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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 174
The entrance of Matt Longst accelerated not just heartbeats but also the rate at which a human bladder worked.Whether it be the guards, or the receptionists, or even other guests that were coming to attend the auction couldn’t maintain poker faces. In fact, their expressions were far from being indifferent.Matt Longst, also known as the Mad King of Longst, walked past the receptionists and sat on a couch and started reading newspaper.The guards began shaking in their shoes. The receptionists were just standing, but their armpits turned sweatier than ever.There were times when Matt had publicly executed people near Lake Longst, and yet no one dared to file a police complaint on him. However, today, three cases were filed against his one-and-only son who he had always cherished so much.It would be weird if this night ended without anybody dying.However, at the same time, the one that messed with Matt was not just anybody. He was the only son-in-law of someone who was richer than M
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 175
If one were to add the net worth of all the billionaires in the hall, it would easily be enough to rule over more than half of the world. The people here owned all kinds of companies from small and medium to large and ultra-large.You name it. They own it.They could make the governor bow at their appearance and the president laugh at their jokes.They could dictate the world economy if just a few of them got together.However, like lions giving respect to the crocodile in the water, they remained silent as Matt Longst made entrance.Matt greeted a few people along the way, including the likes of Regan Creed and Caroilne Bisconsley before taking the stage.“Thank you all for coming,” Matt spoke through the mic. “You can stay here as long as you want and enjoy the hospitality of my hotel. I won’t charge you a penny.”Nobody said anything. As Brett began to explain how Matt was eligible to buy the hotel for a cheap price, some people began to leave.“Is this some sort of a joke?” Russel
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 176
75 million dollars.This was the price Tuna Waves was sold to its highest bidder, who was none other than Regan Creed.Bidding higher than 75 million dollars made no sense to Russell, so he stopped. He had no idea how Kyra would react, but he believed that he did the right thing by stopping. “They say pride comes before fall. If I spend like a 100 million on this hotel and get it back, the Lynn family will still be laughed at.”Everyone began to congratulate Regan, even though they believed that he had used too much money to buy the hotel.Roddick and Natasha didn’t meet Regan and just left with a happy face because the outcome was what they wanted. As long as Russell didn’t win the auction, Roddick was okay with the result.Russell, however, came to meet Regan. “Congratulations, sir.”Regan let out a simple smile. “Why? Because you made me buy this hotel for a much higher price than its worth?”“What?” Russell was confused. “Why would I do that?”“You would if you and Matt Longst are
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 177
Jessica went with Russell in the ambulance. There were two medics and one paramedic who quickly removed Russell’s clothes, and began to treat him. While checking his body for wounds, they attached various equipment to his body. Even though the paramedic told Jessica she’d take care of him, Jessica didn’t stay put, and she involved herself in one thing or another, such as fixing the health monitoring pads on his chest and checking the blood glucose levels and what not.However, her arms were all bloody because she had kept the pressure on his stomach until the ambulance arrived, so the medics advised her to sit back as she was only coming in their way.As the paramedic checked on Russell’s condition, it was pretty painful for him because they had to poke q-tips into the body and measure the depth of each stab wound, which left him in a shocked state.Eventually, Russell was taken to Peter's hospital as it was within the Longst lake region. Because Russell had bled through the mouth,
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 178
“Who are you?” The words that came out of Russell’s mouth shook Jessica’s heart for a second, but then she remembered that he was anesthetized.“You don’t remember me?” Jessica leaned forward. “I’m your—”“I know you…” Russell said in a slurred voice because of the drug effect. “You are my mom’s friend, aren’t you?”“Huh?” Jessica’s veins in her cheek throbbed. “Do I look old enough to be your mom’s friend?”“Mom, your friend is yelling at me,” he tried to speak loudly, but his condition didn’t allow it.“Stop,” Jessica put her hand on his mouth and glared at him. “I saved your life and even sacrificed my sleep for you. It’s NOT AT ALL right for you to call me your mom’s friend. Take back what you said, or I don’t know what I’ll do to you.”Russell looked at her a bit strangely and said, “I remember… You are my friend, aren’t you?” From the vacant look in his eyes, it was easy to tell that he didn’t remember anything. Seeing no response from her, he asked, “Wait, are you my girlfriend
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 179
“Are you the Janitor?”“Janitor, my ass,” Arnold came and sat down in the chair next to the patient’s bed. “Just because you’re angry at me, you’re now calling me a janitor. I've done all kinds of shady things for Fredrick over the years, but still, a janitor post is way below me.”“If you’re not a janitor, then what are you?” Russell innocently asked.“Mm?” Arnold felt that something wasn’t right. “Are you okay?”Russell didn’t answer but just kept staring at him.“You are angry at me, huh,” Arnold pressed his lips together. “I can understand your feelings. If I was in your place, I would have probably attacked my father. But, I’m thinking of apologizing to your mother, for everything. We all make mistakes. I’m not the only husband who cheated on his wife. Most men I know do that. Fredrick, included. It’s just an open-secret, really, that there’s no such thing as a loyal relationship in marriage anymore.“But I’m not saying that what I did isn’t a mistake. I shouldn’t have married El
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 180
Jessica didn’t go to her home but went to Elora’s house because going home in the middle of the night in her neighborhood wouldn’t be a smart thing to do. At the least, someone could mistake her to have become a prostitute and spread rumors. At worst, she might even get robbed right in front of her house.Elora let Jessica stay as long as she wanted, but Jessica couldn’t tell her about what had happened to Russell.Elora was under the impression that Russell must have gone to the Lynn family, though she was a bit angry that he didn’t even tell her that he was going back.Jessica slept on the same bed she had slept last night. It still smelled of Russell and made her feel strange. Yesterday, she felt comforted by the smell, but tonight that wasn’t the case. It didn’t just feel right, and so she slept on the floor instead.In Peter’s hospital.Russell was put to sleep, but with alcohol this time, as per Sam’s suggestion. While Liam and Arnold didn’t like that, Sam told them that alcohol
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 181
An earthquake with magnitude over 8 has struck Longst lake, causing widespread destruction, including a landslide that had cut right through the lake, making its waters pour out into the cracks of the earth.Most buildings either tilted or collapsed and left the entire community utterly destroyed and its people roofless.The trembling was felt even in Peter’s hospital that wasn’t far from the lake region, but the shaking wasn’t strong enough to make the building collapse. Still and all, the patients were all evacuated from the hospital.Liam, however, didn’t let him and his son-in-law be taken out. He stayed there, fully confident that the building wouldn’t fall, and it didn’t.After all, he knew the reason behind the earthquake was the president using a tectonic weapon to bring about an artificial earthquake to destroy the Longst lake for good.“I thought he’d pressure Matt by going after his business partners when I told him to erase Longst lake from the map, but he took it literall