Vincent couldn't sleep for the whole night.
After he destroyed everything, he returned to the master bedroom in a daze. His mind was occupied with Chloe, who had ruined everything for him.
He hated her so much that he couldn't wait to kill her.
But at the sa ti, he also missed her so much. He felt so empty. He was also scared of everything right now. He was scared of the future, of the press conference that would happen soon, and also scared of the idea that his downfall was near.
He knew that in order for him to feel safe, he needed the presence of the only woman that filled his heart.
He might have fucked so many won in the past, but he knew that he never put his heart to any of them. They were all just past flings, a sex toy he used to vent his frustration, while his true woman was the one at ho.
He thought there was nothing wrong with the setup, but it seed that Chloe had a different idea in her head.
"What should I do now?" Vincent wondered as he stared at the ceiling. "Chloe is gone, Maria is not here to help , and my dad is not here to protect in tis of need. I am all alone now."
Vincent lanted over his fate, "Why can't I have a happy life like my dad? He beat up my mom pretty often, and abused her so many tis, but he still has a fulfilling life. But why can't I have the sa thing? WHY?!"
Vincent was left with a question he couldn't answer, and he stayed in the sa position for a while, staring at the ceiling like an idiot because he didn't know what to do.
Until he snapped out of his daze when he heard his phone ring.
It took him a while to gather enough strength to pick up the phone, and then asked, "Who's this?"
"Sir, this is Tom, the head of the PR team," Tom said. "We've prepared everything for the press conference. It will be held in an hour, please get ready and co here as soon as possible, there are so many reporters waiting for your arrival, Sir."
…
Vincent went silent for a long ti.
If he could be honest, he didn't want to partake in any kind of activity right now.
All he wanted was to hide himself in his room. He didn't want to take care of the company or anything right now.
But he knew that the company's lifeline was in his hand. As much as he hated it, he had to attend that press conference to save the company.
Vincent's mind was still in chaos even after he exploded last night. Chloe had successfully broken him from the inside.
He scoffed as he walked and saw the photo of them in a small fra, "Are you happy now, Chloe? You ruined , you, our family. We had a perfect family that is well loved by the people, but you decide to run away and cheat on ."
"I will try my best to keep the company afloat. I know that your threat of getting married with that new man of yours is just an empty threat," Vincent said. "Do you think I will believe that you are going to marry him? HAH! You are just a kept woman at best, he will get bored of you soon and kick you away."
"And when that ti cos, you will return to , begging to be saved because you don't have anyone to protect you," Vincent said. "I just have to persevere and stay afloat until that ti."
**
Vincent stood behind the wall that separated him from the rest of the reporters. There were so many, way too many compared to what he expected.
He didn't know if it was good or bad, but he knew the show must go on, and he had to face them to restore his reputation.
Unfortunately, he kept being dazed, thinking about Maria and Chloe.
'Maria would've done sothing better than this. She will co up with a brilliant plan to salvage from a difficult situation,' Vincent thought. 'I wouldn't have to worry about sothing like this if Chloe is still in the mansion. I can beat her up real good, probably punch her a few tis in the face and dip her head into the toilet to feel good about myself, and then I can go to work like a normal person.'
'Why is everything stacked against now?' He wondered.
"Mr. Gray, Mr. Gray!"
Vincent snapped out of his daze when he heard soone calling him.
"Everyone is waiting for you, Mr. Gray. You may co in," Tom, the head of the PR team, said.
Vincent took a deep breath and then walked into the small podium where he sat with a mic on the desk.
The blitz from the cara blinded him. He usually liked the attention. He liked the blitz because it showed he was an important businessman nobody could touch.
But now, the flashes made him uncomfortable because he knew he was like a little lamb surrounded by hungry wolves. They were ready to attack him with various questions that might or might not trigger him.
But in the end, he had to endure everything for the sake of his reputation.
"Good morning, everyone," Vincent opened the press conference. "My na is Vincent Gray, the owner of Gray company, and I'm here to clarify a few rumors that have been circulating wildly in public."
"I understand that I have been under a lot of bad exposure because of my sister-in-law, Mrs. Chelsea Davis, who has been proven guilty for murdering her own mother and almost murdering her sons."
"But you need to understand that I have no connection whatsoever with the murder. I'm not close to Mrs. Chelsea Davis and I haven't been in contact with her for a while," Vincent said. "The news about the murder also shocked , and it shocked even more when I realized that I have been unjustly slandered in public."
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