Ch. 751..755: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 751-755

Chapter 751

Vincent didn't react much when Vernon pulled him. He had difficulty breathing, but he didn't fight back.

It was simply because he had no more will to fight back.

He had lost his sanity when Chloe decided to walk away with their daughter, and he finally lost everything when he found out that Chloe was going against him to bring him down.

He was just a defeated man right now, and Vernon understood it very well.

"Why won't you fight back, Big bro? Are you that much of a weakling?" Vernon tried to provoke Vincent, hoping that Vincent would eventually fight back. He wanted to beat the shit out of this guy, but he didn't want to beat someone who barely had the willpower to live.

"I… am… a broken… man…" Vincent replied with difficulty, as it was difficult for him to breathe. "I don't… care… anymore…"

"S—Sir, please drop him! You might strangle him to death!" Priscilla—now Khloe—begged as she tried to pull Vernon's hand to release Vincent. But she was so weak compared to Vernon that he didn't budge. "Just let him sign the documents, isn't that enough for you?!"

Vernon gritted his teeth. He was disappointed and also mad that Vincent had no more fighting spirit in him. He could snap this bastard's head in one try, but it wouldn't be satisfying.

The revenge that he had meticulously planned all this time ended up dry because of Vincent's weak reaction. So, in the end, he just released his clutch on Vincent's collar, and he dropped like a doll whose strings had been cut.

"Sir!" Priscilla tried to help Vincent onto the floor, but Vincent pushed her away while he was coughing.

"Get away from me, you goddamn phony Chloe!" Vincent yelled.

When Vernon strangled him just now, Vincent remembered Chloe and Vernon in his nightmare. They looked so harmonious in that nightmare as if nothing could come between them, and they would be together forever.

Vernon was infatuated with Chloe, and Chloe showed the same warmth and love that she showed to him when they were married before.

Vincent kept on grieving and grieving, and he felt like he might as well kill himself if they saw those two marrying.

Luckily, it didn't seem to be the case. Chloe and Vernon weren't together, and it was all in his imagination. It was the only good thing he had going right now because that meant his effort to separate Chloe and Vernon a decade ago was a success.

"Tsk, this is boring," Vernon said. He sat back on the sofa and crossed his legs. He pointed at the documents and ordered arrogantly, "Go sign everything, I get bored with you, Big bro. I lost my interest to beat the shit out of you because you look like a weakling."

Vincent said nothing. He got up and sat back on the sofa directly facing Vernon.

He signed everything in silence. He had no more willpower to read it, and he didn't even care if this was a fraud and Vernon wouldn't send him a dime as proof of purchase.

He just wanted to get everything over with. In fact, he'd be glad to hand this whole company to Vernon without getting paid, so at least half of his burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

Vincent finally signed the last document and put the pen down. He looked at Vernon, who had that malicious smirk, but he didn't care anymore, "I've signed everything. We're done now."

"You don't even want to read the rest of the documents? Maybe you want to rip some of the papers because I might put something disadvantageous for you in there, Big bro."

"I don't care, Vernon," Vincent replied. "I just want to get this over with, so I can finally let go of my responsibility. I just want to rest, I want to sleep for a long time, and wake up thinking that things have returned back to normal and I still have my wife and daughter by my side."

Vernon scoffed, "That's impossible. Besides, I didn't expect you to care so much about your daughter. I thought you don't want her at all. You prefer a son, right?"

…

"You're right, I don't care about Mackie. I just think that Chloe will stay as long as I have Mackie with me," Vincent admitted. "Well, it doesn't matter now. Chloe and Mackie are gone, and there's nothing I can do right now except to accept everything."

Vernon was so pissed with the idea of a peaceful life for Vincent. He wanted Vincent to suffer so much that he couldn't even close his eyes because he'd always be in a nightmare whenever he tried to sleep.

He had an idea in mind but wasn't sure if Chloe would be on board, so he had to discuss it with her first.

"Well, thank you for your business, Big bro," Vernon said. He glanced at Meyer, and the latter quickly collected all the documents that had been signed. "I will review all of those documents first, it shouldn't take long, probably in a week at most, and then you will see the money in your account—

well, multiple, if that's what you need."

