Ch. 146..150: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 146-150

Chapter 146

"MOMMY, PUT ME DOWN!" Mackie yelled and continued to struggle.

Chloe clutched her daughter tighter in her embrace and ignored her pleas until they reached the lower floor. Chloe finally released her daughter and sat on the floor weakly.

She lost all her strength as she realized that she fucked up real bad.

'I thought I could stealthily borrow his shirt and throw it in the laundry. But he saw everything… literally,' Chloe wanted to scold her daughter for ruining her plan, but she realized that Mackie was just an innocent little girl, and she just wanted to help.

So Chloe had no right to scold her.

p Mackie stood in front of her Mommy, who sat on the floor, looking defeated after facing Big bad Uncle Vernon. She crossed her arms and commented, "Mommy, you shouldn't be scared when Mackie is with you! Mackie will protect you!"

'The thing is… your Uncle Vernon bullies me when you're either in school or sleeping. He bullies me in bed,' Chloe said in her heart, not wanting to give a vulgar detail to her daughter.

Chloe smiled and patted Mackie's head, "Well, Mommy is safe now, thanks to you. You should wash your face and brush your teeth first, okay? Mommy will start cooking."

"Un! It's okay, Mommy! It's Mackie's duty to protect Mommy!" Mackie said, imagining herself with a big sword and slaying the big bad wolf Uncle.

Mackie rushed to the bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth, while Chloe returned to her bedroom and took off Vernon's shirt.

She looked at her naked self in the long mirror in front of her and got a full view of the marks scattered around her bony body.

She was really thin with bones protruding everywhere, but Vernon still passionately made love of her and marked her literally everywhere.

"I can't believe that he still wants my bony body. It looks so… ugly," Chloe commented to herself. "I guess when a man got really drunk, he doesn't give a crap about anything other than being consumed with their list. Vincent did that with a lot of women, after all…."

Chloe took a second look around her body. She noticed a few obvious spots, such as her tits that were red with Vernon's handprint since he fondled her boobs so much last night, and her nipples were swollen after he nibbled on them.

Vernon left so many hickeys around her stomach and waist. Lastly, there was an obvious red bruise between her inner thighs. It was perfectly shaped like his cock, proof that he fucked her thighs at least three times last night like a horny beast.

Fortunately, she could cover all that with her modest clothes. She had plenty of them. However, there was one spot that was impossible to cover normally, her neck.

Her neck and upper chest were covered with so many dark hickeys that it would take days until they disappeared.

"Maybe I could use concealer? Foundation and concealer, I think I need to find the tutorial on Youtube," Chloe murmured.

But then, she realized that she'd need tons of concealer and foundation because the mark was too dark and scattered evenly around her neck and upper chest.

So she had to scrap that idea.

"Ugh, I never knew that hickeys can be a problem. Vincent never gave me one. Now I don't know what to do…." Chloe said. She looked around her wardrobe and wore a long skirt and a long-sleeved shirt.

She grabbed a piece of a scarf from the wardrobe. It was a winter scarf that shouldn't be worn now since it was only the beginning of autumn.

But this was the only thing she could do to cover the shameful hickeys. She wrapped the scarf around her neck and was relieved when she couldn't see the hickeys anymore.

Though, it was a little uncomfortable to wear…

"Okay, now what, Chloe?" Chloe asked herself as she stared at the mirror. "You have to go up and prepare for Mackie and Vernon's lunch. Act like there's nothing wrong, and nothing happened last night. After all, you're not the woman in his heart. You're just a stand-in."

"But… can you even do that?" Chloe asked herself.

Obviously, after the passionate and heartfelt night, she experienced with Vernon, it would be difficult to act like nothing happened between them.

'Specially when he doesn't seem grossed out with my body…' Chloe thought. It was a surreal experience to see a man who didn't look grossed out by her body.

She had no experience with other men except Vincent, as he was her first love and only date before they married. But Vincent always looked at her pregnant body like she was the most disgusting thing ever, even making a vomiting gesture just to show how gross she looked.

'So I thought, I'm just gross in general….'

…

'I hope Vernon won't do the same. It's so heartbreaking for me….'

