Ch. 121..125: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 121-125

Chapter 121

"My wife, Chloe Gray— I gave her my black card and allowed her to do anything she wishes with it. But she continues acting as if we don't have enough money, buying cheap things to fill our mansion and always nitpicking about the smallest mistake I made," Vincent said, accusing Chloe of things that never happened, then added;

"She makes me feel worthless because she always said that we don't have enough money, no matter how much I gave her. She said it's not enough. She bought many expensive things for herself, but not for our daughter or me. But when I confronted her that she shouldn't spend that much, she said that I have to give her money."

Vernon was stunned because that was exactly what he experienced now living with his sister-in-law. She always made him feel insecure by acting like she didn't have money and Vernon wasn't good enough.

He thought only he got the treatment because he wasn't as rich as his Big brother.

But this was surely a plot twist that he never expected.

Vincent continued making up lies that might not be believable at first, but when he— the heir of the Gray family was the one who said it, the words suddenly had weight in them.

People always expected him to speak the truth because there was no use in him lying since he already had everything in life. It was always like that, and Vincent knew and took full advantage of it.

"Then what did she buy? She filled your mansion with cheap furniture. She must've used the money to buy other things, right?"

"Yes, she bought a lot of designer handbags, purchased another mansion for herself, cars, and also a yacht. She will continue filling the house with cheap things to give me a sense of crisis while she wastes all the money on unnecessary things," Vincent said.

Vernon was dazed after hearing his Big brother's explanation.

If this conversation didn't involve his sister-in-law, he would've called on Vincent's bullshit because it was ridiculous.

But, there was no reason for his Big brother to lie to him because Vernon maintained his relationship with Vincent, and his Big brother seemed very fond of him.

Even if his Big brother lied, the proof was right in front of Vernon's eyes. Because Vernon experienced it first hand.

His sister-in-law constantly angered him with all of the bullshits she did.

It didn't make sense. Why would she act so poor and frugal when Vernon literally handed her his Black card? What was the use of acting in such a way?

Vincent saw the change of expression on Vernon's face, from shock to anger, to disgust.

'Just like what I want to see,' Vincent thought. 'My little brother is just like me. That's why he understands my problems.'

However, Vernon was still unsure if it was truly the root of the problem.

Because his sister-in-law might act so frugal just to humiliate him, like how she humiliated his Big brother.

But there were many instances when Chloe was meticulous and careful about her spending. She looked serious when listing everything she bought with Vernon's credit card, even the smallest thing. Vernon also often spotted her checking the furniture around the penthouse and seemed reluctant to touch it.

'if it was all just an act, then she should get an Oscar for it,' Vernon thought. 'Because she completely makes a fool of me by making me angry almost every day.'

"You should believe me, Little brother," Vincent sighed, full of woe. "I may not be a perfect husband for her, but I tried my best to give her a good life. You're also a man. You should've known that we have pride. A pride to give our woman everything she needs, right?"

"Yeah, that's right, Big brother…." Vernon agreed without giving it a second thought. To be able to give everything his woman wanted… was also a pride of a man for Vernon.

"That's why I was very mad when Chloe suddenly left while taking our daughter. I was working my bones to give them a life of luxury, but she just left because she's not satisfied with me."

…

Vernon was speechless. He came to his Big brother to pry more about the reason for their split.

But it might not be a good decision because after learning the story from his Big brother's side, he wasn't sure if he had to trust his brother's words or his instinct.

Because his instinct told him there was more than meets the eye, and there was definitely more than what his Big brother said.

He had known many women in his life since he dated or slept with a lot of them. He naturally knew many types of women.

But this was the first time a woman could act so ridiculous.

"Now you know, Vernon…." Vincent cupped his hands and stared at Vernon seriously. "If my wife came to you and asked for your help, you should refuse her. I don't want you to fall into her honey trap."

…

'I need to talk with sister-in-law later,' Vernon thought.

