Ch. 151..155: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 151-155

Chapter 151

"Uncle always ate everything that Mommy cooked! Uncle even ate Mackie's food sometimes. That's why Mommy has to cook twice every day! Uncle is a pig! A big bad wolf-pig!" Mackie said as she freely insulted her Uncle.

Vernon was astonished that his little niece actually had a unique insult for him, "Y—You— Do you know who I am?!" Vernon yelled back, thinking it would finally deter the little girl.

But Mackie became even more courageous, especially when she noticed that her Mommy looked more relaxed as she kept fighting Uncle Vernon.

"Mackie knows that Uncle is a big bad wolf-pig! That's why Uncle is both evil and greedy!"

"What the—"

"Pfftt—"

Chloe quickly covered her mouth when Vernon turned his head towards her. She lowered her head again, showing timidness in front of Vernon, even though she was holding her laugh.

Because Mackie's feistiness reminded her so much of Vernon when he was a kid. He was also a bold, audacious young master that would make even the smartest adult in the room go silent with his various insults and reality check.

Vernon knew that his sister-in-law was actually holding a laugh, much to his disdain.

He clicked his tongue and tried to ignore his niece. He poured a bit more of the ginger soup into Chloe's bowl and said, "You have a ginger and pumpkin soup in front of you. Eat it— no, eat both."

The smile on Chloe's lips vanished instantly when prompted with that order.

She stared at the bowl of pumpkin soup and a bowl of ginger soup in front of her. Usually, this food was an appetizer for regular people, but for her, it was a whole day meal.

She started to pale as she stared at the food. She glanced at the two people in front of her, Vernon and Mackie, who were waiting for her to take the first sip of the soup, making her unbelievably nervous.

She was so nervous that her palms started to sweat.

"I—I will eat it later," Chloe said, trying to dodge the demand of drinking these two.

She could drink the soups, but half the bowl would make her feel so full, and the nervousness would only make her feel the urge to puke out all the food.

Vernon clicked his tongue. As expected, his sister-in-law was trying to dodge again. He was annoyed, but he wasn't mad.

At first, he assumed that his sister-in-law vomited her food because she was disgusted with him.

But after realizing that her eyes were mostly filled with fear, he assumed she was just scared of him— for whatever reason!

Vernon got up from the dining chair and picked up his ginger soup bowl, "I will eat in the living room. You sit here and finish everything," Vernon ordered.

Chloe raised her head instantly, scared that she might have angered him. But Vernon had already turned his back and walked to the living room, leaving Chloe feeling guilty at the dining table.

Mackie watched her Uncle go to the living room and thought it would help her Mommy to eat.

She was a little sad because she couldn't see her Mommy eating, but Mommy had always eaten so little and often vomited. If walking to the living room and eating there would help her, then Mackie would not hesitate.

Thus, she carefully picked her pumpkin soup and said to her Mommy, "Mommy, I will eat with Uncle! You must eat, okay?"

"Ah— M—Mackie, don't—'

"It's okay, Mommy!"

Mackie carefully stepped down from the chair and walked to the living room to eat with her Uncle Vernon.

Chloe felt so lost. She didn't know what to do when Vernon and Mackie left her to eat. It put pressure on her.

Eating might be a simple— instinctive behavior of regular people. But for Chloe, it was a really difficult task.

The years of abuse from Vincent, coupled with herself trying all kinds of ways to lose weight, even if it was extreme, just to please her ex-husband. All of those led to her developing many eating problems.

She gulped when she saw the soups and slowly reached the spoon. She didn't want to make Vernon angry, nor did she want to waste the effort that her daughter made for her.

Chloe picked the ginger soup first because it was easier to digest. She scooped it with a spoon and took a tiny sip. She closed her eyes, trying to forget all the nightmares of being fat and ugly, or else— she would vomit this one.

She could feel the warm, slightly spicy taste of ginger soup entering her mouth. She kept chanting the same sentence in her head repeatedly while digesting.

'This will not make you fat. This will not make you fat. This will not make you fat. This will not make you fat!'

Thus, Chloe drank the ginger soup very slowly while Mackie and Vernon sat on the long sofa in the living room.

Vernon turned on the TV and stared emptily at the news anchor while eating the ginger soup. It was delicious, of course, since it was made by his sister-in-law.

