The First Heir by Master Yu Who Smokes

Chapter 693

After hanging up the phone, Philip was full of anger. His uncle was actually detained by the branch family! That damned branch

family actually dared to stretch their hands into the main family now! Philip raised his head and looked at the sky with a hardened

resolve. Since they refused to listen to warnings, they could not blame him for not considering the familial relations between the

main and branch families. Soon after that, Philip contacted Rick and told him to stay in the hospital for a few days. As he was

going to return to Arcadia Island, he could not take care of matters in Riverdale. Then, Philip contacted Theo. Theo brought along

a few of his men in a Mayback and hurried over before saying respectfully, “Mr. Clarke, what are your orders?” Philip glanced at

Theo, unsure if the plan would work. “How many men do you have?” Theo replied, “More than 200 in the main branch and more

than 300 in the sub-branches, so about 600 in total.” “600…” Philip frowned, worried. It was not enough. Furthermore, most of

Theo’s men were gangsters and had little combat abilities. Philip thought of using the power of the family, but he knew that the

branch family also had their own armed forces. He needed to find external reinforcements to make sure nothing went wrong.

Was he going to use the resources he had prepared over the years? Philip fell into deep thought. He looked up at the clouds in

the sky as different options flashed through his mind. Once exposed, Philip would have no secrets anymore. By that time, the

conniving eyes in the dark, including the old fogeys from the branch family, would have countermeasures. Was it worth it? While

Philip pondered over his options, a customized white Bentley stopped at the entrance of the hospital. Giada was still so elegant

and noble, wearing a black backless evening dress and a sun hat. She also had on a pair of LV customized crystal high heels.

She stepped out of the car and looked at Philip indifferently. Philip frowned slightly, watching as Giada walked toward him like

she was strutting on the runway. He said lightly, “Giada Wallis has the time to visit me?” Giada smiled faintly, took off her

sunglasses, and glanced at Theo beside him. She laughed mockingly. “Philip, you’re not planning to bring him to the island, are

you?” Philip had to be joking. She had already made thorough investigations about Theo Zander. Such a person may be a

dragon in Riverdale, but compared to the Clarke family, he was nothing but an ant.

Any young master or young lady from the branch family had more bodyguards around them than Theo’s men. They were all

more powerful as they were carefully selected elites! “Is there a problem?” Philip narrowed his eyes. Giada did not beat around

the bush and said, “I’m here just to tell you this. It’s not the right time for you to return yet. Every single person from the branch

family is waiting for you to go back now. If you did, you can never preserve your status as the heir. This is also what your Uncle

Tim meant. I’ll go back and handle this matter. You just stay obediently in Riverdale.” Giada could restrain Philip, or even force

Philip to return to the island and then imprison him as a move to capture the general to control his armies. However, such a thing

could not be initiated by the branch family.

Philip frowned. He did not understand what Giada meant and snorted.

“Giada, why are you trying to help me now? Are there no secrets between you and the branch family?”

Giada smiled earnestly and said, “Of course, there is, but I don’t want the power of the branch family to

surpass the main family.” Philip fell into deep thought at her words. He had no idea what Giada was

planning. He only knew that this woman had always been a mystery. What other backup plans did she

have? “Can I trust you?” Philip asked with a frown. Laughing, Giada turned and left, leaving her final

words before getting into the car, “The branch family can’t be allowed to interfere in the matter between

you and me, let alone conniving after the main family.

This is also my limit. On this point, we’re on the same side.” After that, Giada got on the Bentley and

left. Philip stared at the taillights of the car as it drove away and made other plans in his mind. At the

same time in the passenger seat of the Bentley, Vivian looked back and asked in confusion,

“Madam, why are you helping Philip?” Giada looked at the scenery outside the car window with an

intriguing expression as she said, “The ambition of the branch family is greater than I thought. This is a

hungry wolf that has already lost control. Once they grab an opportunity, it’ll be detrimental to my plan.

Therefore, I must stabilize the branch and main family so that I can annex the entire Clarke family step

by step.” After returning to the hospital ward, Philip saw that Wynn was looking through the company’s

documents.

When she saw him, she asked with a smile, “What’s wrong, Phil? You seem to be in low spirits.” “Oh,

it’s nothing.” Philip smiled and tried to hide it.

He noticed the documents in Wynn’s hands and asked, “How’s everything?”

Heaving a sigh of relief, she said, “It’s okay. Now, the company has fully operated the new drug. At present, a total of 20 new

directors have been screened and a new board of directors has been appointed. The next step is to list the new drug on the

market and handle the sales in all the major cities.” Wynn could finally relax for a while. These days, she had really worked hard

for Beacon. Now, Beacon had finally stabilized. Philip did a lot to achieve this. Wynn smiled, put her arms around Philip's neck,

and kissed him before saying, “Phil, when will your friend who invested a billion dollars return? I want to treat him to a meal. After

all, he has helped us a lot.” Who exactly was that friend of Philip’s? Wynn really wanted to know.

“Oh, I’ll have to find out from him. He’s a very busy man after all.” Philip glossed over it casually.