Ch. 166..170: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 166-170

Chapter 166

'Look at you now. You've grown so big and strong,' Chloe said in her heart, not wanting Vernon to listen to her monologue as she was afraid it'd offend him.

'But, no matter how powerful, strong, and intimidating you are, you're still my cute little Vernon. Though, I bet you hate to be called cute, hihi….'

Chloe also remembered that Vernon hated to be called cute, even when he was just a kid.

'Which is unfortunate because you were very cute back then,' Chloe thought. The child Vernon had many similarities with Mackie, which prompted Chloe's sense of motherhood, treating them both as her kids.

Chloe continued staring at Vernon, and her lips curled. She was trying to hold the urge to pinch Vernon's cheek like she did back when he was just a kid with a chubby cheek.

'Too bad the chubby cheeks are now gone. Still, I want to pinch, though….'

After fighting her own urge, Chloe finally gave in and slowly stretched her hand until she reached Vernon's face. She pinched Vernon's cheek with her thumb and index, then pulled his cheek until he could see his teeth.

'My cute little Vernon…' Chloe called Vernon's name in her heart. She giggled happily, thinking how Vernon would always sulk or throw a tantrum when she did this. He always claimed that his Big sister Chloe had touched the face of Young Master and should be punished, but he never hit her or anything. He just sulked until Chloe coaxed him with a homemade banana-based dessert.

Vernon frowned when he got pinched. He grunted but was still sleeping. He slowly released Chloe from his bear hug, allowing her to escape.

'Hihi, even as an adult, you still don't like to be pinched. Guess old habits never die, huh?'

Chloe got up from the muscular giant and looked at him from head to toe. She still wanted to wake Vernon up so he could sleep in his bedroom.

But she didn't want to risk it again. Thus she went to Vernon's bedroom to grab the blanket.

She returned to the sofa, and before she covered his body, there was one scene that made her stunned instantly.

Vernon was still fully erect after Chloe accidentally awakened his big cock. The bulge was clearly printed on his trousers.

But he dared to scratch his dick while he was asleep. He even did it twice for some reason.

Chloe's cheeks reddened. She knew it was a normal reaction for men, especially when they were asleep.

But it was still embarrassing to see it right in front of you.

Thus, Chloe quickly covered Vernon's lower body with the blanket and went to the kitchen to start cooking breakfast.

She checked the clock, 'Ah, six-fifteen. Damn, he literally hugged me for half an hour.'

She planned to make an English breakfast, with bacon, sausages, eggs, cherry tomatoes, beans, and mushrooms.

"They need to eat a lot for breakfast today since they skipped breakfast yesterday," Chloe said as she was in a good mood to cook for the small family of three.

**

Mackie woke up first around seven in the morning. She rubbed her eyes and sat on the bed for a while because she dreamt about her Daddy last night.

She dreamed of going to the mall with her Daddy and Mommy too! Even though they had never been to the mall as three.

Her Daddy picked her up and let her sit on his shoulder, and Mackie felt that she was the queen of the world because everyone else was so small when she sat on top of Daddy's shoulder.

"Wuu… Daddy…" Mackie murmured sadly. She missed her Daddy a lot, but Mommy told her that Daddy was still dealing with his problems and could not be contacted.

Mackie was used to not seeing her father for a long time. After all, he stopped coming home about a year ago. Only came home about once a month or simply just picked Mackie up from school and went to the mall with her before dropping her to the mansion and leaving again.

But at least she could see her Daddy's face…

Mackie wanted to tell her Mommy that she wanted to see Daddy. But whenever she mentioned Daddy, Mommy always looked nervous and sad.

Mackie didn't know what made her Mommy sad, but she stopped asking after that, knowing that asking about Daddy would only upset her Mommy.

"I still miss Daddy…." Mackie lowered her head sadly. It took her a while to recover. She got up from the bed and washed her face before opening the door.

She knew Mommy must've been cooking breakfast for them, so she climbed the stair to the upper floor where her Mommy usually cooked breakfast for them.

It was also the home of the big bad wolf, Uncle Vernon. Who always bullied Mommy and often yelled at her.

But Mackie didn't understand why Mommy looked a lot happier here. She smiled more, and she even ate fruits and soup instead of ice, which she did a lot of times in their old home, the mansion before.

