Ch. 91..95: Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil brother Chapter 91-95
Chapter 91
Chloe checked at her wet face in the mirror. The ruddy cheeks still hadn't disappeared, which scared her, as she didn't want to be seen as a cheap whore…
"Chloe, Vincent called you a cheap whore just because you asked for a second round after two minutes of sex. He told you that no woman was lusty and disgusting like yourself because of that…." Chloe reminded herself, not wanting to give in to the lust inside her body. "You don't want to be seen as filthy by another man— and that man is the cute little Vernon you cared for, right? So stop asking for more!"
Chloe slapped her cheeks lightly a few times to wake herself up. She fixed her shirt and dried her face with tissues before leaving the Velvet room.
She saw Vernon sitting in his executive chair while clasping his hands on the desk, seemingly in deep thought about something.
Her cheeks reddened again, thinking about what they had done ten minutes ago.
Vernon saw Chloe standing awkwardly near the exit door as if she was waiting for the next order. He clasped his hands harder and chided, "Why are you standing like an idiot there? Leave!"
"Y—Yes, I'm sorry—" Chloe quickly grabbed the door handle, but before she could open it, Vernon stopped her—
"Wait!"
Chloe slowly turned her head towards him, "Y—Yes, Vernon?"
"About things I said in the Velvet room, you know that just bullshit, right? You don't think I'm in love with you, right?" Vernon asked.
"Ah—" Chloe smiled at her cute little brother-in-law and replied, "Of course not, it's just a pillow talk, right?"
Chloe knew Vernon didn't directly mean those words to her. Maybe he imagined the woman he loved while Chloe gave him a blowjob. Which wasn't wrong, really…
Because Vernon had no interest in her, it was already lucky that Vernon tolerated her presence in the apartment plus gave her a job that paid so well.
However, she still thought that the woman in Vernon's heart was damn lucky because Chloe always thought that Vernon was never a bad kid or adult.
Just… a little mean… very mean-spirited and emotional, actually.
…
Vernon was a little dazed because Chloe replied to it so lightly and carelessly. The veins around his forehead popped, and he slammed the table with his fist.
BAM!
"GET OUT! GET OUT NOW!" Vernon yelled so loud and hostile, giving Chloe a mini heart attack.
She said nothing, quickly opened the door, and left to save herself from his rage.
She took a deep breath, felt a little weak, and sat on the sofa in a daze. She heard a few things getting kicked and destroyed inside the office for no reason, making her wonder what was happening inside his head.
"Why is he so mad? Did he think about the woman in her dream again?" Chloe asked herself. "I remember that he hates her and loves her simultaneously, wishing they could burn together…."
**
BAM!
Vernon smashed the desk with his fist for the second time after Chloe left his office. His knuckle was red, and the mahogany desk had an obvious crack.
He also didn't know why he called her 'my love' when she was servicing him.
When the realization dawned upon him, he knew that he had made a grave mistake because lust had clouded his judgment.
He blamed himself for it, but he also wanted to have the last laugh, so he told her that everything he said was all just bullshit, hoping that his sister-in-law would look hurt and cry, so he could laugh at her stupidity.
So she knew that all he wanted was to use her body, there was nothing more than that, and he succeeded… somehow…
Vernon wanted his sister-in-law to cry full of humiliation, hoping she could die just because she made the mistake of being entangled with him.
"But what's with your smile, huh? Why are you smiling like that? And why aren't you crying?! Why did you take it so lightly? DO YOU THINK THIS IS JUST A JOKE?!" Vernon yelled at the empty chair in front of him, imagining Chloe was sitting there, waiting to be abused, and cried like the stupid gold digger she was, so she could show her true nature as a lowly woman who cared for nothing but money and status!
…
Obviously, there was no answer because his sister-in-law was outside, with that dumb smile on her face, which infuriated him even more.
"ARGH! FUCK THIS! SCREW YOU, YOU BI—"
Again, Vernon stopped right before he could say that word. No matter how angry he was, he just couldn't say it because he had this subconsciousness planted deep inside him that he should never call his sister-in-law 'evil and mean words' when he was a kid.
Now it had become a habit, which frustrated him even more.
Unable to find relief, he got up and started kicking the lampstand, followed by the statue, painting, and coffee table. He punched and kicked everything he could see to appease his rage.
CRASH! CLANK! BAM! SMASH! CLATTER! THUMP!
"FUCK YOU! I—I MEAN, N—NOT IN A SEXUAL WAY, BUT FUCK YOU!" Vernon yelled as he destroyed everything. He felt even more stupid as his brain automatically imagined his sister-in-law's face and tits while saying 'fuck you' to appease his anger, which was something he often blamed her for haunting his dreams.
Vernon was breathing heavily as he looked around his office. Every piece of furniture he could find had been destroyed, but he still hadn't lost that dissatisfaction inside his heart. He knew he couldn't appease this rage unless he destroyed the source, making sure that she suffered.
"You make me like this, and I will make sure you pay for it, sister-in-law!" Vernon said to himself. He was already planning the downfall of his big brother and sister-in-law for so long, and he didn't want everything to be ruined just because he got swept out by desire.
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"You make me like this, and I will make sure you pay for it, sister-in-law!" Vernon said to himself. He was already planning the downfall of his big brother and sister-in-law for so long, and he didn't want everything to be ruined just because he got swept out by desire.
Malicious ideas swirled inside his head, and an insidious smirk perked on his lips, "I will—"
Gruuukkk…
However, before he could go on with his plan, his stomach started to grumble. He checked his watch and clicked his tongue annoyedly, "Oh, come on! It's only been half past ten. Why am I hungry already?!"
Vernon had magically developed a habit after having his breakfast-lunch-dinner prepared daily by a certain woman. His body would react at certain hours, asking to be fed. He was a troublesome picky eater, which made him too dependent on one woman's homemade food.
"Fuck, what a killjoy," Vernon murmured. His immersion had been broken as his mind quickly switched to starving mode. He needed to eat something delicious to appease his anger. Then, he could assess the situation and devise a better plan to drag his sister-in-law to hell.
Vernon gritted his teeth, "I'll call my chef to cook something for me. There's no way I will eat that woman's cooking, not after she humiliated me like this!" Vernon snarled.
Gruuukkk…
However, when he imagined the food that his sister-in-law made, his stomach grumbled even more, and his picky tongue wanted to taste nothing but her food.
"Shit…" Vernon cursed. He was in a dilemma for a while, but before his stomach was sounded again, he made a quick decision, "Just this time, I'll enjoy her maid service until my plan has been fully set in motion."
**
Chloe was sitting stiffly on the sofa outside of Vernon's office. She was scared when she heard the sound of furniture being destroyed inside the office. She imagined Vernon unleashing his rage as he was thinking about that woman in his heart.
Chloe should be scared— of course, she was still scared whenever she heard him yelling and smashing something to appease his anger.
But, she pitied him at the same time.
She knew how painful it was to love someone so deeply, yet that person betrayed your trust and dragged you down to hell.
'I even had a child with that monster…' Chloe thought.
She always loved Mackie, but at the same time, she couldn't help to have pain in her heart whenever she saw Mackie smiling at her. Because it always reminded Chloe of the time when Vincent also smiled at her. They were father-daughter, after all, so they had similar facial features.
Chloe wanted to console Vernon to soothe his pain. She might not be much of a help, but she was willing to listen if it would calm him down.
'But I don't want to get beaten to death by him. He doesn't seem to tolerate any woman other than this particular girl in his heart,' Chloe thought, silently burying the urge to soothe her little brother-in-law.
…
"Girl, why are you here? Is it done already?"
Chloe looked up once she heard the voice of Diamond as she walked out of the elevator. She had just finished a few documents works in the other division. She approached Chloe and checked her from head to toe to ensure that Mr. Phoenix Gray didn't do too much to her or that she might actually throw her hands to protect her homegirl.
Because physical abuse wasn't part of the contract, and that was what Diamond held on tight, making sure that Chloe was safe despite having to service that beast as part of her job.
"Girl, were you hurt?" Diamond asked to make sure.
"A—Ah, not at all…." Chloe's cheeks reddened as she remembered what she did with Vernon inside that Velvet room just now, and she added shyly, "I—I like it, a bit…."
