Chapter 53

"Mr. Gray, are you sure about this? Don't you think it's a bit cruel for her?"

"No, it's not cruel at all. She said that she wanted to be treated like a regular worker, so I did," Vernon replied to Diamond. "This is the perfect contract for her. Don't you have the same contract?"

"But my salary is not this small, Sir! This is— this is—"

"Shut up, Diamond. She is working for me, I have all the rights to give her a contract, and if she doesn't like it, she could just leave," Vernon said. 

Chloe's heart sunk once she heard that. She had many suspicions growing in her head right now. 

'Contract? So, it's like a work contract, right? How bad could it be?' Chloe thought. She tried to be positive, but that positive idea got dispelled instantly, 'Wait, no. This is Vernon Phoenix Gray we're talking about. Of course, he will not let me off easy.'