Chloe took a deep breath and braced herself. She grabbed her satin robe and Vernon's shirt because she had to put them into the laundry, "I will never use my robe again after this. It's the source of a disaster for me," Chloe complained as she went upstairs to the penthouse kitchen.

She thought Vernon returned to his bedroom and fell asleep again since he must've been experiencing an awful hangover after being so drunk last night.

But when she entered the kitchen, she almost jumped in fright when she saw Vernon sitting at the dining table, crossing his arms while staring dazedly at the wall in front of him until Chloe came.

Vernon darted his eyes towards her and stared blankly for a few seconds until Chloe lowered her head.

"I—I thought you returned to bed," Chloe said. "D—Do you not feel sick with the hangover?"

…

Vernon stared at Chloe for a while, and she lowered her head even deeper. She felt fidgety as her mind flashed with all the things they had done last night. It was too shameful!

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Vernon stared at Chloe for a while and lowered her head even deeper. She felt fidgety as her mind flashed with all the things they had done last night. It was too shameful!

…

Vernon continued staring. He was still experiencing a few symptoms of a hangover right now. But the scene he saw half an hour ago cleared his mind instantly, at least the headache had lessened, and his blurry gaze had returned to normal.

He observed his sister-in-law from head to toe and noticed that she had removed his shirt and covered the hickeys around her neck with a scarf.

Vernon couldn't help to get a little disappointed.

"Sister-in-law."

"Y—Yes!"

"Raise your head and look at me," Vernon instructed with his cold voice.

Chloe didn't want to start a drama after what happened last night. So she reluctantly lifted her head until her eyes stared straight at Vernon.

She diverted her gaze instantly. She was too nervous when Vernon stared at her with that hawk-like eyes. It made her feel like Vernon was going to eat her whole.

…

"Who told you to divert your gaze?" Vernon asked. "Look at me straight in the eyes for five seconds at least."

Chloe tried her best to muster her courage and stared at Vernon again. Her heart was beating uncontrollably, and five seconds felt like five hours.

She started shaking out of anxiety, and after she counted an exact five seconds, she lowered her head again.

Usually, Vernon would get mad when his sister-in-law treated him like this. She always tried to dodge him, avoiding eye contact and even fled when he was in a room.

Because he thought that she was grossed out by him, just like what she said back then. She said he was gross and wouldn't be as good as his Big brother, Vincent.

It was a scene that changed Vernon's life, for the better… or worse.

'But… is she really grossed out with me or…' Vernon observed his sister-in-law again.

What happened last night made Vernon doubt the idea that Chloe was disgusted with him.

'I remember clearly that she took the initiative to kiss me…' Vernon thought. 'There's no way she's going to kiss me if she's grossed out, especially since I'm the one who's drunk last night, not her.'

'She kissed me with her full consciousness….'

Vernon continued observing and noticed that Chloe was still fidgeting— even lightly shaking as she got even more nervous and scared under his scrutinizing gaze. She looked more like a terrified rabbit that was scared out of her wits rather than being disgusted with him.

Vernon always thought she was disgusted with him all this time, so she didn't even want to look in her eyes.

But once his mind was cleared, the only thing he could see from her was fear, extreme fear as if Vernon would really beat her up.

'No way…' Vernon thought. 'All this time, she is not disgusted with me. Instead, she is… scared?'

Vernon couldn't believe that he had come to that conclusion. He got up from the chair and walked toward Chloe.

Chloe was staring at the floor when she noticed Vernon's feet approaching her.

Chloe instinctively stepped back, but Vernon swiftly wrapped his arm around her wrist and pulled her close until she couldn't escape.

Chloe's body stiffened instantly. She was scared of what Vernon would do next.

'Maybe he will beat me after realizing I've become the stand-in for 'his woman' last night,' Chloe thought. She didn't want to get hurt, but she had been beaten by Vincent a few times in the past, mostly when he was drunk.

'But… being beaten is better than getting dismissed. I need money. I can't afford to lose this job!' Chloe started trembling when she imagined getting kicked out of the apartment by Vernon. She had nowhere to go and still hadn't saved any money since Vernon said he'd only pay her salary per half a year, forcing her to calculate her spending very carefully.

