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.

of apple to Anna one by one, saying,

was startled before saying in

you ever

me. I’m an orphan. Theo has been providing me financial support to go to school. Since college, I’ve been

regret it?” Philip continued

without hesitation,

“Then in the future,

the

stared at Philip with flickering big eyes that were full of

was also working

Philip directly and following Theo for Philip were two things that were totally different

This was an opportunity.

a moment, Anna declined. “I still hope to follow Theo and work for Mr. Clarke. I’m fine with this

Bam!

the

down respectfully to Philip before saying, “Mr. Clarke, Anna isn’t a sensible woman.

Anna was moved to

that Theo was doing this for her

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

could answer, Theo immediately stared at Anna and said, “Hurry up and agree to

her lip, nodded, and