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"A job?" Vernon frowned. "Do you want to work after you're healed? In my office?"

"Well, not really in your office since you have Diamond, who is already good at handling everything," Chloe replied. "But I'd really appreciate it if you could put me somewhere to work…."

"With another man around you? Fuck no," Vernon refused immediately. "You either have to work with me, or you can be a housewife," Vernon said. "Besides, you are going to be busy with our new home. I've prepared it for us and we will move out a month from now on, remember?"

"W—well, yeah," Chloe sighed. "I don't know, I just feel like I want to do something to pass my free time after I drive Mackie to school and cook for you."

"Then, you can just come to the office and accompany me there. I'd love to have you around," Vernon insisted. He just didn't want Chloe to go too far from him. He didn't want to be filled with anxiety when he was working.

Chloe sighed, "You should trust me, Vernon. I won't be cheating on you just because I work somewhere else."

"I trust you," Vernon replied quickly. "But I don't trust myself and other men."

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"It means that I don't trust they will not try to hit on you when I'm not around," Vernon slid his hand behind Chloe's back and wrapped her waist to pull her closer. "You should know that you're a beauty, and you got even more beautiful now since you've gained some weight."

"I know that there will be so many men trying to impress you, trying to steal you away from me," Vernon said. "And I also don't trust myself. I almost went crazy when I thought you cheated as I caught you sneaking to another apartment room under the name Jonathan."

"Ah, Dorothea's incident…." Chloe was reminded of Dorothea once more. Three weeks had passed since the last time that incident and Dorothea left the apartment. Chloe had no idea where Dorothea was, and she also couldn't contact that sad old lady since Vernon was still confiscating her phone.

"When will you check about Dorothea's matter?" she asked.

"You're still thinking about that old bitch?" Vernon's mood turned sour when Chloe mentioned Dorothea again. He thought Chloe would eventually forget or simply ignore that old woman after three weeks.

But it seemed that Chloe was still trying to get in contact with Dorothea and still sympathized with her.

'Her kindness is seriously a double-edged sword,' Vernon complained in his heart.

"Don't say that. She is your mother," Chloe reprimanded. "I know that you hate her, but we still have that deal before. You've confiscated my phone for three weeks, I think it's time for you to check whether she had actually helped us by stopping Vincent's charity fund for at least a month."

Vernon scoffed, "And you think she will actually do that? You're still naive, Chloe."

"Vernon…"

"Fine, fine," Vernon clicked his tongue annoyedly. "I will give it a check. Besides, I will be meeting with my Big brother tomorrow, I can just ask if everything has been going well these days. But you shouldn't hope too much, you know what Dorothea promised is simply not possible knowing the danger."

​ "I still want to believe her," Chloe insisted. "Just check it first, okay? I don't want her effort to go on waste because you don't take the chance."

Vernon rolled his eyes but agreed to check just to appease Chloe.

Despite her gentle nature, Chloe was very stubborn when she believed in something. She would not back down when she wanted something, and Vernon couldn't help but give in.

After all, Chloe would give him a deep kiss full of passion after he did what she wanted him to do, and it was worth it. He would flip a mountain if that meant Chloe would kiss him or something even better.

Vernon rejoiced whenever Chloe was the one who took the initiative during their intimate times.

'Ugh, let's just get this over with, so we can move on and forget about that dying bitch. Where is she anyway? I haven't heard from her since three weeks ago,' Vernon thought. 'Did she already overdose herself? Well, good grief.'

Vernon couldn't dispel the hatred in his heart.

All the horrible things Dorothea did to him when he was a kid had been engraved in Vernon's mind, and now he felt nothing but contempt for that old woman.

**

Vernon drank his banana-apple smoothie after he finished his breakfast. He checked on Chloe and Mackie, ensuring they had eaten breakfast. It had become a habit for him to check on them because he didn't want Chloe to return to her old habit of starving herself to death.

After ensuring that Chloe had finished her breakfast, he grabbed his briefcase on the kitchen counter, "I'm going now. I have a meeting," Vernon said. He didn't specify whom he would meet because there was Mackie here.

"Un! See you later Uncle!" Mackie chirped.

Vernon smiled and patted her head before leaving, "Everything's well in your new school, right?"

"Un! Everyone is so kind to me!" Mackie reported. "Miss Moralez is very kind. I make many new friends, and nobody tries to bully me!"

"Glad you're happy with your new school," Vernon smiled. "Don't forget to report to me if there is a kid who's making trouble with you, okay?"

"Un! Don't worry, Uncle! I will fight if there is anyone who wants to bully me!" Mackie puffed her chest proudly. She was trying to show that she was a strong girl who wouldn't get bullied by the boys.

But her statement didn't make Vernon happy, "You can fight the bullies if there is any. But if they dare to hurt you, then you MUST tell me, got it?"

Mackie stared at her Uncle, who looked so serious, which confused her.

"Um, why should I tell Uncle if I got bullied? Will Uncle do something about it?"