The First Heir

Philip pondered before saying, “I won’t meet him for now. Let’s talk about it in the future.”

Anna replied, “Understood, Mr. Clarke.”

After the call ended, Philip sat in the corridor and slept the night away.

The next day, early in the morning, Wynn said to him coldly, “I’m taking Mila home in the afternoon, will you be coming with me?”

Philip nodded and gave her a bitter smile. “I’ll go and apologize to Father.”

Wynn’s heart skipped a beat when she heard him, but her expression remained indifferent, only nodding without saying anything.

In the afternoon, Philip and Wynn brought Mila to the Johnston family home. The atmosphere in the house was cold as soon as they entered.

“Dad, I’m home.” Wynn feigned composure.

No one came out to greet them. Charles was sitting on the sofa wearing reading glasses as he read the paper while Martha was busy in the kitchen.

Philip put Mila down, and the little girl immediately hid behind her father’s leg, hugging Philip’s leg tightly. She looked up with her big innocent eyes and mumbled in a small voice, “Daddy, do Grandpa and Grandma dislike me?”

Philip squatted down and lovingly caressed Mila’s tiny head. He shook his head and smiled gently at her. “That’s not true. Hurry on inside and greet Grandpa and Grandma.”

Little Mila’s big eyes were shining like obsidian gems. She carefully albeit fearfully glanced at Charles, who was reading his paper before moving her tiny feet to run to him, calling out in a crisp voice, “Grandpa, Mila is here.”

Charles then put down his paper, stood up, walked away from his sofa, and entered the study without giving her so much as a glance.

Bam! The door of the study closed shut. That sound crushed down heavily on both Philip and Wynn’s heart.

Wynn looked at Mila, who was pursing her lips, about to cry and quickly ran over to carry her daughter up. She brought her into her bedroom.

feeling irked. His father-in-law was too cold to his daughter! But he still went into the kitchen to

don’t need you to help me. I really don’t. You can just go back to where you came from. We don’t welcome

lowered his head. He knew what he had come here to do today, and he did not want to give

Martha scoffed. She mildly cocked her eyebrows up as she wore

the doorbell

shot Philip a glare before rudely pushing him away as she ran to the door, looking delighted. In a cheery voice, she called out, “Coming, coming!

appeared in a handsome suit with gift bags in his hands. “Hello, Aunt

took the gift bags

it’s the least I can do. My

you see there’s a guest? Why aren’t you preparing tea? Such poor

see the latter staring at him proudly. His eyes conveyed the message, ‘Hey trash, your mother-in-law is treating an outsider like me better than

not make a fuss. He got up to prepare

study as he chatted enthusiastically with Aiden in the living room. Philip instead was standing in a

see her.” Aiden scanned the

have a guest

coax her daughter to sleep. When she saw Aiden sitting in the

you here?” Wynn’s

you bring home trash instead?” Martha came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruits as she glared viciously at Philip, who was standing in a corner, smoking. She looked

Philip immediately stubbed out the cigarette and opened the windows to let the smoke out. Wynn

just bought these fruits this morning, they’re really sweet.” Martha pushed the fruit platter to

Aunt Martha,” answered Aiden

fruit in sight. She’s still your granddaughter no matter what, so why do

gallery will open at ten sharp on Saturday morning.” When Aiden spoke,

looked delighted as he imagined how grand it would be when his gallery opened. His old friends have already started to spread the word for him. A lot of aristocrats in Riverdale City have now heard that the ex-section chief of land development planning had gotten an authentic

painting it was so that they

Aiden humbly added, “As for your request to meet with Mr. Clarke, I’ve already told the person in

did he say he would meet them? This was blatantly a lie to win favors, and he had said it so tactfully. ‘They could meet, but the time has not been set yet’. Aiden was so great at pleasing Charles that