"Ah—" Chloe assumed that Vernon and this woman had done it, so she asked to make sure;
"Um, did he use protection before doing it?"
…
…
"Huh?" Shailene was utterly dumbfounded by the question. She thought this woman named Chloe would confront her, yelling like a madwoman and calling her a bitch for sleeping with her lover.
But Chloe didn't seem to get mad. Instead, she sounded worried about Vernon's condition right now.
Chloe thought the woman on the phone didn't understand her question because she wasn't being straightforward.
Thus, Chloe took a deep breath and braced herself;
"I just want to know if he used condom when having sex with you. Because he left his packs of condoms at home," Chloe explained, which stunned Shailene even more.
"You're calling him just for that?"
"Um… yes," Chloe confirmed.
