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[Warning: Violence.]

Maria could only grit her teeth even harder. She knew that Vernon was right. Vincent was very incompetent right now. He could barely manage to keep his sanity without Chloe around. He couldn't even run his own company, let alone fight a monster like Vernon. 

Vernon naturally knew that he was right. Vincent was unstable and incompetent without Chloe around. He needed Chloe to be able to function properly, just like Vernon. But that bitch Chloe actually dared to run away, and without her presence, Vincent began to act erratic in front of everyone instead of unleashing it all on Chloe. He began to show his degeneracy, and that affected his decision-making. Thus, making him very prone to make stupid mistakes. 

Chloe was like the cogs in their machine. Once lost, the machine would malfunction or turn useless until the cogs were put back in place.

"You know what, my big brother and I aren't so different, really, the difference between us is just how we treat our beloved woman," Vernon said. "We have both been obsessed with Chloe since we were young. I've been obsessed with her since I was only seven years old, and that feeling never changed for years, even after she married Vincent."

"Of course, I, a man who has been in love with Chloe for years, will not waste the chance to make her mine once I saw her running away from her abusive husband," Vernon said, revealing everything that he had planned so far. "I forced her into a contract as long as she can be by my side. But who would've expected that she would melt my cold heart, and reciprocate my feelings as well? It's like a dream come true."

"And I will never allow anyone to ruin my dream, even if that means I have to kill everyone in my family," Vernon showed his true nature in front of Maria. He never showed his ruthless and cruel side in front of Chloe because he didn't want to scare his beloved. 

But this old bitch was a different case. She deserved every bit of cruelty she'd get. It was a payment for all the wrongdoings she had so far. 

Maria could only glare at Vernon with hatred because she was too weak even to open her mouth, let alone struggle. 

Vernon chuckled, "How does it feel to be beaten by the woman you looked down upon the most? I know you see Chloe as a weakling that can't do anything, right? Now you see how much you've miscalculated by touching her daughter."

Vernon looked around the morgue, and his eyes darted at the body bag with Judith's corpse inside. He smirked as he already got the idea of how to get rid of this old bitch without leaving any trace. 

"You know, I can just leave you here for a night or two, and you will die naturally, because your old body can't hold on for much longer," Vernon said. "However, if I do that, that means you will die because of my beloved's hand, and I don't want to dirty her hand with filthy blood like you."

"I also have no intention to kill you. I don't want to touch my beloved with a bloodstained hand, so I have a plan for you," Vernon said. He pointed at Judith's corpse inside the body bag. "You know the identity of that body, right? Last night, Chloe already agreed to give Judith a cremation so she could keep the ash of her mother. Because holding a funeral might be too dangerous right now, at least we can bury her ashes later after I can topple Vincent."

"But how about you? Do you think I will give you a proper burial? Pfft—HAHAHAHA!" Vernon laughed maniacally for a good minute before he suddenly stopped laughing and glared back at Maria. "I will cremate your body, and dump your ashes in the toilet. That's where you belong."

Maria's eyes widened. She lost all her fierceness when Vernon said she'd be cremated and dumped into the toilet. Though she didn't believe in God, she still wanted to be buried in the Gray family cemetery, where she truly belonged with all the powerful men and women. 

She opened her mouth as if she wanted to beg for forgiveness. But no voice came out. It seemed that Chloe strangled her too hard to the point that she had lost her voice.

Vernon was satisfied seeing the horror and fear in Maria's eyes. She was a ruthless old lady who never spared any of her targets, and Vernon would do the same.

He would spare her no pity. She didn't deserve it. 

Vernon finally released Maria's head, and she slumped to the floor without any strength left. 

"I don't want to dirty my beloved's hand, and I don't want to dirty mine as well. I will send one of my men to kill you here, and stuff you inside a body bag. You will be cremated with Judith."

Maria's body started to tremble once she knew this was her demise. She didn't want to die like this, not when she knew that Vincent and Vernon would eventually ruin the company that Mr. Vaughn Gray had worked so hard to expand.

'No! Not like this! I need to save Vaughn's company!' Maria said in her heart. She tried to muster some of the strength left in her. But when she was about to raise her head, Vernon suddenly pressed her head to the floor and said;

"Stay down, I don't want to listen to your begging. Just wait for your execution, you old bitch."

Maria could only lament as she realized her death was near. The only thing in her mind was Mr. Vaughn Gray, the man who changed her life and saved her from a life of poverty and the common people and made her a powerful woman of her own.

Maria, who didn't believe in God, took Vaughn Gray as the highest man to deserve honor, so she saw him as her God instead.

'I'm sorry, Master Vaughn. I tried my best to help. I tried my best to serve your son, but Vincent is too incompetent. He cannot do anything against Vernon,' Maria lamented. 'I'm sorry that I cannot fulfill my promise to keep the company afloat, but at least, you should be happy because your second son, Vernon Phoenix Gray, is more competent than Vincent would ever be, and he is an even bigger monster than his big brother.'

'Yes, your second son is a scary monster, Master Vaughn, he has your blood after all. It doesn't matter how much he loved Chloe right now. Vernon will soon turn into the second Vincent who will abuse her. So I consider this as an honor to die under the hand of your son's order,' Maria thought. She had a thin smile before she closed her eyes, 'This is better than dying a natural death. Thank you so much for giving me life, and ending my life like this, Master Vaughn.'

**

Vernon finally left the morgue. He called one of his henchmen, and once the man walked to him, Vernon ordered, "Kill that old woman inside, stuff her inside one body bag, and report back to me."

ραпdαn૦νel "Yes, Sir," the henchman nodded without hesitation. He was a mercenary, a paid killer, to be exact. It wasn't difficult for him to carry out such a heartless task. 

"Good, my secretary will help you cover up for this woman. But this shouldn't be difficult, that old woman has no family of her own. So nobody will search for her."

The executor entered the morgue and closed the door. Vernon leaned on the morgue door while waiting for the execution. He called Diamond.

—

"Good morning, Sir," Diamond greeted as she picked up the call. "This is still early in the morning, do you want me to do something?"

"Yes," Vernon replied. "That old bitch is done for. But I need you to handle a few things for me."

Diamond took a deep breath as she prepared herself, "Are you still in that hospital, Sir?"

"Yes," Vernon confirmed. "Come here as soon as possible, and clean the mess. Cremate the body of Judith Carlson and Maria. Don't forget to send the urns to the penthouse."

"Certainly, Sir. I'll be there soon."

Beep.

—

Right after Vernon finished the call, the executor exited the morgue and reported, "It's all done, Sir, that woman has been stuffed inside a body bag."

"Good, you should wait here, my secretary will help you handle the rest," Vernon said. "She will also do the payment."

"Thank you, Sir. I'm sorry that we failed to protect your wife and daughter," the executor said. 

Vernon was still pissed with the fact that the bodyguards he hired weren't able to protect his woman. But at the same time, he also had himself to blame because he only sent four bodyguards for Chloe instead of at least ten or even fifteen.

"You should be thankful that my wife and daughter are unharmed. If something happens to them, you guys will be next," Vernon said coldly. "I'll leave now, wait for my secretary to come here."