely. Hence, Vernon was visibly upset when he listened to Mackie's biological father saying the little girl was replaceable.

"I don't think so, Big bro," Vernon stood up for the first time against his brother's twisted view. But he tried to keep it simple and less 'confronting' so his Big brother wouldn't get hostile towards him.

"Don't think so? Why?"

"I just think that you should be responsible for the children you brought into this world," Vernon said. "It took us a while until we could be independent of our parents, no?"

Vincent found his Little brother's answer to be quite funny. Because he never expected Vernon to have such an idealistic view of having a child. This was weird for Vincent since he was used to having people around him agreeing with him.

'Hmm, maybe he still doesn't understand that we're the same brothers. We share the same interests and views,' Vincent thought. 'Perhaps it's because he doesn't have a daughter yet. I bet he will be just like me if he has a daughter. They are easy to replace, you could let them die and fuck your woman again to get another one. Simple.'

As Vincent enjoyed Vernon's shocked reaction, he darted his eyes at Mrs. Andrew, whose face had pale out of fear. He raised his chin arrogantly, "You— tell my little brother about the bullying stuff."

Mrs. Andrew's eyes widened. She shook her head as she tried to reject the order. She was burdened when Vincent told her to block any help from other staff to Mackie and let the little girl get bullied by so many people inside the school.

But she was so scared of losing her position as Principal that she decided one little girl's life was worth the exchange for the sake of her career.

As long as she could keep her job, she'd be able to take care of many more children, and that'd offset all of her sins against Mackenzie.

Besides, it wasn't her fault that Mackie's father was a literal monster.

"Hm? Why are you still trying to hide it? Do you also feel ashamed of what you did?" Vincent scoffed. "Oh come on. It's not that big of a deal. I don't care if that little girl is hurting. I just want to get a reaction out of Chloe."

Mrs. Andrew looked at Vincent, who seemed to be in a good mood once his Little brother was around. He was like a peacock flaunting his shiny feathers to everyone and expecting everyone to praise him.

But when she checked on Vernon, she noticed a crazy amount of rage that Vernon tried to repress. His fists were clenched to the point that all his veins were popping. His lips were zipped, but his jaw tightened, showing extreme patience because he couldn't wait to bite his Big brother for talking shit about that little girl.

Mrs. Andrew swallowed her saliva. She didn't expect Vernon Phoenix Gray to get angry over this. She thought they were the same kind of scum since they were blood brothers.

But Vernon seemed to have a bit more conscience than Vincent. Because any normal human would get upset if they heard all the sickening stuff that Vincent said just now.

Mrs. Andrew was terrified of Vernon's rage. He looked big and intimidating, like a giant that could crush you.

But the old Principal was even more terrified of Vincent. She didn't want to know what Vincent would do to her if she dared to defy his order. Because this man could deploy the whole school to bully his own daughter to upset his wife. Nothing could be more deranged than that.

So she admitted, "M—Mr. Vincent Gray told me to orchestrate bullying for Mackenzie. He wants me to make Mackenzie's life in the school a living hell. Her peers bullied her daily, and nobody was allowed to interfere. This has been ongoing for almost eight months."

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Vernon darted his eyes towards the old Principal, who hunched her shoulder cowardly. Again, he couldn't believe what he had just heard and how Chloe had never told him about the whole thing. Had he known that Mackie had been bullied for eight months straight, he would move her out of that school much sooner.

Vincent nodded in approval, "Yep, that's right," then he glanced at his Little brother. "Don't you see, Vernon? I've been using my daughter as a way for me to keep Chloe around. I know that Chloe would always be under my control as long as I have control over Mackie."

"You can even ask her what kind of bullying I did," Vincent's eyes returned to the old Principal, and he continued his showboating. "Go on, I want him to know everything."

Mrs. Andrew glanced at Vernon before lowering her head quickly. She didn't dare to look longer because Vernon was glaring at her back, which terrified her.

"Uh… Uh…."

"Speak," Vernon commanded. "I can't wait to know what my Big Brother did to Mackenzie."

Knowing there was no way out under the pressure of two powerful men, the old Principal finally confessed for the second time, "Mr. Vincent Gray told some of the children's parents to work with him to bully Mackenzie. There are in total six kids who were bullying Mackenzie."

"So, Mackie has been bullied by six different kids without any intervention from the school for the past eight months?" Vernon asked to clarify, and the old Principal nodded slowly.

"Very good," Vernon scoffed sarcastically. "I never knew that you have a hobby of hurting your own daughter, Big bro. This is a new discovery for me."

