"Sir, are you sure you don't want to watch more?"
"Watch more? Just watching this movie already makes my blood boil! FUCKING HELL!"
BAM!
CRACK!
Vernon unleashed a part of his rage by punching the desk in front of him.
The punch was so strong that it left a long crack on the desk, making Diamond's heart jump out of fright.
Not because of his rage and strength. She already knew that her boss had great physical strength and a habit of punching and destroying things when he was mad at something or someone.
She was frightened because of the ruined desk;
'Shit, that desk is made of ziricote wood, and I will need to import it from Mexico. It needs at least a month of work too.'
Diamond was distracted for a few seconds as she lamented her fate. But her boss' thundering voice soon brought her back to reality;
'
"THAT BITCH--!"
"Ssh!" Diamond interrupted and signaled her boss to lower his voice because his loud voice could be heard by Chloe outside.
Vernon gritted his teeth. He wanted to choke that bitch to death because she dared to continue her attack towards Chloe, even though Chloe wasn't even fighting back.
He punched the desk again and made an even bigger crack on the surface, which scared Diamond even more.
"As you can see, Sir. The attacker had four sons, and they are all so close to Chloe, even closer to her than their own mother. So I guessed that she--"
"--She is her sister," Vernon confirmed. "I haven't checked on her side of the family, because I always thought that she is part of the Gray family. But it's obvious from the four boys' affection and familiarity, they must be her nephews."
"So, after you know all this, do you still want to ruin the culprit's life?" Diamond asked. "I mean, I get why Chloe is trying to protect the identity of her attacker, because she doesn't want you to do anything to her sister."
"Ugh, if you want my real answer, I still want to get my revenge on that bitch, seriously," Vernon replied. "But--"
'But you don't want to hurt the woman you love, right? That's why you're hesitating right now,' Diamond completed the sentence in her heart because she knew that her boss would never admit it.
"My job here is done, Sir. I will give you time to think, then I will help you to do your next bidding," Diamond said politely. "I implore you to think before doing, Sir. Because I will never do something that will make her my best friend."
Diamond left Vernon alone, contemplating what he should do next.
'',
Vernon continued staring at the computer screen. He clenched his fist to endure the urge to beat someone right now and then resumed the footage.
After the security guards separated Chloe and that woman, the four boys rushed to hide behind Chloe's back. They looked really scared at their mother, which was unnatural behavior.
Then Chloe tried to persuade the kids to return to their mother before she left, and the footage ended.
The computer screen faded to black, and Vernon could see his own reflection on the screen.
He was glaring at the screen, his carefully combed hair was messy for an unknown reason, and the veins around his forehead were visible.
He was holding a lot of anger right now. Even he was surprised at how well he had on not punching the computer screen.
"Fuuuuck..." Vernon groaned as he held himself, not screaming as he didn't want to scare Chloe outside.
"What should I do now?" Vernon asked himself. "Well-- obviously, I won't let this slide. Even if that woman is Chloe's sister, I still won't let her off without retaliation."
Honestly, he also didn't give a shit about Chloe's nephews. But he knew how much Chloe loved nurturing and guarding kids. She had a strong sense of motherhood.
So if he did something to her nephews, and she happened to find out, then it would only make him even more unfavorable in her eyes.
No, she would definitely hate him for that.
"But, I need to do something or I will be haunted by guilt," Vernon said to himself.
'',
What kind of guilt?
Of course, the guilt of being unable to protect his beloved--
Vernon shook his head immediately, "No, she's not my beloved. I mean, she is under my protection right now. Of course I won't let someone hurt her."
Vernon wanted to teach anyone who dared to hurt Chloe that she had him behind her.
"Then, what should I do?"
Vernon tapped his shoes as he got impatient with his own dilemma.
He then remembered the long scar on Chloe's cheek that would take months until it would return to normal.
"I want that bitch to experience an even worse scar on her face, at least...."
As he murmured that sentence, an idea popped into his head, and he finally found a good way to avenge without hurting the kids.
"Oh, that's right! I can just send someone to attack her while she is out doing something. I want her to have a scar that can't be healed! So she will have that as a reminder for the rest of her life!" Vernon said ruthlessly. Though, this was already the softest he could be.
He used to be even more unforgiving to the business rivals that tried to ruin his life.
"But I also want to know about her side of the family. That part really slipped in my mind."
Thus, after finding the ruthless solution to avenge his Big sis Chloe, Vernon sent a text to Diamond about it;
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To: Diamond Johnson
I've found the solution. Don't worry. I won't hurt the kids.
But I will make sure she will be scarred for life.
And also,
I want you to start investigating her family. Just ask around, don't let them know that they're being watched, understand?
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