The First Heir

Soon, the four arrived at the middle hall.

At this moment, an old man with his hand behind his back was looking at the birdcage hanging in the yard. From a distance, the old man was dressed in plain clothes, looking quite hale and hearty.

Horace walked in with Philip and the others. He bowed slightly to the old man and said, “Grand Elder, Philip has brought his wife and child to visit you.”

The grand elder turned around with a benevolent smile. He looked at Philip who was grinning broadly, stretched out his hand in a beckon, and said, “Little Monkey, are you finally willing to come back and visit this lonely old man?”

Philip stepped forward, bowed to the old man, and said with a smile, “Grand Elder, I’m here to visit you.”

The old man rolled his eyes at Philip before looking at Wynn and Mila who were standing with trepidation on the side.

Then, with a smile on his face, he beckoned to Wynn and Mila while saying, “Come here, all of you. There are not so many rules to follow here.”

Wynn stepped forward with Mila in her arms, bowed to the old man, and said respectfully, “Grand Elder…” Then, she said to Mila in her arms, “Mila, this is your great-grand elder.”

was still a little scared of strangers. With her two big eyes that were as bright as gems, she glanced at Philip before calling

girl. She’s a member of our Clarke family, indeed. She was carved out of the same mold as

happy smile on his face, the grand elder motioned to the butler next to him, “Hurry up, take out the things

from the room, one of

to Wynn and said, “Little Monkey’s wife and the young madam of the Clarke family, I have nothing good to give you. This is something your great-great-grandmother left behind. I’ll pass it down

bowed as she accepted the white jade bracelet with both hands. She said, “Thank you,

up. Then, he took a golden locket from the butler’s hand, bent over, handed it

She glanced at Philip and

He put the small golden locket around Mila’s neck and said,

the small golden locket hanging around her neck. She smiled sweetly, revealing her two dimples. She said, “Thank

he looked at the third object. He turned his head and said

a small white jade pendant with two golden dragons embroidered with gold threads on it. It looked very beautiful and valuable at

is this worth?” Philip asked