Ch. 181..185: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 181-185

Chapter 181"Divorce. Hah, what a stupid idea. I am the Master of Gray family, there is no way I will ruin my reputation by getting a divorce."

Vincent crumpled the divorce paper in his hand and threw it into the fire pit. He didn't hesitate to throw it into the fire because the idea of divorce was out of his mind as he had never intended to divorce her since day one they married.

Vincent stared at the paper, which was engulfed in fire, and turned ash. He felt one burden had been lifted off his shoulder as he had made his decision.

"See how you will survive when I make sure to destroy everything around you, Chloe Gray."

…

Vincent stared at the fireplace idly when he heard a knock on the door.

Vincent turned his head and asked, "Who?"

"Big brother, I'm here!"

Vincent's mood improved instantly when he heard his little brother's voice, Vernon. He walked to the door and opened it to greet him.

Vernon had a big smile on him as he hugged his Big bro, "Big brother!"

Vincent was caught off guard when Vernon suddenly hugged him. He paused for a second and gently tapped Vernon's back, "Welcome, Vernon. You're earlier than I expected."

Vernon released his hug, and Vincent told him to sit on the seat directly facing Vincent's office desk.

Vincent was actually quite happy when his little brother was around. He acted like a big dog most of the time, even when he was just a kid. Vernon was a feisty dog that made Vincent happy.

"Did you have breakfast? We can eat first," Vincent offered.

"Ah, no need, Big brother. I had breakfast at home!" Vernon replied with a wide smile that showed his teeth

"Oh-ho, you look so happy, champ. Did your girlfriend cook you a good breakfast again?" Vincent teased, and Vernon puffed his chest proudly.

"Of course! She is the best cook, no chef can fare against her!" Vernon claimed, much to Vincent's amusement.

"Really? Why don't you bring her food to me, so I can try it," Vincent asked.

Vernon's smile vanished instantly. He stared at his Big brother with a slightly hostile gaze, "Never, Big brother. I will never share anything she made with anyone."

"Not even your Big brother?"

"Not even you," Vernon said.

Vincent noticed the hostility. Vernon wasn't the best at keeping his emotions. He was like an open book, making it fun to tease him.

"Hahaha, okay, okay, it's fine. Big brother won't take anything from you," Vincent said, and Vernon gradually relaxed. He stared at his Big brother, who looked more tired than usual, so he asked;

"Big brother, are you okay? You look…"

"Tired?"

"Yes…"

"Heh, of course I am. There are lots of things I have to deal with in the office, and the new head maid who managed everything is nothing but an incompetent old bitch. She can't even hire a good chef, let alone a good suit stylist for me."

"Suit stylist?"

"Yes, I have a maid who prepared my suit for me. I have a bunch of stuff in my walk-in closet, and it's a hassle to do that kind of menial task every day. So I hired a stylist for that," Vincent explained. "Though, I still hire them with the title of a maid, because I don't want them to think they're high and mighty for being my personal stylist."

…

"Big brother, that kind of task… wasn't that a task for…."

"Wife?"

"Yeah," Vernon nodded. It was an old value that was maintained in the Gray family. Even their mother did that to their late father, even if their marriage wasn't harmonious.

"Heh, that's what Chloe usually did. It's her job, after all. But that bitch decided to run away, even though I gave her everything," Vincent replied, pitting Chloe again.

Vernon started remembering what his sister-in-law usually did every morning.

She would cook breakfast, wake Vernon and Mackie, and then prepare Vernon's suit for the day. It seemed ingrained in her mind as Vernon never asked her to prepare his suit, so she must've done it out of habit.

"So now you hired a stylist to replace her?"

"Hmm… none of them were good enough," Vincent replied. He got pissed whenever he talked about this problem. "I've fired three of them. They can't even prepare a suit for one man every day. It pisses me off."

"Then… how about sister-in-law, Big bro? Did she do a good job?"

"She is… acceptable," Vincent replied, not wanting to admit that Chloe did an excellent job preparing his suit. She was meticulous and understood how to make Vincent look formal or lax, depending on the event he attended.

