"Diamond, I just realized that I know nothing about her, despite us living together for the past... six months or so," Vernon said. "That's why I want to start learning."
Diamond went silent, but her scrutinizing eyes observed her boss sitting on the driver's seat from head to toe.
She didn't have much information about what happened last night, and she only knew how sad Chloe looked when she had a fight with Vernon yesterday.
'But for him to ask those small things about Chloe, and wanting to know her more... I guess he met with someone else last night, right?' Diamond theorized.
She had a few names in suspicion, but the most suspicious was a psychologist named Shailene.
Because Mr. Phoenix Gray seemed engrossed with the idea of meeting Shailene.
'So... he might've met her last night....'
Diamond didn't know if it was a good idea because this was the first time Mr. Phoenix Gray talked to another woman after he reunited with Chloe, even taking the initiative to invite her to dinner.
'Did he fucked her? I mean, I know that he's in love with Chloe, but who knows... he was an animal before meeting Chloe after all...' Diamond remembered all the things happening between her boss and many women in that secret room in the office.
Diamond felt uncomfortable in her heart. She didn't want her homegirl to get hurt again, not by a man she trusted.
'Fuck, I'll take homegurl and run away if this bastard dares to cheat on her,' Diamond swore in her heart.
Vernon was driving when he noticed that Diamond was eyeing him hostilely.
He didn't know what was in Diamond's mind, but he knew it wasn't good.
So he went to explain a bit;
"I met with a psychologist last night, right after we finished our meeting," Vernon said. "And I asked for advice."
"Shailene?"
"Yeah, Shailene."
"... And what did you get from her, Sir?"
...
Vernon didn't want Diamond to know everything that bitch Shailene said to him.
He just found it distasteful for someone else to know how Shailene called Chloe a 'pedophile' and 'groomer.'
So he filtered most of the conversation and went straight to the point;
"She told me that my love is shallow," Vernon replied. "I don't know a thing about Chloe. I don't even know about trivial stuff, so I have no right to claim that I... am in love with her."
Diamond was relieved once she got the answer from Vernon.
She was already scared that the psychologist might've said something wrong to manipulate her boss.
'After all, I don't believe that an ex lover could be a psychologist...' Diamond thought. 'She would be biased no matter how much she claimed to be professional.'
Diamond hummed for a second, 'But this Shailene girl gives a good insight for my boss. Maybe she's not so bad.'
'I'll try to set up more meetings between them later. Shailene seems to be a good psychologist for Mr. Phoenix Gray,' Diamond thought.
Little did she know, Vernon wished that bitch to die in a fire for confusing him and his feelings towards his beloved woman.
Diamond cleared her throat as they continued, "So, Boss, you want to know about small things to know Chloe better?"
"Yes," Vernon nodded seriously. "Maybe I offended and hurt her heart because I know nothing about her. So I... I want to take small steps to get to know her better."
"Well, that's great, Sir!" Diamond said. "But you shouldn't ask me about it. You need to be the one observing Chloe, so you will know more about her."
...
"I guess so..." Vernon was a little disheartened that Diamond refused to help him.
But he got what she meant.
He wanted her to pay attention to Chloe, and he would naturally know a thing or two about her.
Diamond stared at her boss, who looked serious, and sighed.
"Her favorite color is Maroon, Sir," Diamond replied. "So if you want to give her something, find the right color for her."
**
Chloe waved at her daughter as she ran towards the school's main building and joined her friends.
Mackie was in high spirits these days because she was so excited about that wolf and three pigs drama play in the autumn festival.
"Ah, I should've asked Vernon about the play. Maybe he'll help Mackie to look more intimidating," Chloe murmured.
Chloe returned to her car and sat in the driver's seat for a while, "Okay, since Vernon forbids me to go to Citarella for whatever reason, I guess I have to find another grocery store."
Chloe turned on the engine and was ready to leave until someone suddenly knocked on her car window.
Chloe's heart jumped as she got scared, especially when she saw the wrinkly hand of the one who knocked.
She turned her head in the direction of the woman knocking, and her poor heart jumped twice.
Because she saw a familiar old lady standing menacingly outside of her car. She was wearing an office blazer, her face was strict and flat as always.
She crossed her wrinkly arms for a few seconds, tapped her heels on the ground, and knocked on the car window again.
Chloe seriously didn't want to meet this old woman, because she was directly related with Vincent and Vaughn Gray.
Chloe was about to press the gas and acted as if that old hag didn't exist, but the old woman boldly walked around and stood right behind the car, giving Chloe the choice to stop the car or run over an old lady.
Thus, Chloe was forced to turn off her car engine and rolled her window down. She gulped, and greeted the woman politely, simply out of respect, as this woman was an experienced senior.
"G--Good morning, Secretary Maria."
"Good morning, Mrs. Gray," Vincent's old secretary-- Maria, greeted back at her. But the senior secretary didn't even care about putting a perfunctory smile at Chloe.
In fact, Maria looked so pissed that all her winkles became so prominent on her face.
"We need to talk, Mrs. Gray. I know about the problem between you and Mr. Gray," Maria said. "Would you mind coming to Mr. Gray's office? I think that's the safest place for us to have a long talk."
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