Chapter 895

Martha shuddered and quickly replied, “No, nothing. I’m going to cook.”

With that, she ran into the kitchen.

Philip frowned but did not say anything. He sat in the living room fiddling with his phone.

Martha hid in the kitchen, peeked at Philip furtively, and was relieved to see that he was not suspicious.

She took out a small item from her pocket—a tiny earphone.

This was something she had bought at the market in the morning. It was a listening device.

She was in Philip and Wynn’s bedroom just now where she secretly installed the bug and was about to

go downstairs to try it out when she unexpectedly ran into Philip.

To keep herself busy for a while, Martha cooked chicken soup. When she was done, she wiped her

hands and walked to the living room.

“Philip, I’d like to ask you something.”

Martha smiled and sat down.

Philip nodded without raising his head and said, “What’s the matter?”

Martha hesitated for a long time before asking cautiously, “Last time, the old-fashioned ring that I found

in Anne’s room, what is it? You seemed very concerned about it.”

When Philip heard this, he immediately raised his head. With a brow quirked, he looked at Martha

before saying suspiciously, “Why are you asking this?”

Martha chuckled and said, “It’s nothing. I’m just asking.”

Silence.

The atmosphere cooled down.

Philip did not answer.

Martha pondered over it. Unwilling to give up, she tried again, “Is that thing on you? Can you show it to

me? I’ve never seen such a thing yet.”

Philip put down his phone directly, looked at Martha, and said coldly, “Let’s talk. What about it makes

you ask so many questions?”

Martha panicked. Especially when she came into contact with Philip’s steely gaze, she felt terrified.

“Oh no, my chicken soup!”

Martha smacked her thigh abruptly and quickly rushed into the kitchen, avoiding the topic entirely.

Seeing her running away, Philip shook his head helplessly.

She had better not be looking for trouble.

In the afternoon, Philip went to the food delivery company.

It was his business, after all. As the boss, if he did not visit it once in a while, it would be really hard to

justify.

After greeting the colleagues and investing another sum of money, Philip left the company and went to

Theo’s place.

The underground chamber of commerce was about to begin.

Theo had been very busy recently, so Philip wanted to check on the situation.

Philip sat on the main seat while Theo and Anna stood respectfully opposite him.

He took a sip of tea and asked, “So, how confident are you in taking down the underground chamber of

commerce?”

Theo glanced at Anna and answered truthfully, “We’re 60 percent confident to maintain the current

situation, 30 percent certain to take down the South River District.”

Theo seemed quite bitter when he said this.

He could not help it. The event this time was very popular and many unrelated forces had popped up.

Even people from Capital City were participating.

Theo was really not confident.

Philip frowned as he looked at Theo and asked, “Such low numbers? Is there a problem with this

session?”

Theo was handpicked by him, and Philip also had his own plan.

If Theo’s power collapsed, Philip’s plan would be delayed.

“Mr. Clarke, this session is more complicated than the previous sessions. In the past, all sectors in

Riverdale and South River District participated in the division of interests. But it’s different this time.

Many forces from other regions are also participating, such as the Fiery Koi Gang of Golden City and

the Hane family of Capital City.” Theo explained as a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

“Hane family of Capital City?” Philip mumbled and sneered, “I can take care of this. What else?”

Theo and Anna exchanged a glance before saying, “Mr. Clarke, to tell you the truth, the leader behind

this session of the underground chamber of commerce seems a little different. It’s said that the boss

behind the scenes has released a lot of information that attracted many forces to get involved.

According to what I’ve heard, the other party’s background is not that simple.”

Theo had to rely on Philip if he wanted to get more leverage.

It was his only support.

Philip was silent as he pondered. He asked, “There’s actually a mastermind controlling the

underground chamber of commerce behind the scenes?”

Theo nodded and said, “That’s right. This is just like a game of roulette. The person in charge spins the

roulette while the players make a bet. If they’re right, they win. Of course, if the person in charge wants

a certain person to win the game, it can be done too.”

Philip understood immediately. This was the unspoken rule.