Martha was almost ready to blow a gasket. Philip actually wanted her to kneel down!This damn useless piece of trash dared to be so bold!“Philip, what are you saying? I’m your mother-in-law, okay!” Martha flushed and glared.She felt very uncertain too. What if Philip really insisted on having her kneel?Argh!She was going mad!This was such a humiliation!Charles stood on one side without saying a word. This unreasonable madwoman who snarled at him every day had finally met her bane.“Charles, what are you doing? Don’t you notice that your son-in-law is acting so brazenly now? Aren’t you going to say a few words?”Martha was very upset when she saw Charles acting as if this matter had nothing to do with him.Charles smiled and said, “Philip, just forget about the matter. We’re a family, after all. What your mother-in-law said this morning was just spiteful words. Don’t take it to heart. No mother-in-law should be forced to kneel to the son-in-law. If any outsiders find out
On the other side, Philip had just left First Palace not too long ago when his phone rang. It was Chloe calling him. “Philip, today’s my birthday. Don’t forget to come and accompany me.”Philip was taken aback when he heard this. Then, he recalled that he had promised to do so. “Okay, I’ll be there later.”“Okay, I’ll pick you up?” Chloe was very happy as she asked.“No need.” Philip shook his head.He had not cleared up his relationship with Chloe Sommerset yet. If she sent a luxury car to pick him up, it would never be cleared up!He did not wish to be seen by others and for gossip to spread later.“Give me the address. I’ll hail a cab later.”“Okay, once you get here, just tell them my name.” Chloe nodded, feeling a little disappointed.After he hung up, Philip thought for a moment and decided not to tell Wynn.He did not want Wynn to overthink this matter. Besides, he had another purpose tonight, and that was to have a showdown with Chloe.Chloe’s birthday party was being
Silvia Hayes!She had a nice face, was dressed in a well-cut black skirt with a white top, and wore nude stockings paired with high heels. With her delicate makeup, she looked exactly like a mature white-collared worker.Philip turned around and saw a surprised Silvia. He chuckled.“Why do you look surprised? Am I not welcome here?”Seeing Philip, Silvia recalled the incident at the amusement park dessert shop and could not stop the blush from spreading across her face, so she quickly changed the topic.“I’m here with a friend. We’re just here to have some fun.”If not for Philip’s help the last time, she would be annoyed to death by Leon Larson.She only found out later that Leon’s family had gone bankrupt.This incident caused Silvia many sleepless nights because she could not figure out if Philip had anything to do with it.He seemed like an ordinary person.After she finished speaking, she stared at Philip with her big eyes. “Who did you come here with?”“Silvia, why are
Harmony walked straight up to Silvia, glanced at Philip disdainfully, and said coldly, “Hey, brat, let me warn you, don’t harbor any evil intentions toward Silvia. You’re not worthy!”Philip, who was talking to Silvia, was taken aback by this. He looked coldly at the group of little girls standing in front of him.All of them were quite young but were dressed maturely.Moreover, they seemed very hostile toward him.“Excuse me, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Philip smiled calmly.Silvia was also startled and pulled at Harmony’s arm. “Harmony, don’t be like this. He’s my friend.”“Friend? What sort of friend? He’s nothing but a conman who deceives innocent girls like you.”Harmony rolled her eyes at Silvia and poked her in the head with her slender finger before saying, “Okay, I’ll solve the problem for you.”Problem?Philip was startled. This hostile woman who was facing him must have misunderstood something.“What are you looking at? Are you unhappy? Let me tell you
Several girls glanced at each other. They kept comparing the man in the photo to Philip over there.They looked alike!How could this be?“Stop looking at him already. If it’s really him, I’ll gouge my eyes out!”A girl sneered as her eyes fell on Philip with contempt.How could such a man with an indistinguishable character be the mysterious young man in the rumor!Harmony and Yvonne also nodded in agreement. They mocked, “Definitely not. How can a young master have such a poor appearance? He should at least bring eight or ten bodyguards with him when he goes out. He just came here to eat and drink for free.”Seeing that Silvia was still staring at Philip eagerly, Harmony became angry and said, “Okay, stop looking at him already. You’re not interested in him, are you?”Silvia smiled, stood up, and bowed to Harmony and the others. She said, “I’m sorry. He’s my friend, so I’m going to accompany him for a while.”After that, Silvia ran toward him, happy as a little sparrow.Thi
Jennie Todd smiled triumphantly. “I just saw Harmony calling Xavier and telling him that Silvia is here. What do you think Xavier will do when he gets here?”Mickey was startled. Everyone in the circle knew the hot-tempered character of Young Master Xavier Denver from Golden City. If he really met that fool Philip Clarke here, they might even get into a fight on the spot.“Look, isn’t that Xavier?” Jennie suddenly exclaimed.When the two looked over, they saw a sturdy young man in casual clothes walking in through the door. He was pushing through the crowd and striding forward.“There’s going to be a good show.” Mickey was amused.His father would not let him deal with Philip, but Xavier was no ordinary person. He came from the Denver family of Golden City!Silvia was still discussing with Philip about which desserts were delicious when suddenly, someone strode over and stopped in front of them.“Silvia, come with me, I have something to say to you.”There was no Philip in Xavi
As the atmosphere grew tenser, Yvonne ran over to them and stood in front of Silvia, saying with a frown,“Xavier, this is Miss Chloe’s birthday party. You know she’s from the Sommerset family from Capital City, right? That means this isn’t a place where you can do whatever you like. Silvia doesn’t need your permission to go anywhere.”“Haha.”Xavier ignored her completely and instead loomed over Philip, glaring at him.“In all my years, you’re the first man who dares to challenge me like that.“I’ll show you just how wide the gap between us really is.”Philip smiled faintly and was about to say something when a stern-looking middle-aged man parted the crowd, approaching them as he said,“What’s happening here? Who dares to raise a ruckus at Miss Chloe’s party?”“Dang, even Mr. Moseby the head butler is here. Someone’s gonna be in trouble now,” someone who knew the middle-aged man said in a whisper.“The Sommersets are pretty influential in Riverdale too. How will they clean u
Just then, a voice spoke.“I don’t know if he was invited.”The crowd looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a lavish evening gown and thick make-up. She sneered, “But what I do know is that I saw him collecting trash at Longford Park today.“I don’t think a mere trash collector would know our great Miss Chloe Sommerset, would he?”As soon as Jennie said that, the whole room erupted.“There’s no way Miss Chloe knows someone like that! Chase him out!”“He told such a tall tale, but he never guessed that he would be exposed just like that.”“I can’t believe Silvia has a friend like him. What a shocker.”Right now, everyone was looking at Philip with nothing but contempt and disgust.Philip was unmoved in the face of all their accusations. Instead, he turned to look at Jennie.He had met earlier that day; in fact, he was the one who had her thrown out. He then looked to her side and saw a sniggering Mickey.So he was here too. No wonder.Did Old Man George not