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.

he could only write his name, so he had probably lived with the merfolk for more than ten years. He

arms open to the boy. He

The mermaid kept encouraging him. Finally, the boy could

that another human being cared so much for him. Philip

in to clean up and feed the fish. One of them

recognized the mermaid in the water tank and said with shining eyes, “My friend, thank you for giving the aquarium a

him but felt the emotion the mermaid transmitted to him through the

it cost for us to buy your friend?” the

the well-dressed monster in human skin in front of him coldly and said, “Call your manager

manager isn’t on duty today, and you don’t call the shots here. Trespassing on private premises makes you look like a

to budge, the man said to the people around,

intentions, the boy crouched down

the boy, and said

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