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.

years old, and he could only write his name, so he had probably lived

down and spread his arms open to the boy. He wanted to see

boy turned to look at the mermaid and hesitated for a moment. The mermaid kept

be the first time in more than ten years that another human being cared so much for him. Philip patted him on the

Some workers came in to clean up and feed the fish. One of them saw Philip and the two creatures

the water tank and said with

at him but felt the emotion

that case, how much will it cost for us to buy your friend?” the man

monster in human skin in front of him coldly and said,

hand and said, “The manager isn’t on duty today, and you don’t call the shots here. Trespassing on private premises makes

budge, the man said to the people around, “Tie

intentions, the boy crouched down in an attacking pose, intimidating the people approaching him

in front of the boy, and said loudly, “Let’s

front of him reminded the boy of his father who often carried him on his back when he was