Lahat ng Kabanata ng Spoiled by Mr. Russell: Kabanata 1071 - Kabanata 1080

The butler nodded in agreement. “Yes, you’re right, sir. It was our negligence that Mrs. Margaret lost her ring under our watch. If I may, sir, have you found the ring?” Then the butler sighed in relief when he saw the ring in Ralph’s hand.Ralph nodded. “Yeah, I found it. I’ll bring this to my mother immediately. You should clean this place and check if anything else is missing. You might even be able to find something. Also, you guys should improve your security here. This time it was my mother. What if it was someone else next time?”“Yes, of course! We’ll do better next time,” the butler assured Ralph politely. Ralph was delighted with the butler’s attitude, so he did not continue to make things difficult for him. Moreover, he already had what he had come for and was excited.He could not wait to leave. “Good, now I’ll be leaving. Take the time to reflect on your shortcomings!”The butler smiled politely, his hands crossed before him while sending Ralph off. The smile on the bu

Heather entered the house and heard a commotion in the kitchen. She entered the kitchen to check what was happening when she saw Hannah. Heather’s face darkened as she asked sternly, “What do you think you’re doing?”Hannah was surprised when she heard her sister’s voice. Her hand that held a pot cover trembled. The steam from the pot scalded her as she yelped softly.“You’re so clumsy!” Heather said frustratedly, “Come here!”“I-I’m sorry.” Hannah had been apologizing a lot recently. However, she was more obedient than before and hurriedly left the kitchen with a bowl of soup. It was still warm, covered with a cotton cloth to keep the heat inside. The aroma of the soup was appetizing.“What’s this?” Heather frowned and looked at it.“I made some soup for you,” Hannah spoke softly, not daring to make eye contact with Heather. She gently pushed the bowl toward Heather, trying to make Heather happy.“Who permitted you to cook? You should stay in your room until I tell you to come o

Heather went upstairs while Hannah took the empty bowl to the kitchen. She turned on the tap and cleaned the bowl with a cloth. She took her time cleaning it thoroughly.After she finished, she placed it back in the cabinet and took one last look at the kitchen before walking toward her small bedroom.     Hannah’s bedroom in the basement was very dark and quiet, but she was used to this environment. She sat in a corner where a small amount of sunlight was available. The sunlight shone on a small area close to her toes. She could feel the warmth of the sun if she just stretched her feet, but instead, she chose to sit with her knees bent and her toes curled together. She was so close to the sun yet did not dare reach out for it.     Her arms were around her knees, hugging them as one of her hands played with the distorted ring she had. Hannah had found her ring, even though it was not how it used to be. Nothing truly belonged to her in this world, not anything or anyone. She shoul

Margaret opened the folder and removed the stack of papers, finding it slightly thicker than she had expected. Puzzled, she looked up at Celine, who explained hurriedly, “To ensure the results are accurate, I did the test for everyone in our family.“There’s the test between you, Ralph, and myself with Alex, respectively. If the results are the same, that would be no problem, but if it isn’t, the outcome wouldn’t be affected just because of one person.”After pondering for a moment, Margaret found that Celine’s words made sense and nodded before picking up her presbyopic glasses and browsing through the results.However, her expression gradually worsened while she looked at them. She would read a few pages and then flip to the earlier ones before flipping back to the later ones again. Suddenly, she raised her head to look at Celine in disbelief. “T-This…”“Mom, stay calm. I told you that you need to be mentally prepared,” Celine said softly. She was shocked, too, when she first saw

“The audacity you have to say that. Do you think you have the credibility a businessman should have when you add more terms on the spot like this?” Heather swirled the wine glass in her hand and looked at Ralph mockingly.She knew this man was unreliable from the start and that adding terms at the last minute was something he would pull off. It did not matter how many shares she offered him in the first place because Ralph was a greedy man who would never be satisfied. “Credibility?” Ralph laughed as if he had heard a joke. “Who even talks about that these days? Being credible won’t get me what I want. As you said, we’re people in business, and our self-interests are our utmost priority, no?“Look at us; we’re tied together because of our personal gains, right? Since it all boils down to our interests, we should try to maximize it, which is the gist of being in business!”That was Ralph’s business perspective, and he based his actions on that. Hence, he felt frustrated by the way