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Jessica was standing at the elevator, so she could go down.The doors opened.A family of three were inside. Jessica immediately recognized one of them, who was Selena Sterling, a world famous actress.Jessica’s eyes broadened as Selena walked past her. Breathing the profound perfume on her body made Jessica feel better already.Moreover, the young guy and woman with Selena were both extremely handsome to look at. Jessica squinted her eyes and soon realized that this was the same man that had met her in the morning.“You…” she ended up pointing her finger toward him. “Aren’t you the pizza-delivery guy?”“Yes,” he shook her hand. “You’re Jessica, right? I’m Benjamin.”Selena cast an annoyed glance at Benjamin.“I-It’s nice seeing you,” Benjamin let go of Jessica’s hand. “She’s my wife, and that’s my mother-in-law,” he whispered to Jessica, telling about the two women that were with him, but then spoke aloud. “I’m a driver in the Sterling family. Meet my owners.”Jessica was left speech
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“Who’s this handsome guy?” Charlotte looked at Benjamin with a pleasant smile. “He’s our driver,” replied Selena, staring at both Kyra and Russell. “His name is Benjamin.” “D-Driver?” Kyra couldn’t believe it. She thought Rebecca and Benjamin were both wife and husband. Russell also thought the same. (A-Are drivers supposed to be this handsome?) Benjamin tried to smile, despite what was going in his mind. “Benjamin? Wait…” Russell recognized Benjamin just now. “I met you before, didn’t I? You're the pizza guy who saved me.” Everyone was startled to hear that. “I didn’t get to properly thank you back then,” Russell stepped forward and gratefully looked at Benjamin and touched his hands. “Russell?” Liam asked. “What do you mean he saved you?” “Uh, that’s…” Russell didn’t know what to say. “A little while ago,” Benjamin said, “he was falling from a cliff. I just happened to be there, so I caught him and pulled him back up.” “This…” Liam was greatly surprised to hear that. Kyra
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 117
The wedding day of Kyra and all the arrangements that the Lynn family had made for the guests in the 77 floors of the Lynn tower was talked about in the media nonstop throughout the day and the night on a few news and entertainment channels that the Lynn family either directly owned or partnered with.On the 77th floor, Liam Lynn personally talked with the guests that came to his room and offered them any help if necessary, either monetarily or in other ways.On the 7th floor, Charlotte also did a similar thing. She paid off many loans of the guests, especially of those that were invited by Arnold and Jennifer, so these people kept praising Jennifer and Arnold and the Lynn family nonstop while they were at the Lynn tower and even after going home. Everyone that heard their story really envied these people’s luck. And they also wanted to get acquainted with Jennifer and Arnold because they might receive similar blessings sometime in the future. As long as the Bennett family was related
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 118
Russell’s heart was beating extremely fast. He still couldn’t quite believe that he married the most beautiful girl in the school and was now sitting on the same bed as her, waiting for him to grab her and do something.But he had literally zero experience, so he didn’t know how to proceed. His hand slowly reached out and rested on her thigh.Kyra glanced at him with a bit of a cold look. “We are married, but how can you touch me like this?”Russell quickly withdrew his hand, but he looked at her with a confused expression. “I, uh…” he didn’t know what to say. How else was he supposed to touch her?“I thought you would wait, but you are in such a hurry,” Kyra blurted. “It seems you’re no different from most other men I’ve met. They’ve all looked for opportunities to touch me. The only difference is that you waited until we got married.”“T-That’s not true,” Russell tried to talk, but she raised her hand.“Don’t try to explain yourself as that’ll make you look even more stupid,” she ha
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 119
On the same night of the wedding day, on the rooftop of the Creed Tech company, Regan kept on drinking, despite Gage trying to stop him.“You should stop, Boss,” Gage warned. “You have drunk too much already. If you continue like this, you’ll end up vomiting.”“Idiot. I’m drinking because I’m happy, so it won’t hurt even if I drink until dawn,” Regan blurted and gulped on wine. “Haah, my marriage happened about sixty years ago, and I don’t even remember what happened that night. Do you know why?”Gage shook his head.“I have seen everything there’s to see in a woman’s body before marriage itself,” Regan said, looking slightly guilty. “I knew my wife before marriage, and so there was nothing left for us both to see after marriage. Maybe that’s why we’ve quarreled all the time. We were like love birds before marriage, but something changed after marriage. We lost all the thrill, and life felt boring. We ended up divorcing in the end for reasons that feel so stupid right now.”“I’m sorry
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 120
Russell woke up shivering and realized that he had actually slept on the couch. He surely didn’t expect that he’d sleep on the couch the very first night after marriage.“You finally woke up,” Kyra’s icy voice reached him. She was sitting on the bed and was no longer in her wedding gown. She was wearing regular clothes now. It was a sparkling blue dress that was pretty attractive. “You should freshen up quickly. We’ll be going out on a honeymoon for three days.”Russell’s face lit up. He immediately stood like a spring chicken. “D-Did I hear it correctly? W-We’re going on a honeymoon?”“Don’t overthink,” Kyra said with a plain face. “We’re only going on a honeymoon to fool the public. It’s a mandatory thing newly wed couples do, right? That’s what my mom said. Still, we won’t be touching each other on this honeymoon.”Russell’s shoulders flailed. He had always imagined the honeymoon being a time of sexual bliss where the husband and wife wouldn’t want to be apart from each other even
