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

saying in a

you ever thought

her head and said, “No, Theo is like a brother to me. I’m an orphan. Theo has been

regret it?” Philip

without

asked again, “Then in the future, will

a moment, the ward

with flickering big eyes that were full

she was

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

This was an opportunity.

still hope to follow Theo and work

Bam!

door of the ward was

Anna. He turned around and bowed down respectfully to Philip before saying, “Mr. Clarke, Anna isn’t a sensible woman. Please disregard

Anna was moved

knew that Theo was doing this for her

at Anna.

Anna and said, “Hurry up and agree to it! If you don’t

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