The Poor Son In Law Is A Billionaire

Grand Sovereign Hotel

“Good grief! Where are your manners? I wasn't finished talking, and you've already walked away!”

Selena stepped in front of Adrian, spreading her arms to block his path.

“You're wasting my time with this pointless conversation, Miss,” Adrian complained, his expression bored.

But apparently, Selena wasn't the type of woman who gave up easily.

“You can't leave. Have dinner with me!”

“I don't have dinner with strangers.”

“We can get to know each other today.” Selena smiled confidently. “I know you and Chloe are getting divorced. I've also looked into your background. You're the perfect candidate for a husband.”

“Oh, really?” Adrian raised an eyebrow. The woman standing before him was truly bizarre. He was certain she would insult him again any moment, just as she had a few minutes earlier.

“Hmm.” Selena nodded again. “You'd be absolutely perfect if you knew how to make money. Tsk! Unfortunately, you don't have that talent.”

Adrian almost laughed. The woman wasn't even trying to hide the insult behind her compliment.

“Even though I'm getting divorced, I'm not interested in becoming a son-in-law who lives off his wife all over again.” Adrian continued walking.

“That won't be a problem. I'm good at making money.” Selena persisted, following him.

Adrian stopped, looked at Selena, and let out a long sigh.

“Listen, Miss. Your offer doesn't interest me in the slightest.”

Selena's smile faded slightly. Rather than taking offense, she made another offer that caused Adrian to frown.

“One hundred thousand dollars. Have dinner with me.”

Adrian shook his head and kept walking.

“Three hundred thousand dollars!”

Adrian didn't slow down.

“One million dollars!” Selena shouted.

Adrian finally stopped and turned around. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly. “That's an attractive offer for a poor man like me.”

Selena's face immediately lit up. She assumed money had finally succeeded in winning Adrian over.

“I'll take you to the Grand Sovereign Hotel. We'll have dinner there. Your wife has probably never taken you to a place like that, has she?”

Adrian didn't answer. He merely smiled faintly. Chloe had indeed never taken him there, but...

The Grand Sovereign Hotel?

Selena had no idea that the most luxurious hotel in the city was one of the businesses owned by his family.

As soon as they arrived at the Grand Sovereign Hotel, Selena proudly displayed her VIP card.

“You know, Adrian, this is the most luxurious hotel in the city. Not just anyone can dine here. There are six membership tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum, Black Gold, Supreme, and Legend. I had to work incredibly hard to get this Black Gold card.”

Selena lifted her chin, proud of her achievement.

“This hotel has twelve floors. Ordinary cardholders can only dine in the lobby, while members with higher-tier cards have access to designated floors. The seventh and eighth floors are reserved for the richest and most influential people in the world.”

Adrian glanced at the card. He wasn't impressed.

“Shall we go to the eighth floor?” Adrian asked casually, without giving it much thought.

Selena's expression immediately darkened.

“I don't have access to that floor yet,” she admitted honestly.

“Then today, I'll take you to dinner on the eighth floor,” Adrian said nonchalantly.

Selena was stunned before letting out an incredulous chuckle. She was about to respond when a mocking voice came from behind them.

“Did I hear that right? A freeloader son-in-law wants to dine on the eighth floor of the Grand Sovereign Hotel?”

Adrian turned around, as did Selena.

Julian had arrived with Chloe. A contemptuous smile spread across his face, as though he'd just stumbled upon an entertaining spectacle.

After their lunch plans had fallen through, Julian had suggested dinner at the Grand Sovereign Hotel instead. He had gone to considerable trouble to obtain a Platinum card, hoping to impress Chloe and win her heart back.

Now, seeing Adrian standing outside the same hotel with Selena, Julian had been handed a golden opportunity to humiliate him.

Chloe joined in with a sneer. “Stop bragging, Adrian. Know your place.”

Adrian looked at his wife for a moment. It was certainly easier for her to regard him as a useless husband than to consider the possibility that she didn't know her own husband at all.

Selena stepped forward to defend Adrian.

“He has money! Even if we can't get into the eighth floor, we can still dine on the third.”

Julian looked Selena up and down. The lustful way he eyed her immediately disgusted Adrian.

“You've been fooled, Miss. This man is nothing but a poor son-in-law who lives off his wife's money. Perhaps he's already plotting to trap a wealthy woman like you in case Chloe decides to dump him.”

Adrian had no interest in responding to such nonsense. In his eyes, Julian Sterling was nothing more than a loudmouthed fool. Sometimes, he genuinely wondered what his wife saw in the man.

Chloe stared sharply at Selena, revealing a jealousy she had never once shown Adrian. The two women had been bitter enemies for years.

“Why do you have to be here?” Chloe asked coldly.

Selena shrugged. “I'll go wherever I please. What's it to you? I'm not just going to eat here. I'm going to have dinner with your husband, too!”

Chloe's face flushed with anger. She immediately turned to Adrian. “Adrian! So you've been cheating on me this whole time?”

Adrian let out a humorless laugh. “You bring another man into our home, but now you accuse me of cheating just because I'm having dinner with another woman? Are you trying to be funny, Chloe?”

“How dare you compare yourself to me?” Julian interrupted, his voice rising.

Adrian didn't even glance at him.

“You seem to be getting a little too full of yourself, Adrian. Have you forgotten your place?” Chloe glared at him.

Adrian didn't answer immediately. He simply met his wife's gaze. Chloe suddenly looked uncomfortable under his steady stare.

“We're just having dinner, Chloe. If that's enough for you to accuse me of cheating, perhaps you should take a good look at yourself first.”

Chloe's expression stiffened. Julian's smile faltered for a moment, too. However, he quickly found another opening to attack Adrian.

“Wait a minute. Weren't you running around borrowing money from people this afternoon? So that's what the money was for? Trying to impress another woman?”

Chloe's face grew even paler.

“Where did you get the money to dine somewhere this expensive?” Julian pressed on, growing more adept at stirring up trouble by the second.

Selena immediately retorted, “I'm paying for it! I'm willing to lend him as much money as he needs. But don't expect me to lend a single cent to a scheming man like you!”

Adrian chuckled softly. Selena certainly had guts, even if her reason for defending him still stemmed from her peculiar attraction to him.

Julian's temper flared. He turned toward the attendant standing by the entrance. “Hey, you! Has this hotel fallen so far that any beggar can wander onto whatever floor he pleases?!”