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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 604
Thousands of officers wearing blue helmets approached the warehouse from all sides, wielding machine guns.[Their helmets are stopping my signals from penetrating their brains.] Hackney said. [It seems that Elsin had given them the information.]“But this is too fast,” Russell opined. “They must have prepared those helmets beforehand for some other purpose. Fighting them all is too risky and dangerous. It looks like we’ll have to escape another way.”Russell didn’t even come upstairs. He used Hackney’s ability to unlock secret doors and exit the basement through a different route and also shut the doors behind at the same time.“Dammit. I wanted to scare them, but now, I’m the one running away,” Russell was frustrated.[You’re outnumbered, and you have two burdens.] Hackney said. [So, running away is the right choice.]Regan and Nora were being slow. Nora was able to keep up with Russell somehow, but Regan was having a hard time. Nora mocked him, saying that she was able to walk faste
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 605
While Regan kept the news channels busy covering the naval and aerial war between countries, which started for unknown reasons, Russell approached the international court of justice, with enough proof to show Regan was unguilty and Russell also sought reparations and a formal apology from the police officers and also the national government.It wasn’t difficult to bring bail for Regan whom the government couldn’t even put in jail to begin with. After all, if they didn’t give bail, how would they explain to the public where Regan was kept? In which jail?With Regan still staying in the dark and not meeting anybody, Russell had the busiest day he ever had in recent times. He met many bigwigs, out of which the conversation he couldn’t forget was the one he had with the head of the FBI in Regan’s mansion.Ericson, the head of the FBI, was a very crude man. He didn’t even respect Russell and talked him down from the get go. “If you don’t withdraw your petition from ICJ, your life will be h
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 606
On the seven billion dollar superyacht.The boat was still yet to leave the port as many guests hadn’t arrived yet. Most of the people Roddick invited were so arrogant in their ways.Roddick was waiting for Kyra to come. He believed that she would come for sure.For now, Roddick was talking with a couple of atmospheric scientists.“Everything is prepared, right?” he asked them.“Of course, sir.”Roddick cheered the wine glasses with them. “This is just the start. I want to get complete control over the weather. Whoever rules the weather rules the world. All businesses run only when the weather supports it, so the world will be at my mercy when I succeed with this technology that can control the wind and the clouds. In a few years, only my company planes will be roaming the skies. And then, I’ll form an official trade business with Syslon. Imagine using their technology that’s far more advanced than our technology. They were using fridges a century ago, and those fridges were more mode
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 607
An hour earlier.Russell just came out of the washroom, having just taken a long, refreshing bath. He received a call from Nora. She had told him to bring David and Sansa along if possible. She wasn’t sure if they would agree to come to the yacht, but she told him to bring them no matter what.Russell was planning to go to the party alone, but after Nora requested him, he couldn’t just ignore her words.He still vividly remembered the time when he was hungry and roaming on the streets, he ate the food that she was freely giving food to the homeless and the poor.Russell then called Sansa and explained to her. “You guys let the police take Liam away. So, at least keep his family safe until he returns. I’m telling you the way to redeem yourselves, you know. If you don’t want to correct your mistake, then so be it. I’ll attend the party myself.”“Geez, you said all that to make me feel shitty,” Sansa complained. “I’ll definitely come with you, but I can’t guarantee the same with my uncl
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 608
Shyanne nervously smiled at Roddick, which sent shivers down his spine. Shyanne was a good-looking woman. Despite being in early fifties, she still had the looks and the shapes. And she was still unmarried.At this moment, thousands of thoughts were racing through Roddick’s mind. How can a woman so old get pregnant? Why didn’t she tell him if she got pregnant? He could have easily paid her a million or two and dealt with her. What was she plotting for her to come out like this? Just what exactly did she want?“She doesn’t want your money, Roddick,” Russell stated, stepping closer to Roddick. “She wants you to be her child’s dad and also fulfill the role of her husband.” He lowered his voice and whispered in Roddick’s ears. “Last time, you humiliated me with a lie that I had sex with a minor. Now, I’m humiliating you with the truth that you had sex with your teacher who’s as old as your mom. Don’t think I’m trying to destroy you, Roddick. I’m giving you, a trash, to turn into a treasur
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 609
“You say you want to kill me, and I’d be lying if I say that I don’t feel the same way about you,” Russell replied to Roddick’s words. “But you are a daddy now. I’m not cruel or cold enough to kill the father of an unborn baby, even though you killed an unborn baby before. No, you probably killed multiple unborn babies before.”“What?” some people began to murmur. “He killed an unborn baby before?”“Does that mean he got other women pregnant before?”“Multiple women at that.”“I know he’s a playboy, but he’s much worse than I thought.”“What does he think of human life?” Nora also joined them. “To kill a baby that is still in the womb, there’s nothing more wicked than that in this world.”Kyra remained silent, but her mouth was slightly turned down as she touched her abdomen. The pain of losing a baby brought about a pain in her gut now.Roddick got back up and clenched his fists. He could hear the noises of his bones cracking.After going to Syslon, his strength had increased signifi
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 610
“AHH!” Roddick screamed like a bitch and shook viciously.Kyra couldn’t keep his head down with her foot on her own, but with Russell’s help, she was able to do so.“Does it hurt?” Russell ruthlessly broke the fourth finger. “How much do you think you hurt me and Kyra with your fucked up behavior? Liam taught you a lesson, but you still haven’t changed at all. Guys like you need to be dealt with appropriately.” He grabbed Roddick’s pinkie and slowly bent it, making Roddick almost pass out from the pain surging through his brain. “I still have five more fingers, so we are far from finished.”“Urgh, fuck you, Russell!” Roddick howled in extreme fury. “I’m going to kill you and your whole family!” He couldn’t shout with strength as he was tired from gasping in pain.“Shut your trap!” Kyra stomped on Roddick’s face. Her boot bruised his cheek bones. She looked at Nora. “Please bring some white papers and a pen, Grandma.”Nora asked others for help.“What do you need those for?” Russell a
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 611
Seeing Graecon coming at Russell, David and Sansa were moving to intercept Graecon, but Russell signaled them to stop and went forth to face the opponent himself. Graecon’s punch cast a bright blue light that would blind the opponent. Russell thrust his palm out and uttered, “Repel.” Graecon’s attack bounced off of an invisible shield and hit Graecon himself, not just charring his skin but burning his organs. “Guh,” Graecon coughed blood. Roddick’s eyes turned as round as the moon as he saw Graecon get injured from his own attack. How could Russell do that? He couldn’t process what just happened. The same could be said for Graecon as he hadn’t seen this coming. Graecon landed on the ship and stepped back twice while touching his chest as the electric shock was hurting him. His eyes widened a bit as he looked at Russell. “I underestimated you. Did you borrow a system from the Aeson family?” “Why would I answer your question?” Russell replied, cracking his knuckles. “Since you at
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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
