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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 252
The next morning.Charlotte was eagerly coming to the dining table, expecting to have a talk with Russell to set some rules that he shouldn’t cross.However, Nora was already there, and so was Russell. Both of them seemed to be having a good chat while eating.“So you want to learn martial arts from one of the three supreme families,” Nora nodded in approval. “That’s a really good idea. Next time someone attempts to stab you, you will be able to surprise them and make them regret ever raising their hand against you. I like it. You’ll have my full support.”Charlotte sat down and brusquely said, “Getting taught by the three supreme families is not an easy thing. They wouldn’t bother even if I called them and asked them for an appointment. Only if your father-in-law calls, they might listen. There’s no guarantee,though, and so you don’t want to make him call them and ask them to tutor you in martial arts or whatever it is that you want. Instead, I’ll hire one of the top martial artists
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 253
Nora was leaving the estate, and so Kyra got emotional. She gave a long hug to Nora.“In the past, you used to cry a lot, but these days, you are barely shedding a tear,” Nora teased her. “But I get it, you’re growing up, and a lot of things put the burden on your heart. It’s not easy to shed tears anymore.”“What’s the best gift you received yesterday?” Kyra asked, wanting to know if arranging a birthday and going through the hassle while Kyra was pregnant was worth it or not.“Best gift?” Nora didn’t even think. “My son took me to my other son’s grave. We drank wine together at his grave. We shed tears on his grave. To be able to do that… I don’t know if I’m extremely lucky or unlucky.”Kyra smiled a bit happily. “What about Russell? Did he give you anything?”“Well, he planted a kiss on my cheek and invited me for lunch at his hotel this weekend,” Nora said, surprising Kyra.“H-He kissed you?” her eyes slightly widened. “When did you two get so friendly?”“I worked under his mom as
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 254
At Elora’s farmhouse.Jessica woke up and left for her job without even talking to Elora or Sansa for that matter.“She hasn't looked alright since last night,” Elora said. “I think something happened at the party.”“Maybe some prick bullied her or something?” Sansa wondered while checking Elora’s pulse rate and blood pressure.Just then, Jessica returned home, but she wasn’t alone. She brought Viola with her.“Viola?” Elora was not expecting to see her, so she tried to get up from the bed and was able to rise halfway, but it still felt a bit too hard for her, and so Sansa had to help. “Viola, did Russell send you?”“No, Aunt.” Viola plopped down in the chair. “I came here to see Marlene because she’s been sick for two days.”“Marlene? The girl that you eat guavas with?” Elora knew about Marlene because she was the one Russell had fought with before.“Yes, she’s very good at playing volleyball and basketball,” Viola said. “But now, she’s fallen sick. I don’t know if it’s a good thing
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 255
William dropped Russell at the shore of the river Agnar. Most of the world didn’t even know why the river was really called Agnar, and Russell used to be one of them. Now, he knew better.“This is as far as I can accompany you, Young Master,” William said, handing Russell a bag that had food, water, and a GPS gadget. “From here on, you’re on your own. If you want to get an audience with the Agnar family, you have to row that boat upstream until you find their hideout.”Russell was shocked to hear that. “But my condition is still…”“You’re the one who chose to come here, so don’t give excuses,” William softly said. “Inexperienced people would find it extremely tiring and difficult to row the boat by themselves for a long time. It will be a test of your will, so don’t give up.”Russell had no experience with rowing a boat. The only positive thing about this whole journey was that he knew how to swim. That was all.William didn’t stay for another second and left in the car.“Wait, are th
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 256
Russell opened his eyes and found himself inside a stone building. The walls, the ceiling, and even the floor was covered with stone. Heck, even the bed he was resting on was a stone bed, and yet he didn’t feel all that uncomfortable even though there was no pillow.“I remember chasing the old man, but then…” he got up from the bed and suddenly realized something. He looked down at his abdomen. The bandages were all gone. The stitches were removed, and some kind of clay was applied to his belly. “What the hell is this?” he rubbed his fingers against it, but it had already dried up.Wanting to find out where exactly he was, he came to the stone door. Luckily, it was open. All he had to do was push the leafy-curtain aside and step out into what looked like a small village built in the middle of the thick wilderness. Small to medium sized stone houses were neatly integrated in the midst of the trees so much so the houses were hard to distinguish from one another. It looked like they were
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 257
“H-How did he lose his arms by arm-wrestling?” Russell looked baffled. “Is something like that even possible?”“I broke your wrist a bit, didn’t I?” Raquel responded casually. “If I had not let go of your hand even after winning and then just put a little more strength into my hand and pulled your arm with a jerking motion, it would have been enough to tear your shoulder muscles and rip your entire arm out. Want me to show you?”“N-No, no, no,” Russell began to look at Raquel and others in a different, scary light. Stress played on his forehead.“Are you going to take the challenge or not?” Raquel asked.“If I don’t wrestle, then I have to leave, right?” Russell asked back, though he wasn’t sure if they'd let him leave just like that if he were to refuse to continue playing their sick wrestling game.“Yes, you just have to leave the way you came,” Raquel replied.Russell’s face lost color. How was he supposed to row the boat for miles with a broken wrist? This wasn’t even funny. While
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 258
Russell had suffered many humiliating defeats in his life, but the most recent one was definitely one of the toughest if not the toughest to swallow.Everyone around began to clap, which made it even more difficult to absorb the loss. However, what Russell didn’t get was that even Natasha was clapping.“W-Why are you clapping?” he asked, looking as clueless as ever.“That’s because you passed our preliminary test,” Natasha stopped clapping.“What test?”“To see whether you’d wrestle for three times or not,” Raquel said, “after getting your wrist broken in the first round itself.”“T-That’s…” Russell didn’t know what to say. “So, the whole thing about winning at least once was unnecessary?”“Well, we would have been greatly impressed had you won,” Raquel said, “but your power was within our expectations, and you lost the three rounds. In fact, only a handful of people ever managed to win one round, and just one person managed to win all three.”“Someone won all three rounds?” He was sl
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 259
“Let’s talk.”These two words that came out of Roddick’s mouth were like two mountains that weighed on Seth’s shoulders.Why did Roddick come to the hotel? And what did he want to talk about in public, nonetheless?Seth didn’t want to have anything to do with Roddick because it was made obvious to him after Russell attacked Roddick and broke his knuckles using a car’s door that they were enemies, despite how they made it appear on television and news.“Sit down, Seth Jones,” Roddick said calmly, putting one leg over another and sitting comfortably. “We have a lot to talk about.”Seth loosened his tie and sat down at the table, on the ground floor itself. Irene was able to see them from a distance and could only wonder what they were talking about.“Why would you want to talk to a nobody like me?” Seth asked in a low voice.“No one can perfectly scratch their own back, which is why I’m here.”“Pardon?”Roddick smiled and pushed a folder forward.“What’s this?” Seth reluctantly opened t