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Liam and Kyra had been talking with the lawyers and some scientists in the law firm for hours.One of the scientists installed a defense software system on both of their mobiles and told Kyra, “These days, one of the main ways that the government or the companies target the citizens is through mobiles by stealing your data 24/7. In fact the government selectively kills its enemies among the public through cell phones. They can make your heart stop, brain malfunction, or affect any particular organ in your body, or even manipulate your mood. But with the software I installed, it’ll automatically stop the mobile from emitting harmful frequencies and radiation. Nevertheless, I highly suggest that you keep your mobiles switched off and only turn them on when you need them. Never put them in your pocket, and certainly don’t sleep with them. If you want an alarm, then use one analog clock. Unless you specifically need it, you should keep it switched off.”“Keeping my mobile switched off mos
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If someone stepped on his toes, Magnus would have made them bleed from their ears just from his scolding. However, right now he could only bear the pain through his screams. After all, he didn’t want to scold Kyra, at least not in front of her dad because Liam had helped Magnus in the past. When a billionaire tried to kill him for talking bad about his products, it was Liam who shielded him and gave him monetary support for his research. This later helped Liam in building quality electric products as well, which led to the steady increase of Lynn Enterprises’ fame and the people’s trust.Kyra apologized to Magnus before leaving the building with her dad.“I’m not sure why you really want to fight the federal government,” Kyra opened up her mind. “They are the guys that print money, Dad. They have power over every nation. They are too big for us to fight them by ourselves. Otherwise, why would the Heller family or the Conreid family not back us?”Liam smiled. “Do you hate that I raised
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 440
Russell was sleeping, but then a somewhat familiar voice made him open his eyes. To his surprise, Tyler the Collection king was talking with his mother.“Please come and stay at our house, ma’am. Both of you,” Tyler respectfully spoke. “This is my wife’s wish. She wants to give our daughter to your son in marriage. He can slowly take over my businesses.”“And you expect me to believe that you’re okay with it?” Elora asked. “I’ve heard about you from many months already, Mr. Tyler. And while I admire how you take care of your wife and daughter, you also stoop to any level if it profits you. I cannot send my son over to such a family. It’s important to earn food, but it’s even more important to live with honor. I don’t think my son can live an honorable life in your house, under your care.”Tyler frowned initially but then forced out a smile. “I’m not as bad as you think, ma’am. While I’m ruthless to those who take money from me and don’t pay back in time, I take care of my friends who
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 441
Regan and Charlotte met in the Creed Tech company building. There were also other shareholders and board of directors that were there in the hall, but most of them were listening to these two talk.“If you take away the interest factor, you’re also taking away the most profitable stream of income for my bank,” Charlotte said. “How the eff do you expect me to proceed with this sudden change that robs me of my profits? This isn’t fair. I’m never going to accept it.”“I pretty much knew you’d say that, so I prepared something that’s almost as profitable as your interest scam, ahem, I mean, interest scheme,” Regan said.“Krgh, what is it?” Charlotte reluctantly asked.“Just like interest, we’ll go for a multidimensional scheme,” Regan said. “Taxes.”Charlotte raised her brow. “And how are you going to do that? By putting taxes on the gaming gear and so on? That wouldn’t be anywhere near enough.”“We’ll put tax on every transaction,” Regan kept his composure. “When a player deposits a hund
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 442
When Russell asked Karensa to bring her the menu card, he didn’t sound arrogant or angry. He was talking in a way that highlighted his masculinity while his body language showed relaxed confidence. There was no rush in his words, and only a display of confidence that was suggesting to her what was the right thing to do. Women were hardwired to find some qualities attractive in men, whether they themselves knew about it or not. For a second, Karensa also felt like she was standing in front of a protagonist from a James Bond movie, her favorite series, from the way Russell confronted her now.Many guys had tried to clear the complex entrance examinations of her heart, and almost everyone failed to properly hold her attention, but this guy was now giving a bit of a shake to the fort of her heart just by standing before her.“Hello?” Russell asked her again. “Are you hearing me? I asked for a menu card.”Karensa came up with many scenarios in her mind, which included him getting beaten by
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 443
“What’s your name?” Karensa asked him, flipping her hair back.“Why is my name necessary?” he asked back. “Didn’t you tell me to eat and get the hell out of your sight?”“I did, but…” Karensa maintained a straight face, “it’s just a name. Why are you playing tough to get? Usually, I’m the one that does that to the guys that approach me.”Russell somewhat smiled. “My name is, unfortunately, named after a snake.”“A snake?” Karensa thought for a second. “Is your name Viper? Racer? Draco?”He kept shaking his head. “Damn, I didn’t know there were so many names that are also used for snakes.”“You can just tell me your name.”“Aren’t you quite impatient?”“Huh,” Karensa smiled a bit angrily. “You’re the one making me impatient. You’re eating my food. Don’t you think you should at least have the courtesy to tell me your name?”“Then what about your courtesy? Isn’t it rude to ask someone’s name without telling yours first?” Russell retorted.The left eyebrow of Karensa jerked a little. “My
