Chapter 509
When she 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 her face. Damn it. Why did she run into this woman here? Martha was scared.
She lowered her head and looked at Philip who was acting indifferent while lying on the bed. Giada crossed her arms across her
chest. She was wearing a long flattering black dress. It made her look elegant and noble. Her eyes were glued on Martha, and
she 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 her face, her expression filled with
grievance. She said quickly, “N-No, I remember.” She was such a mean mother-in-law.
Eventually, she still crossed someone she 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 she 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, she 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
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmother-in-law. However, I’m different. If you dare to order him around, hurl abuses at him, humiliate
him, or beat him up, I won’t forgive you!” “No, I won’t dare to do it. I can’t even wait to treat him as my
own son.” Martha tried her best to flatter and fawn over Giada. She even showed her the chicken soup
in her hands. She said, “I brought him some chicken soup. I made this all by myself.” After she said
that, she placed the soup on the nightstand. Her heartbeat did not even increase when she 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 she said that, she waved her hand and walked out of the
room. Martha was left behind in the room. She broke out in a cold sweat as she 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 she closer to you or am I closer
to you?” Philip lifted his eyebrows as he peered at Martha coldly. He said, “Don’t cause a scene here.
Go do it in front of her if you have the guts.” Martha was blatantly bullying the weak and fearing the
strong. Was he not aggressive enough? Was that why she was not afraid of him? “I’m causing a
scene?” When Martha heard this, she 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 she
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 her for me, or you divorce Wynnie.
I don’t want Wynnie to have such a sinister stepmother-in-law!” Martha knew that she and Giada would never get along. She did
not dare to get back at Giada, so she could only involve Philip. Would Philip dare to go against her? If he did, then he would ask
Wynn to divorce him! Philip was such a good-for-nothing, so she 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 her head these
few days. As long as she 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 her being
an annoying troublemaker. “What? You’re kicking me out?” Martha was furious. She walked up to Philip and slapped him across
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthe 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 she said that, Martha grabbed her bag and left. Now, she was falling out with him
and becoming hostile again. Philip was done with her. He had to find a chance to teach Martha a lesson. If not, she would be too
arrogant. After Martha left, Philip felt more at ease. He thought about his promise with Giada. As he thought about it, he 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 he asked more questions, he hung up the phone. In the end, Tim asked, “When do you plan to come home?” Philip
pondered for a long while. Then, he 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 her 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 her head. The men who passed by the hotel entrance were all
stunned.