'Mommy is so weird. Why is she happy here? Uncle Vernon is not as good and kind as Daddy…' Mackie pondered.

​ Once she stepped on the last staircase, she directly saw her Mommy busy cooking in the kitchen. Mackie could smell the aroma coming from grilled sausage, and her mood improved drastically.

She ran towards her Mommy and hugged her thighs, "Mommy!"

"Wah— Mackie— you scared me!" Chloe scolded.

"Hehe, good morning, Mommy!"

Chloe quickly put the spatula on and patted Mackie's head, "Dear, go sit on the chair. Mommy is almost finished with breakfast."

"Okay, Mommy!" Mackie nodded.

She sat at the dining table and stared at her Mommy for a while. She heard her Mommy humming while preparing breakfast, something that she hadn't heard for a long time!

Mackie's eyes glimmered with hope. She was genuinely happy with her Mommy's joyful mood!

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Mackie's eyes glimmered with hope. She was genuinely happy with her Mommy's joyful mood!

Honestly, Mackie wanted to ask Mommy if she could at least call Daddy on the phone.

But she was an observant and independent girl. She didn't want to make Mommy sad again, especially when she was in a happy mood.

'Un… I miss Daddy so much, but I want Mommy to be happy too. Maybe I will ask Mommy to call Daddy tomorrow before going to school…' Mackie thought, sacrificing her urge to meet Daddy so Mommy would be happy, even just for a day.

Chloe put two big plates on the table for Mackie and Vernon.

"Waah! So much!" Mackie grabbed the spoon and fork, ready to eat the English Breakfast in front of her.

Chloe put a glass of warm water on the table and advised, "Don't eat so fast, dear, you'll choke. Drink the warm water first."

"Okay, Mommy!"

After ensuring her daughter ate well, she walked to the living room to check on Vernon again. He was still sleeping and would probably sleep for more since he must've been tired after working until midnight, proven by how loud he was snoring in his sleep right now.

Chloe wondered if she had to wake Vernon or just let him wake up on his own and reheat his breakfast later.

'Hmm, I guess I'll just wait for him to wake up. He's always very grumpy when he wakes up early,' Chloe thought.

She turned around and was petrified when Mackie suddenly hopped off the chair with bacon in her hand. She ran to the living room and yelled, "Mommy, Mackie will wake the big bad wolf!"

"M—Mackie, don't!" Chloe tried to catch Mackie before she reached Vernon on the sofa, but she was very agile for a seven-year-old. She was able to bypass her Mommy and stood right beside the sofa.

She saw that Uncle Vernon was still sleeping, his mouth partly open, and he snored pretty loudly, which she had never heard of because her Daddy didn't snore like Uncle Vernon.

Thus, Mackie thought Uncle Vernon's snoring meant he was growling out of hunger since he was a big bad wolf.

'Okay, Uncle just needs to be fed with bacon!' Mackie aimed at Uncle Vernon's mouth and dropped the bacon right on top of his opened mouth.

"Mackie!" Chloe quickly grabbed her daughter's hand and tried to hide Mackie behind her body. She was scared that Vernon would be angry at her daughter because of her prank.

"G—Go to the kitchen, Mackie. Mommy will handle it from here," Chloe instructed, but Mackie didn't understand her Mommy's concern.

"Mommy, why are you scared? I was just giving the big bad wolf with bacon!" Mackie claimed carelessly.

Chloe wanted to scold her for disturbing someone's sleep, but there was a bigger priority right now: to save her daughter from Vernon's wrath!

"Grrhmm…" Vernon growled and frowned. He subconsciously munched on the strip of bacon in his mouth and swallowed it.

He stopped snoring and then opened his eyes. He stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while and then sat on the sofa. He glared at Chloe, who turned pale instantly. No matter how long they've lived together, Chloe still couldn't get used to his death stare.

"V—V—Vernon—"

Chloe stammered nervously, but Mackie was either too courageous or simply ignorant because she ran towards her Uncle Vernon and grabbed his wrist with two hands.

"Uncle, what takes you so long? Let's have breakfast!" Mackie said as she tried to pull her Uncle from the sofa to no avail.

Vernon continued staring at the little girl for a while and then at Chloe, who looked scared.

"V—Vernon, I'm so sorry. Mackie is just…."

"Do we have an English breakfast today?" Vernon asked out of the blue.

