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"Huh? Why not?" Vernon asked. "I thought you love a spacious garden."

"I—I do, but…. Um… I think I've started to like this place…." Chloe pointed at a random spacious spot near the laundry room. "See that spot over there? I can build a small garden with potted plants in that area. I can also put many potted plants on the balcony. I bet it'll be even more beautiful!"

…

'She's lying,' Vernon said in his heart. It was so easy to tell due to her nervousness.

He also remembered clearly how much Big sis Chloe wanted to have a spacious home so she could grow lots of vegetables and flowers. She told him she had wanted that since she was a kid because she was born and grew up in New York, where everything and everyone was squeezed so tightly together.

She even mentioned a few times that the Gray family mansion would look better if the garden had more variety. Now, Vernon had all the money to buy her a spacious mansion if she wanted to, but she preferred to stay here? In this regular-sized penthouse?

'There must be a reason that she doesn't want to move out of this apartment. Either something… or someone…' Vernon theorized. He started having dark thoughts, mostly about the possibility that Chloe was meeting someone— someone more special than him when he was working. 'I don't want to think that you're cheating on me, my love. But why do you need to hide something from me? Why do you need to lie?'

'Is our story so short-lived that you grow bored of me after seven months?'

Vernon's heart was crushed on the inside, but he kept his straight face and acted as if nothing was wrong.

Because if he let his temper override his logic, he'd definitely yell at Chloe and force her to tell the truth, or he'd explode even more.

"I see, so you want us to live in this penthouse for a while?"

"Um…"

"How long would that be?" Vernon asked. "I actually don't want to live in this penthouse for too long. You should give me a time frame so I know how long I would have to live here."

Chloe remembered that Dorothea said she'd stay for a while, probably about two months. She believed she could mend the estranged mother-son relationship between Dorothea and Vernon.

"Two months," Chloe stated. "I need two months and we can move out."

"You NEED two months?" Vernon peered suspiciously. "What for? Surely there must be something that's keeping you here."

"Ah— I— um… I just need to prepare myself. Moving out is not easy, especially when you already feel safe in the area," Chloe reasoned. Vernon was forced to accept the lie, or else he'd start arguing.

"Fine, two months, and we will move out," Vernon said. "I will prepare for Mackie's transfer to the new school."

"Oh, I'll have to go to Mackie's current school for administration."

"Don't," Vernon rejected quickly. "You'll get caught again. I'll go there myself—"

"Vernon, you can't," Chloe said. "That principal will report your appearance to Vincent. Diamond is also out of question, she has a close connection to you, Vincent will also recognize her."

"Besides, the one who can submit a transfer request is the guardian of the student. So it's only either me or Vincent."

…

"I will dispatch ten bodyguards with you, and there is no room for negotiation, Chloe. You must go with ten bodyguards or you're not going at all."

Chloe sighed and nodded reluctantly, "Alright, you can send ten bodyguards to protect me."

Vernon nodded and zipped his lips after that. He was still crossing his arms, staring intently at Chloe, which made the latter feel shy.

She thought Vernon was impatient for the 'fun' that was about to happen.

Thus, Chloe took the initiative to stand up and walked toward Vernon. She took the initiative to sit on his lap, and she could feel Vernon's whole body jolt a little when her butt sat on his thigh.

Vernon's breath became heavy, but his eyes were still staring straight, and his arms crossed together.

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'Does he want me to be even more active than this?' Chloe wondered.

Of course, she was embarrassed right now. But she thought it was also her duty to show her interest in him. All this time, it was always Vernon who showed eagerness and took a more active role.

'I guess this is my first time to be the active one,' Chloe thought. She got even more nervous, though, because she never showed any kind of eagerness to Vincent before.

In fact, Vincent always wanted Chloe to be passive, like a doll he could fuck whenever he wanted.

Chloe was not allowed to show resistance or reluctance. She just had to lay and let Vincent do everything to his body, a whimper of pain was acceptable, though, and that was the only thing that Chloe did every time she had sex with Vincent.

She'd whimper and cry because she felt absolutely humiliated. She felt like a cheap prostitute whenever she had sex with Vincent.

But Vernon was different.

She felt wanted whenever she was touched by him. She felt a lot of new sensations whenever he ran his finger through her skin, and the way he looked at her as if she was the only woman he had ever loved in this world.

"Um… Vernon, d—do you need me to do something?" Chloe asked with a low voice. She tried to say more, but she was too shy.

…

Again, Vernon said nothing. He didn't even want to look at Chloe, even though his face was already flushed just like hers, and he lightly bit his lower lip a few times to control himself.

Chloe looked down to check and realized that Vernon's bulge was so big it must've been suffocating under his slim fit trousers.

"Um, I… I can take care of this," Chloe murmured. She placed her hand on his bulge, and his cock twitched instantly.