Diamond was relieved, and she commented, "This is not my line to cross, but if he physically hurt you during that, you must tell me, okay?"
"I—I will, thanks, Diamond…."
Diamond walked to her secretary's desk and put all the documents on the desk. She sat on her chair and commented lightly, "Well, I expected you to stay much longer with him, probably three hours at least."
"T—Three hours?!" Chloe gasped as she had never imagined having sex for three hours. The most she could get from Vincent was ten minutes, and eight minutes of those were just him commenting how disgusting her stretch marks were.
"This is Mr. Phoenix Gray we're talking about, after all," Diamond shrugged. "I pitied the girls who had sex with him because he is… uh… a marathoner instead of a sprinter, I guess?"
Chloe was still surprised by the three hours that Diamond mentioned. Because she spent like… thirty minutes playing with Vernon until he ejaculated, which was already impressive when you compared it with her ex-husband.
She was also surprised that Diamond could openly speak about her boss' sexual activity.
"Don't give me that look, girl," Diamond chuckled. "I've worked for him for two years, and I'm the one who provided those toys in the velvet room based upon his request, also checking the background of all the women he hooked up with. At some point, I've grown numb and adapted part of his devil-may-care attitude."
"I—I see…." Chloe still felt that the boss-secretary relationship between Vernon and Diamond was too outlandish, especially with how abnormal Vernon could be.
However, Chloe had to thank Diamond because how she reacted to the whole thing eased the tension in Chloe, making her a lot more relaxed.
"Anyway, do you like the Google assistant I just installed inside the Velvet room?" Diamond asked.
"Google assistant?"
"Yeah, so you can listen to music while you two are in it," Diamond replied. She leaned on her chair and added, "Geez, I also have to add a stereo speaker and better air conditioner inside that room. He really went all the way."
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"Geez, I must also add a speaker mounted on the wall and a better air conditioner inside that room. He really went all the way," Diamond commented, which seemed to have turned into venting. "Can you imagine that he also demands me to replace the velvet bedsheet with a customized one to make it softer, replacing the light, all the toys, and every little thing— even the frikin toilet paper! How am I supposed to keep up with his stupid demands?!"
Chloe watched as Diamond's expression turned from relaxed, distraught, annoyed, and ended up looking frustrated. She sympathized with Diamond, but at the same time, Chloe also wondered about something.
"Diamond, about the stuff you just mentioned. Did he replace everything whenever she got a new woman inside that Velvet room?" Chloe asked.
Because Chloe thought it would be pretty weird of him to suddenly treat her specially, he even went as far as replacing the stuff inside that room.
'It just feels so out of character for him,' Chloe thought. 'After all, he saw me as nothing but a maid, and to relieve his sex drive, that's it.'
Diamond's eyes widened as her body stiffened. She just realized that she spoke way too much because Mr. Phoenix Gray told her not to say anything about the Velvet room because he didn't want Chloe to have a wrong idea— whatever that idea was.
'Oh shit, backtrack— Diamond, backtrack!' Diamond panicked as she tried her best to form a lie in front of her girl.
"O—Of course! Do you know the amount of stuff I have to throw away because he keeps changing partners? I also have to check the background of each woman he hooked up with. It's so exhausting!" Diamond replied, telling half truth, half lie to make it more believable for Chloe.
She felt a little sorry to lie to her, but at the same time, Mr. Phoenix Gray seemed to be so adamant about not telling Chloe that he ordered Diamond to replace everything inside the Velvet room, something that she thought to be something that shouldn't matter much for an uncaring man like him.
"Ah, I see. Well, that's relieving…." Chloe was relieved once she got the answer she wanted from Diamond. Because she didn't want to be treated special, at least not by Vernon, the young man that she would leave after she got enough money to leave the state with Mackie, starting a new life somewhere.
She was already tired of men. At least she had no more love to spare after Vincent drained and wasted them all.
Diamond also observed Chloe's expression, which was eased after she backtracked, making her wonder what was inside her mind.
But she couldn't ask her because the door suddenly slammed open;
BAM!
