Bernard was stunned. He did not expect the other party to be so angry and hurriedly asked, “Master Eight, what do you mean by that?” Master Eight said angrily, “Bernard, the person you told me to take care of is someone I can’t afford to mess with! You’re pushing me into the fire! I’m telling you, the two of us have never spoken on the phone! Even if something happens to you, don’t ever reveal my name! Otherwise, I’ll kill you!” Click! The call ended. Bernard was confused! A person Master Eight could not afford to mess with? He was second only to the three lords of Uppercreek. He had both people and influence. Such a person just said he could not afford to mess with Philip Clarke? He must be joking! Did Philip have any connections in Uppercreek? Bernard’s face darkened as Liam quickly asked from the side, “Uncle Bernard, what’s wrong? What did Master Eight say?” Liam was full of excitement and anticipation at this moment. He had heard of Master Eight’s fame. He wa
“Mr. Luther, this is a very good bottle of scotch whiskey and I’ve always been reluctant to drink it. I brought it along today for you to try it.” Bernard signaled the waiter to bring over the bottle. It was exclusively produced and one bottle was worth 180,000 dollars! Bernard personally filled Hoyt’s glass and raised his glass in a toast. “The moment I saw Director Luther, it felt like I was reuniting with an old friend. Let me propose a toast to Director Luther!” After saying that, Bernard immediately finished the contents in his glass in one gulp and turned his glass upside-down to show the crowd. Everyone applauded and shouted, “Deputy Chairman Johnston can certainly hold his liquor well!” After three rounds of toasting, Bernard sat down contentedly and went straight to the point. He said, “Director Luther, I wonder if Martin Pharmaceutical still has a chance to cooperate with your chamber of commerce this time?” Hoyt had been waiting for the other party to broach the
Everyone raised their eyebrows and saw a few people barging in at the door of the private room. Philip was naturally in the lead with his hands in his trouser pockets. His expression was indifferent as he stared at Liam coldly. Liam was instantly furious. He slammed the table, got up, and shouted, “Philip Clarke, why are you here?! Who allowed you to barge in? Get out! Can’t you see that we’re hosting an important guest?” Liam was full of anger, especially when he saw Philip swaggering in with a bunch of people. He felt extremely upset! What was this guy going to do? Was this a place he could barge in at will? Bernard was also startled. He raised his eyebrows and said to Philip, “Philip, don’t you think you’ve gone too far? We did nothing to offend you today. By barging in like this, do you still have any respect for me?” Bernard shouted with coldness in his eyes! Philip had repeatedly foiled his plans and even beaten up his second brother like that. Bernard was still fru
Philip sneered as his eyes swept over the angry Bernard and Liam. Then, he pulled over a chair and sat down before ordering the waiter to prepare a set of cutleries for him. He started to eat the food calmly as he said, “Aren't you supposed to discuss cooperation with the Uppercreek Chamber of Commerce? Go on, continue your discussion.” Hearing this, Bernard was stunned and a little confused. He frowned and asked, “What do you mean by that? What does my discussion with the Uppercreek Chamber of Commerce regarding a cooperation have to do with you? Don't think that just because you know some people you’re invincible. This is Uppercreek, and Director Luther is the one in charge of the Uppercreek Chamber of Commerce. Who do you think you are? Get out of here!” Bernard was already controlling his patience and temper. He dared not go too far with Philip and only wanted to drive him away. However, the next scene caused Bernard and the others to pop their eyes wide open. It shocked them
Hearing this, Bernard’s face was grim. He stared at Philip and asked gruffly, “What exactly do you want?” Philip stood with his arms folded and said with chills in his eyes, “You don't have many chances left. If not for the sake of my father-in-law and Wynn, you and Martin would have already died a hundred times. Bernard, go back and tell Martin not to try to retaliate against me or the people around me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!” After that, the entire private room fell quiet. Everyone dared not make a sound. Bernard’s face flushed as the corners of his eyes throbbed with anger. Philip was too arrogant for words! “Hmph! Philip, don’t think I’ll be afraid of you because of your threats! Just you wait. I’ll make you kneel and beg for mercy someday.” Bernard waved his hand and left with his people. Liam and Jacky Cullen sent Bernard off at the entrance. The two exchanged glances, and Jacky said angrily, “Manager Johnston, should we just let this go? Ph
More than 20 minutes later, Philip arrived at the entrance of a company called Joey Brewery. Just as he was about to enter the door, he was stopped by a few security guards. “Hey, what are you doing here? This is a distillery, not a wine shop. No visitors are allowed. If you want to buy alcohol, go to the shop at the front. Hurry up and go away!” Several security guards said in a huff. At this time, Philip’s face was full of anger and his tone was cold, “Tell your boss to come out here!” “Our boss? What are you trying to do? Who are you to tell him to come out? Don’t look for trouble or we’ll break your legs, you hear?” the security guards said. Philip could not be bothered to talk to them and was about to barge in when he was stopped by the security guards again. Philip said angrily, “This is none of your business. Move aside!” “Oh?” The few security guards got angry when they heard that. Where did this cocky person come from? “Are you tired of living? Do you know
