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Chapter 198
Russel smiled and said, “Oh, Phil and I bonded through collecting. He’s one of my most intimate friends. We’re kindred spirits.”
Intimate friends?
Kindred spirits? Bob was shocked. Everyone was also taken aback. What was going on? Philip was just a spineless bum. How
did he know an entrepreneur with a net worth of a few billion bucks like Russell? Was Philip a collector as well? Impossible. He
was so poor. Did he have the money to collect? Eric and Aaron were surprised. Philip even knew someone like this?! They had
underestimated him. “I didn’t expect that Russell came here for Philip.” Everyone’s jaws dropped. Was this a joke? “Russell is a
famous collector in the country and is worth more than three billion. Why is such an important man so respectful toward Philip?
Something’s not right.” Jess was meticulous. She stood among the crowd and sensed that something was amiss. However, when
she looked at Philip closely, she could not imagine him being a billionaire or a nouveau riche. The reason was that it was simply
impossible. Charles was the only one frowning. He wondered if Russell and Philip had made friends with each other in the gallery
last time. Fortunately, Philip was not embarrassing them again this time. There was a smile on Martha’s face. She was pleased,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtespecially when she stood in front of her sister Paula. She was like a cocky rooster when she said, “See? Our Philip is not that
bad. He’s better than your Frank. That’s Russell Field! He’s worth three billion and he’s still so courteous with Philip.” Paula’s face
went white. She had been putting down her sister and showing off the entire time.
Now that the tables had turned, she felt extremely uncomfortable. This feeling turned into anger and
hatred toward Philip. ‘Damn you, Philip. You should just stay as a piece of trash forever. What the hell
are you doing?’ “I didn’t think Philip was so good at hiding. I didn’t expect him to know Russell.” Some
people lamented. They thought that Philip had gotten himself some goodies. However, the crowd did
not bother with this. When Charles explained that they knew each other from the gallery and were not
that close, everyone started to look down on him again. Philip was just making a coat out of a tiger’s
fur! How pretentious. A relationship like that would be forgotten in a blink of an eye. One could not take
out something that did not belong to them. Plus, Philip was just a hopeless good-for-nothing. However,
what happened next shocked everyone. When Bob invited Russell into the courtyard, Russell held out
his hand in the same gesture and invited Philip inside. Philip felt awkward. Wynn was standing next to
him like a curious child. She stared at him and pinched the flesh on his waist. She bit her lip and
muttered, “Philip, explain to me when we get home.” Philip smiled bitterly. What was going on? ‘George
Thomas, you’re f*cking ruining my life!’ Philip could not reject him, so he could only brace himself and
walk in front of everyone with Wynn next to him. He could feel more than ten cold stares on his back.
They were stabbing into his body like a thousand arrows. When they were in the courtyard, everyone
sat back down. Naturally, Russell sat inside the hall after being led by Bob. When Eric saw that
everyone was in the hall and middle court, he decided to stay in the outer courtyard. He mocked while
feeling pleased with himself,
“Philip, I didn’t expect a piece of trash like you to know an entrepreneur and collector like Russell. What
a lucky bastard!” Even though he was smiling, his voice was laced with sarcasm. Everyone was able to
tell. Philip frowned slightly, the unhappiness in his heart getting more intense. Eric was such a
misfortune to the Yates family. However, Philip ignored him. He was just a worthless fool, so why
should he bother with him? On the other side, Russel had just sat down. When he saw Philip at the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcorner of the outer courtyard being mocked by Eric with a fake smile on his face, he felt agitated. Any
smart person could tell that only the most disrespected person would sit there. “I’m sorry, everyone. Let
me sit over there,” Russell said.
He announced to everyone and ran impatiently to the outer courtyard. “Phil, can I sit next to you?” he
asked in a humble tone. Everyone was stunned.
They did not expect Russell to be so respectful to Philip. What was going on? Was their relationship
really that simple? Why was Russell so respectful to Philip? “Up to you, Mr. Field,” Philip said calmly.
Russell was gleeful.
He sat down next to Philip hurriedly and poured a glass of wine for Philip.
Eric saw this and could feel a fire burning his cheeks. It felt like a million slaps had just landed on his face loudly. He was so
f*cking pissed! What was the reason behind this?! At the same time, an announcement sounded at the entrance once again.
“The chairman from Riverdale Theodorus Charity Organization, Mr. Theo Zander, is here! “His gift is a statue Bodhisattva of
Compassion made out of white jade!”
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