“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
Joshua laughed and glanced at the seat, saying, “Oh, it’s nothing, really. They arranged it for my dad, but it doesn’t really matter. It’s just a seat.”Hmph, he was clearly humble-bragging.Still, no one said anything.“Oh yeah, do you know Master Clarke? What does he look like? Is he young or old?”The restless Yolanda suddenly seemed excited.Joshua shook his head and said, “I don’t know. I asked my dad and he said he had never met Master Clarke before either. He did say that Master Clarke is coming tonight, though.”“Really? That’s great! I gotta get to know him.”Yolanda looked like a girl in love. She even tugged at her collar, revealing a tad of her snowy peaks.“Aren’t you worried he turns out to be some old geezer, Yola?”Jane Snyder, who was next to her, teased her.“I don’t mind even if he is. He’s the type who can spend a billion at once! So what if he’s old? As long as he’s interested in me, I can write off anything.”Yolanda touched up her makeup and asked, “Wh
“You’re so full of hot air!”Yolanda could not even begin to articulate her contempt. “So shameless. How could a peasant like you say anything about the party tonight?”“Pfft, big deal. It’s Philip’s party in the first place,” Howard muttered, giving her a look.He said that very softly, but Joshua and the others heard him anyway.Haha.They burst out laughing.Joshua gave Howard and Philip a huge thumbs-up. “You guys are master actors, I’ll give you that. Yeah, you have a few shares, but it’s already getting to your head. Good going, Philip! Tell me, how much are you worth? A few million?“Impressive, Howard! This is Philip’s party, you say? You should do a bit of research before saying something like that. Who do you think is on the invite list tonight? Did you really think you could impersonate Master Clarke just because you have the same last name?”Yolanda absolutely detested people like Howard and Philip, paupers pretending to be princes. “Do you have any idea how much Ma
Philip looked up, a cold smile on his lips. “What if I don’t want to leave?”The tension thickened, and the air around them seemed to become several degrees colder.Philip and Joshua stared each other down, sparks flying.Yolanda scoffed, “That’s enough, Joshua, don’t waste your breath on these idiots! Let’s go!”After all, even Yolanda knew that she should not cause a ruckus here. That would not end well for any of them.The two men were pulled apart, and Joshua gave Philip one last word of warning. “I’m letting you go this time, Philip, but just you wait and see!”“Oh, I’ll be waiting.”Philip said with a calm smile.“Look at what an *ss that Joshua was, Philip! Makes me really wanna give him a beating!”Howard huffed, “When will the party start? I really want to see you take the stage so you can give him the shelling of a lifetime in public! Showing off like that, all cuz his old man has a bit of money and some connections. So what if he has his own little company and a tin
“It was Master Clarke from Clarke Group,” Vernon said with a smile.Wynn froze, her entire body stiffening. It was Master Clarke again.Who was this Master Clarke? Why did he keep helping her?Just then, a group of people walked through the main doors to the hall. They carried with them an impressive presence, led by a middle-aged man with a beer belly and a red face. The man greeted the many tycoons from Riverdale.It was Ronald Harris from Harris Enterprise!That was the main player in Riverdale’s real estate scene!The moment he showed up, the spotlight turned to him for a while. Many people approached and greeted him.When Hudson saw Ronald walk in, his expression darkened. He turned to his assistant and said, “Go, get Ronald Harris over here.”He was very angry that Ronald and his son had taken credit for the young master’s actions. They nearly pulled the wool over the young madam’s eyes.Over on his side, Ronald was still greeting the others when a man in a suit ran up t