Vernon stretched his arm, waiting for Vincent to shake his hand.

Vincent stared at his little brother's hand for a while until he shook it.

Vernon could feel how weak Vincent was when they did a handshake. It was a contrast to how powerful he was when he abused Chloe with the same hand.

Vernon was disgusted with how much of a bitch Vincent turned out to be when facing a setback. Vincent wasn't fit to lead a big company whatsoever. He was a weak man, and the only thing supporting him was all the generational wealth he inherited and the huge ego after being worshiped by everyone around him.

But not anymore.

'You ruined my life, Big bro. So I take back what I deserve.'

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Chapter 752

"I'll be leaving now. Enjoy your early retirement in that mansion alone, because I'm sure that no woman wants to be with a defeated man like you, Big bro," Vernon sneered. He then glanced at Priscilla and added, "Well, except that woman, she is stupid enough to stand by your side after knowing everything that you've done to Chloe."

Vernon turned around, followed by Meyer as he exited the CEO's office.

"Good bye, Vincent. You should know I've never seen you as a role model. You freak," Vernon said before he left, and Meyer slammed the door shut, leaving only Vincent and Khloe in the office.

Vincent sighed and closed his eyes as he leaned on the sofa, resting his exhausted body.

"Sir, a—are you alright? Do you want me to call an ambulance?" Khloe asked worriedly.

Vincent opened his eyes and stared at Priscilla, who tried to mimic Chloe in everything as if it'd fool anyone.

But he had to appreciate her for sticking up with him. Even after everyone left him, Priscilla stayed by his side and still supported him.

He would never love her. That love was reserved only for Chloe, his first and only love.

'But this woman can stay. She can be the replacement and help me for my daily needs,' Vincent thought. "Khloe, do you like me? Do you want to stay with me?"

Khloe's cheeks reddened instantly, and she shook her head, "I—I don't dare, Sir. I'm just a nobody."

"But I am nobody now," Vincent said. "So you can openly admit it if you like me."

Khloe gasped. She was afraid that Vincent would hate her if she told him the truth, but now that she was armed with Vincent's assurance, she finally admitted, "I know it's not right for me to feel this, Mr. Gray. But I… I have been in love with you for so long. I don't care if you've lost everything, I don't care if I have to support you. As long as I can stay with you, then I will be happy!"

…

…

Vincent said nothing after Khloe confessed. He couldn't feel a thing, not even a sliver of joy.

Usually, he'd be happy if a young woman professed her love to him and even went as far as worshiping him.

He liked getting all the attention from those women even though he didn't love any of them because they were—just like what his late father said—his validation.

Those useless bitches were proof that Vincent was a rich and powerful man. That's why he could fuck those useless women without a problem.

Vaughn locked him in his room whenever he fucked many women, forcing Vincent to watch how many women he could fuck, and his mother wouldn't dare to say a thing because he ruled. He was all-powerful.

That was what it meant to be a successful man.

Not because he had a loving and beautiful wife and also a smart child.

Not because he was 'responsible' and 'loyal' to his wife.

To be a man was to fuck any woman you want without thinking about repercussions.

To be a man was to beat your wife without her fighting back, so she wouldn't dare to cheat on you.

Vincent took his father's advice to heart, and even after he realized that his father was wrong, he still couldn't let go because all this time in his life, he knew nothing about how to be a good man except by following the guideline that his father carved in his mind.

"S—Sir? C—Can I stay with you?" Khloe asked, full of hope.

Vincent sighed and nodded before closing his eyes, "You can do whatever you want. If you want to stay with me, then so be it. But you should know that I can't give you much and I can't fuck or marry you. My true love is solely reserved for Chloe."

"I—It's fine, Sir!" Khloe insisted. "I just want to stay by your side no matter what! You're my idol, Sir! I love you!"

…

Again, Vincent tried to feel that feeling of superiority and joy when a woman was madly in love with him.

But he felt nothing.

He was so empty that he couldn't feel joy, anger, or resentment.

