《The Abandoned Husband Dom》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the Splendor Hotel of Orlando, Florida. ¡°Sir, your takeout has arrived.¡± Jordan Steele, who was wearing the uniform of a takeout delivery man, knocked on the hotel¡¯s door. ¡°Coming!¡± The guest room door opened, and Jordan froze in shock when he saw the couple inside! Jordan did not know the man who opened the door. However, the beautiful woman in a bathrobe behind that man was Jordan¡¯s wife, Hailey Camden! Clang! Jordan dropped the takeout that he was carrying in his right hand onto the ground! Just a second ago, Jordan was still curious about the person who ordered the takeout. Splendor Hotel was a five-star hotel, and the guests who lived there would seldom order takeout. Even if they did order takeout, the hotel would only allow the delivery man to send it to the lobby. However, the person who ordered takeout arranged for Jordan to deliver it to the door of his room. Who would have thought that Jordan would run into his wife while delivering takeout this time!?! Looking at the takeout that was on the ground, the stranger was furious. He was just about to lash out at Jordan when he heard Hailey exclaiming in shock. ¡°Hubby! You¡­ Why are you here!?!¡± Startled, the stranger started sizing Jordan up. Jordan was of a medium build and was very good-looking. He was donning a yellow takeout deliveryman¡¯s uniform. The stranger smiled and said, ¡°Hailey, so your husband is a delivery man, huh? Hah, if I had known earlier, I would have called for room service instead of takeout.¡± Despite running into Hailey¡¯s husband, it did not fluster the man at all! It was because he knew Jordan was a live-in son-in-law! He had an inferior status among the Camdens! Jordan looked at Hailey furiously. ¡°Hailey, I¡¯ve been married to you for three years! I¡¯ve prepared all of your meals and took care of your dog and cat with no complaints. I did not let you down!¡± ¡°For the past three years, you didn¡¯t even let me touch your hand! I always thought you were a woman of principle, but today, you¡­ Why did you do this!?!¡± The fair-skinned and beautiful Hailey became horrified, but soon she turned arrogant. She walked towards the door and said, ¡°But what? Jordan, don¡¯t spout nonsense. The consequences are heavy.¡± ¡°Do you know who he is? He is the boss of an investment firm and the scion of a top family in Orlando, Tyler Collins!¡± ¡°Tyler is here to discuss a business deal with me. If you don¡¯t believe it, I can show you the contract, but will you understand what the contract is about?¡± Jordan was a deliveryman, and in Hailey¡¯s opinion, he was incompetent and wouldn¡¯t understand business matters. Tyler smiled without giving an explanation. Glancing at the split takeout on the floor, he said, ¡°At first, I was going to lodge a complaint against you for dropping my chicken soup. However, on account that you¡¯re Hailey¡¯s husband, I shall give you a five-star rating. Only if you apologize to me with sincerity. How does that sound?¡± Tyler wore a sinister smile while acting as if he was the victim. Not only did he not explain or apologize to Jordan, he even wanted the latter to apologize to him. Jordan thought that Hailey would stop Tyler¡¯s shameless behavior, but to his surprise, Hailey said, ¡°Apologize to Tyler. He¡¯s not someone whom you can offend.¡± Jordan got enraged. ¡®You two are being such bullies! Not only are you not apologizing to me, you even want me to apologize to you instead, huh?¡¯ ¡®That doesn¡¯t make sense!¡¯ Jordan clenched his fist, feeling an urge to teach that beast a lesson! However, just as Jordan took a step forward, Tyler took three steps backward in shock. Hailey stood in front of him to shield him while yelling at Jordan. ¡°Jordan! Look how shabby you look. You¡¯re not fit to step into a guest room of a five-star hotel. Get out! Otherwise, I¡¯ll call security!¡± Jordan looked at Hailey and lowered his fist a little. ¡°Hailey, I hope there won¡¯t be a day you regret this!¡± With that, Jordan turned around and left. Staring at Jordan¡¯s back, Hailey hollered, ¡°Marrying a loser like you is my greatest regret!¡± Hailey¡¯s pleasant and melodious voice resounded in the hotel¡¯s corridor, but it was getting softer and softer. However, her voice was becoming heavier in Jordan¡¯s heart. Jordan mounted the motorcycle the delivery service provided him as soon as he exited the hotel. All of a sudden, his phone started ringing. ¡°Hello, hello, this is Ubereats.¡± Jordan answered with professionalism. An old voice on the other end of the line answered, ¡°Sir, your three-year character development experience as a live-in son-in-law of the Camdens officially ends today.¡± ¡°Your next task is to build experience in business management. Mr. Steele Senior has already bought the Ace Corporation and arranged for you to be the chairman of Ace Corporation.¡± ¡°Okay, I know.¡± Jordan answered with indifference. Any other deliveryman would become ecstatic if he suddenly became the chairman of a company overnight. However, Jordan remained composed. The caller said, ¡°Mr. Steele Senior wants to know how you are getting along with your wife. Do you want to officially let her join the Steeles and become one of the inheritors?¡± Jordan sneered and exclaimed, ¡°Let Hailey Camden inherit my family¡¯s assets that are worth billions? Hah, no need for that. She¡¯s not worthy!¡± Jordan hung up then gripped the steering wheel while flooring the accelerator to speed through the heavy traffic on the streets. Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In order to answer calls from customers anytime, Jordan wore a pair of Bluetooth headphones, and he was now listening to a song by a band called ¡®Beyond.¡¯ Listening to the contemporary melody, Jordan recalled the time when he first met with Hailey three years ago¡­ Jordan was born into the wealthiest and most prestigious family in the world. The world only knew of mysterious families like the Rothschild, DuPont and Morgan families. However, no one knew that the most mysterious family of them all was actually the Steeles. The Steeles¡¯ assets amounted to more than 100 billion dollars, but they kept an extremely low profile and their family was not even listed on the list of tycoons. They also educated their descendants differently from others. Jordan¡¯s grandfather paid great attention to the nurturing and education of children of his family. For example, Jordan had been learning martial arts at the same time as instruments like the piano and violin since the age of five. At eighteen, he had already completed a four-year business school course at an Ivy League university. In order to train Jordan¡¯s character, Jordan¡¯s grandfather arranged for him to become the live-in son-in-law of the Camdens, a second-tier family in Orlando! The Camdens had humiliated Jordan for the past three years, but he endured and bore with it to finish the three-year test! He thought he would go home tonight and tell his wife the truth about him being a billionaire but unfortunately¡­ ¡°Hah, Hailey Camden, I wonder how you¡¯d react when you find out my true identity one day!¡± Jordan was looking forward to it! On the ninth floor of an apartment building in the residential area of Orlando¡­ At eight o¡¯clock in the evening, Jordan returned home after wrapping up for the day. ¡°You¡¯re home? You don¡¯t have to cook tonight. I ordered takeout. Come over and eat.¡± Hailey had come home in advance, and she had even prepared dinner for Jordan, which was rare. In the past, Jordan prepared every meal. Jordan changed into slippers and said, ¡°Nah, I¡¯m back to pack my things.¡± As he spoke, he walked towards his bedroom. Jordan and Hailey lived in separate rooms. Although the two of them were married in name, they had never shared the same room in the past three years. Hailey was obviously enraged as she walked in with her hands on her slender waist. ¡°What? You want to run away from home? Must you do this over a trivial matter?¡± Stuffing his clothes into his suitcase, Jordan retorted, ¡°A trivial matter? Do you think adultery is a trivial matter?¡± Hailey did not explain this time, knowing that Jordan wouldn¡¯t believe her, regardless of her explanation. Hence, she barked, ¡°So what!?! Do you expect me to apologize to you? You¡¯ve been sponging off me and even if I really did something wrong to let you down, you have to put up with it!¡± Jordan closed the suitcase with force and said, ¡°I¡¯ve put up with your family for three years! I¡¯ve been serving you like you¡¯re a princess, but for the past three years, you¡¯ve never looked me in the eye!¡± ¡°Your mother, Sylvie Parker, humiliated me and beat me in public countless times, but I¡¯ve never talked back to her!¡± ¡°Your father, Benedict Camden, takes me for free labor and makes me do all the arduous and filthy tasks which caused me to be injured several times. All the hard-earned money that I spent on my medical expenses, I earned by delivering takeout!¡± ¡°Your uncle and his cousin bullied me, but all of you turned a blind eye to their behavior!¡± ¡°From today onwards, I don¡¯t want to put up with it anymore! Hailey, let¡¯s get a divorce!¡± Hailey was shocked when she heard Jordan mention divorce, but she soon laughed aloud. ¡°Haha, how dare you mention divorce to me? Don¡¯t blame me for not reminding you, but after the divorce, you won¡¯t be able to live in a large apartment that has a floor area of several hundred square meters or drive an Audi!¡± Jordan sneered with disdain. ¡°Hah, large apartment? Audi? I don¡¯t need it!¡± Hailey answered, ¡°Sure, I¡¯ve wanted to divorce you for a long time, and I don¡¯t know what kind of folly my grandfather was in to have made me marry a good-for-nothing like you!¡± ¡°The Camdens are at least set to become a first-tier family and our assets amount to more than a hundred million. A penniless man like you is not fit to be my husband at all!¡± Jordan packed up his things and cut her off, no longer wanting to hear her continue to insult him. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the lawyer¡¯s office tomorrow morning to get a divorce.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t make it tomorrow,¡± Hailey refuted instantly. ¡°It¡¯s my grandmother¡¯s 80th birthday tomorrow and we all have to gather at her home before 10 am. Besides, I have to discuss this with my family too.¡± Hailey¡¯s elders arranged their marriage. Three years ago, Hailey had no right to refuse the marriage arranged by her family. Today, she likewise had no right to dissolve the marriage arranged by her family. This was the life of most members of wealthy families. There were many things that were beyond their control. Jordan knew Hailey couldn¡¯t decide for herself. ¡°Discuss with your family as soon as possible. I¡¯ll wait for your call.¡± After that, Jordan left, lugging his suitcase along. ¡°Scoundrel! Good-for-nothing! You¡¯ll definitely regret divorcing me! In a few days, you¡¯ll be back on your knees and begging me to reconcile with you!¡± Hailey cursed Jordan incessantly, even until he had reached the elevator, but he simply ignored her. The reason being he knew how ridiculous Hailey¡¯s words were! Why would a tycoon with a net worth of more than a hundred billion kneel to someone from a family who were merely multi-millionaires? ¡®Hailey, you¡¯re thinking too much!¡¯ Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the mountain villa area of Orlando, at ten o¡¯clock the following morning. It was the 80th birthday celebration of the elderly matriarch of the Camdens. The birthday banquet would be held at the best hotel in Orlando. Prior to the celebration, Old Mrs. Camden had asked everyone to gather at the villa where she lived. ¡°Happy birthday, Grandma!¡± ¡°Mom, I wish you longevity and live to the age of 200!¡± There was a large group of people in the villa, and they were all the children and grandchildren of Old Mrs. Camden. Old Mrs. Camden had two sons, the elder being Herman Camden and the younger being Benedict Camden, who was also Hailey¡¯s father. Herman had a son named Drew and a daughter named Elle, both of whom were about the same age as Hailey. Old Mrs. Camden held the power to make decisions for the family business and had the final say on the assets, which were worth more than one hundred million dollars. Thus, Herman and Benedict were trying their best to please Old Mrs. Camden and get into her good books, so that they would receive a greater share of the inheritance. Old Mrs. Camden sat in the middle of the living room on a mahogany chair worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, holding a poodle and looking at the gifts she had received from her children and grandchildren. She nodded happily as she listened to their birthday wishes. Suddenly, she saw a pile of poop excreted by the poodle under the chair. ¡°Where is that good-for-nothing son-in-law?¡± Old Mrs. Camden asked. ¡°Get him here to clean this up.¡± The good-for-nothing son-in-law who Old Mrs. Camden referred to was Jordan. Jordan had been picking up the poodle¡¯s feces for the past three years. Herman looked at the room and remarked in puzzlement, ¡°Huh? That good-for-nothing Jordan seems to be absent.¡± Old Mrs. Camden got furious. ¡°What? It¡¯s my 80th birthday today. How dare he not show up? Hailey, what¡¯s going on?¡± Hailey answered respectfully, ¡°He might have gone to work¡­¡± ¡°Work? To deliver takeout? Hahaha, that¡¯s hilarious.¡± Elle gibed. Drew began mocking too, ¡°He¡¯s such a disgrace to the Camdens! I ran into him once when I was driving around in my Maserati, but I didn¡¯t even dare to tell my friends that he¡¯s a member of our family!¡± Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s eyes burned as she yelled, ¡°Get him to come back here now! He doesn¡¯t know how to follow the basic rules at all!¡± When she saw how angry her grandmother had become, she had no choice but to tell the truth. ¡°Grandma, he didn¡¯t come today because we¡¯re getting a divorce.¡± ¡°Divorce? Who gave you permission to get a divorce? Don¡¯t you know that your marriage was decided by your late grandfather?¡± Old Mrs. Camden rebuked. Hailey dared not be disrespectful and knelt down on the spot while weeping. ¡°Grandma, I don¡¯t dare to go against Grandpa¡¯s wishes, but Jordan ¡­ he¡¯s too much of a bully!¡± Feeling a heartache when she saw Hailey bawling her eyes out, Old Mrs. Camden walked over to help her up. ¡°Hailey, stop crying, you¡¯re my granddaughter, and he¡¯s just a live-in son-in-law. Tell me how he bullied you. I¡¯ll teach him a lesson on your behalf!¡± Hailey wiped the tears that she had forced herself to shed and then said to everyone, ¡°Jordan has an affair with another woman!¡± ¡°What?¡± Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s body trembled as she heard Hailey¡¯s accusation. Fortunately, Herman reacted right away and came over to hold her. Old Mrs. Camden blew her top. ¡°He¡¯s a beast! For the past three years, we let him stay in a luxury apartment and gave him a luxury car to drive, and he didn¡¯t even devote himself to you and stay loyal to you. How dare he get involved in an affair!?¡± Hailey chose to play the blame game and falsely accused Jordan of cheating on her. Thus, she was easily able to gain Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s trust. The reason being Hailey knew how to hide her true colors well and had always acted like a good girl in front of her family. If not for the fact that he had run into her at the hotel and witnessed everything with his own eyes, Jordan would have continued to think that Hailey was a pure and kind girl, even though she was slightly arrogant. Hailey¡¯s parents, who had also been deceived by their daughter, scolded Jordan angrily. In contrast, Herman and his children had the opposite reaction. Elle gloated, ¡°Hailey, aren¡¯t you known as the number one beauty in Orlando? You¡¯ve got a great figure and a pretty face. Why would you be inferior to other women?¡± Elle had an impressive figure. She received more than 100 million likes and more than 10 million fans when her back was revealed in a video on a short clip-sharing platform. Among all the hosts who chose not to reveal their faces, she was the one with the most fans. However, her looks were average and too ordinary compared to Hailey. Thus, she always viewed Hailey with jealousy. Drew smiled and chimed in, ¡°Hailey, don¡¯t blame me for criticizing you, but you have a part to blame. You refused to let him get intimate with you in the three years of your marriage. Even if you¡¯re pretty, it¡¯s pointless if he can¡¯t have you. No wonder Jordan has an affair, hahaha.¡± At this point, Hailey¡¯s mother, Sylvie, stood up for her. ¡°Drew, that¡¯s wrong of you. Hailey¡¯s status is superior to Jordan¡¯s. If she had consummated her marriage with that good-for-nothing, wouldn¡¯t it be an insult to her? It would mar her body too.¡± Drew humphed in disdain. ¡°You guys are just thinking of keeping her chaste so that she can marry a rich man after finding an opportunity to get rid of Jordan, aren¡¯t you?¡± Sylvie said, ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Enough, stop arguing!¡± Old Mrs. Camden hollered. ¡°Even if Hailey is like that, he has no reason to have an affair! What does he take our family for? Get that beast to come here now. I have to punish him with the family rules!¡± Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios She wanted to punish him with the family rules! Those who violated the Camdens¡¯ family rules would be severely punished, with the simplest being a board beating and being unable to walk for a few days, and the most severe being a broken finger. Hailey called Jordan as soon as he could. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Jordan answered the phone. Hailey answered, ¡°Grandma wants you to come over.¡± ¡°No.¡± Jordan hung up the phone right away. Hailey did not expect Jordan to dare to refute here in such a resolute manner. She put down the phone and said to her grandmother, ¡°He¡¯s not coming.¡± Seeing how awkward the situation was, Sylvie frantically said, ¡°Mom, it¡¯s your 80th birthday celebration today. Let¡¯s get busy with the celebration and ignore that good-for-nothing.¡± However, Old Mrs. Camden was stubborn. ¡°As long as it is something that the Camdens provided for, he has to be here, regardless if he¡¯s human or a dog!¡± After saying that, she looked at Drew. ¡°Drew, bring him over!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Drew cracked his fingers. He often bullied Jordan and thought that this would be an excellent chance to move his limbs. After Drew left, Old Mrs. Camden returned to the mahogany chair and stroked her poodle. Only then did her feelings get placated. After that, Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°I called you all to come over early today because I have something to tell you.¡± Herman, Benedict and the others all sat upright and listened to what Old Mrs. Camden had to say. Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°Yesterday, someone who appeared out of nowhere was appointed as the new chairman of the Ace Corporation. No one knows what his name is or where he comes from.¡± ¡°As you are aware, Landmark Realty and the Ace Corporation have been in a cooperative relationship and are currently negotiating a 70 million dollar financing deal. The contract hasn¡¯t been signed yet, so the most important thing to do now is to form a good relationship with the newly appointed chairman of the Ace Corporation!¡± Landmark Realty belonged to the Camdens, who developed the New City residential estate that Hailey lived in. Landmark Realty, however, recently faced some issues with their funds, and they urgently needed the Ace Corporation to invest 70 million dollars in their company. After Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s words, it was clear that whoever could negotiate the 70 million dollar investment issue with the newly appointed chairman of Ace Corporation would be rewarded. The reward might be a promotion in the family business or something related to the final authority over the business or inheritance! Benedict was the first to speak up. ¡°Mom, leave this matter to me. I will do everything I can to pave good relations with the new chairman of Ace Corporation!¡± Herman gibed, ¡°What right do you have to be in charge? I¡¯ve always been in charge of the financing, Drew and I will take care of this!¡± Seeing that both of them were willing to contribute, Old Mrs. Camden smiled. ¡°It¡¯s my 80th birthday today. The guests arriving to celebrate my birthday are all distinguished figures of high status and authority in Orlando. Ask them about the new president while entertaining the guests. I¡¯ll leave the matter up to the first person who finds out.¡± ¡°Yes, Mom!¡± Herman and Benedict chorused. ¡­ Drew left the villa and drove his Maserati over onto the freshly paved tarmac road. Drew smoked a cigarette and dialed Jordan¡¯s phone number. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Jordan asked. When Drew heard Jordan¡¯s voice, he laughed and said, ¡°Haha, Jordan, Hailey just told us all about what¡¯s going on between you two. I didn¡¯t expect you to have the guts to do that!