But he was too distracted by the fact that his sister-in-law was bony thin yet still refused to eat, 'I thought she's disgusted with me. But turns out, she's scared… am I that scary?' Vernon asked himself.

He might have an explosive personality, but he never physically hit her… right?

While she was staring at the anchor in the news in a daze, the TV channel was suddenly switched and now showed Nickelodeon with the good ol' Spongebob Squarepants.

"Yay, Spongebob is on!" Mackie cheered happily. She climbed to the sofa and sat right beside Uncle Vernon. She watched the show without minding Uncle Vernon by her side.

Vernon frowned and turned his head towards his little niece, "Why are you here?"

"Huh? To watch Spongebob, of course!" Mackie replied.

"Why don't you accompany your Mommy?" Vernon asked, thinking it was impossible for Chloe to be scared or disgusted with her daughter.

"Why? Because I want Mommy to eat!"

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"Why? Because I want Mommy to eat!" Mackie said excitedly. "That's why I'm with you, Uncle! I want Mommy to eat too!"

…

"Huh?" Vernon frowned. He gazed at his little niece, wanting a further explanation, but Mackie didn't seem to think it was that important. Because she resumed watching Spongebob while munching on the diced pumpkin in the soup.

Vernon continued staring at him and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"By what?" Mackie responded— still with her eyes on the TV.

"Because you want your Mommy to eat too— what do you mean by that?" Vernon elaborated on his question, thinking that his niece didn't understand the question.

"Ah... Um… because Mommy rarely eats!" Mackie said.

"Rarely eats?"

"Un!" Mackie nodded, "Mommy rarely eats. I want to help Mommy, so she can eat!"

…

Vernon got a little annoyed because Mackie didn't seem to see this as an important topic. Her eyes were glued to the show, and she kept the remote by her side, ensuring that her Uncle wouldn't change the channel.

"Mackenzie, look at me when we're talking," Vernon ordered.

"Later, Uncle! I'm watching Spongebob!" Mackie insisted. "Look at that— Spongebob forgot to feed Gary. That's why Gary left!"

…

Vernon glanced at the screen and saw Spongebob crying because Gary left, searching for his pet everywhere, even though Spongebob was the one who forgot about Gary's existence in the first place.

It was a little weird that Vernon got uncomfortable watching this scene, but he did, and he returned his focus to his niece again.

Vernon wanted to scold Mackie for being impolite towards him but realized it wasn't his position to scold her since she wasn't his child.

So he waited until the episode ended, and Mackie was finally open to another question, "Mackie, why are you here with me? Why don't you accompany your Mommy?" Vernon asked.

Mackie finally turned her head towards Uncle Vernon and answered carefreely, "Because I want Mommy to eat! She's rarely eating anything, Uncle!"

"Rarely eating anything?" Vernon frowned. He thought she was only acting so scared because of his presence, but apparently, it was not the sole reason.

"Yes, whenever Mommy is sad, she will cry and not eat for days! Mackie remembers that Mommy only ate ice cubes or tea when she was… um… really sad at home!" Mackie replied.

'That's not normal,' Vernon thought. He had just realized how thin she was after last night because she always wore a puffy shirt or oversized one, so this must've happened for a long time.

"But it's okay, Uncle!" Mackie suddenly said. "Mommy said that it's normal for her not to eat. So it's fine!"

Mackie seemed to think it was normal, which was quite disturbing for Vernon. It was obviously not okay, but knowing that Mackie was only a seven-year-old kid made sense that she'd believe anything her mother said.

"Do you think it's okay?"

"Um… not really," Mackie replied. "Mackie always saw Mommy eating so little and not eating in front of Daddy. Mackie wants her to eat a lot, but Mommy said she is not hungry…."

"She always said that?"

"Un!" Mackie nodded. "She always said that she is not hungry, and when she eats too much, she will puke! She told Mackie I shouldn't force her to eat because it will be a waste!"

"That's why Mackie followed Uncle to the living room!" Mackie said. "I don't know if going to the living room will help Mommy eats, but Mackie will do it for her!"

…

Vernon sensed a much deeper problem beneath the explanation coming from his little niece. After all, Mackie was too little to understand any problem, especially when Chloe intentionally tried to hide it from her daughter.

