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A few minutes later.Russell and William were traveling in the black Audi R8 that someone recently gave to Russell.“You shouldn’t have done that, Young Master,” William didn’t look happy. If he hadn’t stepped in, both Russell and Roddick would have fought each other in front of the hotel. “Roddick is not someone you should mess with. He has connections with all kinds of shady people. If he wants, he will give your family a lot of trouble.”“He’s already doing that. That’s why I did what I did,” Russell replied, clenching his fist. “I feel like I didn’t do enough. I should have pushed the door harder.”“He would have suffered a fracture or two, so he isn’t gonna use his dominant left arm for a few weeks,” William remarked. “But more importantly, you should be wary of his mother, Stacy Heller. She’s definitely going to come to the party tomorrow. And she’ll definitely cause trouble for you now that you’ve injured her son. She’s a crafty woman, so beware of her.”“I don’t have anything
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Russell and William followed the love birds until they got split up and went different ways.The black Audi smoothly entered Amelie’s view and stopped next to her, making little to no sound with its engine.Amelie was quite astonished to see the beautiful black car, and then she was even more shocked when Russell stepped out.“Y-You’re James’ brother, aren’t you?” her heart trembled.With curly hair and a round face, she looked homely in her modest clothing. However, Russell wasn’t fooled by it because he had seen how she let James touch her wherever he wanted in the swimming pool, not at all caring if others were watching them or not. Russell also had other doubts, but all those didn’t matter for him right now.He came up to Amelie and gave her a shopping bag.“W-What’s this for?” Amelie couldn’t tell what Russell was up to.“There’s a mobile and hard cash inside,” Russell tried to look as less threatening as possible. “Take these and don’t go near James ever again because if you do…
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 237
Arrangements for the 80th birthday party of Nora were made by the three maids, and these arrangements weren’t grand but simple.After all, only the important relatives and friends would be called over.Liam wanted this year’s birthday of her mother to be extremely special, so he told Wendy what kind of arrangements needed to be done. He also told Kyra she could invite her friends to the party and show herself to others, only if she wore loose clothes that would cover up her abdomen. Since she was only in the fourth month of her pregnancy, it would still be easy to hide using such attire.The entirety of the Lynn estate, except the private rooms, were set to be accessible for the guests.At night, Molly brought to Russell’s room a pair of polished light gray suit with matching tie, goggles, watch, boots and even underpants.“Who sent these?” Russell looked baffled.“Your wife, I mean, Young Lady Kyra,” replied Molly, smiling. “The entire set is worth close to 400,000 dollars. She told
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 238
Jessica, Russell’s best friend, had slept many nights without eating anything. Russell knew that, but he couldn’t offer her food because she would refuse it. He had seen her eat chocolates and drink a lot of water to kill her hunger on many days. She had to quit education after high school because she couldn’t afford it anymore, and she wasn’t good with her studies, either, and so probably didn’t see the reason to invest in something she wasn’t good at.Though Russell asked her to continue to study so she could have great job opportunities, she didn’t listen to him. Russell asked Jennifer and Arnold to help Jessica and her brother with their studies, but they didn’t listen to Russell.Even though Jessica was living in a bad neighborhood and in a poor house, she had to settle with that, as some kind of a roof was better than working in the streets. Jessica had told Russell about how the house owner tried to make advances toward her many times, and she also told him to not bother the ow
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“I don’t mind serving drinks, Mother-in-law,” Russell confidently said, though he was feeling tense about it as many familiar faces would be present during the party.“Wonderful,” Charlotte was visibly happy to hear his response. “I’ll tell Wendy to make a tailor-made waiter’s suit for you by evening. If you do a good job as a waiter, I’ll definitely reward you with something that you desire.” She had to say that because she realized that he didn’t quite like the Audi car that she had gifted to him.“Thank you.”After breakfast, Russell was thinking to go to Tuna Waves once and then pay a visit to the place that Dommy had advised him to go to learn martial arts directly from the Agnar family.However, Charlotte said, “Don’t go anywhere. You should be here to receive your grandmother-in-law when she arrives. You and Kyra should together greet her so she’ll be happy.”“Yes,” Russell didn’t object, despite knowing that Charlotte was just putting up an appearance before the crowd to make
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Kyra’s face was slowly but steadily filled with anger. “You are blinded by your love for your mother so much that you’re not considering just how much of a burden it is to bear a child.” She let go of his hand. “Nine months.” She turned to face him. “I’m already going through a hell of a pain because of my current pregnancy as it messed up with my plans and schedule, and you want to me to get pregnant again? As soon as possible? Are you fucking kidding me?”“I-Isn’t it natural for women to get pregnant?” Russell looked baffled but also nervous. He didn’t expect such an angry reaction from her, though she was still controlling herself from ranting at him. “Isn’t bringing a child into the world the greatest honor for any married couple?”“Stop with your philosophy,” Kyra coldly said, her words cutting sharp. “It’s easier said than done. I’m the busiest woman among my peers. You can’t expect me to stay in the house for months not once but twice.”“Are you saying you’re never going to get
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After talking with Liam, Russell went straight to his room and called Irene to know how things were going at the hotel. She was busy, so she couldn’t talk for long with him. Russell didn’t mind that.He checked one of his emails that showed a daily report regarding the hotel’s business.“2140 people visited the hotel yesterday, not counting the 62 people that had booked the rooms. 310 orders were delivered outside.“This is much better than I expected. There are already a lot more customers visiting the hotel daily compared to the past. If we can keep this up, the staff members will earn more than their minimum wage.”He called Seth’s mobile. “Were you invited to the party?”“No, sir.”“Are you interested?”“Yes, but I can’t come. I’m busy, so… sorry.”“It’s okay. As for the reason I called you,” Russell spoke in a low voice, “tell the staff members that we expect unparalleled hospitality from everyone towards everyone. Tell them that those who do well and get recognized will receive
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Nora fainted and collapsed there and then.“Grandma!” Kyra yelled in worry and ran, but Russell responded faster and even reached Nora first. He picked her up in his arms and moved her to the shade first.“I’ll bring water. You call an ambulance and watch over her,” Russell told her and ran into the building.“Grandma,” Kyra moved Nora’s body, but the old lady wasn’t responding. Kyra’s eyes were clouded by the tears. “Why do you roam in the sun without even using an umbrella? You’re not young anymore. Even young people would be affected by the sun, so how could you…” as she was saying, Nora opened her eyes and sat up, leaving Kyra shell-shocked.Kyra made an expressionless face. “Y-You were acting?”“I thought you would get to me first, but your husband did,” Nora told her. “That’s what I expect from a man. He’s doing what he’s supposed to do whereas you’re crying and complaining about why I’m not using an umbrella.” Nora could only shake her head. “You may think you’ve experienced th