Monkey’s face went pale. His face was ashy, and he was extremely frantic.When he was at a complete loss and was thinking about how to turn the situation around, the underground king of Riverdale walked humbly to another young man and bowed. He asked, “Mr. Clarke, what do you think we should do to them?”Mr. Clarke?Damn it!Was that young man Philip Clarke? The man that Eric wanted him to cripple?When he saw this, Monkey was in a complete state of shock. It was as if his heart had stopped beating.‘Eric Yates, you’re killing me!’In Monkey’s eyes, Theo was someone he had to maintain a respectful distance from. He was involved with both the dark and light sides. He had huge power over a lot of things.If he stomped his foot, the entire Riverdale would shake!Now, this person was being so respectful toward that young man. He was also acting extremely cautious around him.He could guess the identity of that young man just from the way Theo was treating him.He wanted so badly
Philip frowned. This little girl was so rude.She was criticizing someone the moment she met them.‘If I were your father, I would have slapped you!’“Oh, Philip. This is my best friend, Sadie Cash,” Yolanda smiled and said. There was disdain on her face.Philip was such a pervert. What was he looking at? He was staring at her the entire time.Sadie pressed her lips together and scolded fiercely, “What are you looking at? Have you never seen a pretty girl before?”Philip shook his head helplessly and chuckled. He ignored the two of them.Yolanda was not satisfied.She finally ran into the man who had feelings for her when they were back in university. She had to show off!A brilliant woman like Wynn actually married a spineless bum like Philip.She even heard that Philip had been having it tough these past few years. He even owed people a lot of money and was about to have a divorce.Yolanda was feeling pleased. She wanted so badly to show off in front of Philip so that she
Yolanda watched as Philip hesitated. She said quickly, “Since we’re all here, let’s go together. We haven’t seen each other in so many years.”Actually, Yolanda wanted to get close to Philip through this gathering.She felt remorseful for not having any interest in Philip back then. She did not expect a man like him to have such potential.Philip touched his nose and nodded his head. “Alright.”Philip did not have anything to do in the afternoon anyway. Also, his candlelit dinner reservation with Wynn was for tomorrow. As such, he did not have to worry.Philip told Agnes something before the latter went back to the office.After staying a while longer at the cafe, Yolanda and Sadie brought Philip to the karaoke in the mall nearby.“Oliver and the gang will be singing here before going to Arc de Triumph,” said Yolanda. She even grabbed Philip’s arm voluntarily and said in a mysterious tone, “Philip, do you know what Joshua opened a company of his own as well? His turnover is alre
There were all kinds of cold stares and jeers.This was the so-called gathering. Eventually, it would become a place for flattery and sneers.This was also why Philip did not want to come. What kind of gathering was this? It was all fake. The ex-classmates here were all swinging with each other. In addition to that, the men always tried to curry favors and be posers.“Philip, why didn’t you tell me that you were coming? I could’ve gone to pick you up. What’s wrong? You didn’t come the first two times I asked you but you’re here now when Yolanda’s the one inviting you. Are you trying to disrespect me?”Joshua was the one who said that. He stood up and walked over. He placed his arm around Philip’s shoulder and pretended to be cordial.Philip looked at him coldly. Had he become so hypocritical now?When did he invite him?Was it not Oliver the one who invited him the previous two times?After walking to the middle of the room, Joshua gave Philip a glass of wine. He said, “Come,
“Yeah, Philip. This is such a rare chance. I want to go too. Josh, what about me?” One of Philip’s classmates said in envy.“Me too. I heard the current account of Josh’s company has a few million every month. He has so many employees too!”Yolanda was envious. Her face was filled with adoration. She sat close to Joshua and kept acting coquettishly. There were more than ten people in the room. Initially, everyone was just doing their own things. However, when they heard Carl’s conversation, everyone became eager and was looking at Joshua with impatient gazes.It became obvious now that they had just come to the gathering for their own selfish needs. It could not be helped. This was the reality of it.They were all normal people. They just wanted an easy way out.This was understandable. It was not despicable.“Mr. McAdams, do you still need people?”“Josh, what about me? I was a secretary before. I can do anything.”“...”Sadie, who was sitting at one side, immediately got
“What? What is it? Do you want to say that you’re loaded?” Sadie talked back in frustration.This guy was disrespecting Joshua.There was a small smile on Joshua’s face. However, the dissatisfaction in his heart was getting more and more intense.‘I gave you a chance and you’re not appreciating it. Not only that, but you still want to decline?‘How dare you reject me with your current status?’He was still a piece of trash at the end of the day!“Philip, I should advise you to think about this clearly. Go back and discuss it with Wynn. If you need any help, just come find me at my office. I’ll definitely lend you a hand.” Joshua clapped his hands together and took out a name card from his pocket. He threw it over to Philip rudely like he was giving alms.“Alright, I think that’s enough fun. Let’s go eat at Arc de Triumph.” Joshua smiled and ignored Philip’s unappreciative expression.Everyone stood up, giving dirty looks at Philip.This idiot was such a fool.He did not even
