"You're right, Dorothea. You've failed to convince Vernon to accept you back. You've triggered him by accident after you told him the truth, and Vernon said that he doesn't want to see your face anymore."
"You fucked up, Dorothea, and I don't think he will ever forgive you anytime soon," Chloe kept attacking Dorothea with the harsh truth that stabbed the old woman's heart repeatedly.
"Y—You don't need to repeat it. I know…" Dorothea lamented.
"But, Vernon is not a heartless person," Chloe said. "He is having a hard time accepting you, but he knows that I treasure you. He also knows that you've been a good grandmother for Mackie. So, he told me that you are allowed to stay in this apartment. You'll live under his protection."
Dorothea's eyes widened. She turned around to face Chloe again, "C—Chloe, don't tell me that he—"