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
They looked in the direction of the voice and saw the crowd parting as though before a tide.A cold beauty in a white dress was striding toward them.She was tall and slender, with an air of invincibility. She looked around the crowd, and her gaze made many girls back away, defeated by her perfection.When her beautiful eyes swept across them, the cold arrogance in them made countless attendees lower their heads, as though they stood before the queen of a snowy kingdom.“Who is she?”Someone in the crowd sneered.One of his friends had recognized the woman, and he hastily clapped his hand over his companion’s mouth, his face pale. “Are you mad? That’s Miss Chloe Somerset! Don’t you recognize her?”“Miss Chloe?”The first man who spoke froze. He then suddenly remembered something, all the blood draining from his face as he hurriedly held his tongue.The woman was none other than Chloe Somerset.“Miss Chloe?”Mr. Moseby’s expression changed the second he saw Chloe. He suddenly
“How could he know Miss Chloe? Impossible!”The moment he saw Chloe, Mickey’s expression changed and he gasped out loud.“Mickey-baby, who’s Chloe Sommerset exactly?”Jennie asked curiously.Chloe had always kept a low profile and rarely ever joined the Riverdale elites in their parties, so very few people knew about her.If it were not for Philip, she would not have organized this birthday party today either.“She’s the granddaughter of Old Master Sommerset from Capital City and Hans Sommerset’s youngest daughter.”Mickey’s face twitched as he answered Jenie’s question in a whisper.“That’s her?”Jennie was stunned, while Yvonne and the others next to her felt their hearts skip a beat as well.Hans Sommerset was much more well-known than his daughter.He was the direct heir to the Sommersets, Old Master Sommerset’s son and the current head of the family.He controlled the number one family in Capital City, the Sommersets.Even outside of Riverdale, anyone in the entire pr
Wynn was on her way back to the hospital after work when she received her cousin’s call.“What’s wrong with Philip?”Wynn chuckled, hailing down a cab by the curb.“Do you think I’m lying, Wynn? Why would I? You just have to come to Sunset Villa and you’ll know!”Lynn was anxious beyond belief. She stared intently at Philip, who was walking with Chloe. The two of them had actually gone into the inner hall.Seriously, what was up with that good-for-nothing?How did he know Miss Chloe Sommerset?!That was simply terrifying.Was he still the same useless cousin-in-law she had always known?“Sunset Villa? Why is Philip there?”Wynn glanced at the time. Why was Philip there at this time of the night?“Hold on a sec.”Lynn took a video of Philip and Chloe with her phone. It just so happened that Chloe was hugging Philip’s arm like a girl in love, her head on his shoulder and a look of happiness on her face.Of course, Lynn did not record the moment Philip shoved Chloe away. She
Smack!Philip slapped Chloe’s hand aside and said icily, “Don’t try my patience!”With that, Philip turned to leave.However, Chloe scoffed at his back, saying, “Do you know why I invited you here tonight?”“What do you mean?”Philip’s gaze turned cold. He spun around and glared at Chloe.Just then, Philip’s phone rang. It was a call from that man.“Spill it!”Philip barked harshly, his body tense and his heart pounding.That call could only mean one thing. Something must have happened to Wynn and Mila.“Young Master, the Young Madam and Miss Mila are safe. We just handled one wave of attackers.”The voice on the other end was that of a cold-blooded man. “They seem to be some local hooligans. They were at the hospital entrance, trying to kidnap the Young Madam.”“Understood.”Philip hung up and stared at Chloe, asking in a low and heavy voice, “Did you send them?”Chloe knew that her plan had failed. Well, she had only wanted to teach Wynn a lesson.She raised her chin a
Philip sighed and said, “Soon. I don’t want to make a move before going back home.”The man in the shadows said no more before leaving.The next day, Philip returned to the villa and saw that Martha had already taken over more than half of it.She had moved all the things from their old residence over, and she even told Philip with considerable pride, “What do you think? I did a good job decorating the place, didn’t I?”Philip glanced around for a while and then went upstairs for a look too. He soon realized that she had somehow turned the villa into what looked like a residential shack.She had even taken over the master bedroom he shared with Wynn.In fact, she even moved their wedding photo to the smaller bedroom downstairs.Martha saw how stormy his expression was when he came downstairs from the master bedroom. She immediately knew what she had done wrong, so she snuck a glance at Charles next to her.Charles ignored her and earned a glare from her.“Move all your things
