Ch. 216..220: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 216-220
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Vernon threw his phone on the sofa after the call. He never thought he would call that condescending, passive-aggressive bitch again because she was the past. He hated looking at the past because only one woman filled his heart whenever he remembered all women he met or dated.
"Damn, all these works just for me to understand her better. She should've thanked me instead," Vernon complained.
He was annoyed, of course. He wasn't a perfect man who would easily change his real personality after a small revelation.
He was still the same impatient man who wouldn't think twice about blasting others whenever he felt like it.
Thus, Chloe trying to avoid the topic and retreating like a terrified rat only annoyed him even more.
'But I still want to know— and I want to protect her as well…' Vernon thought.
He took a deep breath and got up from the sofa. He remembered having a small meeting to discuss a project offering from a new company he had contacted. He also had to tell Diamond about the dinner date with Shailene.
He slapped his cheeks lightly to toughen himself, "Okay, time to focus, Vernon. She might have a problem, but you still need to earn money for her— I—I mean, for yourself."
Vernon clicked his tongue annoyedly because he accidentally said the wrong thing, but he decided not to ponder it for too long and walked to the door.
**
Chloe left Vernon's office with a pale face. She didn't expect herself to be so weak— that she almost spilled everything about the eating disorder and bulimia she suffered to Vernon.
'I don't want him to break off his relationship with Vincent. That bastard is a horrible husband to me, but he is still a good Big brother for Vernon…' Chloe thought, trying to justify her action of avoiding the confrontation with Vernon.
"GURL!" Diamond got up from her chair and snatched Chloe's arm as soon as Chloe closed the door behind her.
Diamond checked on her worriedly since Chloe walked in with a smile on her face and walked out with a pale face and anxiety in her eyes.
"What happened? I thought everything went well between you and Mr. Phoenix Gray just now," Diamond asked. "Did he yell at you again? Darn it, I guess I have to roll up my sleeve."
"NO!" Chloe stopped Diamond before she stormed in and challenged Vernon.
"Then what makes you this nervous?"
"W—Well… the fault is not in him, it's in me," Chloe replied. "He treated me well all of a sudden, and then confronted me about my eating disorder."
"Ah—" Diamond caught the problem instantly. Chloe was a very timid and reserved woman, especially after she was abused. Of course, she would retreat when confronted, especially by a not-so-gentle man like Vernon.
That shouldn't be enough reason to look so panicked, "Gurl, I know you have something in your mind, the reason why you don't want to tell him about it."
"I do, but…."
Chloe hesitated to tell Diamond that Vernon's presence and appearance terrified her.
Vernon yelled at her, called her an idiot, and always accused her of stuff she didn't do or even think.
All of those reminded her of what Vincent did when they were still living together.
Vernon was the one who crushed Chloe's trust in him with all the things he did, making a mark that he was not the same cute little Vernon that she babysat back then.
"I—It's my fault, Diamond," Chloe claimed out of the blue. "I just don't want him to know, no matter what…."
Diamond wanted to tell her homegirl that she should be in therapy because it was obvious that the trauma she suffered had affected her in many ways.
But before she could say anything, the CEO's office door was suddenly opened, and Vernon came out of the office looking dapper yet intimidating.
Diamond and Chloe got up simultaneously, but they walked on different paths.
Diamond walked towards Vernon, wanting to give the file that her boss needed for a meeting in an hour. In contrast, Chloe walked away from Vernon, hiding behind a potted plant meekly.
She felt guilty for avoiding him, but she felt ashamed to have been accepting his good treatment just now.
Vernon glanced at Chloe, and his heart was pinched when he saw her trying to avoid him.
'If I talk to her now, would she even get scared? Ugh, I don't even know what I did wrong just now," Vernon thought.
Thus, he decided to ignore her… for now.
"Sir, this is all the data necessary for this meeting, do you want me to accompany you as well?" Diamond offered, as a formality. But she kept glancing at Chloe, trying to signal Vernon to refuse her offer because she needed to console her bestie.
Vernon ignored her signal and said, "Yes, I need you to accompany me for the meeting. I haven't studied the offer, you will help there."
…
Diamond sighed as she picked up her iPad on the desk, "Yes, Sir."
