From Rejected Son in Law to Empire Heir

Chapter 5: Mockery in the Lobby

 Logan’s mother in-law continued to plead with the female receptionist while Stacy stood by the side, nodded continuously to whatever Leslie was saying. He was amazed by the sight.

 He noticed that there was another lady with them. She seemed to be around the same age as Stacy,  she was talking to the female receptionist along with Leslie. "You should know who I am, I'm Adriana Lima. My father has a lot of connections with most of the higher-ups in this company. One phone call from him and you might not get to keep your job. So I advise you to let us see the CEO while we're asking nicely."   

 The female receptionist was still unfazed by her threat. "I'm sorry. But I can't let you see the CEO unless you have a significant appointment with him. How about you go get an appointment and then come back later."

 Adriana scoffed, “Did you not hear a word I said?”

 Logan guessed why they were desperately seeking an audience with the CEO.  Leslie was the deputy sales director of a mid-tier company and she needed the support of a top-tier conglomerate for the business to thrive. Perhaps, she’s here in hopes that she could get the CEO of Astral Corp to come onboard as a major investor. 

  Adriana was supposed to help them through her father's connections, but it didn't seem to be working.

 Stacy sharply turned to her,  “What the heck, Adriana? You promised us that with your father's influence, we would be able to see the CEO and get his help. What’s happening now?" 

 Adriana rolled her eyes and looked away, “You think it's easy standing here and getting embarrassed along with you two? I never promised you anything, okay? How am I supposed to know that it wouldn't work?”

 "You two, stop it. This is not the time and place for you grown up adults to be doing this." Leslie cut them off calmly, even though she was frustrated on the inside.

Stacy huffed in annoyance and turned away while crossing her arms. She unknowingly turned towards Logan and caught him staring. Her face twisted in annoyance, “What are you looking at, dirt bag?” She sneered.

 Logan quickly turned away, not wanting to be recognized. That's when it clicked for Stacy, her eyes narrowed, “Hold on. You are…” She pointed at him. “Logan?! Is it you?”

 Leslie turned at the mention of her son in-law’s name, “Huh? Logan? Where?”

 Stacy pointed more precisely, “That's him right there! How come he's being attended to so well? That's unfair!” 

 Leslie didn't pay attention to what her daughter was saying, she had already  made her way towards him, her eyes getting sharper by the second. "Logan? What are you doing here, you good for nothing useless fool?" 

 Logan sighed, he definitely  did not want to be seen but there was no turning back now. Left with no choice, he forced a smile. "Hello, Mrs Cooper." He then nodded at Stacy, "Hi." 

  Leslie raised up her hand to silence him even though he was already done. "Keep your greetings to yourself, you fool." She snapped at him. "What are you even doing here? Are you not supposed to be at the hospital with my daughter and sick granddaughter? You're here parading yourself around when you can't even provide a stable life for your family. You could at least stay there with them and offer whatever comfort you can give.”

 "Actually, I came here straight from the hospital." Logan didn't have time to deny his reason for being there because they were going to find out later anyways. He decided to go straight to the point. "I'm here to meet the CEO. There's something I must-" 

 Leslie, Stacy, and Adriana burst out laughing, cutting Logan off. 

 Adriana looked at Logan with disdain. How could this nobody think he could do something she couldn't? "How dare you think that you of all people could possibly meet the CEO? Don't you know your place here? Just look at yourself. You disgust me.”

 Logan was a tad bit annoyed, but he didn't let their words get to him because they had always been this way since he married Ava… Always wanting to embarrass him, mock him. Especially in front of people. He truly hated talking to them.