"Really? Well, I don't really like hurting my daughter. But I have to, so Chloe will realize that she is under my control," Vincent explained lightly. "Just like what I said before. Mackenzie is just a baby coming out of Chloe's womb. Nothing more, nothing less."

Vincent was clear and concise with his words, giving no space for Vernon to have any goodwill against his Big bro.

'I can't imagine that Chloe has to stay with a monster like you for so long,' Vernon thought. 'What a bastard. No, even a bastard is too good of a curse for you. Vincent Gray.'

Vincent was in a better mood after he flaunted what he did to Vernon. He wanted Vernon to know the way of the Gray family.

There was a reason why their Late father, Vaughn Gray, treasured Vincent much more than Vernon.

It was because Vincent had so much value compared to his Little brother. He was smarter, more emotionally stable, and had the right as the Gray family's next master. So it was natural for Vincent to be favored.

Now, he should've done the same by favoring Mackenzie, his only child.

But he still felt that a girl didn't have that much worth compared to a boy. So he didn't care if Mackie disappeared. He could always make another one with Chloe, and hopefully, it would be a boy this time.

Mrs. Andrew couldn't wait to leave this room. The tension between the two brothers was terrifying, and he didn't want to get caught in their fight.

Vernon couldn't wait to kill his Big brother, while Vincent flaunted his degenerate deeds because he thought it was the right thing.

"S—Sir, I've reported Mackenzie's disappearance and I have no more to report. May I leave now?" Mrs. Andrew asked.

"Huh— oh yeah, you can leave now," Vincent said lightly.

"T—Thank you, Sir. Please excuse me."

The old Principal grabbed her bag and got up. She walked towards the door, but before she opened it, Vincent suddenly added, "Oh, you're fired, by the way."

Mrs. Andrew's body stiffened instantly. She couldn't believe what she had heard just now.

She turned around and faced Vincent Gray, leaning leisurely on the sofa, "E—Excuse me, Sir. I—I don't know why I got fired…."

"You don't know? Do you have dementia, so you can't remember?" Vincent's smile faltered as his mood dwindled. "You failed to keep my daughter under your clutch. The only reason why I keep you around is to make sure that Mackenzie will still stay in that school and I can monitor my daughter and wife."

"Now that they're gone, I don't see any use of you anymore. Leave," Vincent said coldly.

Mrs. Andrew felt that her whole world was crumbling right now. She worked so hard for the past few decades until she could get promoted and become a Principal. She had dedicated her life to that school and planned to continue until her death.

She even went as far as hurting a little girl just so she could keep her job.

But how could— how could this man crush her life so easily?!

"S—Sir, p—please give me one more chance. I—I really don't expect Chloe to move Mackenzie away from the school. Maybe we… we can create an announcement about the disappearance of your daughter?" Mrs. Andrew tried her best to satisfy Vincent, hoping that Vincent would be in a good mood and take back his words just now.

"Why? So everybody in this world will know my daughter's face?" Vincent scoffed. "You know that I keep them hidden because I don't want them to be well-known, and people might start targeting Chloe," Vincent said, and he glanced at Vernon, asking for an agreement, "Don't you think so, brother?"

Vernon tried to repress his rage as much as possible. He couldn't smile right now but could at least act normal.

After all, what his Big bro said was very beneficial for Vernon.

As long as the public didn't know Chloe and Mackie's faces, Vernon could continue his work to take down his Big brother and the Gray family without locking Chloe and Mackie up inside the apartment for months— or maybe years for their safety.

"Yes, Big bro. You shouldn't show my sister-in-law's and my niece's face to the public. It's too dangerous for them," Vernon agreed. "You don't want them to get kidnapped by someone else, right?"

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"Obviously!" Vincent raised his voice. He was subconsciously angry whenever he imagined someone else was kidnapping his wife and daughter. "I don't want her to get beaten by someone else, it has to be me!"

Vernon's lips twitched for a second, but he kept his cool and continued, "Then, I think it's best to keep my Sister-in-law and my niece's identity hidden for now. I don't think they're going that far. It'll be difficult for them to leave since my sister-in-law has no family outside of New York."

"Hmm, you're right," Vincent said. "Then what should we do to find them? I don't really care about that little girl, but I really need to make sure that Chloe is still around, so it won't be hard to take her back when I feel like it."

"Have you found any clues about the benefactor?" Vernon asked. "I gave you the list before."

