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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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Jessica was still sitting in her cubicle even though the meeting would have probably started by now. Her thumb kept pressing the button pen as she was focusing on writing something on the paper. She was so involved in it, she didn’t notice Regan coming to her and taking a peek at what she had put on the paper.“I could not make love bloom in you, and I’m not able to break the love in me, either. I’ve been trying, searching for a future without you with wet eyes, but I’m unable to erase your smile from my heart. Every time I think about you, I feel crippled inside. It hurts me that I’m still thinking about a man who has chosen another woman over me. I want to run far away so I can forget everything and start life afresh, but… I can’t muster enough courage to do that. I feel like my life is leaving me steadily everyday. Without you, I feel incomplete. Without you, I…”“AHEM,” Regan cleared his throat.“Kyaah!” Jessica jumped out of her seat. The pen flew out of her hand, and she quickly
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 345
After having lunch for free, Russell sat on the bench for almost an hour. Just as he was starting to feel thirsty, a couple of people came out of the restaurant behind him. The female owner was coldly yelling at a waiter that she had just fired from the job. “I gave you the job not because of your looks but because you said you were a student. However, you are not coming to your job on time, and I can smell alcohol on you today. So, I’ve had enough. Just leave.”After the man left, the owner of the cafe looked toward Russell. He was also looking at her, who was in her late forties.“You, Mister,” she called for Russell. “You want a waiter’s job in my shop?”“Who? Me?” Russell pointed at himself.“Yeah, who else is around?” she walked over. “I only recruit those who look handsome from face to feet. You pass in that regard, and you can make good money from the salary and tips. From each table, you can get 15 to 20 percent tip. I’ll let you keep all the tips if you are willing to work fu
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“You know what? Let me just leave,” Russell said.“I can’t let you do that, not after you tried to rob her,” the police officer, Tony Blade, put his hand forward, the one with the handcuffs. “Put them on. I’ll take you to the station, and then we’ll talk.”“Why would you want to take a beggar to the station?” Russell retorted. “I can’t trust you police, either, because I’ve seen police taking away lone people in the past. Maybe, you will just drug me and then send me off to some hospital to get my organs stolen or something.”The police frowned visibly.“Did I hit the nail on the head?” Russell blurted. “Damn. Predators are everywhere, even among the police. Guys like you are worse than crocodiles at the water’s edge waiting for their prey to get closer to grab and devour them. You should be ashamed of yourself. Your ancestors must be crying in their graves now!”“You are talking too much!” The officer stepped closer and tried to tackle Russell and push him down to the ground. However
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Russell stopped the car in front of a big house. He was in a familiar neighborhood, but he didn’t get out of the car.He looked back at the girl who was still unconscious. She was dressed in a way, her bra and panties were visible when she was lying down on the seat.Russell took her hand purse and grabbed her cell phone. He used her fingerprint to unlock her mobile and then called her mom.“Mrs. Julien, this is Russell.”“Russell?” The female on the other side of the call didn’t seem to recognize his voice. “Who are you? W-Why are you speaking through my daughter’s mobile?”“I’m Russell Bennett. Can you come outside your house for a second?” Russell asked. “It’s urgent, but don’t bring your husband with you.”“W-What are you…”“Just come out. You will know,” he said and ended the call.A couple of minutes later, Julien hesitantly walked out of the building, coughing because of the cold temperature outside.Russell stepped out of the car and said, “Your daughter is in the back. I foun