"Oh, before that, I want you to make a reservation," Vernon ordered.
"Reservation?"
"Hmm," Vernon said. He glanced at Chloe again and felt proud of himself because he was doing a lot for Chloe. "Book a table for two in my usual restaurant, it's a late noon date— around 4."
,m Diamond was holding her breath at this point, not wanting to assume something that might lead to worse misunderstanding, "I—Is it a formal reservation, Sir?"
"No, informal, it's just a light meal with someone I knew a few years back."
"A—A man? You're having an informal meeting with your MALE friend, right, Sir?" Diamond asked again, hoping she was just making a crazy assumption in her head.
"A woman," Vernon said lightly. He didn't even hesitate with his reply. "It's an old acquaintance of mine in university, I want to meet her because she can teach me how to understand a woman."
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"A—A man? You're having an informal meeting with your MALE friend, right, Sir?"
"A woman," Vernon said lightly. He didn't even hesitate with his reply. "It's an old acquaintance of mine in university, I want to meet her because she can teach me how to understand a woman."
Diamond wanted to facepalm really hard right now. He had a feeling that her boss wouldn't fuck another woman after he reunited with Chloe.
Because she remembered how Vernon called her in the middle of the night while he was piss drunk, just for her to pick him up because he wanted to meet 'his woman.'
If the drunk Vernon, who could've fucked so many women in one night, would still think about his woman— aka Chloe— that meant he wouldn't fuck anyone else when he was completely sober.
'I'm pretty sure he just wants to meet this woman for a business matter, but the way he worded his sentence makes it so ambiguous!' Diamond complained in her heart. 'Seriously, does he not understand that his words could make Chloe jealous and insecure?!'
Of course, Diamond couldn't call him out right now. Because the defensive Mr. Phoenix Gray would yell back at her for embarrassing him.
So she planned to tell Chloe about this later to ensure there was no misunderstanding between Vernon and Chloe.
"Alright, Sir, I will make a reservation for two— an informal dinner meeting with a female ACQUAINTANCE, is that right?" Diamond intentionally pressed on the acquaintance part to ensure that Chloe knew it was nothing serious.
"Why did you call it an informal dinner meeting? Just call it a dinner date. I don't want the restaurant to arrange something weird for us," Vernon said. He used to have many formal dinners with his clients or business partners, and the restaurant would usually arrange a few entertainers— usually women his clients could spend the night with.
Or men, depending on the client's preference, really.
…
Diamond took a deep breath, holding herself not to slap this insensitive and insufferable boss she somehow tolerated for so long.
"Yes, Sir. I will book a table for you," Diamond replied. But she kept glancing at Chloe, who was still meekly hiding.
"Good, now let's go. I don't want to be late for this meeting," Vernon said.
Diamond followed Vernon, who walked past Chloe— treating her like air. She turned her head at her homegirl, twirled her index finger near her temple, and then rolled her eyes, hinting that her boss was a crazy bastard.
Chloe curled her lips as she almost giggled when she understood Diamond's gesture. But she kept silent and waited until Vernon and Diamond entered the elevator.
After they left, Chloe sighed in relief and walked inside Vernon's office. She diligently picked up the empty plate on Vernon's table.
She washed the dishes in the pantry before packing the lunch bag again.
As she was getting ready to go grocery shopping before picking Mackie up from school, she got a text from Diamond;
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From: Diamond.
Girl, ignore what he said before. He is not really good at communicating. He'll probably talk with that woman about work-related stuff before going home.
—
Chloe tilted her head slightly, finding the text to be quite weird.
Based on Diamond's text, it seemed that Diamond thought she would be jealous of Vernon and this woman he would meet in a dinner date. While in fact, she felt nothing when Vernon said that he had a dinner date.
She understood that Vernon was a young, hot-blooded man who could hook any woman by his side and didn't seem to be tied with any woman so far.
So, it wasn't Chloe's business to pester about whom he hooked up with, as long as he did it safely.
"Still, I want to make sure that he is practicing safe sex. He should always save enough condoms for a just-in-case situation," Chloe muttered.
She felt her obligation to provide Vernon with some condoms because she worked for him, "And because I feel like a responsible Big sis for him…."
Thus, Chloe decided to put a condom on her list of groceries for today.