"I'm trying to weed them out. But it seems that you're wrong with your list, Vernon. I investigated them one by one, but they don't have anything suspicious against me," Vincent replied. He then had a meaningful smile as he stared at his Little bro. "You know, you're actually the one who is most suspicious."

Vernon was surprised, but it wasn't acting right now.

He was genuinely surprised at how easily Vincent could sniff some of his activity, "Me? Why? Did I do something wrong Big bro?"

"Well, it's just a report from Maria, of course," Vincent said. "She sent me a report of you working with two more of my business partners after Gregory Maxwell. I don't take it seriously, because I know that you just want to expand your business through my connection. But I'm also curious."

"Curious? About what?" Vernon frowned. "Big bro, you already got the answer. I'm just trying to expand my business, and using your connection is the easiest way to do it. I'm just using the resources I have in hand."

"I know that. But I also know that you don't actually need my connection," Vincent leaned back while observing Vernon's expression. "You can build your own company without my help, so what makes you change your mind now."

Vernon sighed, "I hate to admit this but… I just want to feel closer to you, Big bro. I also want to feel closer to the family, because my relationship to all of them are very estranged right now."

"Besides, it would take me a long time to gather business partners, especially powerful ones. So why would I waste my time when I have a powerful Big bro I can rely on? I'd rather follow your footsteps so I can be as good as you, Big bro!"

Vincent felt so much better after listening to his Little brother praising him to the moon and back, and he also aspired to be like him.

Vincent stretched his arm and patted Vernon's head, "That's good. It's good that you aspire to be like me. That means you truly have the Gray family blood in you."

"Don't worry about Maria's report. She's always suspicious with everyone, that's why she always sends me any kind of report regarding the movement of all my business partners, including you."

Vernon was relieved that it wasn't hard to actually please Vincent. All he needed to do was stroke his ego, and his Big bro wouldn't question him further, and Vernon had mastered the art of making his Big brother happy.

"Well, it's fine, Big bro. I get that you can be suspicious of me. But we have something more urgent to work on right now," Vernon said as he shifted the topic. "What about sister-in-law and Mackie? What should we do to find her now?"

"Hmmm, I can set up a manhunt to find them. But I don't think it's worth all the hassle," Vincent said. "Do you have any suggestions?"

"I do, but that means you will have to rely on me too, Big bro," Vernon said.

"Oh, do tell me. I don't mind relying on you. I know your competence," Vincent replied. He was looking for his little brother to offer his work because Vincent was always excited to see how much his Little brother had grown up to be a good man, just like him.

"Well, I'm thinking about searching for her myself," Vernon said. "You know, my sister-in-law might be too scared to face you, so she will keep moving when she realizes that you're searching for her."

"So how about me? I will be the one who searches for her, and coaxes her to return to you," Vernon offered.

He thought that Vincent would agree immediately, just like he usually does.

But he didn't.

He just scoffed and said, "Well, that's not what I want."

"Not what you want?"

"I don't want you to coax her. Why would you try to coax a woman? And I don't want you to use my name to persuade her as well. That's a disgrace," Vincent said.

His eyes darkened as he imagined Vernon trying to be sweet in front of Chloe, and Chloe responded by throwing herself into his embrace. That image was somehow very infuriating for Vincent.

"You can help me find her. But once you locate her, you should return and report it to me," Vincent commanded. "I don't want you to deal with her."

Vernon frowned upon hearing that, "Why? I'm just trying to help, Big bro."

"I know, but Chloe is a bitch. She ran away from a loving and responsible man like me, and then jumped into the arms of another man. She has a lot of tricks up her sleeve, and I don't want you to fall into her deceit."

"I don't understand, Big bro. I know my boundaries, and I know that Chloe is married to you. Why would I try to keep her for myself? I have a date of my own, and I'm planning to marry her," Vernon protested. Of course, that was all a lie. In fact, the date that Vernon wanted to marry was none other than Chloe herself.

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Vincent started to get infuriated with Vernon's protest, "Don't question me, Vernon. I just do what I think is best for you. I don't want you to get tricked by her, and I don't want you to waste your youth dealing with a useless woman like her."

Vernon also started to get irritated by his Big bro. Of course, he should've known better. His Big brother was a narcissistic sociopath who had never blamed himself for all the bad things that happened in his life or others.

He was always right, and nobody could defy him.

"I just think that you're being unreasonable, Big bro. I just want to help you, but you keep on restricting me for no reason!"

Vincent clenched his fist. He knew that Vernon was too young to understand how dangerous Chloe was, so he got up and yelled at Vernon;

"BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HER!" Vincent shouted, shocking everyone in the room. "MORNING, DAY, AND NIGHT, I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HER! SHE HAS PLAGUING MY MIND, AND NOW I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT HER!"