"Look up," Vernon instructed, but Chloe was too scared to lift her head. She was absolutely terrified to even look up.

Realizing that his sister-in-law was not listening and continued to tremble like a terrified rabbit, Vernon finally pinched her chin and forced her to look up.

Chloe closed her eyes right before their eyes could meet. She wasn't sure if she could face him when they were this close. She wasn't ready to hear the bad news as well.

"Open your eyes, sister-in-law,' Vernon instructed, but just like before, Chloe didn't listen to him.

He got annoyed, of course. He was never a patient man and could be very upfront about his feeling when he didn't like— or was annoyed.

But he tried to hold off the urge to snap at her, so he asked again, "Chloe, open your eyes. This is an order."

…

"I will cut your salary if you don't open your eyes," Vernon threatened.

Chloe's heartbeat stopped for one second after Vernon said that. She was already dirt poor and tried her best to save money for her daughter. So she couldn't afford to lose her job or get a salary cut.

Thus, Chloe opened her eyes very slowly, and the tears welling in her eyes wetted the edges. Chloe was about to cry as she couldn't handle the fear.

She stared at Vernon's scrutinizing gaze. She was scared that he might explode out of rage after what happened last night. The idea of Vernon raging was logical, though. After all, Vernon spent his night with an ugly woman like her instead of the beloved woman in his heart.

Vernon was stunned when he saw the tears welling in Chloe's eyes. Her lips trembled as she tried to utter a sentence with difficulty;

"P—Please… don't fire me. I… I really need the job. I need to feed Mackie…." Chloe said with a shaking voice. "Y—You can hit me if… if you're angry about last night…."

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"P—Please… don't fire me. I… I really need the job. I need to feed Mackie…." Chloe said with a shaking voice. "Y—You can hit me if… if you're angry about last night…."

Vernon was astounded when he saw Chloe begging him with such a shaky voice. He never realized how much fear his sister-in-law had until he stared at her eyes and observed carefully.

​ Chloe's eyes were unfocused. She tried to avert her gaze so she wouldn't have to meet Vernon's eyes.

But she remembered that she had to continue staring at him, or he'd cut her salary— or even worse, fire her.

Thus, Chloe mustered all her courage to stare at Vernon's scary hawk-like eyes, despite the fear growing in her heart.

However, as she kept staring, her mental fortitude slowly crumbled, and her eyes welled in tears. After all, Vincent would bully her if she dared to stand up and glare at him. So it made her scared to look anyone in the eyes— especially when she was talking with a man- that she'd get hurt in the process.

…

'She… looks scared…' Vernon thought. 'Am I that terrifying? Why would she get scared of me?'

Vernon knew that he was not the most patient nor kindhearted man on earth. But he never hit her, and he would never hit her no matter how angry he was.

When he was really angry, though, he preferred to break inanimate objects, destroyed a whole house if he could— but he'd never…

'I would never hit her…' Vernon said in his heart as he was dazed, staring at his sister-in-law's teary eyes unblinkingly.

…

Chloe panicked when she didn't get any reaction from Vernon. She thought Vernon was so disgusted by her tears and angry by what had happened last night, that was why he didn't even want to talk to her.

Her already pale face got even paler as she was consumed by fear and a drop of tear streamed down from the edge of her eye to her cheek.

Her red lips-- that had been slightly chapped because of their wild kiss last night were trembling as she murmured, "S—Sorry, I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…."

Vernon's breath stiffened. His eyes widened when he saw the tears, and his instinct told him to comfort her, tell her he was not mad at her, and tell her that he wasn't all that terrifying.

Because he felt like crumbling completely when he saw her cry…

One of his hands instinctively went up to reach Chloe's cheeks, but he stopped right before his hand touched the edge of her eyes and swiftly separated himself by pushing Chloe away from him.

Chloe fell to the floor as she had lost her strength, "Ah!"

Chloe looked up towards Vernon and saw the man had turned around, only showing his muscular back. She didn't know what kind of expression Vernon made right now. But, she noticed Vernon's hands were shaking for an unknown reason.

Chloe was still panicking, thinking that Vernon was too angry to face her, so she apologized again, "S—Sorry, I—"

"Don't say sorry," Vernon interrupted. "I'm not mad at you."

