"Ignore her. She is an insufferable old woman," Vincent said. "The only thing she can do is try to be relevant to the family even though I have control over everything. So if she wants to make a problem with you, just call me, and I will defend you."
Vernon was very much pleased with his Big brother's answer. After all, only one person could offer the best protection during his mission to ruin the Gray family.
And that person would be his Big brother— Vincent Gray, who also happened to be his main target.
'This is so fun, hehe…' Vernon thought in his heart.
Yet, he still made that expression of pure worship in front of his Big brother, making it seem like Vernon was genuinely idolizing his powerful and smart Big brother, just like he did when he was just a kid.
'Time changes, Big brother. But I guess you're still stuck in the past, thinking that I'm still the idiot little brother of yours. You and my sister-in-law are the same. You two treat me like a kid.'
"Big brother, thank you so much! I know that I can count on you!"
Vincent was also happy to have this relaxing conversation with his little brother. His life had always been filled with treachery from his own family and also all the things he had to do in order to make the Gray family stayed as the most powerful,
So when he realized that his Little brother didn't seem to be the type to covet something that Vincent owned, Vincent was visibly joyous and lowered his guard even more in front of Vernon.
They ate their brunch and continued chatting for a while until the topic brushed towards Chloe again.
There was one thing that Vernon hadn't asked. It would be a gamble that also risked his life, but Vernon lived for the thrill. He was here to destroy, so he might as well try out anything and take all the risks.
"Big brother, if you really want to find sister-in-law's location, wouldn't it be better to go to your daughter's school and ask your daughter about where she lived?" Vernon asked bluntly, gambling his life with this.
He wanted to see how much he could get away with before his Big brother noticed something.
"I don't want to," Vincent's eyes dimmed, and there was a trace of hostility in his eyes. "If I have to ask my daughter about it, that means I have stooped so low just to make that bitch return to me. This is about my pride as a man. Chloe Gray must crawl back to me after realizing she has no way out."
"Let my daughter go to school as usual. But it's fine. I also put a lot of pressure on Mackie's school, making sure that Chloe would often be put in a difficult situation with Mackie," Vincent said coldly. "That's the extent I can do to my daughter."
Vernon wanted to ask what kind of pressure he put on Mackie. But his Big brother didn't seem to be in the mood to talk about his daughter. Turned out it was a topic much more sensitive than talking about Chloe.
'The pressure he puts didn't seem to be working, though,' Vernon thought. 'Mackie seems to be happy and energetic as always. But… if she is getting hurt too much in this chess game between us, then I have to do something for Mackie.'
Vernon also didn't want to implicate his niece in this dangerous game. She was far too young. It was best to keep her in the dark until everything settled.
But Vernon was very lucky because his Big brother could get all the information just by talking to Mackie. Vincent's man pride was actually a weakness that Vernon could exploit.
After they were done with everything, Vernon offered, "Big brother, let me drive you to your office!"
"Don't you have something to do today?" Vincent asked. "I can always call my chauffeur."
"Well, now that you mentioned it. I do have something to do in the office. I'll leave first then. See you later, Big brother!"
Vincent watched Vernon leave the restaurant and then called his chauffeur to come and pick him up.
He was staring emptily at the garden, and a frown gradually appeared on his face, "The one who planned this garden layout is an idiot. It hurts my eyes."
"The garden at home arranged by Chloe looks much better," Vincent commented again.
Then he noticed what he had just said and clenched his fist, "I should probably ask the gardeners to mow down everything in the garden and hire a professional landscaper instead. Chloe has a cheap taste, and I refuse to get used to it."
**
Vernon left the restaurant and drove to his office. He had mixed feelings about this brunch with his Big brother. Because he had accidentally uncovered a few things about his sister-in-law.
"What Big brother said is utterly ridiculous. But Chloe actually acts like that. How am I supposed to call out on his bullshit when I experienced it firsthand?" Vernon complained. "But my instinct told me there was something else that he didn't know about his sister-in-law. So he wanted to ask her."
However, this meeting was not without a fruitful result. Vernon had successfully influenced his Big brother to think the man who hid Chloe was an old married millionnaire from New York with a stable business. All those criteria were far from Vernon, so his Big brother wouldn't suspect him anytime soon.
"Even better, he gave me the right to make any list of those millionaires that has the potential to be the one who keeps Chloe Gray."
"Heheh, I will use this for my benefit. I will eliminate my own rivals with the help of my Big brother," Vernon smirked. "This is so fun. Keeping sister-in-law hidden by my side has given me a lot of advantages to ruin them both, AHAHAHAH!"
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