80 Chapter 80

"You see, our late father… grandfather, and great-grandfather believed in race purity. That's why you'd be looked down on if you marry a woman or man that's not white," Vernon explained. "I have the same mindset, but after I left for ten years, I met many new people from the circle that the Gray family knows. I also had my fair share of befriending or dating women from other races. I found there's nothing wrong with dating them. Even engaging in a sexual relationship with them is no problem."

? 'Wow, what kind of sick, old-fashioned way of thinking,' Diamond thought. 'I know that Vernon is an ass. But I didn't know that his family is worse than him.'

"Is that also why you hired me in the first place?" Diamond asked again. "Because I'm black?"

"Sort of. You have the qualification to be a competent secretary. But since you're black, that also eliminates your chance of getting harassed by my brother. I don't want anything bad to happen to my most competent employee."

"It's difficult to handle him, at least not within my current position. Vincent Gray is absolutely powerful with all of the old deep-rooted connections of the family and the connections he built by himself."

"So, I'm sorry for putting you in that position. I will compensate you by giving you a bonus for your salary later," Vernon said. It was the only way to compensate Diamond for the humiliation she had experienced before. At least, that was all he could think of.

Diamond was thinking about other things right now, though…

"Sir, if I'm allowed to ask if… Mr. Vincent Gray knows about Chloe working for you?"

"He doesn't know. So does my sister-in-law. She also doesn't know I'm working with my big brother right now," Vernon replied. "Nobody knows about this except Vincent, his secretary, and us."

"But you said Mr. Vincent Gray is very powerful, but why would you take Chloe inside your house, Sir? Isn't that very risky?"

"Obviously, I have my own reason," Vernon replied with a smile. Though he didn't tell Diamond about his plan, nobody knew about it because he trusted no one, even Diamond.

'Then, maybe I should tell Chloe about this,' Diamond pondered the idea. 'At least it would give her closure, right?'

"Also, Diamond, I know you've developed a friendship with Chloe. You should think twice before you have the funny idea of telling my sister-in-law about my cooperation with her ex-husband. You know what I did to Chloe, right?"

Diamond shuddered when Mr. Phoenix Gray suddenly peered at her with his hawk gaze and a thin smile that would make people piss themselves out of fear.

Diamond knew what he meant by that. Because she was forced to cooperate and search all the companies that Chloe applied to, Vernon could call the boss individually to ensure they wouldn't employ her.

"If you told her anything about this, I'll make sure that you'll never recover, Diamond. You won't be able to get a job for the rest of your life, and I can do the same with your families too."

"Your father, mother, and even your brother. All of them will lose their jobs and will never be able to get another job. It's that simple," Vernon threatened. But he still looked calm, and Diamond could see a trace of Vincent in Vernon's expression.

Both Vernon and Vincent, they were scum.

"U—Understood, Sir, please excuse me then," Diamond bowed her head slightly before turning away and leaving Vernon alone with his lunch.

Diamond closed the door and sighed, full of pity, "I'm so sorry, girl. I don't think I can help you with this. He never joked about this. If I tried to spill it to you, he might ruin my family."

Vernon watched Diamond's back until she left the office and closed the door. He scoffed, "Heh, do you think I don't know that you and my sister-in-law have become friends? That woman must've used her charm to make Diamond siding with her. What a snake."

"But I will make sure to use her first before she used me, just like what she did to me before," Vernon said ruthlessly.

Then, he looked at the food in front of him. His stomach had been burning inside, wanting to be fed, and Chloe's cooking was seriously appetizing.

"Well, I'll take her down later. I guess I can keep her around. Her food is… tolerable for my palate after all."

**

Vernon had many meetings today and a few projects that he had to observe until he returned to his apartment at around eleven.

He opened the door and walked inside his penthouse.

It was already dark, with only a few dim lights on. Maybe it was a way for Chloe to greet her.

He was exhausted today since so many things were happening in the office.

People always thought that CEO's job was easy. He just had to read documents and sign them, and also had a meeting with many powerful people to lobby and make a business deal.

But that was just a small picture of what he actually did. It was exhausting, and the only way for him to rest was either sleep or sex.

Too bad he hadn't gotten both for a while. Of course, he could sleep with a woman of his choice, but he just wasn't feeling it these days.

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He walked to the kitchen for a bottle of gin or wine.

But he stopped when he saw Chloe sitting at the dining chair. She rested her head on the dinner table and was asleep.

"What is she doing here?" Vernon frowned. He approached her and kicked the table lightly to wake her up.

"Hey, wake up," Vernon said.

Chloe jolted and opened her eyes instantly. She saw Vernon standing in front of her, and she got up immediately.

"W—Welcome back, Vernon. I've prepared dinner for you, but it went cold already. I'm going to reheat it."