"V—Vernon, I… I am okay. Let them go."
Vernon looked over his shoulder, and his anger exploded when he thought that Chloe tried to protect these two bastards even after what they did to him.
"YOU DUMB WOMAN, GO TO MY OFFICE!"
The loud, collective gasps were heard when Mr. Phoenix Gray suddenly yelled at this woman he brought. The other staff thought he was protecting her— whom they thought was the current special for Mr. Phoenix Gray.
Instead, he yelled at her and called her dumb.
But this was Vernon Phoenix Gray they were talking about. All staff knew that Mr. Phoenix Gray was very competent in his job. But he was difficult to read and had terrible mood swings, making him prone to lashing out at anyone he met.
Chloe's back hunched instantly. She lowered her head and looked even more scared than before under Vernon's wrath.
This frustrated Vernon even more, and he yelled again, "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO TO MY OFFICE!"
"Y—Yes!"
Chloe ran past him. She gave him the last glance back before entering Vernon's office on this floor and closed the door. She didn't know what would Vernon do to those men and what would he do if those men sued her for real.
'I hope it's not too bad. I need to talk to him after this,' Chloe thought.
**
After Chloe left, Vernon stomped on the two men and asked, "So you two want to sue me? I'd like to see you try."
Vernon's eyes swiped around the rows of staff watching in fear, "If any of you want to sue me for this, you can try. I'd like to have a little entertainment in between my busy days here."
Everyone said nothing as they tried to dodge Mr. Phoenix Gray's eyes when he looked at them one by one. Honestly, they enjoyed their job right now, Mr. Phoenix Gray was a competent boss, and he paid them fairly, even with a bonus when they did a good job.
So most of them just got used to his crazy behavior and tolerated whatever he was on, as long as they did their job and got paid handsomely.
Vernon chuckled, "I'll tell Diamond to promote someone else to replace these two. You guys can sue me if you want. Make sure you prepare a good lawyer, or you'll experience hell on earth."
"And all of you, go back to your workspace! It's not the time for lunch break yet!" he yelled at the other staff, and they scrambled back to their seat, not wanting to get into their Boss' bad side.
Vernon was about to leave, but then he smelled the delicious aroma from the microwave. He opened it and salivated when he saw the food that was supposed to be his lunch.
Vernon picked the plate out of the microwave and grabbed two small cartons of banana milk. He tried hiding them from plain sight because he was too embarrassed to be shown holding this childish stuff.
So he put the banana milk in his trouser pocket and rushed to the office, ignoring the two men lying on the floor, grimacing full of pain as he had just got beaten by Mr. Phoenix Gray.
Vernon opened his office door and saw Chloe standing anxiously in the middle of the room. She seemed to be waiting for him.
"Vernon, I—"
"Shut up. I need to eat my lunch first!" Vernon interrupted before Chloe could utter her worry.
She zipped her mouth and watched as Vernon walked to the chair and set up his own mini lunch table, and started eating lunch in silence.
Chloe stood still, waiting for him until he finished. But he ate quite slowly, savoring the food his sister-in-law cooked one by one until he was satisfied.
He drank the last cartons of banana milk before wiping his lips. He darted his eyes at his sister-in-law, who had been standing like an idiot in front of him for a good while.
He was in a good mood after having his lunch. Maybe he was just so hungry, so he got easily irritable and acted out, "What do you want to say?"
"Um… Vernon, w—what did you do to those men? Are they okay?" Chloe asked carefully.
Vernon squeezed the empty milk carton as his gaze sharpened towards his sister-in-law, "Why did you ask?"
"I—I just think you shouldn't hurt them that much…."
"And what makes you think you can control me?" Vernon asked. He was in a good mood for a few seconds before his sister-in-law ruined it. This woman always had his way of pissing him off.
"Do you like those two unremarkable bastards? Seriously? Sister-in-law, your taste has degraded so much. You could score my big brother as your husband for ten years, and now you like those… random men you can find on the street?"
"I—I never—"
"If you're that desperate to find another man, I can introduce you to one of my friends," Vernon said ruthlessly. "One of my friends is ten years younger than you. He is 25, single, from generations of a wealthy family, and a CEO who builds his own entertainment empire! Heck, that guy would be much better suited if you want."
Chloe was a little offended that Vernon would introduce her to another man. She had no more love to spare for another man. She only wanted to be free by herself.
Besides, that kind of man Vernon mentioned was eerily similar to himself. Which was definitely not suitable for an unassuming woman in her thirties like her.
That young man would be adventurous, probably a high-class playboy with many side chicks. She thought Vincent was a serious and stable man in his younger days that would commit to one relationship, but that wasn't the case.
Now, she imagined someone with the same power as Vincent, just younger and probably more handsome…
There was no chance a man like him would settle down with her.
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