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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 287
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
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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
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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
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“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?
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 291
The next morning.Russell woke up early, but Jessica and Elora were both awake. Not just that, Elora was helping Jessica cook breakfast while sitting in the kitchen. What greatly surprised Russell was that she was sitting on the floor and not in the chair.When was the last time Elora sat on the floor? Russell didn’t even remember it. So, he was just in shock when he saw his mother sitting on the floor like a normal person does.“M-Mom…” He kneeled and hugged her. “Is this the effect of Sansa’s medicine?”“Yeah, but I’m cutting onions,” Elora said. “You should go, you’re going to shed tears.”But Russell didn’t care. He kept hugging her. From the smell of her cloth to her sweat, everything made him extremely comfortable.Seeing the mother and son like this, Jessica’s eyes teared up. “Sansa said just yesterday that your mother’s recovery progress is faster than she expected, and that’s probably because of you who has been giving her a strict diet for a long time. She said that in one y
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Even though Roddick was advised to stay in the hospital under the doctor’s supervision for at least a week, Roddick didn’t even stay one hour after he woke up in the morning. He ignored the discomfort in his crotch and left the hospital with the help of his butler, Ivan.On his way home, he remembered Liam. “Liam Lynn. I thought he only had a body acquired from years of working out in the gym, but he’s a monster. I feel like I shouldn’t mess with him, but now that he’s no longer Kyra’s father, he’s nothing more than a stranger to me. I can do whatever I want with him, right?”Ivan had a rather sad look on his face because Harry had already told him of the delicate situation Roddick was in. Since Roddick would eventually find out about his condition, Harry had to tell Ivan so he would stay with Roddick all the time and take care of him.“You don’t have to worry about Liam, Young Master,” Ivan replied while looking in the rear view mirror. “Because Master Harry is already on that missio
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“Excuse me for a second.” Regan told Jessica, then went to the side.Jessica wondered who called him because most calls would come to her mobile as she was supposed to manage his calls, all but personal ones.Regan answered the call.“Regan Creed,” Charlotte’s voice was neutral. “I want to talk to you about a big business deal. It will greatly benefit both of us. When can we meet?”“I wouldn’t have answered your call if you and Liam were still together,” Regan responded, “but since I heard this morning that you two have applied for divorce, I will listen to what you have to say. As for when we can meet, how about now?”“Now?”“Yeah. Come over to the Creed Zone.” He ended the call.“This old punk…” Charlotte hissed through gritted teeth. “He’s as rude as ever. If not for the profits I earn from this deal, I wouldn’t have ever called him!”In the farmhouse.The house had been pretty silent since Jessica left. Elora didn’t enter Kyra’s room again, even though she very much wanted to talk