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Fredrick wasn’t able to eat well even though he had no tooth pain. He wasn’t able to sleep well even though there were no bugs in his bed. He wasn’t able to even sit peacefully in his house after hearing that Arnold and his family moved back to the duplex house, his duplex house which he owned until very recently. It was now owned by Arnold Bennett, which he couldn’t digest. He had been in a bad mood ever since hearing that Tyler himself had gone to Arnold’s farm house and begged him to return to the old house. “I shouldn’t have sold the house to that dog!” When his wife, Diana, tried to bring him coffee, biscuits, or meals repeatedly even when he told her not to, he got angry and threw the coffee in her face. Though she got angry, she controlled herself and said, “Why do you not want to see Arnold prosper? Isn’t he your best friend? Didn’t he help you with money in the past?” “Stop trying to preach to me and clean the floor,” Fredrick snorted. “And just to be clear, Arnold didn’t
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Russell’s heart was broken by Natasha, not just because she rejected him but the way she rejected him, saying he was a fool to think she would marry him. She was the one who came to him and started dating him, and she was also the one who said he didn’t deserve to even dream about marrying her.Only Russell knew how much he cried after Natasha’s rejection. When he was driving back in his rented car, returning home after getting rejected, his eyes were clouded by tears, and his heart ached more than when he had buried his first pet cat and was walking away from its grave.Crying wasn’t anything new to Russell. He would often break into tears easier than women, and some of his classmates mocked him for that, but it wasn’t his fault that he was born with a sensitive heart.Even after many days had passed, and even though Russell thought he had forgotten Natasha and believed he was very much ready to move on with his life, his heart still felt like it was being squeezed when Denver put hi
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Russell and Jessica had given the orders and were waiting outside the kitchen. She kept telling him how he should handle himself. “Don’t take too many orders to the table at a time. Just take one or two. The last thing you want to do is drop the food. And when you serve, if the guest is on your left, serve with your right hand and vice-versa. You want to get all the appetizers first and as fast as possible. Not one appetizer first and the others at some other time. It’s the same for the main dishes or the desserts. Keep everything simple.”They waited until the chefs prepared all the appetizers, and Jessica showed Russell how to carefully hold them. He followed her and took appetizers to other tables.The manager was keeping an eye on Jessica, and he liked how she led Russell. He had put them in the same team because she was experienced unlike Russell.Russell did work as a waiter in the past, but that was only at a cheap cafe, and he only used to serve coffee and bread. Nothing else.
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Russell’s body was lowered in a way that made things easy for Denver. All he needed to do was raise his hand and meet Russell’s cheek, and he did that in an emphatic fashion with no hesitation whatsoever.This resulted in a slap so harsh and loud every customer in that wing stopped eating and looked in their direction.Russell touched his cheek in absolute shock. He might have expected Denver to be rude, but he definitely was not expecting such aggressive behavior.Before Russell could ask why he was hit, Denver began hissing, “What sort of a waiter are you? Don’t you even know how to prepare the table for the customers?”“What wrong did I do?” Russell still looked clueless.“You still don’t get it?” Denver pointed his finger downward. “Look under the table. What’s that leaf doing down there?”“L-Leaf?” Russell looked carefully, and yes, there was indeed a random leaf, but it was just a mere leaf, so why did he need to make a big ruckus out of it other than to purposely humiliate Russ
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Manager Saxon’s face stiffened when Jessica put her name tag and apron in his hand in front of customers and other waiters. He calmly whispered in a deep voice, “Follow me. We need to talk.”Though Jessica didn’t like him, she had to follow him, as she had nothing to lose, or so she thought. Moreover, he had given her the job, so she wanted to pay the least bit of respect.However, after entering his room, Saxon closed the door and threw the name tag and apron in her face, shocking her. “You little bitch. You think you can shame me in front of everyone? Do I look that simple to you because I gave you the job without having you suck my dick? You can quit the job if you want, but I have your address and resume, and trust me, I’ll use my connections to utterly ruin your reputation and life.”Jessica deeply frowned. “I-I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done that in front of others, but you can’t threaten me like this.”“I do whatever I want,” Saxon arrogantly replied, his voice sharp as a knife