"Ah— I—I thought—"

"Just cook for lunch. I will wash my face first," Vernon said, and he walked to his bedroom, leaving Chloe alone, still trying to process what happened just now.

'He's not angry with me? Not even a disgust? How so?' Chloe pondered. She never knew what was in Vernon's mind.

But she was relieved that he wasn't mad at her despite what happened last night. She tried to get up after a while and resumed what she usually does, cooking and taking care of Vernon and her daughter.

Vernon closed the door carefully and leaned on the door for a while, trying to make sense of what he was about to do just now.

He didn't expect himself to act upon his instinct, but when he saw her crying, he felt that his world crumbled right in front of him.

In fact, he didn't even know why he would feel this way when he saw those tears.

"Vernon, it's not your first time seeing a woman cry. They did that a lot," Vernon told himself, yet he could not dispel the doubt in his heart. "But, this is not a random woman who cries… it's her."

He couldn't deny that the incident last night gave him a new perspective that made him unable to hate his sister-in-law like the way he used it.

And he just couldn't accept it.

Though, no matter how much he tried to deny it, Vernon could not escape the fact that his heart felt so much pain when he saw her crying.

Vernon gritted his teeth as he put his palm on top of his heart. He tried to endure the pain in his chest and grasped his chest. He dug his nails into his palm until it started bleeding, trying to shift the pain somewhere else as he realized that seeing her cry was too much stimulation for him.

It was so excruciating that his gaze started to blur when he saw the tears. As if… he wanted to destroy the whole world just to make sure that he'd find something or someone who made Chloe cry and eliminate that thing.

Vernon shook his head, trying to wake himself from this excruciating pain, "Don't be an idiot, Vernon Phoenix Gray. Why are you so weak? Just because of a tear, you feel like you want to rip the whole world apart? What has gotten into you?"

"She is one of the main reasons you return to New York for revenge," Vernon told himself. "Now you've been swayed by her charm. It doesn't matter whether you've been in love with her for so long or not. She is still the one who doesn't want you!"

When he was still trying to toughen himself, his eyes noticed something on the floor, black lingerie of his sister-in-law, proof of what they had done last night.

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When he was still trying to toughen himself, his eyes noticed something on the floor, black lingerie of his sister-in-law, proof of what they had done last night. His cock hardened again once he saw the lingerie.

"FUCK!" Vernon cursed when he realized he had this intrusive thought of picking that lingerie and started sniffing like a filthy pervert. He took off his sweatpants and rushed to the bathroom to take a bath instead.

He pressed a button to turn on the cold shower. He wanted to cool down because there was no way he'd jack off to her lingerie. He wasn't that desperate!

Vernon felt the cold water hitting his skin. It calmed him down a bit, but not enough to make him feel better. Whenever he closed his eyes, he'd imagine either of these two things; his sister-in-law crying or her crumpled lingerie on the floor. Both gave him a reaction, whether it was anger or… lust.

Vernon punched the bathroom wall, trying to dispel her out of his mind to no avail. It was difficult for him to admit this, but…

"I can't get her off my mind, damn it..." Vernon cursed. He was mostly angry with himself for being so weak that he let his emotion get the best of him.

He was supposed to be a cold man after all, and he had proven himself to be so ruthless. How else could he stand on top of the others and skyrocket without the help of his family? It was because he didn't even care about anyone's feelings or take anyone's opinion unless necessary.

"And that includes with women. I don't care even if I make them cry…." Vernon said, but he scoffed right after, ridiculing himself. "But, I can't even see her cry. What kind of bullshit did I spew just now?"

**

Chloe had just finished cooking lunch for Vernon and Mackie. She didn't have any mood to eat, even though the last time she ate was yesterday evening.

She drank a few glasses of water before preparing the food on the dining table. She also made a ginger soup for Vernon because she knew it helped a lot with a hangover.

After she was done preparing for lunch, she went downstairs and knocked on Mackie's door, "Mackie, it's time to eat."

"Okay, Mommy!" Mackie was busy playing with her Barbie dolls when her Mommy called her. She quickly put her dolls in the toy box before going upstairs.