Philip was feeling helpless, but eventually, he still got in.In a blink of an eye, the two of them arrived at Arc de Triumph.Tiger parked the car in the parking lot, and Philip got out. After a few steps, he ran into Joshua.He and Yolanda had gotten there first.When Joshua saw that Philip was here, he was curious. His Audi R8 was not slow. The rest were not here yet but Philip was already here?“Hey, Philip. I didn’t think you would manage to get a cab that quickly. Did you take a shortcut?”Joshua smiled mockingly. At the same time, he looked behind Philip.A pink Porsche 911. It seemed that Philip had gotten out of that car just now.Was it possible?He must be seeing thingsYolanda chimed in and said sarcastically, “You ran over here, didn’t you? He was the champion of the 5,000-meter run back then.”Joshua chuckled.Philip did not say anything.The two of them turned around and walked in.Tiger ran over a short while later. He said something to Philip before turni
Before Zayn could finish talking, he met Philip’s cold gaze.He changed what he was about to say immediately. “It’s fine. Enjoy.”All kinds of discussions broke out in the private room. They were all wondering who was the one so capable that even the manager of Arch de Triumph personally gifted them bottles of expensive wine.“Who? Who among you knows Mr. Yeager?”A bottle of this wine cost more than 10,000 bucks and they were gifted with three bottles.Everyone looked at each other, guessing who the VIP could be.Of course, no one looked at Philip. Who was he to be considered?Zayn and Philip communicated with each other with their eyes. Thankfully, he was quick. If he exposed Mr. Clarke’s identity, he could just get out of Arc de Triumph.Just now, when Zayn was in the manager’s office, the receptionist ran in and told him Mr. Clarke was here.He ran downstairs immediately and chose a few good wines to make Mr. Clarke happy. He wanted to perform well in front of him.He did
Most people would be freaked out at the sight of his face. He took out a photo from his pocket and held it in his hand angrily. “Argent, you've enjoyed your life long enough. It’s time to get what you deserve.” The mysterious man smiled cruelly with obvious hatred for Argent. This whole incident had nothing to do with Philip at all. Philip was simply a pitiful pawn in these people’s hands. Philip never dreamed that someone would target him for no reason. He just wanted to improve his strength. He could not care less about what other people thought of him.… Time passed quickly. The next day, Philip did not expect these people to come after him so soon. He just wanted to have a good rest and find a suitable place to settle down, but these people were as annoying as pesky flies. “Philip, get out here at once. I want to see how strong you are. How dare you show off in front of me?” Argent yelled at Philip’s door in disdain. His right hand was bandaged tightly as if he was still
The mysterious man forced himself to contain his anger and smile at Argent. Argent knew that he had to stop asking for more. At this point, what was the most important? “I can give you Philip’s address, and we can deal with him tomorrow morning. If you teach him a good lesson, I’m sure he’ll listen to you,” Argent said smugly. His plan was simple. He wanted to use the other party to deal with Philip. Philip had messed with him earlier and crippled his right hand. He would have died if he had not stopped the bleeding in time. Therefore, the grudge between him and Philip was so deep that he could not wait to rip Philip into pieces. Argent and the mysterious man who refused to reveal his name quickly came up with a plan. “In that case, I’ll see you again tomorrow morning. I hope you won't let me down.” After saying this, the mysterious man zoomed into the distance and soon disappeared. Seeing the other party’s hasty retreat, Argent was full of disdain. “Hehe, you think too hig
“Wow, you guys are so generous to send me such a precious gift this time. Tell me more about the deal you want to discuss with me. If it’s up to my expectations, I can consider it.” Argent's mood changed for the better. He smiled brightly and did not consider other possibilities. He seemed to have forgotten the conflict and resentment he had toward Philip. “We know that a young heroic man has appeared in Deadly Arena this time. We’re very interested in him and have decided to recruit him. I heard that you fought him before. I wonder if he's as powerful as I imagined.” The other party did not introduce himself but looked at Argent with a smile. Argent scowled. He thought that this matter was over, but this guy brought it up again. He was obviously trying to belittle him. “Hehe, let’s forget it. I don’t have much of an opinion about Philip. He’s just an average person, nothing worth mentioning.” Argent was afraid of exposing his shame, so he tried to tarnish Philip’s reputati