**
Chloe went to her usual grocery store and bought everything she needed to restock the fridge.
Then, she went to the condom aisle and checked between each brand.
Honestly, she didn't know which one was better than the others. After all, she only had sex with Vincent all her life, and that bastard never used a condom.
"Hmm… is the ultra thin one better? How about the taste? I never know there is a strawberry taste for a condom," Chloe said as she picked two packs of condoms from different brands.
She didn't know a thing, but of course, she knew the use of a condom, so she thought the thinner it was, the better it would be.
Especially when she read the back of the condom pack and saw;
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It feels like doing it RAW!
-
"Okay, I'm sold," Chloe decided to buy the ultra-thin one. But before she put the condom in her shopping cart, she remembered that she had to buy the correct size.
"Ah—Uhm…" Chloe saw the size from small to extra large. "S—Should I call him to ask about his condom size?" Chloe asked herself, then she quickly ditched the idea as her face got hotter when she was thinking about it.
She didn't know the measurement of each size, so she googled it instead.
"Okay, so… extra large should be for seven inches and more," Chloe nodded. She might not know Vernon's exact size, but she knew he needed the extra large one because it was definitely more than seven inches.
Chloe's mind automatically imagined Vernon's big cock. She had seen it, touch it, suck it— even felt it rubbing against her pussy lips for the whole night. Just thinking about all that already made her feel things, and she started feeling a little itchy down there.
'Mm… it's big, thick, and the tip is….'
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'Mm… it's big, thick, and the tip is…' Chloe's mind wandered off somewhere, and she quickly clamped her thighs.
She shook her head, trying to cleanse her perverted mind. She never had a detailed thought about a man's penis her whole life, especially Vincent's, because it looked kind of… underwhelming.
But when she saw Vernon's cock for the first time in full view…
'I still remember the size, shape, the veins, and the big tip that would— Okay, it's time to stop, Chloe. How long would you keep thinking about a freaking penis?!'
Chloe decided to pick two packs of the ultra-thin, extra-large condom for Vernon.
She resumed her grocery shopping and accidentally stumbled upon a woman who was busy grocery shopping with her four boys, aged around three to seven years old.
The boys were very loud and made a mess in the aisle, but the woman didn't seem to mind her children. She just ignored all the bad looks she got and continued grocery shopping.
Chloe stared at her from the end of the aisle and pondered, 'That's weird. I've never seen Chelsea grocery shopping here because it was a pricey grocery store that shouldn't be in her budget.
'Did she get a raise at her job?' Chloe pondered. She hadn't talked much with her sister for a while, but she knew that Chelsea was working as a teacher in an elementary school.
Since that cheating ass, Tommy was working odd jobs most of the time, there was no way he suddenly earned big money, especially after Chloe knew he wasted his money on his side chick.
Thus, the only possible explanation was Chelsea got a promotion, a raise, or maybe both.
'But is it enough to actually shop here?' Chloe wondered.
She was always worried about her sister, despite Chelsea always showing her animosity towards Chloe.
But they lived and survived together for years, so Chloe knew the struggle that Chelsea experienced right now.
'I guess, if she can shop here, that means she is doing well financially….'
Chloe could only watch her sister and four sons from afar. Since she knew Chelsea hated her, she would rather avoid Chelsea, at least for now.
'Still, about Tommy…'
Chloe felt obligated to tell Chelsea about her husband's affair.
But she didn't know if Chelsea would take it kindly or call her a lying bitch.
'I will think about it later,' Chloe thought. The relationship between her and Chelsea was not good. It would only lead to disaster if she told her about it.
Chloe was about to push her shopping cart away until one of Chelsea's boys darted his eyes at the end of the aisle and pointed with her fingers, "AUNT CHLOE!"
The other boys turned their heads at the same time, and their faces beamed with happiness. Aunt Chloe was their favorite because she was very beautiful and always made tasty homemade food for them during thanksgiving.
Oh— and money, of course!
"AUNT CHLOEEE!"
Chloe's heart skipped for a second, and she froze on the spot when four little boys suddenly ran toward her and hugged her waist and legs.
"G—Good afternoon, you boys," Chloe forced a smile and patted her nephews' heads one by one.
