It was impossible for her to call him ‘Daddy’! It would be too humiliating! However, an angry rebuke immediately came from the phone. “Mandy Una, I’m your mother and the master of Griffin Pavilion. How dare you disobey my orders? Release him immediately! Whatever the other party wants you to do, you must do it!” Mandy looked flustered. This was the first time her mother scolded her like this. After a while, Mandy hung up the phone. Her face was very sullen, and her eyes were full of indignation and resentment. Philip chuckled and asked, “Well, why don’t you try saying ‘Daddy’, Miss Una?” Seeing Philip’s triumphant and cocky posture, Mandy was extremely annoyed. She squeezed her fists hatefully and said, “Let’s go!” “Wait a minute!” Philip shouted. Instantly, Garth’s Snapdragon squad and the combatants quickly surrounded Mandy and the others! “Have you already forgotten the bet we made just now?” Philip smiled lightly with a taunting expression in his eyes. Mandy was
Everyone heard her shout. Ethan was the first to laugh out loud. Mandy glared angrily before turning around and leaving the place on her high heels. Philip glanced at Mandy as she left, and the smile on his face slowly turned grim. “Brother, what are your plans for the next step?” Ethan walked over, putting away his cynical attitude. “Look into the people behind her. Griffin Pavilion of the Nonagon, well done. I’ll remember you,” Philip sneered. Ethan nodded and responded, “No problem. Count on me.” Philip nodded and turned to Garth. He bowed slightly and said with a smile, “Grand Commander Santos, I’m sorry to have troubled you.” Garth was flattered and quickly said with a bow, “Mr. Clarke, you’re too kind. Had Supreme Williams not contacted me personally, I wouldn't have known that these fools under my command had actually arrested you.” Philip frowned and asked, “Teacher?” Garth nodded and said with a smile, “Yes, Supreme Williams contacted me personally. It can be
Victor rushed up to greet Philip even though he still needed someone to support him. It seemed that Victor was hurt badly by Hal Weiss’ kick. He hurriedly said to Philip, “Young Master Clarke, you’re back.” Philip nodded and asked, “Is Madam asleep?” Victor shook his head and said, “No, Madam has been worried about your safety.” Philip responded and said to Ethan who was full of excitement behind him, “Let’s go and meet your sister-in-law.” Ethan replied happily. He was now a bird out of a cage and could not wait to have fun. Victor glanced at Ethan next to Philip and immediately nodded respectfully. Ethan smiled, patted Victor on the shoulder, and said, “Thanks for your hard work.” Then, Philip led Ethan upstairs. Inside the hotel suite, Wynn was jittery like a cat on a hot tin roof. She was calling contacts everywhere, but there was no news at all. Lydia Jensen kept Wynn company in the room, constantly comforting her while saying, “Sister Wynn, don’t worry. Brother
The Lovelace family? Hearing this name, Philip’s heart jolted! There were survivors in the Lovelace family? Moreover, they had found their way here! Philip’s face instantly became extremely unpleasant as he asked Lydia, “Are you sure my father-in-law and mother-in-law met up with two strange people?” Lydia nodded vigorously, took out her phone from her pocket, and said, “I even took photos. Look.” With that said, Lydia found the photos she had secretly taken. Philip glanced at the phone and saw several photos of an unfamiliar man and a woman. Charles and Martha seemed to be sending them off. It could be seen from the photos that Charles and Martha looked very unhappy! Philip frowned and said to Lydia, “You’ve worked hard these days. Don’t tell your Sister Wynn about this, understand?” Lydia naturally understood. She nodded cleverly and said with a smile, “Brother Philip, I’m not stupid. I know what to do. But after they met the two strangers, Martha approached Sister
After staying with Wynn for a while, Philip went to the hospital to visit Anne. She was still in a coma but all indicators were good and she would wake up soon. After all, he had hired the best medical team in the world. Several medical experts and masters were very respectful and polite upon seeing Philip. They chatted for a long while. After half an hour, Philip came out of the hospital and stood at the entrance, looking at the beautiful sunset and weather. He would like to spend his life in a small town just like this, accompanied by Wynn and their children. He wanted to grow old together with them. However, with everything that happened recently, there were obviously a few big hands in the dark seeming to be plotting something, flipping the dials of time. Philip also felt many things engulfing him. It seemed that he could only find out everything after he returned to Arcadia Island and met his father. Yes, it was time to go back. Looking at the sky, Philip took ou
Connor and the other two were slightly surprised at that announcement. Philip was going back? Connor’s face darkened as his grip on his cane tightened. He said mockingly, “Philip, do you really think you can return safely?” Philip shrugged and said, “What do you think?” Connor merely laughed without saying anything. Behind him, Levi seemed anxious and shouted at Philip angrily, “So what if you return? The branch family is still the branch family. No matter how long your hands may stretch, the main family cannot interfere with the branch family!” Levi was actually very worried about Philip’s return. If that happened, would that not mean he was going to inherit the main family and the entire Clarke family? He had not been back for almost seven years. With his return now, how many people would be plotting in the dark? Levi would never allow this to happen, and the branch family would never allow Philip to go back like this! Philip glanced at Levi with a sneer and said, “
