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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 371
The four thugs that ran away from Tom’s house at four in the morning were not some random thugs. They were called the Four Perils, known to make even the crying children and ranting grandmothers shut their unbearable mouths. However, right now, they looked ashamed because they were scared away by a mere dog. The only relief was that this happened at a time when nobody had seen them, or they would have suffered a greater loss of face.Nevertheless, they were still frustrated for having failed the mission.“We took the advance. We said we’d kill the two of them,” one of the guys said. “If we don’t finish our jobs before the sun rises, then we might lose our heads.”Since their task was given by a bigger gangster, they felt anxious right now.Just then, a limousine went past their car at a slow pace. Naturally, their eyes focused on that luxury blue car with golden painting at its edges. “Which rich fuck is driving around in this shitty neighborhood at this hour?”“Perhaps, they must be
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 372
“Teacher, it’s almost time. The students will come any moment,” Russell tried to give Tom coconut water and a painkiller. “You can’t stay drunk like this.”“Tell me, how many weasels did you meet in your life?” Tom asked, his eyes half-closed. He was also burping every now and then. Because he didn’t sleep much, whatever he had eaten the other night didn’t digest well, so his burps smelled really bad. “Answer me. How many weasels did you meet?”“Unfortunately, I didn’t meet any.”“That’s odd…because the world is full of weasels,” Tom said and sipped on the coconut water. “They do nothing but, burp, deceive those around them. Whether it’s your average shop owner that tries to make extra profit with every good he sells without caring for his customers, or the middle men that rip and leech off of the businesses of the poor, or the politicians that are masters at saying good things on TV while doing bad things behind people’s backs… they’re everywhere. The weasels… you can’t escape from t
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 373
Max, the big german shepherd, firmly grabbed onto the officer’s ass so hard his eyes bulged out. His scream traveled far more than a hundred feet.“Max! Let go of him!” Simon wrestled with the dog, but his strength wasn’t proving effective.“Stop it, Max!” Tom shouted. And Max immediately let go of the officer.“Urgh,” the officer bore the pain and took his gun out, but before he could shoot, Max jumped and bit on his wrist this time.Tom couldn’t tell Max to stop again because he was afraid that the officer might kill the dog. But if the dog were to keep on worsening the officer’s injuries, then they would definitely get revenge on the dog and even Tom and everybody related to the dog.As the dog wrestled, the officer ended up shooting the gun multiple times, hoping at least one of the bullets would hit the dog.And one bullet did hit Max in the ribs. Max squealed and collapsed on his belly as if he was electrocuted.The officer put the gun in his other hand to shoot at the dog. Russ