After calling Mackie for lunch, Chloe went to Vernon's bedroom. She stood in front of the door and rubbed her eyes first, ensuring she didn't show any tears in front of him.

Then, she knocked carefully.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Vernon, lunch is ready," Chloe said. "Please come out. I made a ginger soup for you. It's good to cure your hangover."

Click.

The door was opened, and Vernon stood in front of Chloe. He stared at her expressionlessly, with his hair still wet after he had taken a bath.

Chloe immediately stepped back and lowered her head out of fear, "L—Lunch is ready."

Vernon still disliked the way she lowered her head when he was around. At first, he'd thought that his sister-in-law was disgusted with him. But after his careful observation, it seemed that she was just scared.

Which also stressed Vernon out, but it didn't make him mad.

It made him feel so awkward, not knowing what to say or what to do to make her not get terrified of his presence.

So Vernon just walked past her and headed to the dining table. He sat there, and Mackie joined soon after.

"Mommy, I'm hungry—" Mackie's smile vanished instantly when she saw another person sitting at the dining table. She glared at her Uncle Vernon, and Vernon glared back at her. Chloe sensed there was a flash of rivalry between them.

"Heh," Vernon scoffed. "Why are you looking at me like that, kid?"

"Big bad Uncle, why are you eating Mommy's cooking? You bullied her. You can't eat Mommy's food!" Mackie yelled, much to Vernon's annoyance.

Vernon scoffed; as always, his competitive yet petty behavior was shown when he faced his little niece.

Vernon wrapped his hand around Chloe's waist and pulled her to his side, "Ah— Vernon?!"

"Mommy!"

Vernon forced Chloe to sit on his lap and said, "I ate your Mommy last night. Do you think I can't eat her cooking too? I can even eat her now if I want."

"T—That's…" Mackie was tongue-tied instantly. Her eyes were glazing with tears once the big bad wolf said that. She was sad that she couldn't protect her Mommy.

Chloe didn't want her daughter to bawl before they ate, so she quickly got up and approached her daughter. She picked her up and put her on the seat beside Vernon.

"Don't listen to your Uncle. He did nothing last night. He's just teasing you," Chloe said.

Vernon scoffed again but said nothing as he looked away.

Honestly, he had to thank his feisty little niece. Because whenever she was around, Vernon would feel relieved and entertained. He could joke around by pulling his sister-in-law by his side, something that he'd never be able to pull off when they were alone.

Mackie rubbed her eyes to wipe the tears, and she pouted while sitting beside her evil Uncle.

Chloe sighed when she saw her daughter and little brother-in-law fighting and bickering. Because they seemed to have this inherent animosity and competitiveness for no reason.

Chloe put a bowl of ginger soup in front of Vernon and a sweet pumpkin soup for Mackie.

"You two need to eat a light soup first before eating heavy lunch. All of us woke up late, so your stomach needs preparation to start digesting heavy food," Chloe explained, making sure the two kids at the dining table listened to her.

Chloe sat at the opposite side of the table, facing Vernon and Mackie. She wanted to watch her small family eat first, which gave her joy.

Mackie and Vernon looked at the bowl of soup in front of them, and they both lifted their heads simultaneously to stare at Chloe. Then, they asked, "What about you?"

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"What about you?" Vernon and Mackie asked at the same time.

"Ah— that—" Chloe was taken aback. She didn't expect both Vernon and Mackie to ask that kind of question. They'd usually sit down and eat without question, so Chloe didn't have the urge to eat anything other than a few fruits and lots of water a day.

"M—Mommy is alright. You should eat your pumpkin soup, Mackie," Chloe said while forcing a smile.

"Y—You too, Vernon. You should drink your ginger soup. Your hangover must've been pretty bad," Chloe also said the same to Vernon. However, she intentionally didn't look straight into his eyes out of fear that she'd trigger Vernon's wrath.

Honestly, she was unsure whether Vernon was actually disgusted with her. After all, he was so passionate about doing her body last night, even though he was drunk.

But Chloe didn't want to take the chance of getting blasted by Vernon. She was threading on a thin line, after all.

'I bet he will blast at me after this,' Chloe thought.

