Chapter 155
The First Heir
Swoosh!
The door opened to reveal Philip standing there.
Marthaâs expression froze. Then, she said curiously, âArenât you in jail? How did you get out?â
Philip smiled and said, âMom, I didnât break the law, so naturally they let me out.â
At the same time, Wynn heard Philipâs voice and ran out. She hugged Philip and wailed.
Philip consoled her. âItâs alright now. Iâm fine. See, Iâm here now.â
Everyone sat together in the living room.
Martha and Charles sat on the sofa. Their eyes were piercing and they looked angry. They stared at
Philip like they were going to interrogate him.
There was an old man next to Philip. It was George.
Martha started at George, looking annoyed, âPhilip, who is this old man? How can you bring strangers
into my house?â
Martha did not like this old manâs outfit. He was old and wearing a suit. He was also holding a black hat
that she had never seen before. There was a grin on his face.
It was obvious that he was not an honorable person.
No wonder Philip was arrested by the police. He was hanging out with people like this!
Philip explained calmly, âMom, heâs my⦠friend. Heâs the reason I got out.â
Philip did not tell them what kind of friend he was.
If he told her the man sitting opposite her was the richest man in Riverdale and that he was his butler,
would Martha go insane?
âMy name is George Thomas. Nice to meet you two.â
George knew that his young masterâs mother-in-law was a devious person. She was famous for being
unreasonable and causing a scene. Now that he got to see her in the flesh, she was indeed
outstanding.
âGeorge⦠George Thomas?â
Wynn finally came back to her senses. She looked at the person next to Philip and said in a surprised
voice, âYouâre really Mr. Thomas? George Thomas?â
âWynn, you know this old man?â
Martha pressed her lips together. She chuckled coldly. She looked like she was asking for someone to
slap her across the face.
âMom, George is the richest man in Riverdaleâ¦â Wynn said excitedly.
Her husband knew George Thomas!
âThe richest man in Riverdale? A man like him?â
Martha looked at George in disdain. She said in detest, âWynn, stop joking. How can Philip know
someone as rich as him? Besides, just because his name is George Thomas doesnât mean heâs the
same man as the one youâre talking about.â
It was understandable that Martha did not know George. She did not care about the business world.
She only busied herself with minor gossips.
Plus, in her eyes, how would a spineless coward like Philip know a rich man like that?
If he really knew a rich man with a status like that, she would kowtow to him and thank him profusely.
Georgeâs face twitched at Marthaâs jeers. However, he controlled his temper.
Wynn was frantic. She kept on eying Martha but Martha ignored her. On the contrary, she started
making nastier remarks at him.
âPhilip, next time, donât bring any irrelevant people into our house. If not, donât even think about
stepping foot in this house again,â Martha said in dissatisfaction. Even her eye bags were filled with
frigid irony and scorching satire.
However, at the same time, the news started broadcasting on the television.
âAccording to our latest news, the richest man in our city and chairman of Apex Group, Mr. George
Thomas, has funded 2 billion into building the largest police academy in our city. He has made huge
contributions to the steady development of our city.â
After the news was announced, the entire living room fell silent.
Especially when Georgeâs photo and interview footage was shown on the television.
Marthaâs eyes went wide. She stared at the richest man on the television and shifted her gaze to the
old man who was sitting in front of her. Her eyes kept wandering back and forth between the two of
them.
âMy word!â
Martha started trembling from fear. She pointed to the television and said, âYou⦠Y-you⦠Youâre really
that George Thomas? George Thomas, the richest man in Riverdale?â
My gosh!
Martha was having an emotional breakdown.
What had she done? What had she said?
She was so silly!
A rich man like him was in her house and she still made cutting remarks and mocked him!