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Russell had eaten his fill and then asked the waiter to pack the rest of the dishes.“You don’t have to take the rest,” Karensa said.“It’s for my mom,” he replied. “She’s upstairs.”“Oh, then we’ll send her fresh dishes because these would have gone a bit cold,” Karensa suggested.“Well…” Russell couldn’t say no because his mother loved eating hot food, especially spicy food. She wasn’t able to eat spicy foods when she was sick, but now, she started eating in moderation. “Thank you.”“It’s okay. I can do this much for someone who ‘slapped’ me,” she cheekily smiled.“You just had to say that…” Russell exhaled audibly. “Fine. If it’s an apology that you want… I’m sorry.”“An apology isn’t enough,” Karensa folded her arms and sat back confidently. “I want your number.”Russell was surprised. “My number?” he thought for a second.“What?” Karensa’s voice turned rough. “Why the heck are you thinking about it? Am I not worthy enough to even get your number?”“T-That’s not it,” Russell quick
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Karensa was traveling in a car, while reading a file that had information about a particular someone. “Russell Bennett… as expected, he’s from a mediocre family. Only these poor people complain about how society works, but he’s not all wrong, though. My dad’s salary as a senate member wouldn’t exceed 200,000 dollars a year, but he earns tens of millions illegally every year just by using his position as a senate member. And 99.9% percent politicians are just like him, busy making money and filling their pockets deep with everything they can.” She kept reading the file with interest. “He’s not that good at studies, either, huh,” she smirked. “At least there’s one thing we have in common. He’s dated someone called Natasha for a few months until she rejected his proposal because he didn’t have a job. Can’t blame her for that. Mm?” Just then, she noticed a name. “Kyra Lynn?” she rubbed her eyes once and looked again. Her eyes slowly but surely widened. “W-What the hell? He married Kyra
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THANK YOU:: The Secret Successor has found his family as well as his love! There’s no one more lucky in the world than one who has a family that loves them. They don’t say blood is thicker than water for no reason. But I’d say, love is even thicker than blood. So, Russell is lucky to have a loving mom, dad, grandfather, and a childhood girlfriend. How lucky are you in your life in terms of relationships? Do you have people who support you when you are down? I hope so. I started the novel with the thought of finishing it in 500 chapters, but it took this long. To all those who read every chapter and reached this page… you have my humble and grateful thanks. A big thanks to reader Oyewale Gabriel for your immense support. And then to Mickey Ritch for your votes as well as comment support. Next is Ricky, who is one of the earliest readers of this novel. Good to still see you around. To Charlie Mcmillen, who has a silent but strong presence, you have my Mcvery thanks. And then, we hav
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A few weeks later.Charlotte was at her home, eating peanuts, which didn’t taste good on her tongue right now. It wasn’t the peanuts that had the issue, but her tongue and her mind.“Even the food isn’t going inside,” Charlotte pitifully said. She called Kyra’s mobile, but Kyra didn’t answer.Seconds later, Kyra sent a text message: Don’t bother me.“Tsk, she’s completely cut herself off,” Charlotte tossed the mobile away at the wall. “But she’s sticking with Liam and Russell when they’re not even related to her by blood. It doesn’t make any sense!”“Do you want me to kidnap her and bring her here?” William asked.“Do you want Liam to kill both of us?” Charlotte asked him back.“N-No.”“Forget about Liam…” Charlotte looked at the file in her hand. “This bastard Russell came up with such a clever contract. If I sign this, I’ll basically be giving up my shares in the company, but in return, I’ll earn in the billions.”“Since he’s going to trouble you anyway, he’s giving you a profitable
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Jessica was never gifted so many chocolates by anybody before. She immediately hugged Russell with excitement. “You’re the best!”“Wait, they are not just for you,” Russell said. “You’ll be sharing these with everyone at the table.”“U-Uh, of course,” Jessica couldn’t smile as freely anymore because there weren’t multiples for some types of chocolates, and she didn’t want to give those away to others. “I-I will do it after we finish dinner,” she said. “I mean, if we eat chocolates before, then we won’t be able to eat the meal properly.”“You can just distribute them now,” Russell said.“U-Um,” Jessica reluctantly got up and began to distribute the chocolates to everyone at the table. But when she came to Russell, she didn’t put any chocolate on his plate.“Wait, you forgot me,” Russell said.She leaned in and whispered in his ear, “Didn’t you say that I AM your chocolate?”Russell blushed. “Ahem,” he quickly controlled his expression. “I see.”Jessica sat down. The waiters began to se
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A few nights later.At Tuna Waves restaurant.The entire top floor was booked by the Lynn family for the night.A large dining table was arranged in the center of the floor. Kyra was the first to attend, because she was the only one who arranged this dinner and invited the people she believed she should.As she waited a bit nervously, to her shock, Jessica was the first to arrive. She was dressed in her work attire and didn’t even have makeup on. Was she coming straight from work?Jessica sat down at a chair but didn’t speak to Kyra and just waited.There was an awkward atmosphere between these two.“I’m not going to eat you, so you can talk,” Kyra voiced her mind. “You came here early so that you can make sure nothing ‘strange’ happens, right?”“Well, I have to protect my guy,” Jessica replied, putting her mobile down, “so that I won’t lose him again.”“Don’t worry then. I think of Liam as my dad, so Russell becomes my brother now,” Kyra stated. “I can’t marry my brother now, can I?”
