At Riverdale Public Hospital. “Excuse me, make way!” Philip Clarke was carrying an unconscious little girl as he rushed into the hospital, yelling madly, “Doctor! Doctor! Quick, save my little girl!” The nurses and doctor who had rushed out quickly took the child from Philip’s arms, and entered the emergency room. “Oh, you can’t go in!” A nurse in an azure-colored uniform with a face mask stopped Philip from entering into the emergency room. Just then, the rapid sounds of high heels clicking against the ceramic tiles could be heard from the back, squeezing his heart with every click. “Philip Clarke!” roared a woman’s voice. ‘Slap!’ A crisp slap came in firm contact with Philip’s cheek. Before him, stood Wynn Johnston with an enraged expression as tears pooled in her beautiful eyes. “If anything happens to my daughter, I will never forgive you!” Her tone was cold and laced with full fury. This scene frightened quite a few patients and their family members in the hospital
Philip’s expression changed, frowning slightly. Seeing Philip in his delivery uniform, looking shabby, Lily pointed at the door and said, “Get out now, we don’t allow delivery men here.” “I’m not here for delivery,” explained Philip. Lily tidied her bangs before crossing her arms and said icily, “This is not the first time I hear this. Everyone that comes in here says they’re not delivery men. Please!” “I’m not. I’m here to see George Thomas.” Feeling exasperated, Philip headed inside after saying that. “F*ck! Are you mad? Didn’t you hear what I was saying?” Lily was furious. It was her first time seeing such a shameless delivery man who would just force his way in after being denied entry. Just then, a department manager seemed to have heard the commotion and came out with an ugly expression. “What’s going on?” “Manager Stuart, this delivery man is trying to force his way into our office!” Lily pointed at Philip and then continued with much disdain, “I’ll get security to
“It’s just money. Who said I didn’t manage to borrow any?” Philip glared viciously at Juan. Juan was dumbstruck as his expression froze. When the surprise was still evident in his eyes, Philip tossed the plastic bag in his hand in front of him and Wynn. The bag fell with a loud thud and rolls of cash appeared before their eyes. The corner of Juan’s eye twitched slightly as his lips trembled. His hands had subconsciously balled into fists. Wynn was surprised. She stared at the money Philip had tossed in front of them, confused, but then her expression immediately turned cold as anger surfaced in her eyes. Where did Philip get all this money? If he had this, why didn’t he take it out earlier? I even had to keep another man company by chatting happily with him! Doesn’t he know how tiring it is? “Here’s a hundred thousand. I’m paying you back all at once, including the past loans! Don’t ever come here again,” said Philip coldly. Juan did not take the money. To be frank, this
Wilson was now boiling with anger! That madman blocked the new boss’ Bentley! Was he looking for trouble? “Philip Clarke, what are you still standing there for? Get out of the way!” Wilson pointed at Philip and barked at him. Philip had only just parked his scooter when he received another round of scolding from Wilson. “Oh no! Philip’s done for this time. Brother Wil’s going to have a fit.” “Ten complaint calls, and this crazy guy still has the guts to come back!” “This will cost at least two hundred in deductions, that’s a day’s work!” A few staff were gossiping quietly, and some others were enjoying the show. Among them were some old staff who used to work for Philip. When they saw the man reduced to the point of having to become a delivery man just like them, they started becoming more mean toward him. Philip was already used to it. Just then, Mr. Tanks glanced at Philip coldly. He looked annoyed and asked, “Manager Young, is this your staff?” Wilson quickly answere
“Why are you here?” Wynn frowned and glanced at the Bentley beside Philip. Did he just come out from that car? Is this my wretched husband? Or do delivery companies now deliver meals in Bentleys? “I… I uh…” Philip stammered then swept a look at George who was smiling like a flower through the window. The old man quickly put out a hand and said, “Young man, thank you. It’s thanks to you that I finally found this place. Let this old man treat you to a meal next time to show my gratitude.” Philip smiled and nodded politely. “That’s okay, sir. Please take care on your way back.” The tone of his voice hinted to the elderly man to leave quickly. George did not say anything but smiled and nodded at Wynn before asking the driver to move away. Wynn froze in shock! Wasn’t… wasn’t that the chairman of Apex Group, President Thomas?! The wealthiest man in the city! And Philip was just in the same car with him! “Do you know George Thomas?” Wynn looked back at Philip, surprised. Philip
Philip casually made a call to George Thomas. “George, help me check for the latest projects that Wynn Johnston is handling within Beacon Pharmaceutical. Is there a million-dollar order? Let me know who is the client and the person in charge.” From the other end came George’s respectful voice, saying, “Young Master, Beacon Pharmaceutical is one of the companies that the Clarke family invests in. I’ll get President Hall of Beacon to visit you personally.” Huh? Beacon Pharmaceutical is actually one of the companies our family invests in? My dad is too awesome! Philip suddenly regretted not inheriting the family business earlier. “No need to. Investigate quickly and have the client smoothen the whole process so that they won’t give Wynn a hard time,” said Philip calmly. “Young Master, I recommend you to just buy over that client’s company. You don’t lack the money,” George suggested. What the f*ck! Buy over? As expected of a butler from a wealthy family. Oh George, old man, do
