The First Heir

Chapter 43

Leon suddenly started laughing. It was a burst of presumptuous and mocking laughter.

“What did you just say? Four hundred thousand? Bro, there should be a limit to your act.” Leon continued to mock, “I think what you’re wearing isn’t even worth three hundred. Oh, right, and with that blind daughter of yours, you two wouldn’t even add up to four digits. Forget four hundred thousand, can you even pay up forty thousand?”

It was Leon’s first time meeting such a hilarious person. The man was even a father to a child, what an idiot. He must have just been putting up a front to act cool in front of his kid.

“Leon, what are you saying? You were at fault first. Why can’t you just apologize to the child?” Silvia sounded annoyed. She had never expected that Leon would hit such an adorable little girl. This man was too vile! Thankfully, she had not accepted his confession earlier. However, Silvia was worried about Philip because she knew of Leon’s background. The young man was from a rich family. His family owned a business that was worth about two hundred million. Leon had often boasted about driving a Ferrari and living in a mansion to his friends. A typical rich spoiled brat. It would be a pain to provoke him.

“Mr. Clarke, I’m sorry. Let me apologize on his behalf. He’s my friend.” Silvia did not hope to cause a scene. She was mainly worried that if Philip and Leon got into a dispute, it would only be unfavorable for Philip and his daughter.

However, Philip spoke indifferently, “Thank you for your kind intentions, but he has to apologize to my daughter. I will not repeat this a third time.”

“This is killing me! Bro, you’re hilarious. Do you know who I am?” Leon smirked in mockery. He dug out his Gucci wallet from his shirt pocket, took out a few red notes, and scattered it piece by piece in front of Philip. “Here, is this enough? Weren’t you just trying to cheat my money? I know what garbage like you are thinking.”

Seeing Philip motionless, Leon continued to take out a few more hundred dollar notes and stuffed it into Philip’s breast-pocket, saying cheekily, “If that wasn’t enough, here’s some more. Just give me a number. Money is all I have.” After that, he glared hatefully at Mila, who was in Silvia’s arms, and mumbled under his breath, “Little b*tch.”

Upon hearing this, Philip exploded.

“Theo, get in here!” Philip roared.

Theo was smoking by the street. When he heard this order, the man scrambled into the shop, looking nothing like the prestigious mob king.

“Mr. Clarke, what is it?” Theo asked respectfully.

Philip turned to smile at Silvia. “Can I trouble you to carry my daughter outside to wait for a bit while I take care of this?”

Silvia frowned a little. She urged in a small voice, “Mr. Clarke, don’t push yourself. If things don’t work out, just forget about it.”

Philip nodded. He then scratched lightly at his daughter’s nose and smiled gently. “Mila’s a good girl. Papa will punish the bad guy first and keep you company later, okay?”

Mila rubbed her big teary eyes and nodded.

After Silvia carried his daughter out, Philip glared at Leon.

The latter was nonchalant as he mocked. “Wow, you have even brought in an assistant. Why? Do you still want to lecture me?”

Philip put his hands behind him and asked coldly, “Your name is Leon Larson?” In Philip’s mind, he was thinking of making this young man pay dearly.

“That’s right. The name’s Leon Larson, the young master of Prime Harvest Group.” Leon introduced himself with a smirk playing on his lips. It was clear that he was trying to oppress Philip.

Prime Harvest Group was also very famous within Riverdale City. If a regular person tried to provoke this establishment, it was like throwing eggs at a rock. And evidently, in Leon’s eyes, Philip was that egg.

Philip shifted his gaze to Theo and asked in a deep voice, “Do you know them?”

Theo quickly answered, “Prime Harvest Group is one of the famous corporations in Riverdale City. They’re worth two hundred million and are focused in the construction materials business. The president, Lewis Larson, had started from a renovation business. They have a few hitmen in their ranks, specially hired to take care of any business disputes.”

Theo explained with exceptional knowledge for the company. Prime Harvest Group was truly troublesome to take care of. Although Theo was the mob king, it was sometimes hard for him to take care of the ones above ground. Especially for a corporation like this that would easily cost about hundreds of millions to influence, even he had to tread carefully. Although everyone would still show him respect, if they really butt heads, neither side would profit anything.

Hence, Theo leaned closer to whisper into Philip’s ear, “Mr. Clarke, this Prime Harvest Group will be very tricky. The old man, Lewis Larson, is also a man of power.” Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Philip frowned, not saying anything. It looked like Theo was only dominant in appearances. If Theo knew that Philip saw him that way, the man might probably hate him for being a coward.

Leon could not help but smile. “What? You think that just because you can recite what my family does that I’d be afraid of you? With just a little research, anybody can know about this.” What were they trying to do? Trying to scare him? Leon might just go mad from laughing too much. Were these two idiots?

However, Philip spoke up calmly, “Theo, I won’t trouble you with this, so you don’t have to interfere. I’ll deal with this myself.”

Theo breathed a quiet sigh of relief. To be honest, having him go against Prime Harvest Group was like asking him to negotiate with a tiger if they could skin it alive. There would be no positive outcome. Nonetheless, Theo added for the sake of it, “Why don’t I contact Lewis to come over and apologize to you? He should be able to show me at least that much respect.”

“No need. He, Leon Larson, has to be dealt with today. If his old man ends up bringing more trouble instead, he’d have to be dealt with as well.” Philip lifted his head and snorted. “I want Prime Harvest Group to disappear from Riverdale City completely!”

Disappear completely? Theo was stunned! He was completely baffled. Although he knew that Mr. Clarke had a special identity, making a company worth hundreds of millions disappear entirely with just a few words sounded like a joke.

Lewis Larson was a man of status in Riverdale City. He was also acquainted with some very influential people. Even a powerful man like Theo Zander would be unwilling to clash with Lewis Larson of Prime Harvest Group because it was not worth it.

It was not to say that Theo was not capable. Just that if he were to weigh the pros and cons, he would, of course, choose the more advantageous route.

Not bothering with any more nonsense, Philip took out his phone and called a number.