RUSSELL’S POV::It’s amazing how difficult speaking nothing throughout the day can be.After hearing Karensa talk and talk and talk words into his ears for a long time, I’ve decided to walk away from her and give her the task to catch up to me in her car. It was a test I started on a little serious note because I was frustrated, but as I kept crossing roads and alleys to avoid getting caught by her, it gave me a lot of fun.Then again, this task wasn’t for people who hated sweating because running away just did that.I walked whenever I believed I was in Karensa’s sight, and when she would move out of my sight, I started running. This way, I knew it’d frustrate her a lot more.This went on for almost thirty minutes, but that time flew by very fast.Thirty minutes of being silent while running on busy roads and alleys was dangerous on many levels, but it was also very thrilling.In the end, I stopped by the medium-sized Drake's restaurant because I saw a familiar face. And it completel

“What makes you think I’ll work with you?” Charlotte snorted at Teresa while talking on mobile. “Your Jones family is nothing compared to my Heller family. My ancestors have done great things and accomplished a lot. What did your ancestors do? Nothing. You think you’re in a position to tell me what to do?”“I know, ma’am. Your grandfather was among those who planned the sinking of the biggest ship the world has ever made,” Teresa said, her voice neither rude nor polite. “I even know that a bomb was placed in the engine room in case the iceberg collision wasn’t as effective. Because of what happened that day, many of your enemies died, and you profited a lot from it. The Heller family also established the Supreme Bank soon after that, and now it’s one of the best banks with a market capitalization of over half a trillion dollars. I know all that.”“Then what makes you think you have the audacity to talk to me like this?” Charlotte growled. “You may think you’re some hot shit, but you h

Russell came to his hotel room.“You’ve been gone for hours,” Elora asked. “Where were you? I came downstairs, but you weren’t there.”“I had to go out with a woman,” Russell said. “I mean, not as a date but just a casual trip.”“Okay. Who’s that woman?”“She’s the one who sent food to our room early in the morning,” Russell sat down on the bed. “She’s the daughter of Ross Raer.”“Ross Raer?” Elora’s expression changed. “The guy that owns multiple extraction industries?”“And he’s also a senator on top of that,” Russell said. “He’s filthy rich, just like the Hellers and the Lynns.”“Why are you roaming with Ross’ daughter?” Elora quickly sat next to him. “You do know how these extractive industries work, don’t you? They steal everything valuable that is in the earth in remote places, and yet they do not give any single benefit to the locals there. On top of that, they make sure to make the lives of the locals miserable by ruining the environment around them. Every penny they earn is b

In the evening, Russell was sitting on the rooftop of Gator hotel, staring at the homeless woman walking down the road in the distance.It made him remember the couple of days he spent on the streets, when he gained a completely different perspective on life.It was only for two days that he was on the streets, which were very dangerous to sleep at, but the most important thing he realized was how much harder it would be for a homeless person to get a job.From home address and clean clothes to ID and mobile, without these things it would be near impossible to get a job. During those two days, Russell did not have a home or a mobile, or even an ID that he could use. All he had were his costly suit, but would that alone have been enough for him to get some kind of a job? Probably not.“After all that happened in my life, I still don’t know how to get a proper job,” Russell thought. He never attended interviews before, so he didn’t have that experience, either.Because he had been worki

“Ross Raer…” Russell pressed his knuckles against the door, putting his body weight behind it, “you may love and care for your daughter more than the world, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re just an arrogant piece of shit.”Russell’s brain was stressed as he looked for a way to bring his mother out of the hotel without making her feel hurt, and without Ross coming in their way.He didn’t get any good ideas, but because Ross gave him only ten minutes, he had to enter the room quickly.Elora was comfortably sleeping on the bed, reading a magazine. “Russell, there’s an article about you in this magazine. Look.”“About me?” Russell was very surprised. He quickly took the magazine and saw the content. “Mom, this was released when I became the chairman of Russell Gas company. This is almost three months old.”“But still, it’s so wonderful, seeing you in a popular magazine,” Elora said. “And you look dashing in a blue suit. My favorite color is dark blue, too.”Russell put the mag