The First Heir

“Since Mr. Clarke isn’t here, I won’t disturb you any longer. Please have a great time.” Javier had come so suddenly and left after delivering gifts, leaving the crowd shocked.

Charles coughed with the card still in his hand and asked, “Does any of you know this Mr. Clarke?”

Everyone shook their heads. A figure powerful enough to have the owner of Virtuous Court personally bring over delicious food and great wine was not someone they could be acquainted with their lowly status.

“Could it be Philip Clarke?”

No one knew who had said this for fun, but the whole room burst into laughter.

“Stop joking, how could it be that trash? If it were him, I’d eat these wine bottles.”

“Other than having the same last name, what else does our cousin brother-in-law have to show for?”

A few of the youngsters were mocking without reserve.

Wynn found it hard to bear, so she scolded furiously, “That’s enough! What are you guys saying? He is still your cousin brother-in-law no matter what!”

up their eyebrows arrogantly but said

asked everyone to stop making a

were now

my man, how could you? You know such a powerful figure, but you didn’t introduce

treasured painting. Now,

those. These are precious liquors, a king’s drink, waiting to be tasted.” Charles felt it a waste to consume them all now, so he kept one bottle and opened the other. The others did not say anything because being able to have one taste of those liquors was enough to last them a

behind the art gallery has ‘Clarke’ as the last name. Could he have known that it was your birthday today, that’s why he has sent the

the secretary who liaised

He then tugged Aiden’s arm and

Aiden happily promised. To be able to be held in such high regard by Uncle

have the same last name but they work as a delivery man,” Lynn spoke up at an inappropriate time, and it was like a

her teeth, took one sip of her drink, and then stood up. “Dad, I’m going to visit Mila at the hospital. I’ll be taking

waved to allow her to leave. The distance between his daughter and himself had grown a lot in the past two years.

are you in a rush to get back? Remember not to scold our cousin brother-in-law,” Lynn

she heard this. She clenched her fists and

soon as she left, the group started discussing this mysterious Mr.