But contrary to her expectation, Vernon said nothing. His gaze darkened, and he was obviously displeased with her action. But he didn't blast him.

Vernon seemed to be in deep thought for a few seconds before he said, "You made too much ginger soup for me. My hangover is not that bad. Bring another bowl and eat half of it."

"Ah, b—but it's not much…" Chloe said. She was convinced she made it with the right measurement based on Vernon's preference. Since she lived with him, she started to realize a few habits of adult Vernon, some were in line with his childhood self, but some were vastly different.

So she had to adjust, including the portion of food that Vernon preferred. She watched how Vernon ate the food and how much he left after eating, then started cooking based on his portion so there'd be no wasting food. Her family would have a good diet to maintain their health, not too much, not too little.

"I… I think you can eat that alone, Vernon," Chloe said. "I already measured everything to give you the right portion."

"You… measured?"

"Um… yeah," Chloe nodded. "I watched your portion daily, and then make sure I put on the correct portion after learning about your habit."

"Why would you do that much?" Vernon asked. He couldn't believe that his sister-in-law was actually that attentive. But when he saw the ginger soup, he realized the portion was just perfect for him.

'Why would she care that much about me? This kind of thing… even I didn't notice it….' Vernon pondered.

"Um… it's a duty for me. I'm a maid here, so I have to make sure that you would eat well and be healthy every day," Chloe replied bashfully. She was actually ashamed to admit it.

Chloe did the same to Vincent. She took care of his food intake and watched all the foods he could and could not digest, just to ensure that he didn't get sick since he had a lot of activities.

But Vincent called her a pretentious bitch.

"Even a maid didn't do this—' Vernon sighed. He felt complicated because what he saw was not a maid who cared for his diet carefully. 'The way she treats me… it's like… she is my wif—'

Vernon stopped instantly, not wanting to continue, or else he might be unable to think clearly for the whole day. He got up and walked to the kitchen to grab a bowl.

He returned to the dining table, poured half of the ginger soup inside a new bowl, and pushed it towards Chloe.

Chloe was stunned when she saw the new bowl in front of her. She lifted her head slowly and stared at Vernon— who quickly looked away, "V—Vernon, this is…."

"My hangover is not that bad. I'd rather drink a little of the ginger soup and eat the lunch you made instead," Vernon said.

Mackie saw the gesture Uncle Vernon made for her Mommy, and her eyes sparkled with brilliance because her Daddy never did the same to Mommy.

Mommy always ate alone, and whenever Daddy was around, she would prepare food for him, but it was rarely eaten, unlike Big bad Uncle Vernon, who was a glutton who ate all of the food on the table, including Mackie's food!

This was the first time they were sharing food and also the first time that someone ever offered food to Mommy, the idea of sharing food with Mommy was brilliant!

Thus, Mackie decided to copy Uncle Vernon's action and jumped out of the chair.

"M—Mackie, where are you going?" Chloe asked worriedly.

"Mackie wants to give Mommy my pumpkin soup too! Mackie doesn't want to lose against Uncle Vernon!" Mackie replied with determination. She picked up one small bowl and returned to the dining table.

She handed the bowl to Mommy first, "Mommy, please hold this!"

Chloe followed what her daughter requested, and she held the small bowl.

Mackie returned to her seat and patted the table, "Mommy, please give the bowl to me! I will fill it with my pumpkin soup!"

"Mackie— you don't need to—"

"No, Mackie won't lose against Uncle!" Mackie insisted. She poured half of her pumpkin soup into the new bowl and pushed the bowl towards her Mommy. "Mommy, now we can eat together!"

Vernon scoffed when he saw what his niece did just now, "Obviously, I gave her more than you."

"That's because Uncle Vernon's bowl is so big! Uncle Vernon is a greedy pig!"

"Urk!" Vernon choked on air when his niece suddenly called him a pig. She was the first in his life to ever insult him like this. "How dare you call me a pig!?"

However, Mackie was not scared at all. She confidently countered with a cold, harsh truth, "Uncle always ate everything that Mommy cooked! Uncle even ate Mackie's food sometimes. That's why Mommy has to cook so many times every day! Uncle is a pig! A big bad wolf-pig!"