"Aunty Chloe, why aren't you coming to our home yet?"
"Yes! I want to play with Boss Mackie!"
"Yes, Boss Mackie knows how to have fun!"
"Um!"
Chloe knew well that the boys had missed their big boss Mackie. Mackie was the oldest of them all, and she was very domineering for a little girl.
So all the boys looked up to her as their Big boss, and they would listen to her orders.
Mackie seemed to be enjoying her role as Big boss way too much. Sometimes Chloe caught her asking her little cousins to bring her food, massaged her legs, and fanned her like Cleopatra.
"Haha… your Big sis Mackie is busy with school…." Chloe replied, trying to cover up the fact that Chloe had been banned from returning to her old home. Because apparently, she was the bitch who cheated on Vincent.
Chelsea turned her head once she realized that her sons were out of her reach. She heard the ruckus at the end of the corridor and darted her eyes to that spot.
Chelsea's eyes darkened with hostility the moment she saw Chloe being surrounded by her boys.
Chloe had always been their favorite aunt, even though they had many aunts from Tommy's side.
They often asked why Aunt Chloe or Mackie weren't going to their home anymore, and they said they missed Mackie a lot.
Chelsea stomped her way towards Chloe. She glared at her and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Ah— good afternoon, sis," Chloe greeted politely.
"Why are you here?" Chelsea repeated her question.
"W—Well, I'm a regular here. Shouldn't I be the one who asks you that?" Chloe threw the question back at Chelsea, and that offended Chelsea instantly.
"Excuse me? Do you think I don't have enough money to come here?!" Chelsea raised her voice and attracted the attention of people around them.
Chloe got uncomfortable with many people watching, especially when the boys were there. She didn't want Chelsea's sons to hear bad words from their mother's mouth.
"O—Okay, I'm sorry then, just drop it and I will leave you alone," Chloe said. She lowered her head and smiled at the little boys who looked up at her. "Boys, you should return to your Mom now, okay?"
"Ehhh, but we want to play with Aunt Chloe now!"
"Yes! Aunt Chloe, let's come home— with Boss Mackie too!"
"Boss Mackie!"
"Ahaha… let's do that later. Aunty is busy right now," Chloe said. She tried to push the boys slowly to Chelsea's side, but they all refused.
"No, Mom is so boring! She ignores us all and never play with us!"
"Yes! Mom is boring! She doesn't even cook as well as Aunty!"
"Un! I don't want to eat cheerios everyday! Mom can't cook!"
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"No, Mom is so boring! She ignores us all and never plays with us!"
"Yes! Mom is boring! She doesn't even cook as well as Aunty!"
"Un! I don't want to eat cheerios everyday! Mom can't cook!"
The boys' words only put Chloe in an awkward spot. Because they made it as if Chloe was a better mother figure than their real mother, and she didn't want that.
After all, Chloe knew the struggle of motherhood. She was already busy just taking care of one daughter, so she still had respect for Chelsea. Chelsea had to take care of four sons without the help of a babysitter and still had to work as a teacher at an elementary school every weekday.
Despite all of Chelsea's animosity and ill intention toward her, Chloe still saw Chelsea as her sister. Also, Chloe respected her for all her efforts to keep her family intact, which Chloe failed to do with Vincent.
"B—Boys, go to your Mom's side and apologize now, it's not good to talk bad about your Mom," Chloe advised, and the boys still refused and hugged her legs and waist like a bunch of koalas instead.
Chelsea was even more pissed once she realized that her children preferred to play with their sweet Aunt Chloe more than returning to her, their real mother who struggled with life— unlike that spoiled whore.
She saw that Chloe was trying to advise the boys to be obedient kids, but in Chelsea's eyes— all she saw was a pretentious woman who acted like Mother Theresa in front of the kids.
While in fact, she was just a whore who cheated on her super perfect husband just because she didn't get enough attention from him. It was so disgustingly hypocritical!
"Aaron, Mike, Nathan, Tony, come to me now or all of you will be grounded!" Chelsea said while glaring at all of her children.
The kids were feeling rebellious because Aunt Chloe was with them. Of course, they wanted to show how cool and rebellious they were!
"No! We want to play with Aunt Chloe!"
