At this moment... In the corridor outside, a crisp sound of high heels hitting the floor tiles came from far and approached. It soon appeared at the door of the ward. Wynn raised her eyebrows and looked over, her face turning unpleasant in an instant. What was she doing here? Philip noticed the change in Wynn’s expression. Turning his head, he saw a woman in a white trench coat with big wavy hair, wearing a black knee-length dress. With those slender and straight calves stepping on a pair of high heels, it made the woman’s temperament appear noble and graceful. Chloe Sommerset. She took off her sunglasses. With exquisite features and a brilliant appearance, she looked like a celebrity. “Why are you here? Didn't you go back to Capital City?” Philip was puzzled and stood up, his face slightly unhappy. Why did Chloe come here at this time? However... Chloe walked in, glanced at Wynn on the hospital bed, and turned her head as her red lips slightly parted. She said to
In an instant, Wynn and Philip were shocked! Several people quickly trotted upstairs. Of course, Wynn was supported by Philip. She dared not run too fast. Charles sweated profusely and said, “I don't know what happened. I just went out for a while and when I came back, I saw your mother getting emergency treatment. After I asked the doctor, I found out that she was poisoned.” Poisoned? Instantly, Philip's face was filled with a cold demeanour! He never expected that someone would poison Martha! Outside the door of the operating room, the family waited anxiously. Wynn was most worried. Her eyes were red, and she kept muttering, “How could such a thing happen? Who would poison Mom?” Charles could still withstand it as he waited by the door. Philip walked aside, called Theo, and said, “Bring some people to the hospital. Martha had an accident.” On the other side of the phone, Theo was immediately surprised and said, “Mr. Clarke, is the mother-in-law dead?” As if he
“Did you find her?” Philip asked with a frown. Theo replied, “The person is no longer in the hospital. I’ve looked for the administrator of the hospital. All nurses are registered. There’s no such person.” Philip was silent, pondered for a moment, and glanced at the operating room. He said, “Assemble manpower and search the city. I want to confirm the other party's intentions.” “Yes!” Theo nodded respectfully, then turned around and hurriedly left. Philip walked toward the door of the operating room. At the same time, the doctor came out of the room and took off his mask. Wynn was very anxious and worried. She took the doctor's hand and asked, “How is my mother?” The doctor said, “Fortunately, we found out in time and pumped her stomach. She’s fine for the time being but needs to be observed.” With that, Wynn and Charles breathed a sigh of relief. Half a day later, Martha’s ward was surrounded by family members. Martha, who just woke up, shouted in fear, “Help! Some
Philip chuckled and said, “No, what can I hide from my wife? If it’s true, may lightning strike me.” Upon hearing this, Wynn rolled her eyes at him and said, “Okay, don't swear indiscriminately.” “By the way, what are you going to do with Chloe?” Wynn asked. Regarding Chloe, Wynn did not want to know her past with Philip. As for what she wanted, Wynn was confident that she could handle her. However, what she cared most about were Philip’s thoughts. Philip sat down while bending over and squeezed his fingers in both hands. He was silent for a long time before saying, “Actually, I’ve not yet decided how to deal with the matter between me and her. It’s just a mess. She has done nothing wrong. I failed her before and I want to make it up to her.” Wynn glanced at Philip, who was looking melancholic, and said, “Phil, do you know what a woman doesn’t need the most?” Philip turned to look at Wynn dubiously and found that her profile was really beautiful. “What?” “The last t
Juan feigned ignorance and asked, “Is Philip very rich now? Isn’t his Clarke Group bankrupt? Doesn't he need to repay the debt?” Martha was angry. She also thought that Philip would become heavily in debt because of Clarke Group’s bankruptcy. At that time, she could still arrogantly call him a useless wimp. However, who knew that this kid had actually become the big boss behind Milanelson Angel Investment Group?! “You have no idea. Philip is rich now.” Martha glanced at the door of the ward, then continued to whisper, “He’s the boss behind Milanelson Angel Investment Group. He’s very rich!” Upon hearing this, Juan frowned. Milanelson Angel Investment Group?It was him! After thinking for a long time, Juan motioned for the nurse to go out, then pulled a chair to sit in front of Martha. He whispered, “Aunty Martha, do you want to turn all of Philip’s money into yours?” Hearing this, Martha was suddenly startled and looked at Juan in a panic. “No, it’s impossible. That
After an hour or two, Juan left the ward with a smile. Just as he was about to leave, he ran into Philip. “What are you doing here?” Philip asked with a cold expression, staring at Juan. Juan snorted, smiled coldly at the corners of his mouth, and put his hands in his trouser pockets. He said, “I’m here to visit Aunty Martha. Why? Am I not welcome?” “Philip, Juan came to see me. Don’t show him that attitude!” Martha was lying on the hospital bed and said in a dissatisfied tone Philip did not reply. After a few glances, he said coldly, “Hurry up and leave.” Juan did not plan to stay for long either. When passing by Philip's side, he said, “Philip, it’s almost game over for you. I hope you can still stand up and talk to me like this the next time we meet!” After that, Juan ignored Philip's dark expression and left directly. Standing at the door of the ward, Philip glared at Martha sullenly and asked, “Why was he looking for you?” Martha would be up to no good whenever