Chloe was surprised, and she nodded reluctantly, "Y—Yes, I made English breakfast, with bacon, sausage, cherry tomatoes, beans, and mushrooms—"

Vernon got up suddenly, with Mackie dangling on his arm, "Uncle! Let's eat! I'm so hungry!"

"Hm, I'm also starving," Vernon said. He lifted Mackie by grabbing the back of her shirt with one hand, like holding a shopping bag, then walked to the kitchen.

"Wha—Uncle, put me down!" Mackie struggled while being carried like a plastic bag. But Vernon didn't seem to care about the little girl's struggle. He put Mackie on her seat effortlessly and sat right beside her.

​ He stared at the breakfast in front of him and started eating, ignoring the little girl who was upset.

"Uncle is so mean! You shouldn't grab Mackie like that. Mackie is not a shopping bag!" Mackie protested, but her Uncle ignored her completely.

Mackie started sulking because her Uncle was being mean to her, but the smell of the food distracted her, and Mackie finally followed her Uncle to start eating the food in front of her.

Chloe stared at them both for a while and sighed in relief. She really thought that something big would happen today, but it seemed that Vernon wasn't in the mood to get angry today.

Chloe put a glass of warm water for Vernon and told him not to eat too fast, "Be a good example for Mackie. You shouldn't eat too fast, Vernon."

Vernon glanced at his sister-in-law, who smiled at him. He still remembered what he had done about two hours ago and was quite ashamed because he had just followed his desire to embrace her in his sleep.

But, it seemed that Chloe didn't take it at heart, and Vernon could continue being ignorant about this.

'As long as she doesn't question my action, I guess it doesn't matter,' Vernon thought.

"I will go and do the laundry, you two eat here, okay?" Chloe said. She wanted to go to the laundry room, but Vernon suddenly caught her wrist and pulled her until she sat on his muscular thigh.

"Wah— Vernon!"

"You're not allowed to do anything until you eat with us."

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"You're not allowed to do anything until you eat with us," Vernon said. Honestly, it sounded like an ultimatum, and the strong arm wrapped around Chloe's hips proved that Vernon would not let her go unless she ate with them.

"Yes, Mommy! Let's eat first. Mackie will help you do the laundry later!" Mackie volunteered so her Mommy could eat with them.

Chloe felt she was being pitted and trapped to eat, just like yesterday.

She looked at Vernon and Mackie simultaneously, nervous about what she should do to escape them.

"I—I'm not that hungry…." Chloe said weakly, hoping it'd be effective enough to escape the death grip from Vernon. "Y—You two should eat first…."

"Then I won't let you go," Vernon said nonchalantly. He knew that meat might be too heavy for her since she reacted terribly by eating pumpkin and ginger soup. So Vernon stabbed one cherry tomato and offered it in front of Chloe's lips. "Eat."

"I—I'm not hungry—"

"Eat," Vernon repeated his command.

Chloe stared at the cherry tomato in front of her. Her stomach started churning when she imagined the food going down her throat.

Whenever she was nervous to eat, her body would react by rejecting all kinds of food, even if it was a healthy one with zero calories.

Because she kept imagining how Vincent insulted her for eating even the slightest food in front of him when she was fat.

Even if she ate fruits, he'd call her a fat slob and tell her to stop eating because she was already too fat, which triggered her nervousness whenever she was being watched when eating. Thus, she always ate alone, hidden somewhere safe so she could be relaxed when eating.

Though the portion was so pitiful, it was barely enough to keep her functioning daily.

"I—I will eat later, okay?" Chloe continued to refuse. She didn't want to ruin the morning breakfast mood by retching or puking.

But her refusal pissed Vernon already. He tightened his arm around Chloe's thin waist and said, "You're not going anywhere. At least eat this cherry tomato."

Chloe curled her lips. She was reluctant to even look at the tomato in front of her. She knew it was very childish and ridiculous to reject food that had been offered, but She. Just. Could. Not. Eat. Anything!

Mackie noticed the unwillingness in Mommy. Mommy always did this when she was being watched when eating other than with Mackie.

So, Mackie intended to help her Mommy by telling Uncle Vernon, "Uncle, look away!"

"Huh?"

"Look away, so Mommy can eat!" Mackie instructed.

"What the— do you think I'm that gross?! Is that why you don't want to eat the food I offered?! HUH?!" Vernon's pride was hurt when he heard the instruction from his little niece.