"FUCK, EVEN MY DREAM IS ALWAYS ABOUT HER!" Vincent continued releasing his pent-up anger. He tried not to admit it, but his Big bro kept pushing him until he had to tell the truth.

He wanted Vernon to know that Chloe was a plague. She was a parasite that lived in your head, and her image only became even more vivid as time went on.

Vernon slumped back to the sofa, "Now you get it, right? I don't want you to have a similar experience like me! I don't want your mind to get plagued by her image!"

…

"And what do you think caused that, Big bro?" Vernon asked.

"How the fuck would I know? She's probably cursing me or some shit," Vincent said. "How else would someone like me—a man who never has the thought of any woman for too long in his mind—to have a continuous dream about her, and vivid imagery about her every day? I need to stare at her picture or at least the video of me teaching her a lesson so I can fall asleep now."

"This is unique only from her, and I don't want you to catch the same illness, Vernon. You'ree too young to get your mind distracted by a succubus."

…

'I think you're just in love, Big bro,' Vernon thought. 'But you have the emotional maturity of a kid and ego of a giant to realize that you're actually missing her so much. That you're suffering without her by your side.'

'But I will not tell this to you. Keep being oblivious with your own heart, Vincent. It's better if you never realize it for the rest of your life, so Chloe will never think about returning to you."

Vernon felt so much better after knowing that his Big bro also had a weakness like this, so he replied, "I just want to help. But I will accept your warning, Big bro. I will just deploy my men to help you search for my sister-in-law and my niece. I will tell you their location once I find them."

Vincent took a deep breath to relax. His heart was beating fast right now. He hated this the most when he remembered Chloe, who was still stuck in his mind.

His heartbeat would accelerate until it got painful as if he felt an excruciating pain because she wasn't by his side.

Which was stupid.

He was Vincent Gray. He never needed anyone, not a man, not a woman. Such an insignificant ant like Chloe shouldn't bother him as much.

"Good, I will also deploy some to find her," Vincent said. "Also, you don't need to hurry. I don't expect you to give me a fast result, New York is huge, and Chloe is probably hiding with Mackie after what I did in the school during the Autumn festival."

"Oh, speaking of the Autumn Festival…." Vincent darted back at Mrs. Andrew, who was kneeling, waiting for the two brothers to finish their argument before she could continue begging to be spared. "Why are you still here?" Vincent asked.

"S—Sir, about what you said before…."

"Yes, I fired you. Why are you asking it over and over? No matter how many times you're begging, I have my decision already," Vincent clicked his tongue. "What an annoying old bitch."

Mrs. Andrew's whole body trembled as the final sentence from the Big boss was delivered to her. But she still couldn't believe it.

How could he fire her when she had tried her best to follow all the crazy things he asked? Why wasn't there any justice for her?!

​ "Sir, I—I don't know what I did wrong, really. If it's because of Mrs. Gray and Mackenzie who ran away, then we can try to find them and bring them back!" Mrs. Andrew said. "I—I will try my best to find them, please don't fire me. I've dedicated my entire life to school! You don't know how important this job is for me!"

"And I don't care," Vincent cut her short. "I don't give a shit about you and your dedication for the school or whatever. I can hire someone younger to replace you, no big deal."

"B—But—"

"And stop thinking that you can help find my wife and daughter. You're the one who cannot keep them tight," Vincent added.

"B—But, how am I supposed to keep them tight when I only have control over Mackenzie in the school?!" Mrs. Andrew started raising her voice as she got desperate.

"You've failed to keep a seven-year-old out of the Principal's office when I was teaching my wife a lesson. Never in my life had I ever seen someone as incompetent as you," Vincent's gaze grew colder and unfeeling. "Leave now. I don't want to see your face anymore."

Mrs. Andrew clenched her fist. She tried her best to beg, but since Vincent didn't want to listen, she had to do this.

"T—Then, I will tell the media that you're sleeping with so many parents in the school! I will also tell them that you're bullying your own child and abusing your wife!"

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Vincent's smile faltered once he heard what she had just said. His eyes turned sharp instantly, and they glinted with hostility as he asked again, "I can't hear you. Repeat it."

Mrs. Andrew was even more terrified now. She felt that her life was on her throat.

But she didn't want to back off, and she knew there was no way out other than facing this monster anyway.

