“Did I ask you a question that’s too difficult to answer?” Jessica blurted. “Hmph, I’ve seen people change drastically after marriage, but I never thought you’d also be the same as the rest.”“Jessica,” Russell pursed his lips. “I would have answered if I could.”“What the heck is that supposed to mean?” Jessica raised her voice. “You can just say that you don’t want to answer. There’s no need to try and trick me through this, Russell. Now, you’re starting to act like your father. Every time I used to come to your house, your dad would do his best so that I wouldn’t meet you, all the while smiling at me as if he didn't mean any harm. At least you’re not smiling like him, but I feel like you’re going to become him sooner or later. You’re father and son, after all.”Russell didn’t get angry from hearing her words because he could understand her pain. “I really can’t talk to you about it, so please forgive me.”Frowning, Jessica stood. “I wish you a wonderful life ahead, Russell, and I h
An old blue car was parked close to Arnold’s home. Inside the car, Natasha and her sister were there.Natasha and Skarlett have been doing one thing these past couple of days: Hacking Russell’s social media account. It was so they could steal his personal information from him, so they could use it against him.“Let’s see who he’s talking with,” Natasha got very excited as she checked his chat record with others. “Who’s Sansa?”They checked Sansa’s account. “She claims she’s twenty, but she barely looks sixteen. Why is Russell chatting with a minor? I didn't think he was into that kind of a thing.”“Check what he talked about with her,” Skarlett suggested.“I was going to do just that,” Natasha quickly checked his chat with Sansa, but they only talked about trivial things as well as healing one’s body from all kinds of injuries. It did not look like a chat between two people dating.Natasha got dejected for expecting too much. She still checked his chat with Jessica, but to her surpris
“I’ll live with Russell, and then come and meet you and Mom separately on the weekends. What do you say?” Kyra expectantly asked her dad.“I’m okay with it, but a word of advice, Kyra,” Liam replied calmly. “Even if you don’t want Harry in your life, he might come looking for you, so don’t trust that guy. If you let him get too close, he’ll end up hurting you.”“Don’t worry, Dad. I won’t let the Heller family waste my time,” Kyra assured. “Actually, I was angry yesterday that you knew about this and didn’t tell me, but then I realized how much you must have suffered because of it. I’m not angry at you anymore, but I’m still very much angry at Mom. How can she get pregnant with Harry after being married to you? That’s a thousand times worse than me getting pregnant before marriage.”Liam pursed his lips. “None of us are perfect, Kyra.”“No, Dad. You’re perfect.”“I’m not as perfect as you think. I’ve made mistakes, and things that I never speak about in public.”“I don’t think so,” Kyr
Russell received a call from Jennifer and heard about James’ suicide attempt, so he canceled his evening program and went home.Arnold, Jennifer, Viola, James, and even Madison were in the hall. James was resting on a bed laid next to the couch.Russell saw the bruise on James’ neck and clenched his fist. “Can you guys leave us alone for a minute?”Nobody argued with Russell. They left the brothers alone.Russell sat down on the bed. James looked ashamed. He couldn’t even look Russell in the eye.As someone who had once tried to commit suicide, Russell felt like he didn’t deserve to say anything to James, but at the same time, he felt like saying something to his little brother.Russell touched James’ hand. “I’m not an expert in love, James, but what I do know is that it’ll be difficult even for experts to tell for sure if someone is loving them or not. So, don’t feel bad for finding out Amelie’s true colors. Instead, you should be happy that you dodged a bullet.”“C-Chain,” he uttere
At Elora’s home.Jessica just returned from her job. Normally, she’d be tired, but today, she wasn’t. She was full of energy. In fact, she was showing temperament at the maid and even at Elora without giving them any reason as to why she was on edge.But it was only after the maid left, Jessica began to talk to Elora about what was going on in Russell’s life.“Did you know about Kyra losing her baby?” Jessica asked out of the blue.Elora spilled the green juice she was drinking. “What?” Before anything, how did Jessica even know about it? Who told her?“So you didn’t know, huh…” Jessica was cracking her knuckles both in anger as well as disappointment. “Your son has made her pregnant before marriage. Can you believe that?”“Uh..” Elora went speechless. She could clearly see that Jessica was hurt, but she still couldn’t tell that it wasn’t actually Russell who made Kyra pregnant.“I’ve loved him for a long time, you know,” Jessica opened up for the first time before Elora. “I don’t eve
Russell didn’t watch the whole movie. In fact, he didn’t stay more than ten minutes in the theater. He came straight home, only to see Liam and Charlotte arguing. Both of them wanted the estate. Nora was sitting in their middle, each of them sitting on a different couch.Normally, Charlotte would have called her sister Stacy for support, but she couldn’t do that since the fact of Kyra being Harry’s daughter started spreading in the inner circles.“I don’t want his money. I don’t want any of his properties, either,” Charlotte spoke her mind. “All I’m asking for is this estate. Nothing else.”“My grandfather built this thing,” Liam growled. “What makes you think I’ll give it to you? Because you sucked someone else’s dick after getting married to me?”“Mind your language, Liam!” Charlotte gnashed her teeth. “I told you that it was a mistake. I was drunk, and… I didn't do it on purpose.” Before she finished her sentences, Liam put his fingers in his ears so he wouldn’t be able to hear any
Liam’s voice made Harry let go of his mobile.Harry picked it up and quickly cut the call.Liam was not surprised at all. He tossed the mobile on the floor and crushed it under his boot.“Why would Harry call your mother’s mobile right now, Kyra?” Liam asked in a loud voice. “Do you think it’s just to ask you, or is he trying to make you and your mother his ‘second’ family?”“Liam! That’s enough!” Charlotte got up from the couch.“I bet he’s bought a villa in the suburbs,” Liam didn’t back down. He shifted his gaze to Kyra and walked toward her. “If you stay with your mother, you’re going to be considered a bigger fool than her. I’m not gonna say more, so take care. If you need anything from me, I’ll only be a phone call away.” He climbed up the stairs and went past her.Kyra’s mouth stayed down all this while. She couldn’t speak a word or even think properly right now. Her world felt like it had broken apart because she would no longer be seeing Liam regularly anymore. She and her da
“You are…” Kyra’s gaze slowly but surely turned somewhat hostile. “Regan’s assistant, aren’t you? What are you doing here?”“I… I am just…” Jessica fumbled for words.“You what?” Kyra looked annoyed. “I only asked you a simple question. WHAT-ARE-YOU-DOING-HERE?”“T-The doctor that’s treating his mom is my friend,” Jessica said, pointing at Russell, “I’m also getting treated along with his mother.”“Oh, but you need to leave,” Kyra spoke without hesitation, waving her finger as if telling Jessica to step out.“Kyra,” Russell intervened and whispered to her in a low voice. “She’s a guest. It’s not appropriate to tell a guest to leave like that. There’s a room inside, so let’s just adjust. The three of us can sleep in one room, or you two can sleep in one room, and I’ll sleep in the kitchen.”“You don’t have to do that,” Kyra didn’t listen to him and frankly spoke out. “We’ll just make her leave.”“Kyra, please don’t do this. What will my mother think if you send the guest out like this?