¡± Jordan was a bit surprised to hear that. ¡°Did Hailey¡­ tell you guys everything?¡± Drew answered, ¡°Yes, she has. She was weeping in a distraught manner. Actually, I think the fault lies with her. What is she acting all chaste and lofty for? She¡¯s just a pretty face, isn¡¯t she? She¡¯s not even as good as Elle. What¡¯s wrong with sleeping with you for a night?¡± Jordan thought Hailey had cried because she felt guilty and thus sighed. ¡°Let bygones be bygones.¡± Drew suddenly asked, ¡°Where are you? Let¡¯s talk.¡± Jordan answered, ¡°I¡¯m delivering takeout in Green Park residential estate.¡± Drew said, ¡°Oh, I¡¯ll be right there, wait for me.¡± Drew stepped hard on the accelerator and arrived at the estate entrance within minutes, just in time to see Jordan exiting on his motorbike. Drew did not get out of the car and instead rolled down the window on the passenger side. ¡°Hop in. Grandma wants to see you.¡± Jordan thought that the Old Mrs. Camden wanted to see him because she wanted to plead for her granddaughter. With steel in his voice, Jordan said, ¡°Even if your grandmother pleads for Hailey, it¡¯d be pointless. I will definitely divorce her!¡± With a look of puzzlement, Drew exclaimed, ¡°Rascal, what are you thinking? You think my grandmother wants to plead with you? She wants to punish you according to the family rules!¡± It was hard for Jordan to open his eyes due to the glare of the sunlight. However, he was shocked. ¡°Punish me according to the family rules? On what grounds?¡± Drew hollered, ¡°On what grounds? You have an extramarital affair, and you have the cheek to ask that question?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯m pleased to see the miserable state Hailey is in now, but no matter what, she¡¯s a Camden and since you¡¯ve let us down, you deserve to die!¡± Jordan froze. ¡°I have an extramarital affair? Is that what Hailey said?¡± Jordan never thought that Hailey would turn the tables and falsely accuse him of cheating when she was the one who made him a cuckold! ¡®This shameless woman!¡¯ ¡®Even if you want to bully others, you must know your limits!¡¯ Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Drew said impatiently, ¡°Okay, cut the crap and get inside the car. We will entertain the guests in the hotel first. We¡¯ll punish you after the birthday banquet is over. You can then explain to Grandma about your divorce.¡± With a murderous gaze in his eyes, Jordan hollered, ¡°I said, I will not go!¡± Drew was furious, too. ¡°You wastrel, you must be itching for a beating again huh?¡± As he said that, Drew opened the car door, stepped out of the car, and dashed towards Jordan, who was mounted on his motorbike. He then kicked Jordan! To his surprise, Jordan caught him off guard by moving the motorbike backward, successfully dodging Drew¡¯s kick. After that, Jordan got off the motorbike, dashed towards Drew, and kicked him hard in the gut! Boom! Drew was a playboy with multiple girlfriends and a weak body due to his overactive sex life. Thus, Jordan¡¯s kick quickly sent him flying. ¡°You¡­ you good-for-nothing, how dare you fight back!?!¡± Drew was shocked. In the past three years, Drew had bullied Jordan on several occasions. Even when Jordan was bullied in front of Hailey¡¯s family, Jordan never dared to retaliate. Yet today, Jordan, the live-in son-in-law, actually beat up the future successor of the Camdens! Drew got up on his feet and took out a fruit knife from the trunk of the Maserati. He barked in exasperation, ¡°I¡¯m going to punish you on behalf of Grandma. I¡¯ll stab you to death!¡± Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Drew rushed towards Jordan and slashed him thrice, but the latter dodged the attacks effortlessly. Jordan started training in martial arts when he was five years old and never stopped doing so in over ten years. He was taught by the best martial artists in both the local and international communities. Drew and his fruit knife can¡¯t hurt Jordan at all! Jordan¡¯s hand was as fast as lightning, and with a loud smack, he hit Drew¡¯s wrist, causing him to drop the fruit knife onto the ground. At the same time, Jordan punched Drew in the face, using several Wing-Chun moves before Drew could pick up the knife again. Smack-smack. Drew fell to the ground, not daring to strike at Jordan again. Jordan looked at Drew from above and warned, ¡°Tell Old Mrs. Camden that I¡¯m no longer your family¡¯s dog who will come and go as you please. Unless I¡¯m willing, no one can try to threaten me!¡± After saying that, Jordan rode his motorbike away to deliver the next takeout order. Drew was already bruised and swollen, but he did not go to the hospital since he felt it was an excellent opportunity to win his grandmother¡¯s sympathy. Battered with bruises, he drove back to the mountain villa. Old Mrs. Camden and the others came out of the villa at the same time, all ready to go to the hotel to receive the guests. ¡°Drew, you¡¯re back.¡± Drew¡¯s mother, Adeline Walter, saw the familiar yellow Maserati driving forth and pointed at it in front of Old Mrs. Camden. Old Mrs. Camden smiled and nodded. ¡°Drew is still the most efficient after all.¡± Everyone thought Drew had brought Jordan back but Drew alighted from the car alone with his face covered in wounds to their surprise! Old Mrs. Camden was incredibly heartbroken. Drew was the only male descendant of the third generation, so it would be the end of the Camdens¡¯ line of succession if anything happened to him! ¡°My dear grandson, how did you get beaten up like this? Who beat you up?¡± Old Mrs. Camden asked anxiously. Drew cried and complained, ¡°Grandma, it was Hailey¡¯s loser husband who hit me!¡± ¡°What?¡± Herman was furious and pointed at Benedict and his family. ¡°You good-for-nothings, how dare you hit Drew!?! You must give me an explanation for this matter!¡± Benedict and Sylvie also panicked. Since Jordan was their son-in-law, they would definitely have to take the blame. ¡°All this good-for-nothing does is create trouble for us. When I see him, I have to slap his mouth!¡± Sylvie remarked viciously. ¡°Should we call the police? Grandma?¡± Drew asked Old Mrs. Camden. Old Mrs. Camden disliked dealing with the police. ¡°This is a family matter, don¡¯t worry, I will make sure he gets the punishment he deserves!¡± Old Mrs. Camden then looked at Herman. ¡°Herman, I know you know some friends in the triads. Ask them to teach that beast a hard lesson and bring him back to me!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Looking at the wounds on his son¡¯s face, Herman wished he could skin Jordan alive. Hence. he immediately called a friend who was a triad member. Half an hour later, at the stairway of a residential estate. It was a multi-story building with no elevator. Jordan had just delivered takeout and was ready to go downstairs. A pair of brawny tattooed men who were over 1.85 meters tall and weighed around 100 kilograms each appeared suddenly. ¡°You¡¯re Jordan, right? Come with us.¡± One of the tattooed men asked. Jordan looked at the two men and knew that the Camdens had sent them. Jordan said, ¡°Today is my last day of working as a takeout delivery man. I¡¯m not going anywhere.¡± Jordan was the type to complete what he started. Having been appointed as the new chairman of Ace Corporation, today was actually his last day as a delivery man. All jobs are to be respected. Hence, he wanted to end his delivery career after completing it to satisfaction. ¡°Seems like you want to do this the hard way!¡± The two brawny men immediately attacked without any nonsense! Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan looked like he was at a disadvantage in the narrow stairwell because he was much smaller than them. However, Jordan dodged their punches easily and leaped up onto the staircase¡¯s railing effortlessly. He then kicked one of them in his face. ¡°Damn! This bastard¡¯s kick hurts so much!¡± The person who had been kicked immediately started bleeding from his nose. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m a fourth-degree black belt.¡± ¡°I¡¯m a ninth-degree black belt!¡± Jordan¡¯s attacker became angry and tried to kick him as well. Jordan leaped down from the railing, and he punched again before shaking his head and mocking the other party. Jordan was indeed a fourth-degree black belt. The average age of fourth-degree black-belt-holders was at least 55 years old and above. Clearly, he didn¡¯t know about that. Jordan had been practicing martial arts for many years, and Taekwondo was not the only sport he learned. Bang! Jordan beat his opponents up to the point of vomiting acid with Bruce-Lee-style punches. Boom! With an over-the-shoulder throw, Jordan slammed him hard on the ground! The two professional fighters were trounced by Jordan! ¡­ At Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s birthday banquet in Orlando¡¯s Marriott Hotel¡­ Herman said to Old Mrs. Camden with a look of embarrassment, ¡°Mom, the professional fighters I hired got crippled by Jordan!¡± ¡°What?¡± Everyone was shocked. ¡®Is this wastrel a professional fighter too?¡¯ ¡°Isn¡¯t there anyone who can deal with this beast!?!¡± Old Mrs. Camden slapped the table furiously. At this moment, Ryan Dunn, the general agent of Ubereats, came over with a birthday gift for Old Mrs. Camden. Upon sight of Ryan, Herman suddenly smiled. Ryan was a nobody in Orlando. A few years ago, when takeout delivery services were not well-received, he spent only 30,000 dollars to become the general agent of Ubereats for Orlando. It would probably be hard to do that now even if the price was increased by ten times. Ever since he earned a reasonable sum of money from Ubereats, Ryan had been trying to blend in with the upper-class society of Orlando. As it was Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s 80th birthday today, Ryan decided to take the opportunity to become acquainted with the Camdens. ¡°Mr. Dunn, welcome, welcome, have you been well lately?¡± Herman walked up to greet him with a smile. Ryan held onto a bottle of red wine with one hand and shook Herman¡¯s hand with the other. ¡°Thank you for your concern, Mr. Camden. I¡¯m doing very well.¡± He then walked towards Old Mrs. Camden and handed the bottle of red wine over to her. ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, I heard you enjoy drinking. This is a bottle of 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti wine. I wish you a happy birthday and longevity!¡± Old Mrs. Camden got up and thanked him, ¡°Thank you, Mr. Dunn, that¡¯s very thoughtful of you.¡± After that, Ryan asked, ¡°How have you been, Old Mrs. Camden?¡± Old Mrs. Camden sighed. Seeing this, Ryan immediately asked Herman, ¡°Mr. Camden, Old Mrs. Camden doesn¡¯t seem to be in a good mood.¡± Herman sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of being mocked by you, but we¡¯re really unlucky! Do you still remember that live-in son-in-law of mine, Jordan Steele?¡± Ryan nodded. Three years ago, Hailey, known for her stunning beauty in Orlando, married a mediocre man. Her marriage caused quite a stir in Orlando. Back then, Ryan also wished he was in Jordan¡¯s place! Just like Jordan, he was a nobody who came from a humble background. He wanted to marry a wealthy girl too! Herman said, ¡°Not only did that bastard cheat, he even hit my son. You saw how my son got beaten up!¡± Only then did Ryan notice the injury on Drew¡¯s face. However, at this moment, Ryan was also put in a tough spot. He was just a nobody. How could he be fit to meddle in the family affairs of others? Ryan said, ¡°It¡¯s a pity that I don¡¯t have any connections in Orlando. If you can¡¯t solve the matter, Mr. Camden, I doubt I can help you either. Otherwise, I¡¯d definitely teach this ungrateful good-for-nothing a lesson!¡± Herman patted Ryan¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Mr. Dunn, you¡¯re too modest. You¡¯re indeed able to help me with this.¡± ¡°That punk is your employee. He delivers takeout under Ubereats!¡± Drew couldn¡¯t help but speak up. Hearing his words, Ryan was immediately overjoyed. ¡°Jordan is an employee of Ubereats? Mr. Camden, leave it to me to handle this!¡± Ryan was the general agent of Ubereats in Orlando and had the absolute authority to fire Jordan. In fact, he was also thoroughly informed of Jordan¡¯s whereabouts. Ryan immediately made a phone call to someone. ¡°Hello, Claire. Check up on Jordan Steele¡¯s employee number and his current location.¡± ¡°Okay, assign an order to Jordan now, make him deliver it to Marriott Hotel.¡± After making the call, Ryan said to Old Mrs. Camden respectfully, ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, that sponger will be here right away. I¡¯ll stand up for you later!¡± Old Mrs. Camden, Herman, and Drew all started grinning. Fifteen minutes later, Jordan arrived at the entrance of the Marriott Hotel on his motorbike. Jordan dialed the customer¡¯s phone number and said, ¡°Mr. Dunn, your takeout has arrived. I¡¯m at the entrance of the Marriott Hotel. Please come out to collect it.¡± Ryan was chatting with Old Mrs. Camden and the others in the hotel¡¯s lobby. Ryan ordered, ¡°Send it in!¡± Jordan looked up at the luxurious banner at the hotel entrance, which read, ¡°Happy 80th Birthday, Old Mrs. Camden.¡± Besides, Marriott Hotel was the best hotel in Orlando for birthday banquets. Hence, he reckoned Hailey¡¯s family was there. Jordan said, ¡°Takeout deliveries are not allowed to enter the hotel. Please come out to collect it.¡± Ryan covered the microphone of the cell phone and asked for instructions from Old Mrs. Camden, ¡°Alright, wait for me at the door!¡± Two minutes later, Ryan and the Camdens walked out! Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Damn it!¡± Jordan realized it was a trap laid by the Camdens to lure him over. Ryan walked straight towards Jordan and hollered at him. ¡°Take off the clothes and hat that you¡¯re wearing!¡± With a look of bewilderment, Jordan asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡± At this moment, Drew, who was grinning, walked over. ¡°What do you mean? Do you know who he is? He is your boss! He¡¯s Ryan Dunn, the general agent of Ubereats in Orlando!¡± Ryan humphed coldly. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, I¡¯ll get the manager, Claire, to call you.¡± Soon, Claire called Jordan. ¡°Jordan, what did you do to provoke Mr. Dunn? He has already fired you!¡± Jordan sneered, as he didn¡¯t expect his career as a takeout deliverer to end like that. To be honest, he enjoyed delivering takeout as it allowed him to meet people from all walks of life and train one¡¯s temper and character. He wanted to end his career as a takeout deliverer perfectly, but that bastard Ryan ruined his plan! Ryan started hollering at Jordan, ¡°Hurry up and remove your clothes! I have already fired you!¡± His clothes, hat, and motorbike all belonged to Ubereats. Since Jordan had been fired, he was no longer qualified to use them. ¡°Sure.¡± With a grim expression, he removed the yellow takeout deliverer¡¯s uniform in front of everyone. ¡°Hahahaha, he¡¯s just like a dog!¡± Drew laughed and leaned backward. Herman hollered, ¡°Good-for-nothing! Weren¡¯t you very arrogant just now? You even had the guts to hit my son! Try doing that now!¡± Jordan was Ryan¡¯s employee now and had no choice but to obey him. He took off his uniform and tossed it onto the motorbike. ¡°Mr. Dunn, I heard that your proxy for Ubereats ends this year, right?¡± Ryan was stunned for a moment as he asked, ¡°What does that have to do with you?¡± Jordan chuckled and said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to go to the capital to discuss the contract renewal anymore. You will no longer be the general agent.¡± Jordan remembered who the owner of Ubereats was. Jordan¡¯s grandfather had rejected his attempt to get acquainted with the Steeles a few years ago. With a single call from Jordan, Ryan would vanish in Orlando! Ryan still hoped to earn more money as the general agent, so he got furious. ¡°Who do you think you are!?! Am I going to stop being the proxy agent just because you said so? Do you know how close I am to the boss of Ubereats?¡± ¡°Back then, no one was optimistic about takeout delivery, but I forked over the cash to save him! This time, I¡¯m going to spend a million dollars!¡± Jordan sneered and said, ¡°No matter how much money you fork out, you can¡¯t become the general agent anymore. You can try if you don¡¯t believe me.¡± Ryan said, ¡°You¡­¡± At this point, Old Mrs. Camden suddenly spoke up. ¡°Jordan, you good-for-nothing, don¡¯t brag!¡± ¡°You first cheated on Hailey, and then you beat up my grandson. Today, I¡¯m going to punish you by using the family rules!¡± ¡°Do you dare come in!?!¡± Jordan humphed. ¡°Why not!?!¡± Jordan glanced at the Marriott Hotel¡¯s entrance. Apart from the prestigious Camdens, there were many other guests who were there to attend the banquet. Jordan knew those guests were all distinguished figures in Orlando! They were all government officials, mafia bosses, businessmen, and artists whose strength was unimaginable to ordinary people! However, Jordan did not feel the slightest fear in the face of these bigwigs! They were only so in the tiny Orlando city! Those who lose their advantages or power will be belittled! Jordan followed the Camdens to the lobby of the hotel at a steady gait. They had booked the entire hotel for Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s birthday banquet, and hence, there were no outsiders in the lobby except for the servers. After Jordan entered, even the servers avoided them. Old Mrs. Camden was sitting in a chair in the middle of the living room. Despite her height of 1.6 meters, she looked dignified and majestic! ¡°Bastard! Kneel right now!¡± Jordan looked around and asked, ¡°Why should I do that?¡± Old Mrs. Camden asked, ¡°Three years ago, when you became a son-in-law of the Camdens. You promised you would be punished according to our family¡¯s laws once you let us down. Does that promise still stand?¡± Jordan straightened his back and exclaimed, ¡°Of course it does!¡± ¡°Okay, bring my Dragon Ruler here!¡± Old Mrs. Camden ordered, and Herman immediately handed over the ¡°Dragon Ruler¡± he had prepared long ago. The metal Dragon Ruler, which was left behind by the ancestors of the Camdens, was larger than an ordinary ruler. In the beginning, it was used as a measuring tool, but later it became a tool for enforcing family punishment. After being hit by the ruler, the pain would last for at least three days. Grasping the giant Dragon Ruler, Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°Good that you admit to it. Someone, slap him twenty times!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Herman had long wanted to stand up for his son and hence was the first to walk forward. However, Benedict snatched the Dragon Ruler from him with one hand. ¡°Mom, I failed to take my son-in-law in hand, so I¡¯ll teach him a lesson myself!¡± As soon as Benedict held onto the ruler, Sylvie snatched it from him. ¡°I¡¯ve always been the one to slap him. Let me do it!¡± The few of them vied to hit Jordan. Jordan, however, did not expect Hailey to speak up as well. ¡°He¡¯s my husband. I¡¯ll do it!¡± Hailey picked up the Dragon Ruler with her slender hand that Jordan had never held in the past three years. Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan stared at Hailey¡¯s beautiful side profile, but he felt she was hideous! ¡°Hah, you cheated on me first, but you accuse me of cheating on you instead. Now, you even want to slap me? You¡¯re such a good wife. I¡¯ve married a rare gem!¡± Jordan could not be more exasperated! To everyone¡¯s surprise, Drew snatched the giant Dragon Ruler and dashed towards Jordan. ¡°Dog, how dare you hit me? I¡¯m going to destroy your face!¡± Drew then tried to swing the Dragon Ruler at Jordan¡¯s face! Jordan stood rooted to the ground without dodging. He grabbed Drew¡¯s arm with his left hand and then twisted it, causing him to slap himself with the giant Dragon Ruler instead. Smack! Drew was struck hard in the face by the giant Dragon Ruler in his hand. That made his face, which was already gruesome, look even worse. Everyone was astounded! How dare a live-in son-in-law hit the heir of the Camdens?! Old Mrs. Camden stood up and hollered, ¡°Scoundrel! How dare you act like a brat and cause such a scene here!?! Do you know how many government officials there are here!?! They can arrest you now and put you behind bars!¡± Jordan believed that Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s words were true. Often, the wealthy were acquainted with high-ranking government officials, such as the Camdens. They had ties with distinguished figures of power and stature. However, Jordan looked at the guests and said, ¡°I think the officials should have seen clearly that Drew was the one who tried to hit me with the weapon first, and I was just defending myself.¡± All the guests wore ordinary clothing instead of work uniforms. However, one of them, who was tall and bespectacled suddenly spoke up. ¡°However, you just said you will accept the punishment according to the family law. Yet, you went back on your word when it was time to exact the punishment. Do you think that¡¯s something a man should do?