VKBoyHi, everyone. Hope you're doing well. To dear reader Sivaprakash. I've read your review. I am already trying my best to write at least one chapter a day for this novel, but because I'm being burdened with hefty work at home these days, it's not proving easy. Still, I'll do my best to not delay with the chapters. For your information, I will not put this novel on halt like I had to with a couple of my other novels. I will continually keep posting chapters until the end, as we're not far from it. Hope this clears up everyone's doubts. Thanks for reading the story. I know Russell is far from a powerful protagonist from the get go, and he's not revenge-driven either, but that's the kind of guy I've chosen for this story; He's still someone who always shines among many in his own way. Cheers y'all.
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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 363
The thing that Tom had feared the most happened without warning.The day turned to night.All the brightness around him rapidly turned into gloom, as indescribable pain gripped his crumbling heart.It was so sudden and unexpected.Tom felt bereft.The only person in the world he was living for, the only smile he had been waiting to see once again had left him forever.The glass in his hand fell as he broke into tears. “Why did you leave me, Rachel?” he cried out.Max came running into the house, but Russell and Jessica were too involved in their conversation to realize what was happening around them.“There are many things I don’t understand,” Jessica squeezed her lips together. “Why did Kyra and you separate? Why did you go back to your family? And why did your family suddenly leave the city? It all feels crazy because I can’t even comprehend what exactly happened. I asked some neighbors, but they said they don’t know what happened, either.”“If I tell you what happened, would you be
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 364
There was no graveyard nearby, so Rachel was buried in the backyard itself because Tom wanted to be near to her.Tom had been drinking since afternoon, and he drank more than twenty bottles by the time night fell.Russell was the only person with him, not counting Max. Even though Russell kept telling Tom to stop drinking, Tom didn’t listen and kept telling about his life.Tom sniffled. “Don’t become like me, Russell. Ever since my wife grew sick, I couldn’t work outside. I lost touch with my friends. I had no social life, and now nobody has come to see me even though I made you call their phone numbers. I have become a worthless person in their eyes. That’s why none of them showed up. Don’t become someone like me.”“I’ll keep your words in mind, sir, but you should get inside,” Russell tried to take him into the home, but Tom refused to go inside. He chose to stay there.Russell then had to bring a chair and sit next to him. And they talked about a lot of things, with Tom talking mos
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 365
Because of drinking too much beer the other night, Tom suffered from diarrhea and was hospitalized.The tuition was canceled indefinitely.Russell was not expecting Gabe to recover for many days. It took Tom three days to become normal again, at least outwardly. The pain of losing Rachel was still very much there. He spent a few more days doing nothing but mourning.Russell got an assistant job in a supermarket nearby Tom’s house. With the money he earned, he was taking care of himself as well as Tom and Max.Almost a week after Rachel had passed away, Tom took a bath and neatly dressed up. He brought flowers to his wife and spent some time at her grave in the morning.As Russell was going to attend his job, Tom stopped him and said, “You can stop attending the job now. If I had known that you were working in a supermarket, I would have told you to stop working there sooner.”“Is there something wrong with that supermarket?”“No, but there are many things wrong with the entire system
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 366
Tom resumed his tuition classes, which took up his morning time. In the afternoon, he exclusively taught Russell.Tom did not have any laptop or electronic equipment with him, so he had to borrow it from a nearby store.“How much does a basic suit cost these days?” Tom asked Russell.“If you’re talking about a cheap suit that can withstand a work horse, then you’ve gotta put upwards of 200 dollars at least,” Russell replied. “Why?”“How about a mid-level suit?”“Upwards of a thousand dollars.”“How about a luxury suit?”“Starting from 1500 dollars, the price can go up to any extent depending on who made it and what kind of things were added onto it.”“Mm, let’s take 2000 dollars as our benchmark to get a luxury suit these days,” Tom showed him the calculations on the laptop. “If we convert that into gold, you can buy an ounce of gold today.”Russell also calculated that in his mind. “Yep. It adds up close to that much.”“So, we can see that you can buy a luxury suit for an ounce of go
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 367
A couple of days later.Kyra just finished talking with foreign businessmen at her house and struck a profit after selling a chain of restaurants she owned in an eastern country. So, she was in a good mood.Because the old chubby maid, Connie Fiddlenut, had brewed her and the guests a tasty drink, which impressed them and bettered the atmosphere, it helped Kyra settle the deal relatively easily.Kyra wrote a check of 10,000 dollars and gave it to Connie. Though Connie refused politely, Kyra shoved it in the old lady’s pocket.“You’ve done a splendid job today, Connie, so you can go home and enjoy. Take rest tomorrow also if you want to,” Kyra said.“Are you sure, ma’am?”“Yes, you’ll still be paid for these holidays,” Kyra added.“Um, then who will cook for you?” Connie couldn’t help but ask, knowing that neither Kyra nor her mother Charlotte could cook. Also, they were not the type to eat junk food from outside, either.“I’ll just eat outside in a good restaurant,” Kyra said, putting
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 368
In the end, Tom didn’t buy any clothes for Russell, nor did he take him to a nice restaurant.Russell had to settle with a regular chocolate.Then they went to an old age home and donated the 1900 dollars before returning home. Tom gave his chocolate to Max.Seeing that Russell was still sulking, Tom said, “Why is your face so rigid? A real man shouldn’t be upset when others don’t recognize his hard work.”“But you’re not some random person,” Russell retorted. “You’re my teacher.”“Mm, I guess you do have a point. Fine. I’ll let you keep the money you earn through betting next time.”“Really?” Russell’s eyes lit up. He was already planning to earn a lot this time around.“Yep, but it won’t be so easy this time because you'll be betting on the most difficult stage there is: the stock market,” Tom said with confidence that Russell was going to suffer this time.“I will exceed your expectations!” Russell matched Tom’s confidence.“Before you start, though, remember this: Nothing happens
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 369
Kyra had a great time with Liam, and they even went shopping together. As they were going to their own homes at the end of their trip, Liam told her. “Mistakes break relationships, but if you can correct those mistakes, the relationship will grow stronger than before. Whether you made a mistake or not, you should only find out. In case, the misunderstanding is on your side, then I hope you will have the courage to face him. But if he’s in the wrong, then don’t think about him anymore, and meet new people.”“I feel better after talking to you, Dad,” she hugged him. “I hope you’ll find a woman who can light your world, too.”Liam just smiled in return. He was glad that Kyra didn’t bring up Charlotte’s arm, which meant that she probably realized that the chances of Liam and Charlotte getting back together were very slim if not none.Liam then left in a taxi. Seeing him leaving in a taxi, Kyra felt bad. “Why is he using a taxi?”Even though Liam was one of the richest people in the countr
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 370
Capitalizing on annual returns was a commonly used trading strategy in the stock market, but Russell did not follow such frequently-used techniques employed by the masses.He used high-risk trading techniques throughout the day and managed to earn 1.1 million dollars within 6 hours. And then he spent the next eight hours doing things that were a hundred times riskier. If his earlier approach was like a professional hunter tracking down a deer and killing it with an arrow or a bullet. This next approach was more along the lines of tracking down tigers and snatching the prey from their jaws like crazy-hungry scavengers would. In doing so, he angered some reputed brands, but he earned a whopping 13 million dollars.Tom was proud of Russell, but he didn’t praise him. Instead, he said, “Normally, earning such huge sums involve illegal or unethical activities. So, you should accumulate your wealth with careful planning so that nobody will be able to ever put you behind bars. Now, what are y