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The house owner, Jordan, gave a huge shock to Denver by refusing to kick Jessica and Derek out even though Denver offered a lot of money. Denver left as a frustrated man, thinking Jordan was just a foolish man who didn’t know the value of money.However, Denver had no idea that Jordan’s aim was not money but Jessica. He had developed so many feelings for Jessica over the years. She was the only woman he knew who never dated anybody and didn’t spread her legs for money. Everything about her made him want to bend her to his will. He wanted to make her his woman, even if it meant making life difficult for her. This was the reason he didn’t fix the broken pipeline in her house, so she would suffer. He didn’t care if she thought of him as psycho or something else. He only wanted her to come to him and obey him and bend to his demands.Right now, Jordan, who was old enough to be easily mistaken for Jessica’s grandpa, came to her house with a bag full of chocolates, biscuits, and all kinds o
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 43
The next morning.Both Denver and Russell had birthdays on the same day. Denver was someone who got most of his friends by buying them drinks or dinner. That worked when they were young, but now his friends wanted more. Women and drugs, to be precise.Natasha didn’t like such things, so he kept it a secret from her and arranged a morning party at his penthouse while he took Natasha to a fancy restaurant. They had a great time together, and Denver left ten $50 bills in the folder, even though Natasha told him that 500 dollars was a bit too much for a tip. But he replied, “They don’t like 1 dollar bills, and this is a special day, so… this much is nothing.”Additionally, Denver was planning to surprise Natasha by taking her for dinner on an ultra-luxury cruise ship.However, everything changed when Denver’s dad and Natasha’s dad received invitations for a birthday party, inviting not just them but their whole family. Both their fathers called their children at the same time and told the
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 44
Origin Casino. The oldest casino in the city.Derek had known about this casino well because it wasn’t too far from his house. Its owner Thomas Origins was a reputed gambler who would never send men after those who made good money in his casino, given no cheating was at play. And there were rumors that the cheaters would be thrown in the crocodile pool in the underground chambers of the casino.The guards stopped Derek. “Do you have more than 100 dollars?”Derek smiled and showed the cash he got. They silently moved away. He gave them a hundred dollars each, and they thanked him for it.“If I win, I’ll pay you more on my way out,” Derek’s words strengthened their smiles.At Russell’s house.The party had already started at five in the evening. Hundreds of people from the neighborhood flocked and enjoyed all the exquisite delicacies. There were more than fifty varieties of dishes to choose from. Even the most prideful eaters wouldn’t be able to taste all the dishes.Russell was made to
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 45
Tyler the Collection King had received quite some attention from the guests because most of the guests were from the same neighborhood. Even the millionaire guests and billionaire guests who were much richer than Tyler now found themselves asking each other who this fat Tyler was.Tyler put a garland of 100 dollar bills on Russell and gave him a car key, saying he had bought a Benz car for Russell.Everyone in the Bennett family was stunned by Tyler’s actions. Russell quickly put the car key back in Tyler’s hand, “I can’t take it. It’s too much.”“You have to,” Tyler demanded in a loud voice and then whispered, “for my sake.”Russell pursed his lips. He didn’t want any gift from Tyler who had ruthlessly dragged his family to the streets before the Lynn family got involved, but because Tyler was begging him, he stayed silent as Tyler put the car key in his hand. After Tyler and his men took pictures with Russell and left the stage, Viola again whispered in Russell’s ear, “You’re such a
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 46
A couple of minutes earlier.Jessica’s eyes dazzled as she went to the food section. Just from the smells she could tell that there were more than ten different varieties of chicken dishes, and even more fish dishes. The beef roast with salt and pepper sprinkled over just made her drool. Without any shyness or hesitation, she started putting multiple varieties on her plate.Jennifer appeared out of nowhere and hissed, “You think this is your home? Eat only one or two items and leave.”Jessica’s entire mood was spoiled because of those harsh words. She didn’t even want to eat now, but she had already put some items on the plate, so she walked away without adding more items.A fat woman wearing a colorful saree joined Jessica. She was Madison. She lived in the very neighboring build and was very close to Jessica. “You shouldn’t even have let that dark-skinned woman inside. She just spoils my view.”“I would have long slapped her a hundred times, but I’ve been controlling myself because
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 47
The cake was cut and distributed to everyone. Not all got to taste more than one flavor. Only Viola and James tasted all seven flavors as they were the ones tasked with distributing the cakes. Actually, the workers were supposed to do it, but the siblings didn’t let the workers sweat and instead took the burden on themselves. And they surely didn’t regret doing it.Viola gave a piece of cake to Jessica. She wanted to put some part of the cake in Russell’s mouth just like Kyra, Viola, and Arnold had. However, she couldn’t find the internal strength to do it anymore.Russell was still talking with Kyra, and she couldn’t bear to see them together. The cake was delicious, but she could hardly savor it. Her whole focus was on observing Russell’s expressions. He seemed happy when talking with Kyra. “Does he like her? More than he likes me?”If there was anything she knew better than most people her age, it was that money could make or break bonds. Her relatives didn’t help her or her brothe
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 48
Jessica didn’t stop, or rather, it was her heart that kept her feet in motion.Was being born poor her fault?She had worked hard in school, but she just couldn’t get the grades that would get her scholarship.She couldn’t fold her character to lick the boots of her superiors, and so she didn’t last long at any workplace.Even now, she couldn’t stay until the party finished.And again, nobody asked her to stay.“Maybe, I’m destined for this type of disastrous luck throughout this lifetime,” she told herself amid the sound of her own footsteps. But then the sound of someone else’s footsteps joined her.“Hey,” someone held her hand so strong her whole momentum was halted, and her back ended up hitting the person that just stopped her. “Ah, sorry.”His voice skipped Jessica’s heart. She straight away knew it was Russell. The only guy in the world she would give her everything away for. As she realized that he was still holding her hand, her heart melted. “R-Russell, what are you doing he
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 49
Fredrick had been anxious ever since Liam conversed with him. He had kept an eye on Natasha just to make sure she wouldn’t approach Russell. After a long time of observing, it seemed like she wasn’t going to bother Russell, so Fredrick briefly went to the food section. At that time, Natasha came to Russell and threatened him with the pics.Though Russell wasn’t guilty about anything, he was still afraid of how the Lynn family might react after Natasha makes a mountain out of the molehill.Russell still refused to come with her to talk privately right away, but then Natasha walked straight toward Kyra, making Russell’s heart pound. If he weren’t in the middle of a large crowd, he would have easily grabbed her hand and pulled her aside, but he couldn’t do that now. He quickly took out his mobile and typed Natasha’s number because he had deleted her contact.Natasha was about fifteen feet away from Kyra, and her phone vibrated. She stopped and looked at the screen and smiled. She turned