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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 103
The masked assassin had been observing everything since early in the morning so he could make the perfect plan.“There are many variables in this mission. First, I saw a few faces walking to and fro in the same street, which means they’re probably taking a loop around the house since its backside is also linked to a different street. I was wondering why they didn’t put any guards. Well, it’s because they must have hired these women from some security firm. Hmph, they are so poor at doing their job, though. Fooling their eyes shouldn’t be too difficult.“Once I enter the house and turn the cameras off, killing him shouldn’t be much of a deal.“Two million dollars are at stake here, so I can’t make a single error.” He told himself and put the mask of Jennifer on his face and also dressed himself appropriately.He then fearlessly went to Russell’s house. The female security guards didn’t even doubt it. (As expected, my camouflage is perfect. No one can beat you in this, Edward. ) He told
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 104
When Gage took his gun out and pointed at Edward from the balcony, one of the security girls from the Thundergate noticed him from almost 150 meters away.“Take your mask off,” Gage told the assassin.Suddenly, a bullet flew in and struck Gage’s arm that was holding the gun. The gun fell from his hand, and he immediately lowered his posture and rushed into the room and groaned in pain.”Urgh!” (Who shot me? Was it the security women? To think they shot so precisely with a freaking handgun from more than 100 meters away…) Still, he had no time to worry. He crawled onto the balcony floor to see what Edward was doing.To his shock, Edward saw this as an opportunity. Instead of running out through the main gate, he jumped over the neighbor’s wall and entered Russell’s house.“This bastard…” Gage’s heart pounded in his chest. “There’s no doubt. He’s here to kill Russell!”One of the security girls opened the gate and rushed into Russell’s house and saw Edward who was wearing Jennifer’s mask
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 105
“Is the wound serious?” she asked Gage in a cold tone.“No. It missed the organs. With a few hours rest, he should be able to stand,” replied Gage.She breathed in a bit of a relief as the wedding wouldn’t need to be stopped. “What’s your name?”“Isn’t it manners to tell your name first before asking for others?”“Lamiya.”“Gage.”“I’ll find out who you are, Gage,” Lamiya replied. She was a dark brunette with scary red eyes. She was in her mid forties, but she looked to be only in her early thirties. “If I find anything out of the ordinary, I’ll personally find you and kill you.”“I’m a virgin.”“... so?”“Before you kill me, can we…”She raised her gun a little.“Just kidding,” Gage said and then his expression turned serious, even though he wasn’t even looking at her. “Do you think your girls can catch that bastard?”“I’m confident in them.”“To have come in the appearance of Jennifer Bennett, either he’s been planning this for quite long, or he’s some top professional who wasn’t gi
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 106
Once Liam was on the move, Roddick’s butler, Ivan, backed away from his operations as it was too risky to try and kill Russell now. “If worse comes to worst, both the Lynn and the Heller families will be fine, but I will be pushing up the daisies.”All Liam needed to do was make a few phone calls, and a hundred snipers were stationed around Russell’s home, while keeping themselves hidden on rooftops. Moreover, there were many new faces roaming in the neighborhood, and there was no way to tell who was working for him.Even for someone like Ivan who had so many resources, this was too risky a task, one that was doomed to fail.Liam met Lamiya who thought she’d be congratulated, but Liam slapped her and said, “You couldn’t even catch a single man. Your head is still on your shoulders because Russell is still alive. Now, get lost from my face.”Lamiya and her team left the scene, looking humiliated even though they were paid.Liam then came to meet Russell who was still in Madison’s home.
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 107
Russell opened his eyes much earlier than expected.William told him where he was and what had happened. The Bennett family wasn’t told about anything yet, whereas Madison and her husband were told to keep their mouths shut. William had already paid them 10,000 dollars.“Why would anyone want to kill me so badly?” Russell was still in shock, especially because the assassin had come wearing Jennifer’s mask.“The Lynn family has a lot of enemies,” William said in a neutral tone. “You’ve made some enemies recently, too.”Russell shook his head. “No. Natasha and Denver are not capable of doing something of this scale.”“You’re right. It’s not them.”“Then who is it?”“We didn’t find it out yet,” William showed the face of Edward on his mobile. “This is the guy that tried to kill you. He’s a trained assassin. Only millionaires can hire this type of guy. So it could be anybody who suffered because of the Lynn family’s rise in power.”“How do you intend to narrow down the list?” Russell coul
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 108
There was literally not a single soul in the street, except for Russell.Most kids would already be sleeping at this point. In fact, most of the people in the city itself would be sleeping.Russell, however, was walking quickly, ignoring the cold of the night and the sharp pain in his back.Like how sea waves vigorously seek the shore under the growing moonlight, he found himself going to such lengths to meet Jessica.Why?His heart was more chaotic than it ever was.Jessica had always been more than a friend to him. She was like family. If he said that the thought of sharing his life with Jessica never crossed his mind, he would be lying. He knew that his parents wouldn’t allow him to marry Jessica who didn’t have any family or background. Perhaps, that was why he subconsciously never allowed himself to love Jessica in a romantic way, but when she expressed her love to him this morning, he was left both shocked and speechless.Why couldn’t she say those ‘three’ words before Kyra came
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 109
The experience of getting slapped was nothing new to Russell. Both Arnold and Jennifer had given him a lot of experience regarding this, but Russell rarely ever got slapped by a girl his age. This was only the second time he got slapped by a young woman. The first time was when Natasha rejected his proposal.Naturally, more than getting shocked, Russell was mentally hurt for receiving a slap. Was it really this easy to slap one’s fiance? What could Kyra’s reason be for treating him like this?Russell could see that she was clearly angry with him.At the same time, Kyra could see that Russell was hurt by what she did. She frowned and looked a little guilty. “I… shouldn’t have hit you. I’m sorry.”Russell still looked hurt. Could a slap be erased with a simple sorry? Probably not. Hurting was always much easier than healing. For good or bad, could Russell ever forget this incident?Kyra, on the other hand, put herself in Russell’s shoes for a second, and that made her feel somewhat terr
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 110
The next morning.Jessica had ended up sleeping outside the house.“Ma’am,” someone patted Jessica’s shoulder, waking her up. She slowly looked up at him. He was a handsome pizza-delivery guy with a manly beard. He was the same guy that once stopped Russell from committing suicide.What was a pizza-delivery guy doing at her house? She immediately checked the time on her mobile. It was ten in the morning.“I didn’t order pizza,” she said, standing up. “Are you sure you are at the right address?”“Yes,” he politely said, putting two pizza boxes down. “It was ordered for Jessica by a guy named Derek. He already paid for everything. You must be Jessica, right?”“Yeah…” Jessica looked at the pizza boxes. They were from Rye’s Pizzas. “Uh, I don’t want them. Can you take them back? You don’t need to pay the money back.”The pizza-guy was surprised and kept staring at her face for a little while. “Is everything alright, Miss? I mean, you were sleeping outside.”“Everything is alright,” she re