Chloe closed her eyes and buried her face into Vernon's chest. She felt guilty for forcing Vernon to meet Dorothea.
Maybe she just had such an idealized view of what a good family would be, so she thought that Vernon would be able to accept Dorothea if Dorothea tried hard enough.
As much as she wanted Dorothea to be with them, her focus had always been Vernon.
She wanted Vernon to have a complete family, with a mother, wife, and daughter. Because in her mind, Chloe always thought that Vernon would not have a happy life as long as he hadn't made peace with his past, and that past was his mother.
"I'm sorry, Vernon…." Chloe murmured. "I never thought that things could be this bad…."
Vernon tightened his hug for a while and then whispered gently, "It's never your fault. I know that you want the best for me. But I really don't need anyone except you and Mackie by my side."