He glared at Chloe, who jolted out of shock. She felt that blood had been drained out of her body, feeling lightheaded, and thought that she'd

She never found Vernon gross or disgusting. She was just nervous!

"I—I—I—don't—"

"Gee, Uncle is stupid!" Mackie interrupted as her Mommy was stuttering. "Mommy is scared! She's scared of everyone except Mackie! Uncle, turn your head around, so Mommy can eat!"

Mackie didn't back down even when she met Uncle Vernon's scary glare. Vernon was ready to lash out at his little niece because this little girl didn't seem to be scared at all by him, much to his annoyance.

But when he realized the woman's trembling body sitting on his thigh, he finally checked at his sister-in-law again.

​ His anger instantly vanished when he saw Chloe's pale face and the cold sweat that wetted her forehead.

What Mackie said was true, Chloe was terrified right now, and it was because of him.

Vernon continued staring at his sister-in-law for a while, and the petite woman got even more scared of him.

Vernon was annoyed by her reaction, but he still wanted her to eat, so he looked away and commanded, "Eat."

Chloe gulped when she was forced to eat again. But Vernon already looked away in an effort to make her eat.

So she opened her mouth slowly and put the grilled cherry tomato in her mouth. She munched it slowly, and the cherry tomato burst into her mouth.

It actually tasted nice, and Chloe had a strong preference for vegetables and fruits rather than meat. She swallowed the tomato and said, "D—Done, please release me, Vernon…."

Vernon checked his fork and stabbed another cherry tomato, "Eat."

"I—I already ate…."

"That's not enough," Vernon said.

"But…" Chloe hesitated. She looked at her daughter, asking for support because her daughter was so courageous even when facing her Uncle.

But Mackie looked so happy as she watched how her Mommy ate.

She stabbed one mushroom from her plate and offered it to her Mommy as well, "Mommy, eat Mackie's food too! I want to share my food with Mommy!"

Chloe was distressed when she got two forks shoved to her face. Vernon and Mackie wanted her to eat while her stomach was already churning due to nervousness.

Knowing there was no way out, she reluctantly opened her mouth and ate Vernon's tomato first. She munched very slowly and then ate Mackie's mushroom.

It was such hard work to eat both, but she didn't have much choice. She swallowed the food and looked at Mackie, "Dear, go eat your food, okay?"

"Mommy, don't you want more? Mackie can share!" Mackie stabbed another mushroom from her plate, but Chloe refused to eat more.

"N—No, dear, Mommy will eat more later. I'm already full right now."

Mackie was a little disappointed because she thought Mommy could eat more. But this was much more than what she usually ate in the morning, so she was satisfied!

"Okay, Mommy must promise Mackie that you will eat more later!" Mackie demanded.

"I promise…"

"Un!" Mackie nodded and looked at Uncle Vernon, who was still looking away. "Uncle, release Mommy now! She already eats her breakfast!"

 

Chapter 169"Uncle, release Mommy now! She already ate breakfast!" Mackie requested.

"Already ate breakfast? Are you kidding me?" Vernon refused to let go because he found it ridiculous to eat so little. Chloe was so thin, too thin. Vernon was worried that his sister-in-law could crumble to pieces just by a small squeeze from him.

"She only ate two grilled cherry tomatoes and a mushroom! What the heck is that? That does not even count as a snack!"

Vernon thought that Mackie was just trying to bail her Mommy out even though she was eating so little.

But Mackie didn't want to lose against her Uncle. She insisted, "Mommy already ate a lot, Uncle! She already eats more than she usually has! Usually, Mommy only—"

"Shush!" Chloe warned her daughter not to speak too much, or she'd get punished. She felt it was unfair that she couldn't tell Uncle Vernon that she only ate so little at their mansion.

"What? Why do you stop talking?" Vernon asked. He knew his little niece wanted to say more, but she zipped her lip and ignored him.

Not getting any answer from Mackie, Vernon turned towards Chloe instead, "Do I need to know something here?"

Chloe shook her head weakly, "I—It's nothing, Vernon. I'm feeling full already, you should finish your food. I'm going to the laundry room."

…

Vernon knew there was something that his sister-in-law hid from him. She even went as far as shushing her daughter just to keep the secret, which was surprising coming from Chloe since she was very soft-spoken and meek. So it must've been a very deep that she didn't want to tell.