Chloe and Diamond jolted at the same time and looked towards the door. Vernon closed the door and stood straight, glaring at them as if he would chew and spit their bones.
Vernon's eyes darted at Diamond first, "Go and clean up my office. There's a bit of a mess there."
"Yes, Sir," Diamond got up and bowed her head lightly.
Chloe gulped. She wanted to tell Diamond it wasn't just a 'bit of a mess' inside Vernon's office. Since Diamond wasn't here when Vernon unleashed his rage, she didn't know the amount of cleanup she had to do once she went in.
Vernon darted his eyes at Chloe and said, "Bring the lunch box and two small cartons of banana milk. Follow me to my other office on floor 26."
"Yes, Sir," Chloe got up and grabbed the lunch box and banana milk from the fridge, then she followed Vernon to the elevator. Chloe and Diamond stared full of sympathy at each other until the elevator door closed, leaving Diamond alone in the office.
"Now, what kind of mess did that guy make?"
She always knew that Vernon Phoenix Gray was an emotional person. Sometimes when he got a problem in the office, he would break a thing or two inside his office.
It was troublesome because, besides being a picky eater, Vernon also had a picky taste in art and decoration in his office. He would nitpick about many furniture and artworks that Diamond bought for his office. Hence, she had already calculated many possibilities in her head.
"Well, I can call a few of those art vendors. I think Mr. Phoenix Gray has been into cubism these days," Diamond said. She walked to the door and pushed it open, expecting one or two broken stuff.
But when she checked the office, her jaw dropped instantly. Her eyes scanned the whole office and realized that Vernon Phoenix Gray left NOTHING for her to recover.
He broke everything; paintings, small statues, flower pots, and many small, expensive decorations.
And if he couldn't break it, he flipped it over, like overturned coffee table, desk, long sofa, executive chair, even the poor 70" TV mounted on the wall she bought a week ago had been destroyed.
Diamond's knees trembled as blood had been drained out of her body. She tried to grab whatever she could find to prop herself up but realized there was nothing she could use as everything had been flipped over.
Diamond stumbled on her high heels and fell to the ground in not so graceful manner. She looked around for the second time and lamented her fate. She started calculating everything, but not for the money since all purchases would come straight from Vernon's pocket. But the amount of overtime, negotiation, calls, et cetera for all the furniture and artworks she had to purchase to cater to Vernon's taste would drain her life for weeks.
Diamond imagined that jerk's face since he must've enjoyed the service from Chloe and now eating good lunch from a good woman like Chloe. For some reason, Diamond felt that her life was so unfair.
She gritted her teeth and cursed out loud;
"THAT PIECE OF DEVIL'S TURD WILL PAY FOR WASTING MY LIFE!"
Chapter 94
Chloe stood behind Vernon as the executive elevator went down to the designated floor Vernon wanted. There was nothing but choking silence that made her uncomfortable.
Chloe glanced at Vernon's back. He was a head and half taller than her and had a broad shoulder that intimidated her a lot. But she thought despite his intimidating stature, Vernon still had a trace of his childhood attitude, especially the bratty side of him… which made him into more of a manchild, really.
She wanted to say something to break the silence. She opened her mouth a few times but zipped it back right before a sound escaped his lips.
Vernon clicked his tongue and commented, "If you need something, say it. You're annoying me."
"Ah—" Chloe gasped and stammered instantly. She had no idea what to talk about, not after the thing they did together and how Vernon suddenly had a huge outburst without any trigger whatsoever.
"I—I… um…." Chloe was thinking hard to find a topic that wouldn't anger Vernon. But since she was never good at this kind of small talk, she asked, "D—Do you want your lunch to be warmed first?"
…
'Oh, Chloe, that's so stupid!' Chloe blamed herself for asking the most unnecessary question ever. But that was the only thing in her mind since she was carrying the lunch bag for Vernon.
She was ready for Vernon to scold her again, so she hunched her back and closed her eyes, waiting for him.
But there was only silence, followed by him coughing once to alert Chloe about his answer, "I like it warm."
"Ah— Excuse me?" Chloe asked again. She was a little surprised that Vernon would actually entertain that stupid question.
