"Bored?" Vernon's frown got even deeper, his eyebrows scrunched together until they almost formed a straight line. He was about to say, 'that's bullshit,' but Mackie was with him, so he had to refrain from cursing.
He wasn't satisfied with that answer, but Mackie was just a kid, so she would believe all her mother's lies.
'Where did she go? There's no way she can drive with only one hand,' Vernon thought. He didn't want to have any kind of suspicion to Chloe. But he couldn't help it, especially when he knew that Chloe's life was always in danger.
'I'll ask her later,' he thought.
Chloe finished taking a bath and walked to the stair. She heard the sound of plates and metal utensils clanking and also the giggle of her daughter.
Her lips curled up as she realized that Vernon must've come home earlier today, 'That's good, he really needs some rest,' she thought.