But again, this woman would be a good maid for him, so what was wrong about taking advantage of her stupid idea of love?

"You can stay," Vincent said.

"I—I can? Oh my god! This is the best day in my life! Thank you so much, Sir!" Khloe wanted to hug Vincent, but Vincent pushed her away until she fell on her back.

She didn't feel pain at all, though.

Her mind was filled with joy, and Priscilla knew his reluctance to have sex or marry her could be solved later.

'Heh, he thinks that I will devote myself to him completely without any pay. Too bad, Vincent Gray, I love you as much as I love your dick. I want to fuck you everyday, even if that means I will have to drug you,' Priscilla sneered. 'I will give you poison everyday, making sure that you sleep often so I can use your dick in your sleep. I will give myself your baby, and I will raise it as a Gray just like you. So with that, I will officially be Mrs. Gray.'

'And about marriage? Well, I can always force you once you get old, so old that you can't barely move your body after taking too many drugs. We will be a perfect couple, Vincent Gray and Khloe Gray. I don't even need to use my real name anymore since you don't like it. If you want me to be an imitation of Chloe, then I will make sure to do some plastic surgery. I will be a perfect copy of her.'

Priscilla had a malicious thought, but she kept her smile as she didn't want Vincent to catch on to her evil intention.

Vincent was absolutely clueless about her evil intention and simply thought she was just the same Priscilla, a stupid bitch who loved him because he was handsome and powerful.

It was meant to be, after all.

Chapter 753

Vernon went out with this bitter feeling in his heart.

He disliked the fact that his Big bro was a loser now. He wanted him to struggle and fight back. Now Vincent was just a regular nobody that wasn't worth a single punch.

Meyer sat in the driver's seat while Vernon sat at the back.

Meyer checked on his boss from the rearview mirror. He saw that Mr. Gray's mood wasn't good, and it was understandable.

Vernon was so excited, thinking that he could finally get the revenge he wanted, only to see that sorry excuse of a man.

"Sir, do you want me to do something to Vincent Gray?" Meyer offered. "He has no more power now, and I… I can hurt him if that's what you want."

"No need, it's not worth it," Vernon refused. "He's nothing but a broken man, no use beating a dead horse."

"Drive me to my apartment, I want to meet with Chloe. She texted me just now, saying that she's already at home."

"Yes, Sir."

**

Amidst his annoyance and disappointment, he got himself some good news from the text sent by his beloved.

—

From: My beloved.

"Come home soon, darling. I want to tell you in person.

—

Meyer parked the car in the basement of Phoenix Tower and then asked, "Do you want me to do something else today, Sir?"

"No, just go home and have a date with Diamond," Vernon said.

Meyer's eyes widened, "D—Did Mrs. Phoenix Gray—"

"Yes, she told me about it," Vernon clarified. He chuckled as he found Meyer's reaction funny, "Why? Do you really think that I won't know about it? Diamond has been grinning stupidly in the office whenever she texted with someone after you two went on a date, so I assume that person she texted with must be you."

Meyer gulped.

Based on his contract with Mr. Phoenix Gray, he was a hitman and, thus, was forbidden to form any intimate relationship with a woman outside because he might have a slip-up and spill everything to that woman.

"I—I'm sorry for this, Sir. I—I will break up with Diamond," Meyer said.

His heart was hurting when he said he'd break up with Diamond.

Because honestly, they were a match made in heaven, just like Chloe and Vernon.

Diamond and Meyer were both professional workaholics to a fault and prioritized careers over everything. So they clicked together.

After a passionate and intimate night, they realized that they were also physically suitable, aka, they had great sex and thus decided to date.

They had been keeping their professionalism and intimacy in balance, so their relationship wouldn't hinder any task or mission in the office.

'But I don't know what will Mr. Phoenix Gray do to Diamond if I refuse to leave her. He's not the kindest, and I've made a breach of contract,' Meyer thought.

Despite his heartache, he knew this was for the best to protect his girlfriend.

Vernon frowned, "What are you talking about? Why should you break up with Diamond?"