"I don't have anything to do with my sister-in-law, Big bro. I was just curious," Vernon said, ensuring his Big brother had no suspicion of him. "Speaking of which, have you located her whereabouts now?"

Vincent's eyes dimmed, his brows creased as if he was thinking hard about this problem;

"I already got the information that she could pay the full tuition of Mackie's school, which is impossible for her to do since she shouldn't be able to earn that much in such a short time," Vincent said. "So I guessed she must have sold her body to a rich guy somewhere in New York. I've told my secretary to start combing through the millionaires in New York and find that guy."

"I see…" Vernon's mind was flashing with ideas, trying to find a way to take advantage of his Big brother.

Then, like a light bulb that popped on his head, he told his Big brother;

"Big brother, I can help you comb through the millionaires in New York to find the man who sponsored sister-in-law."

 

Chapter 122

"Big brother, I can help you comb through the millionaires in New York to find the man who sponsored his sister-in-law," Vernon volunteered to help his Big brother, much to Vincent's satisfaction.

Vincent wanted to ask his little brother to help him find this bastard who was bold enough to occupy Vincent Gray's woman.

"And how'd you do that, Lil bro?" Vincent asked, interested to see what kind of method Vernon would use.

He had an idea of his own— a ruthless one that was.

But he also wanted to see whether his little brother had a similar idea as him. If he did, then Vincent would be absolutely amazed.

Vernon had a few ideas, from the gentle intimidation to the ruthless and coldhearted to deal with this 'bastard' who dared to play with his Big brother's woman.

But, knowing that his Big brother was a ruthless man, he decided to pick the craziest answer he could think of— as long as it benefited him in the long run.

"Big brother, my sister-in-law is a 35 years old lady. She is not young, and she has a child on her side. That should make it easy to comb through the list of men who might accept her," Vernon said.

"And what kind of man would you take Chloe in?" Vincent asked.

Vernon grinned, "A millionnaire, stable business, married, and should be at least ten or twenty years older than her. That man must be older than her because there is no way she could hook a young millionnaire, right?"

"Even if there are plenty of young millionaires in New York who may have interest in older women. I don't think they have enough time to care for a random middle-aged woman with a child. Let alone giving her a lot of money in such a short time."

"That man must have been a stable businessman as well. Just like what I said before, if it's a young man who is still in the process of working his business up, I don't think he has time to care for his sister-in-law," Vernon described everything with irrefutable logic that made it hard for Vincent not to believe it.

Vincent went silent after listening to Vernon's explanation. He was thinking of a young millionnaire who might pick Chloe because Vincent thought that bitch could still hook a young man with her look and use his money to fend for herself. But Vernon's explanation made so much more sense!

'What am I thinking anyway? Why do I think Chloe still has the charm to attract young men? She is an old, ugly bitch. So the only man she could hook must be some dirty old men with dirty fetish.'

'If that man did something to my daughter, I would fucking kill him,' Vincent thought. He would claim that he did not love his wife but loved his daughter, mostly because Mackie inherited his intelligence.

"Hmmm… you're right, Vernon. Her benefactor must be an old millionnaire with a stable business. There are plenty of them in New York and other states near New York, and with their stable business, it shouldn't be difficult for them to provide for that bitch," Vincent agreed.

He leaned in, joined his hands, and placed them on the table, ready to listen to what Vernon would say next, "Then, do you have any suggestion on what should I do to tackle this problem, Lil bro?"

"Well, I told you that I would help, right?" Vernon chuckled. "I can give you the list of millionaires that fit the criteria, especially those cooperating with your company. You can start suppressing them one by one with either terminated contracts or exploit their companies until they can't meet their target for many projects. By exploiting them, they will understand that something is wrong with the cooperation between their companies and yours."

"And they will be desperate enough to save their companies. You can ask literally about anything from them until they broke down and gave in," Vernon explained his ruthless plan. "Surely, if one of them is the one who keeps sister-in-law, he would rather tell the truth rather than destroy his company over a woman, right?"

