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
Wynn paused and looked at Philip suspiciously. She was very confused.Uncle Mont and his family had already insured them to such an extent, so why was Philip saying they would stay?Martha was enraged too. She had already stood up and prepared to leave, but she froze when Philip said that.Now she could not go or stay.Well, that was awkward.“What are you doing, Philip? Who told you to babble? Hurry up and apologize to your aunt and uncle?”Martha was left with nothing better to do, so she took her temper out on Philip as usual.The Renners were doing very well for themselves in Golden City. They were the richest and most powerful out of all their distant relatives.As a result, they took every chance they could get to insult the Johnstons.As the years passed, Martha grew gradually more intimidated by the Renners. These days, she was relatively tamer the moment she saw them. Although Charles used to be a section head, that was still nothing compared to what Mont Renner had
"Oh, a delivery boy? But that makes no sense, didn't he say his wife is a chairwoman or something?" said someone in surprise."A chairwoman? What does it matter if she's the chairwoman of some two-bit company?"Fern rudely called Philip out. "Stop stuffing your face like that, Philip. Can't you hear that your elders are talking to you?"She was proud and arrogant!Mont saw what she was doing and wanted to stop her, but eventually he just shook his head helplessly.He had already done enough to protect these poor relatives of his.To be honest, he also wanted to use this chance to wake Philip up. He wanted to show Philip just how far behind he had fallen so far the latter might buck up and go to work like a proper adult.It was so embarrassing for a man to live off his wife like that.Martha also glared at Philip, who was still preoccupied with his food. She yelled, "Philip, your aunt is talking to you! Say something!"Philip was embarrassing enough at home, but why did he have
“This tea is simply amazing. I’m surprised that Philip is lucky enough to find this treasure!” “By the way, why is Philip alone? Where's that rabbit?” Everyone looked around but saw no signs of the rabbit and had to give up. In the end, only a mouthful of tea was left in the pot. After much deliberation, they decided to give it to the patriarch. After all, it was a rare treasure! They quickly tied Philip up. Once Philip lost his freedom, they had nothing to worry about. They wanted to take credit for their finding and let the family know about this rare treasure.… Meanwhile, Cameron was in his room, thinking about how to carry out the competition. He had just finished talking with Ronan and was in a good mood. He was surprised by Ronan’s attitude. Ronan did not hold a grudge against them and desperately wanted to join their family, which was simply too good to be true. More importantly, Ronan was strong enough to win the competition for them. Cameron did not care whet
At this moment, Philip noticed something unusual and realized that someone had sneaked into his yard. He was amused that someone dared to mess with him. “Surround this area while I poison him. After he’s dead, don’t forget to bring the rabbit along with us. It’s best if we can figure out the rabbit’s secret. If not, just silence the rabbit too!” The person taking the lead explained the plan. He was none other than Sadie’s husband. For the sake of his position in the family and his son, he had to take the risk. Philip was enjoying his premium spiritual tea, and that fragrance could not be concealed at all. Very soon, the intruders smelled the fragrance and followed their noses to find the source. “Do you smell something fragrant? I feel that my strength has improved after a whiff of this smell!” “I feel refreshed with just one whiff as if my ailment has been relieved. That ailment has been bothering me for years. This is amazing!” Everyone was excited as they tracked the s
Cameron never thought that he would lose to a rabbit in an argument. After a brief silence, he finally decided to ignore the matter for the time being. Since the treasures were in Rabbit’s hands, he had to talk to Ronan about the competition. “Ronan, come with me. I want to tell you about the competition. Your friend can stay. We’ll treat him with the utmost courtesy!” Cameron invited Ronan kindly while signaling to everyone. As long as Ronan was not around, they could attack and even kill Philip on the spot. Philip would be useless once they figured out Rabbit’s secret. If Ronan asked, they could say that Philip decided to leave. Anyway, they had all sorts of excuses to take care of this. Ronan glanced at Philip and walked to the conference hall. Ronan knew that he had to deal with these people himself. Philip was only here to give him courage. Philip gave him a reassuring look and returned to the house. He was interested in the competition, so he wanted to figure out
