The First Heir

Nick rapidly approached Philip, visibly delighted as he said, “You’re here too, Mr. Clarke! What a pleasure it is to see you here.”

Philip was talking to Wynn. When he heard Nick’s voice, he raised his head and found that he did not know the man in front of him. “And you are?”

“Oh, you wouldn’t remember little old me. I’m in charge of property matters in these parts, my name is Nick Cage. The ruckus my son Mickey caused at Longford today was my fault, I didn’t raise him well enough. I hope you don’t mind, Mr. Clarke.”

Nick heaped on the flattery, his words filled with adulation.

Philip finally remembered who he was. He said with a smile, “Good to see you too, Director Cage.”

Nick wanted to talk to Philip more and get closer to him, but Mont and the others were also approaching them now, looking far from pleased.

Next to Philip, Wynn was looking at him suspiciously.

So Philip even knew the higher-ups in the property circle?

“Hey, do you know Nick Cage?”

Wynn tugged at Philip’s hand and looked at him dubiously.

Philip thought it over and nodded. “I guess I do. I’ll tell you more later.”

Just then, a deep voice behind him demanded,

“What are you doing, Philip? Why aren’t you greeting Mr. Cage properly?”

Mont’s expression was cold now. Philip’s nonchalant look was inevitably ticking him off.

This man was their most important guest for the night. He was a director in the Land Registry, so if anything went awry now, Mont’s plans to enter the Riverdale property market would go up in smoke!

That was why everything had to go smoothly!

was no wonder that he

for indulging your broke relatives. What will you do if he

wife, Fern, tore down the last vestiges of

at Philip’s useless face. Peasants like him in the family will eventually cause the downfall of us

her mother’s side

never thought highly of Philip in the first place, and she used to be quite envious of Wynn too, so of course she would not even pretend to like

off, his expression cold. “Hurry up and apologize to Mr.

baffled. What had

Nick and saw that the

they asking Mr. Clarke to apologize

no

down a peg, his entire family might collapse under the weight of that

dare you talk to Mr. Clarke like that! Hurry up

“Mr. Clarke?”

Did Nick respect

That made no sense!

was one of the leaders here at Riverdale, while Philip was just his relative’s worthless son-in-law

What was happening here?

His wife, daughter, and all his friends were stunned as

Cage? Philip is just my relative’s worthless

asked, voicing his

judge a book by its cover. Someone like you has no right to pass judgment

across Nick’s face. He wanted to

Preposterous!

that about Mr.

He could clearly see that Nick truly respected

was going on

Who was Philip?