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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 486
Elora and Russell talked for a long time that night, and he briefly told her that Natasha and her sister came to invite him to Skarlett’s wedding.Elora clearly told him to not go to that wedding, and that Natasha was the type of girl who wouldn’t spit on Russell even if he was burning! “She might even come after your life, so stay away from her.”“I don’t intend to go to that wedding, either. I don’t want to put my mental health at risk,” Russell said, “even if Kyra might attend the wedding.”Elora’s expression changed. “Kyra will be going?” she paused for a second. “Are you sure it’s completely done between both of you?” She knew very well that a lot had happened between them, but it was more due to misunderstandings and not due to big mistakes from each other. So, she believed that there might be a chance for them to end up together.Russell didn’t look too sure, either, but he said, “She’s the one in the wrong. If she doesn’t trust me with something like this, what’s the point of
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 487
“There are all kinds of people in this world. And not everybody is functional!” Teresa was talking with her son-in-law. “They won’t get it no matter how many times they try to reform them. Your son, Russell, also falls into that category.”“But… mother-in-law, we can’t just let him live like a beggar,” Arnold said. “I think he’s received enough punishment. If he receives some guidance and help, I think he’ll grab onto that opportunity and make something out of it. We don’t have to help him directly. We can do it with someone else.”“I totally get what you’re saying,” Teresa casually said while reading the newspaper. “He’s your blood. He’s your first son, and you want to help him even if he’s a useless scum who preys on juvenile girls.”“T-That’s not what I meant,” Arnold frowned.“But that’s what it means,” Teresa said. “There are many jobs for trash like him. Blowing leaves off the streets will get him paid a few dollars, or mowing someone’s lawn, or cleaning drainages, you name it.
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 488
Regan walked out of Teresa’s estate and entered his old Porsche car.“Where do you want to go now, Boss?” Gage asked. He didn’t like that Regan came here to meet Teresa because it was a risky thing to do. “Who do you want to meet this time?”“Let’s just go to a restaurant,” Regan said. “A humble one.”“Alright.” Gage drove for more than twenty minutes and stopped at Drake’s restaurant. It was neither small nor big, but it was quite busy. “Damn, there are a lot of people here. So, do you want me to choose another restaurant?”“No, this is fine. You stay here,” Regan said. “I want to eat alone.”“Okay, Boss. Put the goggles on so that no one recognizes you.”Regan, however, didn’t wear the goggles as he wasn’t in the mood.Regan entered the restaurant, walking slowly with the help of his stick. He looked around. There were no empty tables, so he waited for almost eight minutes before a table was freed. He quickly went there and sat at that empty table.A tall handsome youth, with the na
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 489
Russell and his mother coincidentally sat at the same table where Regan had previously sat.As Regan checked the menu and spoke out the names of the items, Elora picked two items. One was cheesecake, and the other was dry nut ice cream. Because they were only sweet items, Russell took the responsibility to order the spicy items.After they made the order, the tall guy Jim told them in a low voice that someone else had already paid for everyone.Elora and Russell were pleasantly surprised to hear that. Russell wasn’t sure if he should eat this way as it was his mother’s birthday, but Elora said, “Some rich person wants to celebrate for something, so why not accept his/her goodwill?”Russell ended up agreeing.“I’ll bring the orders within five minutes,” Jim told them and quickly left. Judging by his speed, he was very busy.Elora put her hand across the table and touched Russell’s hand and said in a low voice, “Don’t forget to give him a nice tip.”Russell nodded. “Of course. I’ll give
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 490
Skarlett leaned into her sister and hissed at her in a low voice, “Stop with your nonsense. Are you jealous that he’s handsome and he didn’t appreciate your beauty?”Natasha, however, did not even lend an ear to what her sister was saying. The moment she saw Russell and his mom happily eating what looked like ice cream, it stirred her gut. She didn’t like what she was seeing. How could they be so happy right now? How could they come into a restaurant like this and enjoy a meal together? Were they perhaps using the last bits of money they had to buy a nice meal for one last time? If not, did they steal from someone else and then came here to eat? As these kind of thoughts flooded her mind, she suddenly heard Jim’s voice.“We are providing meals for free until two o’clock thanks to one of our customers’ kindness,” Jim told Diana. “But I assure you that the quality will be just as high as you’d expect it.”“I don’t doubt you, Jim,” Diana smiled softly at him. “I’ve never once been disapp