Vernon could press her even more, but he kept remembering what happened last night when his sister-in-law cried because he kept pressuring her.

He was reluctant, but Vernon finally released his arm around Chloe's waist, freeing her from his embrace. Chloe hopped off instantly, and she distanced herself from Vernon and Mackie.

"Y—You two should eat. I still have things to do," Chloe said. "Mackie, don't forget to take a bath after breakfast, okay? You too, Vernon. You haven't taken a bath since last night…."

"Gee, that's why Uncle is stinky!" Mackie added.

"What? I'm not stinky!" Vernon automatically sniffed his armpit. He was still in his suit as he didn't take off anything before sleeping last night and frowned after sniffing. "I'll take a bath after this," he said ashamedly.

Chloe and Mackie giggled simultaneously, and Chloe finally left to the laundry room as she hadn't washed the laundry since yesterday.

She sat on the floor while sorting a pile of laundry that needed to be sorted out first before going to the washing machine.

She was relieved Mackie obeyed her when she raised her voice, and Vernon didn't probe much more about her eating disorder.

Because that problem directly correlated with Vincent. Since Vernon was close to his Big brother, she didn't want to ruin a sibling relationship because of her issue.

'Besides, it's shameful if he knows that his Big sister Chloe who cared for him when he was young… actually suffered depression and became a fat slob for years. It's not a problem he should know because it'd probably ruin his relationship and trust with his Big brother…' Chloe murmured.

She stopped sorting when she grabbed the shirt that Vernon used that night when he was dead drunk.

It still had the scent of a woman's perfume all over it, a very sweet, youthful scent mixing alongside his musky scent. Chloe didn't know what happened that night when he was in the club, but it wasn't her problem.

'Even if Vernon fucked a woman outside, it's not my right to tell him about right and wrong. He's young and has a high sex drive…' Chloe thought. She couldn't lie that she was a little sad because her cute little Vernon was gone, but Vernon wasn't a kid anymore.

'Should I buy him a condom today? I'm going grocery shopping after all…' Chloe put it into consideration. After all, she already knew Vernon's size, so it wasn't hard to get the right condom.

"That makes me feel like I'm a good big sister for him, hihi…." Chloe giggled. She always had a favorable impression and opinion about Vernon simply because she always saw him as her cute little Vernon.

"Though, he should stop playing tricks on me. I'm still a woman at heart…." Chloe smiled bitterly as she remembered what he had done to her. He touched her body so lovingly and possessively, made her try out stuff she never knew, and would probably do more in the future as he seemed to be into a few kinky stuff.

She also remembered what happened when he was drunk. He touched her as if she was the real woman that completely filled his heart. It was torture because she had never felt loved for so long.

"I haven't been touched by Vincent for nine years. I'm also craving for love from that bastard whom I loved for fifteen years straight," Chloe said. She also counted the time she spent dating Vincent before they got married. She loved him dearly from the first time they became an official couple in high school.

She hadn't been touched, loved, nor treated fairly by a man for so long. How could she survive when Vernon constantly hit her with a wave of care, warmth, and fake love he showed when drunk? It was all far too much for a loveless woman like Chloe, who was fixed on the belief that she'd never be able to find true love in this life.

After all, she had a terrible marriage. It'd be stupid for her to fall into the same trap twice.

But, the way Vernon treated her… it was far too much…

"Does Vernon not realize his actions will make me fall for him? It's unfair because I know he's only using me as a toy. After all, he just wants a new experience…."

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"Does Vernon not realize what he's doing will make me fall for him? It's not fair, because I know that he's only using me as a toy. After all, he just wants a new experience…"

Chloe didn't like thinking about this growing feeling when she was working here. But she couldn't help it, at least not when Vernon showed an ounce of kindness to her, her heart would skip because she always wanted to be treated so gently by her ex-husband.

"I'm already past my expiry date… I shouldn't have felt this way…" Chloe tried to tell herself to know her place, so she would never dream about loving Vernon.

'Know your place, Chloe. Know your place.'

**

Vernon's eyes were lingering in the direction of the laundry room. He felt weird that Chloe tried to hide something from him.

He shifted his attention to Mackie who was eating her breakfast joyfully. He got the idea that Mackenzie had been trained to ignore her Mommy's problem, even tried to hide it from others.

