"Urgh, fine, I can't really ask her here, since there's Mackie," Vernon said. "And she's probably going to avoid me again, but I'm not all hopeless."
"Even if Chloe refused to tell me. Diamond will help me instead. I'm sure she will not let this slide, after all, it's her best friend who got hurt."
…
Vernon realized that he could also guilt-trip Diamond into working together with him.
Based on his short observation, Diamond already saw Chloe as his true best friend since she dared to challenge his authority no matter how much intimidation Vernon did to her.
'She's very capable, and I'll make sure she will work with me to reveal who hurts my beloved— I—I mean, my Big sis Chloe,' Vernon shook his head once to make sure that he didn't think of a ridiculous idea.
Thus, Vernon ate his breakfast easily because he was certain he could influence Diamond to be on her side in this case.
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