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"Just do what I told you to do," Dorothea said nonchalantly. "Don't worry, I will take full responsibility."

"I understand, Madam. I'm just making sure that you don't make a mistake with the memo," Nigel said. "Keep it in mind that we cannot reverse this decision after I locked the fund for three months, Madam. It requires complex bureaucratic work that is not easy to be done."

"Yeah, just make sure that all the cumulative allowance will be transferred in bulk to all the scholarship awardees after three months."

"Yes, Madam. Understood," Nigel confirmed. He had a bad feeling about this because he knew what Madam Gray did would anger Mr. Vincent Gray.

Nigel didn't know Madam's true intention and dared not ask. He feared he'd get involved in something that would harm his life.

Thus, he could only say, "Stay safe, Madam."

"Mhm, you too, Nigel."

Beep.

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Dorothea tossed her phone right next to her. She was staring at the glass pane across the sofa, and again, her gaze was solely focused on the Phoenix Tower.

Her muddled mind cleared up a bit after the call. She remembered that she had a promise that she wanted to keep, and that was to help Chloe and Vernon.

"Well, technically, I don't need to do it anymore, since Vernon will not appreciate my help anyway," Dorothea murmured. "But I'm doing this to repent. I have to do something to compensate for all the mental damage I did to Vernon and Chloe."

"All I need to do is to make sure that Vincent is in shambles for three months and give Vernon enough window to do stuff that he's planning to do," Dorothea said. "And after that, I can just overdose myself and leave this cruel world without at least a bit of pride in me."

Dorothea wouldn't have any regret leaving this world after she did something for her second son. She knew it wouldn't be enough to compensate for their mental damage, but disrupting Vincent's structured business was the only thing she could do.

"Well, there is one thing that I still have a regret in my heart," Dorothea murmured. "It's you, Chloe Gray. I wish that I have enough time in this world to know you better. Though our relationship started rocky, I believe that we can bond pretty well, maybe you can still be my daughter-in-law and my best friend. I'm pretty sure having you around will have a better effect than wasting all my money to hire that sham Shailene."

Dorothea sighed, "Unfortunately, there is no way that Vernon will allow Chloe to meet me again after this. So that's the end of our short, but very meaningful relationship as in-laws."

Dorothea felt that God was playing with her right now.

She found the light in Chloe and Vernon, and thought she could join this small family to spend her old days taking care of her granddaughter. It would be a perfect remedy after decades of suffering in her younger days.

But it seemed that God didn't want to be happy, because he destroyed the only hope Dorothea had, and now she was all alone again.

**

Chloe woke up the following day feeling refreshed after what happened last night.

It went well because she realized Vernon wasn't all that mad at her despite all the crazy stuff happening yesterday.

She still refused to believe that Vernon yielded because of her kiss, but the way he reacted and begged last night to get a kiss gave her the idea that she had that kind of power over him just with her sex appeal.

"Ah, that can't be. He was just extra horny last night, So he acted out of character just to get what he wanted," Chloe denied. She just couldn't imagine herself dominating a man, especially an absolutely intimidating and domineering man like Vernon.

She spent her life getting dominated by men. She was always submissive, especially when she lived with Vincent for the past ten years. She was used to listening and obeying, not giving orders.

"But imagine how fun it would be to get dominated or dominate each other with consent. Wouldn't that make things hotter during sex?" Chloe wondered, then her cheeks turned reddish once she realized what she was thinking about. "Okay, I need to stop thinking about sex. I can't be a pervert like Vernon, there has to be one person with a clear mind between us at least."

Chloe got up and washed her face in the bathroom to prepare for the day. She opened the door, and was surprised by Mackie who was standing in front of her door with a wide smile pasted on her face.

"Good morning, Mommy!" Mackie cheered.

"Ah, good morning, dear," Chloe greeted back. "Why are you up so early?"

"That's because I'm so excited, Mommy!" Mackie said. "Will we go to my new school today?"

"Ah, I talked to Uncle last night. He said that he is still finding a few options for you dear, then we can visit the schools one by one. Maybe we can visit them in two or three days."

"Aww," Mackie pouted. She was so excited because she thought she could finally move today. "Can I at least go to my old school? I want to say goodbyes to my friends."

"W—Well, dear, we cannot go to your old school as well," Chloe said. She had to be honest with this.

"Why?"

"Because…" Chloe tried to think of a way to explain that the place was too dangerous for them and Vincent might hurt them if they decided to go there.

But Chloe couldn't find the right words to deliver this explanation, and she started to feel nervous as Mackie kept on staring at her, waiting for an answer.

"It's because of that old Principal."

Chloe and Mackie turned their heads at the same time and saw Vernon fixing his tie while walking toward them. He was already in his suit, ready for work in the early morning.