The Bentley soon arrived at Riverdale Virtuous Court. This was a famous restaurant in the city where only the wealthy and prestigious could dine. Virtuous Court also required a membership reservation where the minimum requirement was to spend at least one million to keep the membership. At that moment, standing at the entrance of Virtuous Court was a well-known entrepreneur. The chairman of Civil Trading Group, Russell Field. The company specialized in import and export business, mainly dealing with artistic pieces. As the company chairman, Russell himself was a wealthy man worth three billion! He was also a nationally famous collector! A well-known figure within the local collector’s community. Russell had brought more than ten personnel from his highest management to wait respectfully at the entrance of Virtuous Court with him. This scene caused quite a shock to the patrons dining at the restaurant. There were even bursts of exclamation. “Isn’t that the chairman of Civil Tradin
This voice was unpleasant. Philip lifted his head and saw a fat man with a protruding beer belly staring at him with a mocking expression. What does it have anything to do with you, whether or not I’m a kept man? Do I even know you? Philip pouted, planning to ignore him, turned to leave. The fatso, however, did not plan to let him off so quickly. He went over to block Philip’s way and ridiculed him indirectly. “Ignoring people now? Great personality! I heard that your business failed, and now our Deputy Manager Johnston is the one paying for your living expenses. A grown man like you has some nerve to become a kept man.” Philip frowned, looking extremely displeased. He recognized this man, Gavin Zach, the marketing manager at Wynn’s company. The man had tried to harass Wynn, and Philip had taught him a lesson. And now that he saw Philip in a low place, the man started to mock him unscrupulously. Wynn’s other colleagues were now looking at Philip with a weird look in their eyes.
“I was teleported to a secret space, and someone who looked exactly like me appeared! No matter what I did, that thing could deal with me. To think that it could copy my abilities was simply over the top!” The major families let their guards down and gathered to discuss it, expressing their fear. Philip stood observing this mysterious place without paying attention to them. “Philip, we’re out. That encounter was so weird. If I hadn't reacted quickly enough, that thing would've gotten its way!” Aslan approached Philip nervously, surprised by this development. He was not afraid when he saw a guy who looked exactly like him, but he started panicking when the other party used the same moves as him. “That thing was a force to be reckoned with,” Aslan exclaimed nervously, but no one knew if he was praising himself or the other party. Two hours passed by in a flash. As more and more people appeared, some people were happy while others were sad. Many small families were not confi
No one expected to encounter attacks from their own kind, so they could not tell if it was an illusion or reality. Their counter-attacks seemed powerless against those enemies too. The opponents’ attacks caused huge damage to them so resistance was futile. “Captain, we can’t hold on any longer. What’s going on?” “How can we escape from this damn place? We’ll die if we don’t leave now!” “Think of a way to leave this place at once!” Everyone roared in the face of this difficulty. Compared to humans, however, they were quite lucky. After entering this area, the humans found themselves surrounded by their own projections. Everyone was on guard against this bizarre phenomenon. Before they figured out what happened, their projections attacked them. The opponent's attack was steady, accurate, and ruthless, hitting their vital points. One careless move and one would simply die on the spot. Some people could not react in time and turned into a puff of dust. The quicker ones simp
Everyone looked at each other awkwardly. The cynocephaly saw this scene and came up with an idea to wreak havoc! “Find Philip!” the leader of the cynocephali ordered, and his people quickly sprang into action. The cynocephali were quick on their feet, and combined with their strong sense of smell, it was easy for them to find Philip's trace. Philip and the others did not deliberately hide their whereabouts. They looked around calmly. They knew that an unspeakable conspiracy was waiting for them, so they were just waiting for it. The cynocephaly quickly surrounded Philip and his team, and they spread the news to other races. The other races were very anxious and not in the mood to bother about this, but they kept an eye on the situation for fear that Philip would do something weird. Philip was unfazed. Although they were surrounded, Philip was not nervous at all and even looked forward to it. “Philip, I just confirmed that there’s no sign of the rabbit family’s true god he
