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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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Russell sat next to a woman in a car many times, but still, sitting next to Kyra gave a different feeling altogether. It wasn’t just one feeling but a mix of feelings from thrill to nervousness. Overall, it felt good.“Oh,” Kyra turned her head to look at him, “by the way, who was the woman that kissed you?”Russell’s expression froze, but his heart was thundering inside.“I couldn’t see her face, but she seemed really close to you,” Kyra raised her brows.“Uh, she’s a childhood friend,” Russell had nothing to hide, so he spoke his mind.“Though so,” Kyra added. “That’s why she’s pinching you everywhere.” Her tone turned sharp. “She definitely likes you. Do you also like her? If so, tell me, I’ll personally get you two married.”“What?” Russell couldn’t believe what she was saying. (Is this some kind of a test?) Whatever it was, he didn’t feel like he should talk about personal things with her before the marriage. “She’s a good friend, but we never dated. That’s all I can say.”“Mm,”
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Viola’s elbow was badly injured, but before Russell could ask what happened, Jennifer howled, “Look what your ex-lover did to your sister.” Her eyes were on flames, and she frothed at her mouth with fury.“What happened?” Russell hurriedly asked Viola with a stressful face as he checked her wound. He wanted to hear from his sister and not from Jennifer whose words he couldn’t trust.“I went to Natasha’s house,” Viola explained, hissing between sentences because of the pain, “to tell her to stop talking badly about you on social media. She… She slapped me, and I fell down the stairs… and this happened.” Viola saw her badly bruised arm near the elbow. She had never suffered an injury like this, and it made her very nervous and uneasy. “Her fiance, Denver, was also there, and he was laughing hard. It was humiliating.”“She could have easily died from the fall,” Jennifer added, glaring into the distance, clenching her fists. “I told your dad, but he doesn’t want to face Fredrick now. Heck
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Russell woke up and found himself in his bedroom. His head was neatly wrapped up in bandages. He had no idea how long he was out, but the pain and swelling was still very much there.“I remember falling down in the street…” he murmured to himself. “How did I end up here?”A second later, he remembered what he had done. He had beaten Natasha with a hockey stick. He didn’t seem the least bit happy now. God only knew where his heart was now.His anger hadn’t fixed anything.He still felt betrayed. He still felt like screaming at the sky. He still had no one to hold onto tightly.Other than telling himself that he was alright, was there anything else he could do?Could he love another woman? Could he trust another woman again? Could he dance with another woman with his heart full of happiness? Could love flow through his veins again?He was trying, but it was still hurting and haunting.All the thinking hurt him some more.Just then, James entered the room. “You woke up! That’s great.” He
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‘She can change boyfriends at the drop of a tampon.’This was one of the titles Viola used in her online posts to describe a certain woman, without mentioning her name anywhere.However, everyone in her circle and most of the viewers very much knew who she was talking about.Natasha had always harassed her targets in groups, but now she was on the receiving end of an attack from a pissed-off lone wolf.Russell hadn’t met Viola after he had beaten Natasha. For the first time, he entered her room in a long while. She was busy chatting with her friends, coming up with a new plan to pick on Natasha.Was this really the same Viola who once told him to not bother about Natasha and think of her as nothing more than a barking dog?He sat down on her bed. After a few minutes, she finished her chat, sat up and gave him a hug. “I’m so glad that you taught her a lesson, Brother! I always knew you were brave, and you were only holding yourself back. Now, Natasha won’t dare bare her fangs at you an
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Jessica was bringing buckets of water from the neighbor’s well as the pipes in her house busted, and she had no running water. She had already told the owner, Harvey, a 62-year-old man, but he was indirectly asking her to give him a quick blowie. Harvey had always been a pervert, and he had tried to seduce Jessica’s mother as well, but her mother found someone much richer and settled with him. She never came to check up on Jessica or her younger brother, which deeply affected Derek, to say the least.Jessica wasn’t troubled by all this. At least she didn’t appear to be troubled. Having a new headache everyday had been a big part of her life, and she got used to it.She took a quick bath and then prayed to God for food and for the pipes in her house to get repaired soon.And then she bought a couple of chocolates, ate one, and then attended an interview at a prestigious burger shop.The manager was a 45-year-old man who kept staring at her weirdly when she explained her experience with
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Russell returned home. The one being that would usually come to greet him was nowhere to be seen.Straight away, he felt terrible. He didn’t enter the house but went to the small dog house. It had a blanket with bone designs. Perro liked the blanket so much he wouldn’t even let Russell take that for getting it washed.He would tell Viola to take the blanket when he took Perro out for a walk, and Perro would make a lot of fuss after coming home. The amount of sass he would show, no other dog would probably be able to come close to him.But all of that is past now.“Denver Dankworth…” Russell clenched his fists. “You’re not going to get away with what you did.”Russell then went to find a part-time job as he had a debt to pay for having paid Nora her salary.He tried a walk-in interview for babysitters. He particularly chose that job because he didn’t want Kyra to see him working.He got the job to work in an apartment’s room. He had to babysit siblings that were three and four years ol
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The next morning.Jessica spent the last night without eating anything. She was so hungry she couldn’t even sleep. To add to her stress, her brother didn’t come home until dawn. When she asked him where he went, he put thirty dollars in her hand. When she asked how he earned the money, he didn’t answer.“You didn’t steal from a beggar, did you?” Jessica demanded an answer. He went into his room and shut his door. She put the money outside. “I’m not spending it until I know how you earned it.” Saying that, she went out, looking for a new job yet again.Her mobile rang. It was Irene calling.“Hey, I’m heading out to look for a job,” Jessica answered. “We’ll talk later.”“Actually, I called you to tell you there’s a walk-in interview for a CEO’s PA post for a tech company,” Irene excitedly said. “Are you interested?”“PA?” Jessica shook her head. “Is the CEO a female?”“I think it’s a male.”“Then, no. I’m not interested in working as a personal assistant for some male.”“Hey, beggars ca
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THANK YOU:: The Secret Successor has found his family as well as his love! There’s no one more lucky in the world than one who has a family that loves them. They don’t say blood is thicker than water for no reason. But I’d say, love is even thicker than blood. So, Russell is lucky to have a loving mom, dad, grandfather, and a childhood girlfriend. How lucky are you in your life in terms of relationships? Do you have people who support you when you are down? I hope so. I started the novel with the thought of finishing it in 500 chapters, but it took this long. To all those who read every chapter and reached this page… you have my humble and grateful thanks. A big thanks to reader Oyewale Gabriel for your immense support. And then to Mickey Ritch for your votes as well as comment support. Next is Ricky, who is one of the earliest readers of this novel. Good to still see you around. To Charlie Mcmillen, who has a silent but strong presence, you have my Mcvery thanks. And then, we hav
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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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CHAPTER 635
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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CHAPTER 634
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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CHAPTER 631
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