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 121
Self-indulgent. This was the only word that came to Russell’s mind after seeing the first class services in the flight that was now headed to another country.There were five different groups traveling on the flight right now, all of whom were at least billionaires.One of those groups was Russell and Kyra. Each group had two large couches, a separate television, tablets, magazines, shelves full of food and liquor, and a separate bathroom as well.Russell kept staring at the ticket. “200,000 dollars per party. Isn’t this just too much? We won’t even be able to eat all the food and drink all the wine. Yesterday also, a lot of food was wasted. We could have fed the homeless people.” He looked at Kyra, but she didn’t look to be in a good mood.Luckily, he at least knew the reason why she was like this. It was because this flight belonged to the Heller family. So, Kyra and Russell didn’t even need to pay for the ticket. It was Charlotte who had booked these tickets. Kyra was angry because
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 122
Russell’s POV:This was the first time I came to another country, and also the first time for me getting noticed by many women as I was walking with my wife. This had never happened to me before, definitely not in this proportion. It was as if Kyra’s presence around me completely changed the perspective of women when they were looking at me.To solidify this thought, I began receiving a lot of messages from girls in my DM. I didn’t even know most of these girls, and they were already trying to flirt with me, despite knowing that I was married, which I felt was crazy, to say the least. I completely lost respect for these women, even though I never personally met them. Still, I couldn’t be angry at them because just like them, I couldn’t identify the woman I wanted either, which was why I had ended up dating Natasha. Until Natasha revealed her true self, I couldn’t look beyond what I saw. I had assumed that Natasha was a good woman because she had acted nice with me.“I assumed that she
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THANK YOU:: The Secret Successor has found his family as well as his love! There’s no one more lucky in the world than one who has a family that loves them. They don’t say blood is thicker than water for no reason. But I’d say, love is even thicker than blood. So, Russell is lucky to have a loving mom, dad, grandfather, and a childhood girlfriend. How lucky are you in your life in terms of relationships? Do you have people who support you when you are down? I hope so. I started the novel with the thought of finishing it in 500 chapters, but it took this long. To all those who read every chapter and reached this page… you have my humble and grateful thanks. A big thanks to reader Oyewale Gabriel for your immense support. And then to Mickey Ritch for your votes as well as comment support. Next is Ricky, who is one of the earliest readers of this novel. Good to still see you around. To Charlie Mcmillen, who has a silent but strong presence, you have my Mcvery thanks. And then, we hav
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A few weeks later.Charlotte was at her home, eating peanuts, which didn’t taste good on her tongue right now. It wasn’t the peanuts that had the issue, but her tongue and her mind.“Even the food isn’t going inside,” Charlotte pitifully said. She called Kyra’s mobile, but Kyra didn’t answer.Seconds later, Kyra sent a text message: Don’t bother me.“Tsk, she’s completely cut herself off,” Charlotte tossed the mobile away at the wall. “But she’s sticking with Liam and Russell when they’re not even related to her by blood. It doesn’t make any sense!”“Do you want me to kidnap her and bring her here?” William asked.“Do you want Liam to kill both of us?” Charlotte asked him back.“N-No.”“Forget about Liam…” Charlotte looked at the file in her hand. “This bastard Russell came up with such a clever contract. If I sign this, I’ll basically be giving up my shares in the company, but in return, I’ll earn in the billions.”“Since he’s going to trouble you anyway, he’s giving you a profitable
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CHAPTER 635
Jessica was never gifted so many chocolates by anybody before. She immediately hugged Russell with excitement. “You’re the best!”“Wait, they are not just for you,” Russell said. “You’ll be sharing these with everyone at the table.”“U-Uh, of course,” Jessica couldn’t smile as freely anymore because there weren’t multiples for some types of chocolates, and she didn’t want to give those away to others. “I-I will do it after we finish dinner,” she said. “I mean, if we eat chocolates before, then we won’t be able to eat the meal properly.”“You can just distribute them now,” Russell said.“U-Um,” Jessica reluctantly got up and began to distribute the chocolates to everyone at the table. But when she came to Russell, she didn’t put any chocolate on his plate.“Wait, you forgot me,” Russell said.She leaned in and whispered in his ear, “Didn’t you say that I AM your chocolate?”Russell blushed. “Ahem,” he quickly controlled his expression. “I see.”Jessica sat down. The waiters began to se
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CHAPTER 634
A few nights later.At Tuna Waves restaurant.The entire top floor was booked by the Lynn family for the night.A large dining table was arranged in the center of the floor. Kyra was the first to attend, because she was the only one who arranged this dinner and invited the people she believed she should.As she waited a bit nervously, to her shock, Jessica was the first to arrive. She was dressed in her work attire and didn’t even have makeup on. Was she coming straight from work?Jessica sat down at a chair but didn’t speak to Kyra and just waited.There was an awkward atmosphere between these two.“I’m not going to eat you, so you can talk,” Kyra voiced her mind. “You came here early so that you can make sure nothing ‘strange’ happens, right?”“Well, I have to protect my guy,” Jessica replied, putting her mobile down, “so that I won’t lose him again.”“Don’t worry then. I think of Liam as my dad, so Russell becomes my brother now,” Kyra stated. “I can’t marry my brother now, can I?”