"… Sir, I've breached our contract. I am not supposed to have any intimate relationship," Meyer said.

"Oh, hmm…" After remembering that clause within the contract Meyer signed, Vernon was thinking for a moment. He disliked disobedience, but this was a different case.

"I will give you an exception, Meyer, just for this one," Vernon said. "I will allow you to date Diamond, and I will also allow you to marry her if you think you two want to step up the relationship."

"But this is only because Diamond is my right-hand woman. She is the most competent woman I've ever met in my life, and she's the best subordinate I have," Vernon said. He went silent momentarily, adding, "Also… because the matchmaker is my wife. So I will give you an exception."

"Sir—" Meyer was overjoyed. He didn't know what to do right now. He wanted to hug Mr. Phoenix Gray but knew he'd only get punched in the face. So he simply bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you so much, Sir. I will make sure to treasure her, and I will keep working for you."

"Don't thank me, you should thank Chloe," Vernon deflected. "She sees that you two are a match, and I allow you two because I know Chloe will be mad if she knows that I didn't give my permission for you to breach the contract."

Meyer nodded, "I will keep protecting Mrs. Phoenix Gray until my last breath, Sir!"

"Good, I will leave now. Go spend your time with Diamond," Vernon said before he left the car.

He went up the elevator to the penthouse and unlocked the door with his fingerprint.

He opened the door and was greeted by the smell of spices from the kitchen.

Vernon walked towards the kitchen and watched Chloe, who was busy stir-frying some vegetables, as she prepared lunch for them. She wore a pink apron, and her chestnut hair was tied at the back.

She was so busy cooking that she didn't notice Vernon was standing behind her for at least ten minutes.

"Honey, I'm home."

"Ah—!"

Before Chloe could react, Vernon hugged her from behind and kissed her neck.

Chloe didn't struggle and rested her head on Vernon's pecs, "Don't startle me like that, you're scaring me!"

"Hehe, sorry, I keep staring at your nice ass when you're busy cooking," Vernon said as his hand went down and squeezed Chloe's ass.

His heart felt so warm when he realized that Chloe's body had returned to its original shape when she was still healthy before marrying Vincent.

She had been eating adequately, which was a relief because Chloe needed so much nutrition during her pregnancy.

"H—Hey, release me, Vernon. The stove, I still need to turn it off."

"Oh, yeah…" Vernon reluctantly drew his hand from Chloe's ass and released his bear hug.

Chloe turned off the stove first and then turned around to face Vernon. She tiptoed to kiss him, "Welcome home, darling. Do you want to eat, or hear the good news first?"

Chapter 754

"How about I eat you first, and we can have the good news while we're doing it, hmm?" Vernon teased.

"S—Scoundrel!" Chloe hit his chest playfully, much to Vernon's delight.

"Anyway, you should tell me about this good news first. I want to know," Vernon asked, though he already had a few expectations.

Chloe nodded. She sidestepped Vernon and returned with a document in her hand. She handed it to Vernon and said, "I've submitted my divorce forms. I followed all of your instructions about the information I need to put in, and I hope it will be an uncontested divorce."

Vernon opened the document, and he had a big smile after reading it. He was satisfied with the forms because everything had been processed.

"They said the first summon or notice will be sent to both parties—

Vincent and I, next week, and he has three months to answer the summon," Chloe explained.

Vernon's smile faltered a little, "Why does it take so long? A month?"

"Yes, they said it will take a month. But Vincent has 120 days to answer the summons," Chloe said. "So…"

Vernon's gaze darkened, "No way, there is no way we can wait that long. You'll be uh… five or six months pregnant by that time, and I don't want to stress you out with a long divorce process. It might endanger our baby!"

"Well, um… I'm just following the protocol…"

"Screw that protocol, I will make sure that Vincent will have to answer in a week after he receives that summons from the court," Vernon insisted. "Don't worry, I have more than enough influence to do that. I don't want you to get hurt just because of the stressful divorce process."

"Um, are you sure it's okay?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Vernon asked. "Don't you want to get the divorce as soon as possible?"

