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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
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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
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“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
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 63
Russell was wearing Derek’s clothes, which were informal among informals. Miley felt disgusted just from a look at those uncivil clothes, though she didn’t make it obvious through her expression. “How did you get in here?” she asked in a threatening manner like an angry dog barking at an intruder.“Excuse me?” The young man, Russell Bennett, was a bit taken aback.“What are the guards doing?” she peeked over her desk-wall and looked at the entrance only to realize that the guards were gone. (Don’t tell me… both of them went to the medical store?) She tapped her forehead. (Those idiots…)“I came here to give this to Jessica,” Russell raised the purse in his hand. “She forgot her purse. Her inhaler is inside. I must give this to her.”Miley was surprised to hear that. (If I give her this in front of Mr. Regan, he may consider giving this month’s salary!) “Give it to me. I’ll deliver this to her.”“I’m sorry, but I must personally make sure she gets this.” He knew how much Jessica used t
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 64
Jessica’s first day at the Creed Tech company was a mix of good and bad events. Some employees were quite friendly with her, whereas some didn’t shy away from expressing their negative opinion on her after hearing her qualifications. She couldn’t blame them because she didn’t even go to college and still somehow managed to get a 150,000 dollar job, so she could understand their envy. She could bear such an ill attitude shown toward her, especially because it was her first day, and she believed that they would change their minds if she were to prove her worth.Unlike Jessica, Natasha’s first day at Russell’s home was nothing short of terrible. Everybody except her sister and mother treated her as if she was a used tissue paper. Jennifer’s face especially scrunched with anger and disgust whenever their eyes met. Rails ran in Natasha’s heart every few minutes when she wondered how Jennifer would react if the truth were to be revealed.In a long while, this was the first day Natasha hadn’
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Jennifer came upstairs and saw the burger, sandwich, and the cooldrink bottle on the floor. “Did you throw them on the floor?” she scowled at Natasha. “You think this is your house?”Natasha gritted her teeth.“Why aren’t you speaking?” Jennifer raised her voice. “Are you dumb? Or Did my son’s slap make you deaf?”“You…” Natasha’s blood boiled. She immediately stood from the couch. “Who do you think you are!”“I’m the owner of this house, you little cunt,” Jennifer growled and didn’t back down. Natasha felt somewhat intimidated by the redness in Jennifer’s eyes. “You better pick the food and either eat or throw it away. And clean the floor while you’re at it.”“What? Clean the floor?” Natasha clenched her hands. She had never done such a thing before. “I’d rather leave this damn house than do what you tell me to do.” She started to walk away.“Liam’s men are waiting outside,” Jennifer said. “I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to drag your sorry ass back in.”Natasha didn’t believe he
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The taxi dropped Jessica and Russell at her home. She paid for the ride this time. The driver asked for a little extra, and Russell was going to give him a dollar, but Jessica slapped his hand and didn’t let him give it.After the driver left, Russell asked her, “It’s only a dollar, so why did you stop me?”“Did he give us any discount when we asked him?” she quickly spoke back. “He asked for a lot more than what it would cost us on a bus ride. There’s a difference of 50 dollars. He’s already earned more than what he deserves. And I’m not going to take a taxi again to go to the office. Bus ride is better, though it’ll take longer to get home.”Just as they were entering the home, Jessica’s phone rang. It was Irene. She quickly stopped and answered, “Hey, how did your interview go?”“I didn’t even go,” Irene’s voice was loud, so even Russell could hear it. “We’ll talk about that later, but right now, can you come to my home?”“Your home? Now?” It was already getting dark by then.“Yeah
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The next morning.The mobile alarm rang sharply at 6 AM, but Jessica was in too deep of a sleep; she didn’t even respond to the extremely loud noise her low-budget mobile made.Russell, who was sitting on the opposite couch, was not at all feeling sleepy, even though he hadn’t slept all night.He stopped the alarm and kept staring at Jessica.He had been thinking for four hours straight on how to handle his relationship with her. If anything, these four hours made him realize just how precious Jessica’s existence was in his life. Even though he hadn’t met her often after he joined college, she always made time to come and meet him at his house, even though Jennifer and Arnold didn’t treat her well. Jennifer wouldn’t even treat Jessica as a guest, and she never once fed her sweets or even fruits. Still, Jennifer didn’t speak ill of them, even when Russell himself cursed his stepmother a few times.“My life is a mess, Jessica. I don’t want to drag you into the mud with me. You deserve s