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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 484
It was dark outside when Elora woke up. The full moon could be seen through the window.To her added surprise, Russell had prepared a meal for her which he personally cooked.“How were you able to cook in this hotel?” Elora looked very shocked. “How did they allow it?”“They said we can cook as long as we’re using induction cookware,” Russell said. “So I bought some tools in the nearby supermarket and unpacked everything and cooked an egg and tomato dish for you. Taste it and tell me how it is.”Elora didn’t know what to say. “Russell… since when can you cook a full curry?” He had helped her with many things over the years, from making all kinds of healing potions, but he never cooked curry for her because he didn’t know. Jennifer never even allowed him into the kitchen, which Elora knew because Russell had told her about it decades ago. He didn’t bring that up after growing up, but she knew that Jennifer didn’t let him enter the kitchen even after he grew a mustache.How would a per
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 485
“It’s long past twelve, Boss,” Gage said, yawning. “It’s getting quite chilly here. How much longer are you going to keep tapping your shoes? Either enter that hotel, or let’s go home. I’m hungry! And I’m sure you are also hungry!”Regan took a breath and stepped out of the car, surprising Gage.“I’m going to do it,” Regan told himself, but then it was quite bright outside, so he naturally lifted his head and saw the full moon. Looking at the full moon made him suddenly remember something that happened many years ago. He was on the rooftop of his estate talking with his business partners on mobile. It was in the middle of the night, with a full moon above his head.Elora came running to the rooftop and quickly held his hand and said, “Happy Birthday, Dad!”However, Regan pulled his hand away and ‘shh’ed her, telling her to leave with his hand gesture.Elora wasn’t even ten years old back then. She silently cried as she went downstairs.Coming back to the present.Regan started to shak
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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