"I do, I'm just scared that you might get into trouble because of me…." Chloe said. "I can wait as long as you're safe."

"Chloe…" Vernon sighed. "Sometimes I wonder if you still don't understand the power that your man has. I have a bigger influence than Vincent in his prime right now. Of course, I won't do illegal stuff, but pressuring the court to hasten the process for your divorce is not hard, and it's not illegal, especially when I have a solid reason to do that.

"Also, maybe you should be a bit more arrogant and vain," Vernon said. "You can demand something now. You can demand any jewelry from any named brand or even custom one, and I can give you attendance to any shows, awards, or even celebrity parties. I have way more power than you expect, and I want to pamper you with it."

Chloe was a bit overwhelmed by the offer.

She looked down to check the bracelet and necklace adorning her body. Vernon had been giving her a lot of jewelry that she didn't know how expensive they were. She kept rejecting them because she thought it was too much and wasn't exactly the type who'd use jewelry.

After all, she spent her time taking care of the house, going grocery shopping, taking care of her daughter and occasionally her nephews, had brunch with Diamond or tea time with Dorothea.

She spent her free time shopping at the mall, though she always looked for discounts because it was her habit, even though Vernon gave her a credit card without limit.

She asked Diamond about the price of these jewels, and Diamond simply said,

—

'Gurl, I can't tell you the exact number. Because I know you'll get a heart attack. Let's just say that necklace is worth at least my annual salary, and that's already a low number coming from me.'

—

Chloe knew that Diamond's salary was about one million dollars. It was a crazy amount for a secretary in New York.

But all of that money is only for a necklace? Oh, it would give her a heart attack, seriously!

"I—I think I'm good with everything you give me right now," Chloe said. "You're giving me too much, Vernon."

"Too much? What do you mean?" Vernon genuinely didn't understand Chloe's concern and reluctance. "I just want to pamper my wife. I am very—I mean, VERY wealthy. So tell me what do you want? A mansion? Private jet? A box of super luxurious, custom made jewelry?"

"None of them," Chloe said. "I want to be with my little family. I just want a simple life."

"… are you serious?"

"Oh, Vernon…" Chloe took a step closer and opened her arm to hug Vernon. "You're so sweet, but I'm really not the type that wants lavish stuff. I just want peace with my family, I want you and our children to be together."

…

Vernon knew that would be the answer coming out of Chloe's mouth.

She wasn't exactly the lavish type, even when she was young. She could've asked for anything when she dated Vincent, but she didn't. She still kept her part-time job.

But maybe her total aversion towards lavish stuff was because of her traumatizing experience with Vincent, who had done nothing but use his money to control her and treat her like an animal. Vincent always flaunted how worthless Chloe was compared to all the money and power he had.

Vernon knew it well, but he still wanted to pamper his beloved.

He wanted to buy everything expensive for Chloe to make up for the ten years she lost after suffering from all the abuses inflicted by Vincent.

He wanted to pamper her until she felt truly loved.

But Chloe disliked them all. She preferred a simple lifestyle, far from all the glam and dazzle.

Vernon sighed, 'What should I do, Chloe? I keep falling deeper with you. I never knew there could be someone as perfect as you in this world. You're truly an angel sent by God for me.'

They embraced each other for a while until Chloe opened the conversation about what happened during the signing process with Vincent, "So, is everything under control when Vincent signed everything?"

Chapter 755

Vernon's expression worsened when Chloe asked about the signing process with Vincent.

He still felt unsatisfied with how his Big bro had become. Vernon expected Vincent to fight back at least a bit more so he'd get satisfaction when he crushed him.

Vernon imagined himself stomping on Vincent's face with his boots, making sure that bastard knew the feeling of humiliation. Too bad Vernon didn't get what he wanted.

"He signed everything, but that's it," Vernon replied.

"That's it?" Chloe tilted her head slightly. "Isn't that good? That means there's no problem, right? You've acquired the Gray company. You defeated him and saved the lives of thousands of employees by not firing them."

"Yeah…" Vernon replied dejectedly.

Chloe sensed he still had unfinished business, so she asked, "You should be more honest with me, darling. Tell me what's on your mind. Don't worry. I will always be by your side."