Agnes had been very busy dealing with this matter and lost a lot of weight in the past two months. However, these people seemed to have made up their minds to take Agnes down and swallow Gopher Delivery Services. “Mr. Grey, please stay and we can discuss further. However, your price of 500 million is too high. I’m afraid we can’t agree to it.” Agnes rushed out at this time. Wearing a white shirt, a pale pink skirt, and a pair of black high heels with her hair in a ponytail, she looked very capable and intellectual. Philip noticed it at one glance. She indeed looked thin and tired. However, Agnes did not see Philip in the crowd because her attention was all on Horace Grey. This was the task Philip assigned to her—to acquire the delivery market in Riverdale. “Hmph! What is there to discuss? 500 million is the final price! If you can't show your sincerity, don't talk about the cooperation!” Horace spoke in an arrogant tone.He looked back at Agnes, his gaze lingering on her
Hearing this, everyone looked sideways. Agnes immediately saw Philip in the crowd and was about to call out to him. Here, Horace’s face darkened. He pointed at Philip rudely and asked, “Who the hell are you? How dare you say such things? Who taught you this?” Horace did not put Philip in his eyes at all. By the looks of him, he should be an employee of Gopher Delivery Services. He was too rude! Therefore, Horace immediately turned to Agnes and questioned angrily, “Miss Summer, how can your company hire such an unqualified employee to talk to me this way? Aren’t you interested in this cooperation anymore?” “That’s right! There’s no need to get an employee to express your dissatisfaction this way!” “Hehe, I think there’s no need to hold any further discussions. Without Gopher Delivery Services, the business performance of our companies will be better!” For a while, several bosses spoke incessantly. They were already dissatisfied with the sudden emergence of Gopher Deliv
The other party simply looked at Loony indifferently without responding. Suddenly, Philip’s ear wiggled. He heard something. “Eat this. Someone's coming.” Philip stuffed a pill into Loony's mouth and pulled him into a corner to hide. He heard someone coming from the depths of the cellar. The man who spoke to them heard the movement and shut his mouth. The other prisoners remained silent as well. At this time, a familiar person appeared in front of Philip. It was none other than Brett. This Brett was different from the Brett Philip knew. This one looked sinister and cunning. Philip recalled the Brett he met yesterday. He was elegant and seemed like a trustworthy man at a glance. He was shocked to see this difference in just one day. “I’m ready to create my second human puppet. Does anyone want to volunteer your body?” Brett said with a vicious smile. In everyone’s eyes, he looked no different from the devil. “I have a special preference for humans. In that case, I’ll
“That must be it. Let’s take a look.” Philip pointed to the entrance of the cellar, and Loony shook his head in fear. “I have some knowledge of geomancy, and my gut is telling me that we should avoid that place. We may easily lose our lives there.” The cellar entrance looked very scary, so he refused to step inside. Philip could not be bothered. They were very close to finding the truth. They might miss the opportunity forever if they gave up right now. Hence, Philip dragged Loony into the cellar. Before Loony knew what was going on, he felt his vision go black, and he appeared in the cellar in the next second. He shook his head at Philip’s manhandling, shocked that Philip refused to listen to him. “It’ll be a disaster if we rush in recklessly.” Loony glanced at Philip helplessly. Although disappointed about Philip's distrust in him, it was useless to say anymore now that they were in the cellar. They should figure out how to leave. “With the gusts of cold wind, this
“Let’s go right now. I can’t wait to figure out the situation.” Loony forgot all about breakfast and pulled Philip out of the room. He shuddered when he walked past Hercules. He was afraid of this puppet from the bottom of his heart. Philip simply moved along without a word. He was afraid that Loony would let the cat out of the bag. Philip felt that Loony had exposed them because of his fear. “Philip, where are you going? Can you take me with you?” Aslan said in fear. He trembled all over at the thought of Hercules’ spooky gaze. He just wanted to follow Philip and leave this scary place. “Just stay here for now. If anything happens later, I'll inform you to take care of it.” It was the best time to leave them alone together. Philip would never take Aslan with him. Aslan was in despair to hear that he had to stay behind. As Philip marched away, Aslan gritted his teeth and went into Lyle's room as if he wanted to chat with him, but he was actually seeking refuge. Herc
