306 Chapter 306

Priscilla slowly got up. She stood still for a while, trying to process what had just happened.

Her tears had dried up since she cried too much in Vincent's office, but the pain still lingered in her heart. It might be permanent at this point.

"He ditched me so easily, even though I dedicated four years of my life to him…." Priscilla murmured. "Then what about all the sweet moments we went through? Was it all just a lie? Or maybe just a product of a heated moment because he was so horny about fucking me?"

Deep down, Priscilla knew that Vincent never loved her. That guy didn't love anything or anyone other than himself.

But she continued deluding herself, thinking she had a chance.

Priscilla opened her fist to see the crumpled fifty thousand dollar check.

"So this is what you call the 'last payment', huh?" Priscilla scoffed. "Oh well, I'll take it. This is also compensation for the assault you did to me just now."

Priscilla called an Uber and returned to her apartment. She was silent the whole time, but her heart was burning with fury.

She took another bath, washing away all the dirt and tears that stained her beautiful face.

After she was done with the bath, she stared at herself in the vanity and calmly said;

"I will find a man better than you, Vincent. I will find a man richer, stronger, smarter, and a lot more handsome than you! I'll make you regret ever ditching me."

"And I know the right man to look for."

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Shailene had just finished another therapy session with her most prominent client.

An old woman who had a cheating husband. She was rich after her husband passed away and inherited all the money for her.

But the emotional damage was permanent in her heart, straining her from making a new relationship with another man, and making her unable to get close to her two sons.

Shailene sighed, "Dorothea Gray is obviously suffering. But I can see why Vernon doesn't like her at all. Because he was groomed by a woman named Chloe.

Shailene listened to some of the words from Dorothea from the most recent session.

How she could not take care of Vernon because she was dealing with her own trauma, and in exchange, he was being taken care of by Chloe since he was seven years old."

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"That girl… she comes from a poor family. She used her charm to hook my first son, and then used her charm to groom my second son," Dorothea said during one of her sessions.

"Grooming? That is a strong allegation, Mrs. Gray," Shailene frowned, but her hand continued writing something in her notepad. "Maybe she is just taking care of him? Since you're unable to do so."

'',

"No, I have proof that she is seducing my first and second son! She's a pedophile!" Dorothea claimed.

"A proof?"

"Yes! My second son was so innocent before Chloe came to his life. But in only a month after her arrival, Vernon suddenly knew about how to have sex in a very detailed way, and he was only seven at that time!" Dorothea yelled as she got worked up.

She might not be close to Vernon, but he was still her second son! So she was worried when Vernon suddenly told her he wanted to have sex with Big sis Chloe at seven.

She wanted to do something but was busy with her depression, and Vernon was too much for Dorothea to handle.

So she ignored it and dealt with her depression by buying a lot of expensive stuff with Vaughn's black card.

"And you think Chloe was the one who taught him about it?"

"Who else?!"

"Maybe it's Vincent? Or your late husband," Shailene theorized. "Boys usually discover and talk about sexual stuff with their male relatives, whether it's father, brother, uncle, or male cousin."

'',

Dorothea got annoyed because Shailene didn't believe her completely, "Do you really think that my husband and first son would do something so despiseful such as teaching my seven-year-old son explicitly about sex?!"

"They might not be saints, but they're not that deprived! The only one who can teach Vernon about that stuff is Chloe!" Dorothea insisted. "You don't know how obsessed Vernon was with that woman when he was a teenager!"

'I know, I know very well,' Shailene replied in her heart.

After all, Chloe was the reason why she and Vernon broke up at university.

Vernon called the wrong name. He called his 'Chloe' instead of 'Shailene' when she gave him a blowjob.

So she knew that Vernon was still obsessed with that woman named Chloe.

"That kid boldly claimed to everyone that he would be the one marrying Chloe. He didn't even care if he had to face his Big brother," Dorothea said.

"Now, do you think that kind of idea is normal for a teenage kid? He is too obsessed with her, to the point that Vernon's mind is all about her. That's why I agreed immediately when he said he wants to leave New York and study abroad!" Dorothea claimed. "I want him to forget about that manipulative woman Chloe. She had gotten my first son, I don't want her to seduce my second son too!"

"That bitch— Chloe, she must've been manipulating Vernon the whole time. She knew that Vernon was just a kid, so she indoctrinated him to think that he cannot love anyone other than her."

"Now, do you really think I will ever forgive her for that? I already hate her for marrying my first son, and I will hate her even more if she dared to seduce my second!"

…

'It seems to be too late for that, Mrs. Gray,' Shailene replied in her heart. 'That guy now lives with Chloe, and is still as obsessed as ever.'

Shailene only nodded as a response in front of Dorothea, which prompted Dorothea to say;

"You have to trust me, Shailene! That bitch is dangerous! She is using her charm to hook my sons, and I will forever resent her for it!"

...

"Yes, Mrs. Gray. I trust you."

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