¡± After that person finished speaking, the crowd chimed in. It was evident that he had a high status. Upon hearing the words of the crowd, Old Mrs. Camden smiled too. Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯m willing to accept the punishment according to the Camden Family¡¯s law but only if I have done something wrong.¡± Old Mrs. Camden hollered, ¡°You had an extramarital affair behind Hailey¡¯s back and even hit my grandson. Is that not enough!?¡± Jordan curled his lips in disgust and said, ¡°For the past three years, I¡¯ve loved Hailey wholeheartedly, and I have never had a change of heart!¡± ¡°It was your granddaughter who cheated on me! She checked into a room with Tyler in the Splendor Hotel yesterday. You can go check!¡± As soon as she said that, the hall became lively as the guests exchanged pleasantries. ¡°Tyler? Do you mean Tyler Collins? The scion of the Collins family?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve long heard that the Camdens intend to let the scion of the Collins marry Hailey. Seems like it¡¯s true.¡± ¡°The Camdens and the Collins are indeed compatible, but Hailey can just remarry after getting a divorce. It doesn¡¯t seem right for her to have an extramarital affair, does it?¡± ¡°It seems that the legendary most beautiful woman of Orlando is not so pure as she¡¯s made out to be.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Upon hearing the whispers of the crowd, Hailey blushed and bowed her head in embarrassment. ¡°Grandma, everyone, don¡¯t believe his nonsense. I met Tyler yesterday to talk about business. As you are aware, Landmark Realty has been trying to rope in some investors lately, so I met Tyler for that matter.¡± Jordan laughed and gibed, ¡°Must you talk about business in a hotel room, dressed in a bathrobe? Do you take everyone here for fools!?!¡± At this moment, a familiar person walked into the hall. Speak of the devil. It was Hailey¡¯s lover, Tyler! ¡°Hey, everyone¡¯s here.¡± Tyler had an eye-catching hairstyle and was dressed in expensive clothes with some gifts in his hands. When he saw the commotion in the lobby, he was a little startled. Hailey pulled Tyler over as soon as she saw him. ¡°Tyler, this live-in son-in-law of our family insists that I¡¯m in an extramarital affair with you. Quick, tell everyone that I went to see you yesterday for business.¡± Tyler froze, finally realizing why everyone was looking at him with a peculiar gaze. Tyler glared at Jordan and thought to himself, ¡®How dare this good-for-nothing who sponges off his wife expose my affair with Hailey in front of so many people!¡¯ It was common for upper-class members to engage in sordid acts. Still, the most critical difference between them and hooligans was that, despite their misdeeds, they built a positive image for themselves. Tyler said, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t listen to what this good-for-nothing Jordan just said. Hailey and I are innocent. She came to see me yesterday, just to deliver a document to me.¡± ¡°Jordan, you said that Hailey was cheating on you with me, but do you have any proof, like videos or photos?¡± Tyler questioned Jordan instead. Tyler knew that Jordan did not take out his cell phone to take any photos or videos at the hotel yesterday. The only video that could prove Hailey¡¯s stay in the hotel room was also deleted by Tyler, who had managed to do so by using his connections. Tyler just had to deny vehemently now. Seeing that Jordan could not produce any evidence, Tyler laughed and said, ¡°Everyone, the reason why Jordan slandered me is because of another matter.¡± ¡°Maybe all of you don¡¯t know this, but this live-in son-in-law also works as a part-time deliveryman. I ordered takeout yesterday, and it happened to be delivered by him.¡± ¡°Yet, he had a horrible attitude just because he had the Camdens as his backer, and he even tossed the takeout I ordered onto the ground.¡± ¡°Hence, I gave him a one-star rating.¡± ¡°It just so happens that Mr. Dunn, the general agent of Ubereats, is also here. Mr. Dunn, you can check his delivery records from yesterday!¡± Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ryan already knew Jordan¡¯s employee number. He only needed to enter the employee number into the app to check the takeout orders that Jordan had recently delivered. After checking, Ryan nodded and said, ¡°Tyler is right. He received a one-star rating yesterday! The reason for the bad rating is a poor attitude and throwing the takeout onto the ground, exactly like what Tyler said!¡± Public opinion also shifted at this point, and the crowd began to believe Ryan and Hailey. Jordan looked at Hailey and said, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to explain why I dropped the takeout on the ground?¡± Hailey folded her arms, accentuating her figure while pretending to be innocent. ¡°You weren¡¯t attentive at work, and you have poor tolerance!¡± ¡°Hahaha, well said!¡± Jordan wanted to applaud Hailey. ¡®How can she have the cheek to say that!?!¡¯ ¡®Her husband dropped the things in his hands when he saw his wife in a room with another man and yet, she blamed it on him for having a poor tolerance!¡¯ ¡®Am I supposed to pretend not to see it and hand the takeout over to your lover before getting down on my knees to beg you to give me a five-star rating!?!¡¯ ¡°Punk, you were the one who made a mistake at work. Yet, you maligned Tyler and Hailey.¡± ¡°Shut up if you can¡¯t produce the evidence!¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if she cheated on you. You have no right to make a scene because you are just a live-in son-in-law!¡± ¡°¡­¡± Hailey was a famous heiress of a wealthy family in Orlando, while Jordan was a live-in son-in-law whom everyone despised. No one spoke up for Jordan as they all stood on Hailey¡¯s side. ¡°Haha, it really is a world where only the rich have a say.¡± Jordan did not explain much, as he felt it was pointless. He simply looked at Old Mrs. Camden. ¡°You guys said I had an extramarital affair. Do you have proof?¡± Old Mrs. Camden looked at Hailey, who shook her head. Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°Since none of you have any evidence against each other, we¡¯ll drop this matter.¡± ¡°However, the fact you beat Drew up cannot just be forgotten.¡± Jordan looked at Drew and said, ¡°He cut me with a knife at the entrance of Green Park Estate. There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the estate, and the estate security officers can testify that I was defending myself.¡± ¡°If you have to pursue this matter, we¡¯ll call the police. If I get detained, I promise Drew won¡¯t be able to escape either!¡± Old Mrs. Camden, Herman, and the others were all flustered. They knew the law. Jordan fought with his bare hands while Drew had a knife with him. Drew would face a heavier sentence. Old Mrs. Camden pointed her finger at Jordan and said scornfully, ¡°Great, you¡¯ve been sponging off us, and now you¡¯re very capable, huh? You¡¯ve just hit my grandson. Do you want to hit me now!?!¡± Jordan said respectfully, ¡°Grand¡­ Old Mrs. Camden, I¡¯ve always been respectful towards you for the past three years, and I¡¯ve been serving you wholeheartedly too.¡± ¡°I promise you, as long as Drew does not provoke me in the future, I won¡¯t do anything to him.¡± ¡°I only have one request. I hope you will agree to Hailey getting a divorce with me!¡± Jordan had taken care of Old Mrs. Camden for the past three years, more than Drew had ever done in his entire life. However, Jordan was a live-in grandson-in-law of hers, after all. Regardless of how much effort he put in, he would never compare to Drew. Old Mrs. Camden looked at the crowd and said, ¡°Everyone, as you all know, three years ago, the Camdens accepted a live-in son-in-law because of a marriage agreement that my late husband set. Many of you here were the close friends and business partners of my late husband for decades!¡± ¡°In the past three years, Hailey has been unhappy, but for the sake of fulfilling my late husband¡¯s wishes, Hailey¡¯s parents have mentioned a divorce to me several times, but I¡¯ve turned down all their requests!¡± ¡°Everyone in town loves my granddaughter Hailey, and most of you refer to her as the most beautiful woman in Orlando, so there is no need for me to tell you which is the more unworthy person.¡± ¡°Today, Jordan beat up my grandson and maligned my granddaughter and Tyler. So, I¡¯ve decided not to abide by my late husband¡¯s wishes!¡± ¡°I declare that Jordan will no longer be a live-in-son-in-law of the Camdens, and he will be kicked out of the Camden Family with immediate effect!¡± Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s voice was loud and authoritative. Hearing Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s words, the crowd all raised their wine glasses. ¡°Congratulations, Old Mrs. Camden, congratulations, Hailey!¡± ¡°Congratulations, we¡¯ve gotten rid of a good-for-nothing. We can now finally find a better man who¡¯s compatible with Hailey!¡± Sylvie also raised her glass happily and clinked glasses with the guests, unable to contain the joy that was showing on her face. ¡°Thank you, everyone. I now reveal a piece of information to you. Hailey and Jordan have always slept in separate rooms for the past three years, and he has never even touched Hailey¡¯s hand before. Hailey¡­ is still a virgin!¡± After hearing Sylvie¡¯s words, many of the bachelors present ogled at Hailey with great interest. Hailey also began chiding Sylvie coquettishly. ¡°Mom, why are you talking about this in front of so many people? It¡¯s making me shy.¡± Hailey¡¯s words delighted the guests. The Camdens had finally agreed to let Hailey and Jordan get a divorce. However, at this moment, they were all rejoicing and celebrating. That made Jordan disgruntled. ¡°Are you guys so happy to get rid of me? Hailey, if you find out my true identity, I wonder if you¡¯d still be able to laugh!¡± Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, Jordan also joined the crowd in laughing and picked up a glass of wine before walking towards Hailey. ¡°Hailey, congratulations, you can finally start looking for a man who¡¯s compatible with you.¡± Hailey humphed coldly, knowing that Jordan must be hiding his misery and bitterness behind his smile! Hailey said, ¡°If you kneel down and beg me now, I might ask Grandma to show you some mercy and not get rid of you for the time being.¡± Jordan chuckled. ¡®You betrayed me, and yet you want me to kneel down and beg you?¡¯ ¡®Indeed, they¡¯re really the quasi-first-class family of upper-class society!¡¯ Jordan chugged the wine in his glass in one go and said, ¡°You¡¯re not worthy of it!¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Anger was written all over Hailey¡¯s gorgeous face. She had always been high up in the air, like a queen in front of Jordan. However, the humble and lowly servant, Jordan, has rebelled today! Feeling aggrieved, Hailey dashed towards Old Mrs. Camden and hugged onto one of the latter¡¯s arms with both hands. ¡°Grandma, we¡¯re taking it too easy on him by letting him go just like that!¡± Drew, who was also on the same side as Hailey, walked over. ¡°Hailey is right. We must teach him a lesson!¡± Old Mrs. Camden crossed her aged hands and patted her grandchildren while comforting them. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t let others bully my family members!¡± Old Mrs. Camden then walked towards the guests and said, ¡°Everyone, Jordan wasted three precious years of my granddaughter¡¯s life and even beat up my grandson. The Camden family has been famous and dignified in Orlando for the past few decades. If we let the matter go just like that, I¡¯m afraid that in the future, there will be more people who will not take us seriously!¡± Everyone fell silent, thinking to themselves that Old Mrs. Camden was definitely planning to punish Jordan! Jordan put down his glass and listened to what they had to say. He was waiting to see how the Camden family planned to deal with him! Old Mrs. Camden continued, ¡°Everyone here is a bigwig in all industries in Orlando. I implore all of you to help me make sure Jordan doesn¡¯t have a way out in the future!¡± Make sure Jordan doesn¡¯t have a way out! The most important thing to a person is their source of income. The Camden family was out to cut off Jordan¡¯s means of livelihood in Orlando! The guests were discussing incessantly, but no one responded for a while. They were examining the situation and estimating the consequences. Those who are in business are the most intelligent. After all, cutting off one¡¯s means of livelihood is akin to killing their parents. No one would be willing to offend others unless it was their last resort. At this juncture, Tyler was the first to stand up. ¡°I¡¯m willing to stand in solidarity with the Camdens on behalf of the Collins!¡± ¡°Everyone, let me introduce myself. I¡¯m Tyler, and my family is involved in many industries like hospitality, investments, and many others.¡± ¡°From today onwards, I guarantee that Jordan will not be granted a stay in all hotels and inns below four stars in Orlando!¡± ¡°You are only worthy of sleeping on the streets!¡± At first, some people did not know who Tyler was. After all, he was very young, and many of the guests present were in their forties or fifties. However, after his introduction, everyone learned of his identity. ¡°So it¡¯s the scion of the Collins, huh? I heard that 70% of the hotels in Orlando are owned by them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not all. The Collins owns shares in various renowned brands like Hyatt and Marriott!¡± ¡°It¡¯s over for Jordan. He can¡¯t even get a room for some hanky panky business with women in the future. Haha.¡± Jordan couldn¡¯t help but feel an urge to laugh. ¡®I¡¯m the scion of the Steeles. Why would I have to stay in hotels that are four stars and below?¡¯ Tyler took the lead, and because Jordan was just a live-in son-in-law in Orlando who did not have extensive connections, everyone started bullying him too. Soon another man stood out. That man, who was in his forties, glared at Jordan before saying, ¡°Everyone, I am Zack Ward, the owner of Supreme Restaurant. I¡¯ve been in the F&B business for two decades.¡± ¡°I am willing to stand in solidarity with the Camdens to cut off Jordan¡¯s future means of a livelihood!¡± ¡°With my connections in the F&B industry, I believe Jordan will never be able to work in any restaurant in Orlando in the future!¡± The members of the Camden family thanked them. Ryan stepped up, too. ¡°I, Ryan Dunn, am the general agent of Ubereats of Orlando, and I also stand in solidarity with the Camdens to cut off Jordan¡¯s future means of livelihood!¡± ¡°Jordan, you can forget about continuing to deliver takeout in the future. You won¡¯t be able to work for Ubereats or other companies!¡± Jordan could not help but burst into laughter. He felt as if he were the protagonist of an action novel being cornered into desperation by a bunch of antagonists. However, the people in front of him were much more foolish than the villains of those novels. Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯ll be boycotted in the hotel and takeout delivery industries. What else?¡± Another person stood out and said, ¡°I¡¯m the boss of Goldmine Karaoke. You won¡¯t be able to get a job as a server in all karaoke joints and bars in the future!¡± ¡°Hahaha, great, any more?¡± Jordan continued to ask. Soon, two more people came forward, but the jobs they listed were all low-skilled jobs. In their opinion, Jordan was poorly educated and lacked job experience. Hence, to them, he was only worthy of those low-level labor jobs. As long as his means of livelihood were cut off, he would have no way to survive in Orlando. Seeing that Jordan did not seem to be panicking, Drew suddenly interjected, ¡°Jordan, this punk is so good at fighting. Will he apply for a job as a bodyguard?¡± Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Recalling that Jordan could easily subdue all the professional fighters Herman had sent, the Camdens began to worry about it. Herman said, ¡°Everyone, this beast Jordan has extraordinary combat skills, and I reckon he might go to the wealthy people in Orlando and apply to be their personal bodyguards. Whom among you can cut off his potential career path as a bodyguard?¡± Everyone fell silent. In Orlando, there were too many wealthy people, and no one dared claim that they knew them all or even had the right to speak in front of them. At this moment, a woman who had been seated quietly for a long time suddenly laughed charmingly. Everyone followed the voice, only to see a woman wearing a red business suit seated with her legs crossed and was incredibly alluring! The woman seemed to be in her early thirties, but she had the charm of a mature woman. She had fair skin and sexy red lips. Dressed in a skin-tight short skirt, she made the imagination of many people run wild. ¡°Hey, Miss Clarke, when did you arrive? Sorry for not welcoming you earlier. Please forgive me!¡± After noticing that woman, Herman walked over excitedly. Looking at the woman lustfully, Ryan patted Herman on his shoulder and asked, ¡°Mr. Camden, who is this beauty? Introduce her.¡± Herman looked at Ryan with contempt and thought, ¡®Ryan really doesn¡¯t fit in with the upper-class circle in Orlando. He doesn¡¯t even know who this woman is!¡¯ Herman said, ¡°She¡¯s the deputy president of Ace Corporation, Miss Victoria Clarke!¡± ¡°What? The deputy president of Ace Corporation?¡± Ryan and the others were stunned. They knew how influential the Ace Corporation was in Orlando. To be able to reach the position of deputy president, she was definitely extraordinary. The fact that Victoria managed to reach the deputy president of Ace Corporation at such a young age made everyone wonder if she had used any connections. Jordan suddenly frowned, carefully looked at Victoria, and said with surprise, ¡°She¡¯s from our company¡­¡± ¡°There are many wealthy people in Orlando, and the Camdens have wide connections, but we only know about two-thirds of them.¡± Herman laughed. ¡°However, if there is one person who knows all the wealthy people in Orlando and has a good relationship with them all¡­¡± ¡°I believe there is only one person in Orlando, and she is Miss Clarke!¡± Hearing Herman¡¯s words, Ryan also decided to curry favor. ¡°Miss Clarke is such a ravishing beauty. I¡¯m afraid all the rich people in Orlando would want to get to know her!¡± Victoria frowned and said, ¡°You guys are making it sound like all the rich people in Orlando are in an affair with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry, my bad.¡± Ryan hurriedly bowed and kept his eyes fixed on Victoria¡¯s stilettos. He couldn¡¯t help but swallow his saliva. Herman looked at Victoria and said, ¡°Miss Clarke, please intervene and leave Jordan with no way out!¡± Since Victoria appeared at Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s birthday banquet, it proved that she had some ties with the Camdens. The Camden family had recently given Victoria many benefits to receive 70 million dollars from the Ace Corporation. If Ace Corporation had not suddenly had a change of president, Victoria would have long granted the investment of 70 million dollars to the Camdens¡¯ family company. However, Victoria had her own way of doing things and would not obey Herman¡¯s orders. In the upper-class circle in Orlando, many people were aware that Victoria was the one who had rich men wrapped around her finger and not the other way around. Victoria did not reply and instead took out an elegant-looking box of CAPRI ladies¡¯ cigarettes from her pink Chanel bag before pulling out a cigarette from the box. Just like Victoria, the CAPRI ladies¡¯ cigarettes were slender and exuded a feminine tenderness and sultriness. Those cigarettes could only be purchased abroad and hence, were extremely expensive. However, Jordan had once smoked it abroad. ¡®These cigarettes taste cool and refreshing. Does Victoria taste the same?¡¯ Jordan actually couldn¡¯t help but harbor designs on Victoria too. She was indeed incredibly charming! Victoria was seated cross-legged with the cigarette in her right hand while the men around her all pulled out their lighters and were ready to light her cigarette for her! They were Ryan, Zack, Herman, and Benedict! Seeing this scene, Jordan smiled. It was so similar to the scene in the film, Mal¨¨na! However, Victoria was probably sexier and even more feminine than Monica Bellucci! However, Victoria did not choose any of the men around her. She looked at Jordan and curled her finger at him. ¡°Come here.¡± Everyone was hollering at Jordan furiously, but Victoria spoke to Jordan with great tenderness. ¡®This woman is not simple. No wonder she can become the deputy president of Ace Corporation.¡¯ Jordan thought to himself. Since he was interested in her too, Jordan decided to walk over. Victoria looked at Jordan with a charming smile and said, ¡°You, light my cigarette.¡± The surrounding men who were holding various expensive lighters all froze in astonishment! ¡°Miss Clarke actually let that good-for-nothing light her cigarette!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get it. What right does that good-for-nothing have!?!