Aslan felt that he was going nuts. He never thought he would meet someone so scary. That guy was torturing him mentally. “Your eyebags are really heavy,” Philip suddenly commented. Aslan was certainly scared out of his wits. Something was definitely up with that human puppet, but Philip did not intend to tell Aslan the truth yet. “I’ve decided not to sleep. Let’s see what that guy is up to!” Practitioners could go without sleeping for a long time but as humans, they had the habit of resting at fixed times. Philip shook his head at Aslan’s reaction. He could tell that Aslan would suffer immensely, but he had to sacrifice this poor guy to get to the bottom of this. “I’m off.” Aslan tossed the quilt to one side and walked out. The moment he opened the door, Philip heard him gasp. He looked out of the door curiously and saw Hercules standing outside, staring at Aslan oddly. “Dude, what’s your problem? Will you die if you don't peek at others?” Aslan said in annoyance. He
Aslan saw Hercules' face in the window. He was very angry and was about to curse when he realized that it was an illusion. Hercules was not around, and his window was tightly shut. “What the heck is wrong with me? Are my eyes playing tricks on me because I peeked at beautiful women one time too many?” Aslan was worried that something was wrong with his eyes. “This is weird. Did that guy do something to me to make me keep seeing his nasty face all the time?” Aslan shook his head helplessly and turned his head away. Since he saw that face in the window, he would choose to avoid looking at it. When Aslan turned to his bed, he saw Hercules’ face next to his bed again. This was getting ridiculous. Aslan reached out and grabbed the image, but it was just another illusion. Aslan suffered such a great blow that he hugged his quilt and ran to Philip’s room in a panic. He swore that he had never felt so embarrassed all his life. Hercules’ weird appearance was so terrifying that Asl
Some people were so powerful that someone would turn them into puppets after they died and continue to use them, and the abilities they possessed before they died would be increased by several times. Although human puppets were powerful, they were difficult to produce and required the sacrifice of innocent people, so many people saw it as a twisted and forbidden technique. Every once in a while, human puppets had to kill some powerful practitioners to renew their skin or the skin would disintegrate until it became unusable. Although Philip had met Brett, it was just a brief contact. He was not clear about the Spade family. Philip believed that the human puppet must have been produced by the Spade family because the puppet needed practitioners to renew its skin on a long-term basis or the secret would be exposed in no time. A newly formed puppet had no thoughts of its own. It would gradually think like normal people as time passed, but the most important advantage of a human pup
“I’ve known Hercules a long time ago. He’s very powerful and a top fighter of the Spade family. I didn't expect them to assign him to us. I feel a little flattered now,” Loony said. Philip noticed his reaction. Now that he was rational, they could continue the conversation. “Did he look like this when you saw him back then?” Philip thought that Hercules' mechanical reaction was strange. No normal person should act like that. “He seemed stiffer before, just like a robot, and he almost couldn’t think for himself. “Anyway, he just has to execute the orders given to him by his master without thinking too much. I quite envy him sometimes. His master always speaks his mind without beating about the bush. If I can find such a master… “Bah, I’m an independent individual. Why should I follow a master?” As Loony described his earlier encounter with Hercules, Philip found a clue. “You're right. I finally know what's wrong.” Philip smacked his thigh. He felt that Hercules was too m
“To tell you the truth, we’ve always wanted to take action against the Swift family, but our identity makes it inconvenient for us. We've always hoped that an individual force could take action on our behalf. “The Swift family has other families to support them, but you don’t have to worry about them. We can take care of them. You just need to confront the main family.” Brett clapped his hands together, and a man walked in the door. The man was burly and looked like a strong fighter. “He’s a guard of the Spade family and a force to be reckoned with. To show you my support and gratitude, I’ll lend this guard to you for the time being. His name is Hercules, and he’s no different from the Hercules in our mythology. I gave him this name to make him stronger.” Philip smiled. Sure enough, only humans would appreciate such things. “Hercules, you’ll be their point of contact. You need to do your best to help them if they need help and hold nothing back.” Philip felt Hercules’ power
“We’ll be meeting a young heir of the Spade family. He holds the highest status in the family apart from the head of the family. “I’m sure we can solve the problem as long as we reach an agreement with him. I’m just afraid…” Philip was puzzled by Loony’s hesitation. “What are you worried about? Are you worried that the Spade family won't help you?” Philip was curious. He did not know the Spade family, so he could not predict their reaction. “I’m just afraid that they may be concerned about how this incident will impact them. Although the Spade family resented the Swift family, they've never taken action against them over the years, which proves their caution. Now that things have escalated, I’m not sure if the Spade family will agree to our proposition.” Philip nodded. It was certainly worth consideration, but they could only find out after a talk with them. Philip was not worried about it. If they were willing to cooperate, both parties could form a strong alliance, but it