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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 420
Russell didn’t understand why she was giving him such a death stare all of a sudden. He stopped looking at her as that was the best he could do in that situation. He didn’t want to start a conversation with her in front of everyone else. Even though she didn’t get any proper response for his action, Jessica controlled herself by blowing some air into her closed mouth, which made the front part of her mouth swell a little. She added the green leaf curry to her plate, properly mixed it with a section of rice and was putting it in her mouth with the help of a spoon, but then her left foot was scratched again. The spoon stopped just before it reached her mouth. She almost mechanically turned her head toward Russell, but he wasn’t even looking at her. How can he do this to her after hurting the way he had only minutes ago? Was he thinking that he’d be forgiven if he were to act like nothing ever happened. She remembered telling him that she was a woman and not just some friend who loved
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 421
Jessica went to drop Taniya at her house. Even though Russell said he’d accompany her, she rejected it. He rejected her rejection, saying that it won’t be good for her if the police or some gangsters suddenly stop her car. He was sitting in the back of the car, while the girls were in the front.Taniya kept talking nonstop, meowing like a cat, and kept things from getting silent.Russell was all ears, but his thoughts also drifted to different places at times. He remembered what his mother said after dinner.“Her mother left them when she was five or six years old, and her father then went to jail. She didn’t have any grandparents to take care of her,either. I can’t even imagine how hard it must have been for her growing up. She probably works a lot harder than you think. You don’t want to waste the time and energy of such a girl, son. Be a gentleman and make things easy for her.”Elora made it clear for him to answer Jessica’s feelings instead of beating around the bush. Even though
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 422
Taniya was dropped at home, and she whispered these parting words in Jessica’s ears: Shake with love.Jessica’s expression warped a little because she didn’t quite understand if Taniya meant it in a funny way or a weird way.Nevertheless, she started the car and was returning back to Tom’s house. Russell was still sitting in the back. As he looked out through the window, it seemed like the moon was following them while showering a chilly yet saintly light.Suddenly the car stopped on a desolate road.Russell looked at her, “Why did you stop?”“I didn’t stop it,” she replied. “It stopped by itself.”“The engine must have overheated,” he said.“At night?”“Well, this is an old car, so they can’t be understood by common sense,” Russell got out and looked for a water source.Luckily, there was a small park nearby. He went there and filled water in a plastic bottle that was lying on the road. He returned and did something that Jessica didn’t understand, but it seemed to have done the trick
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 423
“I’m not heartless enough to get you kicked out of the company you’re currently working in,” Natasha told Jessica, “but I think either Kyra or Roddick will definitely come after your job now that you’re sticking with this loser.” She glanced at Russell. “Look at him. Still can’t help but ogle at me even after all the things that happened between us.” Russell found himself grinding his mouth, albeit with a closed mouth. While he was definitely looking at Natasha because she was running her mouth off, he was surely not ogling at her. He’d rather slap himself a thousand times than even think of Natasha as a romantic partner after everything she had done to him. “You’re right, Natasha. I’m a big loser for not seeing through your bullshit sooner. I no longer feel as much resentment toward you as in the past because you opened my eyes. If not for you, I’d have not gone through all the things I had experienced these past few months. I met good people and bad people. I made some good connecti
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 424
After Natasha left, Jessica and Russell quarreled for a little longer. It was Jessica who ran out of energy first and ended up sitting down on the road.Russell also sat up and realized that Natasha had left. “Good thing she left without causing any trouble, but I’m sure she’s going to plot something. You should be careful. She’s going to come after you now.”“Hmph, you think I’m afraid of her?” Jessica pumped her fists together. “I’ve never physically fought men other than my brother, but I’m very experienced when it comes to fighting women. If at all she ends up charging at me, I’ll tell you… I’m going to utterly crush her pretty nose with my fists so that she’ll never be able to look at herself in the mirror ever again.”Russell was a little surprised by how cruel Jessica sounded just now. He remembered that she would fight with some girls back in school when they tried to pick on her. She was the type who was outspoken in general, even though she mostly minded her business. Russel