Vincent was awed by his little brother's idea. Because it was exactly what Vincent was thinking.

All companies cooperating with him were basically minions compared to a giant like his, so suppressing them was a very easy task.

They would eventually break down when questioned after seeing their businesses crumble in front of them.

Of course, Vincent would be losing money after this as well. But it was a small price to make sure that bitch Chloe Gray learned a lesson, that she was being unreasonable and had to beg for forgiveness under Vincent's feet for being an ungrateful dumb woman.

"Your idea is fantastic, Vernon. It'd make it so much easier for me. Honestly, I don't have that much time to do that kind of menial task, so if you can make the list of millionaires I have to 'interrogate,' I would be more than happy," Vincent said.

"Oh, that's for sure, Big brother! We're family, and I have always wanted to make you proud!" Vernon said excitedly.

"You're already making me proud by creating your own business and working through it without help from me. Not many people can do it," Vincent genuinely praised his little brother. He was proud of Vernon's achievement, which was why he thought Vernon deserved the wealth and power of the Gray family as much as he was.

Vernon's smile dimmed when his Big brother praised him, "I'm happy you're proud of me, Big bro. Unlike Mom, who doesn't seem to be very welcoming."

"Ignore her. She is an insufferable old woman," Vincent said. "The only thing she can do is try to be relevant to the family even though I have control over everything. So if she wants to make a problem with you, just call me, and I will defend you."

Chapter 123

"Ignore her. She is an insufferable old woman," Vincent said. "The only thing she can do is try to be relevant to the family even though I have control over everything. So if she wants to make a problem with you, just call me, and I will defend you."

Vernon was very much pleased with his Big brother's answer. After all, only one person could offer the best protection during his mission to ruin the Gray family.

And that person would be his Big brother— Vincent Gray, who also happened to be his main target.

'This is so fun, hehe…' Vernon thought in his heart.

Yet, he still made that expression of pure worship in front of his Big brother, making it seem like Vernon was genuinely idolizing his powerful and smart Big brother, just like he did when he was just a kid.

'Time changes, Big brother. But I guess you're still stuck in the past, thinking that I'm still the idiot little brother of yours. You and my sister-in-law are the same. You two treat me like a kid.'

"Big brother, thank you so much! I know that I can count on you!"

Vincent was also happy to have this relaxing conversation with his little brother. His life had always been filled with treachery from his own family and also all the things he had to do in order to make the Gray family stayed as the most powerful,

So when he realized that his Little brother didn't seem to be the type to covet something that Vincent owned, Vincent was visibly joyous and lowered his guard even more in front of Vernon.

They ate their brunch and continued chatting for a while until the topic brushed towards Chloe again.

There was one thing that Vernon hadn't asked. It would be a gamble that also risked his life, but Vernon lived for the thrill. He was here to destroy, so he might as well try out anything and take all the risks.

"Big brother, if you really want to find sister-in-law's location, wouldn't it be better to go to your daughter's school and ask your daughter about where she lived?" Vernon asked bluntly, gambling his life with this.

He wanted to see how much he could get away with before his Big brother noticed something.

"I don't want to," Vincent's eyes dimmed, and there was a trace of hostility in his eyes. "If I have to ask my daughter about it, that means I have stooped so low just to make that bitch return to me. This is about my pride as a man. Chloe Gray must crawl back to me after realizing she has no way out."

"Let my daughter go to school as usual. But it's fine. I also put a lot of pressure on Mackie's school, making sure that Chloe would often be put in a difficult situation with Mackie," Vincent said coldly. "That's the extent I can do to my daughter."

Vernon wanted to ask what kind of pressure he put on Mackie. But his Big brother didn't seem to be in the mood to talk about his daughter. Turned out it was a topic much more sensitive than talking about Chloe.

'The pressure he puts didn't seem to be working, though,' Vernon thought. 'Mackie seems to be happy and energetic as always. But… if she is getting hurt too much in this chess game between us, then I have to do something for Mackie.'

