The few of them had had verbal disagreements right from the start and none of them took it seriously before, but once a person made a physical move against the other party, then the nature of the conflict would change! When Hardy saw that the other party actually dared to talk back to Third Young Miss, he naturally disregarded his status and directly pressed the dignified Third Master Hane on the wall. If word spread out, the Hane family would completely lose face! As the president of the bodyguard agency in Riverdale, Deaton’s expression also became awkward at the moment! This turn of events was totally beyond his control. The other party was the third young miss of the Joo family, after all. He could not provoke nor dared to provoke her! Furthermore, Philip Clarke was also sitting across them! That was the big shot one had to be aware of! Philip acted like nothing had happened. He sat there quietly, shaking his propped leg with his arms folded across his chest as if he wa
Clarke family? Which Clarke family? Klein was dumbfounded. He frowned as clouds of suspicion flashed across his face. That Clarke family? No, impossible! He had made thorough investigations about this person. He was nothing but a good-for-nothing son-in-law! How could he be related to that Clarke family? No way! “Hehe, Philip Clarke, are you trying to bluff me? I’m Klein Hane!” Klein roared. Smack! As a result, Vivi slapped him across the face! Instantly, the crisp slap resounded throughout the room. Klein was stunned as he stared at Vivi blankly with eyes full of anger! “Unacceptable! How dare you hit me? Miss Joo, even if you’re the third young lady of the Joo family, this is my private property. You’re disregarding the entire Hane family by doing this. I can bring this up to Old Master Joo!” Klein looked furious. It was disgraceful to be slapped by a junior! “Hehe, you can try,” Vivi replied coldly, completely disregarding Klein. “I think there’s no
Looking at Philip's young and immature face, Baloo suddenly felt his heart twitching violently! This guy was no ordinary person. Their previous investigations were wrong! He had to be the young master of an affluent family in Capital City with an identity that countless people could not even imagine! Juan Parker had gotten him into deep sh*t! No wonder the boss kept emphasizing that he could not alert the enemy! Baloo felt a little dizzy. He thought he had a chance of winning, but the tables were suddenly turned against him! “Klein Hane, I hope you think this over carefully and don’t do anything you’ll regret!” Vivi’s eyes were cold while her tone was stern, making those who heard her tremble. “Miss Joo, this area is under the Hane family’s jurisdiction. Your aggressive actions are simply too unreasonable!” Klein frowned deeply. He hoped to avoid making an enemy out of the Joo family if he could help it. After that, he continued bitterly, “Regarding Philip’s matter,
“Wait there. I’ll go to Riverdale at once!” Shawn Hane, the head of the Hane family, said. Click! Then, the phone was disconnected! Klein was stunned for half a minute before reacting. What was the situation? Shawn was coming to Riverdale? This place was several hours away from Capital City. At the same time on the elevated highway leading to Riverdale, a Rolls-Royce drove along at high speed. Inside the car, Shawn’s face was full of horror as he sweated profusely while saying, “Take me to Klein’s private residence as fast as you can!” After saying this, Shawn’s heart started thumping rapidly. He was flabbergasted! As the head of the Hane family in Capital City, this panicked expression on his face was really rare and unusual. Even the driver was as quiet as a mouse at the moment. The atmosphere in the car was freezing. How could the third brother provoke him?! Damn it! Was the Hane family going to go through the crisis eight years ago again? Back at t
However! Bam! Shawn directly kicked Klein in the stomach and shouted fiercely, “Shut up!” At that moment, Klein fell to the ground and looked at his elder brother with eyes full of disbelief. Why did this happen? Shawn glared at Klein angrily. He was a martial arts practitioner and had held back the strength in that kick. Otherwise, his brother would be crippled already! “Patriarch Hane, is there anything you want to say?” Vivi turned to Shawn and asked coldly. “I’ll take responsibility for this matter. Let me remove the cuffs for Mr. Clarke.” Shawn looked grim. When his gaze fell on Philip, his entire body broke out in goosebumps! Sure enough, it was him—the harbinger of doom! “Shawn, what are you doing? He beat up Kenneth and Francis! Are you that afraid of the Joo family?” Klein did not understand and asked frantically. His eldest brother rushed all the way here just to admit defeat? “Shut up! What do you know? If I hadn't come to Riverdale in advance, you’d
Upon hearing this, Shawn’s anxiety was relieved by half. Ignoring the cold sweat on his forehead, he quickly motioned to Klein and reprimanded, “Why are you still in a daze? Remove the cuffs for Young Master Clarke immediately!” Klein was unwilling but had no other choice. He had to obey his eldest brother’s orders! He got up reluctantly, walked over to Philip, and took out the key to unlock the cuffs. However, due to nervousness, he did not manage to insert the key into the keyhole even after several attempts. It took a lot of effort before Klein removed the shackles from Philip's wrists. In that instant, the tightly wounded string in his heart also relaxed. Perhaps everything would be over with this. However, to everyone’s surprise, Philip did not stop there. Instead, he rubbed his wrists and said, “Although you just said that you’d give me a satisfactory explanation, I have to remind you that this matter is not going to end like this.” Everyone’s breath was stuck i
Klein also knew he had no other way out. He looked a lot older in an instant. He asked unwillingly, “Shawn, is that really him?” Shawn paused briefly before nodding. “He did that eight years ago. You’ve made the biggest mistake and now you have to bear the consequences.” After that, Shawn turned and left in a seemingly heartless fashion. Klein stood there alone, laughing aloud at himself. Then, he directly jumped out of the window! At the last moment, he stared resentfully at the people who left and shouted, “Philip Clarke, I won’t let you off even if I become a ghost!” Boom! Philip listened to the commotion behind him without stopping. When Shawn walked out of the gate, he naturally heard the movement. A trace of unbearable sadness and helplessness flashed in his eyes. He said to his subordinates, “Bring Third Master Hane back home.” … Philip walked out of the Hane's private house, followed by Vivi and the others. “Aren’t you going to thank me?” Vivi suddenly ask
Martha shuddered and quickly replied, “No, nothing. I’m going to cook.” With that, she ran into the kitchen. Philip frowned but did not say anything. He sat in the living room fiddling with his phone. Martha hid in the kitchen, peeked at Philip furtively, and was relieved to see that he was not suspicious. She took out a small item from her pocket—a tiny earphone. This was something she had bought at the market in the morning. It was a listening device. She was in Philip and Wynn’s bedroom just now where she secretly installed the bug and was about to go downstairs to try it out when she unexpectedly ran into Philip. To keep herself busy for a while, Martha cooked chicken soup. When she was done, she wiped her hands and walked to the living room. “Philip, I’d like to ask you something.” Martha smiled and sat down. Philip nodded without raising his head and said, “What's the matter?” Martha hesitated for a long time before asking cautiously, “Last time, the old-fashi