Before Joey could say anything, Otis laughed smugly. “That’s right, I’m the one who did it! What can you do about it?” Joey frowned. Otis was really brainless. What if Philip had a recorder on him or something? Otis sneered as he knocked the steel baseball bat in his hand and said, “Damn it, you're lucky you didn't burn to death. How dare you come here? I’m telling you, don’t f*cking think of stepping out of this door today. I’m going to kill you right here!” When Otis said that, the 20 to 30 thugs around were already eager to make a move. At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed past! Before Otis could react, Philip was already in front of him. He jumped and kicked Otis right in the face! Otis immediately flew out and slammed into the back of the office door before he fell heavily to the floor. He covered his mouth, coughed hard, and spat out two front teeth. Everyone was stunned! Philip lifted his foot, patted the dust off his pants, and said coldly, “If you want to
Philip smiled and said, “Whether it’s a bluff or not, you’ll find out soon enough. I advise you to take this opportunity to kneel and apologize for your crime. I might consider granting you a way out. Otherwise, I’m afraid you’ll have to spend the rest of your life in prison.” “Oh? Haha, you stinking brat, still pretending to be cocky, aren’t you? Do you think you can scare me? And you even want me to spend time in prison?! You think you’re so awesome, huh?” Otis said. Now that the boss was in Philip’s hands, he dared not move recklessly. As soon as the boss was out of danger, he would definitely kill Philip the first chance he got! Philip sneered and slowly sipped on his tea. Joey was in an awkward position. As Philip was sitting and the position was fairly low, he could only squat next to him because his neck was being grabbed by Philip. The sight of him like this was too lowly. Joey Cullen was about to go crazy with anger! Joey Brewery was considered one of the three large
Meanwhile, it was busy at the Hexa Guild. This was the guild Hogster belonged to. The people of the guild were arrogant and never took anyone seriously. Due to limited strength, however, they only bullied weaker guilds and avoided the stronger ones. The powerful guilds were the objects of their pursuit, so they thought the Celestial Palace was in the bag for sure. After all, their young heir was about to marry the Celestial Palace’s young heiress, which would in turn raise the Hexa Guild's status. Thus, they saw themselves as the top guild and felt that they would definitely win the guild competition. The guild leader was jubilant as he waited for the Celestial Palace’s explanation. Since both parties had reached an agreement regarding marriage, the Celestial Palace had breached the contract by letting the young heiress run away, so they had to give the Hexa Guild an explanation. At that time, the Hexa Guild could rip them off by demanding compensation. The guild leader was v
“Hey, you! Go and report this situation to my dad. Tell him to come and save me. I’ll die if he doesn’t hurry!” Hogster kicked the person next to him and told him to seek reinforcements. The others were nervous and did not dare to go out at all. Who knew if someone was keeping an eye on them? What if they encountered a problem after they left? No one wanted to risk their lives for no reason. They were just normal guild members. “I think Neil is the fastest among us. He should go!” “I agree. Neil is very fast. There’ll be no problem with his speed!” “We’ll cover up for him. Neil, make it quick. You have to find someone to save all of us!” Everyone focused their attention on Neil, whose scowl grew bigger by the second. He was shocked by their shamelessness in pushing this job to him. Who knew what would happen if he went out? He would be dead in no time if he bumped into those villains. He gulped at this thought. “I think we should just sit and wait for reinforcements. Thes
More importantly, marriage would make the guilds stronger. Most large guilds would not choose a casual practitioner for marriage. The value of their women had to be stretched to the largest extent. Vanna was no different, but she was lucky to have parents who doted on her, so her occasional wilfulness was overlooked. Vanna would not suffer any repercussions even if she decided on her marriage herself. “That guy is quite powerful. I had to do my best to knock him out. He’s quite talented, but his face looks weird. No wonder he has the confidence to demand marriage.” Rabbit marveled mockingly. After saying that, Rabbit jumped onto Hogster's head provocatively. Hogster and his men had been knocked out, so they could not witness this humiliating scene, but even if they did, they would not have been able to do anything anyway. With Rabbit’s ability, they could only endure it no matter how much they wanted revenge. Their only option was to go back and seek reinforcements or Rabbit wo
