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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
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As Russell saw a forceful smile on Kyra’s face, he pulled his hand out of Nora’s grip.“See, this is what I’m talking about. You can’t be like this,” Nora caught Russell’s hand again and brought it closer to Kyra’s chest again.This time, Kyra forced herself to stand still and managed to smile, but Russell pulled his hand back at the last moment.“Sorry, but I don’t think this is a good idea,” Russell stated. “I want to touch Kyra only when she’s okay with it just like how I want her to touch me when I’m ready.”“Mhm…” Nora thought for a second and then told Kyra to leave the room, and Kyra had to leave. Nora sat down on the bed and said, “You think Kyra likes getting touched against her will? But she still was ready, wasn’t she? Compared to her, your resolve is lacking. Obviously, you don’t pick things as fast as she does, but you are still new to this type of life, so I’m sure you’ll pick up pace.”“A-Are you suggesting that I have to touch Kyra at different places just to convince
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Inside the five-floored Natasha’s Mall.On the first floor, Skarlette was looking around in shock. “I can’t believe you bought this multiplex.” She wanted to kiss her sister so much, but because Natasha’s jaw was still recovering, she couldn’t do so. Buying a big mall like this used to be both of their dreams when they were kids. They used to talk about it when they came to the malls to watch movies, but they never took that dream seriously after growing into adults. But now, Natasha had bought it for a whopping eight million dollars. “As much as I love this place…” she whispered in her sister’s ear, “you didn’t invest everything into this mall, right?”Natasha shook her head and then spoke in a slow tone, “Instead of keeping all the money in the bank, I thought I should buy some assets. So, this is the third place I bought, and I still have a few million dollars in my bank account.”Skarlett was so impressed with her younger sister she couldn’t control herself anymore from giving a h
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Natasha felt like crabs and snakes were crawling on her skin as Russell and Nora laughed at her words. “Watch what I’ll do!” She hurried downstairs and grabbed a chair and hit the car’s glass window repeatedly. However, it was the plastic chair that cracked and broke. There was not even a single scratch on the glass window, which only added to Natasha’s frustration-cum-humiliation.The guards rushed over to the scene and asked her if everything was alright.Natasha slapped them left and right. “Why did you allow this damn car inside? Am I paying you so you can let cars inside my mall?”“Ma’am, they said they knew you,” the guards covered their cheeks in shame.“So? If someone tells you they know me, would you also allow their pets and motorbikes to be brought into the mall?” she fumed at them. They had no response other than lowering their heads. “Take this damn car outside, far away from the mall, and burn it. Do whatever you want, but I want to see it destroyed.”“But, ma’am, we do