"You can't fool me."
Despite all his confident smile and uncaring attitude toward his mother, Vernon was actually deeply hurt by Dorothea's accusation.
He knew that he wasn't a good man, nor was he a good son. But Vincent was even worse than him, and Dorothea seemed to care for Vincent despite all the horrible stuff he did.
'Favoritism does exist,' Vernon thought. 'This old b***h never even cared for me when I was young. She was too busy drinking and crying like a madwoman.'
'Well, she was barely functioning by herself. She should be grateful that Chloe took care of me when I was young.'
He was also curious about Dorothea's relationship with Chloe.
From what he remembered, Dorothea absolutely despised Chloe because she didn't come from a good family, but Vincent insisted on marrying