¡± To the upper-class men of Orlando, lighting a cigarette for a woman was actually an honor. Jordan answered right away, ¡°I don¡¯t have a lighter!¡± Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Herman, Ryan and the others almost fainted! ¡®You don¡¯t have a lighter?¡¯ ¡®There are so many lighters here, don¡¯t you know how to borrow one?¡¯ ¡®How dare you publicly reject Victoria, the top goddess of Orlando¡¯s upper-class circle of wealthy and powerful figures!?!¡¯ Victoria was stunned, too. She placed the cigarette that was already in her mouth back into the cigarette case. She then got up from her seat and walked towards Jordan. Victoria was tall and slender. After putting on her stilettos, she was actually about the same height as Jordan. She scanned Jordan from head to toe and was pleased to find that Jordan was rather handsome. Victoria said condescendingly, ¡°Name.¡± Jordan asked in confusion, ¡°What name?¡± Victoria said, ¡°Your name.¡± Jordan asked, ¡°Are you deaf? Didn¡¯t Herman just say that my name is Jordan Steele?¡± ¡°Scoundrel! Don¡¯t be rude to Miss Clarke!¡± Herman berated Jordan loudly. Victoria waved her hand indifferently and said, ¡°Jordan, on account that you share the same surname as the new president of Ace Corporation, I¡¯d like to give you a way out.¡± The crowd was shocked, especially the Camden family, whose focus was not on the last sentence but the one before it. The new president of Ace Corporation was surnamed Steele too! ¡°I finally know the surname of the new president of Ace Corporation,¡± Old Mrs. Camden said, feeling much more joyous. ¡®How can an insignificant Jordan be as important as a huge deal of 70 million dollars?¡¯ Benedict hurriedly stepped forward and asked, ¡°Miss Clarke, what is Mr. Steele¡¯s full name?¡± Victoria smiled and replied, ¡°Mr. Steele doesn¡¯t want too many people to know about him for now. I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t tell you yet.¡± In fact, Victoria did not know his full name either. All she knew was that he was surnamed Steele and was of a young age. Jordan guessed that Victoria definitely did not know that he was the president of Ace Corporation. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have asked him to light her cigarette. Jordan smiled and asked, ¡°Miss Clarke, how do you plan to give me a way out?¡± Victoria said, ¡°As long as you bow and scrape while apologizing to Old Mrs. Camden, Drew, and your wife, I¡¯ll be willing to mediate the situation.¡± ¡°Afterwards, I will also hire you to be my personal bodyguard with an annual salary of 30,000 dollars.¡± After she said that, everyone got into an uproar. ¡°Miss Clarke is trying to protect that punk Jordan! Why!?!¡± ¡°As long as he kneels and admits to his mistake, he will not be boycotted. He can even become the bodyguard of the beautiful Miss Clarke. This punk would definitely agree to it!¡± Victoria looked at Jordan with some ambiguity in her gaze, and somehow, jealousy arose in Hailey¡¯s heart! Hailey grabbed Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s arm aggrievedly and said, ¡°Grandma, Miss Clarke is going against you.¡± Drew said softly, ¡°Yes, we can¡¯t let Jordan have a way out. Isn¡¯t Miss Clarke usually on good terms with us? Why isn¡¯t she helping us?¡± Drew could not figure it out at all. To Drew, Jordan was just a live-in son-in-law who had no background but had received at least a million benefits from the Camden family! Old Mrs. Camden patted the hands of her grandchildren and said softly, ¡°Kids, learn from her. Miss Clarke is brilliant.¡± ¡°Why did she become the deputy president at such a young age?¡± ¡°Why is she able to effortlessly be acquainted with every wealthy person?¡± ¡°It¡¯s because she never offends anyone easily and can make any man infatuated with her and grateful towards her.¡± ¡°Hailey, you have to work hard to become a woman like Victoria.¡± Hailey looked at Victoria while biting her lip, overwhelmed with jealousy. The Camden family began sighing. Since Victoria had pleaded for Jordan, there was no way they could force him to a dead end. However, they did not expect¡­ ¡°I refuse.¡± Jordan said slowly! Jordan actually turned down the great favor that Victoria had offered him! Everyone didn¡¯t understand why Jordan would do that! They felt that it would not be embarrassing for Jordan, the live-in son-in-law of the Camden family, to bow and scrape to them and admit his mistakes. Besides, he could work for a ravishing beauty like Victoria and draw a high annual salary. Even a fool would know which option to choose! Yet Jordan actually¡­ turned her down. Victoria was in disbelief, too. ¡°What did you say?¡± Jordan looked at Victoria and said, ¡°I said, I refuse.¡± Victoria looked a little furious. ¡°Repeat yourself!¡± Jordan gently pinched Victoria¡¯s ear with his right hand and shouted into her ear, ¡°I refuse!¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Victoria was flustered, and she retreated continuously, her ears tickled by Jordan¡¯s voice. ¡°How dare you attack Miss Clarke!?!¡± Herman yelled, but he dared not go forward. Jordan spread his hands and said, ¡°Sorry, Miss Clarke, I thought you had a bad sense of hearing, and I was scared that you couldn¡¯t hear me, so I yelled into your ear.¡± ¡°Very well, Jordan, you have guts!¡± Victoria didn¡¯t expect this live-in son-in-law to be so disrespectful to her. In that case, she felt that there was no need for her to defend him anymore! ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, I, Victoria, the deputy president of Ace Corporation, am willing to stand in solidarity with the Camden family and leave Jordan with no future.¡± She stated respectfully. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Camdens felt energized after hearing Victoria¡¯s words! ¡°Hahaha, Jordan, you good-for-nothing, now you can¡¯t even be a bodyguard! In the future, there will be no chance for you to survive in Orlando anymore. Hahaha!¡± Drew guffawed loudly. Though Hailey took pity on Jordan, she nevertheless raised her head arrogantly and secretly thought, ¡®This is all your fault! You should just put up with everything that I¡¯ve done to you!¡¯ However, Jordan remained calm and collected. He asked Victoria, ¡°Miss Clarke, may I ask if your words just now represent you as an individual or the Ace Corporation?¡± Victoria folded her arms and said, ¡°Of course I represent both.¡± Jordan continued to ask, ¡°You¡¯re the deputy president of the Ace Corporation, not the president. What right do you have to represent the entire Ace Corporation?¡± Jordan¡¯s questioning made Victoria feel embarrassed. Although everyone recognized Victoria¡¯s power, she was indeed not the highest authority in Ace Corporation. By right, she should not be making a stand on behalf of the corporation¡¯s president. She could only do so if she and the president were in a very close relationship, such as husband and wife. Victoria paused for a moment before continuing, ¡°Alright, I didn¡¯t want to say it at first, but since you want to know the reason for your death, I will tell you guys.¡± ¡°Actually, the new president of Ace Corporation, Mr. Steele, is my lover!¡± Her words caused a massive uproar in the entire event location of the birthday banquet. ¡°What? The mysterious Mr. Steele is actually Miss Clarke¡¯s boyfriend? No wonder he managed to become the president out of nowhere!¡± ¡°The person who can be compatible and worthy of Miss Clarke must be a domineering president like Mr. Steele. They¡¯re a match made in heaven.¡± ¡°Good-for-nothing Jordan. They¡¯re a couple in a romantic relationship. They even sleep together. Of course she can represent Mr. Steele and the entire Ace Corporation!¡± ¡°Yeah, how dare he question the ability and authority of Miss Clarke? He has a death wish!¡± ¡°¡­¡± This time, it was Jordan¡¯s turn to freeze in shock. ¡®Damn it, since when did I become your lover, Victoria?¡¯ ¡®Aren¡¯t you embarrassed to call me your boyfriend in front of me!?!¡¯ At this moment, the Camdens were the most excited. Herman said excitedly, ¡°Miss Clarke, why didn¡¯t you reveal sooner that the new president Mr. Steele is your lover? Since he¡¯s your boyfriend, we¡¯re relieved now!¡± Benedict also came over and said, ¡°Yeah, Miss Clarke, you must talk to Mr. Steele about the contract.¡± The Camdens had already bribed Victoria. Since the president, Mr. Steele, was Victoria¡¯s lover, they reckoned that the 70 million dollar investment would be a sure bet. Victoria said, ¡°My boyfriend is very attentive and serious when it comes to working. He has always drawn a clear line between work and personal life. He doesn¡¯t like bringing romance into the office.¡± ¡°So, I hope that you can help me keep this a secret.¡± Jordan couldn¡¯t help but feel an urge to laugh. ¡®You found such a lame excuse after you¡¯re done bragging because you¡¯re scared that others might leak this.¡¯ After saying that, Victoria looked at Jordan and questioned, ¡°What else do you have to say?¡± Not willing to expose her, Jordan held his laughter in and asked, ¡°I heard that Mr. Steele not only has a massive amount of wealth but is also extremely handsome, even more so than celebrities. He¡¯s also proficient in music, chess, literature, and art. Miss Clarke, you might be beautiful, but I doubt Mr. Steele would take a fancy to you.¡± Victoria humphed coldly. ¡°Outstanding people are always attracted to each other! Mr. Steele also fell in love with me at first sight. He even booked an entire island in Southeast Asia and set up a grand ceremony to confess to me and ask me to be his girlfriend!¡± The girls in the room were all green with envy when they heard that. Dumbfounded, Jordan stared at Victoria, thinking to himself, ¡®This woman is really good at making things up!¡¯ Jordan smiled and shook his head. ¡°Ms. Clarke, since you¡¯re so close to Mr. Steele, I have nothing to say.¡± Old Mrs. Camden smiled and said, ¡°Thank you, thank you all for doing us this favor on my behalf!¡± Drew walked towards Orlando again. ¡°Haha, good-for-nothing, you will no longer have a foothold in Orlando from now on. Pack up and get lost from Orlando, haha!¡± Jordan ignored Drew and simply looked at Hailey. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the lawyer¡¯s office now.¡± ¡°Sure!¡± Seeing the upper-class society of Orlando had already boycotted Jordan, she knew that it was over for him and wanted to sever ties with him as soon as possible. ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Old Mrs. Camden suddenly spoke up and looked up at the clock hanging on the wall in the lobby. The time was 12 o¡¯clock. Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°It¡¯s exactly 12 noon. The birthday banquet has officially started. Eat something before you go.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Hailey knew that Old Mrs. Camden was a very traditional person. Hence, she couldn¡¯t go anywhere because it was time to eat. Besides, it was Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s 80th birthday banquet, and hence, they had to follow the rules. Drew pointed to the hall entrance and said, ¡°Jordan, get lost and wait outside. Hailey will go to the lawyer¡¯s office with you after she¡¯s done eating.¡± However, at this moment, Old Mrs. Camden suddenly said, ¡°Jordan, you can stay and eat together with us.¡± Drew exclaimed in shock, ¡°Grandma, why are you letting him stay? He¡¯s not worthy!¡± Jordan was also a little surprised. Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°Since the divorce has not been finalized yet, he is still a member of the Camdens, and hence, I am obliged to feed him!¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios A second ago, Old Mrs. Camden had just instigated Orlando¡¯s influential figures to ensure that Jordan will have no means of living in the future. In the next second, she asked him to stay for lunch. That made many people confused about her behavior. However, Victoria could tell how intelligent Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s move was, and there was some admiration in her eyes. Was it the carrot and stick? It was obviously not that simple. Old Mrs. Camden was just establishing her dominance, and she was cutting off Jordan¡¯s future path because he had beaten up her grandson. She allowed Jordan to attend the birthday banquet because he was still the Camdens¡¯ son-in-law. Since he was still her granddaughter¡¯s husband, he had to abide by the rules and stay at the banquet. Jordan did not refute and simply sat together at the same table as Hailey, Drew, and the other grandchildren of Old Mrs. Camden. There were definitely many luxurious private rooms in the hotel. Still, Old Mrs. Camden preferred the banquet to be lively and arranged for it to be in the grand hall. Drew looked at Jordan, who was seated beside him and was incredibly furious. ¡°Jordan, this meal is the last meal you can have in Orlando. You¡¯d better eat more while you can because you might not even be able to afford steamed buns in the future. Hahaha!¡± Drew¡¯s younger sister, Elle, also chimed in, ¡°Brother, you¡¯re exaggerating. How can he not even afford steamed buns? He can just become a beggar.¡± Drew guffawed loudly. ¡°My sister is right. You can become a beggar. We¡¯ll allow you to become a beggar, hahaha.¡± Jordan had long gotten used to Drew¡¯s mockery and hence, didn¡¯t feel much at this moment. However, Elle¡¯s sudden interjection made Jordan glance at her. Elle was Jordan¡¯s cousin-in-law. Although she was not as pretty as Hailey, she was known for her fantastic figure in Orlando. Due to the animosity between Hailey and Elle, Jordan seldom interacted with Elle. Seeing that Jordan was silent after he mocked him, Drew picked up a glass of wine and walked towards Ryan seated beside him. ¡°Mr. Dunn, thank you so much for what you¡¯ve done today. The scene of you making Jordan undress out there is too classic. It was as if you were disciplining a dog!¡± Ryan smiled and clinked glasses with Drew. ¡°Mr. Camden, you¡¯re too polite. If I had known earlier, I would have asked you to take a video in advance. When you¡¯re bored, you can watch it and unwind a little.¡± ¡°Hahaha, Mr. Dunn, you¡¯re right. We really should have recorded that scene.¡± Drew said while laughing loudly as if he was scared that Jordan would not hear him. Jordan glanced at Ryan, who noticed him and then immediately snapped. ¡°What are you looking at!?! If you dare to apply for a job in my delivery company in the future, I¡¯ll break your legs!¡± Jordan¡¯s eyes were full of murderous intent. He felt he had to get rid of Ryan immediately. Jordan picked up the phone and called the butler of the Steele family, Butler Frank. Jordan¡¯s grandfather specially arranged for Butler Frank to assist Jordan in his mission. Previously, he was the one who had informed Jordan that the mission of being a live-in son-in-law had ended and he could assume the role of president of Ace Corporation. ¡°Sir!¡± Butler Frank quickly answered the call. Jordan said, ¡°There¡¯s a takeout delivery business owner who always wants to invite my grandfather to dinner. What¡¯s his name?¡± Butler Frank answered, ¡°You mean James Willis, the CEO of Ubereats Delivery?¡± Orlando said, ¡°Yes, him. Contact him and tell him to revoke the Orlando proxy of Ubereats Delivery.¡± Hailey and Elle, who sat at the same table as Jordan and Ryan, Victoria, and the others at the following table were all stunned when they heard his words. Butler Frank said, ¡°Okay, he has always wanted to get to know Mr. Steele Senior. It would definitely please him to carry out your instructions. Actually, he is now worth over 10 billion dollars and is qualified to have a meal with Mr. Steele Senior.¡± Jordan said, ¡°Yes, this kid has been developing well in the past few years. Arrange for him to meet me someday. I¡¯ll treat him to a meal.¡± After saying that, Jordan hung up the phone. There was a moment of silence at the venue. A moment later¡­ ¡°Hahahaha¡­¡± Drew laughed so hard that the injuries on his face seemed to have expanded. ¡°Hahahaha¡­ What a joke, Jordan. What are you pretending for? Revoke the proxy of Mr. Dunn? Who do you think you are!?!¡± Ryan laughed and asked, ¡°Punk, you should consider the time and place, even if you want to blow your trumpet. What¡¯s the point of pretending here? Who would be fooled by a country bumpkin like you?¡± ¡°Your grandfather is a farmer while Mr. Willis is worth billions. Why would he invite your grandfather to dinner? You¡¯re living in a dream!¡± With a look of disgust, Hailey gibed, ¡°How revolting. If you¡¯re incompetent, so be it. Why do you have to pretend?¡± Victoria was the only one looking at Jordan with a stern expression. Without saying anything, Jordan picked up his chopsticks and helped himself to some appetizers. After about six minutes or so, Ryan¡¯s cell phone started ringing. Looking at the incoming call alert, Ryan excitedly put down his crockery, wiped his hands, and answered the call. ¡°Hello, Mr. Willis!¡± Upon hearing that it was Mr. Willis who called, the Camdens and Victoria, and the others looked over and told everyone to stay silent. In recent years, the takeout industry has been booming. James Willis had also become an upstart worth more than 10 billion dollars. The people present were all wealthy figures of Orlando who wanted to use Ryan to become friends with James. Ryan said excitedly, ¡°Mr. Willis, I was just planning to call you in the next two days to discuss the renewal of the contract.¡± James said, ¡°I specially called to inform you that your proxy in Orlando has been revoked!¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ryan¡¯s face instantly turned pale! However, all the banquet guests were staring at him, especially the beautiful Victoria who was right beside him! ¡®I can¡¯t panic. I can¡¯t let them notice anything fishy!¡¯ Ryan forced a smile and said, ¡°Haha, thank you Mr. Willis. I told you we have a good relationship and we¡¯d definitely continue with the cooperation. I¡¯ve already prepared the renewal fee for this round. I¡¯ve prepared a million dollars!¡± James said over the phone, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Dunn, our company has sent someone from the headquarters to take over Ubereats Delivery in Orlando. We don¡¯t need a general agent anymore.¡± Ryan¡¯s heart was filled with despair, but he was still laughing out loud. ¡°It¡¯s alright, no problem, we must drink to our heart¡¯s content when we meet!¡± James was somewhat confused. He said, ¡°Did you actually hear what I said? You are no longer the agent, and no amount of money you spend will matter!¡± Ryan said, ¡°Okay, okay, Mr. Willis, rest assured, we will definitely have a joyous cooperation in the future!¡± James said, ¡°You must be out of your mind. You¡¯re not replying to what I said! Anyway, when the agency contract expires next month, the headquarters will send someone over to take over. That¡¯s all I have to say, bye.¡± Ryan exclaimed, ¡°Okay, Mr. Willis, let¡¯s meet again!¡± Ryan smiled and hung up. Jordan frowned in puzzlement. ¡®Could it be that Butler Frank hasn¡¯t informed James yet?¡¯ ¡®Why did Ryan have such a happy chat with James?¡¯ The others could only hear Ryan talking, but they could not listen to what he was saying over the phone. Drew was the first one to walk over. ¡°Mr. Dunn, based on what you mentioned just now, I assume that the contract renewal has been settled?¡± Ryan smiled and said, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s going to be a pleasant cooperation!¡± Drew hurriedly raised his glass and said, ¡°Come on, Mr. Dunn, let me toast to you. I wish you boundless prosperity!¡± ¡°Thank you, Mr. Camden.¡± Ryan said as he raised his glass of white wine and chugged it in one go! Drew exclaimed in surprise, ¡°Wow, you¡¯re really straightforward, Mr. Dunn, you chugged it all!¡± Victoria also picked up her glass and said, ¡°Mr. Dunn, I can tell that you¡¯re very close to Mr. Willis.¡± After chugging that glass of wine, Ryan felt a little upset because of the melancholy within him. However, he soon filled his glass to the brim again. Victoria¡¯s charming face gradually became blurred in Ryan¡¯s vision. Ryan said, ¡°Of course, Mr. Willis and I have been through thick and thin!¡± Victoria said, ¡°I shall toast to you too, Mr. Dunn. I wish you a prosperous business, and I hope that we¡¯ll have the chance to get to know Mr. Willis through you.¡± Ryan clinked glasses with Victoria and said, ¡°It¡¯s just a minor matter. Let me arrange it.¡± Ryan drank another glass of wine, and the people around him cheered incessantly. ¡°Mr. Dunn, you can really hold your liquor well!¡± ¡°You seem to be in great spirits. Now that the renewal contract has been signed, Mr. Dunn. You¡¯re in the mood to drink, aren¡¯t you?¡± However, after less than two minutes, the crowd suddenly realized that Ryan was crying while drinking. His tears landed on the colorless white wine and mixed with it. ¡°Mr. Dunn, why are you crying? Are you alright?¡± Victoria hurriedly asked. At this juncture, Jordan shook his head and said helplessly, ¡°Ryan, stop trying to hang on if you can¡¯t. Even if you want to boast, there is a time and place to do so. Is there a point in pretending? Who can¡¯t tell that you are pretending? Why do you not dare to tell everyone that you have been removed as an agent?