51 Chapter 51

"I understand, Mrs. Gray. After all, Mr. Vincent Gray also told me that you're often going on spending sprees, buying expensive stuff even if he already told you to stop. Please be mindful of your spending, Mrs. Gray…."

'Oh, FUCK THAT GUY!' Chloe cursed in her heart. He still had the balls to slander her, even though both of them knew how little Chloe spent for herself.

It was all for mansion maintenance, including the employees he fucked, and their daughter's necessity. She barely bought anything that cost more than 50 bucks for herself!

Chloe forced a smile toward Mrs. Andrew, "I think he is just exaggerating. I don't think he should speak like that when we both know that he spends a lot to fund his hobby—"

'—of fucking his side pieces and paid them.'

"Please excuse me. I have things to do after this."

Chloe left the principal room towards the school administration office to pay for Mackie's tuition.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Andrew watched her back, and after making sure that Chloe was far from her office, she called a man;

—

"Hello, Mr. Gray?"

'',

"What?"

"Mr. Gray, your wife came to the school just now. I've told her about the whole situation, including the problem with the other kids and yours," Mrs. Andrew reported. "She seems calm, but I can see that she looks helpless…."

"Have you told the school administrator to increase the tuition fee for my daughter double the previous semester?"

"Y—Yes, Mr. Gray. Your wife will have to pay around forty thousand dollars for this semester, or if she wants to pay annually, that would be around eighty thousand dollars. Twice the amount of what the other parents have to pay," Mrs. Andrew informed.

"That's great. You've done a great job, Mrs. Andrew," Vincent said.

'',

"T—Then, you won't take this case to court, right, Mr. Gray? The school doesn't have enough funding for you to demolish the building. We will be forcibly closed if you decide to take the land…."

"Of course not, Mrs. Andrew. But you must work with me if you want to save your school, understand?"

"Yes, thank you so much for your generosity, Mr. Gray."

"Good, I'm busy now. If my wife suddenly says something about her current condition, don't forget to tell me."

"I will, Mr. Gray…."

Beep.

—

Mrs. Andrew sighed in relief after he got the confirmation from Vincent Gray that he wouldn't do anything with the land.

The school was a private school standing in a gated community. It was a fairly old, prestigious private school with its outdoor sports yard, greenhouse, and many more.

And they got all that in New York, which was already a miracle of its own.

Without The Gray Family's generosity, this private school would never have been erected.

Mrs. Andrew was trying her best to save the school she had dedicated her life for decades.

But… she didn't know what would happen to Chloe Gray. Because his husband, the powerful Vincent Gray, was manipulating the situation around her.

"What's wrong with them? I thought they're a happily married couple— until I heard about the adultery, unfortunately…."

Mrs. Andrew had no interest in being involved in a married couple's quarrel. All she wanted was to save this school, even if she had to sacrifice someone.

"I'm sorry, Chloe Gray…." Mrs. Andrew mumbled, and she closed the principal office's door.

**

Chloe went to the school administration office to pay for Mackie's semester tuition. It should be around twenty thousand dollars for one semester, which was already extremely expensive for Chloe's standard.

Since it was Vincent who paid Mackie's tuition before, twenty thousand dollars was nothing but pocket money for him.

'I hope Vernon wouldn't mind if I borrow some money, just in case my salary won't be enough,' Chloe wished in her heart.

She stood in front of the counter and said that she wanted to pay Mackie's tuition, "Mackenzie Rose Gray."

The clerk typed in her computer and said the amount, "The total for one semester would be forty thousand dollars, Mrs. Gray. Would you want to pay in cash or with a card?"

Chloe's eyes widened instantly, "F—Forty thousand?! Isn't it supposed to be twenty thousand before?!"

"The school's upper management already finalized this decision, Mrs. Gray. You need to pay this amount."

Chloe was absolutely speechless. How could the tuition fee double in only six months?! She was already prepared to go into debt to Vernon for that twenty thousand. Because she doubted her salary would be that much per six months because she was basically just a maid in his apartment.

But forty thousand...

That was so damn absurd!

Chloe gulped and prepared herself for a negotiation, "I—Is it possible to pay half of it for now? Or maybe… if there is any cut from the upper management, this is a bit shocking…."

"You need to pay it fully every semester, Mrs. Gray. That is the in the contract that has been signed by all parents when their children entered the school. If you cannot pay it in full, then your daughter will be put in a tough spot," the clerk said.

Chloe's legs trembled as she felt so weak.

Forty thousand dollars was way too much for her expense, and she didn't know how to say this to Vernon.

But she had to ensure that Mackie continued studying, even during this tough time.

'I don't know if Vernon will be angry with this… I feel he will definitely yell at me for using literal forty thousand dollars from his black card.'

'I mean, Vincent did the same… he even tried to scold and humiliate me for spending 100 dollars on a cheap dress, saying that I'm too fat to wear it….'

'Oh god, what is happening with my life?! Why is everything so difficult?!'

Chloe started lamenting. She was trying to keep her calm even right now. So she took out her wallet and put the black card on the counter, "I'll pay with this card."