Diamond's eyes widened, and she gasped when she saw a few long wounds that had dried and turned into scabs on Chloe's face, stretching from the edge of her lip to the tip of her earlobe.
"GURL! WHAT THE HELL!?"
Diamond grabbed Chloe's chin and inspected the scabs carefully, and the horrified expression she made said it all.
Diamond was a model before she worked with Mr. Phoenix Gray, so she always took care of her face and would be in a terrible mood for a whole day if she got one pimple.
Thus, she was horrified and reacted bewilderedly when she saw the wounds on her homegirl's cheek.
"Gurl, what the hell happened?! Oh my god, that looks so bad!" Diamond yelled while she kept checking on the scabs. "Oh no, it will take a while until you get your smooth skin again. Damn it!"
Chloe understood why Diamond freaked out, but that was because Diamond was a model, and she was a beautiful woman.
But Chloe wasn't an attractive lady like her, so she didn't really worry about a wound like this.
Chloe tried to separate herself from Diamond, who was busy checking the wound, and replied, "Um, I fell down in the apartment's parking lot last night and got wounded like this. It's fine. It's just a wound, haha…."
"Gurl—" Diamond rolled her eyes and found the alibi ridiculous. "We both know that's a lie. Why don't you tell me the truth instead?"
"I—I'm telling the truth—" Chloe continued to dodge.
Honestly, she kept dodging and refused to tell the truth because she didn't want Diamond to know that the one who did this was her own sister.
As much as she was angry at Chelsea yesterday, she still wanted to protect her. Because based on Chloe's assumption, Diamond was a bold woman that wouldn't hesitate to confront someone if she had to.
Diamond tried hard to hold the urge so she didn't roll her eyes twice. Her Boss was right. Chloe could be such a doormat to someone who has bullied her.
"Gurl— I ain't an idiot. That's obviously a wound inflicted by scratch, and it's definitely from human's nails, because—" Diamond lifted her other hand and showed her freshly manicured, medium-length nails with hot pink as the color of choice that suited her so much.
"—I can scratch your face with my nails, and make the same wound. Gurl, let's be real, who hurt you?" Diamond asked again.
This time, Chloe knew that she couldn't escape Diamond's question. Chloe gulped and quickly tried to find a good alibi;
"Um… I was having a fight with a random woman yesterday, and I got this wound…." Chloe said. "D—Don't take it too seriously, Diamond. The woman has apologized…."
"Are you sure it's a random woman?" Diamond asked again, knowing well that was a complete lie.
"Y—Yes…"
Chloe kept lying over and over, giving Diamond enough reason to know this woman wasn't just a random woman.
First, she knew that Chloe was someone who would apologize first in a conflict. She had a peaceful nature, after all.
Second, she wouldn't have to lie in the first place if that was the truth!
'Of course, I can't really confront her like this. I have to find out for myself….'
Diamond sighed and finally released Chloe, "Gurl, if I were you, I'd press charge on that woman. She's literally assaulting you!"
"Ahaha… It's fine, Diamond. It will heal sooner or later…."
'Mhm, sure, it's fine. But I'll still talk with Mr. Phoenix Gray after this. Don't blame me for snooping around, gurl. You're just too kind for your own good,' Diamond thought.
**
They started talking about random stuff for at least an hour until Diamond got a call from Vernon, telling her to meet him in the client's office for an extended meeting with a document.
So Diamond got up and picked up the document she prepared in advance and the lunch bag in the pantry, "Gurl, I'll have to help my Boss with work. You should go home or do something because both of us won't be here until dusk."
"Oh, don't worry about him. I guarantee that he won't do anything with that woman he will meet today for dinner date," Diamond said, thinking that Chloe would be jealous because Vernon would meet that psychologist for dinner.
"Eh? I think it's fine…." Chloe replied innocently. "I bought him two packs of condoms yesterday. So he would practice safe sex."
…
'Oof, you gotta work hard, Boss. She doesn't even see you as a potential romance partner,' Diamond said in her heart and finally entered the elevator to leave.
She went to the parking lot and drove to the client's office. She was ready for a meeting, but when she was led to the meeting room, she only saw her Boss, Vernon Phoenix Gray, sitting alone while playing with his phone.
"Sir?" Diamond called him while closing the door behind her.
Vernon lifted his head, and his face brightened when he saw the lunch box in Diamond's hand, "Damn, my lunch is finally here. I'm starving."
…
"Sir, how about the meeting?"
"Huh? What meeting? It's done an hour ago. I told my client if I can borrow his meeting room for a few hours for a private meeting."
"And he allows you?"
"He's my friend. It's not a problem," Vernon chuckled. "Now, go prepare my lunch. I'm so hungry."
…
Diamond was still hella confused. Why would her Boss borrow another company's meeting room to eat lunch?
But she followed the order and returned to Vernon with a plate full of food made by Chloe.
Chloe sat on a seat while watching her Boss eat his lunch. He finished lunch quickly and patted his stomach while drinking his banana milk.
Diamond kept silent until Vernon started the conversation, "Have you met her?"
"Yes, I did."
"And what do you think?" Vernon asked. "Do you still want to ignore what happened to her? Are you a deadbeat best friend or what?"
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