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The moment the blonde asked for Russell’s number, he quickly realized that he was probably being played by both the blonde and the shop owner. He pushed the blonde’s hand off his shoulder. “Shut up.” He moved toward his wife. “Kyra, these two are acting. Don’t trust them.”“Are you two trying to frame my husband?” Kyra fumed at them.“Why would I lie about something like this?” The blonde woman quickly showed a picture on her mobile. It was a picture of Russell and the blonde kissing.Russell’s eyes popped out of his sockets. “T-This is clearly photoshopped! I never kissed her!”“Are you saying I photoshopped this on my mobile in a matter of a couple of minutes?” the blonde posed what she believed was a tough question.Kyra didn’t say anything and waited to see how Russell would respond.“He’s not answering because he’s done it,” the owner further emphasized.“Bullshit,” Russell was controlling himself from throwing himself at them. “I didn’t kiss this cheater! Wait, if I really kisse
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“Why don’t you make Denver your PA?” asked Kyra.“Huh?” Russell couldn’t believe what he just heard. “You’re joking, right?”“Not really,” Kyra just finished the ice cream.“He abused you, remember?”“I know. I’ll never forgive him for that. Putting that guy near us is dangerous for us, but if it’ll annoy Natasha, it’s worth doing it,” Kyra said. “Besides, don’t they say you should keep your friends close and enemies closer? If Denver becomes your PA, then Roddick will definitely try to buy him and use him to know what we’re doing, so we can feed Denver exactly what we want.”Russell didn’t know what to say. “I get what you’re saying, but you make it sound so simple when it’s so complicated.”“There’s no need to rush. Just think about it. If we ask Denver’s dad, he will not refuse it, unless he’s more stupid than his son.”“O-Okay.”And then they spent a few hours there. Russell spent most of his time taking pictures and videos on the beach. Time passed very quickly in his perspective
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Kyra and Russell spent the next few days roaming different countries, and Kyra didn’t test him after leaving Maldives. She told him about the businesses owned by the Lynn family in numerous countries, as many as 200 countries and territories over the world.To put it simply, Lynn company’s products were everywhere.At the same time, she also told him about the rival businesses such as the Conreid family, Creed family, Blake family and so on.When Russell heard that the Conreid family was richer than the Lynn family, he was shocked. At first, he thought she was joking, but then she began telling all the companies the Conreid family owned and the influence they had. Moreover, she told him that the Conreid family was the richest family in the country, and that surpassing their family was one of Liam’s goals.Even though Kyra didn’t tell Russell explicitly, he understood the reason why she always bought and sold things at a higher price and thus increased the family wealth. She was doing
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Russell and Kyra returned to the Lynn estate in the morning in this country.Liam wasn’t home, and Charlotte was also about to leave somewhere. She saw her daughter and then hugged her. “How did the trip go?”“It was okay,” Kyra calmly replied without giving away any sort of positive or negative emotions.“You look tired, so go and get some sleep,” Charlotte said, and then Wendy the Head Maid took Kyra and the luggage to her room.Charlotte then told Russell, “This is great timing.” She put a 5000-dollar check in his hand. “I’m going out and will come in the evening. By then, get the floors of the whole estate cleaned. Not walls but just the floor.”“C-Cleaned?” Russell looked confused. “Don’t the maids regularly clean the floor?”“I wasn’t talking about cleaning it with the broom,” Charlotte said. “Hire professionals. Make the floor shine.” Saying that she left.Russell looked at the floor. The white marble floor looked pretty new and clean, so why did she want to waste 5000 dollars
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After telling the old worker to clean the marble floor and to take the maids’ help if necessary, Russell went to his room and only came out to check on the old worker every now and then. He spent the rest of the time on the couch, doing something on his laptop.Kyra, who had been considering sending him to another room, felt all the more driven to get that done as soon as possible. Wanting to find a reason to send him to a different room, she came and sat next to him and observed what he was doing.Russell was sending replies to all the comments he received on his most recent video, which had crossed 800,000 views within 9 days after release. There were more than 12,000 comments, and so Russell had a big task to do.“Are you really thinking of sending replies to everyone?” she asked.“As many as I can,” he replied softly with a hint of happiness in his voice. “It’s going to take a few days, but I think interaction in the comments will also boost the video even more.”“What’s this vide
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Kyra was the one driving the all-electric Alfa Wolfe sports car.“Can you put it in self-driving mode?” Russell asked. “I want to see how it works.”“Oh, it’s actually pretty good,” Kyra switched the self-driving mode on. “The car can see what’s miles ahead of us. Not just that. It can even lay a 3D map and figure out the vehicles that were in other streets even when they’re out of view.”“It must be sending a lot of invisible rays to get that info,” Russell opined.“Indeed, though I don’t know how exactly that works,” Kyra let go of the steering wheel. The car drove on its own, heading toward the destination. “I bought some other electric cars in the past, but they were faulty one way or another. The self-driving mode wasn’t up to the mark in any of those, but this car is different. Do you know that there are only three cars like this one in the entire world?”Russell was shocked. “What’s the price?”“100 million.”Russell stopped blinking. “You are joking, right?”“No. This thing ha
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The sports car stopped outside the farm house, attracting the attention of the neighbors, who kept peering from over the walls.“How was the ride?” Kyra asked a bit proudly.“It was smooth, but I think the car just ran over dog poop,” replied Russell.Kyra’s face scrunched. “T-That’s not possible.” She quickly got out of the car and looked at the front tires. What Russell said was right. The wheels had indeed run over dog poop. And Kyra looked shocked as well as angry.“Don’t be too disappointed,” Russell almost touched her shoulder but stopped himself. “There’s no such thing as a perfect thing in this world. Whether it’s a person or a car, imperfections are part and parcel of them.”Kyra glanced at him a bit madly. “I’m not that angry about the car. I’m more angry about the damn dog that pooped on the street.”“They are street dogs,” he casually stated. “We can’t expect manners from them.”“A dog pooped in front of your house, and you are taking it casually?”“I didn’t say that,” Rus
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Russell woke up later than he usually would. “I feel strangely lethargic today.” When he walked out of his room, the maid was cleaning the dishes from last night.She smiled at him. “Did you sleep well?”“Not really, but I’m alright.” It just didn’t feel right when this selfish maid suddenly started caring. (Did she know that I got married to the Lynn family as well?)“One of the boys that snuck into your garden about a week ago was the son of my relatives,” she said. “I apologize in his place.”“Oh, so he must have dared to jump over the wall because he knew you were working here?”“Maybe.”“Still climbing over the walls and stealing fruits isn’t a good thing,” Russell said as he brushed his teeth. (Come to think of it, I captured the dog fight and fought four dogs last night. That’s why I slept late. No wonder I feel drained now.)“Mm?” The maid could see that Russell was almost falling forward.“Whoa, are you alright?” She grabbed him.“I’m fine.”“Are you sure you’re not sick?” If
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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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“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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“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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“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