Martha took a moment to process that and then instantly blew up. “What do you mean by that, Philip? Your uncle is inviting you to dinner, but you can’t be bothered? Do you think I want to invite you? If you want to say hi, come over yourself!”Martha then hung up in a huff.That Philip was getting more unreasonable by the day.Philip was a little taken aback too, but it seemed like he had no choice. He had to attend that night, after all.He gave Wynn a call, telling her he was going to pick her up from work that night.It just so happened that George had just bought him a car recently. It was nothing too fancy, just a BMW 5 Series. That would do for his purposes.That night, Philip drove his brand-new BMW and waited for Wynn outside her office building.When she saw the new car, Wynn froze for a long while too. She was both pleasantly surprised and confused. “Where did you get the money to buy this car?”Philip leaned on the car door, wearing shades. He looked quite dashing li
Jamie was surprised by Philip’s easygoing reaction and immediately felt the gap between him and Philip. If Jamie were in Philip’s shoes, he would be worried, but Philip was confident instead. Jamie had a lot to learn from Philip. Jamie had no idea that Philip did not take Dennis seriously at all. Philip had too many capable people under his command. He was not concerned about Dennis at all. In comparison, Dennis could be considered the most useless person under him.… On the other hand, Rabbit arrived at the market. Rabbit was quite famous among the major families by now. As a non-human with a violent temper, he was in the center of attraction wherever he went. Someone tried to kidnap Rabbit once, but not only did he fail, but the person was also beaten badly. To this day, the kidnapper was still bedridden in the hospital. Rabbit’s notorious reputation had spread far and wide, and not just anyone could deal with him. At this time, many storytellers were at the tavern tal
People in seclusion would usually not receive any news from the outside world, so contacting them would be up to luck. Therefore, Lincoln's appearance was good news for the Hexa Guild. Now that the guild was under scrutiny, Lincoln's appearance would save them a lot of trouble. Lincoln stood on the spot, looking at the yard curiously. Philip had modified the yard, so it was full of energy. Any practitioner would feel the difference at once. Jamie and the others had discovered this fact but never asked out of courtesy. Everyone had their own secret. Maybe this was Philip’s secret. Lincoln closed his eyes and felt the abundant energy. He was reluctant to leave this place that contained tens of thousands of times more energy than the place he had chosen for his seclusion. Lincoln felt conflicted. He could practice much faster in this place if the energy level remained the same. Thinking of this, he could hardly contain his excitement to practice on the spot. Seeing Jamie nex
Lincoln had never met a monster beast with intelligence! After taking a closer look at Rabbit, Lincoln had other ideas. Philip was most likely a powerful person with extraordinary strength to have such a powerful monster beast as his pet. Dennis was not a fool. Philip had to be powerful and not a coward for Dennis to willingly follow him. Thinking of this, Lincoln showed Rabbit enough respect. “Mr. Rabbit, I’m looking for Dennis from the Hexa Guild.” The guild members behind him were full of disbelief at his courtesy. They had served him for a while and knew his character very well. Lincoln would never be so polite to ordinary juniors, so this rabbit had to be unusual. Thinking of this, their attitude toward Rabbit changed from disdain to admiration. Rabbit was shocked by their eccentric behavior and looked at them skeptically. Seeing their smiling faces, Rabbit decided not to make things difficult for them. Besides, they were polite. “Oh, you’re looking for Dennis. Come
This guild member could not forget how Hogster had always stolen his resources by force. Hogster’s ugly face made him sick. Although Lincoln was back, he had lost all confidence in the guild. He just wanted to return to Dennis' side as soon as possible. Although he was a member under the guild leader, Dennis was the one who had been helping him all along. In fact, if not for Dennis’ support over the years, even Alain would not have achieved what he had today. Hence, this guild member had always been grateful to Dennis. When Dennis left, he wanted to leave with him, but due to special circumstances, he stayed until now. Unexpectedly, it came in handy. Alain was excited to hear that. In Alain's opinion, such a lowly member would not dare to lie to him, so he had to be telling the truth. He knew that this was his chance to settle everything once and for all. Alain had been worried that Lincoln would blame him, but Lincoln was deceived instead, which was great. He had nothing t
