From Rejected Son in Law to Empire Heir

Chapter 18: The Fraudulent Favor

Meanwhile, at the Cooper family house.

 Leslie Cooper was shaking when she was on the phone with someone. "This is such great news. Thank you so much for reconsidering my proposal. I'll make sure to rewrite it before sending it to your company. Thank you." 

 Stacy walked into the living room to see her getting out of a phone call  and screaming in joy.

 "Oh my God, Mom. What was that for?" She asked, covering her ears with her hands.

 "You won't believe who I was talking to just now." Leslie rushed over to her daughter and held her hand. " Astral Corp’s headquarters just called me and they expressed their interest in accepting my proposal." 

 "Oh my, that's good news. How did it happen?" 

 Leslie thought for a minute and then looked at her daughter with a smile.  "It was none other than Adriana Lima. I'm sure she did all this. Guess her father does have connections after all." 

 Then Stacy saw her picking up her bag and car keys. "But where are you going, mom?" 

 "To the hospital, dear." She answered with a devious smile. "I want to tell Ava the good news and also rub it in Logan's face. Looks like I didn't need that loser after all." 

 “Sure, mom! Let's go. Can't wait to see the look on his face.”

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  Logan brought back the food, he and Ava sat quietly in silence as they ate while occasionally looking over at Mia. She was looking frail and weak on the bed.

  Mia had woken up earlier that evening, making her parents frantic as they rushed to her. 

 They tried talking to her but she glanced around her surroundings, not responding to what they were saying before falling back to unconsciousness.

 This had been going on for a while and when they asked, the doctor would just say that Mia is getting better and she was trying to fight the illness.

 They sat in silence for some time till Ava decided to speak first. "So, what are we going to do now?"

 "What do you mean?" Logan asked, looking confused

 Rolling her eyes, she continued, "You've quit your job and the money I earn as sales director isn't enough to feed us and also save for Mia's medicines when the current ones are exhausted."

 "Don't worry about that." Logan said, looking up at his wife. When he saw how tired and exhausted she was, the anger he had for her dissipated. He stood up, he was going to give her a hug then a knock came in.

 It was Adriana Lima standing there with a smile on her face. "Hello." She said with a small wave of her hand. "I came to see little Mia and her gorgeous mother."

 Logan glared at the lady standing in front of him. "Last time I checked, only family members were allowed to visit." He did a full body scan on her and continued, "I don't seem to know where you fit since we're already complete. So, what the heck are you doing here?"

 Adriana didn't leave a good impression on Logan earlier when she joined his in-laws to humiliate him at Astral Corp.

 "Come on Logan," Ava said, standing next to her husband as she tried to calm him down. "Let's hear what she has to say." She turned to Adriana. "How are you Adriana? It's been a while. What brings you here?"

 Adriana was about to say something but the sharp sound of the door opening cut her off. All three heads turned to see Leslie and Stacy coming out of an elevator. When Leslie saw Adriana, she smiled warmly at her. "Oh Adriana, I didn't know you were here! I was just about to give you a call."

 "Oh Adriana. You're such an angel. I can't believe you did such a wonderful thing for me. Please thank your father for me. Tell him I'm truly grateful for his help." Leslie continued, showing her appreciation.

 Adriana stood there looking confused. "I'm sorry Mrs Cooper but what are you thanking me for? I believe I haven't done anything."

 Before Leslie could say anything, Stacy beat her to it. "What do you mean? You helped my mum nail the proposal with Astral Corp and they called her to let her know that they're interested."

 Logan raised up his brows when he heard this. His in-laws were thanking the wrong person and it was amusing.

 Adriana forced a smile, deciding to take all the credit even when she knew the truth. "Oh that? It's nothing. I had even forgotten about that. But hey, I told you, didn’t I? That my father had strong connections with the company."