¡± Jordan said to Ryan the exact words that the latter had said to him! In fact, Victoria and the others had long since sensed that there was something wrong with Ryan. If he had really clinched the contract renewal, he would not be behaving in such an extreme manner. He should only behave that way if the contract renewal had fallen through. Ryan knew that he did not have a strong background or business empire. He only managed to mix into the upper-class circle of Orlando a few years ago and become the general agent of Ubereats Delivery, all thanks to luck. Once he was no longer the agent, he would not be fit to chat and laugh with the people in this room! Hence, he had to pretend! However, Jordan had now mercilessly exposed him! In a drunken stupor, Ryan slapped the table and then walked towards Jordan. ¡°So what if my license has been revoked!?! Only because Ubereats Delivery wants to take over personally and will no longer need an agent did I get removed. It¡¯s not because of you, loser!¡± Jordan smiled calmly and sipped on some tea. ¡°Interesting, you clearly saw me making a call, and now you¡¯re taking the initiative to clear my name.¡± ¡°Haha, since you think I didn¡¯t do it, fine, I can¡¯t be bothered to have another enemy either.¡± The guests were all discussing and speculating if Ryan¡¯s agent license revocation had anything to do with Jordan. Most of the people there had just declared solidarity with the Camdens to cut off Jordan¡¯s future! If Jordan was really that powerful, they would be unable to bear the consequences! Seeing this, Benedict hurriedly stood up and said, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t panic. This definitely has nothing to do with our family¡¯s loser of a son-in-law. His grandfather is a farmer, and he definitely wouldn¡¯t know Mr. Willis who is in the capital!¡± Sylvie also got up and said, ¡°Yes, this good-for-nothing has been our son-in-law for three years, and he has always obeyed all our instructions. If he really knows such a powerful figure, how could he be willing to be our dog for three years?¡± Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After hearing Benedict and Syvie¡¯s words, the guests who were all tensed up and nervous, significantly relaxed. Indeed, wealthy scions were all spoiled rotten from a young age and enjoyed all kinds of privileges. They could not stand being mistreated at all, so how could a scion be willing to become a live-in son-in-law for three years? Everyone felt that the removal of Ryan as the general agent had nothing to do with Jordan. Maybe it was just a coincidence that Jordan happened to be making the call and pretending to be authoritative, or maybe Jordan had learned the news before the call. However, no matter what, Ryan¡¯s career was on the verge of destruction, and that was a fact set in stone. Old Mrs. Camden winked at Herman, who immediately understood, grabbed the red wine that Ryan had just given them, and then walked over. ¡°Ryan, take this bottle of wine back. My mother has had a change of preferences lately, and she doesn¡¯t like drinking red wine anymore.¡± After finding out that Ryan had been removed as a general agent, Herman changed the way he addressed Ryan. He was addressing him as ¡®Mr. Dunn¡¯ just now, but now, he was calling him by name! He even returned Ryan¡¯s gift! He clearly didn¡¯t want to have anything to do with Ryan! Ryan frantically said, ¡°Mr. Camden, keep the wine for yourself. If Old Mrs. Camden doesn¡¯t drink red wine, you guys can drink it instead.¡± Herman insisted on returning the wine to Ryan and said, ¡°We understand your goodwill, but we don¡¯t like drinking either.¡± Ryan took the bottle of wine with a look of embarrassment as he hurriedly returned to his table and got ready to give it away to someone else. ¡°Miss Clarke, Mr. Zack, it took me a lot of effort to buy this bottle of 1990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. I¡¯m going to open it now. Let¡¯s finish it!¡± Ryan did not even call the waiter and opened the bottle of wine himself. However, no one was willing to drink the bottle of expensive wine after it was opened. ¡°Miss Clarke, I¡¯ll pour it for you. Please try it.¡± Ryan said as he walked towards Victoria. Victoria politely refused, ¡°Sorry, I drove here. I can¡¯t drink.¡± ¡®You can¡¯t drink?¡¯ Ryan clearly remembered that just now, Victoria had taken the initiative to toast to him! Ryan walked towards Zack, who similarly refuted, ¡°I only drink white wine.¡± The other people at the table took the opportunity to pick up their glasses and go to Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s table in a bid to toast to her and wish her a happy birthday. Victoria was the only one left at the table that was lively a while ago. ¡°A poor fellow in a pragmatic society.¡± Seeing the sorry plight that Ryan was in, Jordan couldn¡¯t help but shake his head. The Camdens and the upper echelons in this circle were all too pragmatic. It was no wonder that Hailey would be unfaithful to her husband for the sake of money. When Ryan saw that Victoria was the only one left at the table, he thought Victoria was still willing to be his friend. Ryan went forth and asked, ¡°Miss Clarke, can we exchange numbers? I¡¯d like to ask Mr. Willis out for a meal if there¡¯s an opportunity in the future.¡± Victoria took a sip of tea and said, ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t have my cell phone with me.¡± ¡°Oh, alright.¡± Ryan looked highly embarrassed. As a man, the most miserable and agonizing thing was not being beaten up but being despised and looked down on by others. Jordan had already given Ryan the punishment he deserved! Ryan was standing still alone with the bottle of red wine in his hand while the others laughed and chatted merrily among themselves. Seeing that Ryan was in such a miserable state, Jordan took sympathy on him and decided to give him another chance. ¡°Ryan.¡± Jordan suddenly called out to Ryan and then took out an empty wine glass. ¡°If you sincerely apologize to me now, I will allow you to pour me a glass of wine, and then I will tell James Willis that you may renew the contract for another year.¡± Jordan did not state it very clearly, but if he drank the wine Ryan poured, it would mean that he had forgiven Ryan. None of the people whom Ryan poured wine for was willing to drink it, so Jordan was actually doing him a favor. However, Ryan felt that Jordan was taking advantage of him! Ryan said, ¡°This bottle of wine costs more than a few hundred thousand. If you really want to drink it, just say so. Why are you acting like a big boss?¡± ¡°You want me to apologize to you, a good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law? Isn¡¯t that akin to making everyone here look down on me even more? How can I still continue being a part of this circle then!?!¡± Jordan shook his head and said, ¡°Indeed, a pitiful person must have a detestable flaw. In this case, I¡¯ll leave you to fend for yourself!¡± Previously, Jordan had some sympathy for Ryan, perhaps because his grandfather raised him to be a kind person. Jordan¡¯s grandfather said that those who are kind are more likely to be happy. Since Ryan did not cherish the opportunity Jordan gave him, the latter no longer had any pity for Ryan. Ryan quickly picked up the red wine and left the banquet awkwardly. After Ryan left, Jordan looked at his despondent back and secretly thought, ¡®I wonder if I will meet this guy again in the future. He will probably be full of regret when he learns that I¡¯m the CEO of Ace Corporation in the future, huh?¡¯ While thinking about it, Jordan scooped some soup for himself with the spoon. To his surprise, Elle, seated opposite him, wanted to drink the soup too, and hence, their spoons touched. Clang. ¡°Ah, how annoying, my spoon touched the spoon of that good-for-nothing. My spoon is now filthy¡­¡± Elle immediately sobbed and lamented in repulsion. Drew hurriedly spoke for his sister, ¡°Jordan, of all dishes, you just had to vie with my sister. Is this what you wanted?¡± In fact, Jordan was just thinking about some matters and did not bother to pay attention to what he wanted to eat. When he took a closer look, he realized it was papaya soup with red dates and lotus seeds. ¡°Papaya¡­¡± Jordan took a look at Elle¡¯s voluptuous figure and immediately felt awkward. Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Elle¡¯s attractive figure was accredited to her diet and not her genetics. Every time he ate with Elle, Jordan realized she loved eating food that would apparently increase bust size, such as papaya. Jordan took a look at Elle¡¯s already near-perfect figure and said, ¡°You shouldn¡¯t need to eat any more papaya, do you?¡± Elle immediately flew into a rage and stood up to walk towards Jordan. She then stood still, almost pressing her body close against Jordan. When Jordan looked up, he felt like he was looking at mountain peaks¡­ Elle questioned furiously, ¡°Jordan, what do you mean by that just now? Why don¡¯t I need to eat papaya anymore?¡± Jordan was Elle¡¯s cousin-in-law and hence could not state things too explicitly. Jordan said, ¡°Forget it, take it that I didn¡¯t say anything. I¡¯ll bring the soup over to you. You can drink it by yourself.¡± However, even after Jordan took the initiative to bring the soup to Elle, the latter still wasn¡¯t appeased. She walked over to Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s table and complained. ¡°Grandma, don¡¯t let Jordan stay for lunch. He didn¡¯t even prepare a birthday gift. Why should he be allowed to eat at your birthday banquet?¡± ¡°In the past three years, Uncle and Aunt have wanted to get rid of Jordan. Grandma, if you hadn¡¯t kept him around, how could he stay in our family for three years?¡± ¡°What an ingrate. We may have mistreated him, but we¡¯ve at least let him stay in a luxury apartment and drive an expensive car. Yet, he didn¡¯t even prepare a gift for your 80th birthday.¡± Although Elle was nitpicking on Jordan, she did make some sense. Jordan¡¯s task was to be a live-in son-in-law for three years. If he quit, he would have been considered to have failed, and his grandfather would punish him accordingly. If not for Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s insistence on not letting Hailey divorce Jordan for three years, Jordan¡¯s mission would have failed long ago. Besides, the Camdens had provided for Jordan for three years. Today, he was officially going to leave the Camdens. Moreover, it happened to be Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s 80th birthday, so he ought to have brought her a gift. Jordan thought about it, picked up his cell phone, and then called Butler Frank again. ¡°Hey, prepare a birthday gift on my behalf and send it to the Marriott Hotel.¡± After hearing his words, Elle said in disdain, ¡°Psht, have you finally come to your senses? However, we Camdens won¡¯t accept the garbage you send!¡± Drew also chimed in, ¡°Jordan, don¡¯t be an embarrassment. Don¡¯t bring all sorts of garbage to the birthday banquet. Look at all the gifts here. Each one is worth at least 30,000 dollars.¡± Hailey did not want Jordan to embarrass himself and her, either. After all, they were not officially divorced yet, and he would be bringing shame to Hailey and her family. Hailey said, ¡°Call and return your gift. If you insist on giving Grandma a birthday gift, I¡¯ll get someone to prepare one on your behalf.¡± Jordan continued to eat his food and ignored the three of them. Indeed, he did not tell Butler Frank how expensive the gift had to be. However, he knew that the Steeles would never give any cheap gifts! Only ten minutes had passed. A deliveryman suddenly appeared at the entrance of the hotel lobby. The hotel attendant immediately stopped him. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but it¡¯s Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s birthday banquet today. No one is allowed to go in.¡± The delivery man said, ¡°Oh, I¡¯m here to deliver the birthday gift.¡± As he spoke, the delivery man took out an exquisite box that was obviously exorbitant. Hence, the attendant let him enter. The delivery man walked inside and asked, ¡°May I ask whose birthday is it today?¡± Drew was furious at the sight of the deliveryman¡¯s uniform, and he stood up to rebuke, ¡°It¡¯s my grandmother¡¯s birthday banquet. Who let you in!?!¡± The delivery man explained, ¡°I just met a Rolls Royce owner on East Central Boulevard, and he may not be able to get here right now due to heavy traffic.¡± ¡°So, he gave me 50 dollars and asked me to bring this gift to Marriott Hotel.¡± Hearing the mention of the ¡°Rolls-Royce owner¡±, Drew¡¯s attitude immediately changed. ¡°Oh, so it¡¯s a birthday gift for my Grandma. Pass the gift to me.¡± After taking the gift box, Drew curiously opened it, only to be astonished. It was an emerald jadeite bracelet! Old Mrs. Camden was also rather curious. ¡°Drew, what gift is it?¡± Drew hurriedly ran over and said, ¡°Grandma, look, it¡¯s a jadeite bracelet that seems really expensive!¡± After seeing it, Old Mrs. Camden grabbed it excitedly and tried to feel its texture while appreciating its color. She became highly agitated! ¡°What an exquisite emerald jadeite! Does anyone here have a rich knowledge of jadeite? Can you give me an estimated price for this bracelet?¡± At this moment, a middle-aged man who owned a jewelry store came over. ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, let me take a look for you.¡± While looking at it, the man said, ¡°This is a type of glass jadeite that has a pure, bright, and even color. There is not a single flaw, and it should be expensive.¡± Almost drooling, Hailey asked, ¡°Can you tell me exactly how much it¡¯s worth?¡± To observe the jadeite¡¯s translucence under the sunlight, the man walked to a window in the hall entrance where sunlight was streaming in. After looking at it, the man said excitedly: ¡°It¡¯s not translucent, but completely transparent! This is the best quality of jade! This bracelet is worth at least 1 million dollars!¡± Everyone was astonished. How could a delivery man just send over something worth 1 million dollars?! Who is this tycoon!?! Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan was the only one at the scene who knew that the person who sent the deliveryman to bring the gift was Butler Frank. Only the Steele family would have the courage to hand something worth 1 million dollars to a deliveryman. At the event location, this gift shocked all the guests. ¡°This emerald jadeite bracelet is the most expensive one among the birthday gifts today!¡± ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, who is this gift from? He¡¯s so generous! You have to introduce us to him later.¡± The crowd came forward and asked Old Mrs. Camden. In fact, Old Mrs. Camden was also at a loss, as she could not imagine who the 1 million dollars gift was from. ¡°That¡¯s strange. All the families who have ties with the Camdens are present today. We didn¡¯t miss anyone out, so who is this bracelet from?¡± The Camdens looked at each other. Elle looked at the bracelet that was worth one million dollars and really wanted to touch it. She suddenly asked, ¡°Could it be from my suitor?¡± Her words immediately made everyone speculate and start making guesses. Elle had a voluptuous figure which would leave any man who looked at her sleepless at night. Now, she is only 20 years old and single. Many wealthy scions wanted to date her. Herman laughed and said, ¡°That¡¯s likely! My daughter is so beautiful and has millions of followers on the internet. The gift is likely from a wealthy scion who fancies Elle.¡± Victoria glanced at Elle. Being a woman who also had an excellent figure, she agreed Elle was indeed very attractive in that aspect. Victoria said, ¡°In this case, congratulations in advance, Mr. Camden. Your future son-in-law is really generous to have sent a gift that¡¯s worth one million dollars.¡± Herman said gleefully, ¡°You flatter me, Miss Clarke.¡± Hailey was incredibly smug too. Seeing that Elle could marry a wealthy man, Hailey was green with envy. She was also looking at Jordan with resentment in her eyes. Jordan was somewhat speechless with the Camdens. He had clearly called someone to send a gift over in front of everyone there. However, no one thought that the gift was from Jordan after it arrived. They would rather believe that it was from Elle¡¯s suitor, which ultimately didn¡¯t make sense! Jordan put down his bowl and cutlery and then asked Hailey, ¡°Hailey, have you finished eating?¡± Hailey glowered at Jordan in disdain before asking, ¡°Yes, I have. What do you want?¡± Jordan got up from the table and said, ¡°Since we¡¯ve eaten and I¡¯ve already given my gift, let¡¯s go to the lawyer¡¯s office to get a divorce now.¡± ¡°Wait, what did you say? You¡¯ve given the gift? When did you do so?¡± Hailey questioned Jordan. She was just being disgruntled about Jordan¡¯s incompetence because of the matter regarding the gift because even Elle¡¯s suitor had sent a gift worth 1 million dollars. Jordan had at least been the son-in-law of the Camdens for three years, yet he didn¡¯t even prepare a gift. Jordan pointed to the jadeite bracelet on Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s hand and said, ¡°That¡¯s the gift.¡± After hearing his words, Herman slapped the table furiously and stood up. ¡°Jordan! You¡¯re so shameless! How dare you say that this bracelet is a gift from you? It¡¯s worth one million dollars, a massive amount that you will never be able to earn in several lifetimes!¡± Elle was furious, too. ¡°Hailey, can you get your wastrel of a husband to stop embarrassing himself? This is clearly a gift from my suitor.¡± Drew mocked, ¡°Your family of four doesn¡¯t have the ability to send a decent birthday gift, so you claimed someone else¡¯s gift to be yours. You¡¯re such an embarrassment to the Camdens!¡± Feeling awkward and embarrassed, Hailey barked at Jordan, ¡°Let¡¯s hurry up and go to the lawyer¡¯s office. I don¡¯t want to be your wife any longer, not even for a second!¡± Hailey picked up her bag and strode towards the door. ¡°Hailey, let me send you!¡± Tyler hurriedly chased after her, looking rather elated. Jordan turned around and said to Old Mrs. Camden, ¡°For the past three years, there had been good and bad times, but we used to be a family after all. This bracelet is for you. Happy birthday.¡± Jordan¡¯s mother-in-law, Sylvie, rebuked in annoyance, ¡°Okay, enough, drop the act, hurry up, and get lost. Stop bragging!¡± Drew touched the wound on his face and said resentfully, ¡°Jordan, after you get a divorce, take the train and get lost from Orlando immediately! I don¡¯t want to see you in Orlando again! Do you hear me?¡± Jordan chuckled and said, ¡°It¡¯s my freedom to decide if I want to leave Orlando or not. You have no right to interfere.¡± After saying that, Jordan also walked out of the door. Just as he stepped out of the Marriott Hotel, a BMW 7-series pulled up while the passenger seat window was slowly rolled down. Tyler and Hailey were inside the car. Tyler said, ¡°Punk, Hailey said you don¡¯t deserve to sit in a BMW, so you¡¯d better ride a public-sharing bike. We¡¯ll wait for you in front of the lawyer¡¯s office.¡± After saying that, Tyler stepped on the accelerator, and the BMW sped off quickly. Jordan casually hailed a cab that passed by and followed closely behind the BMW. They arrived at the entrance of the lawyer¡¯s office, one after another. As soon as they arrived at the lawyer¡¯s office, they pulled out the household register, marriage certificate, and divorce agreement, which they had already prepared. Soon, the two of them were done with the divorce procedure. The lawyer¡¯s office gave each of them a purple divorce certificate. It was officially declared that their marriage had been dissolved, and they were no longer husband and wife! Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Looking at the words ¡°divorce certificate,¡± Jordan heaved a long sigh of relief. It felt as if all his pent-up frustration and disgruntlement for the past three years had dissipated. ¡°I¡¯m finally no longer a live-in son-in-law.¡± Jordan walked out of the lawyer¡¯s office and couldn¡¯t help but be emotional. His next experience would be a business endeavor, so he had to devote himself to his career! At this moment, Hailey mocked, ¡°Right, you¡¯re no longer a live-in son-in-law, but an abandoned one! That¡¯s even more embarrassing than a live-in son-in-law!¡± ¡®An abandoned son-in-law?¡¯ ¡®A live-in son-in-law whose wife divorced him?¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s up to you to say whatever you want!¡¯ Jordan no longer wanted to say anything to the pragmatic woman who only loved money. He hailed a cab casually and left. Hailey was indignant. Although she was the one at fault, she still felt that she hadn¡¯t scolded her husband enough. Hailey got into Tyler¡¯s car and said, ¡°Tail him and see if he leaves Orlando.¡± Tyler stepped on the accelerator pedal to catch up to the cab that Jordan was in. He smiled and said, ¡°He must be leaving Orlando by train. He can no longer make a living in Orlando, and he has no savings either. If he doesn¡¯t leave, he won¡¯t be able to survive in Orlando.