Chapter 40: Chapter 40

"Ah, what should I do? Vernon cannot hear about this," Chloe mumbled while staring in the mirror. "If he knows I have a problem with my body, he might find me annoying…."

"Maybe he will even kick me out after finding me not suitable to work for him. He is very unpredictable after all…."

Of course, everything that she said just now was a mere assumption.

But knowing how Vernon could be so easily irritated and angry, she didn't want to take her shots. 

All she wanted was to save a lot of money for her daughter, and maybe she could do another job, or open a store later, just any way to support herself.

She could get money from the divorce settlement, but Vincent refused to divorce her, and knowing his and all of his corrupt, powerful connections, Chloe would be the one in the wrong and suffer the most damage. 

She had no plan to woo Vernon whatsoever. She didn't even believe in love anymore…