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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 467
“Stop this! Please!” Russell cried out as his hands squeezed his mother’s throat against his well.“Why would I stop such a wonderful scene from coming to its conclusion?” Tristan laughed. “I’m not that heartless.”His words were like added torture to Russell and Elora.Elora, knowing what’s happening, stopped struggling and started to smile instead. “It’s okay, son…” she squeezed out a few words with great difficulty. “This… isn’t your fault.”“N-No, mom!” Russell started screaming in rage and tried his damndest to resist Tristan’s control over his body. Just when he was starting to regain control over his body, Tristan uttered the word ‘obey,’ and Russell lost control over his body again.“I’ve killed many humans, but none like this,” Tristan’s red eyes looked pleased. His pupils turned from round to slit pupils as his ‘echo’ had taken over him. “Don’t blame me for doing this because you and I are not the same. Monsters like me have been roaming this world since the dawn of humanit
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 468
The moment Tristan’s heart exploded, and he died, Kyra regained control of herself. And she could not understand why she was at a place where she didn’t remember coming to.What’s more, her head was hurting very much as if she had a severe headache. The pain was so sharp she couldn’t speak or even think of anything else at the moment.Meanwhile, inside the pizza hut.Russell was doing chest-compressions on his mother, trying to wake her up. She wasn’t responding, and it was like a nightmare to him. “Mom! Please wake up!”“She’s not dead yet,” Benjamin came over to him. “Move aside.” Even though he asked Russell to move aside, he pushed Russell away and sent a jolt of electricity through his finger which struck Elora’s chest.And Elora began to breathe now. She didn’t regain her consciousness, but one could tell that she was breathing.Russell fell back on his butt in relief. Nevertheless, he was still shaking. His body was completely drenched in sweat. He still felt like he was living
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 469
A few minutes later.Elora woke up and found herself sitting outside at the wooden bench, where she had previously sat and fed two pizza slices to a street dog.“Why am I here?” She looked a little confused, even though Russell was sitting right next to her. The last thing she remembered was booking a room at a new hotel, and then coming out with Russell for dinner. And then she didn’t remember what happened. But she felt dizzy. “Russell, I don’t feel well.”“Let’s go back to the hotel room, Mom,” he helped her get up, and he walked with her to the hotel across the four-lane road.Kyra was still there, sitting in her car, and she was very surprised to see Russell and his mother. They both looked poor and pitiful as they crossed the street, but she didn’t feel all that pity toward him because she couldn’t forget seeing his picture on Karensa’s mobile not long ago.“I saw his picture at the party, and now he’s now in my sight… What sort of a coincidence is this?” she gritted her teeth,
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 470
Benjamin finished cleaning the shop, and then woke Christopher up first.Christopher found his pants torn, which exposed his fat, hairy thigh. “W-What the hell happened to me?” He tried to cover it with his hands, but it didn’t work, so he used a napkin that was on the table. “B-Benjamin, why are my pants torn? And…” he could see the workers that were still lying unconscious. “What’s up with them?”“It’s better that you don’t ask me about it, Boss,” Benjamin said in a rather dramatic tone. “I don’t want you shitting in your pants.”“W-Why?” Christopher’s cheeks sweated from anxiousness. “W-What happened? Why don’t I remember anything? Did some social justice warriors lose their minds and attack us because we don’t have equal male and female staff members?”“Don’t even get me started. Since you’re smart, I’m sure you’ll figure it out, Boss. Those guys are just sleeping, so you can wake them up. There are a lot of pending orders, so hurry them up,” Benjamin said and walked out of the hu
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 471
With her slender waist touching the wall, Kyra was waiting for Russell to go back into his room. It was silent for a few seconds. “Did he leave?” She opened the door, and to her shock, he was standing right next to the door.“What are you doing here?” he asked rather coldly, arms folded across the chest, standing on one leg and leaning his back to the wall. Kyra’s expression immediately changed into that of a serious one. She stood straight and confidently said, “That’s my question. What are you doing with Karensa Raer? Is this your way of getting back at me?”Russell slightly frowned. “I don’t get it. Why do you care who I stick with after you basically kicked me out of the party without even trusting my words?”“You’re sticking to that ‘being innocent’ script, I see,” Kyra squinted her eyes. “If you’re truly innocent, you wouldn’t have given up so easily. You would have come to my house and at least tried to prove yourself.”“Huh, you talk like a lawyer. It’s always the man that me
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 472
By the time Kyra came home, she was surprised to see Regan talking with her mom.“Cyber attack, you say…” Charlotte looked surprised.“Yes, I have enough evidence to prove it to you, if you want,” Regan told her. “Our government wants to control my game. We both know that, but that’s only a part of their plan. Their main goal has always been to regulate the internet of our country and the world and rule the digital era. For that, they’ll launch a cyber attack which affects many sectors, including the banking sector. With that as an excuse, they’ll pass new bills that’ll remove the dollar and bring the crypto currency on board. Even the global internet will become highly regulated with every user given a specific digital ID. That means, only those they allow will be able to play my game or even open your banking system portal.”“That sounds a big stretch, Mr. Regan,” Kyra opined as she sat next to her mother, not closely but a foot away. “You’re talking about the government monitoring
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 473
Russell bought a new laptop and was busy installing applications in the new hotel room they were staying at. A part of him wanted him to bet on the games and earn more money, but he already had enough money in his bank account. So, why keep earning like a mad man? He thought this way. Nevertheless, he began to look at the Raer family and the Lynn family and the history they had. Most of the information he found online sounded too good to be true.Elora, on the other hand, was talking with the restaurant owner who was a woman in her forties, but she was wearing a red tank top and short blue jeans, despite being fat. And she didn’t even comb her hair properly, so she looked stupid and ugly to the eyes.“I think our neighbor takes drugs. I hear him shouting from the past hour,” Elora complained.“Oh, he’s probably just talking with his wife or something,” the owner replied casually.“No. Why don’t you please look into it?”“Fine, fine.” Even though she said that, she had no intention of
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 474
A family of five it was, and all five of them did not like each other, which made living together a literal hell for them.The father was a plumber. Recently, they lost their house because he was unable to pay the mortgage, and so they moved to this hotel. Since then, the wife was never polite with her husband. And the teenage daughters were too busy fighting for the mobile that they couldn’t care less about their parents’ quarrels.Their son, Bosner, was about nine years old. And he would look at others as if they were to be blamed for his hardships.Currently, Bosner was sitting next to an adult stranger in the cafeteria built on the southern side of the hotel. He gave gooseberries to this man and asked for his mobile for playing a game. The adult gave his mobile. Bosner played the online game, challenged his sisters and defeated them and got a good laugh out of it.“Can I take this mobile?” Bosner asked the adult man.“You want to take what?” The adult man was shocked. “You’re stil
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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
CHAPTER 635
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
CHAPTER 634
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?”
CHAPTER 633
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
CHAPTER 632
“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
CHAPTER 631
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
CHAPTER 630
“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
CHAPTER 629
“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
