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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 335
Charlotte’s eyes sprang out of her sockets after seeing Russell’s picture on the mobile screen.Amelie saw the change in Charlotte’s expression, but she acted like she didn’t. “Again, sorry, ma’am,” she told her and walked away.Charlotte stood rooted to the ground for almost half-minute. And then she secretly took Amelie’s picture and sent it to William’s mobile. She sent the message: Give me her full details. ASAP.Within a minute, Charlotte received a response from William who was actually just outside the building.“That was fast.” She read the messages, only to get surprised a little more, but in a good way this time. “I see. It’s that girl, huh. But what the hell is she doing here? Is there something going on that I don’t know about?” She kept her eyes on Amelie, and Amelie looked at her every now and then. “She’s definitely up to something.” A corner of Charlotte’s mouth curled up a little. “This could actually help me get Kyra to my side much more quickly… if I use this infor
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 336
There were so many visitors to the party that Russell and Kyra couldn’t stay together for long. They had to talk with different guests, after all.Kyra had always been popular, but Russell was also getting a lot of attention lately. Especially, the fact that he dared to attend the party after taking the shares from the Heller family just showed his confidence to the world. Naturally, many people tried to talk to him when the Heller family wasn’t around.One of those people just happened to be Natasha. She came up to Russell when he was about to go to the washroom.“It’s you, Russell?” She acted like she was surprised. “I was wondering who the suave-looking guy might be, but it turned out to be my ex-lover.”Russell hated her shamelessness. “You really think you can get away with anything just because you’re beautiful, don’t you?”“Yeah. Maybe? So what if I’m like that? Were you disappointed?” she snickered. “Were you expecting me to have a change of heart and beg you for forgiveness?
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 337
“Russell, you are a million times worse than Amelie and Natasha put together!” James growled those words aloud, so everybody in the hall heard him loud and clear.“James!” Russell raised his voice. “What nonsense are you spouting! Have you drunk too much and lost your mind?”“Wait,” Kyra stopped Russell from stepping forward and then looked at James. “Elaborate.”“Elaborate what? On how my brother has been cheating on you, me, and all of us?” James’ heart ached just thinking about it. Tears sprang to his eyes. He wiped his tears and continued to talk very loudly. “How could you do this?”“Do what?” Russell shouted. “What the hell are you talking about?”“Stop playing dumb!” James shouted. “I just saw your picture on Amelie’s mobile! It seems you two are really enjoying being together after she dumped me. And I thought you really cared for me. Now, it makes me wonder why you came looking for me on the mountain? Was it because you felt a little bit of guilt and so came to find me to mak
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 338
A pin drop silence filled the hall. Almost everybody except those working for Roddick were unable to believe what they were seeing, probably because they just talked about how great of a couple Russell and Kyra were turning out to be.Among those watching with absolute shock, Arnold and Viola were also there. And they couldn’t even process what was happening half as fast as others did.As for Russell, he also went speechless because he felt like he was framed, but more importantly, he could see that Kyra was hurt by what was written on the paper.“K-Kyra, I didn’t know that paper was in my pocket. I swear.”Kyra bared her teeth at Russell and waved the paper in her hand. “You’re still trying to fool me after this?” her eyes turned wet, and she held herself back from blinking, much less shedding tears. “Do I look that fcuking foolish to you?” she tossed the paper in his face.Russell glared at Amelie. “Who put you up to this? Is it Roddick? Or is it Natasha? Or is Stacy Heller?”“Whoa,
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 339
The sons of Teresa forcibly snatched Russell’s mobile, purse, and car keys, then pushed him out through the gate.“Feast today. Famine tomorrow.”“You shouldn’t have misused the luxury you’ve been given. Now,you are going to pay for your misdeeds.”“Our mom told us to beat you and break your legs so it’ll be easier for you to beg on the streets, but we’re not that heartless. Just never try to contact our family, or that’ll be the day you will lose your legs, Russell.”“Now, piss off.”After warning, they went back into the building.When things are difficult, Russell would usually either cry or ‘grin and bear it,’ but now he didn’t do either of those.He still couldn’t believe that Kyra didn’t trust him and even slapped him in front of everyone, including his family. Not once but twice. Her slaps hurt far more than the time when Natasha had slapped him or when his father had hit him so many times. He had never been humiliated like this before.Even breathing felt a burden to him right
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 340
Charlotte came to Kyra’s new house and stayed with her until she fell asleep. She briefly told the maid Connie what happened. “Kyra found Russell cheating, so they’re going to get divorced soon. If there’s any of his luggage in this home, then throw it outside before the sun rises.” “Y-Yes, ma’am,” Connie was a little surprised but not for long. Having worked in different rich families, she had seen these scenarios a lot already. One day, they would talk lovingly with each other. Another day, they would yell at each other and take divorce out of anger and ego issues. Charlotte then called Liam’s mobile. Liam was just exiting the airport with a disappointed look. “She didn’t even say a word to me. How can she ignore me like this even though I made time to go and meet her?” Just then his phone rang. Seeing that it was Charlotte, he rejected the call. Charlotte didn’t give up and had to call him five times before he picked up. “You better have a damn good reason to be bothering me,”
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 341
The next afternoon.Russell was sitting under a tree shade, just watching people go by. Nobody thought of him as homeless because of the costly suit he was wearing. Looking at people walking in pairs or groups most of the time, Russell felt strange.He put his hand on his chest. “It feels empty inside, but it’s somehow heavy… Is this how Natasha also felt when she spent a few days on the street?” He then lightly smacked his head once. “Let’s not think about her right now.”A middle-aged beggar came over and asked, “Can you spare a couple of coins so I don’t have to starve today, sir?” He looked to be forty-five years old.Russell had the habit of putting some money in his pockets aside from putting it in the purse just in case he were to lose his purse. He took out those ten dollar bills and gave all of them to the beggar who happily thanked him and then sat down a few feet away from the bench.That was the last bit of money Russell had, and he gave that away, too.He saw the beggar h
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 342
Russell ate so much he couldn’t walk much distance from the donating camp. He had to unbutton his pants to be able to sit on the bench now.“I didn’t even drink much water because I wanted to stuff as much food in my stomach as possible,” he thought. “Now, I’m finding it difficult to breathe, dammit.”Many beggars were still passing by, and they packed their bags with food from the same camp. And they were talking about the food, saying that it had been many months since they tasted chicken and beef.“Who exactly arranged that charity?” Russell wondered. “I asked some people, but nobody knew. There was no board or anything, so whoever it was, they probably didn’t want to reveal their names. Well, I owe them one, so maybe, I’ll also do this kind of charity in the future if possible.”Even though he said those words, he soon realized that he sounded rather stupid because he didn’t have a single penny with him right now.When he was living under his father’s roof, getting kicked out of t