The point of view shifted back to Philip’s side. When he returned to the hotel, Wynn was already anxiously pacing back and forth in the living room. Seeing that Philip had returned, she stepped forward anxiously and asked with worry, “How did things go? Have they been settled? What did Lynn say? What did Uncle Martin and Uncle Bernard say?” Philip helped Wynn sit down and comforted her, saying, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this matter. You should stay here and take good care of yourself and the baby. I’ll make a trip back to Riverdale tonight. I think there’ll be some troublesome matters to deal with.” Philip could already guess that the brothers, Martin and Bernard, had already laid down a trap in Riverdale. They were probably waiting for him. However, he was not afraid. “You want to go back to Riverdale? Alone? It’s too risky! Uncle Martin and Uncle Bernard won’t let you off! They even dare to make a move against me, their niece. They’ll have no qualms hurting you, my hu
Wynn looked at Philip very seriously with hope in her eyes. After so long, was Philip finally going to tell her the truth about himself? “Do you want to bring me back?” Wynn asked quietly, feeling a little nervous. If Philip really brought her back, what should she do? How should she face her father-in-law? Although Wynn had met her father-in-law a long time ago and he was also very easy-going, Wynn was still flustered. Moreover, Wynn was not very clear about what was going on in Philip’s family. Was the dispute between him and Giada over? Was it a fight over the family’s properties? Suddenly, many thoughts ran through Wynn’s mind. The more she thought about it, the more confused she got. Philip looked at Wynn's face and touched her tender cheeks. He could seemingly see through Wynn's tension and anxiety at this moment. He said softly, “Don't think too much about it. I’ll take care of everything. When the time comes, we’ll bring Mila with us and you just need to hap
Hearing this, Martha became even more anxious and said angrily, “Old man, what do you mean by that? Do you think he still dares to hit me? If he dares to hit me again, I’ll get Wynnie to divorce him! This loser doesn’t respect me as his mother-in-law at all!” “Divorce? Do you really think Wynn will divorce him now? The baby in her belly will be born in a few months.” Charles sighed. “Why not? Do you think our family can’t survive without Philip?” Martha retorted furiously, “I’m telling you, Charles Johnston, put away your thoughts of flattering him. Philip only has a bit of money now and knows some people. If you really compare him to those people outside, he’s still far from them!” Martha was very clear about who Philip was. Even if he became a king one day, Martha would still despise this piece of trash! Hearing these words, Charles shook his head helplessly and continued to read his newspaper. This crazy woman was really getting more and more unreasonable. It was a
The investor behind Beacon Group? Martha was taken aback as she mumbled inwardly. ‘What does Philip mean by that?’ Was it possible that the investor behind Beacon Group had something to do with him? “What do you mean? If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t beat around the bush,” Martha said with a skeptical look in her eyes as she observed Philip. Philip chuckled and said, “I transferred all the funds of Milanelson Angel Investment Group to Beacon. Once Beacon suffers any major financial disruption, the funds will immediately be injected. If you wanted to look into me, why didn’t you get someone to investigate this? It’s such a pity. Maybe you could have found something.” Philip really had to take his hat off to Martha for going to such an extent. The reason she checked up on him was all because of money. When Martha heard Philip’s words, her heart thumped. He had transferred the funds of Milanelson Investment Group? It was all under Beacon’s name? Philip
Victor Bell stepped forward, glanced at the dozen or so hooligans in front of him grimly, and shouted, “Who sent you here? If you tell me, I’ll let you go!” Victor was angry. Those who dared to stop Philip’s car were simply looking for death! The man in the lead chuckled and said, “Oh, are you impersonating street punks by bringing so many henchmen with you? If you had asked around, you would’ve found out that this territory belongs to me, Marvin! “Also, who the hell are you? Is there someone like you in Riverdale? How come I’ve never seen you before?” The man continued mocking as he jabbed the baseball bat in his hand directly on Victor’s chest. His attitude was extremely pompous. Victor lowered his eyebrows and looked at the baseball bat on his chest. The corners of his mouth twitched as cold intent appeared on his face. When had Victor Bell, one of the three major underground forces in Uppercreek, ever been provoked like this? “Do it! Beat them up until they tell us
Bernard hurried back to First Palace, yelling as he entered the door, “Martin, something has happened!” Martin was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper at this time. Seeing Bernard rushing back in a fluster, his eyes were filled with displeasure as he asked, “Why are you panicking like this?” Martin had learned to maintain his composure by now so that he would suit his image as the chairman of Beacon Group. Seeing that flustered look on his third brother, he was naturally displeased. Even after getting rich, this younger brother of his still could not get rid of those bad habits. Bernard panted and said, “That, that Philip Clarke…” Upon hearing this, Martin was overjoyed. He abruptly stood up with a face full of excitement and said, “How did it go? Have you captured him? Let’s go! Take me there!” Bernard did not move. He waved his hand and said, “No, we didn’t catch him.” “You didn’t? What happened? Didn’t you hire many ruffians? Why couldn’t you even catch Philip