Vernon also didn't want to implicate his niece in this dangerous game. She was far too young. It was best to keep her in the dark until everything settled.

But Vernon was very lucky because his Big brother could get all the information just by talking to Mackie. Vincent's man pride was actually a weakness that Vernon could exploit.

After they were done with everything, Vernon offered, "Big brother, let me drive you to your office!"

"Don't you have something to do today?" Vincent asked. "I can always call my chauffeur."

"Well, now that you mentioned it. I do have something to do in the office. I'll leave first then. See you later, Big brother!"

Vincent watched Vernon leave the restaurant and then called his chauffeur to come and pick him up.

He was staring emptily at the garden, and a frown gradually appeared on his face, "The one who planned this garden layout is an idiot. It hurts my eyes."

"The garden at home arranged by Chloe looks much better," Vincent commented again.

Then he noticed what he had just said and clenched his fist, "I should probably ask the gardeners to mow down everything in the garden and hire a professional landscaper instead. Chloe has a cheap taste, and I refuse to get used to it."

**

Vernon left the restaurant and drove to his office. He had mixed feelings about this brunch with his Big brother. Because he had accidentally uncovered a few things about his sister-in-law.

"What Big brother said is utterly ridiculous. But Chloe actually acts like that. How am I supposed to call out on his bullshit when I experienced it firsthand?" Vernon complained. "But my instinct told me there was something else that he didn't know about his sister-in-law. So he wanted to ask her."

However, this meeting was not without a fruitful result. Vernon had successfully influenced his Big brother to think the man who hid Chloe was an old married millionnaire from New York with a stable business. All those criteria were far from Vernon, so his Big brother wouldn't suspect him anytime soon.

"Even better, he gave me the right to make any list of those millionaires that has the potential to be the one who keeps Chloe Gray."

"Heheh, I will use this for my benefit. I will eliminate my own rivals with the help of my Big brother," Vernon smirked. "This is so fun. Keeping sister-in-law hidden by my side has given me a lot of advantages to ruin them both, AHAHAHAH!"

Chapter 124Chloe arrived a bit late at Vernon's office because she had to prepare Vernon's lunch first. She was scared that Vernon might yell at her again, but when she came out of the elevator, the only person she saw was Diamond, who sat at her desk and was busy arguing with someone on the phone.

Diamond went in and out of Vernon's office and continued arguing until she got pissed off and hung up the call.

Chloe observed Diamond from afar, afraid that she might have come during the worse time of the day.

Diamond looked exhausted. Her eyes were a little red— maybe she hadn't slept at all for the whole night. She stood at the door of Vernon's office and side-glanced inside the office. Then, her face gradually turned sour, and the edge of her lips twitched.

"FUCK THIS!"

BAM!

Diamond slammed the door as hard as she could, which made Chloe jump out of fright.

Diamond turned around and saw Chloe standing at the corner of the room, clutching her bag and the lunch box out of fright.

"Homegirl…" Diamond sat on the sofa where she and Chloe often chatted and patted the spot beside hers. "Sit here. I want to ask you something."

It was rare for Diamond to look so peeved like this, so Chloe was scared. But she approached her best friend and sat beside her, "What happened, Diamond?"

"Well…" Diamond sighed and slouched on the sofa, wanting to bury herself in the sofa, and disappeared at this point. "I haven't slept since yesterday. I had to call many vendors, art dealers, home depot, et cetera."

"W—Was it that bad?" Chloe asked.

"He literally destroyed everything in his own office!" Diamond yelled frustratedly. "Girl, tell me why he becomes so angry after spending time with you? Your answer might cause me to throw hands, though."

"Um… I was giving him… a head in the Velvet room. After we were done, he asked me if I knew that every sweet thing he said during our steamy session was just bullshit because he wanted to get off the steam," Chloe said.

"And how did you reply?"

"I just smiled and nodded, Um… I told him I understand that everything is just pillow talk, no string attached, and there is no feeling involved in this," Chloe tried to remember what she said to Vernon that might trigger him.