Rabbit looked at Hogster’s wounded head smugly. “Oh, I thought you were very strong. So, this is what a member of a strong guild is like. Maybe I thought too highly of you. With that ability, you might as well be a farmer!” Rabbit taunted Hogster. On the other hand, Carlos was shocked. He had heard that this rabbit was very strong, but this was beyond his imagination. Hogster was still in a daze. He clutched his head and glowered at Rabbit. Just as he was about to speak, something big appeared in Rabbit’s hand. He was shocked when he saw the object clearly. It was a huge hammer. It was weird to see a small rabbit holding such a big hammer. Before Hogster could say anything, Rabbit swung the hammer in his face, hitting Hogster so hard that he was dumbfounded. Hogster passed out in shame. Even then, he could not figure out how a rabbit could be so unreasonable and powerful. Suddenly, Carlos became thoughtful, wondering how strong Philip was. Someone who could subdue such a
While Vanna was blaming herself for messing up, she heard a lot of commotion at the door, which attracted her to watch the fun. Unexpectedly, the joke was on her. Vanna recognized the man in front of her due to the irreconcilable conflict between them. Vanna was vexed at the sight of that ugly face. “You’re really persistent, stalking me wherever I go. I’m telling you, I have no interest in you. Stop following me! I’ll never be with you. Besides, I’m married now.” Vanna walked forward and held Ronan’s arm intimately. Hogster scowled at the sight. Vanna was no longer ugly, which proved that he was too late. He was shocked by Vanna’s audacity to be with someone else. It was simply outrageous. “Marriage should be decided by your parents and elders. Both our parents have reached an agreement about our marriage. How could you disobey them? Doing so will only break your parents’ hearts!” Hogster shook his head helplessly. Although Vanna had become someone else's woman, he still wan
Everyone was surprised by the appearance of a talking rabbit, and it was very expressive too. Someone who did not know the situation would think that it was a human! On the way here, they heard some rumors about this rabbit having an amazing storage space. It sounded spectacular, but no one believed it. After all, even people of their status could not get a storage space. How could a mere rabbit own such a legendary treasure? Hence, everyone was surprised to see Rabbit for themselves. “Sir, is that the mysterious and powerful rabbit that was rumored outside? Why don’t we catch it and see if we can find something about it? Even if there’s nothing special about that rabbit, it’s fun to keep a talking rabbit around!” a lapdog said excitedly, clearly very curious about this talking rabbit. “You’re right. Who can refuse a talking rabbit? It’s fun to keep it as entertainment. If I use it to pick up women, I believe more women will fall in love with me!” Hogster was very excited and
Although Carlos was not that concerned about appearance, he was not fond of the idea of Vanna being together with an ugly man either. He wanted Vanna to find bliss too. Hogster was angry at Celeste’s provocation and shocked that someone would turn him down. He had to say that some secular women were ignorant and blind. In his opinion, she ignored him simply because she did not know how powerful he was. Only the women in the guild were smart enough to please him. “Carlos, since I’m here, let’s have a good chat. I plan to take Vanna away!” Hogster looked at Carlos with confidence. Although Carlos was someone he couldn't afford to offend, Hogster had his pride too. As the heir to his guild, his status was noble. Carlos sneered at his arrogance. Hogster expected to take Vanna away with just one remark. He really thought highly of himself. Carlos’ mission was to protect Vanna. He was not concerned about anything else. “Do you think just anyone can take the young heiress of Cel
Ronan frowned when someone kicked the door open. Carlos and his men woke up from their drunken stupor as well and looked around solemnly. In general, practitioners would not get drunk after drinking, but they had not used their energy to neutralize the alcohol earlier. Now that something was happening, they could not remain intoxicated. Everyone stood on guard, wondering what happened. They saw a man kicking the door open. After the man kicked the door open, he appeared in front of everyone smugly. Everyone felt disgusted to see his smug look and was surprised by his ugly appearance. Philip frowned at this person. He was sure that he did not know this guy, but seeing his smug look, he should be the ugly Hogster that everyone was talking about. Carlos had mentioned earlier that Hogster's ugly appearance was so distinct that anyone could recognize him at a glance. He had a very short figure and a ridiculous proportion, like a dwarf with no legs! Philip recognized him at a gla
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?” Hogster picked up the kid angrily. Hogster was never a patient man, so he was even more annoyed by the kid’s defiance. He wanted to teach the kid a lesson for messing with him. “Stop crying. I want to ask you something. If you answer me properly, I’ll leave you alone.” Hogster smacked the kid, leaving him in a daze. The kid had never encountered such a situation before and simply sobbed. “Have you heard anything about an ugly woman? She was supposed to be the bride of the Cohen family, but the marriage was canceled at the last minute.” Hogster glared at the sobbing child in exasperation but he had to ask his questions patiently. After all, the kid looked the easiest to bully among everyone around. The child stopped crying and nodded after hearing him. “Someone took the ugly woman away. They're staying in the small house over there!” He was afraid that Hogster would hit him again, so he blurted everything he knew. The kid always hun