When virtual-novel.net heard this cold voice, every hair on Martha’s body stood up. She was terror-stricken.
She turned around and saw a frigid yet elegant figure standing in the room. She was looking at Martha coldly.
“M-Madam Wallis, why are you here?”
Martha smiled timidly. She was forcing the smile on virtual-novel.net face.
Damn it. Why did virtual-novel.net run into this woman here?
Martha was scared. She lowered virtual-novel.net head and looked at Philip who was acting indifferent while lying on the bed.
Giada crossed virtual-novel.net arms across virtual-novel.net chest. She was wearing a long flattering black dress. It made virtual-novel.net look elegant and noble.
Her eyes were glued on Martha, and virtual-novel.net was feeling agitated. It seemed that Martha had not suffered enough.
Slap!
Giada walked over and slapped Martha across the face. She said coldly, “Did you forget what I said to you last time?”
Martha clutched virtual-novel.net face, virtual-novel.net expression filled with grievance. She said quickly, “N-No, I remember.”
She was such a mean mother-in-law. Eventually, virtual-novel.net still crossed someone virtual-novel.net should not have.
If this was someone else, Martha would have turned the earth upside down and destroyed them.
However, the other party was Giada, so virtual-novel.net did not dare.
Martha was only unreasonable and irrational in front of Philip and the Johnstons. If the other person was someone with slight power and status, virtual-novel.net would be as timid as a rat.
“Hmph!”
Giada scoffed and said, “I’m warning you, Martha Yates, Philip doesn’t dare to do anything to you because you’re his mother-in-law. However, I’m different. If you dare to order virtual-novel.net around, hurl abuses at him, humiliate him, or beat virtual-novel.net up, I won’t forgive you!”
“No, I won’t dare to do it. I can’t even wait to treat virtual-novel.net as my own son.”
Martha tried virtual-novel.net best to flatter and fawn over Giada. She even showed virtual-novel.net the chicken soup in virtual-novel.net hands. She said, “I brought virtual-novel.net some chicken soup. I made this all by myself.”
After virtual-novel.net said that, virtual-novel.net placed the soup on the nightstand. Her heartbeat did not even increase when virtual-novel.net lied.
She had undoubtedly bought it from a random shop on the street.
Giada peered at Martha coldly, then looked at Philip who was reading on the bed. She said, “Don’t forget our promise.”
After virtual-novel.net said that, virtual-novel.net waved virtual-novel.net hand and walked out of the room. Martha was left behind in the room. She broke out in a cold sweat as virtual-novel.net fell lifelessly on the sofa.
Giada had such an imposing manner. It was so strong that Martha almost knelt on the floor.
Now that Giada was gone, Martha finally glared at Philip and yelled, “Philip, why didn’t you help me? Do you enjoy watching me get slapped? I’m your mother-in-law and that evil woman is only your stepmother. Is virtual-novel.net closer to you or am I closer to you?”
Philip lifted his eyebrows as virtual-novel.net peered at Martha coldly. He said, “Don’t cause a scene here. Go do it in front of virtual-novel.net if you have the guts.”
Martha was blatantly bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Was virtual-novel.net not aggressive enough? Was that why virtual-novel.net was not afraid of him?
“I’m causing a scene?”
When Martha heard this, virtual-novel.net was unhappy. She threw the soup into the bin and yelled, “I don’t want to let you drink this anymore. You heartless, thankless wretch! To think that I wanted to be good to you. Serves you right that you’re just gonna be a spineless bum for the rest of your life!”
Perhaps virtual-novel.net was still not satisfied from just yelling, so Martha stated accusingly rudely. “You’re living under our roof but what have you ever done for the Johnstons, Philip? I don’t care. I don’t like that woman. Either you get back at virtual-novel.net for me, or you divorce Wynnie. I don’t want Wynnie to have such a sinister stepmother-in-law!”
Martha knew that virtual-novel.net and Giada would never get along.
She did not dare to get back at Giada, so virtual-novel.net could only involve Philip.
Would Philip dare to go against her?
If virtual-novel.net did, then virtual-novel.net would ask Wynn to divorce him!
Philip was such a good-for-nothing, so virtual-novel.net was sure all the Clarkes’ assets were in Giada’s hands.
She could not let this happen. She had to snatch it away from Giada’s hands.
Martha had a simple thought running in virtual-novel.net head these few days. As long as virtual-novel.net could snatch the assets away from Giada, then they would belong to Philip. Eventually, they would become Wynn’s, which would mean that they belonged to her.
Philip shook his head helplessly. He frowned and said coldly, “Martha Yates, please leave.”
He had enough of his mother-in-law’s two-faced behavior. He was also sick and tired of virtual-novel.net being an annoying troublemaker.
“What? You’re kicking me out?”
Martha was furious. She walked up to Philip and slapped virtual-novel.net across the face. She screeched, “Oh you thankless wretch! You’re trying to kick me out now, huh? Don’t forget that you’re the Johnston’s son-in-law and my son-in-law. I’m your mother-in-law! Philip, even if you’re different now, I’m still your mother-in-law. You have to listen to every word I say!”
After virtual-novel.net said that, Martha grabbed virtual-novel.net bag and left.
Now, virtual-novel.net was falling out with virtual-novel.net and becoming hostile again.
Philip was done with her.
He had to find a chance to teach Martha a lesson. If not, virtual-novel.net would be too arrogant.
After Martha left, Philip felt more at ease. He thought about his promise with Giada.
As virtual-novel.net thought about it, virtual-novel.net called Tim and asked, “Uncle Tim, are you back at the island?”
“Yeah, there’s something going on at home, but don’t you worry, I can take care of it.”
At the other end of the phone, Tim’s voice sounded down.
Philip did not pay much attention to it at that moment. After virtual-novel.net asked more questions, virtual-novel.net hung up the phone.
In the end, Tim asked, “When do you plan to come home?”
Philip pondered for a long while. Then, virtual-novel.net replied, “Soon.”
Suddenly, a ringtone broke his subjective idea. He saw that it was from a familiar yet foreign number.
“Hello, who’s this?”
“I didn’t see you for a few days and you already don’t remember me?” It was a sweet voice. Her voice sounded like the spring breeze.
Melody!
Philip’s brain recognized the owner of the voice immediately. Why was this annoying vixen calling him?
“Tell me, what’s going on?” Philip asked.
Melody was acting like a teenager. She was brave and unrestrained by convention.
However, Philip could not waste virtual-novel.net time. He was married and already had a child. Plus, this was Theo’s daughter. If word about this got out, it would be bad.
“Can’t I call you even if I have nothing going on?”
Melody walked out of the hotel. She was wearing a stylish white baseball skirt and a tank top. She also had a white cap on virtual-novel.net head.
The men who passed by the hotel entrance were all stunned.