Chapter 226

When Martha got home, she was still in a fit of rage. Hence, she called Philip to come over. She had to vent her anger. Philip finally understood why she was so mad. It must have been because the Yates were aware of the thumb ring’s value. What should he do now? Were they suspicious of his identity?

“Mom, what’s going on? What do you mean 100 million?” Philip asked, pretending to be innocent. Martha became even angrier when she saw Philip’s face. She yelled, “You worthless bum! You don’t know anything!

Get out! Get out now! I get so angry when I look at you!” “Okay.” His mother-in-law was still mad, so he did not want to stay there anymore either.

Hence, Philip turned around to leave. However, before Philip could leave, Martha shrieked bossily out of the blue, “Wait, come back!” “Is there something else, mom?” Philip asked. Martha pondered and asked, “You…

the same time when I bought that painting for dad. What’s wrong? Is it valuable?” Philip pretended to be excited. “Of course! You bastard! It’s not just valuable. When Mr. Field evaluated its worth, we found out that it costs 100 million bucks! 100 million! You spendthrift!” Martha was beginning to feel sad again; she collapsed on the sofa and started bawling while rolling around. After making a fuss, Martha got up and grabbed Philip’s hand. She said, “Come, take me to the same market. Let us buy a few more.” Philip was surprised, but he understood what Martha was trying to do. Did she think he was an expert? “Mom, it

mother-in-law was so unpredictable. Did she love money

What was Philip trying to say now? Was he turning a deaf ear to everything she had said? He was being truant! Philip looked at Martha’s furious face and came to the conclusion that he did not have much of a choice. He nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll come, but I

thousand I guess.” “That much? Are you scamming

her for two to three thousand bucks was equivalent to asking her to slice her own flesh. Philip replied and said that they indeed needed that much. Martha gritted her teeth and ran back to her bedroom after making up her mind. She took a few thousand bucks with her and then urged Philip to hurry up. She was very set on

first and then called Russell’s number. On the other end of the phone, Russell asked respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Clarke, is there something I can help you with?” Philip did not beat around the

as gifts,” Russell said flatteringly. “It’s n-nothing…” Philip then told Russell everything, and the latter admitted to being half responsible for the ordeal as he should not have revealed the true price of the thumb ring. Philip did not blame him and instead said, “We’ll meet at the antique market. You can randomly choose one for us. Just make my mother-in-law happy. I’ll return the money to you later.” How could Russell accept Philip’s money? He

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