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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 55
Russell was walking down a desolate street, unable to think about anything in particular. The questions like ‘what am I doing with my life,’ and ‘where will the rooftop incident take him’ kept drifting through his mind.Every second melted slowly as thoughts sparked through his restless mind. The times when he told Natasha he will love her even in death came to his mind. It made him feel silly, sad, and stupid.He looked like a walking statue, one carrying a lot of burdens inside but showing none on the face at the moment. Even though walking felt tiring, he didn’t stop. He was planning to walk to the other end of the city to where his mom lived, so he could stay with her. He had already met her that morning, but he couldn’t stay with her for long. Now, an opportunity arose.“Instead of staying with the Pennell family, I’ll use this time to take care of my mom. It’s been a while since I spent a whole day with her. Tomorrow, I’m going to make a lot of memories with her.”Thinking about
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 56
At Russell’s home.When Viola told her parents about the decapitated head of the dog being in one of the gift bags, it stunned them to the core. Russell had already told them who had killed the dog, so they all believed that it was Denver who put the dog’s head in the gift box.Viola’s screams also woke Fredrick and Diana up. They came out of the room and asked Arnold what happened, but Arnold didn’t reveal any information to them. Frederick and Diana went back into their rooms, still looking dejected.Viola kept crying nonstop in her bedroom.James, on the other hand, was just in shock. “Didn’t Brother say that he buried Perro somewhere? So, how did Denver get this head? Don’t tell me… he dug it out, and…”His words made Viola feel even more heartbroken. While she wasn’t as close with Perro as Russell was, she still was the second person in the house who cared for the dog. After all, her mother wouldn’t let the dog even come near her or even into the house, giving excuses that the do
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 57
Jessica needed the hug. She knew that. Russell also needed it more than he would admit.It was a comforting moment for both but also a blissful one for Jessica. A tiny dimple blossomed on her cheek.When they broke out of the warm hug, their gazes met for a second time. His gaze sang through her soul.When she was all by herself, the house felt empty, just like her heart. But after Russell’s arrival, happiness filled her heart and brought a glow to the house as well.Like how green grass rose out of the soil and shone brightly, a wonderful smile broke free from her lips and settled on her face.She didn’t thank him for coming. She totally forgot about that. She took him to her room because her brother’s room was rather messy. “You sleep on this bed. I’ll sleep on the floor.”“Why sleep on the floor? Let’s bring the couch into this room,” Russell suggested.She nibbled her lip and nodded. She just couldn’t refuse. After closing the main gate, they brought the couch into her room togeth
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 58
What the hell happened last night? How did Russell come into her bed?Both of them were wearing clothes, so probably, nothing major happened, but seeing Russell sleeping next to her made her go numb for a moment. Her mind went completely blank.All those dreams she had about sleeping next to Russell came true! Though, in a very different way.Jessica kept staring at his face without blinking. He looked so defenseless. All kinds of crazy thoughts rushed to the front of her mind. She wanted to bite his cheek and do more.She just couldn’t turn her face away from him.His pink lips, especially caught her eye as well as her heart.She licked her lips as tension increased her heartbeat. The desire to kiss him grew stronger with every passing second.Even though he was sleeping, she found it too arousing. She turned the other way to control herself. She kept biting her lips trying to bring things under control, but her body temperature just didn’t go down. She started panting, even though s
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 59
Russell didn’t have abs, but he didn’t have a fat abdomen, either. He didn't have well-defined chest muscles, but his broad shoulders more than made up for the lack of chest definition.It had been a long time since Jessica had seen him shirtless, but his torso appeared quite tall. Would all men have tall torsos like him? His back was also naturally wide, even though he didn’t do many pull-ups in his life.More than all these, it was the little black dot near his navel that made Jessica almost drool. It didn’t help when he roughly rubbed his body with her towel. She wished she was in that towel’s place. She envied her own towel like never before.But she didn’t get to see his body for all that long, as Russell donned her brother’s clothes. He looked like a different person entirely. He gave a different vibe.Her heart still beat in a strange rhythm, and it was to her liking.As he stood before the mirror, she stood behind him. (Can you hear my heartbeat? It’s trying to speak to you. C
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 60
Natasha looked like a crocodile when she was hugging the floor. Her expression was that of pure confusion and shock.When was the last time her father slapped her? She didn’t remember it. He probably never slapped her in the past. Yet now, he slapped her like he was slapping an annoying slut chasing men on the roadside.“Fredrick!” Diana got up from the couch. “Are you trying to kill her?”“I wasn’t,” Fredrick turned away. “But if she stays before my eyes for another minute, I don’t think I’ll be able to control myself.”“I’ll take her away,” Diana assured him and quickly helped Natasha to get back to her feet.“Mom, I really didn’t call Russell to the rooftop,” Natasha pitifully told her mother, “I swear.”“Even if your dad doesn’t believe you, I believe you, Natasha.”Diana took her out of the room and made her sit in the living room on the first floor. “Just wait here for a moment, and don’t say a word to anyone. I’ll come back and tell you why we’re here.” Saying that she quickly
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 61
Jessica walked over to the reception desk. A tall, blonde lady was busy typing with one hand while holding a cup of coffee in the other. “Excuse me, ma’am, I’m new to my job, and I don’t know where I should go.”The blonde lady took an entire half-minute to cast a glance at Jessica and then resumed typing for ten more seconds before sparing another glance at her. “What do you want?” There was a hint of arrogance and annoyance in her tone as if she was superior and was doing a favor to Jessica just by giving her some attention.“I passed the interview for the PA post conducted recently,” Jessica patiently explained with a polite smile on her face. “I was told to come at 10 o’clock today, but I don’t know where I should go.”“PA post? Who? You?”she amusedly smiled. “Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror?”Jessica immediately frowned. She didn’t put much makeup on, but how could this woman talk so rudely when she didn’t even know a single thing about Jessica? “Thank you for your
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 62
“My boss? You must be joki—” only then, Miley glanced down and realized that she had just answered the red telephone and not the white telephone. The red one was exclusively used by the boss, and it never rang before, and that fact didn’t even cross her mind until now. “S-Sir,” she immediately stood straight, “sir, what do you want, sir?”“Jessica Walker. Send her to my room,” an indifferent voice replied from the other side.“I’m sending her up right away, sir.”“You are going to escort her to my room.”Miley’s heart sank into her stomach and swam virulently in her gastric juices. “Y-Y-Yes, sir.”The call ended.Miley quickly glanced at Jessica’s employee tag and saw her full name: Jessica Walker. She swallowed her saliva and then briefly looked at Jessica with an annoyed expression. She then gave her belongings back to her and blurted, “Follow me.”“Follow you? To where?” Jessica’s frustration escalated because she didn’t think it was Regan who just talked with Miley. She wanted to