The cynocephali laughed and entered the bronze door. They had achieved their goal, so there was no point in staying. It would be better to enter the bronze door and find their true god. The cynocephali never thought that their words could create such a commotion. All the major races and humans were annoyed with Philip now, and they would not allow anyone to affect their interests. Philip had no idea that he had become the target of public outrage. He and his team were still rushing forward. It was foggy along the way, and no one could see what was ahead. Philip frowned as he looked around but saw no traces of the true gods. “This thing about the true gods, is it true? We’ve been here for so long, but there’s nothing!” Aslan expressed his doubt. This place was not as simple as they imagined. Although Philip did not speak, his gaze reflected his thoughts. If they were not powerful practitioners, they would not be able to see anything in this fog. “Maybe only the families
The merfolk were the best example. The union between merfolk and humans produced the fish creatures. They were so ugly that Philip could not bear to lay eyes on them. If not for the elves’ treasure, there would have been no other way to make them look good. Loony knew about it, but there was nothing he could do. “I don’t think there’s a problem with our genes,” Loony said hesitantly. He could not exclude the possibility of producing that sort of offspring. He would not know what to do if that really happened. Anyway, he would blame everything on the true gods. As Philip and his team entered the place, the cynocephaly from earlier panicked and urged his people to follow suit. They were not happy about it. By entering their true god’s territory, Philip and his team were clearly trying to mess with them. Thus, the leader of the cynocephaly gave his people a secret command. “Stay here and spread the news about this. Make sure to ruin their reputation!” The cynocephali were ac
The other races stood on guard at the appearance of Philip and his team. They knew that the man in front of them was the legendary Philip Clarke. “What are humans doing here? Your true god isn’t here. Are you here to cause trouble?” The first group they encountered was the cynocephali, who arrived quickly. The cynocephali looked very dodgy, so Philip simply rolled his eyes and turned away, unwilling to speak to them. Philip did not have a good impression of cynocephali. They were selfish and always messed things up. They were the losers among losers. Thus, the cynocephaly was one of the races Philip hated the most. “You!” Seeing Philip ignoring them, they felt looked down upon. They wanted to intimidate Philip but were at a loss for words, so they could only stand there and glare daggers at Philip. Aslan glanced at them. He thought that they were very powerful and were about to pick a fight with them, but not even a hiccup happened. “What makes you think we want to fi
“Every race consists of good and bad people, but these ridiculous guys simply labeled humans as bad people. Whatever. Let’s forget about the secret realm and just let them rot inside!” Loony was very angry and decided to give up this secret realm. In any case, he would not let them take advantage. However, Philip had a different opinion. “Don’t be hasty, I think we should go there. Rescuing those people won’t be as simple as just going there. I’m sure we’ll need to complete some challenges. If the situation doesn’t seem right, we can stop at any time. No one said we have to rescue them, right?” Philip’s thinking was very simple. Why refuse the opportunity? If the true gods could pay the price, there was no reason not to rescue them. “I think Philip is right. There’s no reason to refuse a free lunch. After all the effort of making our way there, we should get some benefits!” Aslan said excitedly. He could hardly wait to grab hold of the benefits. After a discussion, they final
Sure enough, Brett felt much better after hearing that. The demon had a point. It was indeed Philip's fault. They would not have ended up this way if not for Philip. “In that case, I'll join you, but you have to promise me that we’ll live a good life in the future.” Brett gave in. There was no point in trying to maintain a good reputation anyway. No one would believe him or step forward to help him anymore. In that case, he might as well join the demons. At least the demon saved him when he was most helpless and healed him, restoring him to normal. “Don’t worry. You’ll live a good life and also seek revenge on those people. Doesn't it sound like a good deal? “I know you hate Philip. That's all the more reason we should work together.” Hearing Philip’s name, Brett could not wait to use the power of the demons to get rid of him. “You have to help me seek revenge and kill Philip!” Brett said vehemently. The demon swayed in the air reluctantly. “It’s better to seek re
“Do you want revenge?” Hearing that, Brett looked up at the source of the sound. He saw a weird specter floating in the garden. He quickly recognized the other party's identity at a glance. It was a demon. Heath and Brett were startled at this scene. It felt like rubbing salt in their wounds. They were already suffering, but a demon was watching the fun. “Demons will never defeat humans!” Brett shook his head helplessly. He knew what the demons were capable of. They had not made puppets to deal with the demons but simply to enhance the strength of the family. “You really underestimate us.” The demon was still floating in the air. He waved his hand, and a burst of light fell. Instantly, the wounds on Brett and Heath were healed. In fact, Maven did not know how to maim a practitioner at all. She thought it was just a matter of breaking their arms and legs!Therefore, Heath's and Brett’s broken arms and legs were quickly healed. Their energy core was not damaged at all. A