"Yes, Aunty, we want to meet Boss Mackie too, let's go!"
"Un! Aunt Chloe is the best!"
Chloe noticed how angry Chelsea looked, and she got even more nervous. She wanted to quickly escape this mess and walk away, but before she could say a thing, Chelsea suddenly snapped and yelled;
"Don't hug her, you boys don't know that your Aunt Chloe is a bitch who cheated on her husband because she's an ungrateful whore!"
Chloe's eyes widened. She didn't expect Chelsea to say such a thing in public— even worse, in front of her kids!
The boys didn't really understand what their mother meant. After all, they were all still very young.
They all looked up to Chloe and asked, "Aunty, what's bitch?"
"Yeah, and what's whore?"
"Aunty, answer us!"
The other customers near them started listening quietly. They tried to busy themselves by putting stuff inside their shopping carts, but really— they were all ears to the quarrel.
Chloe's body was visibly shaken. She felt ashamed. She didn't want to spit out the cold, harsh truth of Tommy's affair because she didn't want to see a family with four young sons crumble because of her mouth.
But Chelsea wasn't thinking straight right now. She just wanted to embarrass Chloe, to make sure that nobody would believe she was a good woman because she was obviously not!
She looked around and realized that many customers were listening attentively. She felt empowered to think that everyone was by her side.
After all, she was a good woman who had a good, proper family. She took care of her husband and children, worked, and still took care of her old mother.
Unlike Chloe, who had a perfect life with a perfect husband but still managed to cheat on him just because she was bored at home, Chelsea had to work on everything!
The boys weren't getting any answer from their Aunt Chloe, so they turned their heads toward their Mom, waiting for an answer.
Chelsea thought it was a good time to reveal what kind of worthless bitch this woman was in front of her children, so they wouldn't get a bad influence.
'Hmph! As if I would let my sons be close to a bitch's daughter. I don't even know if Mackie is Vincent's real daughter! She might be a product of Chloe's affair with someone else!' Chelsea thought.
She pointed at Chloe and yelled, "Yes, that's right. If you boys want to know, that means your Aunt Chloe is a cheap woman who spread her legs and got fucked by a random man because she is an ungrateful bitch—"
SLAP!
"AH—!"
The sound of a hard slap rang across the aisle. Everyone went silent, especially Chelsea, who was still trying to recover from shock as she had just received a hard slap on her cheek. She put her palm on her cheek to feel the painfully hot sensation.
She darted her eyes at Chloe again and glared at her.
She thought Chloe would apologize and act like a stupid meek woman as always, but Chloe gave the same energy instead, and she glared at Chelsea.
She huffed heavily, her chest raising up and down and her hand shaking after she slapped Chelsea.
"HOW DARE YOU— YOU BITCH—"
"SHUT UP!" Chloe yelled back, unable to contain her wrath. She was trying her hardest not to shame Chelsea in public— especially in front of her sons because if she was overtaken by her anger, she would be spilling everything and say that Tommy had been cheating with a woman outside, and SHE HAD A PROOF!
"Don't you dare to say a word, Chelsea. I know how to ruin your life, and I've got the proof. I'm being considerate because I still care for my family," Chloe threatened with a sharp tone, something very unusual coming from the mouth of a meek woman like her.
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"Don't you dare to say a word, Chelsea. I know how to ruin your life, and I've got the proof. I'm being considerate because I still care for my family," Chloe threatened with a sharp tone, something very unusual coming from the mouth of a meek woman like her.
Chelsea was surprised by the threat. As much as she remembered, she had never done anything wrong, and she was definitely in the right here.
Burned by her sense of sister rivalry, Chelsea gritted her threat and yelled back, "Your threat doesn't work on me, whore! Why would I be scared of you, when I'm a good woman who lives an honest life for my husband and kids, UNLIKE YOU!"
Chelsea shoved Chloe, and Chloe— a noticeably very thin woman- lost her balance and fell on the shelves behind her, creating a loud noise that fully attracted everyone's attention until many people gathered around them.
Chloe gritted her teeth. She had to channel her anger in another way so she wouldn't run her mouth and spill about Tommy's cheating in public and ruined Chelsea's life forever
Chelsea pushed her kids, who started to panic, and shielded their Aunt;
"Mom! Don't hurt Aunty!"
