The First Heir by Master Yu Who Smokes

Chapter 354

“Nope. Whatever you think it is, it’s not.” Philip huffed helplessly as he stuffed a slice of apple into Wynn’s mouth. “Enough about Giada, okay?

I’ve got it covered. Oh, and tell me if she comes to look for you again, okay?” Stunned, Wynn hummed a tone of acknowledgment. After finishing the apple, Wynn asked, “Philip... About my mother, what did you do?”

was only natural for her to worry as it was her mother and Philip’s mother-in-law after all. Philip responded serenely, “Nothing much, so don’t worry about it. If she learns anything from this, she’ll start thinking twice before she acts.” Wynn nodded. Her mother was indeed at fault this time, so there was nothing worth arguing with Philip about. Moreover, Wynn had already made her own decision. Two to three days later, Wynn was discharged from the hospital. Martha stayed conscientiously

living in fear, not even daring to leave the house for groceries in case she got hit again. Even at home, she made sure that all windows and doors were closed tightly… In case someone crashed in to beat her up again. The fear of getting beat up had turned into psychological trauma. There was nothing Charles could do as his wife was unwilling to talk about this mistake she had made. She was also unable to identify who exactly she had offended. Martha was reluctant to call the police as well for she was afraid they would take revenge. After all, the man behind the operation was no other than the underground king—Theo Zander! To do so was equivalent to suicide. “Charlie, I think Philip’s behind all this. Don’t you remember? Philip and Theo Zander were even happily chatting during the feast.” Seated on the couch, Martha’s articulation was sloppy due to her still-swollen face and the newly filled

had to at least know why. Marth found herself between a rock and a hard place. There was no way she would tell him about how she dosed Wynn with an abortion medication, so she opted to lie. “The bangle. Philip took it back, saying something along the lines of it belonging to his late mother. All I

to beat me up!

don’t even have any evidence that it was Philip. I swear, this family will end up broken one day because of you. There’s no peace, no peace at all.” With that, Charles got up and left for the study, banging the door close behind him. Martha continued to stew in her own anger in the living room before Joel Harris came to her mind. She dialed for him. “Hey, Joel? This is Aunty Martha, are you free? Let’s meet up.” This was a calculated move from Martha to get Joel on her side, one she easily did with a smile. Hanging up the phone, Martha gathered her things and left the house with