Philip was lost. He did not know what Martha Yates was plotting. Paula, however, was crystal clear. Her sister simply did not want Philip to tag along on the matter of discussing a partnership. The one billion investment was as good as theirs the moment Frank initiated a partnership with Beacon Pharmaceutical. There was no need for inputs from outsiders like Philip, lest he demanded a portion of the money. As a result, Paula immediately backed her sister up, “Yeah, yeah. I don’t think you should go.” There was not much Philip could do. Seeing the Yates sisters agreeing, Philip found himself understanding the actual goal. The only reason they did not want his involvement meant that they were eying the one billion investment. ‘Oh well.’ He did not want to eat with a materialistic mother-in-law and her relatives either. “Very well, then. I won’t go.”Philip turned to speak to Wynn. “Don’t drink, it’s not good for the baby.” Both Frank and Samantha were shocked at the
To that, Philip replied with a ‘That’s all’. On the other end, George inquired, ‘Are you at Dragon King Palace, Young Master? Mr. Cash, the person in charge of Capital City’s division of Clarke Group, is here with me and is hoping to meet up with you about the matters of the Beacon investment. Should I send him over to wait for you at Dragon King Palace?’‘The person in charge of Clarke Group’s Capital City division?’ Philip wore an expression of suspicion before it morphed into a playful smile as he turned his gaze to Frank who continued to sing high praises of himself. He replied to the text, ‘Sure. Have him come over.’Having replied, Philip put his phone down again. The Clarke family had more than just one Clarke Group. The one in Capital City was merely a small group of theirs. Martha was enraged at her useless trash of a son-in-law. After grumbling about it for a while, she gave an apologetic smile. “How can I let you pay so much? How about I pay for it this time?” To
“Thanks, but no thanks, Manager Frank. I quite like the feeling of being taken care of by my wife. Plus, she likes taking care of me.” Philip said shamelessly as he smiled at Wynn. “Sure, I’ll take care of you,” Wynn replied coordinately, her eyes sparkling with stars. Anger flared in Frank at the scene before him. Scoffing, he returned to his seat for there was not much left for him to say. Samantha saw through him and kicked Frank under the table, mumbling, “What’s that all about? You can’t possibly have taken a fancy to my cousin now, have you?!” Her piercing gaze demanded answers. Frank smiled, holding Samantha’s small hand in his own. “What are you talking about? There’s only you.” The meal progressed with Paula’s family picking on Philip at any chance they got. To which he merely brushed off and paid them no heed. After all, it would not make sense to let such brainless comments dampen his mood. Wynn, though, nudged the back of his legs worriedly with her own and
“What are you doing, Philip Clarke?” Frank roared. Who did this piece of sh*t think he was? Frank’s life would be turned upside down if he offended Hudson Cash! “Do you have any idea who this is? This is Mr. Cash of Capital City’s Clarke Group! Apologize to Mr. Cash right now, you presumptuous b*stard!” Anxiety spiked in Frank. Philip had no filter. This was Mr. Cash from Capital City’s Clarke Group! He oversaw the business of a group that was worth hundreds of billions! One could only imagine the power and connections Mr. Cash had! “Have you gone crazy, Philip Clarke?” Paula was shocked! She was scared sh*tless by the words of her son-in-law. Philip had no fear. Who was he to mind the businesses of Mr. Cash, the chairman of Capital City’s Clarke Group? Offending this Mr. Cash meant their entire family would be plagued with misfortune! Both Paula and Samantha were staring intensely at Philip who was still eating, wishing nothing more than to throw this eyesore out
“What’s wrong, Wynnie? Penny for your thoughts?” Philip’s heart dropped as he turned to find Wynn staring at him. ‘Did she find out?’ Wynn smiled, her brows curving as she spoke, “Nope. I was just thinking, who exactly is my husband? What a mysterious man.” ‘Oh f*ck! ‘She could not have linked the dots now, could she?’Philip felt a little frantic and poured himself a glass of alcohol to calm his nerves. “You think too much. I’m your husband and Mila’s father.” Wynn nodded and made no further comments. Right as they were about to leave, Philip gave Wynn the excuse that he was going to the bathroom while in truth, he walked downstairs to the Crown Prince Pavillion. Hudson Cash had texted him just now that he would be waiting in the private room. “Young Master.” Hudson brought along a few other people who all stood politely at the door with respect. Philip waved his hand to indicate that they should speak inside. Settling in the seat, Philip glanced around to fin
After 6pm that evening, Philip, who was keeping Mila company at the hospital, received a call from George Thomas.“Young Master, please remember to attend your party at Copper Peacock Plaza. Do you need me to go pick you up?”“No, I can go on my own,” Philip said.The party at Copper Peacock Plaza was here at last.Who would he meet? He was actually quite curious.What kind of an expression would Wynn have when she found out who he really was?What about Frank McDonald? Would he wet his pants when he knew?“Hey, Howard? Let’s go shopping for some clothes in a bit. Come with me to a party tonight.”Philip called Howard and said, “Oh, and pick me up in your car, will you?”Philip had only called Howard a few times since the last incident.The latter was getting busy now too. It was not easy to run an entire business, after all.As for Philip’s true identity, Howard knew part of it. What he knew was actually already beyond what most people could imagine.In that case, he might