'She was not this thin before I left,' Vernon thought. As much as he remembered, his sister-in-law always had a regular body. She was neither fat nor thin and was good at maintaining her weight because she cooked her food herself.

She also watched his diet when Vernon was little and seemed to be doing the same with Mackie. Because Mackie grew up at a healthy weight and was very energetic.

'But what about herself? Why is she so thin?' Vernon asked himself but couldn't come up with an answer.

He was absent for ten years. He intentionally cut contact with everyone in his family so he wouldn't feel so much pain.

He tried to escape by hooking up with so many girls, but eventually… he returned here…

But it was all for revenge to unleash the rage and unfair treatment that had been building up inside his heart for so long.

However, he expected his sister-in-law to live glamorously once he returned. His revenge would taste so sweet when he saw his glamorous sister-in-law, who mocked him, finally fall from grace.

Her crumbling marriage with Vincent was expected by Vernon. He knew what kind of man his Big brother was. He was basically the copy of his father, who cheated on his mother a lot, even when the kids were around.

But he didn't expect her condition to be so pitiful. He thought… at least she'd be using the money his Big brother gave her, just like how their mother tried to ignore their father's cheating by spending so much money on random stuff.

Vernon peeked from the sofa. His hawk-like eyes peered straight at the dining table far from the living room. It was blurry since he was myopic, so he picked up his reading glasses from the drawer beside the sofa to check on her.

He peered again and saw his sister-in-law trying her hardest to sip the ginger soup. Her face was even paler than before, and her hand was trembling, making it really difficult for her to hold the spoon. It also looked like she was in so much pain just swallowing a spoonful of pumpkin soup.

'What is wrong with her?' Vernon wondered. 'I'm already in here, far from her sight, and she still eats like she's in so much pain?'

 

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'What is wrong with her?' Vernon wondered. 'I'm already in here, far from her sight, and she still eats like she's in so much pain?'

He thought it didn't make sense for her to keep acting like a weak woman when nobody was watching her right now.

Amidst his idle gaze towards her, Chloe suddenly felt sick after consuming both the ginger and pumpkin soup. She could feel the thing she just consumed go up again. She knew that she was going to puke, wasting everything that had been offered to her.

"Urk!" Chloe covered her mouth instantly, thinking she could just gulp the vomit back to her stomach, but it got worse, and she retched for the second time.

Chloe panicked and quickly got up from the chair. She accidentally tripped as she made her way to the bathroom. She fell, and the chair also fell beside her, making a loud noise in the huge penthouse.

Vernon instinctively got up from the sofa, wanting to rush to her side, but Chloe didn't need his help. Because she quickly recovered and scrambled to the bathroom before slamming the bathroom door.

p Vernon watched the process in a daze, 'She… vomited everything even if nobody is by her side? I thought she was just disgusted or scared of me….'

While Vernon was standing dazedly, staring at the dining table, Mackie suddenly laughed as she watched a new episode of Spongebob, "Ahahaha! Patrick doesn't know anything! He is so stupid!"

Vernon snapped out of his daze and stared at his little niece, who didn't seem to pay her mother no mind. Obviously, Mackie must've heard the sound of the chair hitting the floor, but she didn't seem to react.

'Either she is too absorbed with the show, or she intentionally ignores it,' Vernon assumed. He sat back on the sofa and asked Mackie;

"Don't you heard the chair that fell just now? Your Mommy tripped and went to the bathroom to vomit," Vernon asked.

"I know," Mackie replied, still with her eyes glued to the screen. She didn't seem to take this at heart.

"Then why don't you help her? You were so adamant about helping her when she was in my room," Vernon continued asking. He wasn't sure if the little girl understood him, but surprisingly, Mackie replied with a disturbing yet mature answer.

"I know, Uncle. Mommy has always been like that since Mackie was little! Mommy would always vomit and be stuck in the bathroom for hours! Sometimes Mackie heard her crying, but whenever I asked, she said it is okay!" Mackie replied, still with a smile on her face.

"Mackie is always sad that Mommy would run away and puke, but whenever I'm worried about Mommy, she'd told me not to worry. She'd also praise me if I ignored what happened to her! That's why I want to be praised by my Mommy!" Mackie said.

Vernon was astonished by what he had just heard. It was so twisted that even he couldn't believe what Mackie said just now.

