"I—I left for a reason…." Vernon said weakly.
"And what was the reason?" Chloe asked.
Vernon glared at Chloe, who acted as if nothing wrong had happened between them. "I know everything, Chloe. You don't need to hide anything from me," Vernon claimed.
"Hide?" Chloe frowned in response. As much as she remembered, she didn't hide anything from Vernon.
'Well, except for the abuse that I experienced from his Big brother. But that was something unrelated to his current drunken rambling…' Chloe thought.
"I don't think I ever hide anything from you," Chloe said lightly.
Vernon was angry again, 'How could she still lie through her teeth?! How could she not realize how much pain she caused me?!'
Vernon continued staring at the beautiful eyes and sweet face of the woman he loved, and the heartache returned.
