The First Heir

Anna just watched with red eyes as she blamed herself. “Mr. Clarke, I’m sorry. I didn’t protect Mila.”

Philip shook his head and said, “I’m not here to listen to your apologies. I’m here to thank you.”

“Thank me?”

Anna was puzzled.

Philip cut the peeled apple into cubes, then poked a piece with a toothpick. Stretching his arm out, he placed the cubed apple at the corner of Anna’s bruised mouth.

Anna was still a little apprehensive and hesitated for a moment before opening her small mouth shyly.

“If you hadn’t protected Mila with your life, she might have been tortured by them a long time ago,” Philip said with a trace of hatred in his eyes.

Anna said after a brief silence, “It’s my responsibility. It’s because of my inability that I couldn’t protect her.”

Philip paused, raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Anna before saying with dissatisfaction, “I said, I’m not here to listen to you blaming yourself.”

Of course, his words contained a trace of humor—not complete dissatisfaction.

Anna was dumbfounded. She closed her small mouth as her fingers scrunched the sheets unconsciously. She dared not say anymore.

one by one, saying,

before saying

“Have you ever

is like a brother to me. I’m an orphan. Theo has been

it?”

without

“Then in the future, will you

moment, the

stared at Philip with flickering big eyes that were full of shock and

following Theo, she was

Theo for Philip were two things

This was an opportunity.

hope to follow Theo

Bam!

the ward

at Anna. He turned around and bowed down respectfully to Philip before saying, “Mr. Clarke, Anna isn’t a sensible woman. Please disregard her words. I hope that you

Anna was moved

that Theo was doing this for her

Theo, then looked at Anna. He smiled and said, “So, what’s your

up and agree to it! If you don’t agree, I won’t call you my godsister

nodded, and said, “Thank you,