Based on what his little niece said, Chloe had been in this cycle for years. That was weird… because she definitely didn't lack money, knowing how filthy rich his billionaire Big brother was.

'Isn't that the reason why she marries him? She wants his money, and she got everything she wants now. But why does she have that kind of habit of throwing up?'

Mackie looked at her Uncle, whose mind flew off somewhere, and she poked her cheek, "Uncle, Mommy told me that you should not daydream too much! You should spend your time studying or… working, like Daddy!"

"Hm…" Vernon nodded, but his mind was still disturbed with his niece.

"Do you like your Daddy?"

"Un, of course!" Mackie nodded. "Daddy is the best in the world! He always gives Mackie gifts and tries to spare his time even though he is very, very, veeerryy busy!"

"And your Daddy is good with Mommy?"

"Um…" Mackie seemed to think for a second, remembering all the experiences that had happened within her conscious years as a kid. "Daddy and Mommy never fight in front of Mackie, but they rarely speak to each other at home. Oh, also, Mommy never joined the table with Daddy and me! But Daddy said that's because Mommy is not hungry, and Mommy also said so!"

…

'For a second, I thought it's him who abused her or something—' Vernon thought. It was just a wild guess, but he got the idea that maybe his sister-in-law had been abused by his Big brother.

But it seemed that the relationship between his Big brother and sister-in-law was very similar to his parents.

His Dad was always cheating with a new woman every day, and his Mom turned blind eyes to what he was doing in the next room.

Meanwhile, she got all the money she needed to buy anything. Thus she compensated for all the cheating by buying useless luxury things and getting dead drunk almost daily. Hence, Chloe came to the house as Vincent's girlfriend and naturally became Vernon's caregiver.

Vernon never liked that kind of life. He always thought that when you were settled with one woman, you got to be loyal to her.

But his Big brother adopted a very similar lifestyle to their late Father's.

He cheated on Chloe but still treated her well and gave her all the money he wanted.

'Which makes sense when he was so angry about sister-in-law wanting a divorce….'

…

'But if he hurt her... Then I will… I will…' Vernon felt the burning sensation inside his heart. He knew it was stupid for him to have this kind of protective feelings towards his sister-in-law, the same woman who raised and ditched him because he wasn't good enough.

But when he got the image of his Big brother hurting Chloe, he couldn't help but feel this unknown rage growing inside his heart.

It was far more dangerous than the rage he accumulated for ten years, which was surprising because he thought there was nothing worse than the pain he felt for ten years straight.

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'If he dares to hurt her after I gave up on her. I will… I will cut him into pieces. There's no need for him to live in the street after I get what I want, I will… straight up present his head for her…' Vernon murmured.

As he kept imagining the abuse in his head, his gaze naturally darkened and filled with blood thirst. But he soon shook his head because he thought that idea was absurd.

'No, what kind of idea is plaguing my mind? Why would I waste my time trying to do something so dangerous just because of a woman who ditched me?' Vernon wondered. He also found himself ridiculous for being so edgy, wanting to kill his Big brother because of her.

But he couldn't lie that dangerous idea in his head was so strong and real that it might as well come to reality if his Big brother really abused her.

Vernon's heartbeat started accelerating as the anger built up inside his heart started taking control of his body. His imagination went wild, imagining that his sister-in-law was in so much pain because of abuse, and the vivid description only made it even worse.

'Fuck, I want to beat someone— or something now. Vernon, why do you care about her anyway? Even if she got hurt, you should… should not….'

"Urgh!" Vernon got up from the sofa. He intended to go to his bedroom, lock the door, and destroy something there, so he could calm the storm in his heart.

But when he got up, he almost jumped in shock because his sister-in-law already stood behind the sofa with a forced smile, "Vernon, Mackie, it's time to eat lunch."

"Ah, Mommy!" Mackie jumped from the sofa and walked toward her mother. She hugged Chloe's waist and looked up, "Mommy, did you finish the soup?"

"Y—Yeah, I did," Chloe said, still with a forced smile. "I ate everything that you two gave me. So it's time for you two to eat, okay? Especially you, a young girl, need to eat well so you will grow up big!"