"… Warm lunch. There's a microwave in the pantry. Don't forget the banana milk," Vernon told her.
Ding!
Chloe was stunned when the elevator was suddenly opened, and Vernon walked out of the elevator first. He pointed to the right with his chin, "There's the pantry. I'll be waiting in my office."
Vernon swaggered towards the office, and the staff who were busy with their activities stopped immediately, many of the women were awed by the handsome and young CEO, Vernon Phoenix Gray, but none of them dared to greet him, knowing that he got a temper that nobody wanted to mess with.
Chloe went to the pantry to prepare for Vernon's lunch, and a few male staff chatted while making coffee.
Chloe had minimum contact with men in general since Vincent always told her that no man would tolerate her ugly fat ass. He also called her a whore if she smiled while talking with other men, even if they were relatives.
So, Chloe lowered her head, passed the male staff, and murmured, "Excuse me…."
The male staff looked at the small, beautiful lady in front of them. They had never seen her before, and two out of three looked at each other, signaling themselves to approach the new staff.
Chloe was busy unpacking the lunch bag and arranged the food on a plate to make it appetizing before putting it inside the microwave. She pressed a few buttons, just enough not to overheat and ruin the taste.
She checked around the pantry to find glasses, and when she turned around, she gasped spontaneously.
Because two male staff were standing behind her the whole time.
Chloe turned around and took a step back in response as she saw the two men were grinning at her. They were showing their friendly toward her, but their gaze definitely said something else.
"Hi, are you new here?" one man asked as he opened the conversation. He tried to approach Chloe, but the petite woman said nothing and took another step back.
"If you're new here, we can show you around. What division are you in? I never know that we have a beauty in the office."
Chloe became even more uncomfortable when the two of them moved toward her. She tried to form a word to reject them both, but she was tongue-tied. She took another step back until her waist hit the corner of the kitchen table.
The two men glanced at each other in tacit understanding. They were confident that at least one of them would be able to score soon. It was pretty rare for them to get a hot woman as a staff, most of the hot ones turned into actresses or singers under Mr. Phoenix Gray's protection, so they couldn't do anything with them.
Well, there was Diamond…
She was really hot and was a model before she worked for Mr. Phoenix Gray.
But she was fierce and would beat their asses if they dared to touch her, she might look beautiful, but her bitch-slap was rather painful.
However, this new woman looked shy and weak, a good target for them.
Chloe got scared because they kept staring at her from the neck, despite her wearing a regular modest shirt that showed nothing. She covered her boobs with her hands as she felt exposed and scared right now.
"Hey, don't be scared. We're going to be coworkers, right? Let's know each other better!"
"Yep, or if you want, we both can accompany you around. As long as Mr. Phoenix Gray didn't catch us slacking a bit, he is really scary despite being younger than me," one man shuddered just thinking about that ruthless devil CEO.
"Haha, yeah! But he keeps yelling at us if we're slacking, but he fucked many women. I bet his private office is just a huge sex dungeon!"
The two men were laughing as they slandered Vernon. Chloe— who was scared, suddenly felt a little angry in her heart, knowing that her cute little Vernon had been slandered right in front of her.
But what they said next was the one who forced a reaction out of her;
"I bet Diamond stood around naked with him. What can that bimbo do anyway? She acts like she is some kind of smartass! I bet she pouted her ass every day for our CEO to fuck, HAHAHA!"
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"I bet Diamond stood around naked with him. What can that bimbo do anyway? She acts like she is some kind of smartass! I bet she pouted her ass every day for our CEO to fuck, HAHAHA!"
Chloe clenched her fist, she might not have many friends, but she already considered Diamond her good friend, her homegirl— as what Diamond usually said to refer to Chloe.
She would never allow someone to talk shit about her homegirl, so she gathered courage and raised her voice, "T—Take that back!"
The two men stopped laughing and turned their heads at the petite lady. They raised their brows and taunted her, "What did you say again? I didn't catch it, sorry."
"I said, take that back!" Chloe yelled. Since she had raised her voice, she gained even more courage. "Diamond— she is a competent secretary! She has a lot of workloads every day and definitely has no time to hit on a random woman like you two jackasses!"