But to admit that a woman did a good job meant he was lower than her, and he didn't want to show that he was weaker than a woman in front of Vernon who idolized him.

'Acceptable?' Vernon was a little conflicted by his Big brother's answer because he expected Vincent to either say that Chloe was doing a good job or a terrible one.

The word acceptable sounded very vague and neutral for Vernon to judge.

Vernon had grown suspicious of his Big brother. He thought Vincent was prone to insulting and ignoring Chloe since that was all their late father did to their mother.

But when Chloe showed so much pain in her eyes, to the point that she gained courage just to hide her trauma— Vernon already guessed there was something horribly wrong with Vincent's treatment of her.

But still, Vernon had to be careful of what he said and asked because his Big brother wasn't a person you'd want to mess around with.

"By the way, you're here to give me the list of the people suspected to be her benefactor, right?"

"Yes, Big bro!" Vernon took a document from his briefcase and put it on the desk right in front of Vincent. "I have filtered the people based on their location, age, marital situation, business stability, and relationship with your company."

Chapter 182"I have filtered the people based on their location, age, marital status, business stability, and relationship with your company," Vernon said.

"And what kind of men did you pick for me to weed out?" Vincent asked. He picked up the document on the desk and opened the file.

He started reading the profile of the people that Vernon picked one by one while listening to his little brother's explanation.

"I picked millionaires with stable business, who are forty-year-old and older, married and currently in a cold relationship with their wives, and have a few buildings— houses, mansions, or apartments, that they can use to hide my sister-in-law and niece."

"I also checked their relationship with you and the Gray family in general, Big brother. I know that you've never shown your wife or daughter in public, so for this benefactor to know about their existence meant that that man has had contact with your company and Gray family as well."

Vincent's eyes darted towards his little brother. A smirk grew on his face, "Vernon, I see that the millionaires you listed are mostly people who've worked with me, and still have a good relationship with the Gray family. If I weed them out, it will put the whole family at a severe disadvantage and potentially massive loss in business and projects. Do you think I'm stupid enough to do that?"

Vincent was like a viper, ready to strike his little brother whenever he wanted. He wasn't an idiot. He knew the people on this list were his working colleagues and important business partners.

He could strike them all down, of course. But it would affect the family in the long term. It would cause a major downfall in their business and the whole economy.

"What you are suggesting to me is to destroy our family, Vernon Phoenix Gray, you know that, right?"

Vernon didn't show any kind of hesitation or fear when facing his Big brother. Normally, when someone was facing Vincent, they would be intimidated by his aura.

But not with him. Vernon and Vincent were brothers, so they had the same intimidating aura that could strike fear in anyone who faced them.

Vernon's hawk-like eyes peered at his Big brother, whose viper eyes did the same. They were like viper and hawk trying to find each other's weakness before going for the first strike.

"Oh, I wouldn't dare, Big brother. Do you think I'm that treacherous that I want my own family to be ruined?" Vernon asked with a taunting tone.

"Who knows?" Vincent smirked maliciously. He found it very interesting how his little brother was able to match his aura. It showed that he had matured so much after ten years. "After all… you have been out of the country for ten years straight, I couldn't watch over you for so long, maybe you have changed and had no more loyalty for our family, Vernon Phoenix Gray."

"Big brother, I don't have anything against my family. In fact, I returned to New York because I want to work with you, to rekindle our sibling bond and hopefully I can reintegrate to the family once more," Vernon replied. He was calm in his response, even though his back was already wet with cold sweat.

He had to admit that his Big brother had put so much pressure on him simply by confronting him casually like this. Vincent was the first person that made Vernon fully guarded like this, and he deserved the title of the New Master of the Gray family.

But Vernon had no intention to back down either, especially when he was already planning everything for the past ten years.

Vincent watched Vernon, who maintained his expression. He didn't look nervous at all. Although Vincent was a lot more experienced than him, he noticed that Vernon took a few short breaths from time to time, meaning that he was nervous about this.