“Philip Clarke, how dare you hit me? I definitely won’t…” Levi clutched his stomach and snarled, his face turning blue. However, before he could finish his threatening words, Philip went over and stepped on his head so hard that Levi's cheek was crushed against the carpet! Instantly, he felt as if his cheek was crushed by a tractor. His head was aching as if it was about to explode! Pain! The pain was excruciating! “Ouch! It hurts… Philip, remove your foot!” Levi’s whole body fluttered like a chick being stepped on. His face was flushed, and his eyes were bloodshot. This scene naturally made Connor and Allen furious! “Outrageous! Philip, let go of Levi immediately!” Connor got up and pointed his cane at Philip while roaring angrily. Next to him, Allen also yelled, “Philip, Levi is the eldest young master of the branch family. By being so rough on him and torturing him, I’ll definitely complain about you in front of the chieftain and Roger Clarke when we return!” How
Connor’s heart almost exploded from those words! It was because of the terrifying look in Philip’s eyes when he said that! He had only seen this kind of look on Roger Clarke before! It was the kind of look that contained the domineering aura of superiority! “W-What do you want to do?” Connor stammered slightly as cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Philip chuckled, the smile on the corner of his mouth turning more chilling as he said, “In your eyes, I’m just a good-for-nothing who relies on the main family and my father. You don’t think I’m worthy of being the heir of the main family at all. But, how would you know about what I’ve prepared over the past seven years? You’ll see it soon, and I hope that when the time comes, you won’t be too surprised.” Hearing that, Connor’s heart twitched. When he saw Philip's profound eyes and confident smile, his heart thumped rapidly! What did Philip mean by that? Was he going to fight against the branch family alone? That was sim
At this time, Cameron and his men returned in the middle of the night. He saw the Claude family members crying as soon as he returned. They were bruised and battered from a beating, looking utterly miserable. Cameron was furious that someone would dare to bully his family members while he was away. “What's going on? Why are you in this state? Did someone cause trouble while I was away?” Cameron was angry and in disbelief, feeling that something was strange. Everyone nodded nervously. “Ronan is here!” The old woman who suffered the worst beating was very upset and glared viciously in Ronan’s direction. “Cameron, although you left me in charge while you were away, I can’t do it anymore. Ronan kept messing with us and even brought some people to beat us up!” The old woman made up stories and described Ronan as an unforgivable evildoer. Cameron scowled, but he could not believe it. “What did you say? Ronan actually hit someone?” He was unwilling to believe it. Although Ronan
Philip took out some fine wine, which was worthless to him but priceless to Ronan. Ronan laughed at Philip’s nonchalance and patted his shoulder. The two of them sat down and started drinking. Rabbit joined in the fun and swallowed the wine in big gulps. Although the alcohol content was a bit high for Rabbit, he enjoyed it happily. They quickly felt slightly tipsy. Although they were practitioners, they did not use any techniques to sober up. It was okay to be a little intoxicated as long as it did not affect them too much. It was rare to find a friend who they could click so well with, so it was a blessing to get drunk together. As they drank happily, the aroma of the wine wafted out. Everyone smelled the fragrance and looked for the source of the scent. They quickly found Ronan's residence and scowled. That smell proved that he had to be drinking good wine in there. “How is he worthy of such fine wine?” “Just a whiff of that wine clears my head, so it has to be good s
Although victory was not confirmed, they had to take part. Since the other party said so, they had no choice but to win. At the thought of the other major families, Cameron scowled as he felt the pressure. “I heard that you have a non-human descendant in your family,” the other party said with a smile, but it was uncertain if his intention was to mock Cameron or to find out some information. The Claude family scowled as they instantly figured out who the other party was talking about—Ronan. This person had disgraced the whole family. “We do have someone like that in our family. Back then, one of our youths was restless and impulsive…” Cameron wanted to explain, but the other party interrupted him. The mysterious man smiled with satisfaction at Cameron’s admittance. “If that’s the case, it’s great. Let this person take part in the competition. I’m interested in his strength and want to try it out in person. “Other than your victory, this person has to take part in the comp
