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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 476
Benjamin stopped at a small house to deliver the pizza. The young lady that was standing outside took the pizza but began to walk into her house without paying.“Excuse me, you didn’t pay yet, ma’am,” Benjamin reminded her.“I know,” she said, turning back. “But a few weeks ago, I was walking down the road, talking with a friend on my mobile. Some guy riding a scooter came in my way and then snatched the mobile from me and left quickly.”“So?” Benjamin looked confused. “What does that have to do with paying for the pizza?”“It has everything to do with it because you also came on a two-wheeler and reminded me of that terrible experience I had,” she blurted. “So, for compensation, I took the pizza for free. To be honest, this isn’t enough for compensation, but I’ll settle with it.”“Ma’am, everything you just said is being recorded with the camera in my helmet,” Benjamin said. “If I go to court with this, you’ll be forced to pay a few thousand dollars for wasting my time and effort.”“
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 477
“Mom, if I tell you that there’s a group that operates from the shadows that wants to control and subjugate humanity for all the wrong reasons… what would you say?” Russell asked his mother right after coming to the room and sitting on the chair.“Did you read some nasty news column or something?” she asked back.“No.” Russell kept staring at her.“Well, if there really is such a group, then the common people would know it sooner or later, don’t you think?” Elora opined.“What if they don’t know?”“Then… humanity is doomed, unless they can resist with their guns and their sheer number,” Elora said. “Nothing beats numbers, so it won’t be easy for the worldly powers to subjugate humanity in this day and age even if all the governments join hands and try to oppress them.”“Yeah, I think the same, but these people in the shadows do not operate in public,” Russell said as he remembered his talk with Benjamin that happened not long ago. “They have been hiding in the shadows and are ruling
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 478
Gage was adding new fish to the aquarium in Regan’s office. “When are you going to tell Russell, Boss? You are going back and forth on this decision these past few days. It hurts me to see you struggle so much for everything even at your age.” He said these words, knowing just how many pills Regan was taking everyday just to keep his old body going. “Though I don’t believe Russell is capable of succeeding you, he’s still your grandson. He’s got your blood in him, so I will give him my full support no matter what.”“You’ve got your father’s loyalty in you, Gage,” Regan sipped on some wine. “I appreciate that, even though I don’t say it to you directly. You know that, don’t you?”“I do,” Gage softly said.Regan looked at the fish in the aquarium which kept opening their mouths as widely as they could. “Look at those fish, trying to breathe oxygen, working so hard to keep their little lives going in that small aquarium. If those meager fish got so much tenacity, then how much determinati
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 479
“Didn’t you hear me? He stole money from my counter!” the owner yelled, raising her hand in anger, trying to slap Russell.However, Russell’s cold gaze suppressed her ego and made her pull her hand down. “I don’t care what he did. Even if he’s stolen some money, you shouldn’t be beating a kid like this,” Russell said. “Do you not have kids?”She frowned.“Thought so. No wonder you have no restraint at all,” Russell blurted. “Apologize to him. It’s not a big deal, or I’ll call the police and tell them about the whole laptop thing, if you know what I mean.”“Y-You…” She got so angry, but she couldn’t do anything. “I won’t apologize to him. If you want to call the police, then do so!” Saying that, she went away into a different room.“She’s so stubborn,” Russell shook his head and then looked at Bosner who had a couple of bruises on his face. “Don’t steal, little bro. If your time is bad, worse things can happen. People get shot for trying to steal a dollar from others, you understand?”
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 480
Gage began to look for Russell without Regan’s knowing. And it took him only two hours to find out the hotel where Russell was staying at with his mother. Surprisingly, this hotel was not far from the school both him and Russell studied at. Russell brought his mother to the school to show her around. He looked very happy because his mother never came to the school and only saw it through pictures. They met the principal, who was still the same guy. And he didn’t give them more than a minute. He didn’t even give them coffee or anything, but they weren’t offended by it because Russell knew what kind of a man the principal was, and he already warned her mother beforehand. Had Russell been a bright student back in school days, he would have received a different treatment from the principal now, but Russell was a forgettable student. The principal just didn’t want to waste his time on them. Because it was a working day, Russell couldn’t show her all the classes, but he was happy with wh
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 481
“To tell me something very important?” Russell smiled a little as he offered an apple to Gage. “Alright. I don’t have a clue as to what you want to talk about, but I’m all ears,” he sat down in another chair and bit on the apple.“I’ll be frank. We don’t hate each other, but we don’t quite like each other, either,” Gage said. “Why don’t we change that?”“Change what?”“Change into becoming buddies that will do anything for each other,” Gage added.Russell blinked twice. “What?” He didn't know what to say. “Did some dog bite you or something? You came here out of nowhere and started saying something stupid. You didn’t drink and then come here, did you?”“I didn’t drink because I don’t have a friend to drink with,” Gage pitifully said. “And I don’t like drinking alone, which is why I brought beer with me. You left those cans at the door, though.”Russell believed his words as Gage really did not have many friends in school. Even though he was good at sports, he was always to himself. “I
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 482
Many months back.“Rustless? That’s a weird nickname,” Russell said, as he and Natasha were riding an elephant together.“But I like it! Because you are pure as gold,” Natasha said. “You don’t lose your shine.”“Shine?” Russell looked awkward. “What shine? Our classmates are already doing jobs and have their own cars, but I’m struggling with vlogging. Nobody watches my videos. I don’t even know what my future holds.”“Then why don’t you just do something better?” Natasha asked, while wrapping her arms around his waist from behind. She had to hold him tightly so she would not fall.“My mom told me I shouldn’t shy away from pursuing the path I want at least until I turn 30, which is probably why I still haven’t given up, maybe?” Russell wondered.“I know you want to succeed with your own potential doing what you’re passionate about, but if you ever need my help, just ask me, I’ll use my dad’s influence to get you recommended to a company,” she said.Russell frowned. “Sorry, that won’t b
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 483
Not long after Gage left, Russell was working on his laptop, when his mobile began to receive messages. He checked them and was surprised because most of them were messages sent by his friends.“How did they know my number?” he thought for a second and then frowned. “That damned principal. Did he give my number to Natasha?”Russell looked disappointed as well as angry because some of these messages were sent by anonymous people, and one of these messages was titled ‘she restarted him with one slap.’Russell still vividly remembered that these types of posts were published a lot online back when Natasha rejected him. They also probably played some part in Russell ending up at the cliff that day.“She said she had no interest in crushing me anymore. Yeah, this woman is a pathological liar. I’m sure of it now,” Russell couldn’t block the friends that sent him messages, but he made sure to block all the anonymous numbers after sending them the message: Hell awaits you.One of these messa