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