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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 579
After speaking out about everything that was weighing Russell’s heart in front of Charlotte and everyone else, Russell did not feel sad. In fact, he felt the opposite. He felt glad to be able to speak of those things as if they no longer affected him that much. The proof was that his eyes didn’t even get wet as he talked about the things that made him who he was now by beating him and breaking him over the years.Even though Charlotte counted his words as nothing more than an excuse, Russell did not care. He was enjoying the fact that he was able to let go of the past that had been making him feel heavy. His heart definitely felt lighter after that conversation.On top of that, his mother supported him, and her words also made him realize once again that Elora did not consider him as a failure even though the entire world might have considered him to be one.“Take back your words, or I swear I’ll—” Charlotte tried to attack Elora, but Kyra held her back. Still, Charlotte shook herself
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 580
“Dream Creed isn’t made just for entertainment but to also give a middle finger to the international money lenders who have the governments dancing in their palms for decades,” Regan added. “Now, don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying you should earn only if you play my game, but you should at least do something to earn something unlike those bankers who bulk up and enrich themselves while doing nothing.“Power should be with the people, not with those who think they’re above the people. The governments or any public and private institutions must exist for the people, and so they can never be above the people. Laws must be made for all the people and not just to protect the interests of those few who do anything to stay in power. Police, military, president and everyone in the senate are answerable to the common man. Do not be afraid to face the authorities, people. Remember… A nation must fall before a man’s rights are violated. Nobody can take away our God-given freedoms. The feds a
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 581
Regan stepped back and let Russell take the stage to speak to everyone.“I never thought I’d be on a stage like this, not even in my dreams,” Russell said. “I didn’t prepare any speech, so please bear with me.“When I was in college, I believed that the corporate world is run by crazy people because the HR guys that interviewed me in college were all not just eccentric but unnerving. More mechanical and less flexible. They acted like they weren’t humans. I thought if these guys are like this, then how would their bosses be? Wouldn’t they be more unnerving?“I was not a bright student, but I was not really a poor student, either. I made it to the final stages of fourteen companies, and I’ve failed in all those. I didn’t tell this to anyone in my family, either, because I probably wouldn’t have joined those companies even if I had gotten a job. I was just testing my own worth by trying those placement interviews. And I think I didn’t completely lose my confidence despite not getting a j
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 582
Teresa’s bodyguard brought the AI-generated image of Elora and showed it to her.“I-Impossible…” Teresa was so shocked, she stumbled and almost fell, for the picture was decently similar to the real Elora’s face.And this evaporated all the doubts Teresa still clung onto in her mind.She believed that Regan was just making it up when he introduced Russell as his grandson. Otherwise, why would Elora spend decades on the bed and suffer? If she had a dad like Regan, wouldn’t she have asked for his help?Taking all these things into consideration, Teresa refused to accept their words as truth, but now, after seeing the image, her doubts were crushed.After all, her grandson who she had hated and treated poorly was thousands of times richer than her! Even Elora, the woman whom she always detested, was now in an untouchable position as the sole daughter of Regan Creed.In just a few minutes, Teresa felt like she had fallen from heaven, whereas Russell and Elora had ascended to a higher heav
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 583
After Russell and Jessica left the rooftop, Arnold and Jennifer’s shoulders loosened.Jennifer angrily looked at Arnold and hissed, “Did you really marry that woman without knowing anything about her past?”“I knew she came from another country, but…” Arnold didn’t know what to say. “She never spoke about her past. I didn’t press her about it, so I didn’t know anything about what happened in her life before I met her.”“Ugh…” Jennifer felt like punching him in the gut. “You made me and my mom look like a fool.”“H-How is it my fault?” Arnold asked.“It is your fault,” she retorted. “If you hadn’t wasted your seed on that woman, he wouldn’t have been born!”Arnold frowned. He could understand that Jennifer was feeling angry because her mother was feeling embarrassed now. But why wasn’t she able to understand things from his perspective as well? In the past, Arnold was always able to command Jennifer, but after the mother and daughter reunited, Jennifer was not listening to him anymore.
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 584
Natasha and her sister were giving last-minute wedding cards to their close friends. Skarlett’s wedding was tomorrow, after all.They reached an apartment where Natasha’s friend Evelyn lived.“Your college friend, Evelyn lives here, huh…” Skalrett was looking at the apartment. “If they are living in an apartment like this, they aren’t not really worth sparing our time when we’re so busy.”“Sis, she’s working as the secretary of Adam Conreid,” Natasha said. “Her salary is pretty decent, too. She’s going to be useful to us in the future.”“Adam Conreid is a playboy, isn’t he?” Skarlett wondered. “Then I’m sure Evelyn must look like a model.”They reached Evelyn’s flat, and she looked completely out of their expectations. She looked like a simple next-door neighbor girl with no makeup. And she was eating boiled egg and celery together for breakfast.She brought the plate to the door, and she recognized Natasha. She didn’t look too surprised to see her, but she definitely smiled and welco
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 585
Russell used the sky-bridge to leave the Creed Zone with no problem.“Where are we going?” Jessica asked.“I thought we were just going for a test drive,” Russell replied.“A-Ah, right.” Jessica hid her disappointment behind her smile. She was thinking that he was going to take her somewhere special because he asked her to come along.Like he said, he was driving aimlessly, which made her wonder if he really wished only to have a test drive.“Did you eat?” he asked.“No. I had no time for that,” she said. “Shall we stop by a restaurant?”“Yeah. Let’s do that,” Russell drove to a place named Ritchie’s Red, which was a restaurant known for its spiciness. The nameboard of the restaurant was decorated with roses.“T-This place is…” Jessica’s heart beat a little faster because she knew about this place being a well-known spot among lovers.She wanted to work here in the past as they paid 20 dollars per hour in the past itself, but because it was so far from her house, she couldn’t do so.S
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 586
Six gangsters in jackets entered the restaurant, wielding basketball bats and hockey sticks. The guard outside was already knocked out cold.The one standing in the front lit up a cigar and said, “Look for them.”“Yes, Boss,” the other five gangsters quickly began to check every square in the restaurant.Within two minutes, the gangsters found a pair of lovers who were sitting in the room adjacent to where Russell and Jessica were.“Boss, we found them!” A shout from the underlings made the boss arrive at that room full of flowers.“That man is…” Jessica’s eyes widened after seeing the tall black man coming confidently. None of the waiters or the managers dared to step in. “Don John!”“You know him?” Russell asked as he saw John, half of whose face was covered with a dragon tattoo. And the dragon was holding a flower in its mouth.“No, but Derek used to tell me about him,” Jessica said. “He’s a notorious independent gangster. He’s neither with the mafia nor with the police, but both s