Swoosh!
The door opened to reveal Philip standing there.
Martha’s expression froze. Then, she said curiously, “Aren’t you in jail? How did you get out?”
Philip smiled and said, “Mom, I didn’t break the law, so naturally they let me out.”
At the same time, Wynn heard Philip’s voice and ran out. She hugged Philip and wailed.
Philip consoled her. “It’s alright now. I’m fine. See, I’m here now.”
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, “Philip, who is this old man? How can you bring strangers into my house?”
Martha did not like this old man’s 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, “Mom, he’s my… friend. He’s the reason I got out.”
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?
“My name is George Thomas. Nice to meet you two.”
George knew that his young master’s 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.
“George… George Thomas?”
Wynn finally came back to her senses. She looked at the person next to Philip and said in a surprised voice, “You’re really Mr. Thomas? George Thomas?”
“Wynn, you know this old man?”
Martha pressed her lips together. She chuckled coldly. She looked like she was asking for someone to slap her across the face.
After the news was announced, the entire living room fell silent.
Especially when George’s photo and interview footage was shown on the television.
Martha’s 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.
“My word!”
Martha started trembling from fear. She pointed to the television and said, “You… Y-you… You’re really that George Thomas? George Thomas, the richest man in Riverdale?”
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!
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