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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 374
Max survived.Tom and Russell carefully took him back home after Russell paid for the expenses.Though Russell insisted that the dog be kept in the hospital for a couple of days, Tom was against it. He was afraid of all the bad things that happened to his wife at the hospitals, and so he didn’t want his dog to be in a hospital for long, either.After coming home, Russell asked Tom, “Why didn’t you take the tablets and injections the doctor gave? Don’t you want Max to be healed fast?”“I can heal Max faster on my own,” Tom said and turned on a certain type of music.“This…” Russell was surprised because this was the same music Tom had played after Rachel died. “Why are you playing a tune? What good will it do?”“Music vibrates with the body,” Tom said. “Depending on the frequencies, you can heal almost any type of disease or illness. You can also harm with wrong frequencies. For instance, if you tune the music to 432hz, it heals us on all levels. But 440hz is bad for us.”Russell pause
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 375
Jessica, while working, had noticed one thing. The top shareholders of the company were having regular discussions multiple times a day, and some of them looked tense. She didn’t know what it was about, but she knew that it was some very important information because Regan didn’t allow her to be by his side as they discussed it.Jessica’s curiosity didn’t let her do nothing. She went to Marlon’s office and asked him about it.“I’m not allowed to tell you or anyone about it,” Marlon said, speaking a bit professionally, “but I think it’s okay to tell you this much. We are currently being threatened and bullied by the federal government to listen to their demands and use the VR game to steal people’s data and send it to them.”“W-What?” Jessica was stunned. “By data, you mean…”“Everything. From personal details such as fingerprint, retina, and DNA to the patterns of thoughts the players will have…” Marlon said. “They want all that data.”“I-Isn’t that criminal?” Jessica couldn’t believe
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 376
“What are you talking about?” Marlon quickly denied. “I never proposed to you. I don’t even know you.”“Hmph, just because you deny it, it doesn’t become the truth!” Irene snorted at him. She poured coffee and then sat down next to Jessica. “Men really are men. They think of women as nothing but tools that can be used and thrown away.”“M-Miss, I think you’re mistaken about me,” Marlon couldn’t sit straight. “You’re definitely good-looking, but I really don’t know you.” He didn’t want Jessica’s perspective on him to be affected by this stranger.“It seems at least your eyes are still working since you can see that I’m beautiful,” Irene sipped on the coffee before the other could. “However, that doesn’t erase the bad things you’ve done to me.”“B-Bad things? Now, you’re pushing it,” Marlon’s voice contained a bit of anger and frustration.“Are you saying you’ve done not a single bad thing in your life?” Irene asked. “Not even when you were drunk? Do you expect me to believe that?”Marl
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Regan Creed and Lucas Blake just happened to come to Tuna Waves to talk. Jessica saw them and briefly greeted them before returning back to the table where Irene and Marlon were.“Lucas Blake… he’s a real estate giant,” Marlon said as soon as Jessica sat down. “He’s received a nice offer from the feds, if you know what I mean.” Because Irene was around, he couldn’t speak as straightforwardly as he wanted.“What kind of offer?”“Tax exemption for the lands he’s going to buy,” Marlon said. “It’s the best offer he can get, so I think he’s going to be difficult to handle for Mr. Regan.”“So, they’re trying to divide us and make us fight each other,” Jessica’s blood boiled. “Why can’t they just let us be?”“They don’t want anyone to gain too much power,” Marlon said, appearing to be calm. “Even though they may allow Lucas to buy thousands of acres in important spots across the world, I’m sure they’re going to use those lands to achieve their goals.”“What kind of goals are we talking about
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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
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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
