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.

fed the pieces of apple to Anna one by one, saying, “Anna, how long have

before saying in

and asked, “Have you ever thought

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

regret it?” Philip continued

said without hesitation,

again, “Then in the

the ward became

flickering big eyes that were full of shock

following Theo, she was also working for

Philip were two things that

This was an opportunity.

hesitating for a moment, Anna declined. “I still hope to follow Theo

Bam!

door of the ward

in while staring bitterly at Anna. He turned around and bowed down respectfully to Philip before saying, “Mr. Clarke, Anna isn’t a sensible woman.

Anna was moved

that Theo was doing this

Theo, then looked at Anna. He smiled and

immediately stared at Anna and said, “Hurry up and agree to it! If you don’t agree, I won’t call you my godsister

her lip, nodded, and said, “Thank you, Mr. Clarke. I