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The Secret Successor CHAPTER 77
Ethan knew something was up when a customer called him. He hadn’t put his lollipop away just to hear one of his friends complain about another friend, whom he knew had dated. He had no idea when they split up or what happened, but sensing the tension and conflict in between Russell and Natasha, he smiled smoothly. “Sure, sir. We’ll provide you with the most experienced pair of assistants.”Ethan then allotted Johnson and Jackson to Bennett family, which the cousins were very happy about because they would be receiving tips!Losing customers was a greatly demotivating thing, but Natasha didn’t feel bad in that regard. She felt relieved that she no longer needed to deal with the Bennett family. Though she wouldn’t get the tip, she was okay with that. Ethan also didn’t scold her or anything, so he was alright with how things turned out. Then again, at the back of her mind, she was finding it difficult to digest the fact that Russell had rejected her services. It didn’t feel good at all.
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 78
(This ignorant woman is going to give me a heart attack!) Arnold couldn’t control his from beating rampantly against his ribcage.“Who’s she?” William asked, his gaze akin to a sharpened dagger.“S-She’s…” Arnold was smiling like an infant gorilla that smelled bananas for the first time, but no other words came out of his mind no matter how hard he tried.“Who am I? I’m Russell’s best friend since he was still so clumsy at buttoning his shirt,” Jessica proudly said. “I know how he eats and snores when he sleeps. And I even know when he jumps.” She poked Russell’s waist, making him almost jump on his toes. “See, I told you.”“Jessica!” Russell caught her ear. “I told you many times not to do that.”Jessica poked him again, forcing him to let go of her ear. She moved a step away from him and was still smiling. “Anyway, I’m here with my boss, so I can’t keep him waiting. This is goodbye.” She left just as fast as she came.Arnold hesitantly looked at William who had the face of a constip
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 79
With Regan around, William didn’t want to talk with Ethan. He silently walked out of the store and took a cigar out. “What’s that guy doing here? Is he buying suits? No, why would he personally come here to buy suits? Is he planning to form some sort of partnership with this clothing company and so came to check on their quality beforehand? If that’s the case, I must tell this to Sir Liam, but he specifically told me not to call.” Smoking one cigar didn’t quite help him, so he lit up a second one and smoked both of them at the same time.Meanwhile, Russell came to show his dark brown suit to Jennifer. She didn’t say how he looked because she wondered how James would look in this suit. Right now, all the attention was on Russell, but if James were as old as Russell, James would be wearing this suit, she thought.“Mom, how do I look?” Russell asked.“Y-You look good,” Jennifer forced herself to smile, and then her eyes kept looking for James. (Where’s he hiding?) Soon, she noticed James
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 80
William told Russell he should only buy white suit for marriage, and that he should buy at least two of them just to keep one as spare in case something were to happen to the main suit.So, Russell bought a total of three suits. Two white ones and a brown one. He also bought two matching white pants and a pair of brown pants. All these cost approximately 18 million together.Arnold bought himself an 820,000 dollar worth suit. James, however, bought more than two dozen suits and fashion T-shirts and pants which together cost over 990,000 dollars.Jennifer also bought golden coated dresses that added up to exactly 1 million.Arnold tipped Johnson with 1000 dollars. Jennifer gave Cassidy 100 dollars because Arnold told her to. Viola gave Natasha 1 dollar. Regan, on the other hand, had already given Jackson 3000 dollars and left.After knowing how much Johnson tipped, William made Russell separately tip every worker in the store with 5000 dollars, including Natasha, using the excuse of hi
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 81
Arnold took his family to Lynn Trills, one of the top restaurants on his way back home. It was an open restaurant with birds chirping and trilling pleasantly in the background. Viola and James ate the dishes like there was no tomorrow. Jennifer loved some items so much she asked the waiter to pack some dishes so she could eat them during dinner, too. Normally, the restaurant wouldn’t pack their products so customers could take the items home, but they made an exception this time because Arnold was using a VVIP card.A VIP card was given to rich people, but a VVIP card was given to friends and family of the restaurant owners. And Lynn Trills was bought by Kyra almost a year ago. She had the habit of buying things and then selling them at a higher price, thereby bringing profits for the Lynn family, but she didn’t sell this restaurant yet because she liked its uniqueness.Soon, the Bennett family returned home. Many neighbors came to greet them with big smiles on their faces. Jennifer w
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 82
Russell was able to keep on reading, until he froze after reading the clause: The husband admits that he impregnated his wife before marriage, and that he’s the biological father of the baby growing inside the to-be wife.“What the hell is this?” Russell gave the file back to his father. “This is utter bullshit. Just because they’re rich, they think they can force me to say that I’m the biological father of the baby growing inside Kyra?” He got up.“Russell,” Arnold pulled him down. “Calm down. I know this seems bizarre at first, but you shouldn’t forget that the reason they are marrying Kyra into our family is because they don’t want the marriage to happen before the world knows Kyra is pregnant. So of course, when she gives birth later on, you are going to say to the world that the baby is yours.”“I understood that, but why must it be written in this damn document? If they want to keep it secret, why write it in this agreement?”“It’s not like they are going to make this document
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 83
When Russell came to his mother’s home, the neighborhood boys were stealing fruits and vegetables in the garden.Russell chased them and threw stones at them. “If I ever see you here again, I’ll break your legs!”The money earned from selling the fruits and vegetables growing in this garden would be barely enough for his mother’s dietary expenses, so everytime something like this happened, Russell easily lost his patience.When he entered the house, Elora asked, “Are the kids stealing again?”“Where’s the maid? What’s she doing?” Russell looked for the newly hired maid but couldn’t find her.“She went to her kid’s school.”“On sunday?”“Yeah, there was some meeting, she said.”“Then what about you? She’s supposed to stay here from six to six. We’re paying her 3000 dollars per month.”“It’s okay, Russell. Sit down,” Elora spoke in a weak voice, but with a smile on her face. “You can’t expect your workers to work like robots. If you don’t cut them some slack every now and then, they’ll
The Secret Successor CHAPTER 84
Thanks to Elora’s words, Russell understood that even though his marriage with Kyra seemed nothing more than a marriage proposal right now, he could just make the contract seem irrelevant with his love toward Kyra and receive a similar level of love in return. This way, he could also prove Natasha wrong when she said, ‘love is either sexual arousal or business proposal.’With this thought process, he was willing to sign the marriage contract now.“If everything goes well, then I might make Kyra tear the marriage contract with her own hands, Mom,” Russell told Elora.“Your love isn’t easy to ignore, so I’m positive that day will eventually come,” Elora boosted his confidence.Russell then took his mother back into the home. He applied oil to her legs and began massaging.“Russell, don’t expect your path to be all flowery after you become the son-in-law of the Lynn family,” Elora said, startling him. “Even those who have great success backing them will still be insulted and mocked by th