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CHAPTER 633
Other than Arnold, nobody was told that Liam was Russell’s biological father, as Elora and Liam just didn’t feel the need to do so.They believed that revealing that truth now would only bring unnecessary complications.Elora felt like a lot of burden had been lifted off her heart after she told Arnold the truth.Russell also felt happy that Viola was talking to him. Though James was still clouded by his anger, Russell didn’t feel bad about it as James was known for his impulsive behavior.Russell believed that James would understand with time.Liam and Elora went away in a different car, whereas Russell left in his Boyen Redemption. Driving with an injured hand wasn’t easy, but he somehow managed it and got home.Regan was talking with Gage’s dad and introduced him to Russell. “This is the man I trust the most in the world. He’s your friend Gage’s father. His name is Steven.”Russell saw that Steven’s eyes were completely white. “Nice to meet you, Steven?” he looked at Regan. “Is he b
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CHAPTER 632
“I don’t get it. Why do you want to marry her of all people?” Teresa asked quickly. “She’s been sick for decades, and no one knows when she might get sick again and die, not that I’m wishing for it, but I’m just stating the possibility. In addition to that, Russell is already your son-in-law, isn’t he? So, if you marry his mother now, what will the world think of it?”Liam smiled and asked her, “You think I didn’t consider all those things?”“U-Uh…” Teresa didn’t know what to say because he looked calm despite everything she had just said. She looked at Elora. “Are you not going to eat anything?”“No, I’m full,” Elora said, even though the real reason she refused was because she didn’t want to eat what was brought by Jennifer. Elora then glanced at Arnold. “Can we talk privately?”Arnold was not expecting that. Without even looking at Teresa or Jennifer, he said, “Sure. Why not?”Jennifer didn’t want them to talk, but all she could do was stand there and watch as Arnold and Elora walk
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CHAPTER 631
Charlotte left the hospital, but on her way home, she received pictures from one of her friends.And these were pictures of Liam and Elora eating at a restaurant.“Stop the car,” Charlotte said.William quickly pressed the brake. He looked back, and Charlotte was fuming.She felt like her body was set on fire. She wasn’t able to stand it.“How can he…”Seeing Liam hold some other woman’s hand, she wasn't able to digest it and pulled her hair with one hand. “Fuck! This isn’t happening. Fuck! Fuck!”“What’s wrong, ma’am?” William quickly asked.“He’s getting away from me,” she said angrily as well as sadly. “He’s really getting away from me.”One mistake cost her everything.Her husband, her daughter, and even her sister, all of them moved away from her.The only person that was still with her was William.“Why won’t you also leave my side?” she asked him.“Does a dog ever leave the side of its master?” he said. “They may be manipulative, abusive, but the dog still loves its master.”Ch
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CHAPTER 630
“Fuck off, bitch,” Natasha pressed the trigger.However, nothing happened.Jessica thought she died, but she didn’t. She quickly recovered from the mental shock and slapped Natasha’s hand, making the gun fall out of her hand. “That’s an autoloader. You should manually cock for the first shot for it to be fired.” She kicked Natasha in the gut as hard as she could.Jessica was a very powerful woman, and so her kick sent Natasha crashing back violently.Jessica then sat on Natasha and began to hit her.“W-Wait,” Natasha tried to speak. “That gun wasn’t loaded.”“You expect me to believe that?” Jessica began to punch her face repeatedly, making her lips rupture and bleed. Still, she didn’t stop and kept going.The other employees gathered around. One of them picked up the revolver and checked for the bullets. “Ma’am, this gun really is empty.”Jessica was a bit shocked to hear that. “What?”“I told you…you fucking bitch!” Natasha grabbed Jessica’s throat and squeezed it. “I’ll kill you fo
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CHAPTER 629
“Aww,” Elora crashed on the floor and cringed in pain. Liam rushed over to help her and tried to help her get up, but she got up on her own, saying, “I’m not that old yet.”“I never said you were,” Liam put forward the bouquet of lilies.“What the… too white and bright,” she blurted. “Your taste sucks.”Liam was shocked because it was Russell’s suggestion.Elora plucked just one lily from the bouquet and smelled it. “Anyway, what brought the great Liam Lynn here. There’s no child in this house, you know.”Liam’s expression suddenly hardened. Whether she was trying to mock him or was purposely trying to tease him, it felt like a joke that went too far. However, he saw not a ounce of negativity in Elora’s eyes. It was as if she was testing him to see how he’d react. “My child, no, our child is in this house, is he not?” Liam replied.Elora somewhat smiled. “Yeah, he is upstairs. You can go and talk to him.” She sat back on the couch. “If you move out of the way, I’ll watch the TV. The c
