27: Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Chloe left the CEO's office and gave the car key to the guard in the lobby.  1

The guard bowed at her respectfully, and he left for a while, only to return with a brand new silver Bentley Continental GT. How did she know it was brand new? Because the guard boasted about it. 

"Mr. Phoenix Gray bought this about three days ago, Missus. He ordered me to take care of it until he gave the key to someone. Turns out that someone is you," the security guard said. "It's ready to use, and all the documents are inside the car."

"T—Thank you…."

Chloe walked towards her new car awkwardly and opened the car door. She sat inside her car for a while. Honestly, it wasn't her first time ever driving a luxury car.

Vincent had a lot of luxury cars with astronomical prices, and Chloe drove one or two for her daily transportation. 

But she felt more pressure sitting in this car, to the point that she felt pricked with hundreds of needles on the (supposedly) comfortable seat. 

Because she knew that she obtained this through sex work, no matter how you said it, it was still sex work. Even worse, she worked for her brother-in-law!

Chloe was dazed for a while until she shook her head, "Chloe, this is not the time to lament. You told yourself that you're willing to do anything for Mackie. Even if that means you have to sell your body…."

Chloe took a deep breath and turned on the car. She stepped on the gas and drove to the motel. She had to pack their stuff and put it inside the new apartment in Phoenix Tower. 

After she was done, she went to the Phoenix Tower. She carried their (hers and Mackie's) luggage to the lobby and spoke to the receptionist; 

"Uhh… Mr. Phoenix Gray told me to live here. May I ask to be escorted?" Chloe asked. 

The receptionist looked at Chloe from head to toe, and she was doubtful that Mr. Phoenix Gray would take an early 30s woman to live in his apartment.

'Maybe a maid?' the receptionist thought. 'I guess she will live on the lower floor.'

"Do you have any recommendation letter or something?" the receptionist asked rudely. "I can't bring you in without any recommendation."

"Ah, I don't have that, but I have the key…." Chloe fished the white card from her pocket and put it on the counter. 

The receptionist frowned when she saw the card.

—White card—

Phoenix Tower

20.02 

—

'Floor 20? Isn't that a bit… too expensive for a maid?' she thought. 'Maybe Mr. Phoenix Gray wants that room to be cleaned for a special someone?'

Feeling unsure, the receptionist flipped the apartment card, and she jolted out of shock when she saw Mr. Phoenix Gray's signature behind the card.

This was legit, and of course, Mr. Gray wouldn't let a maid use a private card like this. He would give her the staff card instead if she was a real maid.

The receptionist gulped, "P—Please wait for a moment."

The receptionist quickly called Diamond— Mr. Phoenix Gray's secretary for confirmation, and the only thing Diamond said was—

"If her name is Chloe Gray or Chloe Carlson, treat her with respect, or you'll get fired by Mr. Phoenix Gray."

—

The receptionist quickly changed her expression in front of Chloe, "Miss, may I know your name?"

"Chloe Carlson," Chloe replied, not wanting to bring her 'Gray' surname here. 

"Ah! Y—yes, my name is Anna, Miss. I'm the receptionist for Phoenix Tower. Let me escort you to the floor. Please follow me," Anna, the receptionist, said. She looked at Chloe's luggage, so she told a janitor to carry it.

Anna used a VIP lift and went straight to the 20th floor, "Miss, you can always use this VIP lift. This lift will take you straight to the 20th and 21st floors. I will give you a card later," 

"Thank you, Anna…."

They arrived on the 20th floor, and Anna led the way. She started explaining while walking, "This floor only has two big rooms. 

"The room on the left is used for Mr. Gray's second office. Only Diamond— his secretary and the maids ever entered the office."

"And on your right—" Anna used the white card from Chloe to unlock the door, "—Is an empty apartment. This apartment has been empty since Mr. Phoenix Gray bought this building. He renovated it to make a new apartment, but it's not listed, so it can't be bought or rented. But he made sure that the staff cleaned it daily."

Anna opened the door and allowed Chloe to enter first. 

Chloe walked in and halted her step once she saw the size of this apartment; she expected a small studio room, at least enough for her and her daughter.

But what she got was a huge apartment, it was basically a luxury apartment, fully furnished, and everything was brand new. 

Anna walked in and started explaining like a real-estate agent, "This apartment has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a living room, and a kitchen with a direct central park view. There is also entry to a long balcony if you want to have an evening tea while looking at the central park. Miss Chloe will be the first to live here, so all the facilities are guaranteed to be brand new. There will be two housekeepers who clean this apartment every morning, and if you need anything, you can just call me on the phone. The receptionist desk phone code is 3."

Chloe looked around in awe until she forgot to breathe. Of course, this wasn't her first time ever looking at an expensive apartment. Vincent had everything, twice the amount that Vernon had. 

But what shocked her was that Vernon owned this apartment building, "Is everything under Vernon's name?" Chloe asked. 

"The building is under Mr. Vernon Phoenix Gray's name, but he listed many of the apartment rooms from 5th to 19th floor, Miss Chloe," Anna replied.

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