BXBX NOVEL 162 Chapter 162
'Ah, my prince charming… I thought we could grow old together after we married. Why did you ditch me after I'm not pretty anymore?'
Chloe asked herself on why Vincent had fallen out of love with her. She tried her best to get dolled up for him and always tried to present her best. She was fat after giving birth, and for a few years, because of spiraling depression. But she dieted so hard until she developed bulimia. She also obeyed Vincent and never talked to any man unless it was formal.
But it wasn't enough. Vincent still cheated a lot of times.
Chloe gently caressed Vincent's cheeks in the picture. She hated him as much as she loved him.
No matter what, Vincent was still Chloe's first love and also the father of their daughter. He presented himself really well in public, and even to their daughter.
It was just Chloe who knew his true face…
"Ten years… and you still don't love me, my prince charming…." Chloe couldn't help to continue lamenting her terrible fate as a woman. She often assured herself that everything would be okay as long as she left Vincent.
But problems after problems kept coming, making her wonder if leaving him was a bad decision.
A tear suddenly dropped on her phone screen, and Chloe's eyes pooled with tears. She didn't wipe her tears, though, because it had been a while since she cried so freely to relieve her pain.
She started sobbing carelessly since there was nobody that'd hear her. After all, her daughter was already sleeping, and it'd probably take another hour or two for Vernon to return home.
She continued crying as she scrolled through the old photos she had in her gallery, thinking it was safe…
Until the main door of the penthouse was suddenly opened from outside, Vernon walked in only to see his sister-in-law crying on the sofa.
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Vernon was exhausted after a whole day of the meeting, filtering through the celebrities for the TV show and checking the products that his Big brother wanted to promote in the show.
He needed it to be an effective ad and an excellent investment for his Big brother so he'd trust Vernon more.
Thus, he gave his 100% to this project.
After he was finished, he checked his watch, "Past midnight already. I guess she's already sleeping."
Honestly, Vernon was still embarrassed by the lingerie accident this afternoon. So it'd be better if he didn't see his sister-in-law for at least a day before he could calm down and resume his cold self.
'After all, I'm not sure how to act, not after I stole her lingerie…' Vernon thought. 'Good thing she doesn't know I'm the one who stole her lingerie… or is she?'
Vernon gulped and tried to dispel the idea completely. He couldn't handle the shame of bearing the new title of the young pervert CEO who stole panties.
He entered the private elevator and went up to his penthouse. He unlocked the door and didn't expect the living room was still brightly lit.
However, there was a scene that shocked him even more.
Because he saw his sister-in-law sitting on the chair, crying nonstop while staring at her phone. She seemed to be releasing so much pain that had been bottled in her heart.
Vernon's heart sank when he saw this scene. He dropped his briefcase and stared at his sister-in-law for a while before asking, "Who made you cry?"
Chloe was also surprised by Vernon's sudden appearance. She quickly wiped her tears and forced a smile to greet Vernon, "W—Welcome home, Vernon. Do you want me to make you a cup of tea?"
"Who made you cry?" Vernon asked for the second time. But his sister-in-law continuously tried to dodge the question.
"Um… m—maybe a coffee? I can make you a coffee— wait, it's not good. It's already midnight. You won't be able to sleep after a cup of coffee, haha…." Chloe laughed awkwardly.
But the more she tried to dodge the topic and act like nothing was wrong, the more Vernon sensed that something was terribly wrong with her.
He kept telling himself that he would never care about his sister-in-law. Even if she begged in front of him, he'd kick and stomp her face instead.
But the rage and grudge he build-up for years crumbled in a mere second after he saw his sister-in-law crying painfully. He became the man that Vernon hated the most, a man who crumbled when he saw his lover cry.
"Who… makes you cry?" Vernon asked for the third time. He was already impatient, holding the rage in his heart that needed to be unleashed somehow.
But he didn't want to scare her, so he tried to hold back.
However, his sister-in-law wasn't cooperative. She kept trying to dodge the topic no matter how many times Vernon asked.
"Oh, I bought a dozen of donuts from the mall. Um… I remember that you always like the caramel one, right? Do you want me to—"
"DAMN IT!" Vernon lost his patience and rushed toward Chloe with his intimidating posture and sharp eyes that would make anyone tremble. Chloe's body stiffened, she was so scared when she saw how intimidating Vernon could be.
She wanted to get up and excused herself, leaving Vernon's penthouse and locking herself in her bedroom.
But before she could get up, Vernon already stood in front of her. He grasped and pressed her shoulders, so Chloe was stuck on the sofa. He glared at her, but not because he was mad at her. He was just extremely frustrated right now.
"Who makes you cry?" Vernon asked, almost grunting at this point.
Chloe looked up and stared at Vernon who looked menacing. Everything about Vernon was menacing; his big figure, hawk-like eyes, and intimidating aura.
And to top it all off…
Vernon had a similar facial feature to the man Chloe dreaded the most, her ex-husband, Vincent Gray.