'Maybe he truly has the ambition to destroy his family. It's not impossible if he wants my power as well. Though, if he just wants the Gray family businesses, and even asking for half of the company share, I wouldn't mind at all,' Vincent thought.

'After all, we are brothers, and he has proven himself to be more than capable of managing his business without my help. He just needs to ask.'

'It's quite cute that he wants to one-up his Big brother,' Vincent chuckled. He wasn't worried at all about Vernon's ambition. It was quite funny to see, and he would be willing to spend time and money to see what his little brother was planning to get the Gray family's wealth.

'He could've just asked me, I don't mind. But if he wants to scheme or whatever, I don't mind observing and playing with him.'

Vernon saw his Big brother chuckle, and he frowned instantly, "What's wrong, Big brother? Did I do something funny?"

"Hm? Not at all, don't worry. I was just entertained when thinking about something you do," Vincent replied with a gentle voice, but it was like a knife that scarred Vernon's pride.

Vernon's gaze turned cold and hostile for a split second before returning to normal. He almost let his emotion take over him because he was pissed off to see the grin on his Big brother's face.

'He underestimated me, didn't he?' Vernon assumed. 'It's fine, I will let you underestimate me now. Let's see who will get the last laugh.'

Vincent continued checking the people that Vernon had listed and then put the document on the desk.

He leaned and rested his elbow on the desk, "Vernon, everyone that you've listed has many relationships with our family. Do you not realize that?"

"Well, isn't that the point?" Vernon asked back. "Big brother, sister-in-law and your daughter aren't well known in public. If they run away and hide from your radar for so long, that person must've been someone powerful, especially when he can pay for your daughter's tuition. Thus, I concluded the benefactor who knows about their existence is also one of the people who are close to our family."

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"Thus, I concluded the benefactor who knows about their existence is also one of the people who are close to our family," Vernon said.

Vincent went silent for a while. He closed his eyes, seemingly considering Vernon's statement, and finally nodded.

"You're right. Chloe is a lowborn, she has no rich relatives. So if she wanted to run away and become an old man's whore, she would be contacting the ones she knew from the Gray family," Vincent said. "She contacted you as well, right?"

"Yes, she did. I rejected her request of wanting to work in my office," Vernon replied. "But she seems to be so desperate, Big bro."

"She should be desperate. She must realize that running away from me will only cause suffering for herself and our daughter. That bitch needs to know how much I hate a traitor."

Vernon watched his Big brother's expression tighten when he talked about Chloe. For a man who said that he didn't give a shit about her, he sure looked very concerned.

Vincent closed his eyes again as he realized that he had let out too much emotion in his expression. He calmed down and tapped the document on the desk, "Nevertheless, I will check all the people you've listed here, and I'll investigate. I'll see which one I can weed out. Hopefully, one of them is the man who hides my wife and daughter."

Vincent stared at his little brother, and a thin smile appeared on his face, "Thank you for your hard work, little bro. You did well."

Vernon's eyes sparked with joy, and he nodded vigorously, "It's fine, Big bro! I just want to help you!"

"Then, do you need anything as a reward? Say it to me and I will give it to you."

"Uhh…" Vernon acted as if he was confused, even though he had already predicted everything, including the possibility that his Big brother would offer him a reward for this.

"No idea yet?"

"Yeah, no idea yet, Big bro…."

"Well, you can think about it first. I'm a man of my word, I will fulfill any request," Vincent said. He was in an even better mood after realizing that Vernon hadn't planned anything for his reward.

His attitude showed that he was genuinely trying to help his Big brother, which pleased Vincent to no end.

"Thanks, Big bro!" Vernon smiled wide. "Oh, I'm also here to give you a report about the progress of our project."

"Hm? A progress? I think it's still too early for a report," Vincent frowned.

"No— no, Big bro, I already progressed at least halfway to the project. I just need to find the right start for the show and advertising your product as well. I uh… I worked even on weekends, and I always return to my apartment late at night because I want this project to be perfect!"

Vernon took another file from his briefcase and put it on the desk for Vincent to check on.

Vincent raised one brow, picked up the file, checked on it for about five minutes, and put it back on the desk, "It's great. Continue with the progress."