But honestly, she also had no idea. He just exploded out of rage, and Chloe had to run out of his room, or she might get hurt.

Diamond sighed after listening to Chloe's story, "Now it all makes sense."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"No, it's nothing, girl," Diamond replied. She seemed to be much calmer after Chloe told her story. "He brought this upon himself. I have no authority to do anything about it."

Chloe didn't understand what Diamond meant, but when she wanted to ask more about it, Diamond suddenly stood up and was busy with her phone again, "Sorry, girl, I can't really talk with you right now. I've got to list many things to fill the office again, or that devil will continuously nag about how incompetent I am as his secretary, even though it's his fault! Argh!"

Chloe zipped her mouth again, not wanting to disturb Diamond, who was too busy to even rest, let alone talk with her.

She sat on the sofa while playing with her phone. Chloe spent her free time on the phone checking on two things, a house to buy or an apartment to rent, so she could plan everything right after she got enough money from working with Vernon.

Though, there was also one tab in her phone browser that she had kept on since she got this phone five years ago.

It was a site that sold many expensive designer items, mostly handbags and shoes. No matter how many times she told herself that she didn't need these expensive things, she was still a woman in the end. She wanted to have nice things in life and wanted to work for them.

She begged Vincent to let her work, so she could get something she liked with her own money since Vincent would always nitpick and ridicule her for buying anything.

But when she begged at Vincent, that bastard only told her that Chloe would probably cheat if she worked somewhere else.

—

'Besides, why do you need to buy expensive stuff? You know you don't fit that, right? It'll be a waste to buy it for you,' Vincent said back then.

—

'But he bought Priscilla a Birkin,' Chloe smiled bitterly. 'He doesn't even allow me to work for myself but buy other women stuff I've always wanted….'

Chloe felt a sharp pain in her heart once she remembered when Vincent suddenly returned home with a Hermes Birkin.

Chloe saw them a lot, being worn by her mother-in-law and a few other Gray ladies. She wanted one but dared not ask because Vincent would laugh at her for buying a 500 dollars bag, let alone that absurdly expensive bag.

So, she was shocked when Vincent brought one home, thinking it would be for Chloe.

But when Chloe wanted to touch it, Vincent slapped her hand and scolded her;

— Flashback —

'Why are you touching something that's not yours?'

'B—But I thought, that's for me….'

'Huh? Why would I give you expensive stuff? Do you think you deserve it?'

'Then, why would you bring this expensive bag home….'

'It's a gift for Priscilla, of course. She is my new secretary.'

'But… you gave so many things to many of your women out there…' Chloe protested, wishing her husband could consider her a little. But it was just a stupid idea. Of course, Vincent wouldn't give a shit about her.

'And then what? I have many side chicks out there, giving them money and expensive things to pay them. I don't see what's wrong with it.'

'But, what about me? I'm your wife. Shouldn't I get something from you too?'

Vincent observed his wife from head to toe and laughed out loud.

Chapter 125

'But, what about me? I'm your wife. Shouldn't I get something from you too?'

Vincent observed his wife from head to toe and laughed out loud, 'You? Seriously? Do you think an expensive bag will fit you?'

Chloe zipped her mouth instantly, knowing that retaliating against Vincent would give her nothing but pain.

'Listen, Chloe Gray, there are only two bags that fit you, a laundry bag and a grocery bag. So stop dreaming that you deserve to get expensive things. You're not and will never be.'

— End of flashback—

Chloe clenched her phone as the memories flooded her head. She shook her head once to dispel the thought. It was in the past, and she was already away from Vincent.

She wanted to forget it because if she kept remembering, it would only hurt more as time passed.

Chloe focused on the site again. She checked many bags— only checked and added them inside the online shopping cart, but she never checked out because she had no money.

"Ah, this one is so beautiful…." Chloe murmured. "It's five grand. If I buy it five years from now, I can get it at uh… 700 bucks?"

