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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 346
“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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 347
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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 348
“So, Mr. Jamie Lynx… You’ve come to file a case on Russell Lynn for kidnapping a girl and also for beating you in front of the bar,” the police captain asked the rich guy while glancing at Ivan at times.“Yes. Put him behind bars and give him third degree torture or something,” Jamie growled. “He must never be able to walk properly. I’ll give you however much money you want.”“Ahem, you still live with your dad, don’t you? So, why don’t I talk with your dad first?” the officer asked not so politely.“That’s…” Jamie glanced at Ivan who nodded calmly. “Alright. You can call him. At this hour, he’ll be sleeping, but this situation is urgent, so…” he gave his dad’s number.The officer called Jamie’s dad. “Mr. Chad, I’m Captain Bernard. Sorry for disturbing you at this hour, but your son is at our station. If you can come here, I’d appreciate it.” Saying that he ended the call.“Is he coming?” Jamie anxiously asked.Bernard nodded. “Meanwhile, do you want coke or something to eat?”“I’d li
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 349
Five long minutes, Chad had to wait. He finished two cigars in that time. He didn’t light a third one, though. He threw the packet aside and started banging the door with the baseball bat. “Come out, motherfucker!” BAM~! The door suddenly opened so fast, it hit part of Chad’s face, making him collapse backward and cringe in pain. “Oh, my bad,” Russell was quick to apologize. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.” “Ugh,” Chad wasn’t bleeding, but his nose hurt so much. “What are you bastards gawking at? Attack him!” The four thugs he brought immediately tried to attack Russell. He quickly shut the door again, and then opened it even faster. In doing so, he hit the faces of two thugs. They were able to withstand the pain and glared at Russell. “You’re a dead man!” “The door isn’t heavy enough to deal enough damage, huh,” Russell leaped forth and dealt a tornado-kick to one of the two men that were closest to him. A solid hit sent him crashing back into the two men in the back. The other gu
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 350
From his car, Ivan was also watching everything that had happened between Russell and Chad, but he didn’t see Gage.“When did this punk get this strong?” Ivan was not able to believe his eyes. “If I fight him now, will I be able to win?”Even though he wanted to try fighting against Russell, he had to control his urge because Roddick had told him to not let Russell know who was causing him harm.Ivan then sent a fake message to Roddick, saying that he made Russell cry a couple of times. Afterward, he gave the task of monitoring Russell to his subordinate, Limsi, and left.Limsi was a young short-haired blonde who had the habit of chewing bubble gum all the time, even when her jaws started hurting.“He told me to scare Russell, but the only way I know is to beat the shit out of others,” Limsi thought. “I guess I’ll start my job when he begins to sleep.”Limsi followed Russell and waited until he picked a spot on the bench, out in the open. “Is he going to sleep there? On the bench? I k
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 351
The next morning.Russell woke up early, because it was pretty cold outside. He stretched his body a bit and began to jog to heat his body up. In about twenty minutes, he worked out enough to combat the cold. He was not shivering anymore.He bought carrots from a market and was washing them near a tap. A shirtless old man was shivering on the side. He seemed homeless, but Russell only had one shirt with him, so he offered a carrot and a ten dollar note to the old man before resuming his aimless walk.He went past the burger shops and other fast food centers that were yet to open up. But the street dogs were eating the spoils from the garbage cans in the back. They growled at him as he was going past them.“I don’t have enough money to rent a house, let alone stay in a hotel,” he thought, completely ignoring the dogs. “Charlotte said she’d send me the documents, but since she didn’t, I guess she got all the necessary documents from Liam already?” He pursed his lips. “The prenuptial agr
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 352
Tyler brought Russell directly to his house and told him to rest in the single room built on the rooftop. There were all facilities inside, since it was a big room, so Russell didn’t even need to go outside, except for eating.“We’ll talk about everything later, but get some rest first,” Tyler told Russell and left.Moments later, Julien entered the room.“He told me that your family has abandoned you,” Julien hesitantly said. “Is that correct?”Russell didn’t say anything.“I haven’t told Tyler what happened last night,” she added. “You shouldn’t tell him, either, or he’ll punish me and my daughter.”“I already told you that I won’t tell him,” Russell replied.“Then, I’ll be going,” Julien turned around. “I’ll be bringing food here three times a day, so you can stay here as long as you want. Don’t be burdened because this is the least I can do for someone who saved my daughter.” Saying that she left.Russell began to think. “So Tyler didn’t bring me because Julien told me what happen
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 353
The old man, Tom, woke up in the middle of the night because his wife, Rachel, was screaming that thieves were stealing things. However, there were no thieves. Even though Tom repeatedly told her that, she would still cower and even pee in her bed from fear.Rachel had many health issues. Alzheimer’s was one of those. She didn’t remember who Tom was. She didn’t even remember her own name. All she would do for most of the day was look at the garden through the window. And every time she would wake up from her sleep, she would act like a different person.Tom tried everything he could. From modern medicine to eastern medicine, he had tried everything with the money he had, but nothing worked. In fact, things were on decline because she was also aging really fast.There were many that told Tom to euthanize her because he was also growing too old to take care of her. However, he couldn’t agree to such a thing.Now, after calming Rachel down, Tom lost all of his sleepiness, so he came outs
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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
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
CHAPTER 630
“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