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Jessica went to Kyra’s table. “Hi, ma’am, I’m Jessica. I’ll be helping with your orders today.” “Nice to meet you, Jessica. I thought I was going to wait for long, but luckily, you came,” Kyra said, sounding slightly relieved. Jessica recognized Kyra, but Kyra was someone whom she had only seen from far. And as expected, Kyra didn’t even seem to recognize her, which she couldn’t really blame Kyra for either. Even though they studied in the same school, they lived in different worlds, after all. Jessica put the VIP menu card down on the table. “Please choose those you like to order.” She looked into Kyra’s green eyes and couldn’t help but envy those beautiful eyes. She wished she had such naturally, pretty eyes. Compared to this dark-haired brunette who looked gorgeous even without makeup, Natasha with all her makeup was nothing more than a cockroach stuck in a kitchen sink with crumbs on food coated all over its filthy face. “Mm, let me check…” Kyra ran her fingers up and down the
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“Ms. Lynn, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Brutus showered a genial smile.“The pleasure is mine, Mr. Bolt,” Kyra stood and shook hands with him.“Wait, why are you sitting in a corner?” Brutus quickly queried.“About that, sir…” Saxon quickly entered the scene. “She said—”Brutus slapped Saxon so swift and hard Saxon felt his head spinning. “Did I ask you? Why are you putting your mouth into our conversation?”“M-My apologies, sir,” Saxon moved back two steps, with his hand covering his bruised cheek. He lowered his gaze in shame.Brutus turned to face Kyra but his thumb still pointed at Saxon. “Did he cause you any inconvenience?”“Forget about him, Mr. Bolt,” Kyra said. “I’m willing to buy this restaurant.”Brutus was quite happy to hear that. “You will?”“Yes, but can we talk about this while we eat?” Kyra requested.“Of course.”“And I want this young lady to serve us, if that’s fine with you,” Kyra patted Jessica’s shoulder.“Sure,” Brutus had no reason to object.Kyra and Brutus
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Jessica scuttled over to Russell with a cold expression. Seeing her, Russell’s heart skipped. He looked away.“Why didn’t you answer my calls?” she asked aloud.“Whoa,” he turned back toward her and hissed in a low voice, “why are you shouting?”“Then answer me!”“I-I thought you might be working, and I didn’t want to disturb you.”“That’s nice of you, but I quit the job,” she casually said.“Oh, you quit, huh… wait, you did what?” he was shocked. “Why did you quit?”“Why else? I didn’t like how they treated you,” she quickly replied. “How can I work there after what happened…” she suddenly remembered about Kyra’s offer. “Nah, scratch that, how about we both work there again?”“What do you mean?” Russell raised his brows. “I just got fired today. I somehow managed to get this job. They pay 15 dollars per hour, and I don’t like the smell here, but it’s better than nothing.”“So you won’t work in that restaurant no matter what?” Jessica asked. “Even if you’re paid more?”“No,” Russell w
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A few weeks later.Charlotte was at her home, eating peanuts, which didn’t taste good on her tongue right now. It wasn’t the peanuts that had the issue, but her tongue and her mind.“Even the food isn’t going inside,” Charlotte pitifully said. She called Kyra’s mobile, but Kyra didn’t answer.Seconds later, Kyra sent a text message: Don’t bother me.“Tsk, she’s completely cut herself off,” Charlotte tossed the mobile away at the wall. “But she’s sticking with Liam and Russell when they’re not even related to her by blood. It doesn’t make any sense!”“Do you want me to kidnap her and bring her here?” William asked.“Do you want Liam to kill both of us?” Charlotte asked him back.“N-No.”“Forget about Liam…” Charlotte looked at the file in her hand. “This bastard Russell came up with such a clever contract. If I sign this, I’ll basically be giving up my shares in the company, but in return, I’ll earn in the billions.”“Since he’s going to trouble you anyway, he’s giving you a profitable
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Jessica was never gifted so many chocolates by anybody before. She immediately hugged Russell with excitement. “You’re the best!”“Wait, they are not just for you,” Russell said. “You’ll be sharing these with everyone at the table.”“U-Uh, of course,” Jessica couldn’t smile as freely anymore because there weren’t multiples for some types of chocolates, and she didn’t want to give those away to others. “I-I will do it after we finish dinner,” she said. “I mean, if we eat chocolates before, then we won’t be able to eat the meal properly.”“You can just distribute them now,” Russell said.“U-Um,” Jessica reluctantly got up and began to distribute the chocolates to everyone at the table. But when she came to Russell, she didn’t put any chocolate on his plate.“Wait, you forgot me,” Russell said.She leaned in and whispered in his ear, “Didn’t you say that I AM your chocolate?”Russell blushed. “Ahem,” he quickly controlled his expression. “I see.”Jessica sat down. The waiters began to se
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A few nights later.At Tuna Waves restaurant.The entire top floor was booked by the Lynn family for the night.A large dining table was arranged in the center of the floor. Kyra was the first to attend, because she was the only one who arranged this dinner and invited the people she believed she should.As she waited a bit nervously, to her shock, Jessica was the first to arrive. She was dressed in her work attire and didn’t even have makeup on. Was she coming straight from work?Jessica sat down at a chair but didn’t speak to Kyra and just waited.There was an awkward atmosphere between these two.“I’m not going to eat you, so you can talk,” Kyra voiced her mind. “You came here early so that you can make sure nothing ‘strange’ happens, right?”“Well, I have to protect my guy,” Jessica replied, putting her mobile down, “so that I won’t lose him again.”“Don’t worry then. I think of Liam as my dad, so Russell becomes my brother now,” Kyra stated. “I can’t marry my brother now, can I?”