"Un!" Mackie turned her head towards Uncle Vernon, who stood unmovingly— like a stone. "Mommy, if I eat a lot, can I be as big and tall as Uncle? If I'm as big as him, I can protect you!"

"Ahaha… of course, dear. That's why you need to eat, okay?"

"Okay!"

Mackie released her hug and rushed to the dining table because she was hungry.

"Let's go, Mommy, Uncle! I want to eat!" Mackie yelled from the dining table.

Vernon kept staring at Chloe, who didn't seem to be much different after she literally puked her guts out.

She was noticeably paler and seemed to have washed her face, but other than that, she looked… normal.

As if the whole throwing up thing never happened, and it was all just in Vernon's imagination.

"Vernon, you should join Mackie. The food will get cold if you don't eat it now," Chloe said.

"Chloe, I saw you—"

"Ah, I finished the soup, by the way, that means I have eaten enough," Chloe interrupted. "You should eat with Mackie. She's been waiting."

…

Vernon felt that his sister-in-law didn't want to talk about the obvious, and he was also unsure how to confront her about the vomiting habit.

Thus, he walked to the dining table and joined Mackie sitting beside her.

"Didn't I tell you, Uncle? Mommy wants us not to talk about it!" Mackie said. "Let's eat, Uncle. Mommy cooked a lot for us!"

…

Vernon saw the plate full of food his sister-in-law had prepared. It was so nutritious and full, but Vernon was so reluctant to eat it because he knew that Chloe would never touch any of it for a reason he didn't know. After all, she didn't want to talk about it.

**

Today was the weekend, but Vernon wasn't completely free. Because he had to meet with his business partners about the ongoing project involving Vincent Gray's investment, it was a very important project for them all, but not for Vincent himself.

He repeatedly said he'd be willing to lose money for his little brother, but Vernon didn't want to take any chances. He needed his full trust if he wanted to get a bigger slice of the power his Big brother had.

He said nothing to his sister-in-law, but Chloe noticed that Vernon was busy on his iPad before went to his bedroom. Hence, she assumed he was preparing to meet one of his business partners again.

Chloe quickly prepared his tie and black loafers that she washed by herself since Vernon had so many shoes untouched in the storage room.

When Vernon opened the door, he was already well dressed, only missing a tie and shoes. He was quite surprised when he saw his sister-in-law standing in front of the door, giving him the tie.

"Will you come home late today?" Chloe asked as she offered the tie.

Vernon stared at his sister-in-law for a while, and his cheeks gradually reddened, especially his ears, that was seriously red.

"Y—Yeah, I'll be home late today," Vernon replied. "No need to cook for me."

"Okay, I'll spend the evening eating out then. I want to treat Mackie to her favorite dessert and watch a new movie," Chloe said. "O—Of course, I will make sure to count my spending, don't worry…."

Vernon was still annoyed that his sister-in-law kept saying that she'd count her spending. He gave her the black card so she could buy anything she wanted. Vernon didn't care if his sister-in-law bought a tiger as a pet with that money if she found it fun or necessary.

It also didn't make sense that she kept repeating that when she was obviously very spoiled by Vincent.

But Vernon had no mood to be angry. He was just… disturbed and disappointed by his sister-in-law's attitude towards him.

"You can do whatever with that Black card. I don't care," Vernon said without any hidden intention. Though, it sounded so different in Chloe's mind.

"O—Okay, thanks, Vernon," Chloe said half-heartedly, much to Vernon's disdain.

"Whatever, I'll leave now."

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"Whatever, I'll leave now," Vernon wore his loafers and went to the front door. "Um… be careful on your way. I'll be waiting for you at home," Chloe said meekly, which made Vernon stop right before he opened the front door. He felt a strange tingling sensation around his body when Chloe said that she'd wait for him, like a housewif—

Vernon took a deep breath and dispelled that idea again, he wanted to ignore his sister-in-law, but his mouth just opened before he could think;

"Go to bed first. You'll catch a cold waiting for me."

"Ah— Vernon—" Chloe was stunned by Vernon's reply because that sounded so strangely intimate coming from Vernon. But before she could ask him about it, Vernon suddenly opened the door and left before slamming it shut.

Chloe paused for a good while, then murmured, "That sounds so… warm, coming from him."