“Are you talking about this rabbit? He’s not my pet. He belongs to my friend.” Ronan shrugged. He wanted such a pet, but he was not good enough. Hearing that, Cameron's face turned pale. Although the rabbit was an additional benefit, he never thought that he would fail to get it. Cameron glared at Philip. He did not have a good impression of Philip. Philip looked like a troublemaker. He suspected that Philip had influenced Ronan into making things difficult for them. Cameron wanted to drive Philip away, but Ronan abruptly said that this matter was related to Philip. Before he could weigh the pros and cons, Cameron decided to hide his emotions. At least, he could not reveal his dislike for Philip. “I see. Your friend seems like a casual practitioner. Why don't he consider joining our family? For your sake, I can give him the same treatment and allow the two of you to take part in the competition as representatives of the family. I believe you’ll do your best and won’t let me
At this time, Rabbit hopped to Philip's side. “Philip, I was out for a walk yesterday and heard some rumors. They’ll be holding a competition among the humans soon, and all major families and forces will send some contestants for the fight. “Either a family or a force that is in charge of an area can join the competition. I heard that the Claude family is taking part.” Hearing this, and combined with their reaction, Philip guessed something. They probably wanted to trick Ronan into participating in the competition, which was why they were approaching him so enthusiastically. “There’s more.” Rabbit smiled and leaned forward, clearly asking for a beating. Philip saw Rabbit’s reaction and hit his face. “Just spit it out. Stop messing around!” Rabbit chuckled and said, “I heard that the Claude family is negotiating a business deal, and the prerequisite is that Ronan must participate in the competition and win first place. Although I don't know why, that’s the only condition the
Everyone was dumbfounded. No one thought that Ronan would take action without paying any heed to them. Cameron panicked and ordered his men to stop Ronan, “Guards, take action! You have to stop Ronan!” His face turned pale, and he wished that the guards could kill Ronan. However, he suddenly remembered the deal between the businessman and himself. “Wait, don’t kill him. I want him alive. I need him for something important!” Cameron shouted nervously as if he was sure that his guards would defeat Ronan. Other than the guards, other family members also stepped forward. They wanted to show off their strength. Seeing this, Philip waved to Ronan. He would take action if required. Ronan waved his hand indifferently in response. He did not need Philip’s help for now. He was strong enough to take care of it. At this time, Rabbit appeared drowsily. Rabbit led a carefree life, and Philip always let him be, so he was an idle rabbit. After Cameron and the others saw Rabbit, their e
Ronan became more confident after the chat with Philip. If anyone dared to mess with him, he would not hesitate to teach them a good lesson. Cameron looked around but did not see Rabbit. He was worried but went straight to the point. “My child, after all these years, have you finally decided to return to the family?” Cameron smiled as he attempted the emotional approach as if Ronan had lived outside over the years because of his own decision. Hearing that, Ronan coughed and nearly threw up. Cameron was really good at blaming him. “What do you mean? Did I ask you to kick me out of the house?” Ronan's eyes flashed with anger. As a weak and powerless child back then, he was kicked out of the house right after his mother’s death. That feeling was really humiliating. All his grievances over the years exploded at this point. He could not tolerate these hypocritical people anymore. Cameron noticed Ronan’s reaction and knew that it was bad. This matter was out of his control. Ronan
“Since you've accepted my things, you should…” Cameron rubbed his hands excitedly, looking at Rabbit smugly and expectantly. His men looked at Rabbit in delight. It would be great if they could get storage space. Rabbit shook his head in disdain. “What are you thinking? Do you think you’re worthy of me? You don’t even have a measly storage space. Who are you to bargain with me?” Rabbit kicked the nearest person away. “Don’t bother me again or that’ll be your outcome!” He hopped back into the house. He was not afraid that they would mess with him. Cameron was shocked that Rabbit would go back on his word after taking their things. He was furious. Those were the treasures of the family. It would be a disaster if they lost them. However, it was clearly not the right time to dwell on it. Cameron decided to talk to Rabbit again tomorrow. He had to talk to Ronan anyway. It would be best if he could fool them. “Let’s get some rest for the night and talk about it tomorrow morning
Cameron persuaded Rabbit excitedly. In his opinion, he was halfway to success. Rabbit nodded. “Give me what you have for now. At least show me your sincerity. You should know that the guy inside offered me a high price!” Rabbit fooled Cameron. He wanted to know what Cameron could come up with. Just crystals alone would be a letdown. Hearing that, Cameron waved to his men, signaling them to take out all the good things from the warehouse, at least to fool Rabbit for the time being. His men reluctantly went to the warehouse and took out all the treasures they had collected. Anyway, it was just for show and would not really be given to the rabbit, so they did not object. It would be a great deal if these treasures could attract a guardian beast. Rabbit nodded with satisfaction at these things. He waved his hand, and everything vanished from those people’s hands. Everyone was shocked and wondered what was going on. There was no such thing as storage space in this world. They ha