The First Heir

Seeing that the distance between them was quite appropriate, Philip took out a notebook. With a pen, he drew waves and a few figures that seemed like merpeople on it.

The mermaid became excited, but the boy did not react much.

Was the boy not a merman?

Philip slid his pen and notebook across the floor.

The boy picked them up and started to draw as Philip did. His drawing was quite sloppy, but Philip could still see a few key things, such as the symbol for highly toxic chemicals and a few words that were vague but still legible, which spelled Sammy.

Philip called out tentatively, “Sammy?”

The boy looked up at Philip, his tears uncontrollable. The message contained in those eyes included pain, loneliness, indignity, and deep homesickness.

Philip had some idea now. This boy probably became like this after being exposed to toxic substances. As for knowing the merpeople’s language, he was probably taken in by the merfolk.

about 14 or 15 years old, and he could only write his name, so he had probably lived with the merfolk for more than

his arms open to the boy. He wanted to

moment. The mermaid kept encouraging him. Finally, the boy could not

more than ten years that another human being cared so much for him. Philip patted him on the back and comforted him. The teenager hugged Philip tightly and refused to

to clean up and feed the fish. One of them saw Philip and the two creatures and quickly reported this matter

came over. He recognized the mermaid in the water tank and said with shining eyes,

did not look at him but felt the emotion the mermaid transmitted to him

it cost for us to buy your friend?” the

human skin in front of

today, and you don’t call the shots

Philip refused to budge, the man said to the people around,

boy crouched down in an attacking pose, intimidating the

a step forward, stood in front of the boy, and said loudly, “Let’s see who dares

figure in front of him reminded the boy of his father who often carried him