Unable to cage his curiosity, he finally brought up the topic, "You know about what happened with your Mommy, right?"

"Um? Un!" Mackie nodded without hesitation.

"Then, you must tell me about her problem. Why is she so thin, and why does she refuse to eat anything?"

…

"I can't tell you, Uncle," Mackie said.

"Why not?"

"Because Mommy said so," Mackie replied. "Mommy said that Mackie shouldn't tell anyone about it. I don't want Mommy to be sad if I told you."

…

Unable to extort any information from his little niece, Vernon tried to twist his words a bit, hoping the little girl would be fooled by his question;

"I see. So Mommy won't let you tell anyone about her problem?"

"Yup!"

"What if I want to help her instead?" Vernon said. "Your Uncle is a strong man, you know. I can help to solve her problem. So, why don't you tell me about what happened to your Mommy?"

Mackie slowly turned her head towards her Big bad Uncle and stared at him with her unblinking doe eyes.

"W—What?" Vernon swallowed his saliva. For an unknown reason, he felt the innocent doe eyes were judging his intention. Which was impossible, because Mackie was just a seven-year-old little girl.

"I can't tell you, Uncle."

,m "Huh, why?"

"Because I know that you will hurt Mommy," Mackie said, she kept staring at Vernon with her innocent doe eyes that unknowingly felt so intimidating for Vernon. "You hate Mommy, and you want her to be sad. Mackie will protect Mommy no matter what, so I can't tell you about what happened to Mommy, Uncle."

Vernon couldn't believe that he got judged by a kid. No matter how smart Mackie was, she was just an ignorant kid! Of course, she couldn't know whether Vernon hated Chloe or not.

Besides, Vernon didn't hate her. He was just… fueled with rage… for ten years straight.

Vernon tried to ignore the complicated feeling of love and hate in his heart, then pettily retorted, "Do you think your Daddy is a saint? Do you think your Daddy doesn't hate her?"

"No, Daddy doesn't hate Mommy," Mackie claimed, again, without hesitation both from her mouth and in her eyes. She was so certain that her Daddy never hated Mommy.

Vernon didn't know about the relationship between Chloe and Vincent since he was absent for ten years. But the fact that Vincent was so angry with Chloe leaving him, Vernon was convinced that his Big brother despised Chloe.

Vernon assumed that Chloe and Vincent's relationship were very similar to his parents'. They were cold to each other but tolerated each other's presence. Vernon assumed that Vincent could freely cheat as long as he gave Chloe all the money he had, and Chloe spent all the money buying unnecessary expensive stuff, just like his mother, Dorothea.

It was a dysfunctional family, Vernon realized that after he left for Europe to study and befriended a few normal people. They told him a thing or two about their families, and it blew his mind because they had normal families.

But Vincent grew up under the strict watch of the Gray family, so it wasn't surprising if he thought the issue between their parents— Vaughn and Dorothea Gray was a normal problem.

Vernon stared at Mackie for a while, trying to make sure that he didn't get affected by Mackie's words just now.

'Yes, I despise her but that doesn't mean that I'm the only one who hates her. Obviously, both my Big brother and I hated her, right?' Vernon asked himself.

He felt a sense of crisis in his heart. He always thought both of them brothers hated her, but if he was the only one who hated Chloe, that meant…

'There's a chance she might return to Vincent…' Vernon predicted, which actually made him nervous.

'I need her… I mean— I need her to be my pawn. If Chloe returns to my Big brother, then I can't use her for my plan in the future,' Vernon thought, trying to justify the feeling of crisis in his heart. Even though he knew that he had another reason why he didn't want to let her go.

'I'll have to confirm this to my Big brother. I have to make sure there's no chance for them to get together.'

"Uncle!"

"Huh, what?" Vernon snapped out of his daze when Mackie raised her voice.

Mackie pouted annoyedly, "Uncle, did you know where my Daddy is?"

"And what if I do?"

"Um, will you meet him soon?" Mackie asked again.

…

"What's the matter? Do you need something?" Vernon had to tread carefully about this topic. He had no intention of bringing Mackie to her father.

He didn't want his Big brother to discover about Mackie and Chloe in his apartment, because he wasn't done with his mission to bring him down.

Mackie seemed to think for a moment, and uttered her request, "Uncle, can you tell Daddy when will he bring Mommy and Mackie back to our old home? I miss him already."