Chloe leaned on the bedroom door behind her and put her palm on her chest. She felt warm around her chest because she got the illusion that Vernon was like a husband, not wanting his wife to get sick for sleeping too late, so he told her not to wait for him. 'Ah, Chloe, don't fantasize about this. It's not good because it will never happen,' Chloe tried to pull herself back to reality. She had always wanted to have that kind of interaction with Vincent, like a regular married couple. But Vincent always ridiculed her for being pretentious and only showed disdain when she tried to show her care as a wife. So when Vernon showed a glimpse of a life she always wanted, Chloe's heart was visibly shaken. 'It must've been because of what happened last night. I can't control my heart in front of him,' Chloe thought. She lightly slapped her cheeks to wake herself from a dreamland. "Wake up, Chloe. Last night was just a beautiful mistake. It won't happen twice."

After she calmed her heart, Chloe turned around and grabbed the door knob. She twisted the door knob and entered Vernon's bedroom.

"Okay, time to find my lingerie before Vernon found it first," Chloe murmured. She turned on the light switch to get a clear view of the bedroom.

Chloe looked around the messy bedroom, and the first thing she noticed was the strong scent of musk, Vernon's natural odor, which reminded her of what happened last night.

In fact, when I checked the bed, there were many wet spots scattered on the bedsheet, either because of Vernon's cum or her pussy juice last night. Chloe was embarrassed, but it had already happened, so there was no use in regretting it, "I'll have to change the bedsheet and spray a bottle of air freshener. The smell of wild sex last night is so strong here…."

"But for now, I have to find that damn lingerie!" Chloe started looking around Vernon's room. Since she was the one who cleaned his bedroom, she already knew every nook and cranny of this room, so she left no stone unturned while searching for that lingerie. However, no matter how hard she searched, she couldn't find the goddamn lingerie! "Where is it? How can it disappear out of nowhere?!" Chloe yelled out of frustration and panic. She was worried that Vernon might find it first because it was too embarrassing and also disgusting.

But she couldn't find it literally anywhere. She even searched under the bed to no avail.

Amidst her panic, she started having the wildest idea ever, "No, don't tell me that… Vernon found it first…."

"But if he found it first, why didn't he yell at me? There's no way that he touched my lingerie, right? Who'd want something I wore anyway?"

"Maybe he… he hides it?" Chloe theorized and soon realized that was absolutely impossible to happen. Because it was outrageous to think that Vernon would touch her lingerie, let alone hide it like a treasure. "He might be immature at times. But hiding my lingerie, isn't that a little… too perverted and childish?" Chloe wondered. "But where is it then? Where is that goddamn thing!?"

Thus, Chloe continued her search endlessly. She didn't want to give up even if she had to search for hours! **

Vernon entered his car and started the engine. He sat inside the car and stared emptily at the parking lot in front of him. He was still reflecting on two things he did just now in the house.

First, he accidentally blurted out a sentence that made him sound like an idiot.

"Why would I say that she shouldn't sleep too late? It's not my fault if she waits for me until late at night like an idiot!" Vernon yelled. But he secretly enjoyed the care and attention that Chloe gave to him. It made him feel so loved. But that wasn't the only stupid thing he did today. There was one action that was even worse.

Vernon sighed deeply, and his hand reached inside his suit pocket. He fished out the thing he had picked up from his bedroom floor and hid it inside his suit pocket;

Crumpled black lingerie of his sister-in-law, something she dropped after what happened last night. Vernon stared at the lingerie in his hand and clenched it. He was still trying to make sense of what he had done just now. "Why the fuck your sister-in-law's black lingerie is inside your suit pocket, Vernon?" Vernon asked himself because he couldn't even find the logic behind his action. "Do you think this black lingerie is some kind of souvenir? Fucking idiot!"

Vernon noticed this black lingerie when he was fixing his cuff. He completely forgot about it after he took a cold bath, but when he noticed the black lingerie again, there was an intrusive thought in his head;

'Pick that lingerie and hide it, or your sister-in-law will take it away right after you left. How else would you ask her to give it to you without sounding like a creepy, cheap pervert?' Thus, Vernon followed his intrusive thought. He picked it up and stuffed it inside his pocket.

Vernon continued staring at the lingerie and knocked his forehead to the steering wheel a few times, "Vernon Phoenix Gray, you're a fucking disgrace to your family."