So the Old Principal gathered her courage and repeated, "I will tell the media that you're sleeping with so many parents in the school, and you've deliberately set up plenty of bullies to hurt your own child! I will also tell them that you're abusing your wife!" She yelled. "Vincent Gray, do you realize what will happen if I tell the media about this? Your career will be over! You will be done for! You should be scared!"

"Oh, I guess you're right," Vincent nodded. Then he acted exaggeratedly as a response, "Oh no, what should I do? I don't want my career to be ruined! I don't want everyone to hate me! Tell me, Mrs. Andrew, tell me what you want? I will give you everything, just don't tell everyone about my sins!"

Mrs. Andrew knew that Vincent was just playing around right now. Maybe he didn't take her seriously. Maybe he took it as a mere threat that wouldn't affect him because nobody dared to stand their ground against the terrifying Mr. Vincent Gray.

But she was different.

She would do everything as long as she could keep her job as Principal, even if she had to face Vincent Gray.

"I will keep my mouth shut as long as you let me keep my job. I don't need anything else. It's not that hard to fulfill, right?" Mrs. Andrew asked.

"Hm, I guess so," Vincent sighed. "Please don't tell this to anyone. I don't want my career to be ruined. I have so much to do, and I don't want the company to be ruined because of my fault!"

Mrs. Andrew was actually surprised because she didn't expect it'd be so easy for Vincent Gray to yield. She really expected him to argue with her because of the threat.

Had she known earlier that Vincent was so easy to scare, she wouldn't have to beg on her knees, "T—Then, it's a deal. I can keep my job and you can also keep your secret."

Vincent nodded, "Deal, please don't tell anyone about this."

"I won't, as long as I get to be Principal until my death. It's not so hard right? I don't want to intimidate you, Mr. Gray. But you really leave me no choice," Mrs. Andrew said. "But since you agree on my conditions, then I won't tell anyone."

"Good, thank you," Vincent said.

Mrs. Andrew tried to get up from her kneeling position, but her old bones weren't strong enough to get her up.

She struggled to get up, and Vincent caught it fast, "Oh? You can't get up on your own?"

"Oh— Yeah, old body, it's difficult for me to get up from this.'

"Let my staff help you then," Vincent took a deep breath and shouted. "MARIA!"

SLAM!

Maria slammed the door open upon hearing her boss' calling her. She saw the old woman who was kneeling on the floor and then proceeded to kick her from behind.

Mrs. Andrew shrieked when she felt a strong kick from pointy heels from behind. She tried to get up to see who dared kick her, but the woman behind her quickly stomped her on the shoulder and pressed the sharp tip of her heel until Mrs. Andrew screamed in pain.

"AHHH! STOP! STOP!"

Vincent chuckled and leaned back on his sofa again, "Maria, our Mrs. Andrew here said that she can't get up because she's too old. Would you like to help her?"

"No," Maria replied curtly. "I've heard everything, and I know that she is threatening to ruin the company by telling the media about it. I will not let that happen, Sir."

"Good," Vincent scoffed. "Well, you know what to do then."

Maria nodded. She pressed her heel and stared down at the old woman who was writhing in pain because of Maria's ruthless kick. For an old woman, Maria seemed to have no brittle bone in her.

She was still as strong as she used to be when she was young and still as ruthless. Mrs. Andrew talked with Secretary Maria a few times before, and she always thought that Maria was just an old woman who was dedicated to her job, just like her.

So she had a sense of camaraderie with Maria.

'But it seems that I made one mistake,' Mrs. Andrew thought. 'Maria— this woman has no heart.'

"Do you want her breathing or not, Sir?" Maria asked. She was still calm even though she actually gave an option for Vincent to just kill the old Principal and toss her body somewhere.

"Well, she told me that she will leak all of my secrets to the media if I don't keep her around as the school Principal. Do you think she deserves to live or not, Secretary Maria?"

"Not at all, Sir," Maria replied curtly. Her gaze grew colder as she kept her eyes on the old woman under her, "She dares to threaten you and threaten to ruin the company. I will not forgive that."

"Then you can do whatever with her, just keep it clean," Vincent gave out the order.

Mrs. Andrew's body turned frigid in an instant. She tried to process what Vincent had said just now, and once she realized what would happen to her next, she started struggling like a mad woman.

"LET GO! LET ME GO!"

"Tsk, what a nuisance," Secretary Maria lifted her heel for a split second and stomped on the back of Mrs. Andrew's head instead. Mrs. Andrew was at Maria's mercy now because every time she struggled, Maria would press her heel harder until it was hard for Mrs. Andrew to breathe.