"If that's the case, then it made sense how she tried to hide the identity of the attacker. She must've thought about covering up for her sister, especially looking at how close she is with her nephews."
Diamond remembered how the four boys hugged her tightly like a bunch of koalas hugging their mother. They hid behind Chloe instead of returning to their real mother after the fight.
Diamond knew well that Chloe had such a strong sense of motherhood, which could be why she was trying to hide this.
"Maybe she's not close with her sister, but if something happened to that woman, her sons' life would be in danger," Diamond theorized again.
This time, she was sure that her theory was correct, which only left a dilemma in her head.
"Should I tell Mr Phoenix Gray about this?" Diamond asked herself. She was afraid that her boss would take drastic measures. As he said, he wanted to make the attacker's life a living hell.
"After all, I know how ruthless and mean he could be. He is already a treacherous bastard who wants to take down his own family. Why would he care about someone else's family?"
Diamond hesitated. If she was in Chloe's shoes, she would probably try to hide everything as well, not because she still had a good feeling toward her sister who attacked her but to her nephews whose life would be in peril if something happened to their mom.
But what would happen with her report if she never told her boss about the truth? Should she say a random name just to help her home girl?
No, that was a total jackass move.
"Ah, I don't know what to do!" Diamond groaned out of mental pain. She had never had this much dilemma in her own life.
"Mr. Phoenix Gray will check on my report after lunch, that means I don't have much time to reconsider..."
Diamond bit her lower lip. She checked her watch and realized she only had two hours before lunch started and would be obligated to return to the office.
Diamond considered that she should just drop the whole thing and pretend to be sick for work, so her boss wouldn't ask her, and hopefully, he would forget about the whole thing.
But then, she remembered how her boss remembered everything about Chloe literally.
Diamond was stuck in her dilemma for a while until her phone rang.
She checked the caller, afraid that it might be her boss calling.
But her eyes sparked with hope instantly when she saw the name. She quickly picked up the call;
—
"Homegirl!"
"Ah— you surprised me, Diamond," Chloe's gentle voice was heard from across the phone. "Um, where are you? I'm in the office and nobody is here. Are you alright?"
"Gurl—" Diamond paused for a few seconds, and a flash of an idea came to her mind. "Stay in the office, gurl. I'm on my way right now."
"Okay…"
Beep
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Diamond drove to her office and up the elevator to the top floor.
Since she couldn't decide what to do and the dilemma started eating her up, she would ask her homegirl instead.
Of course, not in a direct way, as Chloe would probably get defensive after.
But Chloe's answer should be detrimental, as she was the one who experienced it.
Ding!
The elevator stopped at the top floor, and the door slid open.
Diamond saw Chloe sitting on the sofa with a lunch bag. She was still wearing a mask as the wound must've been visible to the naked eyes.
Chloe turned her head towards the elevator and smiled behind the mask, "Good morning, Diamond. Sorry for calling you out of the blue, I'm just worried that you might catch a cold or something, the weather is quite chilly these days—"
"GURL!"
Diamond suddenly rushed to her homegirl and threw her weight on her.
Diamond hugged Chloe so tightly that their boobs started pressing on each other.
Chloe was shocked and also embarrassed at the same time. Because she felt a little ticklish as she had never been so close to a woman.
"D—Diamond, what's wrong?" Chloe asked. She noticed the troubled look that Diamond showed in her eyes. "Did something happen to you today? Can I help?"
"Gurl—" Diamond kept hugging Chloe, refusing to separate herself as she wanted to give her homegirl a big hug.
Because the more she investigated Chloe and her life, the more Diamond wanted to protect her.
'Ah, homegirl, I don't even know how you could stay sane after so long. If I was in your position, I'd probably kill that bastard Vincent and end up in jail.'
Diamond took a deep breath and asked, "Gurl, you've never told me about your family."
"Ah, I thought I told you a lot about my life, Vincent's family was—"
"No, not that scum's family. I mean YOUR family. The family you were born to," Diamond said. "You've never told me a thing about your side except that you appreciate your mother a lot."
Chloe went silent instantly. She never told Diamond about her side of the family because it was a total mess right now.
Well, it was always a total mess ever since she married Vincent, as her mother— Judith, completely sided with Vincent and saw him as the perfect man.
So Chloe was never heard, all the desperate-for-help signs she showed towards her mother and sister were ignored, and she realized that she was nothing but a cash cow since her family would get money from Vincent every month. They all would suck up to him.
She was ashamed to admit it herself, let alone tell it to anyone, even Diamond.
"Um, they— they are good to me…." Chloe said with hesitation.
"Gurl… why don't you tell me the truth?"
"Eh? I—I'm telling you the truth…."
Diamond closed her eyes and rested her head on Chloe's shoulder, "Gurl, you won't be here if that is the truth. You came to Mr. Phoenix Gray because you're desperate for a place to stay and a job. Where is your good family when you need them the most?"
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