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