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!”

the youngsters cocked up their eyebrows

in and asked everyone to

now

how could you? You know such a powerful figure,

a treasured painting. Now,

forget about 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 not say anything because being able to

behind the art gallery has ‘Clarke’ as the last name. Could he

had never met him before, the secretary who liaised with him told him that the man’s name was ‘Clarke’ and

properly. He’s just too kind.” Charles was visibly excited. He then tugged Aiden’s arm and said, “Addy, you have to arrange a meeting

To be able to be held in such high regard

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

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

for his daughter to keep staying here, so he waved to allow her to leave. The distance between his daughter and himself had grown a lot in the past two years. This was all

a rush to get back? Remember not to scold our cousin brother-in-law,” Lynn continued to mock. “His

had just reached the door when she heard this. She clenched

group started discussing this mysterious Mr. Clarke while