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"A bridesmaid dress? For whose wedding?" Vernon asked.

Diamond rolled her eyes, "Oh come on, Sir. I know that you and I have the same idea. Of course I'm just well prepared for you two's wedding," she said. Diamond put one hand on her waist and raised one brow teasingly, "Well, if you have no plan to marry her, then I'll introduce her to my brothers, a lawyer and a cop, pretty sure they'd be happy to marry Chloe."

Vernon's eyes widened, "Don't you dare, Diamond!"

"Then you shouldn't let something like this ruin your relationship with her. Make sure that you treasure her well, or else I'll ask my brothers to treasure her instead," Diamond spun and left without looking back, acting as if she didn't see her boss glaring at her.

"You— I'm not done talking to you!" Vernon raised his voice. He was both frustrated and embarrassed at the same time. Because he actually felt threatened deep inside his heart, scared that Chloe would move on with another man if he didn't get his shit together.

"Ugh," Vernon slumped back to his chair as Diamond closed the door. He had to admit that he got insecure whenever Diamond brought up his brothers.

Naturally, Vernon knew Diamond's brothers because he had to inquire about everything about her before hiring her as his secretary.

Diamond's brothers were regular men. They were handsome black dudes, one with the rough build of a cop and the slightly more refined build of a lawyer.

"Of course, I'm much better than them. I'm rich, much more handsome, have more sex experience and…" Vernon paused and gulped. Other than superficial traits, Diamond's brothers were miles better than him.

They were normal people with normal jobs and normal childhood, complete with a normal family.

They were all the normalcy that Chloe craved the most, as she didn't seem interested in the exorbitant wealth he offered. So Vernon always felt threatened whenever he compared himself to those men.

"Well, I can't give her the complete normalcy that she wants. But I will give her everything else that she wants," Vernon sighed. "If only Chloe is a bit more lavish, or craves something more superficial like owning a private jet, things would've been so much easier for me to completely own her heart."

Vernon felt much more relaxed after bickering with Diamond. He wouldn't lie that Diamond was the friend he needed and would slap him with reality to balance out his chaotic mind.

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Vernon tapped the armrest with his fingers, trying to find a way to address his worry and convince Chloe not to do anything stupid without scaring her.

"Well first, I got to compose myself," Vernon muttered. "Or else I'll keep getting angry whenever Chloe tries to defend that old bitch, for whatever reason."

Vernon was curious about what his useless mother said to Chloe that would completely convince her like that.

Was she trying to guilt trip Chloe from ruining the Gray family? Or guilt-tripping her about Mackie?

While Vernon was still thinking about a way to coax Chloe, the door was suddenly slammed open, and Diamond stared at him with horror in her eyes.

"Jesus, Diamond, you fucking scared me!" Vernon cursed spontaneously.

"Sir, Jesus and fuck shouldn't be put in the same sentence," she commented. "But I have bad news, Sir."

"What is it?"

"Vincent Gray and Secretary Maria, they are here," Diamond reported. "I got the call from the receptionist, Vincent demanded to go to the top floor and meet you."

Vernon straightened his back immediately. His expression became stern, and he put his hands on the desk, "Let them in. I think he wants to know my answer to the offer."

"Yes, Sir."

**

Vincent and Secretary Maria went up with the VIP elevator straight to the top floor. He leaned on the wall and glanced at the old hag carrying his briefcase.

"Did you bring all the necessary documents for him to sign?" Vincent asked.

"Yes, Sir, I have everything prepared," Maria confirmed. She gave her a side glance and asked, "You seem to be very confident that he will sign it, Sir. I don't think Vernon is an idiot, far from it."

"I know he's not an idiot," Vincent replied with confidence, as always. He had zero worries in his eyes regarding his Little bro. "But that doesn't mean I cannot pressure him to sign. Even if he refused to sign his share for the new makeup company, as long as he took the job to promote our new makeup brand, his fate is sealed in my hand."

Secretary Maria went silent. She was quite surprised when her boss told her what he could do to trap Vernon. It was quite smart, too, very 'Vaughn-like' if she may say.

"Do you hate him, Sir?" Secretary Maria asked. She wished Vincent would say yes, and he couldn't wait to destroy that young man. She saw Vernon as a looming threat that might be a big danger to the company, so they had to take him out before he ruined the company to which Maria dedicated her life.

"Hate? Why?" Vincent scoffed. "No matter how many times you try to convince me to hate my Little bro, I will never hate him, Maria. He is the only family that I have. I just want him to have what I have, so we can be even together as brothers— with me slightly overpowering him in any aspect in life. It's just how it should be."

"By trapping him?" Maria sneered.

Vincent grinned mysteriously, "Although I trust him a hundred percent, I still have to make sure that he won't cross his line. He needs to be lesser than me, so I can feel at ease."

'His ego is unbelievable,' Maria thought. 'But I guess that's the main trait of Gray's family. I'm still glad that Vincent is not a weak man who'd fall on his knees for a woman. It would be better if he could just be pests like Vernon and Chloe, so he'll be an efficient CEO."