¡± Hailey also felt that Jordan would probably choose to leave, but because of the gaze in Jordan¡¯s eyes, she had a vague feeling that things were not that simple. While driving, Tyler glanced at the divorce certificate in Hailey¡¯s hand and laughed. ¡°Why is the divorce certificate purple? I thought it was green.¡± Hailey nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s now purple. That¡¯s not too bad. Well, divorce is a joyous occasion for us, isn¡¯t it?¡± Tyler chuckled and said, ¡°Yes, we should give Jordan a reminder that he¡¯s been made a cuckold. Haha.¡± Hailey laughed and lightly punched Tyler playfully. ¡°You¡¯re so mean.¡± After a few minutes, Tyler suddenly said in puzzlement, ¡°This is not the way to the train station.¡± Hailey also became doubtful. ¡°Is it the way to the airport?¡± Tyler shook his head and said, ¡°No, he¡¯s heading to the West Lake area.¡± Hailey gently pinched her hair and asked. ¡°Is he not planning to leave Orlando?¡± Tyler humphed coldly. ¡°He¡¯s probably going to check into a hotel room. Don¡¯t worry, with our family¡¯s connections in the hotel industry, I guarantee that he won¡¯t be able to stay in any hotel below four stars!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Hailey just wanted her loser former husband to quickly disappear from Orlando. After a few more minutes, the cab that Jordan was in finally stopped. However, the car surprisingly stopped at the most luxurious five-star hotel in Orlando City, the Four Seasons Hotel at West Lake. However, Tyler and Hailey watched as Jordan alighted from the cab and entered the hotel. ¡°Damn it! That punk Jordan is here to apply for a job as a waiter!¡± Tyler was so furious that he slapped the steering wheel of the BMW. Hailey was infuriated. ¡°During the banquet just now, we clearly told everyone that we wanted to cut off his means of a livelihood, and yet, he¡¯s here for an interview. He clearly doesn¡¯t take the Camden family seriously!¡± Tyler said in exasperation, ¡°Does this kid not believe in my abilities!?! Just you wait, I¡¯ll make a call.¡± Tyler took out his cell phone, scrolled through the contacts for a while before making a call. ¡°Hey, Daniel, are you still working as a manager at West Lake Hotel? I have some instructions for you. A punk named Jordan Steele has gone to your hotel to apply for a job, don¡¯t accept him. That¡¯s all.¡± After hanging up the phone, Tyler patted his chest and assured, ¡°I¡¯m done giving out instructions. That good-for-nothing Jordan will scramble out immediately.¡± Hailey praised happily, ¡°You have such a wide network of connections. You know everyone.¡± Tyler said proudly, ¡°They¡¯re just my underlings. They have to thank me for ordering them to do something.¡± Five minutes later, Tyler decided to call the hotel manager again because Jordan hadn¡¯t come out yet. ¡°Hey, Daniel, how is the matter I told you to handle? Why haven¡¯t you chased Jordan out yet? Call the security officers! Oh, if not, call the police!¡± Daniel said on the other end of the phone, ¡°Mr. Collins, no one has applied for a job at our hotel. I¡¯ve asked several colleagues, and they all said so.¡± ¡°What?¡± Tyler was confused. If Jordan did not apply for a job at the West Lake Hotel, what would he go there for? ¡°Surely Jordan is not¡­ checking into a room, right!?!¡± Tyler¡¯s expression changed immediately. Hailey was also taken aback. ¡°Impossible! The West Lake Hotel charges at least 1,000 dollars a night, and I¡¯ve confiscated his bank cards. He only has a few hundred dollars in cash and about 2,000 mobile payment credits.¡± Tyler said, ¡°Let¡¯s go in and take a look.¡± The two of them alighted and walked to the lobby of the West Lake Hotel. ¡°Hello Sir and Miss, do you need a place to stay?¡± the attendant at the front desk asked with a smile. Tyler asked, ¡°Did a person named Jordan Steele check into a room here just now?¡± The attendant answered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but this concerns the guest¡¯s privacy. We can¡¯t disclose it.¡± ¡°Damn it.¡± Tyler was so infuriated that he yelled in the lobby, ¡°Daniel! Daniel! Get your ass here!¡± Daniel, the hotel lobby manager, walked over soon after. ¡°Mr. Collins.¡± Daniel greeted respectfully. Tyler said impatiently, ¡°Find out immediately if Jordan Steele is staying here!¡± Daniel winked at the attendant, who then finally gave in. ¡°Yes.¡± Chapter 20 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Tyler and Hailey were all astonished. They never thought that the live-in son-in-law whom they had abandoned would actually be able to stay in a five-star hotel! It cost more than 1,000 dollars a night! Tyler asked, ¡°Hailey, are you sure he only has a few hundred dollars? Has he secretly stashed away any money behind your back for the past three years?¡± Hailey shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure¡­ maybe he did.¡± Tyler pursed his lips and remarked, ¡°Jordan is quite gutsy. I said that he can forget about staying in any hotel that¡¯s four stars and below, and yet, this guy paid so much to check into a five-star hotel!¡± Tyler thought Jordan was afraid of his power and hence, bore with the pinch and checked into a five-star hotel. Little did he know that Jordan had always only stayed in five-star hotels. Hailey asked, ¡°Do you have a way to make him unable to continue staying here?¡± Being put in a spot, Tyler said, ¡°That¡¯s indeed a bit troublesome.¡± The owners of five-star hotels were all big bosses whom Tyler could not afford to provoke. Besides, reputation was important for five-star hotels. Despite his status and connections, Tyler would not be able to handle the consequences if the public ever found out that a guest of West Lake Hotel was chased out due to him. Feeling a little ashamed and guilty, Tyler whispered, ¡°Why don¡¯t we just let him stay here for one night? Even if he has a secret stash of savings, he can at most afford to stay for only one night.¡± Hailey was obviously a little displeased because just now, Tyler had confidently declared that he would make Jordan sleep on the streets, but now there was nothing he could do to Jordan. Seeing that Hailey was angry, Tyler got a little anxious and looked at the service staff. ¡°Is Jordan staying here for a night?¡± The front desk attendant had just finished processing Jordan¡¯s check-in administrative procedure. Hence, there was no need for him to check at all. He simply answered, ¡°Mr. Jordan has paid for a seven-night stay.¡± ¡°Seven nights?¡± Tyler was a bit surprised. ¡°This punk is pretty relentless. Each night costs about 1,000 dollars, and seven nights would cost 7,000 dollars. Hailey, he has saved quite a lot of money in his secret stash!¡± Hailey was so furious that she stomped her feet and exclaimed in disgruntlement, ¡°He must have siphoned some of the money that was going to be spent on groceries, dog food, and daily necessities. He¡¯s so greedy!¡± The Camden family was a second-rate wealthy family in Orlando with high living expenses. Jordan was usually the one who did the shopping. It wasn¡¯t impossible for him to take a few thousand dollars from the money that was meant to be spent on daily expenses. However, at this moment, the front desk attendant said, ¡°Um¡­ Mr. Jordan did not check into an ordinary room but a presidential suite.¡± ¡°What!?!¡± Tyler and Hailey were so frightened that they were about to leap up! ¡®Presidential suite?¡¯ ¡®He¡¯s going to stay in it for a week?¡¯ ¡®The presidential suite of the West Lake Hotel costs 10,000 dollars a night!¡¯ ¡®The cost for a week is 70,000 dollars!¡¯ ¡°70,000 dollars! Did Jordan just pay 70,000 dollars?¡± Tyler asked the attendant, looking at her in horror. The beautiful female attendant nodded and said shyly, ¡°Yes, he even gave me a 1,000 dollars tip¡­¡± Upon hearing her words and seeing how beautiful the front desk attendant was, Hailey suddenly felt jealous. She rebuked furiously, ¡°Who said you could take his tip!?! That¡¯s my family¡¯s money!¡± Tyler didn¡¯t want Hailey to cause a scene in the five-star hotel, so he pulled her aside and said, ¡°Hailey, don¡¯t bother about the tip for now. Where did he get so much money? It¡¯s impossible to get 70,000 dollars by pocketing some of the money meant for daily necessities and groceries for the past three years.¡± After thinking about it, Hailey felt that he made sense. Although the Camden family had given him monthly allowances, they wouldn¡¯t add up to that much after three years. Hailey suddenly thought of something as she pondered. In a concerned tone, she asked, ¡°He used to go to my grandmother¡¯s place often and take care of her dog. She has many antiques at home. Could he have stolen one or two and sold them?¡± Tyler knew how powerful Old Mrs. Camden was and was aware that she would receive many expensive gifts on her birthday each year. Those gifts were enough to form a massive pile at home. Jordan just needed to steal one or two pieces, and he could sell them for a hundred grand or two. Tyler exclaimed, ¡°This must be the case, quickly inform your family and ask them to check if something is missing!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Hailey frantically picked up her phone and called her mother, Sylvie. ¡­ At this time, in the Marriott Hotel. Jordan and Hailey had been away for over forty minutes, and the guests at the birthday banquet were all full and had drunk to their hearts¡¯ content. Usually, the busy bosses would have long gone back to their companies to make money. However, today, none of them were eager to leave. They were all waiting for one person, and that was the mysterious person who had sent a one million dollars jadeite bracelet, also known as Elle¡¯s suitor. With an ominous hunch, Victoria asked, ¡°It¡¯s been so long, but the person who gave the gift still isn¡¯t here yet. NO matter how heavy traffic is on East Central Boulevard, he should have arrived by now.¡± ¡°Could it be that the bracelet is really from Jordan?¡± When she thought of this, Victoria broke into a cold sweat. ¡®Surely I didn¡¯t accidentally offend a big shot, did I?¡¯ At this moment, Sylvie¡¯s phone suddenly rang. ¡°Hailey, how is it going? You¡¯re done divorcing that loser, huh?¡± Sylvie asked with a smile. Hailey said, ¡°Mom, hurry and go to grandma¡¯s house and see which of grandma¡¯s antique calligraphy paintings are missing. That scoundrel from the Steele family has stolen something from our family and sold it!¡± Sylvie was astonished. ¡°What? Jordan, that good-for-nothing stole your grandma¡¯s antique calligraphy painting?¡± Hearing Sylvie¡¯s words, Victoria felt much more relaxed. With a slim lady cigarette between her alluring red lips, Victoria said, ¡°I thought it would be some big shot, but it turns out to be just a thief.¡± Chapter 21 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Victoria finished smoking, she got up and said goodbye to the Camdens. ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, Mr. Camden, I have something to handle at the office, so I¡¯ll get going.¡± Old Mrs. Camden and the others walked Victoria to the door together. ¡°Miss Clarke, we¡¯ll count on you for the investment.¡± Old Mrs. Camden said as she held Victoria¡¯s hand. Victoria also agreed gleefully, ¡°Rest assured.¡± Seeing that Victoria was taking her leave, Zack followed suit. ¡°Old Mrs. Camden, Mr. Camden, we ought to get going too.¡± Upon seeing that a thief was amongst the Camdens and that the baller, who had given the bracelet, had not appeared after a long time, the guests all parted ways. Soon, the Camdens were the only ones left at the banquet. Old Mrs. Camden looked at Sylvie and asked, ¡°What did Hailey say? Why did you discover that he had stolen from us only after the divorce?¡± Jordan and Hailey had a prenuptial agreement to keep their property separate before they married. In the event of a divorce, Jordan would not be entitled to a single cent of the Camdens¡¯ assets. Hailey indicated that she would take away all the money Jordan earned from delivering takeout in the divorce agreement. Sylvie answered, ¡°Hailey said that Jordan had spent almost 70,000 dollars on a one-week stay in the presidential suite of the West Lake Hotel. So she guessed that he had stolen from you.¡± Old Mrs. Camden was a little panicked too. In the past three years, she often asked Jordan to go to her villa and play with her beloved poodle because it liked Jordan very much. Jordan definitely had the opportunity to steal things in her villa! Old Mrs. Camden hurriedly said, ¡°Let¡¯s go back to the villa immediately!¡± However, Elle pulled Old Mrs. Camden to stop her. ¡°Grandma, don¡¯t be in such a hurry to leave. My suitor might be here soon!¡± The little girl with a gorgeous figure was still fantasizing and imagining that the jadeite bracelet was given by her suitor. After thinking about it, Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°Drew, Benedict, Sylvie, you guys go to my villa and check what¡¯s missing. Herman, Susan, Elle, you guys stay here with me and wait a little longer.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Drew quickly drove Benedict and Sylvie back to the villa. Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s valuables were kept in two rooms in the basement, one of which was filled with accessories, liquor, and watches, while the other was filled with antique paintings and calligraphy. Although she had lots of items, there were detailed records for each one of them. Upon arriving in the basement, Drew said, ¡°Uncle, let¡¯s split up to check. You guys check the room with the antiques and calligraphic paintings while I check this one.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Holding onto the notebook, Benedict and Sylvie went to the room where the antiques and calligraphy paintings were placed and checked everything according to the records. Likewise, Drew also checked the room that he was in according to the list on the notebook. Twenty minutes later, Drew completed his check and discovered that nothing had gone missing. At this point, Benedict was already done. He walked over and asked, ¡°Drew, nothing is missing from the room we checked. How about you?¡± Drew froze in shock for a moment because nothing was missing from the room where the antiques and calligraphic paintings were placed. That proved that no valuables were missing from Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s villa! In other words, Jordan stole nothing from the Camdens. Thinking about how he had been beaten up by Jordan twice in a row, Drew felt indignant and wasn¡¯t willing to prove Jordan innocent just like that. Besides, he had also been short of money recently, so he could take the opportunity to make some extra money. Drew said, ¡°Oh, I haven¡¯t finished checking. You guys better check again, lest you miss something out.¡± Benedict nodded and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go check again then.¡± Watching Benedict walk out of the room, Drew smiled. He closed the door of the room and then quietly grabbed a Richard Mille watch. ¡°This is the watch Grandpa used to wear when he was alive.¡± There were only 48 pieces of this watch in the entire world, and each one was worth over 800,000 dollars! ¡°Jordan, from now on, you will become the thief who stole this watch, hehehe.¡± Drew put the Richard Mille watch into the pocket of his clothes. Two minutes later, Drew hurriedly ran to the room where Benedict and Sylvie were in and frantically exclaimed, ¡°There¡¯s a watch missing from the room I checked!¡± Benedict and Sylvie rushed over and checked, only to realize there was indeed an 800,000 dollars watch missing! Sylvie barked furiously, ¡°No wonder that good-for-nothing Jordan could afford to stay in the presidential suite of West Lake Hotel. That beast!¡± At this point, Benedict had already called Old Mrs. Camden on the phone. ¡°Mom, we found out that the Richard Mille watch Father used to wear when he was alive has gone missing!¡± Old Mrs. Camden was so furious that she almost died. ¡°Bring him back to me! I¡¯m going to chop his hand off!¡± Benedict hung up the phone and said to Drew, ¡°Drew, Grandma wants us to go and bring Jordan back to her.¡± As soon as Drew heard that they were tasked to bring Jordan back, he immediately chickened out. ¡°Aren¡¯t¡­ aren¡¯t we going to call the police?¡± Benedict said, ¡°As you know, Grandma has always disliked dealing with the police.¡± Drew suddenly pretended to be in agonizing pain as he covered the wound on his face and said, ¡°Ah, my wound hurts so badly, I have to go to the hospital to have it treated. Uncle, you guys go over first. I¡¯ll be there in a little bit.¡± As he spoke, Drew left. Chapter 22 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Drew¡­¡± No matter how Benedict called out to him, Drew would ignore him. Drew did not dare to provoke Jordan again. He had already been beaten twice today, and if he got beaten up a third time, he would be disfigured. Benedict was Jordan¡¯s former father-in-law, but now they were no longer related to each other. Hence, he was afraid that Jordan might turn his back on them and hit him too. Benedict was different from Herman. He didn¡¯t know any mafia members. Hence, he picked up his phone and called his daughter Hailey. ¡°Hailey, are you still at West Lake Hotel?¡± Hailey answered, ¡°Yes, Dad. I am.¡± Benedict said, ¡°I¡¯m at your grandma¡¯s place, and we¡¯ve discovered that a Richard Mille watch that¡¯s worth over 800,000 dollars has gone missing. Jordan must have taken it.¡± Hailey barked, ¡°That scoundrel! It¡¯s no wonder he has the money to stay in the presidential suite of a five-star hotel!¡± Benedict said, ¡°Hailey, your grandmother is furious, and she wants you to bring Jordan back. I won¡¯t go over. I¡¯ll leave it to you.¡± ¡­ West Lake Hotel. Hailey hung up the phone and exclaimed indignantly, ¡°Great, Jordan, how dare you steal from Grandma? Watch how I deal with you!?!¡± Hailey walked towards the front desk and asked, ¡°Which room is Jordan Steele staying in?¡± Seeing this, Tyler hurriedly walked up to her and asked, ¡°Hailey, what are you doing?¡± ¡°What am I doing? I¡¯m going to bring him back, of course. He has stolen my grandfather¡¯s watch, which is worth over 800,000 dollars!¡± Hailey exclaimed. Tyler knew that Jordan definitely wouldn¡¯t just comply, and the both of them would definitely argue when the time comes. They were in a five-star hotel, and his family was in the hotel business in the first place. What he hated most was people who created trouble in hotels. Besides, Tyler couldn¡¯t afford to provoke the owner of the West Lake Hotel. Tyler grabbed Hailey¡¯s arm and said, ¡°Don¡¯t go, just call the cops.¡± Hailey shook him off and refuted, ¡°Why are you such a coward? If you¡¯re too scared to go, I¡¯ll go by myself!¡± After finding out Jordan¡¯s room number, Hailey boarded the elevator and headed to the presidential suite where Jordan was. Dong-Dong-Dong! Hailey could not be bothered to ring the doorbell, and she simply pounded the door with her tender fists. ¡°Jordan, you thief! Open the door right now!¡± At this juncture, Jordan had just finished taking a shower and was blow-drying his hair. When he heard the knock on the door, he turned off the blow-dryer and vaguely heard Hailey¡¯s voice again. ¡°Why is this woman still pestering me?! She came looking for me again even though we just got divorced!¡± Jordan put down the hairdryer and walked over to open the door. As soon as he did, Hailey was greeted with the sight of Jordan dressed in a bathrobe, his voluminous hair combed behind him. It was still damp, and his current hairstyle made him look much more handsome than he was when he had bangs. He also looked more domineering. Jordan¡¯s bathrobe was not appropriately worn, and the muscles of his upper body were clearly visible. ¡°Jordan actually has abs¡­¡± Hailey Camden had always liked men with abs, and despite having been married to Jordan for three years, she never knew that he had such a perfect figure! ¡°Had I known earlier, I would have made him stay topless at home during summer.¡± Hailey felt a little regretful. In her opinion, Jordan was poor, but he was handsome, and if he had abs too, he would make good eye candy. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Jordan asked coldly. Hailey stopped gazing at Jordan¡¯s body, and she questioned furiously, ¡°Jordan, did you steal the Richard Mille watch from my grandma¡¯s house?¡± ¡°What Richard Mille watch?¡± Jordan was puzzled. Hailey snapped, ¡°You¡¯re still pretending, huh!?! There¡¯s a watch that¡¯s worth over 800 thousand dollars, missing from Grandma¡¯s home! You must have taken it. Otherwise, how could you have the money to stay in the presidential suite of a five-star hotel? Even I have never stayed in a presidential suite before!¡± Jordan couldn¡¯t help but burst into laughter, amused by the Camdens¡¯ ridiculousness. They would never offer him any benefits and only go to him whenever it was time to take the rap. Jordan said, ¡°Miss Camden, I never took a single thing from your family, nor have I stolen any watch. Please leave.