Logan Frost's Mysterious Identity

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“Hahaha.” Melissa laughed out loud. “Look here, Mr nobody, do you think just anyone knows the insides of Starfall group? Even families as strong as the Leinhart family do not have so much connection when it comes to that company. Who can nobody like you know?”

“Dear Cousin, your husband is so delusional, i din;t expect that your taste in men was this poor, I am disappointed in you,” She mocked Mia. “You should have picked up a few things from me in the past. You won’t have ended up with a useless, nameless man.”

“If not for your boyfriend, I am sure you won’t know anyone in that company. Don’t act like you have already won this. Nothing has been finalized yet.” Mia’s mum came to her daughter's defense. 

She knew her daughter wasn’t a woman of many words and would not like to respond to everything her cousin says. She took her side but she was  still angry that her daughter got married to a nobody.

“Aunty, it is pretty obvious that I will win this, you should persuade your daughter to divorce the man who she married to taint our name. At least that will make grandpa consider asking you to stay in the Villa

“What if I am able to get an order from the Starfall group and help my wife get the deal?” Logan raised his eyebrows,

“That is impossible but let me play a game with you. If you land this deal, I will kneel to you and admit that I was wrong  but if I bag the deal,” She grinned at him. “You and Mia will have to kneel before me.”

Logan laughed, “Consider that I have won this. I guess me and my wife will have someone kneeling before us soon.”

Mia pulled him close to her. “How could you be so sure of yourself, you barely know anyone in the Leinhart family, the Starfallis quite hard to get in from the rumors I have heard.”

Her cousin's source is sure and the whole family is aware that the odds were in her favor but her husband whom she knew nothing about was saying he had his own ways too. 

The fear of losing to Melissa gripped her, if Melissa wins the deal and becomes the CEO, it would take a long time before her family recovers from the loss.

“If you fail to get this, I do not want to kneel before Melissa. I already have to leave my position as the CEO because of our marriage.” She added angrily. “I really hate losing, especially when the competition is fierce and my stance in this family is at stake.”

Sensing the anger and worriedness in her voice, Logan quickly assured her. “I am confident that this deal will be yours,” He whispered into her ears. “Just believe in me.” he smiled at her

Somehow she seemed to be comforted by his words, a part of her trusted that he would really help her out.

Lord Leinhart stood up at once, “The party is over. The Mason-Leinhart family, you may exit the Villa now. There is no place for you here unless you do what I asked.” there was no ounce of mercy in his tone, it was rather harsh and cold.

“But, Father…” Mia’s mother was going to protest but her husband held her back. Her father-in-law’s words pierce through her soul.

“That is okay honey, protesting will only anger father and we do not want him to withdraw Mia from the competition. Bagging the deal is all we can rely on for now.” Mason, Mia’s father whispered into his wife’s ears

She listened to him and bowed gracefully to her father-in-law. Mia could not help but feel insulted as her family kept throwing jabs at her.

“I never knew a day like this would come.” One of them said, with a mocking smile, all of them had been waiting for a day like that to come.

“Even Lord Leinhart didn’t see this coming, if not he would have done something to protect his favorite granddaughter.”

“I guess Melissa is the new favorite granddaughter seeing how he didn’t shun her when she was blabbing over dinner.”

“I wish I could clip her mouth with a peg, she was too harsh on Mia, they are partially sisters. Mia has been good to Melissa and her mother.” Someone said in Mia's defense but the other family members were quick to counter it.

“How does that count as helping? In my books, I would not even say Mia helped Melissa in any way, just because she paid the Loan her late uncle Max was owning does not mean she gets to be at the top all the time. Melissa’s father too was Lord Leinhart’s son, she deserves to be the CEO.”

“You are right, power needs to change, I wont have to face the Mason-Leinhart couple and their bratty daughter.” All of them laughed.

“See what you have caused us Mia, i told you to be careful when it comes to matters that your grandfather oversaw himself. You have turned us into a laughing stock.” Mia’a mother lamented,

“If only you had married a man from a reputable family, all of this would not have to happen to us. Instead of marrying a man that will uplift the Leinhart, you brought a gigolo home?” Her father yelled at her in disappointment.

Logan remained silent and walked quietly behind his wife, he could see her fuming, picturing imaginary smoke escaping from her ears, he kept his lips sealed.

Mia on the other hand didn't even try to explain to her parents, she walked off to the Audi she had just purchased a few days ago. Her grandfather was standing next to it.

Just as she was about to open the car he stopped her. “Young lady! What do you think you are doing?"

“I am leaving the Villa like you asked, grandpa.” She managed to suck her temper in, remaining respectful and polite to her grandfather.

“Good. Don't tell me you have intentions of leaving in this car?” Lord Leinhart asked with a straight face and a stern voice.

“Grandpa, didn't you think this is too much, you have taken pretty much everything from me, Please let me have it.” Mia begged!

“That car is in Leinhart's name, I believe I made myself clear when I said you are leaving the Villa. It means nothing that is in the Leinhart’s name is allowed to leave with you,” Lord Leinhart said without any sympathy in his eyes.

Mia shut her eyes in disappointment at how ruthless her grandpa was just because she had married someone he didn’t want. He and her father had managed to convince her to put most of the things she purchased in the Leingart’s name.

Now she could not leave with her newly purchased car, she knew how she had to wait in line to get that particular model.

She faked a smile at her grandfather, “I will be leaving this car in your care, grandpa.”

Lord Leinhart took the keys from her without giving her a response then he left them. 

“Look at what you have caused us! So we won’t be leaving in our cars too?” Mia’s mother complained. “This is a big mess.”

Mia was feeling bad, she knew how sensitive her mom gets when things are not going well for them, that is why she had tried to put up with her grandfather’s request to avoid stressing her mom out.

The Leinhart family always blamed the parents for their child’s wrongdoing, all her life, she had been the perfect child, except for this one time.

“Do you have a car?” Mia’s father asked Logan.

Cars? Logan owned a lot of luxurious cars that he could not keep count of. He owned an Auto shop because of his  interest in cars and Car brands often gave him a free car each time they released a new collection because his company brought the highest income to them in the whole world.

Because of the nature of his job, he had to keep all those cars to himself.

He was confused as to what to say to them when  they asked if he had a car. He didn’t want to lie that he had just a car.

Telling them he has multiple cars will make things seem like he is bragging about his cars and they might not take it well since they were his in-laws.

He scratched the back of his head and replied. “I came here in a taxi but I will call someone to come pick us up, how about that?”

Earlier, he had shown up in a taxi because he was in a rush to come over to the Leinhart’s place that was why he couldn’t take any of his cars

“What? We are going to be riding a taxi?!” Mia’ mom shrieked. “I haven’t entered a taxi since I was in college. I won’t  be doing that now.”

“All my life, I had never taken public transport,” Mason Leinhart complained, “I didn’t know I would end up riding one because of my daughter’s choice of husband.”