Victor anxiously got down from the car as well. He got their men to surround Philip and closely guard him. As soon as Philip got out of the car, his cold eyes swept over the entire area. As far as the eye could see, dozens of people were fiercely staring at him. “I don't want to cause trouble. Tell me where Martin Johnston and Bernard Johnston are,” Philip said loudly. Even in this situation, he did not show any fear. This display alone made the dozens of people across the street a little startled. In the crowd, someone shouted, “Who the f*ck do you think you are? You want to see Master Martin and Master Bernard? Dream on!” “Philip Clarke, I recognize you as the worthless son-in-law of the Johnston family. You won’t get away today. Tell your men to obediently withdraw and kneel on the ground!” “That's right! You can’t escape!” Facing the angry shouts and warnings from this group of people, Philip sneered. He said, “How much money did Martin Johnston give you to make you
“Whoever dares to touch Mr. Clarke will be messing with me, Theo Zander!” Theo Zander! The big shot of Riverdale! He was a prominent figure in this area!At this moment, his motorcade had stopped in front of Beacon Group’s building! A dozen black Mercedes-Benz cars were lined up in a row. The doors opened and dozens of thugs in black suits stepped down, completely surrounding this place! Theo also ran over briskly.Upon seeing Theo, the man who was arrogantly trying to teach Philip a lesson before turned grave and gloomy. He stood to one side. Who would have thought that Theo would return at this time! According to the information received, Theo should be holding a chamber of commerce over in Penhart. How could he have come back so soon? “Mr. Theo, this is Beacon’s internal affairs. I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to interfere like this.” The man in the suit and leather shoes, whose name was Blake Poole, had a pale face at the moment. He spoke in a cold voice.
A young man about the same age as him was so talented. Could anyone not be jealous? However, Louis was truly not jealous. He just wanted to learn from Philip. If Philip was really that strong, he would obey. Although Louis had a high status in the guild, he was not highly valued. That useless loser was given priority when it came to most of the resources, which made Louis upset. By right, resources should be allocated to talented people, but things were different because Hogster had a guild leader for a father. Thinking of this, Louis smiled at Philip expectantly. If Philip was worth following, he would leave the Hexa Guild without hesitation. “I want to apologize for offending you earlier. I also want to follow you, but I don’t know if I’m good enough. If you won’t consider me, I hope you can give my son a chance. He’s pretty talented.” Dennis was very polite as he apologized to Philip. Philip was surprised and thought that Dennis was quite nice. Philip invited them insi
Dennis and Louis quickly arrived at the door and knocked nervously. Rabbit opened the door this time. He did not expect to see Dennis again. He thought Dennis was here to cause trouble, so he scowled. “Why are you here again, old man? Do you want to cause more trouble for us? You’d better think twice or I’m going to get angry!” Rabbit said fiercely. Rabbit easily crushed them earlier, so they would not forget about their miserable defeat so quickly. Louis was embarrassed to hear that this rabbit had defeated his father. He had always thought that Dennis was very powerful and would not lose to a younger person no matter what. Unexpectedly, Dennis was not only defeated but lost miserably too. Louis keenly perceived that this talking rabbit was Philip’s pet and became excited. If Philip's pet was so powerful, Philip should be better. Thinking of this, he was excited and wanted to see Philip immediately. Rabbit stared at Dennis and Louis, wondering what they were up to. Denni
Celeste was surprised to see that Esther had restored her appearance. She had just seen Esther wearing a veil to cover her ugly face when they first met earlier. “Amazing! You look beautiful all of a sudden,” Celeste praised Esther from the bottom of her heart. Celeste did not know how it happened, but there had to be a reason for it. Esther smiled at Celeste. “Now that I’m beautiful, I can fully focus on taking care of Philip. Don’t worry, I won’t be worse than you.” Hearing that, Celeste was puzzled by Esther’s aggression. While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, an uninvited guest turned up at the door. It was none other than Dennis of the Hexa Guild. Dennis was not alone as he had brought his son along with him. His son was quite talented and always listened to his father's opinions. After all, he knew that he would not be where he was without his father’s guidance, and most of his father’s decisions were correct. “Father, are you sure we should leave the guild
