Chapter 356
The First Heir
âNow that we know, Aunt Martha, heâs easy to deal with. Just a piece of trash, right? Iâll call someone to
get rid of him.â
Seating himself back on the chair, Joel pulled out his cell phone and dialed, âHello? Wolf? Whereâre
you now? I need your help with something. Can you help me teach this guy a lesson? I donât care, you
can break his legsâ¦â
Saying so, he turned to lock eyes with Martha who showed no hints of opposition.
Martha seemed to hate Philip to the bone.
Ah well, clashes between the mother and son-in-law meant it would be sooner or later before Wynn
divorced Philip.
By then, it would not take him too much effort before Wynn became his.
After the call, Martha happily ate at the meal as she discussed with Joel Harris how best to pursue
Wynn.
âListen to your Aunt Martha, Joel. Come over tomorrow. Iâll make sure to call Wynnie over too. Then,
you bring her out to play. Nurture your feelings and Iâm sure itâll only be a matter of time before you get
together again. The two of you were close in high school, right? Iâm sure it wonât take too long this
time.â
Martha said knowingly just before she took her leave.
Joel was thrilled to say the least, for he had not expected Martha to help him so much along the way.
However, how Philip survived these three years with such a materialistic mother-in-law, Joel had no
idea.
âI understand, Aunt Martha. Iâll book tickets for the Maldives today, and Iâll go over to your house
tomorrow. Please put in a good word for me.â
Joel smiled as he sent Martha back to the Old Johnston Manor contentedly.
Setting foot home, Martha began to plot.
She dialed repeatedly until Wynn answered the phone. âQuickly come home, Wynnie, I have things to
ask you.â
She was in a good mood, especially so when Joel told her of the one billion yuan investment made by
the Capital Cityâs Clarke Group to Wynnâs company. Delighted was an understatement to the euphoric
rush she felt.
âOne billion!
âAll to my daughterâs company. That means my daughter has a net worth of over a billion yuan, right?
âIâve become part of the nouveau riche!
âOh, but who is this Capital City Groupâs young master? It canât be, right? That this rich man has his
eyes on my daughter?â
Naturally, Martha shared her speculations with Charles. Her hands shook in anticipation as she droned
on and on, âCharlie, do you think this Clarke Groupâs young master fancies our little Wynnie? Why else
would he invest in her company, right? According to Joel, this Clarke Group is one of Capital Cityâs
monopolists! Theyâre worth hundreds of billions!â
Entertained by his pet bird, Charles paid Martha no heed. âYou canât possibly have your eyes on this
young master from the Clarke Group now, can you? Give it up, or do you want to get beaten up again?â
Furious, Martha berated, âWhat do you know? Who do you think Iâm doing this for? Myself? All I want is
for my daughter to marry into a good home so she can enjoy the rest of her life in peace.â
Charles could only shake his head dejectedly and did not respond.
Wynn arrived not too long later with Philip in tow.
Mainly because Philip could not find it in him to let down his weariness, for he feared that Martha might
have another trick up her sleeve.
Martha began to feel guilty and afraid when she saw Philip. Too afraid to make direct eye contact, she
instead murmured condemnations under her breath.
Despite not being able to hear her, Philip could vaguely tell that Martha was criticizing him.
Philip huffed weakly. âMartha really needed to be beaten up first before she would change her attitude.â
âHey, Mom. Whatâs up?â
Wynn did not want to stay in this house any longer than necessary.
âWynnie, did your company receive a one billion yuan investment from a young master of Capital Cityâs
Clarke Group?â
Martha asked as she tugged on Wynnâs hand.
âYeah. How did you know?â Wynn asked curiously.
âHow I know doesnât matter, but do you know this Clarke Groupâs young master?â
In an envious tone, Martha sounded more excited the more she pressed on. âWhatâs your relationship
with this Young Master Clarke? He likes you, doesnât he? Are you hiding something from your mother?
Bring him home for dinner, if thatâs the case. Introduce us.â
Martha stared expectantly.
âMom, what are you talking about? I donât know this Mr. Clarke at all. Stop meddling, itâs just a business
relationship.â
Wynn had enough with how her own mother was more of a busybody than gossipy young maidens.
Standing beside Wynn, Philip seemed to have grasped a hold of the situation. Martha must have her
eyes on this Young Master Clarke the moment she knew of the investment made by Capital Cityâs
Clarke Group.
How would she react if she found out that this mysterious Young Master Clarke was standing here right
before her?
âWhat are you laughing goofily about? Get out!â
Taking notice of Philip chuckling coldly by the side, Martha felt a surge of unease as she rolled her
eyes.
Shaking his head hopelessly, Philip stood out and proclaimed, âI can tell you who this Young Master of
the Clarke Group from Capital City is.â
Enough hiding. It was time to come clean!