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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 547
“Stop and explain yourself, Lucy,” Elsin blurted. “Don’t take Dad’s patience for granted.”“W-What’s there to explain, Brother?” Lucy retorted in a soft manner. “How would I have expected that punk Liam to boldly speak to the media like he did? He’s crazy! How can anyone predict what a crazy man would do?”“You think he’s crazy?” Roman intervened. “That man knew exactly what he was doing. If he had only told the lies, then it wouldn’t have been much of a problem for us because most people wouldn’t fall for such lies. However, he subtly mixed lies and truths together, so much so that even experts who can detect lies from body language will have a hard time to tell whether he’s lying or telling the truth. That man is not just any billionaire, Lucy. He had a history of being in the dark and fighting the dark forces since long ago, but for some reason, he stopped doing all those vigilante acts. Otherwise, someone would have long killed him. But if we touch him now, we’ll only be making hi
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 548
There have been plenty of instances when Elora felt helpless after leaving her dad and her home and wealth.However, she never really felt like going back to her dad, not even when some men lusted after her and troubled and scared her quite a bit.But now, when Nora told her on the mobile that the woman that took Russell was from the Payseur family, the same Payseur family that Liam Lynn mentioned on the television, she couldn’t be calm anymore.She had two hands, two legs, and a heart full of love for her son, but yet, she felt so helpless right now as everything she had was not useful in helping her own son.She thought about the ways that she could help her son.In the end, she got into Russell’s car and drove somewhere hastily.Somewhere else in the city.“You can kill multiple giants at the same time,” Liam was telling his lawyers. “Let us focus on one giant right now. One giant. One Payseur family. After that we can deal with Blacroc, Sanguard, and others that support them. But
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 549
In Rues Castle.Elsin was talking with a group of people using his hologram. “We will get all the birds at once. We’re capable of doing that. Anyone who fails will be punished without mercy, so do your jobs well.”“Yes, sir.” Among those that agreed, Teresa was also there.After the meeting ended, Teresa was feeling excited. “The era of the Lynn family is going to end soon. The Creed Zone will be taken over. We will have also gotten more control over the Conreid Company. Other big companies are already on their way into coming under our control. Within just a couple of months, I can see this entire country completely coming under the control of the Payseur family and their allies. Since they won’t be directly doing the job, I’m sure they will give it to ME. Hahaha. It is finally my time to shine! I’ll show Nora how money shouldn’t be wasted on charity! I’ll show Charlotte and Stacy Heller that they’re not worthy of getting my appointment! I’ll get my grandchildren married into royal f
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 550
Russell and Lucy were put in the same dark cell, where there wasn’t even a single candle.It was completely dark, but they were given only one candle and were told to use it for the next 24 hours.Lucy lit it up right away, but Russell blew the flame off.“Why did you do that?” she asked.“Let’s not waste it,” he said. “We’ll use it when it’s beneficial for us.”“Beneficial?” Some weird thoughts ran through her mind. “Are you talking about the time when we’re going to have sex?”“Don’t say such crazy things,” Russell blurted. “I am going to escape from this place. So, let’s not waste the candle light right now.”“Escape from here? Hahaha,” she laughed out loud. “That’s impossible.”“Nothing is impossible,” he said.“Is that so?” Lucy went silent for a while. “It is impossible for me to get away from my family.”Russell didn’t say anything at first, but then he asked, “Why do you want to stay away from your family?”“It’s an embarrassing story, but I’m sure I’m not the only woman who e
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 551
Jessica was talking on stage in a seminar conducted for the programmers working for Dream Creed.“We’re going to be working late hours for the first few months,” she told everyone. “So be prepared for it. Of course, you’re going to receive a fat bonus if you do a good job. Those are not my words, but my boss’ words.”“Ma’am,” one of the women raised their hands. “These past few days, our company has been greatly attacked by the media.”“Isn’t it only natural for others to envy us when we’re doing great?” Jessica replied.“No, it’s not about that, ma’am, but… what do you think about their statement that there aren’t enough female programmers in this company? I mean, we’re talking about a 1:14 female to male ratio here. Isn’t that unfair and strange?”“What’s so strange about it?” Jessica retorted. “Can you, as a woman, stay at night and work long hours every day, even as a programmer? I don’t think so. Women have many things to consider compared to men who are built to work outside. So
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 552
Elsin entered the cellar and turned his head toward Russell. The indifference was clear in his eyes. He didn’t even say a word and just raised his gun.Russell’s eyes widened. He raised his arms in self defense and rushed forward.Elsin shot as if he was killing a rat.The bullet luckily struck the metal cuffs and bounced off.“Haa!” Russell slapped Elsin’s hands, and the gun fell out of the cellar. Russell joined his hands and thrust both hands at Elsin’s face at the same time and struck him as hard as he could.Elsin was hit hard, but he withstood the attack and then replied with a kick in the gut that sent Russell a couple of steps backward.“You little shit! How dare you touch me with your dirty hands!” Elsin ragefully rained punches on Russell left and right. Russell lowered his center of mass and receive all the attacks to his arms and shoulders, guarding his head properly. He kept moving so that he wouldn’t be cornered.Elsin was a grown man with practice in boxing. His punches
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 553
A few minutes earlier.“Thank you for not just healing me,” Roddick bowed before an old lady who was wearing a rabbit mask, “but also revitalizing me. I feel like my bones have gotten stronger. Now, I can do much more than I ever imagined. Coming to this city is more than worth it. Thank you.”“No big deal, kid,” she kept her voice indifferent. “Just don’t forget to make the world suffer. That’s all I want from you. Sow seeds of chaos wherever you go. The world deserves it for stealing so much from us.”“I will definitely do it, ma’am,” Roddick said.She used an electronic device to open a portal.Roddick looked astonished. (I want to take the blueprints for this advanced technology, but it’s still too early for that. I have to gain their trust, and then when it’s time, I’ll conquer this city!)“Where do you want to go?” She asked.Regan thought about it for a moment. “I initially planned to deal with my worst enemy, Liam Lynn, who humiliated me! But now, I feel like I can kill him an
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 554
Regan initially got the better of Roman, but then the toll of using the hacking system was too much on his old, sick body. He began to cough in the middle of the fight, and this gave plenty of opportunities for Roman to land some good blows on Regan and break his bones.But what astonished Roman was that Regan still tried to stand and fight.Roman frowned. “I don’t get it. What’s making you fight so hard?”“You wouldn’t understand it even if I tell you,” Regan used his hacking system again to put pressure on Roman’s mind, giving him an immense headache.Roman screamed like he never did before. It was humiliating for him that he was being hurt like this by a mere old man when Roman had the history of beating elephants single-handedly.Regan couldn’t use his skill for longer than three seconds now. And then he was down on his knees, bleeding from his nose. His sight also turned blurry.Roman recovered quickly and got back up. “I don’t know how you are messing with me, but this ends now
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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
