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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 244
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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 246
“What’s the deal with you and Jessica?”Where did that question come from? How did Nora know about him and Jessica? And how much did she know?All these questions rushed through Russell’s mind in a nanosecond.“She’s my best friend, that’s all,” Russell replied without taking too much time.“Oh, then it’s fine,” Nora looked a little relieved. “I mean, on the day Natasha rejected your proposal, your mom told me that Jessica likes you, and you might also reciprocate her love sooner or later. Whether you like Jessica or not, it doesn’t matter anymore because now you’re married to Kyra, and your loyalty should be to her and her only.”“Of course,” Russell agreed. “That goes without saying.”Russell could breathe better now that Nora came to know about Jessica through his mother and not because she had seen them walking down the street together or something like that.Meanwhile, in the Lynn estate.Viola was standing outside at the foyer, chatting on mobile.“How long are you going to wait
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Kyra took Russell inside by his hand.Nora followed them closely and liked what she saw. (This is how it should be. Once I play with their child for a year or two, I can happily…)There were plenty of guests waiting in the main hall that was lit up with candles and softly glowing lights to warm up the place.But the first person that came to greet Nora was Stacy Heller. She just shook the old lady’s hand and smiled but said nothing to her. However, her gaze soon shifted to Russell.“I’ve heard that you leased Tuna Waves for five years,” Stacy said, sneering a little. “Is that true?”“Yes, it is true.”“Oh, then can you tell me what’s 5 power 5?” she asked.“Excuse me?” Russell looked confused.“I’m asking you to calculate five multiplied by five multiplied by five multiplied by five multiplied by five, using your mind,” she raised her voice slightly so that the guests could hear her. Roddick Heller was among them, and so was Jessica and Regan.Russell forced out a smile. “Why do you w
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A few minutes earlier.Roddick filled the gift box with rare crystals and gemstones that were big and heavy. The box now weighed almost fifty pounds.Roddick had a strong physique, so he was able to carry that weight with a single hand without much of a problem.As he was giving the gift box to Nora, he purposely dropped it from a meter height. When the heavy gift box fell on Russell, there was an instant reaction.Russell’s cry echoed throughout the building. The cry was so loud everyone thought something very bad happened.The giftbox rolled down from Russell’s feet, and he began to jump on his toes crazily.“Don’t jump around, and remove the shoes,” both Regan and Nora said at the same time.William and Wendy rushed to the scene and helped Russell. They removed his shoes and made him sit on the couch, but the sharp throbbing pain didn’t let him sit quietly. He didn’t cry anymore, but he kept hissing in pain as William touched his feet and gently moved them to see his reaction.It d
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The party didn’t end right after the whole incident with Roddick and Russell. In fact, many people acted like it never happened.However, Kyra was having fun with her friends by talking about it and making jokes out of it.Russell, on the other hand, was talking with a big business man and learned a lot as they chatted with him or plainly criticized him. It was evident that some of them envied his position. He couldn’t blame them. After all, who wouldn’t dream to be the owner of an 11 billion dollar company when you’re barely 25? And also a wife who even without makeup would look prettier than film actresses?The big guy, Brendon Conreid, talked about real estate and how the real money and profits were in this field, and he was full of praises for Kyra, even though she wasn’t around. In fact, she praised her so much it made Russell uncomfortable, making him wonder if Brendon had some sort of crush on her. Now, Brendon was someone who’s almost fifty years in age, so it didn’t look good
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Viola brought Russell over to meet his family members.Russell, however, did not talk with Arnold. He greeted Jennifer and also James, though the latter didn’t respond to him kindly.They took pictures with Nora and other members of the Lynn family.Regan went out of his way to take pictures with the Bennett family and Russell. Coincidentally, Jennifer also was captured in those pictures because she was tagging alongside Regan.Meanwhile, outside the building, William came to meet Gage for the first time.Gage was standing at Regan’s white Porsche, eating a flower that he had plucked from the garden.William offered him a drink. Gage didn’t refuse even though he wanted to.“I heard that you have a sixth degree black belt,” William said. “I’ve never seen someone so young be a sixth degree master.”“You talk as if you’re impressed,” Gage smiled slightly, “but I know that you used to be ranked in the top hundred in the underground martial arts company UTS which is spread across the world
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As the guests were leaving, Russell personally saw them off, as told by Liam. When Stacy was leaving, she shook Russell’s hand and angrily smiled, “You days of happiness are numbered, young one. I’ll make you lick my son’s boots soon enough. Just you wait.”“I’m afraid you’ll be forced to wait forever because that’s never going to happen,” Russell replied. “In fact, it will be you and your son who’ll be touching my feet and Kyra’s feet. It’s only a matter of time before that happens.”“Hmph. Drivel.” Stacy snorted and walked away in her black Hummer, driving by herself.“If I can prove that Roddick killed Trevor, then he’s not going to escape jail time,” Russell muttered under his breath. “I have to find the proof so I can put him behind bars. This way, he won’t be able to bother me, Kyra, and my family.” Because Natasha and Roddick were trying to mess with James from behind the scenes, Russell felt the urge to quickly destroy Roddick’s career for good. What better way than to uncover