Vernon was thinking about it for a moment. He disliked having to expose some of his dark thoughts to Chloe.

But with how she tried to calm him down, he realized that Chloe must've been concerned.

"I don't feel satisfied," Vernon admitted truthfully.

"You don't feel satisfied? I thought you did a great job."

"I know I did a great job," Vernon said. "But maybe I did too much because I expected Vincent to struggle. I want him to look at me with extreme hatred in his eyes. I want to see him trying to hold himself from attacking me."

"I want him to suffer, but what I saw was just a shell of an empty man," Vernon said. "Vincent becomes so meek and weak. He doesn't have the will to fight back, and he doesn't even try to question me about many things. He just sits there and signs everything even after I try to provoke him."

Chloe sighed when she listened to Vernon's confession.

She knew they had a difference in this.

Chloe was angry at Vincent for abusing her for ten years straight. But she wasn't a vengeful type. She dragged Vincent through the mud and shamed him on a national broadcast to ensure she could be free.

Her main goal was to break free from Vincent's chain, not to torture that bastard. So when she finally got the good life that she wanted, she felt this was the end goal, and she didn't need to do anything else to ruin Vincent's life.

But Vernon was different.

He was cunning, ambitious, and driven by rage and hatred.

Chloe wanted to tell Vernon to let go of his anger because it wouldn't benefit him.

'But then again, Vincent had done so much to torture Little Vernon. He treated Vernon like a dog, a pet that needs to obey him all the time….'

Vernon studied Chloe's face, and his gaze softened, "Don't be scared of me, love. I'm only this cruel to him. I won't do anything to hurt you and our little family."

"I'm not scared. I'm just thinking of a way for you to get your revenge," Chloe said. "Though I'm not exactly vengeful, I know Vincent deserves to take all the pain he inflicted on you. So I want to help you as much as you helped me before."

Vernon stared at his beloved for a while.

He already had an idea to break Vincent completely, which would also be useful during the divorce court.

"Actually, I have a plan that will satisfy me but also would be useful for us in the near future," Vernon said.

Chloe got excited, thinking that would be a win-win situation. She also wanted to get the divorce paper as soon as possible, "Really? Then tell me, don't worry, I will help you no matter what. We're in this together, right?"

"Right," Vernon nodded after getting his assurance. "We are in this together. I want a happy ending for us after all the pain that Vincent inflicted."

Thus, Vernon told Chloe about this nefarious plan to hit Vincent deep in his pride until he couldn't recover after this.

After understanding the plan, Chloe's expression changed from curiosity to shock to joy.

"It's a great plan. Though, honestly, I pity him a bit," Chloe sighed. "He will be a broken man after this."

Vernon couldn't help but feel a little jealous whenever Chloe sympathized with Vincent. In his head, Chloe should always hate Vincent, so there was no chance for that bastard to steal Chloe back.

Though he knew his fear was unfounded, he didn't want to take any chance. The idea of Chloe leaving him was enough to drive him insane.

"Don't pity him. I won't let you think about him in a good way," Vernon said. "You're mine, Chloe Phoenix Gray."

Chloe chuckled.

She had gotten used to Vernon and his possessiveness.

She was initially scared of him, but now that they were about to marry, Chloe realized Vernon was starving for her attention. He wanted to hog on her all the time.

"I don't have any good memories with him, Vernon. Whenever I think about Vincent, I can only remember all the pain he inflicted. I remember desperately begging on the floor, because I don't want to die in his hands, because I know nobody will take care of Mackie if I die," Chloe smiled bitterly. "I pity him because I keep thinking about all the what-ifs in our marriage life."

"Well, too bad that Vincent has burned all the bridges, and there is no reason for me to stay now," Chloe said. "So, Vernon Phoenix Gray, you don't need to worry that I will leave you. Besides, I am pregnant with your baby, remember? The baby daddy needs to take responsibility."

Vernon was satisfied with her answer. He kissed her deeply, wrapping his arms around her hips tighter, and then asked, "So, are you into this plan as well?"