Lincoln had a very good reputation, so the guild members dropped their guard and started to complain about everything. “Grandmaster, we've been having a hard time. Hogster always deducts our practice resources and gives them to the women he likes. It’s infuriating. We don’t even have that many resources to begin with,” a member said miserably. He had good talent, but Hogster did not give him any good resources, so his level remained stagnant. All his resources had been given to the women who had caught Hogster’s fancy. Lincoln scowled upon hearing this. How could Hogster take other people’s resources? He would not allow this to happen. “They also tried every means to arrange a political marriage with the Celestial Palace, but the agreement fell through, and they badmouthed the other party for it!” “They defamed the young lady of the guild, and now, they're furious at us. Their wrath is not a joke. Moreover, someone solved the side effects of their practice technique, but we'v
If Philip was at fault, Lincoln had nothing to say. However, if Hogster was the one who had caused all the trouble, he would not spare them. “I’ll get to the bottom of this. Now, tell me what’s going on with Dennis. Based on my understanding of him, he wouldn't betray the guild for no reason. He must have a reason for doing this!” Neither of them could explain what happened to Dennis. They could only say that humans were fickle. After all, they could not figure it out either. The person at fault would never admit their fault. Alain did not think that he was biased or thought that what he had done was excessive. He simply thought that Dennis looked down on him, which was why he decided to leave. Now that he was gone, Alain could say whatever he wanted, and Dennis could not defend himself. Thinking of this, Alain was very excited. He began to defame Dennis and shifted the attention away from him and his son. Lincoln scowled as he listened. Then, he returned to his room and summ
Alain was helpless. Although he had a lot to say, he could not do anything in front of Lincoln. Lincoln was stronger than him in every aspect, a force to be reckoned with. He was not someone Alain could deal with. Alain looked at Lincoln awkwardly. He wanted to appease his anger but did not know what to say. “You need to explain this to me. Why did Dennis leave? And I want to know why the guild’s reputation has become so bad. Did you do something wrong?”Lincoln heard that Dennis had been expelled and could no longer stay in the guild. Many people supported Dennis, so they were upset with Alain and tried to defame him. Hearing that, Alain knew that someone must have been talking behind his back, but he did not dare to lose his temper. He forced a smile and looked at Lincoln in a flattering manner. Before he could find an excuse, Hogster rushed over excitedly and said to his father, “Father, guess what I did to Philip? Hehe!” Hogster recounted his handiwork smugly without p
It had been years since the grandmaster went into seclusion for practice. He was not concerned about power. He once mentioned that he would not leave his seclusion unless he reached the top. Hence, no one expected to see him. “Grandmaster, you appeared at the right time. We would've been in trouble if you didn't come out!” “That’s right. Everyone is bullying us. Now that you’re out, you can help us.” Everyone complained about their grievances, feeling sorry for themselves. The Hexa Guild was in trouble, and they faced various problems too. All the major guilds were keeping a close eye on the Hexa Guild, waiting to see them make a fool of themselves. The Celestial Palace planned to destroy the Hexa Guild instead of letting them off. They could not accept the initial setup, so they decided to erase the Hexa Guild from existence. Hence, the Hexa Guild had been under great pressure, with the members wishing that someone could help them. Unexpectedly, a strong expert appeared.
Ronan was his buddy, and his wife's reputation was at stake. Philip could not stand idly by. He had to help. Jamie was very fast at ordering his people to make the matter public. No one expected another dramatic turn of events. Everyone thought that the young lady of the Celestial Palace was an unchaste woman for making that decision. Unexpectedly, the Celestial Palace found a way to solve the side effects of their technique. All the major guilds were in trepidation. Although the Celestial Palace’s technique was very powerful, the side effects reduced its allure. Now that that problem was solved, everything was different. On top of that, the holy maiden and other members of the guild showed their appearance in public. Regardless of gender, everyone was beautiful without any markings on their faces. After seeing this scene, everyone knew that the Celestial Palace was about to make a comeback. Carlos was very excited and thought that Vanna was a lucky star to bring so many