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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?
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“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
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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 343
Jessica had organized everything for an important meeting for Regan. After seeing her presentation, Regan nodded in appreciation.“I was wondering how you’re going to deal with it because you were short on time, but you did a fine job,” Regan patted her shoulder. “I can see that you haven’t slept, so why don’t you go and take some rest?”“Uh, sir, but who’s going to do the presentation then?” Jessica couldn’t help but ask.“I will do it,” Regan said.“I-I want to do it, sir, so please let me.”“Well…” Regan thought for a second and then agreed. “Fine, but you might come across some troubles, so be ready.”“Troubles?” Jessica wondered what Regan was talking about, but she didn’t have the time to ponder on his words because she had some more work to do because the meeting was going to take place soon.“I will take a short break and refresh myself before the meeting,” Regan told her and left his office.Jessica quickly rushed to the main hall where the meeting was going to take place. To
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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
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
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?”
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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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