"I still need to save a lot of money for Mackie. So I don't think I can buy this anytime soon, but at least I got it planned out," Chloe took a screenshot and put it in her gallery of things she wanted to buy. She didn't know when or if she could even purchase any of this in her lifetime, but hey… daydreaming was free!

Ding!

As Chloe was busy scrolling through her phone, the elevator was opened, and Vernon stepped out of the elevator.

Chloe looked up and lowered her gaze instantly when she found out that Vernon was also staring at her. She didn't want to incite Vernon's rage again, even if she didn't know what she did wrong.

Vernon's eyes dimmed when he saw his sister-in-law dodged his eyes instantly. No matter how many times she did that to him, it still annoyed him to no end.

Vernon wanted to ask his sister-in-law about a few things regarding her relationship with his Big brother— Vincent Gray. But she already pissed him off by acting so reluctant.

As if she was forced to stay by Vernon's side.

'She is the one who's willing to sign the contract. Why's she acting like I'm forcing her? Fucking annoying bi—'

Again Vernon stopped right before she called his sister-in-law a slur. He clicked his tongue annoyedly and walked past Chloe.

He opened the door and saw Diamond busy arguing with someone on the phone.

Diamond was surprised when her Boss suddenly appeared. She finished the call quickly and said, "Sir, I can only recover the furniture for now, Since you want it from a specific carpenter. I'm currently negotiating for the art pieces to replace the one you destroyed."

Vincent looked around to observe the new furniture that Diamond bought, "Well, at least you got the furniture right. Don't be slow. This office looks ugly without the decorations."

'And whose fault is it?' Diamond tried hard not to roll her eyes in front of her Boss.

"Boss, do you want me to buy a punching bag? We can set it at the corner of this office," Diamond suggested.

"Why would I need that? Do you think I am someone who can't control my anger?"

'Seems like that,' Diamond replied in her heart. Though, she had to admit that Vernon rarely got angry. He could get irritated, and that had happened multiple times.

But it was rare for him to explode out of rage. Whenever he was angry, it must've involved his family, especially Vincent and Chloe Gray.

"Just do your job, Diamond. I'll give you a bonus for redecorating this office," Vernon ordered. He sat on his new executive chair and spun around to feel it.

"I think I have a meeting today, right, Diamond?"

"Yes, Sir, you have a meeting," Diamond checked her watch. "Should be ten minutes from now."

"Okay, let's just go. You can finish the decoration in my office later," Vernon said.

Diamond sighed, and she followed Vernon, who got up from his seat and headed to the meeting room on floor 18th.

Vernon walked past Chloe again. He gave her a short but sharp glance for a second before going to the elevator.

Diamond realized that the relationship between Vernon and Chloe had become even worse than before. She didn't know what caused it, and she had no way to know since Chloe herself was also clueless about what she did wrong.

Thus, when she entered the elevator with her Boss, she asked out of curiosity, "Sir, you seem to be angry at Chloe again. Did something happen?"

…

Usually, when Vernon went silent, that meant the topic didn't interest him, or he just didn't want to talk because it was a sensitive topic.

But, after a few seconds, Vernon finally opened his mouth, "I have to be careful with her. She is dangerous."

"Dangerous?" Diamond was stunned by that statement. She might've known Chloe for a short time, but Chloe was nothing but a wonderful woman. She might not be the flashiest woman that could attract everyone's eyes.

But she was very lovely. She reminded Diamond of a lovely housewife that should be the dream of every man on earth, beautiful, sweet, a good cook, a good mother, and attentive to her man.

So, Diamond didn't understand how in hell Vernon could get this 'dangerous' from.

"I got plenty of information from my Big brother about her. She is not the one to be trusted," Vernon said.

"Wha—" Diamond couldn't believe what she had just heard. Why would her Boss listen to that bastard? That perverted asshole wanted to trade secretary just for sex, and also a racist!

"Sir, it might not be my place to speak like this. But I don't think you should trust your Big brother's words. After all, we both know that he is not a good person, right?"