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“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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 378
Ivan’s death was a big surprise to Roddick because Ivan was the illegitimate son of someone who ran the drug cartel. Roddick told this man, Zhero, that his son died when he was gathering information on a guy named Russell.Zhero didn’t care about his son’s death as much as he wanted to punish the man that resulted in his son’s death, so he sent out a gang to deal with Russell.These gangsters came to Tom’s house early in the morning. Even though Max saw these gangsters entering the house, there was nothing he could do because he was still recovering and wasn’t in a position to attack the intruders.The seven gangsters entered the house when Russell was cooking an omelet. Russell saw them and didn’t say anything. He just focused on cooking.“Are we invisible to you?” one of the gangsters rushed forth and tried to grab Russell’s face. Russell moved away and grabbed the man’s face and smashed it on the pan, making him scream in horror. The other six gangsters together rushed forth.Even
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The seven gangsters were sent away in the afternoon. Russell didn’t expect them to even go back and tell what had happened to Zhero because he believed that they’d run away and hide somewhere after failing the mission.However, Russell didn’t know much about the mafia, that joining one was relatively much easier than leaving.One of the seven gangsters informed Zhero of what happened, giving his own version. “That’s what happened, sir. That guy is not your average individual. He had guns with him. There was nothing we could do once he pointed the damn thing at us. If you could give us guns, then we’ll definitely make sure to erase him from existence.”“I only give guns to those who succeed in their missions,” Zhero bluntly said. “So, fuck off. I’ll deal with that guy using someone who can actually do the job and not give excuses.”The gangster left without saying another word.“So you have guns, huh…” Zhero smirked. “I have thousands of them with me. Should I just send a van and have
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After sending the seven gangsters away, Russell told Tom who they exactly were, leaving Tom shocked. He also warned Tom to be careful during the night as they might come back in the night.Tom couldn’t stay put after hearing that, so he took money from Russell and then went out to buy a gun from a friend who owned a gun store.Russell was alone in the house, not counting Max who was still resting because of the injury.Russell bought a new laptop and other necessary equipment so he could earn money from Tom’s house itself.“I wanted to leave this place, but now that Simon is out, I’m afraid he’ll come after Teacher Tom, so I’m gonna have to deal with Simon and any other trouble that might knock on Tom’s door.”Just then, Jessica entered through the gate.Russell went out to meet her.Before he could say anything, she apologized. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t find anything about Amelie.” Even though she used her network and her brother, she couldn’t find anything.“It’s okay. Don’t blame your
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“Um…” Jessica hesitantly said, “can I stay in this house until I can walk?” Russell looked up at Jessica in a bit of a shock. “W-What?” “I mean, my brother isn’t home, and I will be there alone,” she quickly explained. “You know how unsafe that neighborhood is.” “Uh…” Russell didn’t know whether to stay silent or accept her request. Knowing her, he didn’t think she purposely injured herself so she could stay here. “This isn’t my house, so I can’t be the one to make the final decision.” “Leave it to me, Russell. I’ll convince the old man,” Jessica confidently said. After all, she got injured because of the old man’s inadequacy, so she was sure of making him feel guilty enough he’d allow her to stay in the house for a few days. “And about Amelie, how about we post it in the news? This could help us in case she’s still somewhere.” “News, huh… Why would they help us? All it does is give them an opportunity to demand money from Roddick,” Russell said. Jessica was surprised to hear tha
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At Tuna Waves.Regan was waiting outside.Irene was standing a few feet behind him, wondering who Regan had been waiting for almost fifteen minutes. “After Russell left the hotel, it basically became the property of the Creed family, even though the Lynn family still technically owns it due to the lease contract. That’s because the Lynn family stopped caring about this hotel, as if they had something against it. All this makes me believe that something very bad happened between Russell and Kyra Lynn, and she didn’t even step foot in this hotel lately. It’s just my guess, but I trust my instincts. Anyway, I feel bad for Russell, but I don’t know what exactly he’s done. I wonder how Jessica is going to deal with him. I told her not to be blinded by love and properly investigate everything in secret. I hope she will keep my words in mind.”Just then Regan received a phone call. To his surprise, it was from Liam Lynn. This was the last person on earth he was expecting a phone call from. H
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Regan explained from his perspective the need for power to fend off the feds and keep his dream game going strong in the future.“I’ve built something that will help humanity experience fantasy on a whole new level, sir. I’ve got no ill intentions,” Regan spoke as the head chef personally brought the thousand -year-old wine and opened the seal right before their eyes and served it.Irene was watching that from a distance and was very surprised. “The Millenium Wine! Just a sip costs 10,000 dollars! Why is Mr. Regan wouldn’t easily serve the most precious wine of the hotel even to the VVIPs is now serving to that man? He even brought a whole damn sealed pot. Just who the hell is that apple?” Her mouth watered more the more she looked at him. She tried to take a picture from a distance, but to her surprise, the picture came out blurry. She took another photo and the same thing happened. Just the part of Benjamin was turning out to be blurry. “What the heck? Is there a problem with the le
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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
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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
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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?”
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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
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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