¡± Hearing Jordan call her Miss Camden, Hailey¡¯s heart was filled with sorrow! For the past three years, he had called her ¡°Hailey¡± affectionately. He would sometimes even address her with terms of endearment like ¡°Baby,¡± ¡°Dearest Wife,¡± or ¡°Goddess.¡± Yet, Jordan now called her Miss Camden. Feeling aggrieved, Hailey Camden accused sobbingly, ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re so heartless! Why are you in such a hurry to chase me away? Is there a woman in your room?¡± Of course, there was no woman in Jordan¡¯s room. He wasn¡¯t such an easy man. However, Jordan said, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business regardless of whether there¡¯s a woman or not. We¡¯re already divorced.¡± Hailey Camden was so exasperated that she pointed at Jordan and snapped, ¡°We¡¯ve only been divorced for less than an hour, and you¡¯ve already hooked up with another woman! You¡¯re using the Camdens¡¯ money too! You¡¯ve really let me down!¡± Jordan guffawed. ¡°Hah, so you¡¯re allowed to cheat on me while we were still married, but it¡¯s not okay for me to be with another woman after we got a divorce? Who¡¯s the unfaithful one!?!¡± Hailey was speechless. She stopped talking and barged straight in, intending to find the woman and give her a tight slap. However, Jordan did not let Hailey step into the room at all. Jordan said, ¡°Miss Camden, you¡¯re not worthy of stepping foot inside the presidential suite of a five-star hotel. If you refuse to leave, I¡¯ll call security.¡± Chapter 23 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey froze in shock because she suddenly felt that she seemed to have heard that phrase somewhere before! After thinking about it carefully, she recalled that she had said the same thing to Jordan about this time at the Splendor Hotel yesterday! Yesterday, when Jordan walked in on Hailey and Tyler Collins in the hotel room, Jordan wanted to go in and beat up Tyler Collins, but Hailey said that Jordan was not worthy of stepping foot into the room of a five-star hotel! However, Jordan was now not only standing in the room of a five-star hotel, but he was also rightfully staying in it as a guest! To make matters worse for Hailey, he was staying in a presidential suite that Hailey had never stayed in before! Although they were both five-star hotels, the room rates of West Lake Hotel were several times higher than that of Splendor Hotel! Standing in front of Hailey, Jordan suddenly thought about a popular saying. ¡®I¡¯m standing right before you now, but I¡¯m nothing like I used to be!¡¯ ¡°Fine, you won¡¯t let me in, huh?¡± Hailey, furious that she had been rejected, said, ¡°I was going to give you the chance to go home, confess to your mistakes, and accept Grandma¡¯s punishment. Then we will consider this matter settled.¡± ¡°Since you don¡¯t cherish this opportunity, I¡¯ll call the cops and let them deal with it! Don¡¯t blame me for not reminding you. Stealing something worth over 800,000 dollars will warrant a jail term of 15 years and above!¡± ¡°If you kneel down in front of me now¡­¡± Bang! Before Hailey could finish, Jordan simply closed the door of the room. ¡°Hmph, she makes me kneel down and apologize to her all the time, just because she knows that I like her. I¡¯ve really overindulged her and spoiled her rotten the past three years. Why do I have to stoop so low just because I fancy her!?¡± Jordan stopped thinking about her and continued to blow-dry his hair. ¡°You¡­¡± Hailey Camden stomped her feet furiously as she called the police, after which she yelled at the door of the presidential suite, ¡°I¡¯ve called the cops, just wait, you¡¯ll be behind bars!¡± Soon, the Camdens had also found out that Hailey had called the police. Old Mrs. Camden barked in displeasure, ¡°What? Hailey called the police? Who told her to call the police? I want to handle our family affairs myself, not let someone else do it!¡± Sylvie knew that Old Mrs. Camden had always liked to handle everything herself. Afraid that she would hold it against Hailey, she hurriedly said, ¡°Mom, Hailey must have called the cops on Jordan because he wouldn¡¯t cooperate.¡± Old Mrs. Camden sighed and said, ¡°Forget it, maybe Jordan is destined to spend the rest of his life in prison.¡± The Camdens were all confident the law would definitely sentence Jordan. ¡­ Ten minutes later, two uniformed police officers arrived at West Lake Hotel. Tyler and Hailey, who were waiting in the lobby, immediately walked up to the police officers when they saw them. ¡°Sirs, I was the one who called the police.¡± One of the police officers asked, ¡°You must be Miss Hailey Camden, right? You said that Jordan Steele has stolen a watch that¡¯s worth over 800,000 dollars from your family, is that right?¡± Hailey nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Jordan Steele was a live-in son-in-law, and we just got divorced. He stole our watch and sold it for money which he spent on a one-week stay in the presidential suite of this hotel. He even hired a prostitute!¡± ¡°Sirs, please quickly arrest him!¡± The police officer went to the front desk and said, ¡°Call Jordan Steele and tell him to come down.¡± The front desk attendant called the phone set in Jordan¡¯s room, but Jordan had just fallen asleep after taking a shower and didn¡¯t hear the phone ringing. Hailey tried to call Jordan¡¯s cell phone, but there was no response either. Hailey said, ¡°He must be too scared to answer because he¡¯s guilty of theft!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s head upstairs to take a look then,¡± said a police officer. The two police officers took the elevator up on their own while Hailey waited downstairs with Tyler because he didn¡¯t want to cause trouble. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The police knocked on the door several times before Jordan woke up from his sleep and got up to open the door. ¡°Is this Mr. Jordan Steele? May we enter?¡± the police officer asked. Jordan knew it was Hailey who had called the police and thus said with a smile, ¡°Yes, please come in.¡± A bespectacled police officer took the initiative to introduce himself, ¡°I am Chief Lee of the district police station. We received a police report from Miss Hailey Camden. She claimed you stole a watch that¡¯s worth over 800,000 dollars from her family yesterday. Is there such a thing?¡± Jordan answered truthfully, ¡°I didn¡¯t take anything from the Camdens.¡± Chief Lee continued, ¡°Pardon me for being presumptuous, but I heard that you were previously the Camdens¡¯ live-in son-in-law, and you don¡¯t have much money. For the past six months, you¡¯ve been working as a takeout deliverer. Miss Camden said you didn¡¯t get a single cent of the Camdens after your divorce¡­¡± At this juncture, Chief Lee, who was also a man, took pity on Jordan. ¡®The Camdens are too stingy. They have at least millions worth of assets. They can at least give him a few tens of thousands of dollars.¡± Chief Lee said, ¡°Look, there¡¯s a swimming pool, a television, and several couches in this presidential suite. There¡¯s also a beautiful view. I heard it costs over 10,000 dollars a night. Yet, you booked it for a night.¡± ¡°Since you didn¡¯t take the watch, where did you get the money from?¡± Jordan did not answer directly but got up and went to the desk in the room to grab a contract that he then handed to the police officer. ¡°Chief Lee, this is the equity transfer contract of Ace Corporation. I¡¯m now the largest shareholder and the newly appointed CEO of Ace Corporation. This is my business card!¡± Jordan handed the CEO business card of Ace Corporation to Chief Lee! Chapter 24 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The business card was a Swiss metal business card embellished with diamonds, with a black background and yellow letters. The diamonds used in a single set of business cards probably exceeded 30 carats! Simply put, each business card was worth 1,500 dollars! Besides, business cards were definitely printed in sets. Ace Corporation had specially customized a set of business cards for Jordan, which cost almost as much as a house in a third-tier city! Chief Lee took the business card and was instantly shocked to see the dazzling diamonds on the card. Jordan¡¯s name was indeed stated on the business card! Chief Lee looked at the contract again and confirmed that the shares that used to belong to the former president of the Ace Corporation had indeed been transferred to Jordan. However, the police officer beside him asked, ¡°Chief, could it be a fabricated contract?¡± It was normal for contracts and business cards to be fabricated. Having been police officers for so many years, they had already gotten used to seeing it. Chief Lee said, ¡°Can we find your information on Heaven¡¯s Eye?¡± Heaven¡¯s Eye was a business query tool that included the information of 200 million social entities nationwide, and data like corporate backgrounds and the information of business owners could be found on it. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°The founder of Heaven¡¯s Eye is Dr. Alex Murphy, who is my second brother¡¯s former classmate in college. Due to the fact that I haven¡¯t officially taken over the position yet, I asked him to hide my information because I don¡¯t want others to look up information about me before I do.¡± ¡°Since you guys believe the data in Heaven¡¯s Eye, I¡¯ll ask him to help me reveal it for a while.¡± After Jordan finished speaking, he picked up his phone and dialed a number. ¡°Dr. Murphy, how are you doing lately? Well, a police officer in Orlando would like to see my data in Heaven¡¯s Eye. Can you unhide my data for ten minutes?¡± After chatting with Dr. Murphy, Jordan entertained the police officer and had a cup of tea with them. After just one minute, Jordan received a text, and he then said to Chief Lee, ¡°You can check Heaven¡¯s Eye now.¡± Inputting Ace Corporation into the search bar of the ¡°Heaven¡¯s Eye¡± app, Chief Lee saw Jordan¡¯s name in the personnel section of the company immediately! ¡°Jordan Steele, CEO of Ace Corporation!¡± Not only was Jordan¡¯s name on it, but his profile photo was on it too. The person in the photo was exactly the same as the person standing before them! However, the police officer next to Chief Lee still had his guard up. ¡°Could it have been done by a hacker?¡± There were many hackers on the Internet, and one could hack into an app and tamper with the information on it. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°I initially didn¡¯t want to flaunt my wealth, but since you guys still don¡¯t believe me, I¡¯ll have to do this.¡± Jordan opened the text message interface on his cell phone and handed it to Chief Lee. Chief Lee took the cell phone and saw that it was a transaction alert from a bank. ¡°Amount: 90,000 dollars Date: April 20, 14:22 Account Number: *6582 Type: Quick Payment Withdrawal Remaining Balance: 1,553,494,532 dollars¡± When Chief Lee and the police officer beside him saw the long string of numbers, they were dumbfounded! ¡°You have¡­ more than a billion dollars!¡± The two counted for a long time before figuring it out. The bank card was given to Jordan by Butler Frank yesterday because Jordan and Hailey had signed a prenuptial agreement to keep their assets and property separate. Hence, Hailey Camden had no right to inquire about the real assets that belonged to Jordan during the divorce. Jordan looked at the stunned police officers and said, ¡°Sirs, this is only one of my cards, but I fear the amount in it alone is more than the total value of all the Camdens¡¯ assets combined.¡± ¡°Do you think I¡¯d steal a watch that¡¯s worth merely over 800,000 dollars?¡± Only then did the two people stop doubting Jordan. They had heard of the Camdens before and knew that they were just a second-rate family whose net worth was just over millions of dollars. Yet, Jordan had more than a billion dollars in just a single card alone! Since he was so rich, there was no need for him to steal from the Camdens! Chief Lee asked curiously, ¡°Mr. Steele, you should be the noble heir of a wealthy family, right? So why were you willing to be a live-in son-in-law of the Camdens?¡± Jordan answered helplessly, ¡°It was arranged by my family, so I had no choice but to obey. I hope that you two can keep it a secret for me, especially from the Camdens. I don¡¯t want to have any other involvement with them anymore.¡± Chief Lee nodded frantically, ¡°Rest assured, Mr. Steele, this matter concerns your privacy. We won¡¯t disclose it to others.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry to have disturbed your rest. We should go now.¡± Jordan also got up to see them off. ¡°It¡¯s alright, take care.¡± Two minutes later, the two police officers came down to the hotel lobby from upstairs. Hailey and Tyler Collins immediately walked over. Tyler Collins was puzzled to see that Jordan had not come down to the lobby with them. He asked, ¡°Sirs, why didn¡¯t Jordan Steele come down with you? Did he resist arrest? Send more men with guns and teach this punk a hard lesson!¡± Chief Lee glared at Tyler Collins and warned, ¡°Mind your language! If you hurl any vulgarities again, I¡¯ll take you back to the police station!¡± Afterward, Chief Lee looked at Hailey and said, ¡°Mr. Jordan said he didn¡¯t take any watch belonging to the Camdens. So I think you¡¯d better go home to check again and see if you¡¯ve left it somewhere.¡± Hailey protested, ¡°How can you believe what he said!?! If he didn¡¯t steal anything from our family, how did he get the money to stay in a five-star hotel? He¡¯s just a pauper who delivers takeout!¡± ¡®Pauper?¡¯ Hearing Hailey¡¯s description of Jordan, the two police officers were speechless¡­ ¡®Is there a pauper in this world who¡¯s worth billions of dollars?¡¯ Chapter 25 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Chief Lee glanced at Hailey and Tyler and could immediately tell that they had an extraordinary relationship. Chief Lee said, ¡°Ms. Camden, we don¡¯t have the right to arrest Mr. Jordan until there is definite evidence against him.¡± ¡°If you insist that we arrest him, please produce evidence like videos or photos of him stealing the watch or any proof of him selling the watch in exchange for money.¡± ¡°Also, stop calling your ex-husband a pauper or a good-for-nothing. After all, the two of you used to be a married couple, and those words are just too hurtful.¡± Hailey Camden snorted coldly, ¡°I¡¯m not wrong. If he was a little more competent, I wouldn¡¯t have divorced him!¡± ¡°You were the one who initiated a divorce with Jordan¡­ Mr. Steele?¡± Still looking incredibly smug, Hailey answered, ¡°Yeah, I initiated the divorce! Has he already regretted it?¡± The police officer didn¡¯t dare to reveal Jordan¡¯s true identity and hence had no choice but to smile and give Hailey a thumbs-up. Deep down, he thought, ¡®You should be the one regretting your decision to divorce the CEO of Ace Corporation, who has a net worth of billions of dollars!¡¯ Seeing that the two police officers were leaving, Hailey asked again, ¡°Um¡­ was there a woman in his room?¡± Chief Lee shook his head and said, ¡°Mr. Steele is staying alone in the room. There wasn¡¯t anyone else.¡± Hailey was in a much better mood, and she muttered softly, ¡°I knew it. He still loves me.¡± Seeing that the arrogant Hailey still didn¡¯t know the huge mistake she had created, Chief Lee sighed and left. After the two left, Tyler asked in bewilderment, ¡°Why did they become so polite to Jordan after coming downstairs?¡± Hailey didn¡¯t pay attention to these details and simply said, ¡°I need to hurry up and call my mom to tell them to collect evidence!¡± As soon as Hailey took out her cell phone, she received a call from Drew before calling Sylvie. ¡°Hello, Drew.¡± Hailey rarely received phone calls from Drew. Still, they had recently started contacting each other rather frequently, probably because of Jordan. Pretending to be affectionate, Drew asked, ¡°Hailey, how are things on your side? I heard you called the police. Did they not take him to the police station?¡± Hailey replied truthfully, ¡°No, the police officers said that they couldn¡¯t arrest him because there wasn¡¯t any evidence.¡± ¡°Evidence? What kind of evidence do they want?¡± Drew asked. Hailey answered, ¡°Evidence for the theft of his watch or a receipt of the sale of the watch.¡± Drew thought about it for a while and felt that it was impossible for there to be any evidence of Jordan stealing the watch because he wasn¡¯t the culprit to begin with. However, now that the watch was in Drew¡¯s hands, he could just fabricate evidence against Jordan to accuse him of selling the watch! Drew said, ¡°Leave this matter to me. I¡¯ll find out who he sold the watch to. Then, rest assured, I¡¯ll put him behind bars!¡± After hanging up, Hailey panicked and continuously ruffled and fiddled with her hair. She wanted to punish Jordan so that he would treat her like a queen again and spoil her like he used to. On the other hand, she wanted Jordan to obey her without getting mad at her or contradicting her. On the other hand, she didn¡¯t really want Jordan to be sentenced by the law. After all, after three years of living together as husband and wife, how could Hailey bear to let Jordan spend ten years in prison? Tyler, beside Hailey, drooled continuously when he saw her ruffling her hair, which he thought was really sexy. He grabbed Hailey¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Honey, let¡¯s stay at West Lake tonight too, shall we?¡± Hailey shrugged his hand away to Tyler¡¯s surprise and then gave him a slap on his face. Smack! Hailey snapped, ¡°You couldn¡¯t even handle Jordan, and you have the cheek to sleep with me!?!¡± After saying that, Hailey stormed off in a rage. Being slapped in the hotel lobby was quite an embarrassing thing. Covering his face, Tyler thought to himself, ¡°Jordan Steele, you made things hard for me today. But, once you come outside, I won¡¯t let you off!¡± He walked towards the hotel manager, who had been watching from the side, and grabbed him by the collar. He ordered, ¡°Once Jordan Steele leaves the hotel, inform me immediately!¡± ¡­ It was six in the morning. Jordan changed into a suit, put on a tie, and a pair of leather shoes. He then waxed his hair and styled it into a side pompadour, making him look suave and very much like the company¡¯s CEO. That was Jordan¡¯s first time donning a suit in the past three years. He reckoned that even Hailey wouldn¡¯t be able to recognize him for a few seconds after she sees him. The front desk attendants were all stunned when he came down from upstairs. ¡°He¡¯s such a domineering CEO¡­ His aura differs completely from when he checked in yesterday!¡± ¡°I¡¯m in love! I wonder who is so lucky to be his wife!¡± The two front desk attendants were gushing and swooning over Jordan when the hotel manager, John, immediately walked over and rebuked, ¡°You guys are so man-crazy! Pay attention to your image!¡± Afterward, John walked out of the lobby and called Tyler. ¡°Jordan Steele has gone out.¡± Tyler had arranged for some people to stay outside the hotel, and they immediately started tailing Jordan. Jordan hailed a cab and arrived at the office tower of Ace Corporation in the central business district twenty minutes later. It was his official first day at work as the CEO. Jordan alighted from the car and looked up at the majestic tower with a smile on his face. ¡°Victoria Clarke, you swore to cut off all means of a livelihood for me yesterday. I wonder what your attitude will be when you see me today!¡± Chapter 26 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan was excited to take on the role of a domineering CEO after spending three years as a live-in son-in-law. However, Jordan¡¯s excitement was not due to his new identity as the CEO. Growing up in a wealthy family, he had long gotten tired of the sense of superiority derived from being above others. What made Jordan feel excited was Victoria, the beautiful deputy president of Ace Corporation. The latter could charm all the men in the upper-class circle of Orlando! He walked to the lobby on the first floor of the building, where there was a security gantry. Orlando was a developed city with cutting-edge technology. A gantry on the first floor, for example, can already be accessed via fingerprint and face recognition. However, since it was Jordan¡¯s first day at work, he had yet to register his fingerprint and face into the security system. Hence, Jordan took out the card that Butler Frank had given to him and swiped it to get past the gantry to board the elevator. When he arrived on the floor of the president¡¯s office of Ace Corporation, there was no one in the office yet. So Jordan unlocked the door with the key and entered his personal office to read some documents. ¡­ At the same time, the people whom Tyler had sent to tail Jordan also reported to him. ¡°Mr. Collins, Jordan Steele has entered the Ace Corporation¡¯s office tower in the central business district.¡± ¡°What?¡± At this moment, Tyler was still lying in bed and was puzzled to hear that Jordan had gone to the Ace Corporation. ¡°What is Jordan Steele there for? Miss Clarke, the deputy president of Ace Corporation, said she would make sure Jordan never gets to live in this city in the future. Could Jordan be there to take revenge on Miss Clarke?