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
Ronald exploded like a volcano, showing just how intimidating he could be!He glared at his son and jabbed a finger at his nose, “You useless, useless son! How dare you lie through your teeth like that? When have I ever helped young Wynn here?”Joel was stunned. He looked at his father in confusion.What was wrong with the old man? Why was he turning on his son?Wynn was quite disappointed right now. Joel, who was once sunny and bright, had changed completely!He had become so two-faced and fake!“What are you saying, Dad? Didn’t you help Wynnie that time? I called you and you said you would assign someone to it. You said you could handle it.”Joel frowned deeply and forced the lie through, but he was getting a bad feeling about this.“Nonsense! When have I ever said that?”Ronald was properly furious now. “I just said I would have someone look at it. When did I ever say that I could solve it?”The air turned tense.“What on earth is happening here? Please tell me honestly,
No way!The man was a good-for-nothing, through and through!Joel shook his head and dismissed that ridiculous notion.After that, he continued to give chase, trying to catch up to Wynn and explain.Philip was at the door. When he saw Joel running past him in such a hurry, he was inevitably confused. Why was Joel Harris here too?Joel was shocked to suddenly see Philip here too. The next second, he was filled with rage. If it were not for Philip, Joel would be living happily with Wynn by now.He went up to Philip furiously and grabbed the latter by his collar, roaring, “Why are you here, Philip, you piece of trash?”Why?Why was this worthless wretch here at Copper Peacock Palace?The party tonight was held for Clarke Group’s Master Clarke. If Philip was here…Impossible!Philip yanked Joel’s arm away and straightened out his collar, sneering at Joel coldly. “Why am I here, you ask? You’ll know soon enough. Stay put and don’t leave, okay?”“F*cking idiot! F*ck you!”Joel s
The seven or eight young men and women immediately looked at Philip with contempt.“Have y’all seen enough? Scram off somewhere you’re actually welcome.”That was when Howard stepped forth and tried to shoo them off impatiently.“Haha, what’s the matter? Are you afraid of embarrassing yourselves too? If you are, shouldn’t you get the hell out of here?”Samantha crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking down her nose at them.“Shut up! Seriously, Samantha Benson, don’t you have anything better to do? I want to stay here, so I’ll stay. What the hell does that have to do with you?”Phillip snapped back, clearly angry now.“Hmph! R*tard!”Samantha scoffed, “You’re a turtle who’s never left your tiny shell. Stay here if you like, then you’ll see how puny you really are.“Let’s go!”Samantha turned around, sticking up her perky butt.Yolanda, Joshua and the rest happened to witness that scene too.“Haha, look at that. Joshua. Philip sure is useless. He took all that scoldin