After confirming that he could leave safely, Argent ran away quickly, unwilling to stay a second longer. Philip was so terrifying that he wanted to keep his distance from him. Argent simply wanted to rob Philip of his treasures, but he was seriously injured instead. He could not accept it. Argent quickly ran back home. He had settled down with his family after such a long time. Given his strength, no one refused his requests. Argent’s family members simply wanted to follow someone strong, so they did not mind doing anything. In the meantime, an uninvited guest appeared at Argent’s home. He did not make an appointment with Argent in advance, so Argent did not know him. When Argent returned home in a mess, they bumped into each other. “I’m surprised to see the head of the family looking so miserable. I’m here at the right time.” The man stared at Argent mockingly as if he was enjoying the show. Argent was annoyed by his reaction, angry that an outsider had seen him in his most mi
Argent felt fear grip him. Philip’s earlier action was terrifying, as if he could grab his soul with a wave of his hand. Philip laughed at Argent’s hasty retreat, amused by his cowardice. “I just wanted to scare you. There's no need to dodge so quickly,” he said with a chuckle. Argent was furious by Philip’s shameless prank. Although he was angry, Argent had to give up his absurd plan when he thought of Philip's strength. Philip was not to be trifled with. He had to watch out. Before he could slip away and mess with Philip another day, Philip grabbed his right hand abruptly, leaving him no time to react. Argent’s right hand lost all sensation as if it had been crippled. He looked down at his right hand in a panic and was shocked to find that his right arm had vanished. “What the hell is going on? How could you do this to me?” He was shocked that Philip could break his defense so easily and cripple him. He was a force to be reckoned with, and not everyone could go against hi
Argent was nothing more than average, but he was so full of himself. Philip felt that he might be inferior to the other party in that aspect. “All the rewards are in my hands. If you really want them, you can try to defeat me and take them away. Otherwise, I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to get them with your strength.” Philip smiled at him. Although this guy was quite strong, he was no match for Philip. “I entered the top 100 of the advanced list when I was at your age. You’re nothing to me. Stop showing off in front of me.” A trace of disdain flashed across Argent’s face. He was clearly looking down on Philip. Philip nodded. This old man was very full of himself. His strength was undeniable, but it was nothing compared to Philip’s. “I heard that you don’t belong to a guild. Don't you feel ashamed? It’s a pity that no one is willing to take you in.” Philip smiled brightly. He said this on purpose to snub Argent. Argent was furious to hear Philip mocking him for this. He
After hearing Philip’s remarks, the guy trembled in anger. His name was Argent, nicknamed Silver Snake. He first came into contact with a practice technique when he was a teenager. As he did not know anything, he simply practiced the technique on his own. Unexpectedly, there was a problem with this technique. His height remained what it was in his teens, but his appearance became old. At first, he thought that he would always look like a teenager, but his appearance gradually became old and terrifying. No matter where he went after that, people would treat him as an old man even though he was only in his early 40s. Thinking of this, he felt sorry for himself, and his hatred for Philip deepened. Not only did his appearance change, but his practice level also slowly dropped to rock bottom. His mind gradually became more and more twisted because of this. Then, he stumbled into a cave and received a heritage by chance. The heritage was evil, but it helped him improve his practice
Philip nodded at the other party’s grace. “Not bad, that young man is quite decent.” Even though the other party was a middle-aged man, Philip called him a young man. Philip knew that someone else would approach him very soon. He could use this opportunity to find out more about the force behind the other party. He quickly reserved the inn and wandered around the streets. He wanted to see how many people were following him. Everyone had their own agenda and was up to no good. Philip soon saw a sneaky old man who did not seem to pose any threat. The old man looked at Philip thoughtfully with a hint of ridicule, which gave Philip an unpleasant feeling. “You should know the purpose of my visit. Do I need to elaborate?” the old man cut to the chase. Philip shook his head helplessly at the old man’s arrogance. The old man in front of him was quite powerful or he would not have been so arrogant. He thought he could deal with Philip easily with his strength. “You’re obviousl
Philip was surprised to hear that. “So, my performance was so outstanding that they can't wait to get rid of me.” Philip glanced at Duncan. Since he was not here for his money, there was no problem. Besides, he did not seem like a bad guy. “I have a job to do. I have to fulfill my responsibilities and obligations, so I need to report the situation truthfully.” Duncan knew he could not deal with Philip, so he had to find another way to negotiate with him. “If you promise not to take part in another match, I can consider letting you go for the time being. That way, I can go back and report my findings too.” He did not mention his men whom Philip took down as if they were not important at all. “Of course, I can’t agree to that. This isn’t as simple as you think. The people behind Deadly Arena won’t let me off so easily. Don’t worry about that,” Philip said with a smile. Since he knew that Duncan was from Deadly Arena, there was nothing more to say. Philip knew that Lyle