"Eh? Big bro, you only checked it for five minutes? But I prepared so much for you to check!" Vernon said frustratedly. "Isn't the whole point of you emptying your schedule for a day so we can talk about our company project?"

"Pfft… Hahahaha!" Vincent suddenly laughed, which surprised Vernon.

"B—Big bro?"

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't expect you to think like that," Vincent snickered. It had been a while since he felt like joking around with someone. After all, his life was pretty grim, filled with nonstop work, booze, and women.

"Vernon, I emptied my schedule because I'm meeting my only little brother. Of course I don't want to be bugged by random troubles in the office when I'm spending my time with my family," Vincent replied. "Besides, I'm planning to invite you to play a game after this, a golf match perhaps?"

"But I don't have my golf set ready, Big bro," Vernon said. He looked a little disappointed, which Vincent noticed immediately.

"Do you not like spending time with your Big bro? We've been doing nothing but talking about business, Vernon. It's good to relax a little."

"I know, but… I'm here fully prepared to give you a presentation on the progress of our project, Big bro," Vernon said.

"Hahah, fine, let's see how you're going to convince me with your presentation, then we will grab brunch before going to the golf course. Don't worry about the set, I just invested in a golf club a few months ago, they will supply everything for us."

"Sure!"

Thus, Vernon started his professional presentation in front of his Big brother. Vincent watched how Vernon was so serious about the small project between them, it showed his dedication, but as Vincent observed Vernon, he noticed a few things that felt off…

p 'Hmm… is it just my eyes, or the way he styled himself in a suit looks very similar to how Chloe prepared the suit for me?' Vincent pondered.

He identified a few things that his bitch wife usually prepared for him, such as warm color and a tie that usually blended well with the shirt— so if she picked a blood red shirt, the tie would either be black or scarlet.

The cufflinks she often picked were the ones that had minimal motive but always had different shapes.

Vincent had to admit— despite her status as a peasant who was born to a single mother who could barely survive from one paycheck to the next one, Chloe had a great quiet fashion aesthetic when she dressed him up.

Which was something that still couldn't be fulfilled by any of those fashion design graduates.

Vincent continued listening to Vernon's explanation until his little brother finished his presentation, "Okay, that's all from me, Big bro. Do you have anything to ask regarding the project?"

Vincent smiled. He rubbed his chin, seemingly trying to find a question for the near-perfect presentation that his little brother gave.

But his focus was solely on the way Vernon dressed. Thus he asked, "Vernon, did your girlfriend prepare your suit?"

 

Chapter 184

"Vernon, did your girlfriend prepare your suit?" Vincent asked out of curiosity, but his little brother looked surprised when asked.

"Why did you ask, Big bro?"

"Just answer me, did your girlfriend prepare your suit?"

"Yes, she did," Vernon replied.

"Huh… I didn't know that your girlfriend has the same taste as my wife," Vincent said lightly, but his expression darkened, and his eyes grew cold while staring at his little brother. "Vernon, you're not the one who hides my wife and daughter, aren't you?"

"Ehh, why did you think like that, Big bro?"

"Easy, the color selection, the tie, shoes, even your cufflinks, all of them are very much Chloe's style of picking my working outfit," Vincent said, listing everything he discovered.

"I don't know whether it's a coincidence, or you have decided to hide my wife and daughter for whatever reason…." Vincent smirked maliciously at his little brother. "But you know I have no pity for a traitor, right?'

Vernon's eyes widened for a split second before he resumed his dumb expression. He didn't expect his Big brother to be so meticulous and observant that he noticed even the smallest thing in his body.

'He is a lot more dangerous than I expected,' Vernon thought. He got a little intimidated after knowing he had roused suspicion from his Big brother.

He didn't want to mess this up, not when he was already in the progress of toppling his Big brother.

Thus, Vernon quickly calmed his accelerating heartbeat and replied, "Um, this would be a little embarrassing to explain, Big bro…."

"What do you mean embarrassing? Tell me."

