The First Heir

Chapter 13

“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!”

A few of the youngsters cocked up their eyebrows

chimed in and asked everyone to stop making

friends were now

know such a powerful figure, but you didn’t introduce him to

First, it’s a treasured painting. Now, there’s a

all 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

this Mr. Clarke. The boss behind the art gallery has ‘Clarke’ as the last name. Could he have known that it was your birthday

Although he had never met him before, the secretary who liaised with him told

He then tugged Aiden’s arm and said, “Addy, you

be able to be held

man,” Lynn spoke up at an inappropriate time, and it was like a thorn stabbing into Wynn’s

her teeth, took one sip of her drink, and then stood up. “Dad, I’m

The distance between his daughter and himself had grown a lot in the past two years.

our cousin brother-in-law,” Lynn

she heard this. She clenched her fists and left without

soon as she left, the group started discussing

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