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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 402
Jessica and Russell were playing chess. Nora supported Russell, whereas Tom supported Jessica. The bet was that the loser would do anything the winner wanted. After a long drawn out fight, Jessica ended up winning.“If you ask me something ridiculous, then don’t blame me for rejecting it,” Russell quickly said.Jessica grinned. She felt really tempted to ask him to marry him, but she controlled herself because there were Nora and Tom around them. “I want to know about your mother’s past if it’s possible.”Russell’s expression froze because he was not at all expecting such a question. “My mom’s past? I don’t know what she used to do before marrying my dad, but I think she realized one day that she got cheated, and so she decided to get a divorce.”“Why did she give up on your dad? Didn’t she love him?” Jessica asked. “Didn’t she want to bring your dad away from Jennifer?”Russell frowned. “I’ve never thought about it that way, but maybe she was just heartbroken, you know. I never asked
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 403
Later that day, Elora returned home and thanked Nora for helping her by giving her a gun and a sniper.“If not for you, she might have probably killed me, or at least kidnapped me,” Elora said. “You said she’s crazy, but I didn’t know she was this crazy.”“That woman worked under me to get the inside information about our businesses,” Nora said. “After I realized that, I had to find other valid reasons to send her away because I was afraid that she might harm me or my family. I don’t know who she has behind her back, but they’re definitely not ordinary people.”“She made it sound like the people who control the government are backing her,” Elora stated a bit tensely. “She’s a much bigger threat than I ever imagined. And I plan to keep myself and Russell as far away from her as possible.”“That’s the best thing to do,” Nora agreed. “But what are you going to do about your son?”“Mm? What about him?”“I mean, he doesn’t seem to have a plan on what to do, moving head,” Nora’s tone contai
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 404
In Regan’s office. “You want another day’s leave?” Regan frowned as he talked with Jessica on mobile. “Is your wound really that serious?” “Y-Yes, Boss. I’m fully resting, so I’ll be back the day after tomorrow, and then work overtime! I promise!” Jessica assured. Regan sighed. “Fine.” He ended the call and then looked at Gage who was standing by the wall, with his arms crossed. “Yesterday, she was learning to drive from Russell,” Gage said. “She’s clearly recovered enough to come to work, sir, so why didn’t you just force her?” “Both Jessica and Russell are going to get very busy soon,” Regan said. “So, it’s best that they spend some time together now.” “Mm…” Gage, however, wasn’t too sure if this was a good idea. Just then, he received a text message that made him frown. “Boss, Teresa Jones has come to meet with you. The guards refused her entrance because she didn’t have an appointment, but she used her bodyguards to manhandle our guards. Now, she’s on her way to your room.”
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 405
After Teresa left, Regan got thinking about a lot of things.Gage entered the room with many wounds on his body.“Are you going to be okay?” Regan asked, looking a little worried.“I’m fine. These kinds of injuries are nothing new to me,” Gage said, slightly cringing in pain because one of his ribs probably fractured a bit. “So, what did you two talk about?”“Nothing pleasant,” Regan said and swiveled the chair to the backside, so he could view the city through the glass wall. “She was right about one thing. I was self-consumed back then, and I couldn’t be satisfied with any victory because I always kept looking for more. At the expense of love and peace, I chased the short-lived thrill that only success could offer. As a result, I couldn’t spend more time with my family. That’s what led to this day, where I eat my meals alone most of the time. I know I’m not alone because I still have my daughter and grandson, but… I do feel the pain whenever I remember I don’t have a family member o
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 406
Kyra stayed in the car for a few minutes after Russell and Jessica entered Tom’s house. She wanted to go in there as an excuse to see Nora, but her pride came in the way.Eventually, she took a deep breath and drove away.What Kyra didn’t know was that Charlotte was watching her from her own car. And she found herself boiling in anger. “Russell Bennett… It wasn’t enough that I brought you to the streets. Now, you’re courting death!”Charlotte immediately called someone she knew. “I’ll give you the address. Tell me if it’s possible to send excess voltage to their house so that everyone living there kicks the bucket in the middle of the night.”“Let me check with the beta Skynet, ma’am,” a male spoke from the other side. He took his time and said, “I’m sorry, ma’am. There’s not much smart tech in their house other than their mobiles and PC. They are not even using smart meters or TV or LED bulbs, so we can’t do what you’re asking for. But we can monitor them through their mobiles and th
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 407
Roddick looked everywhere on the mountain for the thousand-year-old ginseng, but he was not able to find it. He couldn’t hire men because he couldn’t trust anybody.As it was getting dark, Roddick became extremely bitter and screamed at the heavens. “LIAM LYNN! If I don’t kill you in the most gruesome way possible, I’ll change my fucking name!”At Tom’s house.Nora drew a painting of Russell, Elora, Nora, Jessica, Tom, and Max sitting in a garden. Though it looked simple at first sight, it had so much depth to it.It was so beautiful, Elora’s eyes turned wet because Nora had recreated a moment they all spent that evening in the veranda while drawing the garden of the farm house where Elora had lived for the past twenty years.“I want to buy this painting!” Jessica said. “For how much will you sell this to me, Grandma?”“I don’t need money. You can have this for free,” Nora said. “But promise me you’ll keep it safe.”“I will!” Jessica excitedly said. She and Russell were sitting next t
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At night.The pizza-delivery guy, Benjamin, came to meet Regan on the top floor of the Creed Tech company building when there was no one else around.Regan looked happy to see Benjamin because he wouldn’t have come here personally unless he wanted to give him something that could help him.“You want to fight against the federal bankers and the people that own them,” Benjamin said. “You do know how powerful they are, right? They own everything: every country and every currency. They rig the stock market and puppeteer the major corporations like yours, sometimes without you even knowing. You know a lot about them, I’m sure, but the amount of assets they control is still way beyond your imagination, Mr. Regan. The only thing they still can’t fully control is the human mind and free will.“Now, your VR game will provide them with a lot of data that they’re just looking for to get that breakthrough of breaching the thing called human soul. Once they achieve that, they can control people th
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 409
On the same night, at Tom’s house.Elora and Jessica were in the tuition hall, while Nora had gone back to the Lynn estate because she didn’t want to leave her son alone for long there.“If you don’t think I’m being intrusive,” Elora hesitantly said, “why didn’t you try to meet your mom or dad after you got the job?”“My dad is crazy, and my mom is crazier. They are two of the most selfish people I’ve ever seen,” Jessica said. “Compared to them, Jennifer doesn't even come close.”“Still, your mother carried you for about forty weeks in her womb,” Elora reasoned. “There are many women these days who think of pregnancy as an inconvenience. If your mom and dad hadn’t taken care of you when you were in the womb, you wouldn’t have been born, Jessica. Don’t forget that. And giving birth itself is a very painful process, though the joy that follows after you see your child completes overshadows everything else. There isn’t another experience like it in this world.”Jessica frowned visibly. “