"You see… When I was a kid until I grew up to be a teenager, who was the one who dressed me up on almost every formal occasion?"

"That would be… Chloe," Vincent replied.

"Yes, she is the one who usually dresses me up in every formal party and even when we're going on a trip. So I got used to following her style," Vernon replied. "I told my girlfriend about a few things that I like to wear when I'm working, the ones that fit my style, and she listened to me, that's why she prepared this style."

"Does this remind you of sister-in-law? I'm so sorry, Big bro…."

Vernon looked genuinely remorseful when he mentioned Chloe, making Vincent a little annoyed because it gave off the idea that Vernon sympathized with him not being able to keep his wife on the leash.

"Don't say sorry, I'm not that sad just because she left," Vincent said. "I was just suspicious because it looked like you wore something that might have been prepared by her."

"But this is prepared by my girlfriend—"

"Yeah, sorry for suspecting you, Vernon," Vincent apologized, which was something he rarely did.

He sighed and leaned on the chair, "About the project, make sure that you casted the right star for it. I don't care about the budget, you can even hire the latest heartthrob if you want, just tell me how much you need."

"Okay, Big bro!"

Vernon was relieved that his Big bro finally let go of his suspicion towards him. When facing the Master of Gray family, Vernon had to be careful not to make mistakes because a small mistake would cost him either his life, career, family, or all at once.

After they were done discussing the project, Vincent invited Vernon to eat brunch outside.

"Why don't we eat here instead? I'm sure you have plenty of chefs in the kitchen, right?" Vernon asked. He remembered that Gray's mansion had many chefs when he was a kid, and none of them could make him something satisfying, which always got him mad because he was always craving homemade food these days.

"Those chefs are trash, they can't even make a simple soup. Let's just eat outside," Vincent said.

"Okay, we can use my car, Big bro!"

Thus, Vincent and Vernon went for brunch, and they decided to go to one of the golf courses privately owned by the Gray family.

Both were skilled in many sports they picked up as they grew up. But Vincent was better in golf, while Vernon was better in horse riding.

After the score was settled, Vernon sighed and wiped the sweat off his forehead, "I can't beat you in golf, Big bro. You're too good."

Vincent smiled and patted his little brother's shoulder, "I'm always good with golf. But I don't think I can beat you when it comes to horse riding, or maybe archery as well."

"Hahah, yeah, those two are my forte!" Vernon puffed his chest proudly.

Vincent checked the time, "It's already three. Let's return."

"Okay!"

Vincent and Vernon hopped on the golf buggy. Vincent was the one who drove the caddy. They could bring a few sexy caddies with them, and Vincent would usually be the one who would be pleased to see a few ladies accompanying their golfing session.

But for an unknown reason, he said he didn't need a caddy, so only the brothers were on the golf course.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Vernon finally asked, "Big bro, it's rare to see you not being surrounded with women, or at least one beautiful lady. Did something happen?"

…

Vincent went silent for a while. Honestly, he also didn't know what went wrong with him. Obviously, he could sleep with any woman he wanted, and he could do it in his mansion without giving a single fuck to anyone since his wife and daughter had left him.

But he simply didn't feel like it.

Even with Priscilla— whom he took as his safety condom whenever he wanted to have raw sex, he simply didn't have the urge to do it right now.

"I'm just busy," Vincent said. "My mind has been occupied with work, and my wife and daughter's disappearance. I also have to manage the mansion and all the maids there. I'm way too busy to have fun."

"Though…" Vincent chuckled as he continued driving the buggy. "If you want to have fun, I can ask two sexy caddies to accompany us."

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"Though…" Vincent chuckled as he continued driving the buggy. "If you want to have fun, I can ask two sexy caddies to accompany us."

"Ah— that's—" Vernon hesitated when his Big brother suddenly wanted him to have sex with a caddy. "You mean— like a foursome?"

"Yes, or if you're into a threesome, we can do that too. I can ask Priscilla to come, or if you want to, just use the caddy here," Vincent said lightly as if this kind of activity was leisure for him.

Vernon wasn't all that surprised with a threesome or even foursome. He actually did it back when he was in university.