Money made the world go round.Now that everything was in place, the three of them left Millennium with two rows of professionally-trained salespeople carrying their things behind them. Wherever they went, it looked like a parade!Of course, that resulted in quite a stir at the entrance to Millennium.These people were filthy rich!They had spent a total of five hundred thousand!All three of them were dressed from head to toe in branded goods now!“Alright, on to Copper Peacock Palace.”Philip declared calmly as soon as they got into the car.Now that he was dressed like this at such an important event, how would his old friends react to his arrival?Get ready, Copper Peacock Palace, because Philip Clarke was on his way!Copper Peacock Palace was in the heart of the city. It was one of Riverdale’s five-star hotels, and it was a sight to behold!It was built to resemble an ancient building!It had seven stories, and the whole structure was grand and magnificent!Any party
Frank found this hilarious. He continued, “Philip, oh, Philip. I have to admit that you can be really stupid sometimes. Mr. Cash from our company, Clarke Group, has booked the whole place tonight. Can’t you see the sign at the door? Not any Tom, Dick, or Harry can go in right now. You need to at least be famous in Riverdale, like if you started a company or have a fortune of ten million, minimum! Or if you have a position at one of Riverdale’s top departments. What makes you think you can go in, Philip? If you ask me, you should call and ask if she can take you inside.”“Why are you telling him all that, Frank? He’s just a clueless idiot who’s here waiting for Wynn.”Samatha sneered.Philip frowned slightly.In Frank’s eyes, though, he only looked stupider than ever.Frank patted Philip’s shoulder and yanked at his tie. “Stand guard at the door. What a good guy, you are. While your wife is in there drinking with other men, you’re here waiting for her outside. Poor you! But well, a
The grandmaster frowned. He believed Abba because Abba was the current head of the family and had an extraordinary status. “Some bad guys came along with him. They're the ones who tricked him into betraying the family. They're so strong that I couldn’t trap them. I had no choice but to let them enter our territory!” Abba added fuel to the fire, describing Philip and the others as heinous villains while he was the hero trying to protect the family. If Avon, also known as Rabbit, knew about this, he would probably pass out in anger. “They're probably trying to pass through the level right now. They’ll see you once they succeed, so I hope that you won't believe his lies. He has betrayed us and is no longer a member of the rabbit family!” Abba had achieved his objective. He knew that the grandmaster would never believe Avon again. “Fine, leave this to me. I know what I should do next.” The grandmaster fell into deep thought, perhaps thinking about how to deal with Avon. Abb
“Forget it. Everything is good as long as you’re happy. Anyway, we have to watch out. Those people are a force to be reckoned with!” The rabbit commander knew how stubborn Abba was, so he stopped talking after giving him some advice. Abba might beat him if he continued. Although they had been here many times before, neither of them knew where the grandmaster was. They could only wander aimlessly in the safe zone. The grandmaster was very mischievous and would play tricks on them from time to time. While Abba was searching aimlessly, a figure appeared in front of him. “Little one, you’re so nice to visit me so soon!” The figure that appeared was the grandmaster Abba was looking for. The grandmaster stroked his beard as he smiled at Abba. “Did you bring the things I wanted? I told you to bring me some pretty little maids. You must have forgotten my request!” Seeing Abba alone, the grandmaster sighed helplessly and seemed disappointed from the bottom of his heart. “Grand
“He had no interest in that position because he was powerless to do anything. Everything turned out this way because he had no ability in this area! Without the ability to rule the world or talent for practice, he has no right to inherit the family!” Abba hated his brother very much. He argued with the rabbit commander unhappily. “If I could trick him back then, I can do it again now. I'll find a way to send him away, but before that, I want to find out what brought him back!” Many years ago, Rabbit was imprisoned for a long time because of his family’s betrayal. Fortunately, he brought a few rabbit maids to keep him company. However, no one could bear being imprisoned in the same place for such a long time. Later, Rabbit met Philip, who rescued him, or he would still be imprisoned in that place until now. Abba was curious to find out how his useless brother escaped. After all, his curse was very effective. Under normal circumstances, Rabbit could not escape that place un
“Don’t you find the monsters annoying? They deserved to be beaten!” Everyone held a half-dead monster in hand. Philip had no idea whether he should sympathize or ridicule these miserable monsters. Soon, the monsters merged into one. “Congratulations on passing the first level. Please proceed to the next round.” Philip frowned at the monster’s words. Why did he feel like he was playing a game? It seemed that their actions had been under watch the moment they entered the light. It was a very unpleasant feeling. Philip hated being under other people’s control. At this time, Rabbit hopped to Philip's side. It was obviously not trapped in that mysterious space just now. “Rabbit, I feel that this place has something to do with you. You'd better recall what’s going on or we’ll beat you up!” Philip waved his fist fiercely. Rabbit’s ability to avoid the ordeal proved that he had an inseparable relationship with this place. Philip did not care whether Rabbit had lost his memories.
