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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 412
Charlotte had a great sleep, even though she slept late.Surely, she did not expect to see the ghastly news about her daughter on a random news channel. This was like her worst nightmare coming true in the shittiest way possible.“W-Who? W-What news channel dares to spread this news?” Charlotte was anxious, but she was furious even more so. She quickly came down the stairs, already calling her PA. “Ma’am, this isn’t just one channel,” Connie said, changing the channel using a tiny remote. “It’s coming on multiple channels.”“W-Wait,” she squinted her eyes. “W-Why does the anchor look like me… in all these channels?”Now that Charlotte mentioned, both Connie and Kyra were able to recognize the anchors who looked like different versions of Charlotte from her younger days.“Which bastard is playing this trick on us?” Kyra’s gut growled in rage.One of those channels was owned by the Lynn family. Another channel was owned by the Heller family, which made no freaking sense at all. Why wou
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 413
This morning proved to be a particularly bad one for many people including Charlotte Heller, Kyra Lynn, Liam Lynn, Harry Heller, and many more.However, there was one person who thoroughly enjoyed this news. This was none other than Roddick Heller who called his friends and threw a party in the morning itself.“Hahaha,” Roddick didn’t dance with the girls during the party, but he drank wine and showed his happiness to everyone.The reason for his unbridled happiness was the fact that Liam Lynn had suffered what was probably the greatest humiliation in his life. After all, the world now came to know that the daughter he raised for more than twenty years didn’t have his blood running in her veins. And the world would never forget this incident and would keep haunting and troubling Liam with it.Charlotte had already called the media channels and made them announce to the public that the program that was telecasted that morning was the result of a hack and that the matter told about Char
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 414
After the shopping was done, it was time for eating. Jessica didn’t want to spend too much of Elora’s money, so she ordered egg sandwiches for everyone.Elora quickly told the waiter to bring a different item for her.“Do you not like sandwiches?” Jessica asked.“No. Look over there,” Elora pointed at another table, where another customer was eating an egg sandwich. “They don’t just seem to dry out the bread but also dip the whole thing in oil. That’s not good. They already add egg and cheese inside, so oil on top of that is a bad combination for many reasons. Having some fat on the body is good, but too much fat is poison. It’s the worst slow poison out there.”“T-Then why didn’t you let us order something else?”“You two are young, so your stomachs can withstand unhealthy food better than mine,” Elora’s reply left Jessica speechless.“I think about health or calories many times a week, but all those calculations go out of my brain when I smell street made food,” Jessica said. “If I
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 415
Russell, for a second, couldn’t believe that Jessica would spit in his face, but then she quickly apologized. “I’m so sorry.”And she looked at the bottle in shock and then took a sniff. At the same time, Russell also felt the smell of beer on his face.“What the hell?” Jessica looked at Elora. “Why is there beer in this bottle, Aunt?”Elora blinked twice. “B-Beer?” She put her hand forward and took the bottle. She didn’t even need to bring it closer to her nose, and she was able to smell the beer. “This…” she looked at Jessica. “I took the bottle out of the fridge, thinking it had water inside. I had no idea that it had beer.”Jessica icily looked at Russell.“Why are you looking at me like that?” he asked.“I had no idea you drink beer this sneakily,” she said. “If you want to drink beer, you should do it openly, not like this.”“You got it wrong, Jessica. I have nothing to do with this,” Russell said, wiping the beer off his face with a napkin.“Then who would do it? Me?”“Aren’t y
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 416
Roddick didn’t just throw a party for his friends. When one of his male friends proposed to a female friend, and she agreed to marry him, Roddick then wrote them a check of 200,000 dollars so they could enjoy a trip for their honeymoon before the marriage. This made everyone talk greatly about Roddick.Even though Roddick wasn’t so magnanimous all the time, he was clearly in a great mood now. And he was also someone who always supported his friends when it came to their love. Having said that, he almost slept with every female that would attend his party, so he had no morals in that regard.If anybody were to spend some time with Roddick, and as long as they agree with him on things, they would think he was a very good guy.On one hand, Roddick was very happy that his father, Charlotte, Kyra, and Liam would be facing consequences of the news that had been leaked. On the other hand, Roddick had already begun to investigate and find out who leaked the news. Was it his mother, or was it
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 417
After returning home, Elora silently put the brown bottle back in the fridge. Nobody talked to Tom about it, as if nothing happened. This made it easier for Tom to talk with them without feeling that embarrassed.Jessica then asked Russell to resume the driving lessons, so he took her out to the mountain road, which was particularly dangerous for new drivers because it had many twists and turns.Russell took her to the top of the mountain where there were mostly the estates and villas of the rich people. He stopped the car at a park, where they ate fast food. Jessica told him she wanted to spend some time in the park, but Russell didn’t let her. He told her that she would be going to work tomorrow, so she ought to improve on her driving skills as much as possible.Nevertheless, he challenged her. “If you can take this car to the bottom of this mountain without hitting anything, then I’ll fulfill one of your requests.”Jessica’s expression changed. “My request? Any requests?”“Yeah, bu
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 418
Russell’s smile hit a sudden break. “W-What?”“I don’t behave so jovially with anyone else, Russell,” Jessica said without looking at him. “Maybe, that’s why you don’t get my feelings, but I’m also… a woman, Russell. I already told you what’s in my heart, but back then, you were in a bind. Now, things have changed, haven't they?”Russell’s lips squeezed together. “I…” He was sure that he was still being targeted by Roddick Heller. And then he wasn’t sure how Charlotte or Kyra would make his life difficult in the future. There was so much uncertainty in his life, and he didn’t want to drag Jessica into his messy life. After all, he knew to an extent what Roddick was capable of. If something were to happen to Jessica because of him, he’d regret it for the rest of his life.Seeing Russell struggling to answer, Jessica said, “I know I may be rushing, because it hasn’t been long since you separated from that rich woman, but… I’m just telling you… I’m still… thinking about you. And I’ll wai
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 419
As Jessica entered the home, her eyes were wet. Elora saw that and asked, “Are you okay?”“Yeah,” Jessica roughly rubbed her eye with the forefinger. “Something got in my eye, that’s all. I’ll go to the washroom.”After Jessica went into the bathroom, Elora muttered under her breath, “What happened between those two? As far as I know, Russell is not clueless. He must have had his reasons, but still, making a dearest friend cry…” she looked toward the main gate, through which Russell just entered. “You’ve grown up, Russell.”“Mm?” Russell didn’t get why his mother would say such words. “Do I appear taller now?”“No, you still look very young, but you’ve grown up,” Elora said, “because only grown-ups make other grown-ups cry.”Russell understood her words, but he played dumb. “I still don’t get what you’re talking about, Mom.” He put the car keys in her hand and said in a low voice, “Give this car to Jessica.”“You think she’d take it?” Elora raised her brows.“If I try to give it to he