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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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Tom returned home hours after he had left, only to see Russell talking with the same girl that had come the other day. Tom put the gun box away and smiled, “How are you doing, miss?”“I’m not doing good because a glass piece in your yard had pierced my foot,” Jessica purposely said these words to prick his heart. “Now, I’m not even in a position to go home. Is it alright if I stay here at your house?”“I-I’m so sorry that you got hurt,” Tom quickly said, “but… how can you stay here alone where two men live? We’re not even your relatives.”“It’s okay. This guy is my best friend,” Jessica said, secretly pinching Russell’s thigh.“Y-Yeah, teacher. Since we’re not using the tuition hall right now, I think she can stay there,” Russell suggested, while rubbing his thigh.“Ah, that’s a good idea,” Tom gave her a thumbs-up. “You can stay here until your wound heals. Don’t worry about meals because Russell is good at cooking.”“Oh?” Jessica gave him a surprised look. “I didn’t know you could c
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The next morning.Jessica woke up in the tuition hall. She had slept on the mat without much of a problem, even with the wound she had on her foot.For a second, she was surprised because she forgot that she hadn’t slept in her house last night. “That’s right. I’m now staying at Russell’s teacher’s house.”Just then, Russell brought her molten chocolate and biscuits, but he teased her by dipping the long biscuits in the chocolate and eating them himself.Jessica drooled visibly. Her greatest weakness in life would probably be her addiction to chocolate. “R-Russell, if you eat all of it yourself, you’re going to get diarrhea!”“No. I won’t.”“Don’t you know that sharing is caring? Give me some of that!” Jessica raised her voice.“If you want your injury to heal fast, you should avoid anything that has sugar in it,” Russell replied. “That’s why my teacher is preparing a special herbal decoction for you. You should look forward to it.”“Then why are you eating chocolate biscuits in fron
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“Haha,” Tom laughed a bit. “I guess they’re more than just friends?” But it seems that they need some outside help to build a bridge between them.” He got up and went into the hall. “How are you feeling today, young one?”“Jessica pulled the blanket down. Seeing Tom, she sat up as quickly as she could. “I won’t know until I get up and walk, which I don’t think I can do just yet.”“Then you just have to take Russell’s help with everything,” Tom suggested. “For instance, you can ask him to read stories for you or something. Since youth love romantic stories, I’m going to go and buy a couple of good books.”“E-Eh? W-Wait, sir,” Jessica hurriedly said. “You don’t have to do that.”“But I have to do something,” Tom stated, looking at her, “to bring you two closer.”Jessica’s heart fluttered for a second. “W-What?”“Why do you look so surprised?” Tom sat down in a chair. “I can see that both of you are not good at expressing your feelings, so I’m saying I’ll help you. Is it that difficult t
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“I-I never had the opportunity to learn how to drive,” Jessica lowered her gaze and scratched her cheek. “So…”Tom went silent for a bit. He put some pieces together and realized that Jessica was probably from a poor background. Otherwise, it just wouldn’t make sense that she wasn’t able to learn how to drive a car when that would be the first thing any growing teenager from a decent family would do. “If you don’t know how to drive, then you just have to ask Russell to teach you.”Jessica’s eyes brightened. “Y-You really are super smart, sir. H-How could I not think of that? I will definitely ask him to teach me!” She could already imagine Russell holding her hand while helping her change the gears in the car, and she blushed in return.“Then I’ll leave you to your devices,” Tom said and walked away. “If you need help, then just ask.”“Thank you,” Jessica said.Tom just raised his hand without looking back. He walked out of the house and spotted Russell sitting on a bench in the dista