The two men were provoked when Chloe called them jackasses. They thought this woman was gentle and shy, their type, because this kind of woman rarely fights back.
"Well, do you know my position here? I might not be a CEO, but my position is important enough to be your senior, so you better be careful," one of the men stretched his arm, wanting to grab Chloe's arm to yank her in, and Chloe screamed before he could touch her;
"DON'T TOUCH ME!"
**
He was so hungry he could eat an elephant now. He checked his watch and realized he had waited 20 minutes for his sister-in-law to come in with his lunch.
He knew it was childish and shameful to demand food, but he was hungry. His stomach started grumbling nonstop.
"Fuck, what took her so long?!" Vernon got up from the chair as he got impatient. He was ready to scold Chloe for taking too long to reheat his lunch. He slammed the door open, alerting all the staff who was busy working.
They looked at their CEO, and their body tensed immediately. Because Mr. Phoenix Gray's hawk-like eyes glared at everyone around. They felt the air thin as it was difficult to breathe under such intimidation. At this point, even a drop of pencil would be heard within the whole floor.
While everyone was silent, a shriek followed by a woman yelling from the pantry;
"DON'T TOUCH ME!"
Vernon's eyes darkened, and his pupils thinned once he heard the familiar voice of a woman coming from the pantry. He rushed to the pantry to see what was happening.
There, he saw his sister-in-law getting cornered by two men— whom he recognized as his staff.
The male staff was stunned when Chloe suddenly screamed. He hadn't even touched her yet!
He gritted his teeth as he lost his patience with this woman, "You're seriously pissing me off. Do you want to get fired on your first day!? I can do that if I want to!"
"Who's getting fired?"
The two male staff heard the deep, threatening voice behind them. They turned around in unison and saw their CEO, Vernon Phoenix Gray standing tall. His gaze was already intimidating enough, but the male staff felt they were facing the real devil this time.
Vernon didn't really know the real story behind this, but when he saw his sister-in-law getting cornered and trembled in fear, his veins popped, and he grabbed the two men's necks in less than a second.
"ACK!"
"UCK!"
Vernon's movement was so fast that the two male staff had no time to react. They couldn't breathe because Vernon actually strangled them without mercy. They tried to break free by flailing around, and Vernon found these two to be troublesome.
He lifted both of them until their feet didn't touch the ground. They were at Mr. Phoenix Gray's mercy at this point.
"Ack… Ack…"
"Uck… Uck…"
"You two are brave enough to target another woman, huh?" Vernon taunted. He could hear a commotion behind him. At this point, all the staff on this floor must have gathered near the pantry to see what was happening.
Vernon gave Chloe another glance, and he squeezed his grip around their hands until their body twitched unnaturally.
He turned around and showed the two men to the other staff. They watched in horror as the two grown adults got strangled while their body lifted by their CEO, Vernon Phoenix Gray.
"Listen, everyone, I don't care whatever you're doing in the office. But I won't tolerate slacking off. Look at these two bastards trying to hit on my second secretary," Vernon said as he looked over his shoulder to check on his sister-in-law again. When he saw her pale face, his jaw clenched, and he slammed the two men to the floor.
"ARGH!"
"URGH!"
The two male staff felt so much pain in their back that they thought Mr. Phoenix Gray had broken their ribs and backbone.
Vernon kicked them in the gut and said, "You two are fired."
The two male staff were shocked. They looked at their CEO while holding the pain in their body, "B—Boss, w—we're division supervisor! Y—You can't just fire us like that!"
"Who said that I can't?" Vernon chuckled. He kicked them in the chest until their painful scream echoed in the office. "I am the boss here, remember?"
"W—We can sue you for attacking us! Your reputation will be ruined if people know about this!"
Chloe finally snapped out of her daze once she heard the two male staff would sue Vernon for attacking them. She was scared before, but there was no way in hell she would bring a problem to Vernon.
He was busy with his life, and she didn't want to be an obstacle to his successful career.
Thus, Chloe gently tapped Vernon's arm with her trembling hand. She wanted to stop Vernon from ruining his career just for a woman like her;
"V—Vernon, I… I am okay. Let them go."