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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 142
The next morning.Seven dogs were found dead at random places in the street where Elora lived, and everyone in the neighborhood gave the credit to Russell, even though it wasn’t him who killed the dogs.Russell told them that he didn’t kill the dogs and to check the cameras to see who did it, but nobody really cared to do that because they strongly believed that it was his work. The dogs have been troubling them lately, so they appreciated what he did, and they presented him with all kinds of garden tools and also organic manure that would help nourish the plants in the garden.Russell requested the homeowner where one of the dogs died, and he checked their CCTV footage. To his shock, the dog suddenly coughed blood and died there on the street.“Damn, someone must have fed them poisoned food. Who could do such a horrible thing?” Russell felt angry. Shooting the violent street dogs dead was much more ethical than poisoning while acting like you’re feeding them, he thought. “If only I c
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 143
In the farm house.Russell was eating breakfast the maid had made. “Rekha, please don’t pour this much oil when making the omelet. It’s so greasy.”“But the frying pan is quite old, sir,” she softly complained. “If I don’t add enough oil, the omelet won’t come off the pan. Why don’t you just buy a new pan? The one we’re using is only 20 dollars, and Madam said it’s been more than ten years since we bought it. So, you should buy something that’s at least worth over 200 dollars if you want a quality product. If you just give me the money, I’ll buy one for you.”Rekha was grinning happily because she was planning to buy a 100 dollar one and keep the rest of the money for herself.“Not now. I’ll give you the money later,” Russell said and stood.“Give me the plate, sir. I’ll wash it,” she insisted.“No, thank you. I’m used to washing my plates,” he said. “Besides, you are being paid to work only for my mother, not me.”“Yes, but…” Rekha had been thinking about asking for a raise in salary
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 144
“Don’t be so flustered,” Nora casually said, tossing an apple to Russell. “Being a virgin isn’t a bad thing. In fact, it’s the greatest gift you can ever give to your partner and to your married life. When I was around 13 years of age, I started to get carnal feelings. I was born in a rich family, and I ended up losing my virginity to my butler’s son who was probably 16 back then. We both really didn’t know what we were doing. We just went with the flow, unable to control the fleshly desires. What started on that day gave rise to a lot of troubles in my life, which I don’t even want to talk about. Let’s just say that premarital sex makes things much difficult after marriage. So I want you to be more patient with Kyra. Even if she’s unreasonable, please bear with her. Can you do that?”Russell nodded twice, even though he didn’t like the fact that Kyra had revealed such sensible information to her grandmother.Nora felt better now.Rekha, who was in the kitchen, felt a strange desire b
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 145
Rekha was in her late thirties, but because she worked every day, she was in great shape. She was confident in her ability to attract this young man, so she didn’t want to give up just yet. As she was sweeping next to him, she asked, “Sir, do you have abs?”“No.” Russell casually replied without even thinking as to why she could have posed such a question.“I think you’re lying,” she said.“No, I’m not.”“Then let me check,” she quickly took a step toward him and tried to lift his shirt up.“H-Hey!” Russell was not expecting that. He moved back and ended up falling backward from the bench. Luckily, he didn’t hurt himself.“I’m so sorry,” Rekha tried to help him, but he pushed her hand away and got up on his own.“What’s wrong with you?” Russell scolded her. “Enough sweeping. You can go home.”“Sorry, sir,” Rekha innocently apologized and left.“I rarely exercise,” Russell mumbled to himself. “I’m still not fat, but does my face look like I have abs? What was she thinking?” He shook hi
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 146
The two guards were absolutely stunned by the manager’s aggressive attack. Both of their noses were bleeding, but they got back up and asked, “Sir, what did we do?”The manager punched both of them in the nose, making them cringe in the pain. He then ignored them and went to Russell. “Forgive me if they’ve been rude, sir. I’ll fire them straight away. I’ll see to it that they won’t be able to get any job for the next six months.”The guards were petrified to hear those words.“Sir!” They ran to the manager and grabbed his feet and begged. “Please don’t do this to us. If we’re jobless for six months, we’ll become homeless.” They had debts to take care of, so they couldn’t afford to lose their jobs let alone be unable to get any job for the next six months.“Why are you begging me?” the manager barked at them. “Beg this gentleman that you’ve insulted!”The guards remembered Russell’s words when he had said that he’ll make them regret. They swallowed their guilt, shame, and fell at his f
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 147
During lunch, Liam met Charlotte for the first time after she sent Russell away. Charlotte didn’t talk with Liam but kept telling the maids this and that, including treating the floor carefully from here on.“You could have punished him some other way,” Liam voiced his mind in a calm and collected way. “Why did you have to send him from the house?”“Why?” Charlotte visibly frowned. “I spent more than 50,000 dollars to repair the damage he’s done to the floor.”“So? Do you think you can keep the marbles shining pristinely forever?” Liam asked. “They get dirty every time you walk on them, won’t they?”“That’s different.”“No, it isn’t. Tell me this… Are they worth more than your son-in-law?”“Yes, they are!” Charlotte blurted, slightly enlarging her eyes.“Are they worth more than me?”“... what?” Charlotte didn’t like where Liam was going.“Answer my question,” Liam tapped his foot on the floor repeatedly. “Are these tiles worth more than me?”“O-Of course, not.”“Then, I’m telling you
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 148
Russell, on his way back home, was passing by an old graveyard. He noticed Nora enter the graveyard with a big box in her hand.“Whoa, what’s she doing here?” He was quite puzzled. Why would someone like Nora enter an old graveyard that wasn’t functioning anymore? Naturally, he put the bicycle aside and observed her from a distance.Nora went to a particular grave. She sat on her knees and lit up a small birthday cake with the number 60 on it. It was the grave of Lester Lynn.There were chocolate chips on the cake as they were Lester’s favorite.She was looking at the album in her hand that had the pictures of Lester from when he was young.“Happy birthday to you… Happy birthday to you…” Nora’s voice cracked as she sang. Still, gasping and sniffling she continued, “Happy birthday dear Lester… Happy birthday to you. I love you so much, sweetheart.” She sobbed, with her head touching the grave. “I love you, my precious boy. I miss you, my son…” She kept on crying like a baby.Russell,
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 149
Russell, from his meeting with Nora, learned many things. One of the things that stuck with him was the reason she gave when she asked her why she generally didn’t wear footwear even in the hot sun. She told him how the connection between feet and earth was necessary to naturally heal the body, and this was one of the main reasons why she was healthy even at 80 years of age. She even advised him to walk barefooted in the garden every morning and evening as walking in the grass would lower the inflammation levels of the body.In short, her message was for him to live down to earth, literally.It sounded too simple for Russell to believe, but then she told him that this was all taught to her when she was young and when even 100-year-old people didn’t have any tooth cavities. However, things changed after plastic found its way into the clothing and footwear industry.Since he was living at the farm house anyway, Russell decided to follow her advice and walk in the garden at dawn and dusk