Talented Heiress: A Rose With Thorns

A Rose 466

“What are you doing here again?”

Irwin’s good mood took a nosedive as soon as he caught sight of Wilson coming in with Yvette. He made it clear that he didn’t welcome Wilson in his home.

“Stop being so rude! It’s bad enough you didn’t welcome your son–in–law in, but you even chased him away!” Yara scolded, slapping Irwin’s arm.

“He’s not my son–in–law!” Irwin muttered under his breath.

Every time Wilson came, he would steal the attention of his wife and daughter. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

“That’s right, Dad is right!” Adam chimed in, seizing the opportunity to agree with his father. “I think you come to our house too often. You can leave now!”

As long as he could get rid of Wilson, he could spend more quality time with his precious sister.

Wilson’s face remained impassive, his lips curving in a faint smile. He spoke in a calm and unhurried tone as he addressed Irwin. “Mr. Murray, I recently acquired an ancient pottery made of red clay. I’m not very familiar with antique pieces so I’ll have someone bring it over tomorrow for you to appraise.”

As soon as Irwin heard about the rare red–clay antique, his eyes lit up, and he quickly changed his tune.

“That’s so thoughtful of you. Why don’t you stay for dinner tonight?”

Given Irwin’s love for antiques, who could blame him?

Adam looked at Irwin with disdain, disapproving of his father’s sudden change of attitude.

He wasn’t to be so easily influenced, no matter what petty bribes Wilson offered!

“Adam, I hear you’ve been on the hunt for Master Xev, the ruler of the underworld. I’ve found some information and was looking for an opportunity to tell you.”

With a hearty cough, Adam couldn’t hide his excitement. Master Xev had been notoriously difficult to track down. Despite all their efforts, his team still came up empty–handed.

“Don’t get ahead of yourself thinking I’ll approve of you as my brother–in–law just because of this! I only lost to you by chance last time. I’ll show you who’s better next time!”

Wilson languidly raised an eyebrow, his deep, resonant voice unhurried. “If you want to spar, I’m always up for it.”

“Keep your voice down!” Adam’s eyes darted around the room. Seeing that Yvette was oblivious to them, he felt a wave of relief wash over him.

“Yvie hates it when we fight. Let’s keep this from her.” If his sister got mad at him and ignored him. thereafter, it would be more painful than death!

At the banquet hall, the executives swarmed Jacob as soon as he entered. They were eager to leave a good impression.

“Mr. Jacob, it’s great to see you here.”

“Jacob, you’re so young and accomplished! The Zenith project was a massive success. You’ve made another couple hundred billion, haven’t you?”

“Tell me about it! Mr. Murray is so lucky to have Jacob as his son. He’s brilliant and destined for great

things. Compared to my son who’s such a disappointment, I can’t help but feel jealous. If only he could be more like Jacob, I’d be over the moon!”

“Indeed, my kid’s a disappointment too. If only he was as promising as Jacob, I would be extremely grateful.”

“I’m flattered by your kind words.” Jacob was going through the motions, making small talk with the executives. But it was obvious to everyone he wasn’t really engaged.

The executives couldn’t help but wonder what was wrong, as they had never seen Jacob like this before.

Only Jacob’s assistant, Jack, who was following closely behind him, knew the truth. His employer was still puzzled and upset that Nancy had blocked him.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Jack had ever seen Jacob so out of it. In the past, no matter what difficult situations arose, he had always remained calm and composed.