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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 197
“What did you call this old man for, Mrs. Kyra Lynn?” Regan spoke respectfully. “It’s surely not because you dialed the wrong number.” “There is a reason for my call,” Kyra spoke in a neutral tone. “You bought Tuna Waves after all, Mr. Regan.” “Oh, so you want to tell me how I should take care of Tuna Waves, don't you?” Regan sarcastically asked. “I want you to sell it back to me,” Kyra said without hesitation. “I’ll pay you 100 million.” “Ho, 100 million, you say?” Regan was a little surprised, but he smiled and said, “Why do you want to pay so much for one hotel that’s not even worth half as much? Is it to restore your husband’s lost face?” “You can say that, and I have other reasons, too,” Kyra calmly said. “Will you be willing?” “Even if your intention might be good, are you sure you thought well about it? What will your father think if he knows that you bought Tuna Waves from me for such a high price?” Regan asked. “Do you think he’ll be able to hold his head high before me?
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 198
After learning about the economy for two hours, Russell got the break of one hour, which he had decided to spend with his mother.Sansa was the one who served food to the mother and the son, even though Rekha cooked it. Rekha didn’t like the fact that Sansa was stealing her spotlight ever since she entered this house as if she was the daughter-in-law. But she could only curse her in her heart.As they were eating lunch, Elora asked her son, “Did Kyra answer your call today?”Russell shook his head. “I’m thinking of stopping from now on.”“No. Keep calling her at least once a day,” Elora said.“But, Mom… I’ve already called her more than a hundred times,” Russell raised his voice. “Even if I was at fault, how can she not even talk to me? How can we solve anything if she doesn’t even want to talk?”“Even if you’re at fault, you say… but, sometimes, the husband and wife stop talking to each other for months over silly reasons,” Elora said. “But I tell you, even if she was in the wrong, y
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 199
“Can I let myself in?” Natasha asked, but Russell was in too much of a shock to even respond. “I’ll take the silence as a yes,” she smiled and entered.“Wait, who are you?” Sansa quickly asked, though she was a bit awed by Natasha’s good looks.“That’s my question, dear,” Natasha’s smile stretched thin. “Who are you? What are you doing in Russell’s room?”“I’m his nurse!” Sansa replied in a sharp tone.“Oh… then get out,” Natasha casually said, not even bothering to look at her for long. “I need to talk with Russell personally.”Sansa looked at Russell. He immediately shook his head and said. “Stay here.” After what Natasha had pulled with him on the rooftop of his house, he didn’t want to give her another chance like this.Natasha tried to give Russell the bouquet, but he didn’t take it, so she smelled the roses before putting the bouquet down on the bed. “I heard you were stabbed three times. How are you doing?”“What do you want?” Russell’s gaze was sharp. He couldn’t even fake a c
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 200
Liam was watching the news after hearing about it from William. The television displayed a wedding group who had made a graveyard their wedding place, and the friends of the bride began to dance and twerk on the graves of others. This happened a couple of days ago. The video went viral, and William just brought it to Liam’s notice. After seeing that one of those women were twerking on his brother’s grave, Liam’s blood boiled. What angered him even more was that it looked like the women that twerked weren’t even drunk. “I want the names of everyone involved in this,” Liam ordered William. “Yes, sir.” “And make arrangements to buy the graveyard,” Liam bluntly said and then told himself. “I should have done that long ago.” William was leaving, but Liam told him to wait and then asked him about finding the woman who helped Russell. “Why is it taking so long?” “There were no cameras that recorded her face, sir. That’s why we don’t know how she looks. And she didn’t leave her name in
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 201
“She only spent a few minutes here,” Sansa told Russell, “and I could clearly see that she wasn’t a friendly woman. Yet you dated her for months and couldn’t tell what kind of woman she truly was? No offense, but any person with an IQ of 1 would have figured it out.”Russell frowned deeply. “Are you saying I have zero IQ?”“No. It’s not zero, of course, but it’s just less than one,” she teased him.“Can we stop talking about Natasha?” Russell hissed. “My mom didn’t even want me to think about her.”“Alright. Alright, sir,” Sansa softly said. Even though her mouth was small and throat was thin, her voice was still clear and loud. “I’ve seen money buying people’s common sense, but I guess love can also mess with people’s common sense. At least from here on, don’t let anyone fool you like this. I will also be careful so that I won’t fall into love due to appearances alone.”Russell didn’t say anything.“By the way, I saw a tent at the end of this street,” Sansa said. “They’re freely givi
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 202
Jessica came home with multiple curry packets. She cooked rice and ate before going to her bedroom.Afterward, Derek came out of his room and ate the other curry packet his sister had left. Though he didn’t ask her to bring him food, she was still bringing the curry packets and even made extra rice in the cooker so he could eat it, even though both of them didn’t exchange a single word after verbally fighting the other night.After eating, he washed the cooker and then went to his room.Jessica silently opened her room door. After confirming that her brother had eaten, she shut the door and went back to bed.She couldn’t sleep because a lot of things were going through her mind. When Regan told her he was going to have business talk with Russell over dinner, she asked him if she could come. Regan didn’t even blink before denying her request.Jessica couldn’t help but feel anger toward him now.“I’ve worked at a hundred different places in the past twelve to fifteen years,” she mumbled
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 203
Russell was excited about the dinner until Jessica called. After talking with her, his mood changed.“I shouldn’t jump the gun quickly. I will first see what kind of a deal Regan offers and then decide if he’s really trying to help or just purely doing business.”After all, Russell had gone out of his way to tell Regan that he’d owe him one if he were to help him with this lease deal.“I can see why adults wish they stayed as children because there’s too much going on in the adult world. Too many people constantly try to harm each other through unethical means in the name of competition and what not. Heck, you can’t even trust your own family because they have so many lies hidden in their heart that they’ll never reveal their true self to you,” he briefly thought about his father. “I don’t want to end up like him, who’s hiding big secrets in his heart.”Just then, Elora called him from the hall.“I’m coming, Mom,” he replied, though not in a loud voice because his health condition sti
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 204
“Shut up, and get lost,” Elora’s words stunned both Russell and Rekha.Regan sat right where he was, but he tried not to look unhappy, though his mouth slightly turned down.“M-Mom!” Russell quickly said, “what are you doing?”“I was just joking, Russell,” Elora forced out a laugh. “Did you not like it?”“J-Joking?” Russell looked confused. Surely, she didn’t look like she was joking.“It’s been so long since I joked, and from my son’s reaction, I think I came across as a bit harsh,” Elora said, trying to get up from the bed. Russell helped her. She sat up. Regan was on her left, still sitting in the chair, and Russell was on his right, standing. “You can leave, Rekha. I’ll take care of the guest,” she said.“Uh…” Rekha looked at Russell for confirmation. Since he nodded his head, she had to walk out without saying another word. She actually wanted to be there to impress either Russell or Regan so she could become a maid in a rich family. Now, her hopes began to turn into vapor.Elora