177 Chapter 177

"Uncle, when will you meet Daddy?" Mackie asked.

Vernon glanced at his little niece and replied, "Today."

"Oh!" Mackie's face brightened instantly. She grabbed Uncle Vernon's wrist with her small hands and requested, "Uncle, can you ask Daddy today then? Please tell Daddy that Mackie wants to meet him!"

…

Vernon nodded weakly, not wanting to talk more about his Big brother here. Besides, it was obvious that he wouldn't be able to fulfill her request.

Vernon still intended to hide the presence of his sister-in-law and little niece from Vincent. He knew that Vincent's power was too much for him, and he might be able to influence Chloe or Mackie to return home.

Mackie was happy by Uncle Vernon's nod. She released her hands around his wrist and hopped off the chair, "Thank you, Uncle! Mackie will study well in school! Daddy always said that I should be smart and strong like him, so he wouldn't be disappointed with me!"

Vernon's eyes widened when he heard the word 'disappointed' coming from Mackie's mouth.

Because it was the same method that his late father, Vaughn Gray, often said to him so he would keep up with his study.

Though, Vernon was always a rebel ever since he was young. He wouldn't listen nor bow down to his late father's threat. He didn't care if he would be a disappointment because his Big brother, Vincent Gray, was more than enough as the heir of the Gray family.

But he didn't expect his Big brother to use the same threat against his own daughter.

'He's really copying everything Dad did when he was still alive…' Vernon thought. It would be easy to conclude what happened with Chloe if he saw his late father's treatment of his mother.

'ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovelB(i)n. ᴄᴏᴍ',

But it seemed that Vincent did way more than their father did back then. Because their mother didn't end up running away like Chloe did.

'ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ Novel(B) in.ᴄᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜰᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ.',

'I don't know what had gotten into him. I decided to leave because I thought… she will be with a good person….'

Vernon's mood turned bitter as he was constantly reminded of what his sister-in-law and big brother had said back then. How both of them looked down on him for being inadequate and disgusting.

They were looking down on him for being second and would never be able to be as good as his Big brother.

Vernon took a deep breath to calm himself, 'Calm down, Vernon. You need to find out about the truth first before judging her. The way she reacted last night is not someone who lived a happy life.'

**

Chloe and Mackie left the apartment first to go to school. Chloe dropped her in front of the school gate.

"Goodluck for school today, dear," Chloe said as she patted Mackie's head.

"Mommy, don't forget about your promise!"

"Promise?"

"Yup! You said you will call Daddy and ask if he can talk to me! I really want to talk to him!"

'ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ N(ov)elBin',

"… M—Mommy will try to call him," Chloe said.

"Yay! Thanks, Mommy!"

Mackie ran towards the school entrance and joined her friends. She was always in high spirits, unlike Chloe, who felt weak after she promised Mackie to call Vincent.

Chloe returned to her car and parked it far from the school gate. She sat in her car for a while, thinking whether it was okay for her to call Vincent or not.

She didn't want to call him, nor did she want anything to do with him except for the divorce that was still stuck because he refused to sign it.

But she had already promised Mackie, and she also had to ask him whether he had considered signing the divorce paper or not.

"Okay, Chloe, prepare yourself before calling him. Don't get triggered by his words. He's always like that, remember? He likes to taunt and torment you with his words," Chloe warned herself, so she wouldn't be overtaken by anger when Vincent spoke ill against her.

She grabbed her phone and found his contact. Her finger hovered on the green button on the screen. She took a deep breath and finally pressed the call button on the screen.

**

Vincent woke up in the morning in a groggy mood, as always. He slept in the master bedroom, which was supposed to be his and Chloe's bedroom, until that bitch decided to leave.

It had been a while since Chloe left him with Mackie. He thought she'd eventually return because she had nowhere else to go.

Who would've thought that she managed to find a rich old man to hide her, like the true whore that she was?

Vincent got up from the bed and cleaned himself as part of his morning routine. He only had one meeting today, and that was with his little brother. He always emptied the schedule whenever he wanted to meet with Vernon in case they wanted to spend more time discussing something.

It was also how Vincent tried to respect his little brother's presence. After all, they had lost contact with each other for ten years straight.

After he took a warm morning bath, he wore his bathrobe and heard the door knock.

"Good morning, Mr. Gray. I'm here with your suit," the maid outside said.

She was the new one in charge of picking the suit— including tie, shoes, cufflinks, etc. for Vincent since he had a giant walk-in closet.

He opened the door, and the maid blushed instantly when she saw the handsome Mr. Vincent Gray, only wearing a bathrobe.

"M—Mr. Gray, I come with your suit…."

Vincent looked down to check on the suit, tie, cuff, shoes, and everything she had prepared. His gaze darkened as he found her selection tacky, with a vibrant yet contrasting color, almost like a clown. He grabbed the suit on the maid's palm and threw it onto her face.

"Ah!" the maid was shocked. She fell backward when the suit hit her face. She looked up only to see Mr. Vincent Gray's hostile gaze, "M—Mr. Gray?"

"Do you think I'm a jester from middle age? Go get me a better selection, you tacky bitch."