"Aunty will cry if you hurt her!"
"Yes, Mom, stop it!"
"STEP ASIDE, YOU KIDS. I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THIS BITCH DOESN'T DARE TO THREATEN ME NO MORE!" Chelsea yelled out loud. She was about to reach Chloe's red scarf that covered her neck, which triggered Chloe's defense mechanism because she didn't want anyone to see the hickeys around her neck, especially not in front of her four nephews.
Thus, the moment Chelsea reached her scarf, she quickly grabbed Chelsea's hair and pulled it until Chelsea screamed in pain, "AHHH! NOT MY HAIR, YOU BITCH!"
Chloe and Chelsea brawled on the floor, destroying everything around them. The items on the shelves fell and scattered on the ground. People watched on the side without intending to separate the two women who continued having their catfight.
Chelsea used her nails to scratch Chloe's face and arms while Chloe continued pulling Chelsea's hair and yanked her many times. She never had a real fight with her sister, but Chelsea was out of line and wanted to defend a little bit of her pride.
"Mom, Aunty, stop fighting!"
"STOP!"
"PLEASE STOP!"
The boys started crying as they saw their mother and Aunt fighting nonstop, their loud cries echoed around the huge store until the security guards and a few employees joined in and tried to separate them.
"LET ME GO! I'M GOING TO PUNCH THAT BITCH!" Chelsea struggled to break free because her arms were being held by two men at once.
Meanwhile, Chloe got up, but she didn't try to struggle nor try to incite a fight with her sister again. She quickly covered her exposed neck with the scarf, but it was too late as Chelsea noticed it.
She looked at Chloe with scornful eyes and sneered, "Look at her neck, she's obviously a whore who can only spread her legs!"
Chloe clenched her fist again, her mind was clouded with rage, and she was ready to spit it out.
But she had clearer thoughts once she felt many small hands grasp her and pull the hem of her shirt.
She looked down and realized that all her nephews were crying while begging her not to fight, "Aunty, please stop…."
The boys realized their Mom wasn't as soft as their Aunty, so they thought they needed to go to their Aunty first to stop the fight.
Chloe's heart was crushed once she saw tears streaming down her four nephews' cheeks. She was so blinded with rage and the urge to defend herself that she had forgotten that her four little nephews were looking at their fights.
She was ridden with guilt and thus decided to be the bigger person and ignored Chelsea, who was still cursing and yelling in her direction.
Chloe forced a smile and patted their heads, "I'm sorry, it's my fault because I can't control my anger. You guys shouldn't cry, okay?" Chloe said, trying to pacify the kids.
The boys nodded and wiped their tears.
Chelsea was mad that the children she raised went to Chloe for comfort instead. Thus, she also yelled at them, "YOU UNGRATEFUL KIDS, DON'T YOU SEE THAT YOUR AUNT IS NOT A GOOD WOMAN! COME HERE!"
…
They had no reaction, but they hid behind Chloe's body because they were scared of their Mom, who looked like a witch ready to eat them.
Chloe stared at her sister with cold eyes. She was mad at Chelsea for being so unreasonably hostile, but she also blamed herself for reacting to Chelsea's taunt, even though she could just turn around and leave.
"Listen, Chelsea. I have a secret that will ruin your family. But I have no intention to spill it, because I care for the kids. I will let you live in your bubble of perfect marriage as long as it will make you feel like a perfect wife," Chloe said.
She didn't say a thing about Tommy's affair, but it was enough to stun Chelsea.
She stared at Chloe with obvious confusion and a little fear, "W—What do you mean?"
Chloe shook her head and decided not to talk with her sister anymore. She patted her nephews' heads and took out four fifty-dollar bills from her wallet.
"I'm sorry for making a ruckus, you can buy something— maybe a toy that you want with this pocket money, okay?"
The boys accepted the money from their Aunty. It wasn't unusual for Aunt Chloe to give them pocket money, though the money would always be confiscated by their Mom.
But all of them didn't want the pocket money for now. They wanted Aunt Chloe to stay for now because they were scared of their own Mom!
"Aunty, stay with us! Mom is so scary right now!"
"Yes, please protect us!"
"Um! Tony is scared, Aunty!"