But he never expected his Big brother to offer that kind of thing. He couldn't lie that it was bizarre. Even for a man with a lot of experience like Vernon, to have a 'collaboration' with your own family was just too weird for him to fathom.

Thus, Vernon refused politely, "Big brother, I have a girlfriend at home. I have no intention to sleep around after I'm dating her."

"Hahah, that's funny!" Vincent laughed out loud.

"What's funny, Big bro?"

"When you said that you already have a girlfriend and not wanting to sleep around anymore, that's funny, because no men in Gray family would say that," Vincent turned his head to the right and stared at his little brother.

"Maybe it's because you've been away from the family for too long. But there's no need for you to be loyal to one woman. We are men from Gray family, we can do whatever we want, and sleep with as many women as possible, just make sure you do it safe and don't get into trouble."

"Besides, don't you remember that we've seen our father did it once— well, more than once actually," Vincent said. "Remember when I brought you to that room?"

"Yeah… I remember…"

When he was about ten years old, Vernon remembered his Big brother telling him to come to an empty bedroom in the Gray mansion. When he entered with his Big bro, they watched their father having sex with three women at once.

Vernon was surprised, but not for long because he had already gotten used to seeing his father doing this thing with so many women.

Though, he was repulsed when he first saw it and thought that his father was very weird and gross for doing it with three women at once.

'Yet, I can't help to experience the same thing when I was in university…' Vernon thought, recalling his experience of having sex with two women back when he was around nineteen.

Vincent saw the hesitation in Vernon's eyes, and his lips perked up, "See? It's a normal thing for us. As long as you give your girlfriend money, she won't say a thing."

"And what if she did?" Vernon suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

"What if she didn't want my money, Big bro…." Vernon said.

"Your girlfriend didn't want your money? Is she a saint or something? Listen to me, Vernon. All that women cares is money, she won't give a shit about you, or your wellbeing, or even your children with her once you two got married."

"All she wants is money, our mother is the real case, and many of the women who have been married to the Gray family also have the same trait," Vincent kept reminding Vernon about the old view cultivated by the Gray family for so long.

Usually, Vernon wouldn't question this one bit. He had met many women, even the princess he dated when he was in Europe. They still checked on his money and status, so Vernon had never been emotionally involved with them.

He knew it was natural for most women to see the importance of money, but Vernon had been raised with the idea that men's worth is their money and nothing more.

So he had grown resentful of those women he dated and slept with for the past ten years, making him unable to keep a relationship for more than a month at most.

'Except with that princess, I guess. We had it on for a year becuase I need her connection.'

However, his view slowly changed when he lived with his sister-in-law, whom he thought to be a gold digger.

But she was actually a lot more frugal than he expected. She constantly proved him wrong by how meticulous and careful she was with her spending.

'I checked my credit card account daily, hoping to see he suddenly spending my money to buy a random house— or at least an ultra expensive designer bag.'

'But she simply bought groceries and eat in a cheap restaurant, it's so weird...' Vernon thought. 'If she's like what my big brother said— a gold digger who played pity before draining your money, then she should've stopped playing since it's been a while.'

"You got what I said, Vernon?" Vincent asked. "I just don't want you to get trapped by a gold digger, it's a brother duty to keep each other safe, that's why I will never let those gold diggers to be more than just a plaything."

p "Including sister-in-law?"

…

Vincent went quiet instantly. His gaze darkened, and he stopped the golf buggy.

He focused his viper gaze at Vernon, "What do you mean by that?"

"Big brother, you keep saying that I should be careful not to get trapped by gold digger. But you keep saying that sister-in-law is a gold digger. I don't understand," Vernon asked.

Vernon knew that he was treading on a difficult and dangerous topic right now, and if he displeased his Big brother so much, he might also be in danger.

But he just couldn't stop his curiosity. Because his Big brother contradicted his words many times.

"Is she your wife… or a plaything? If she's a gold digger, then why did you marry her? If she's just a plaything, why did you sleep around and ignored her instead of using her as a condom, like what you did with Priscilla?"