Esther never thought that her curse could be lifted so quickly. More importantly, Esther found that all the negative energy in her body had disappeared. She took off her veil and looked at them with her true appearance. Esther was beautiful by nature, but the nasty technique had impacted her self-esteem. Now that she had regained her appearance, Esther’s confidence returned as well. “Wonderful! This technique is the perfect improved version! With this technique, our members can practice like any normal person without worrying about their appearance. Other guilds can’t kick a fuss over it or try to mess with us again!” Jamie was ecstatic and abruptly remembered a very important question. “By the way, what’s the deal with this technique? Did someone give it to you?” Jamie had to get to the bottom of it. It was very important. He would be uneasy if he did not figure out the situation. “Philip gave it to me. I don't know how he got our technique, but he’s quite good at studying
Philip nodded. That was his intention too. It would be best if Carlos did all the work for him. After getting Philip's consent, Carlos rushed out excitedly. He took the booklet to Jamie. Esther and Jamie were discussing the plan of operation. “You have to catch hold of Philip. I finally got you here. Don't let us down. It’s best if you can trick Philip into joining our guild!” Jamie persuaded Esther, hoping she could trick Philip into joining the guild. Esther sighed helplessly. She knew what she should do, but Philip was clearly not buying it. She was not as pretty as Celeste, and she had this curse on her, so she could not hold her head high at all. At this time, Carlos rushed over in a panic. “Why are you in such a hurry? You’re already a father, but you’re still so impulsive—just like a child who never grows up!” Jamie sighed helplessly at Carlos’ behavior. Carlos was like a brother who grew up with him, and the two of them had always had a good relationship. Carlos w
Carlos thought Philip would do something to him, but Philip simply handed him something he took out of his pocket. “Try practicing this technique.” After Philip handed him the item, he stared at Carlos, waiting for the result. Carlos was relieved to hear it. He had thought Philip was going to do something to him, but it turned out that Philip simply wanted Carlos to try a technique out. Carlos smiled and shook his head. “We can’t practice other techniques different from our own unless someone can make improvements to our existing technique. Only then do we have the chance to learn something new. But do you know how difficult it is to improve a technique?” Carlos smiled helplessly. Their people had been trying to improve their technique forever. After all, the side effects of the technique were simply annoying, but it was easier said than done. Their predecessors had been studying it for years but to no avail. They had no choice but to give up. Now, only one elder was resp
“Since she’s one of your people, she can stay, but don’t try to do anything,” Philip said. Philip glanced at the holy maiden. Before he could say anything else, something appeared in his mind. It was the technique she practiced. Philip had no idea what happened. He had merely glanced at her when her technique appeared in his mind. Although it was weird, Philip did not think it was a bad thing. Instead, he was happy. He knew that it was a special ability. Thinking of this, Philip was in a good mood. He went back to his room after excusing himself. He wanted to study the technique carefully. It would be best if he could discover something. The holy maiden watched indignantly as Philip left. Jamie knew that Celeste’s biggest advantage was her looks. She was so beautiful that the holy maiden felt the pressure. “Stay here with peace of mind and treat it as your own home. No need for formalities,” Celeste said to them with a smile as if she were the mistress of the house. Jam
Philip waved his hand. That was not what he meant. At this time, Celeste walked out of her room. She had fallen in love with cooking and always immersed herself in the kitchen, figuring out different recipes. In the past, Celeste lived alone in the gloomy forest without freedom or friends. After meeting Philip, she became more vibrant. Celeste would feel a sense of achievement whenever Philip ate the food she cooked. Seeing her, Philip greeted Celeste and introduced the visitors to her. “I don’t need a maid. I already have someone to take care of the household chores. Thank you for your kindness,” Philip said with a smile. Celeste had been doing a good job, so Philip did not think he needed another woman to take care of him. The more women around, the more trouble there would be. The holy maiden froze in surprise at the sight of such a beautiful woman around Philip. Although she was not ugly, she had to live with this ugly appearance until her marriage because of that nas
“That’s enough. Stop talking about me. You might as well think about how to deal with Hogster and the others. The Hexa Guild will definitely come after you.” Philip greeted Jamie calmly without taking the incident seriously at all. Seeing his reaction, Jamie thought that Philip was more and more unfathomable. The Hexa Guild was making a big fuss over this case. Many guilds had accepted the Hexa Guild’s gifts and now stood in opposition to the Celestial Palace. Although this matter had nothing to do with those guilds at all, they accepted the Hexa Guild's gifts in exchange for hyping the news up. It would be best if the two guilds fought. Maybe they could take advantage of the situation in the process! The other major guilds were waiting to watch the excitement too. They hoped that the Celestial Palace would be affected by this incident and it would maybe result in them losing the guild competition. Philip was also quite interested in the guild competition but was more curious