By treating Ronan badly, the people would receive some rewards from the higher-ups. After a while, everyone got used to it. Even the wine sold to Ronan was cheap wine that no one wanted. “There’ll be a place for me in the world somehow!” Philip shook his head. These people’s attitude was strange, indeed, but he did not think that they could not find a roof over their heads. Since the Claude family was so arrogant, they could take over their place. Thinking of this, Philip took them back to the Claude family's manor and knocked on the door with a smile on his face. The guards were horrified to see Philip and Ronan again. They did not forget how badly they were beaten earlier. Thus, no one dared to stop them from marching in for fear that they would be beaten again. They could not afford the consequences. The Claude family quickly learned about their appearance. They scowled, their faces turning ashen. “Why are you here again?” “We already told you that they won't be ba
Even though everyone was angry, they could not help but taunt the culprit. The cowardly man coughed at their sarcastic remarks. “Let’s wait until the family head returns tomorrow. I don’t believe Ronan will be so arrogant when he’s around!” After saying that, he ran to his room and hid, unwilling to say more to the others. Ronan did not know what happened back then. As long as he refused to admit it, he believed that Ronan could not do anything to him. It was a conspiracy against Ronan’s mother back then. If the family head refused to protect him, he would tell Ronan everything to save himself.… After Ronan left the luxurious manor, his mood instantly became better. He never thought that he would do something so spectacular one day. “Thank you.” Ronan lowered his head to Philip humbly. He was grateful to Philip and wanted to pledge brotherhood with Philip. Philip waved his hands awkwardly, surprised by Ronan’s courtesy. He did not do much; he just gave him some confiden
Other members of the family had been so pampered that no one could fight Ronan either. All of them were sent flying, and some of them hung on the tree miserably. Philip laughed at the scene. These people had always treated Ronan as a pushover when, in fact, Ronan was a force to be reckoned with. None of them was a match for him. “I know that other than my uncle, some other people were also involved in harming my mother, but I don’t know who they are. You'd better hand them over or no one will leave this place alive today.” Ronan’s killing intent was very intense. He was clearly very angry. Everyone panicked and looked around carefully, at a loss for what to do. They saw the fear in each other’s eyes. The family head had taken Ronan's uncle and some other people to a city. It was difficult for them to find a decision-maker when the elders were not around. The instigator from back then was not around either. Who else could they look for? “Calm down. This matter has nothin
Ronan’s uncle did not hesitate to force his elder sister to her death just to kick the most promising descendant out of the family. This grudge was unforgivable. Everyone laughed at Ronan’s audacity to seek revenge. Only a fool would dare to do that. “Do you know how powerful your uncle is?” “Although he’s not here now, he’s not someone you can afford to mess with.” Everyone mocked Ronan without taking him seriously at all. “Did you hear what I said?” Ronan scowled. These people kept disregarding his request and paid no attention to him. He felt very upset. “Since you won’t hand him over, I’ll beat you until he appears. If he’s not here, other people can take his place.” He knew that his uncle was quite powerful and would often go to other towns or cities for networking. While it was true that he might not be around, it did not mean that Ronan would not make trouble for the others. Everyone looked at Ronan arrogantly, waiting to see what Ronan would do. Suddenly, Rona
The guards were taken aback by Ronan’s sudden arrogance and looked at him doubtfully. “What’s up with you? Do you want to take action?” “After all these years, have you finally decided to avenge your mother?” They kept taunting Ronan without realizing how angry he was. “I repeat—I want to see the people who forced my mother to her death back then!” Ronan stomped his foot in anger and glared at everyone around him. The guards were startled because they finally felt Ronan’s strength with that stomp. They did not expect him to be that strong. Maybe because of Ronan’s fury, they finally realized his might and quickly scrambled into the manor. Philip saw the name on a plaque—Claude Manor. The place looked pretty imposing, and Philip felt a stab of longing as he looked around. Philip stood without a word. His main objective was to help Ronan. The guards ran away in a panic. They knew that Ronan was going to make things difficult for them. “It’s bad. Ronan is at the door
The man could not resist because he was alone. Next time, he would bring more people to deal with Philip. Philip saw his resentment but took no notice of it. No matter how much he resented Philip, he would not survive tonight. Such an arrogant and domineering person would not live to see the sun tomorrow. “Y-You hit him?” Ronan looked at Philip in disbelief, shocked that Philip would stand up for him. Although he usually appeared simple and kind, he was not a fool. He knew that Philip hit that guy to protect him. “If you meet such people again, just fight them and don’t worry about unnecessary things. You don't want to fight because you’re afraid of losing the right to enter the town, but you’re my brother from now on. “I can take care of your wine supply, and we can find other ways to make money. You don’t have to waste your efforts and live under someone else's roof anymore,” Philip said arrogantly, not taking these people seriously at all. Hearing that, Ronan nodded with