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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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 491
“I don't want to hurt you as my son once loved you. So, please don’t bring out the beast in me. Be real, and live your life with transparency, make-up girl,” Elora further added these words into Natasha’s ears. “Don't play with people's life for your own amusement. Life isn’t about impressing others and being impressed by them. It isn’t about getting revenge for every little hiccup you get, either. Life is too short to do all that worthless shit. If you only hold poison on your face and in your heart, it is going to really hurt you the most one day. I’m not saying this for my son’s sake but purely for your sake.” Only after saying these words, Elora let go of Natasha’s shoulders and said aloud, “Anyway, it’s nice to finally meet and talk to you like this. You really look pretty now that I can see you in the flesh. I can see why my son—”Natasha completely ignored her and went back to her table. Instead of sitting down, she grabbed her purse and left the restaurant, despite her mother
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 492
Regan returned to the hotel where Russell and Elora were staying at, but once again, he did not get out of the car.Gage was trying to be patient, but he was a young man. His blood was boiling from frustration, and there was only so much he could bear.After sitting and doing nothing for more than half-an-hour, he shouted, “Why don’t you just fucking go and greet them, Boss? Just do it and take the load off your chest, for fuck sake. Or do you want me to do it for you?”Regan didn’t get angry at Gage’s insolence. “It’s my little daughter’s birthday today, Gage. She’s already been upset her whole life because of me. Do you want me to get upset even on her 51st birthday?” A second passed. “Or is it the 52nd? Wait, is it 53rd? Or is it still only the 50th?”Gage shook his head. “You’re getting so stressed and old that you don’t even remember the year. This is great, Boss. This is so freaking great. I feel so privileged to be driving your old ass around all day.”Regan coughed a couple of
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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