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Other than Arnold, nobody was told that Liam was Russell’s biological father, as Elora and Liam just didn’t feel the need to do so.They believed that revealing that truth now would only bring unnecessary complications.Elora felt like a lot of burden had been lifted off her heart after she told Arnold the truth.Russell also felt happy that Viola was talking to him. Though James was still clouded by his anger, Russell didn’t feel bad about it as James was known for his impulsive behavior.Russell believed that James would understand with time.Liam and Elora went away in a different car, whereas Russell left in his Boyen Redemption. Driving with an injured hand wasn’t easy, but he somehow managed it and got home.Regan was talking with Gage’s dad and introduced him to Russell. “This is the man I trust the most in the world. He’s your friend Gage’s father. His name is Steven.”Russell saw that Steven’s eyes were completely white. “Nice to meet you, Steven?” he looked at Regan. “Is he b
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“I don’t get it. Why do you want to marry her of all people?” Teresa asked quickly. “She’s been sick for decades, and no one knows when she might get sick again and die, not that I’m wishing for it, but I’m just stating the possibility. In addition to that, Russell is already your son-in-law, isn’t he? So, if you marry his mother now, what will the world think of it?”Liam smiled and asked her, “You think I didn’t consider all those things?”“U-Uh…” Teresa didn’t know what to say because he looked calm despite everything she had just said. She looked at Elora. “Are you not going to eat anything?”“No, I’m full,” Elora said, even though the real reason she refused was because she didn’t want to eat what was brought by Jennifer. Elora then glanced at Arnold. “Can we talk privately?”Arnold was not expecting that. Without even looking at Teresa or Jennifer, he said, “Sure. Why not?”Jennifer didn’t want them to talk, but all she could do was stand there and watch as Arnold and Elora walk
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Charlotte left the hospital, but on her way home, she received pictures from one of her friends.And these were pictures of Liam and Elora eating at a restaurant.“Stop the car,” Charlotte said.William quickly pressed the brake. He looked back, and Charlotte was fuming.She felt like her body was set on fire. She wasn’t able to stand it.“How can he…”Seeing Liam hold some other woman’s hand, she wasn't able to digest it and pulled her hair with one hand. “Fuck! This isn’t happening. Fuck! Fuck!”“What’s wrong, ma’am?” William quickly asked.“He’s getting away from me,” she said angrily as well as sadly. “He’s really getting away from me.”One mistake cost her everything.Her husband, her daughter, and even her sister, all of them moved away from her.The only person that was still with her was William.“Why won’t you also leave my side?” she asked him.“Does a dog ever leave the side of its master?” he said. “They may be manipulative, abusive, but the dog still loves its master.”Ch
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“Fuck off, bitch,” Natasha pressed the trigger.However, nothing happened.Jessica thought she died, but she didn’t. She quickly recovered from the mental shock and slapped Natasha’s hand, making the gun fall out of her hand. “That’s an autoloader. You should manually cock for the first shot for it to be fired.” She kicked Natasha in the gut as hard as she could.Jessica was a very powerful woman, and so her kick sent Natasha crashing back violently.Jessica then sat on Natasha and began to hit her.“W-Wait,” Natasha tried to speak. “That gun wasn’t loaded.”“You expect me to believe that?” Jessica began to punch her face repeatedly, making her lips rupture and bleed. Still, she didn’t stop and kept going.The other employees gathered around. One of them picked up the revolver and checked for the bullets. “Ma’am, this gun really is empty.”Jessica was a bit shocked to hear that. “What?”“I told you…you fucking bitch!” Natasha grabbed Jessica’s throat and squeezed it. “I’ll kill you fo
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“Aww,” Elora crashed on the floor and cringed in pain. Liam rushed over to help her and tried to help her get up, but she got up on her own, saying, “I’m not that old yet.”“I never said you were,” Liam put forward the bouquet of lilies.“What the… too white and bright,” she blurted. “Your taste sucks.”Liam was shocked because it was Russell’s suggestion.Elora plucked just one lily from the bouquet and smelled it. “Anyway, what brought the great Liam Lynn here. There’s no child in this house, you know.”Liam’s expression suddenly hardened. Whether she was trying to mock him or was purposely trying to tease him, it felt like a joke that went too far. However, he saw not a ounce of negativity in Elora’s eyes. It was as if she was testing him to see how he’d react. “My child, no, our child is in this house, is he not?” Liam replied.Elora somewhat smiled. “Yeah, he is upstairs. You can go and talk to him.” She sat back on the couch. “If you move out of the way, I’ll watch the TV. The c