Since the monster was made of moss, its regenerative ability was strong. Any damage done would result in regeneration in another form, and its combat power would be stronger than before. In the end, Philip tied the monster with a rope. He tossed it to the ground and punched and kicked it. The monster had developed intelligence, so Philip could communicate with it. The monster would definitely choose to compromise once it was beaten into submission. Thinking of this, Philip punched harder as if he was going to kill it. The moss monster struggled in a panic under Philip’s attack, shocked by Philip’s psychotic behavior. Instead of killing it, Philip chose to torture it. Only a psycho would do that. Although the moss monster could regenerate and live forever, it had a sense of pain. It could not bear Philip’s torture. “Stop hitting me. I’ll let you out at once!” the moss monster said in a panic. It was just the first-level guardian of this place. There was no need to suffer s
“Who are you?” These green people blocked Philip’s path and asked. “Uh, if I tell you that I entered this place by mistake, would you believe it?” Philip said awkwardly. He did not know if these things were friend or foe and had no idea how to answer their question. At this moment, everyone's vision went blurry, and they were separated. Philip found himself in a strange arena. “Since you don't know why you're here, why don’t you defeat me first?” A green guy drove Philip into a corner, forcing him to take action. Other than Philip, the rest encountered the same situation. They were isolated in a separate room and faced the moss monsters alone. Philip seemed a little worried about this situation. If he was not mistaken, everyone was in the same plight, and the other party seemed determined to kill them separately. Philip was not worried about the others, only Katie. Katie was not as strong as the others. She was just an ordinary person who had just started practicing
Philip was full of anticipation and nerves because he had never done such an exciting thing before. At this time, the rabbit commander was horrified to see Philip and the others entering the mysterious light. “Oh no, why are they so foolish to enter the light? They’ll be dead in no time! I need to report this to His Majesty. One wrong move and we’re done for!” The rabbit commander quickly reported this incident, and Abba was furious. “Damn it, what’s wrong with these people? Why did they rush in when they knew it was dangerous inside? Are they tired of living?” Abba was so angry that he wanted to catch his useless brother and beat him up. “The grandmaster is inside the light. What should we do if they disturb the grandmaster?” The rabbit commander scowled. He knew that he and Abba were doing something that everyone would frown upon. They would be held accountable if the grandmaster found out what they were doing. “Why? Are you afraid? You weren’t so scared when you decide
“I wonder how my brother has been doing over the years?” Rabbit rubbed his hands excitedly. It seemed that he missed his brother very much. At this time, a bright light lit up. Everyone stared at the light nervously, wondering what was going on. When Rabbit was expecting his brother with joy, several beasts appeared and attacked them. Terrifying monster beasts jumped out of the light while roaring. Philip and the others were so shocked by the sudden change that they could not react and backed away to avoid the attacks. Philip raised his leg in surprise and kicked one of the beasts. “Is that your brother? He doesn’t look like you at all!” Hearing Philip’s remark, Aslan and the others looked at Rabbit in confusion, wondering what was going on. “Philip, stop kidding. That’s not my brother. It’s a monster beast!” Of course, Philip was simply teasing Rabbit. Those ferocious beasts were clearly trying to rip them apart. After making sure that they could kill the beasts, P
Someone sitting in a high position looked pretty imposing. “Your Majesty, your younger brother is back. We've locked him up per your orders. What should we do next?” the rabbit commander reported the situation truthfully. He obviously knew Rabbit’s identity and caught him per the given instructions. “Hehe, he’s finally back after so many years. In that case, bring him over. I believe the people at the top are still interested in him.” The figure in the high position spoke calmly without joy but with a hint of impatience. “He arrived with several others of different races. Should we get rid of them too?” the rabbit commander said fiercely, annoyed with those strange creatures. The other party nodded and waved his hand. He closed his eyes in rest and seemed unwilling to say another word. The rabbit commander executed the order. As the most loyal commander, he knew what he should do. Philip and the others were waiting for the rabbit commander to return with the result. At