Chloe rested her forehead on the steering wheel, trying to find a good solution to this complicated feeling.
"Vernon, if I dare myself to forget all my fears and let you become Mackie's father figure, would you be able to take all the risks?"
"You know that Mackie and I have been doomed since the very beginning. We're directly connected with Vincent, and everyone who goes against Vincent will have their life ruined."
"Do you truly understand the danger you're putting yourself into? Vincent has tortured me for ten years straight, he shed off all his mature and gentle persona right after we exchanged our vows, and by that time, it was too late for me to escape."
Chloe wanted to say all that in front of Vernon. She did say that she wanted to struggle a little against Vincent, but it was still so scary for her.
Just imagining Vincent looking at her like looking at a corpse already sent shivers down her spine.