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CHAPTER 633
Other than Arnold, nobody was told that Liam was Russell’s biological father, as Elora and Liam just didn’t feel the need to do so.They believed that revealing that truth now would only bring unnecessary complications.Elora felt like a lot of burden had been lifted off her heart after she told Arnold the truth.Russell also felt happy that Viola was talking to him. Though James was still clouded by his anger, Russell didn’t feel bad about it as James was known for his impulsive behavior.Russell believed that James would understand with time.Liam and Elora went away in a different car, whereas Russell left in his Boyen Redemption. Driving with an injured hand wasn’t easy, but he somehow managed it and got home.Regan was talking with Gage’s dad and introduced him to Russell. “This is the man I trust the most in the world. He’s your friend Gage’s father. His name is Steven.”Russell saw that Steven’s eyes were completely white. “Nice to meet you, Steven?” he looked at Regan. “Is he b
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“I don’t get it. Why do you want to marry her of all people?” Teresa asked quickly. “She’s been sick for decades, and no one knows when she might get sick again and die, not that I’m wishing for it, but I’m just stating the possibility. In addition to that, Russell is already your son-in-law, isn’t he? So, if you marry his mother now, what will the world think of it?”Liam smiled and asked her, “You think I didn’t consider all those things?”“U-Uh…” Teresa didn’t know what to say because he looked calm despite everything she had just said. She looked at Elora. “Are you not going to eat anything?”“No, I’m full,” Elora said, even though the real reason she refused was because she didn’t want to eat what was brought by Jennifer. Elora then glanced at Arnold. “Can we talk privately?”Arnold was not expecting that. Without even looking at Teresa or Jennifer, he said, “Sure. Why not?”Jennifer didn’t want them to talk, but all she could do was stand there and watch as Arnold and Elora walk
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Charlotte left the hospital, but on her way home, she received pictures from one of her friends.And these were pictures of Liam and Elora eating at a restaurant.“Stop the car,” Charlotte said.William quickly pressed the brake. He looked back, and Charlotte was fuming.She felt like her body was set on fire. She wasn’t able to stand it.“How can he…”Seeing Liam hold some other woman’s hand, she wasn't able to digest it and pulled her hair with one hand. “Fuck! This isn’t happening. Fuck! Fuck!”“What’s wrong, ma’am?” William quickly asked.“He’s getting away from me,” she said angrily as well as sadly. “He’s really getting away from me.”One mistake cost her everything.Her husband, her daughter, and even her sister, all of them moved away from her.The only person that was still with her was William.“Why won’t you also leave my side?” she asked him.“Does a dog ever leave the side of its master?” he said. “They may be manipulative, abusive, but the dog still loves its master.”Ch
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“Fuck off, bitch,” Natasha pressed the trigger.However, nothing happened.Jessica thought she died, but she didn’t. She quickly recovered from the mental shock and slapped Natasha’s hand, making the gun fall out of her hand. “That’s an autoloader. You should manually cock for the first shot for it to be fired.” She kicked Natasha in the gut as hard as she could.Jessica was a very powerful woman, and so her kick sent Natasha crashing back violently.Jessica then sat on Natasha and began to hit her.“W-Wait,” Natasha tried to speak. “That gun wasn’t loaded.”“You expect me to believe that?” Jessica began to punch her face repeatedly, making her lips rupture and bleed. Still, she didn’t stop and kept going.The other employees gathered around. One of them picked up the revolver and checked for the bullets. “Ma’am, this gun really is empty.”Jessica was a bit shocked to hear that. “What?”“I told you…you fucking bitch!” Natasha grabbed Jessica’s throat and squeezed it. “I’ll kill you fo
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“Aww,” Elora crashed on the floor and cringed in pain. Liam rushed over to help her and tried to help her get up, but she got up on her own, saying, “I’m not that old yet.”“I never said you were,” Liam put forward the bouquet of lilies.“What the… too white and bright,” she blurted. “Your taste sucks.”Liam was shocked because it was Russell’s suggestion.Elora plucked just one lily from the bouquet and smelled it. “Anyway, what brought the great Liam Lynn here. There’s no child in this house, you know.”Liam’s expression suddenly hardened. Whether she was trying to mock him or was purposely trying to tease him, it felt like a joke that went too far. However, he saw not a ounce of negativity in Elora’s eyes. It was as if she was testing him to see how he’d react. “My child, no, our child is in this house, is he not?” Liam replied.Elora somewhat smiled. “Yeah, he is upstairs. You can go and talk to him.” She sat back on the couch. “If you move out of the way, I’ll watch the TV. The c
