Philip frowned at Aiden. The latter glared furiously at him and smirked. “You’re even late at the simple
request of delivering a painting. Aren’t you just blatantly disrespecting Uncle Johnston?”
Slap! Charles had come over with an infuriated expression and slapped Philip hard across the face. He
bellowed in anger, “Why do I have such a useless son-in-law like you? You’re an embarrassment!”
This sudden slap stunned everyone inside the exhibition hall. However, there was not a trace of
sympathy on these people’s faces. Instead, it was filled with mockery.
Watching Charles hit Philip in front of so many people made Aiden ecstatic. Great slap! Trash like this
should get slapped more often.
A biting chill flashed in Philip’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. Lowering his head, Philip said, “I’m
sorry, Dad. I was a little delayed on the way.”
“Hmph!” Charles let out a cold snort. He took the painting, composed his emotions, then turned around
smilingly to walk away. “Come, come, here’s the authentic painting by Tang Bohu, the Companionship
at the Spring Mountains.”
Aiden stood haughtily in front of the battered Philip. He straightened his suit and said cheekily, “Philip,
you have great tolerance. I don’t know how garbage like you manage to marry Wynn.” Aiden could not
resist provoking and mocking Philip.
Philip merely gave him a cold smile. “That has nothing to do with you.”
Aiden snorted. “Unwilling to give up? Why don’t you look in a mirror? Uncle Johnston hates you. If I put
in just a little more effort, you’ll soon be kicked out of the Johnston house. By then, you’ll only be a
stray dog. I want to see just where your pathetic mug will end up when that happens!” Aiden laughed
out loud before casting Philip a mocking glance. He then turned around to go and cheer for Charles.
On the other hand, Theo had already followed Philip to the hall. That scene earlier made him flare up in
anger as he watched. “Mr. Clarke, do you want me to teach that brat a lesson for you?” Theo came
over and whispered to Philip.
Philip shook his head and frowned. “No need. This is my problem. You just have to do your duty.”
Theo became nervous and quickly nodded. If anyone else saw this, they would have definitely been
shocked beyond words. The mob king, Theo Zander, to be this respectful to a plain young man and
even seemed to be a little frightened by him, would stir up great news!
Philip took a deep breath then stood in the corner of the exhibition hall, doing nothing.
The other side of the gallery was crowded as Charles proudly shared his painting with his old friends
and fellow collectors. That overflowing happiness on the older man’s face made Philip a little worried
on the inside. Would his father-in-law really force Wynn to divorce him? Just how should he save his
broken marriage?
“Charles, this painting is really great! It’s an authentic piece!”
“If you auction it away, it would be worth at least five million!”
“I don’t think so. I say it might even be worth ten million!”
The crowd was admiring the painting as they discussed out loud.
Ten million? Charles felt an indescribable shock and happiness when he heard this. Ten million for one
painting!
“Addy, are you really giving me this painting?” Charles turned to ask Aiden, who was standing beside
him. It was ten million after all, how could the man just give it away like that?
Aiden, of course, understood Charles’s meaning behind it. He said generously, “Uncle Johnston, this
painting is naturally yours. I’m not familiar with collections, so this painting would only be worth its
existence in the hands of a great collector like you.” Needless to say, Aiden really knew how to kiss up
to someone.
Charles was overjoyed and patted Aiden on the shoulder with a huge smile on his face. “Come and
have dinner at our house someday. I’ll get your Aunt Martha to cook you some of her best dishes.”
Charles could easily tell that Aiden had a thing for his daughter. However, Charles was a proud man.
Wynn was already married to Philip, so how could he force the two of them to part and remarry his
daughter to Aiden? That would mean a second marriage, and Charles would be shamed.
But perhaps he could ask his daughter’s opinion.
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