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"Yes," Dorothea confirmed. "Get me a room there. I want to meet my second son."

...

The driver didn't know what just happened and what would happen soon inside that Phoenix Tower, but he was here to work and would do his job without question.

"Understood, Madam."

The car drove through the night until they reached the Phoenix Tower, famously owned by the handsome, young CEO-- Vernon Phoenix Gray, who went viral for his dashingly handsome appearance and how young he was considering all of his success.

The car was parked in the basement, and the driver said, "We're here, Madam."

"Go up and rent the room for me," Dorothea said. "Put it under your name and never say that I am the one who's renting. I'm afraid that my son already puts restrictions on me. I know he will, considering how paranoid he can be."

...

"Understood, Madam."

The driver went up to rent an apartment room for Dorothea. She stared emptily at the dim light of the basement parking. She wasn't thinking straight right now, so all she did was use her heart to guide her.

As much as she wanted to start accusing Chloe of being the bitch that Shailene claimed she was, Dorothea still wanted to meet her.

Dorothea wanted to see if Chloe was truly the manipulative whore, or if it was all just in her head and Shailene's mouth.

She also wanted to know about Chloe's relationship with her second son, Vernon.

She knew she had no right to intervene in Vernon's relationship. After all, she hadn't done her duty as a mother since she gave birth to him.

But she wanted to know his true intention of returning to New York. Was it just for business or to destroy the Gray family?

To destroy her...

The driver returned to the car with a card key in his hand. He entered the car and twisted his body to face Madam Gray sitting at the back, "Madam, this is the card key. I have rented an apartment for a week under my name. But the room quality might not meet your standard, Madam. The best they have is the two-bedrooms with balcony, penthouse is not available. I'm sorry, Madam."

Dorothea smiled at her driver and accepted the card key, "You've done a great job, thank you, Jonathan."

The driver's eyes widened instantly, "M--Madam, you know my name?!"

"But of course," Dorothea said. "I was the mistress of the house before I hired someone else to manage the people inside the Gray mansion for me. Naturally, I know people around me. I know that you just had your first baby. Heard that from the rumors around the Gray mansion. Congratulations."

The driver went silent but nodded to confirm, "Yes, Madam. Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure working with you for the past five years."

"And you will continue working with me," Dorothea said. "Jonathan, I want you to take a break-- at least for a month, don't worry, it will be paid leave. I will tell the head butler that I'll be busy having a trip to Greece, but you should not tell anyone about my presence here, understand?"

...

Jonathan knew that it wasn't his place to ask this. He kept reminding himself that he was just a driver.

But he couldn't help but get a little worried, "Madam... are you alright? Do you need me to bring a maid with you?"

"No, and also no," Dorothea replied firmly to make herself sound strong, but her bitter smile said otherwise. "I am not alright. But I can manage myself. You don't need to worry about me."

"Oh-- and, you should spend more time with your wife and newborn baby. I bet she will appreciate it so much," Dorothea advised.

"I will, Madam. They're always in my mind," Jonathan, the driver, answered firmly. "Thank you, Madam. You're so kind."

"Haha, I'm not kind," Dorothea said. She opened the door and gave Jonathan the last look before smiling again. "But I'm trying not to be a terrible person."

The door was shut, and Dorothea went to the elevator to go up to her floor.

She entered the room, putting her bag on the sofa before she sat next to it.

Her eyes wandered around the room, and Jonathan was right. This was just a regular two bedroom apartment with a balcony, though the balcony view was surely beautiful.

But that wasn't her main focus.

She was more focused on the fact that Vernon could buy an entire apartment building in the middle of New York with his own money.

Dorothea was actually terrified when she learned about this fact. Vernon said it loud and proud in front of her when she summoned him into her room during her birthday half a year ago.

He said he had already bought an apartment building a year before moving to New York. He already had everything set for him and was already working on branching out in many sectors to gain a footing in the US market.

Dorothea told him not to try fighting against Vincent in the market because he was the Gray family's true heir, but Vernon told her that he didn't care.

He told Dorothea that his Big brother could beat him in any business if he was better than him.

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'And Vincent will not believe what I said to you just now, you dying hag,' Vernon said ruthlessly back then. He scoffed full of ridicule at Dorothea and added, 'You will see some shit about to happen with your family. Just wait and see.'

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"I guess it does come true in such a short time. I feel like this is the end of my family. The end of me," Dorothea murmured. "But even if everything falls apart, I still want to know if Chloe has been doing this to ruin my life like what Shailene said, or if she's just stuck in a bad place and has no way to escape, like what happened when I married Vaughn back then."

Thus, Dorothea texted Chloe the last text before she closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly.