He clenched his fist until it was white and punched the door until he left a big hole.
BAM! CRACK!
Diamond gasped out of shock, especially when her boss pulled his hand after making a big hole in the door.
His hand was bruised red, and there was a trace of blood seeping out from the knuckles.
He didn't look to be in pain, though. Instead, he looked like soone who could eat you if you dared to get to his bad side.
His face was red out of boiling rage, and he gnashed his teeth, trying to hold himself not to find his Big brother and ripping his face in half.
"Diamond," Vernon called his secretary, and Diamond quickly stood straight and answered;
"Yes, Sir."
"How's the progress with Gregory Maxwell since yesterday?"
"I got a call this morning from his secretary, Sir. She said that Mr. Maxwell and all of his shareholders will have a eting today, discussing the contract he signed," Diamond repeated the report she got.
"Don't forget to follow up with the result of the eting, make sure to inform this evening," Vernon commanded with his demanding tone.
Diamond was a little surprised by his request, "I thought you said we should give him ti to decide about this, Sir."
"It doesn't matter whether he will change his mind or not. He already signed a contract with us, he will not be able to escape his demise," Vernon said. "But I want you to keep track of the eting result, so I can take proper asures."
"Take proper asure?"
"Yes," Vernon nodded, his hawk-like eyes staring at the elevator door without blinking. "I realized that I need to hasten a few things to protect the woman I love."
"I will have to annex a few people from his business circles faster. The disparity between us is just too great," Vernon said. "I don't like this feeling of inferiority between us."
"Understood, Sir," Diamond replied.
She realized that her boss was not playing around right now. He had never been this serious before, and she knew why.
'My hogurl has always been the reason for everything that Vernon did so far,' Diamond thought. 'She has always been his light, and it's too obvious sotis.'
'What kind of sane man would date and have sex with dozens of won with the sa features, and then cut them off only after a month at best? Chestnut hair, doe eyes, sweet face, and small figure. All of them have been nothing but replacents for Chloe, and both of us know that.'
"By the way, Diamond—"
"Yes, Sir?"
"Call Chloe, and inform about her condition," Vernon ordered.
"Why don't you do it yourself, Sir? I'm pretty sure she will also answer your call."
"No, I can't," Vernon refused. "You should be the one to call her, or else I might do sothing that terrified her."
…
"What happened, Sir?" Diamond asked.
She was outside the eting room after the eting ended, leaving the two brothers alone.
So she assud Vincent must've told Vernon sothing about Chloe.
"She t with Vincent's old secretary," Vernon replied. "And that old hag recorded the conversation. I don't know what Maria and Chloe were talking about, and I don't know if Chloe is safe right now."
"I will lash out and yell at her if I call her now. I'm feeling too anxious, I might even lock her in my room at this point," Vernon said. "So call her, Diamond, and let listen to the call."
...
As ridiculous as it sounded, Diamond felt that kind of crazy action might be plausible for her boss, knowing how much of a madman he was for Chloe.
"Alright, Sir. I'll call her once we're in the car," Diamond said. She glanced at the hole in the door, a product of Mr. Phoenix Gray's anger, and then murmured, "I'll also have to talk to the receptionist about this."
**
Chloe drove to the supermarket where she planned to grocery shop today since Vernon forbade her to shop in the usual Citarella.
She walked while pushing a shopping trolley. She was picking up a few items without checking the product or whether it had a discount, which she usually did regularly.
She sighed deeply, feeling defeated, as she realized that eting Maria was a big mistake.
"I should've ignored her completely," Chloe murmured. "Now I'm not sure how to feel, especially when that old hag ntioned Mackie's relationship with the Gray family…."
Chloe wouldn't mind if Vincent's family saw her as a slut or whatever.
After all, she had never profited off of the Gray family. She never tasted any kind of luxury under Vincent. All she got was non stop abuse from him.
'But should I alienate my daughter from her father's side of the family? They hate because of Vincent, especially Dorothea. But even that old witch still loves her granddaughter with all her heart….'
Chloe and Dorothea had never been on the sa page, even before Chloe married Vincent.
Dorothea often told others that Chloe was just a woman who leeched off her son because she found a golden ticket to a rich life. Chloe preferred to limit her interaction with her mother-in-law because she knew they would never be on the sa page.
'But she still loves Mackie so much, so I can't really hate her…' Chloe thought.
She also couldn't take her mind off the idea that Vincent had no regret about her departure. Maria might not ntion it directly, but from how she spoke about Vincent, it was obvious that Vincent felt no regret about her leaving.
She might say that she didn't give a shit about Vincent anymore.
But deep down, she knew that she wished Vincent would cry and beg for forgiveness.
'I don't know if I will forgive him….' Chloe pondered as she felt heavy in her heart. 'I probably won't give him a second chance. But I still want to see him cry with regret….'
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