¡± Tyler asked for Victoria¡¯s number at Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s birthday banquet yesterday. As a man, he was also wildly attracted to Victoria! He would be willing to lose ten years of his lifespan in exchange for a chance to make love to Victoria once on a large bed! Unfortunately, he knew that, given Victoria¡¯s standards, she would never take a liking to him. Tyler dialed Victoria¡¯s phone number. The phone rang several times before Victoria answered in a weary voice, ¡°Who¡¯s speaking?¡± Tyler smiled and said, ¡°Miss Clarke, this is Tyler. I toasted to you at Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s birthday banquet last night.¡± Victoria assented and asked, ¡°Mr. Collins, is there a reason you¡¯re calling at such a late hour?¡± Tyler answered anxiously, ¡°Miss Clarke, you still remember Jordan Steele, the son-in-law of the Camdens, don¡¯t you? Yesterday, we stood in solidarity with the Camdens. We vowed to ensure that Jordan Steele will never be able to make a living in this city from now on. That punk went to your company early in the morning today. I¡¯m guessing that he¡¯s trying to take revenge on you!¡± Victoria chuckled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the building is locked and guarded by security officers. He won¡¯t be able to go upstairs.¡± Tyler exclaimed, ¡°The people I sent to keep tabs on him informed me that that punk has a card in his hand that gave him access through the gantries to go upstairs! He might be hiding in your office right now. Could your life be in danger if you go up?¡± ¡°What? How could he have our company¡¯s access card?¡± Victoria sat up in surprise, and the quilt covering her body dropped too, revealing her spotless and beautiful shoulders and arms. If a man had seen that scene, he would definitely get a nosebleed. Tyler explained, ¡°That punk stole a watch from the Camdens and sold it for over 800,000 dollars. He¡¯s rich now. There are so many employees in your company, he could have paid them some money to get a card. There¡¯s nothing strange about that.¡± ¡°Miss Clarke, I¡¯m worried about you. You¡¯re so beautiful. It¡¯d be such a shame if you get slashed by that punk!¡± Victoria also got worried, and she said, ¡°Thank you for the reminder. I¡¯ll send someone to the company to take a look immediately.¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll go help you out at the office too. Miss Clarke¡­¡± Tyler took this opportunity to suck up to her. Hearing how deferential he was, Victoria smiled without saying anything. Afterward, Victoria immediately called her personal secretary, Ashley Rose. ¡°Ashley, go to the office immediately and check if there are any suspicious persons. If there are, call the police at once!¡± ¡­ Half an hour later¡­ A woman dressed in a white shirt, black silk skirt, and black-framed glasses hurried to the office building of Ace Corporation. ¡°Good morning, Miss Rose.¡± The security officer who was on duty widened his eyes when he saw Ashley Rose. Although Ashley Rose was inferior to Victoria in all aspects, the latter was too far away in terms of status in the eyes of the security officers. On the contrary, Ashley Rose was the person whom the security officers of the building often fantasized about. Besides, Ashley Rose was a secretary and was often dressed in a business suit that made her seem like a flight attendant, leaving a lot to their imagination and fantasies. ¡°Morning.¡± Ashley Rose answered perfunctorily and hurried upstairs. Having finally arrived at the floor where Jordan was, Ashley Rose found that the door had surprisingly been unlocked by someone. She thought it was her colleague, but after calling out twice, no one answered. All of a sudden, she discovered that there was someone in the president¡¯s office! ¡°He must be the suspicious person that Miss Clarke mentioned, right?¡± Ashley Rose immediately pushed the door and questioned, ¡°Who are you? How did you get in? What are you trying to do trespassing in our office!?!¡± Jordan was reading the reports of the company and was stunned to see Ashley Rose. He asked, ¡°Who are you?¡± Ashley Rose held up her black-framed glasses and said, ¡°I¡¯m Miss Clarke¡¯s personal secretary, Ashley Rose!¡± Jordan stared at Ashley Rose¡¯s sexy ensemble and wondered, ¡°Why would Victoria want to have such an attractive secretary? Isn¡¯t that a usual habit of men?¡¯ ¡®Could it be¡­ that Victoria is lesbian?¡¯ Chapter 27 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Victoria mingled in the upper-class society of Orlando and hence, knew all the tycoons. She had a long list of suitors too. However, no one had ever heard of her having a boyfriend. ¡®Maybe Victoria Clarke is into women!¡¯ ¡°Hey, what are you thinking about!?! Hurry up and answer me. Why are you here at our office!?!¡± Ashley said in a firm voice. Jordan snapped back to his senses and said, ¡°I¡¯m Jordan Steele, the new president of Ace Corporation.¡± Ashley Rose¡¯s jaw dropped, and her mouth was so wide open that it could fit an egg. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry! I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Steele! I¡¯m too stupid. Since you had the key to the door, you must be the president! But, please forgive me, Miss Clarke said that there¡¯s a suspicious person in the office, so I¡­¡± Jordan was surprised after hearing her explanation. ¡®Suspicious person?¡¯ ¡°Damn, the Camdens have been tailing me! Annoying pests who won¡¯t leave me alone!¡± Jordan immediately figured out what was going on. ¡°Okay, you may go out and resume your duties. Oh, by the way, I heard that Miss Clarke is the most beautiful deputy president in the city. So when she arrives, tell her to come to my office immediately. I¡¯d like to see how beautiful the deputy president of our company really is.¡± Jordan instructed Ashley. ¡°Yes!¡± Ashley walked out of the president¡¯s office, went to the restroom on the same floor, and called Victoria Clarke. ¡°Miss Clarke.¡± Victoria was already on her way to work when she spoke with Ashley Rose over the phone via the Bluetooth function in her Porsche. ¡°Ashley, how is it? Have you found out clearly? Are there any suspicious people in the office?¡± Ashley whispered, ¡°I have, and there are no suspicious people, but there¡¯s someone you¡¯ve wanted to meet!¡± ¡°Who?¡± Victoria asked curiously. Ashley was Victoria¡¯s trusted confidante whom Victoria would talk to about everything under the sun in private. Ashley exclaimed, ¡°It¡¯s Mr. Steele! The new president of our company! He¡¯s already arrived at our office, and he says that he wants to meet you!¡± ¡°What? Mr. Steele is at the office!?!¡± Victoria was so flustered that she almost rear-ended a Land Rover. She had been looking forward to seeing the new president for a long time! Hence, Victoria stepped hard on the gas pedal, and the speed of the car instantly increased to 100 kilometers per hour. She even constantly overtook several vehicles, all for the sake of meeting Mr. Steele sooner! Ten minutes later, Victoria arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the office building. ¡°Miss Clarke!¡± Tyler, who had arrived earlier, immediately called out to Victoria when he saw her. ¡°Mr. Collins?¡± Victoria immediately recognized him. Tyler walked up and asked with concern, ¡°Miss Clarke, I was afraid that punk Jordan would hurt you, so I rushed over here to help you out. Let me go upstairs with you!¡± Victoria had dinner with Tyler¡¯s father once. But, in her opinion, Tyler was her junior and wasn¡¯t qualified to hang out with her. Hence, she declined, ¡°No need for that. I¡¯ve already checked and found out that there¡¯s no suspicious person in the office. I have something urgent to handle. I¡¯ll head upstairs first.¡± ¡°Hey¡­ Don¡¯t go, Miss Clarke, believe me, Jordan Steele is really upstairs!¡± Tyler exclaimed. However, Victoria ignored him and quickly took the elevator to go upstairs. As soon as the elevator doors were opened, she saw Ashley chatting about something with a few other female employees. ¡°Miss Clarke, you¡¯re here!¡± Ashley exclaimed with excitement written all over her face. Victoria nodded and glanced at the supervisor of the investment department and an intern who was beside Ashley. She asked, ¡°Why are you guys here too?¡± The supervisor and the intern were both female and were equally excited. ¡°Ashley told us just now that the newly appointed president of our company has arrived and he¡¯s really handsome! So we rushed over without even putting on any makeup!¡± The two of them lived in a rented apartment that was within walking distance to the office. Victoria asked in surprise, ¡°Oh? How handsome is he?¡± Ashley answered excitedly, ¡°He¡¯s more handsome than a celebrity, and he¡¯s really young too. He seems to be about 23 years old!¡± ¡°So young?¡± Victoria was a little surprised. She was already 32 years old and yet, he was so much younger¡­ Ashley flailed her hands about with great excitement. ¡°He must be the heir of a really wealthy family! Otherwise, how could he have suddenly been appointed as the president? His future girlfriend is going to be really lucky!¡± Victoria glared at the three of them and chided, ¡°You three are man-crazy. Don¡¯t harbor designs on Mr. Steele!¡± Ashley said, ¡°We¡¯re not worthy of Mr. Steele. He¡¯s such a domineering president. Only you can be compatible with him, Miss Clarke. By the way, Miss Clarke, Mr. Steele wants you to go to his office as soon as you arrive.¡± The supervisor of the investment department said, ¡°Yes, I heard Ashley say that Mr. Steele complimented you on being the most beautiful deputy president in the city. He might have come early in the morning just to see you earlier!¡± Hearing their words, Victoria smiled. She didn¡¯t want to act like a man-crazy woman like the three of them. Hence, she ruffled her hair and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been part of the business circle of Orlando for so many years. There¡¯s no man that I, Victoria Clarke, can¡¯t subdue!¡± ¡°The domineering president in your eyes is just a lowly bootlicker to me!¡± ¡°He¡¯s just a 23-year-old boy! Come with me and see how I can make him succumb to me within three minutes!¡± Chapter 28 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Victoria had always been the idol of all the female employees in the company. The reason was that all presidents of major corporations would seem lowly in front of her, regardless of how rich and powerful they may be! All the women wanted to be like Victoria and have the powerful presidents wrapped around their fingers and be at their mercy. There was once a president of a partner company worth billions of dollars who would often create trouble at the office and leave everyone with no means to handle the situation. However, after Victoria intervened, she managed to subdue him and make him kneel down to put her shoes on for her in less than two minutes. Everyone in the company was dumbfounded! Ashley exclaimed with great excitement, ¡°Ah! I must learn how to subdue a domineering president like Miss Clarke has this time!¡± The other two girls were also excited to watch the excellent show that was about to come on. They wanted to witness with their own eyes how the domineering president was reduced to a bootlicking dog! Victoria first went to the bathroom, where she looked in the mirror to fix her makeup and then tidied up her outfit. She was clad in a pink Chanel Haute Couture two-piece set today which made her look very much like an imposing president, accentuating her noble and elegant aura. Any overbearing president would instantly be attracted to her. They would also notice that she was different from other female influencers and Instagram models. Victoria said, ¡°After I go in later, I¡¯ll leave the door slightly ajar so that you guys can watch through the crack, just how I subdue this greenhorn!¡± Ashley guffawed loudly and said, ¡°Sure, sure, make him kneel down and put on your shoes for you. But, haha, we want to see this classic scene again!¡± The other two also said joyfully, ¡°We want to see it too!¡± Victoria chuckled gently. If the company¡¯s other employees caught wind of the fact that the deputy president of the company had subdued the president into kneeling down and putting on her shoes for her, they would know that even the president had to obey her! In the future, no one in the company would dare to defy her again! ¡°Okay, I guarantee that I¡¯d be able to make this greenhorn kneel down before me within three minutes!¡± Victoria said with a face full of confidence. After all, she had once conquered a forty-year-old president who was even more imposing and had seen countless beautiful women before. Victoria thought that a mere greenhorn in his early twenties would definitely be unable to resist her enormous charm! Victoria strutted towards the president¡¯s office where Jordan was. Bang! Bang! Victoria knocked gently on the door twice. ¡°Please, come in.¡± Jordan¡¯s voice came from inside. The door hampered Victoria from recognizing Jordan¡¯s voice. After Victoria pushed the door to enter, she did not close the door fully but left it slightly ajar. On the other hand, Ashley and the other two girls walked silently to the door barefooted and peeped in through the crack. Ashley said, ¡°Do you think Miss Clarke can take down the new president, Mr. Steele? He doesn¡¯t seem to be a lustful man.¡± The head of the investment department said, ¡°Oh, there was once a gentlemanly president who claimed to be ascetic but when he saw Miss Clarke take off her jacket to bare her shoulders, he had a nosebleed. Trust me, Miss Clarke is a president killer. Unless he¡¯s a virgin, any man who has gotten intimate with a woman before would know how perfect Miss Clarke is!¡± The graduate students who were working as interns at the company gazed at Victoria with admiration in their eyes. They secretly vowed to learn well from her and strive to use some tactics to take down one or two presidents, or at worst, two ¡°backup guys.¡± In the office¡­ Victoria walked in and discovered a young man seated on the president¡¯s chair with his side facing her. He was holding onto a large company annual report in his hand while looking out the window. From the angle Victoria was standing, she could only see a third of his side profile. Victoria did not speak and instead observed him carefully. ¡°What a cool haircut. He looks like a K-pop idol.¡± Generally speaking, the bosses Victoria came into contact with were either bald or had thinning hair. However, Jordan had a head full of hair and seemed very stylish. ¡°He¡¯s got such a high nose bridge!¡± ¡°His side profile is so handsome too. He gives me d¨¦j¨¤ vu!¡± Upon seeing Jordan, Victoria burst with joy. She was not a lesbian at all. She fancied men, and the only reason she never had a boyfriend was that she was afraid that having a boyfriend would hinder her from coming into contact with other rich tycoons. On the other hand, she also had high requirements for her other half. Not only must her boyfriend be rich, but he also had to be good-looking, interesting, good taste, and a mind of his own! ¡°Mr. Steele, I¡¯m Victoria, the deputy president of the company. I heard that you want to see me.¡± Victoria said in a tender, gentle and delicate voice. At this moment, Jordan put down the document in his hand and turned his chair around. Outside the door. ¡°Ah! He turned around! I wonder if Mr. Steele will get a nosebleed on the spot when he sees how gorgeous Miss Clarke is. Haha.¡± ¡°I reckon he¡¯d probably kneel down on the spot and call her Queen. Haha.¡± In the office. When Jordan turned the chair around, Victoria finally saw his face! ¡°Jordan¡­ Jordan Steele?¡± That was probably the most shocking moment in Victoria¡¯s life and the most disoriented she had been. Jordan actually made Victoria, who had always been high up in the air and viewed men as playthings, go to her knees! Chapter 29 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Outside the door. When Ashley and the other two girls saw this, they covered their mouths in shock! ¡®How could this happen!¡¯ ¡®Mr. Steele is not kneeling in front of Miss Clarke but the other way round instead!¡¯ ¡®It didn¡¯t even take a minute. A second after they met, Miss Clarke got on her knees!¡¯ ¡®Could it be that the new president of the company, Mr. Steele, is so charming and domineering that even Miss Clarke, who¡¯s usually high up in the air, has submitted to him!?!¡¯ The trio was even more in awe and respectful towards Jordan! Hearing the sounds outside the door, Jordan peeked through the gap, and the frightened trio frantically fled. Afterward, Jordan walked up to Victoria and simply looked at her from above without helping her up. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°Miss Clarke, why are you kneeling down in front of me as soon as we met? I can¡¯t accept such a grand gesture from you.¡± Victoria secretly thought to herself, ¡®If you can¡¯t accept it, hurry up and help me up. You¡¯re making me so embarrassed, and this is such an awkward position to be in¡­¡¯ All adults would probably get the wrong idea if they saw Victoria¡¯s and Jordan¡¯s postures now. However, Victoria also knew that she could only blame it on herself. ¡®Screw the Camdens! If it weren¡¯t for them, I wouldn¡¯t have ended up offending my superior!¡¯ The thought of everything that happened yesterday made Victoria feel an urge to die. Victoria immediately apologized guiltily, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Steele, I was wrong! Please forgive me for what I said yesterday!¡± Jordan squatted down and faced Victoria. ¡°Yesterday? Oh, I remember, you seemed to have said that we were lovers yesterday.¡± Jordan pulled Victoria into his arms! Jordan managed to easily hold the woman whom many tycoons in the business circle of Orlando had been coveting for a long time! If someone else dared to do this to Victoria, she would have definitely slapped him. However, she didn¡¯t dare to do that to Jordan. Well, because she was the one who said that Jordan was her boyfriend. Victoria¡¯s fragrant bodily scent wafted up to Jordan¡¯s nose. It was no wonder so many men were head-over-heels smitten with Victoria. Jordan felt refreshed and pleased after just holding her in his arms for a while. Jordan continued to gibe, ¡°I heard that I even booked an entire island to beg you to be my girlfriend. Which island was it?¡± Feeling incredibly embarrassed, Victoria wished she could dig a hole and jump right into it. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was wrong.¡± Victoria apologized again. Jordan didn¡¯t want to behave intimately with the vice president of his company in the office either. Hence, he let go of her and stood up. ¡°Okay, get up now. It won¡¯t be good to let the other employees see this.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Victoria hurriedly got up and immediately closed the door of the office. She then took out the remote control and turned on the privacy mode of the glass window to prevent the employees outside from seeing what was going on inside. At this moment, Jordan had already returned to his seat. He said domineeringly, ¡°Miss Clarke, you said yesterday that you would cut off all the possible means for me to maintain a livelihood in Orlando. I¡¯m now your superior, the president of Ace Corporation.¡± ¡°Let me ask you, how else are you going to do that now!?!¡± Since the birthday celebration yesterday, Jordan had been looking forward to this moment! ¡®Cut off all the possible means for me to maintain a livelihood?¡¯ ¡®Do you have the ability to do that!?!¡¯ Victoria hung her head low and said, ¡°Mr. Steele, I really didn¡¯t expect that someone of your status would be willing to be a live-in son-in-law of the Camdens.¡± ¡°I know I can¡¯t erase the mistake I¡¯ve committed. I¡¯m willing to accept any punishment that you give me.¡± ¡°If you want to slap me, I will walk over and let you do it. If you want to berate me, I¡¯ll listen to all your lectures.¡± ¡°If you want to fire me, I¡¯ll pack up my things and leave now. I¡¯ll never appear in front of you nor provoke you again.¡± Jordan nodded, discovering that Victoria was indeed not a simple woman. Whenever she was in trouble, she wouldn¡¯t panic and was willing to bear the consequences of her mistakes without defending herself or shirk the responsibility. Jordan said, ¡°I don¡¯t plan to fire you.¡± Victoria raised her head in surprise as she wondered, ¡®I crossed the line and did such an outrageous thing yesterday, but Jordan doesn¡¯t intend to fire me?¡¯ Jordan said, ¡°Yesterday, you were the only one who offered me a chance to survive. If I¡¯m really just an ordinary live-in son-in-law, you¡¯d be my benefactor.¡± After thinking about it, Jordan realized that Victoria didn¡¯t do anything too outrageous to Jordan yesterday. The other guests turned against Jordan and alienated him without hesitation, but Victoria pleaded on Jordan¡¯s behalf and even intended to let Jordan be her bodyguard, despite facing the risk of offending Old Mrs. Camden. Victoria merely stood in solidarity with them because she felt embarrassed after Jordan turned her down. Feeling extremely touched, Victoria exclaimed with tears in her eyes, ¡°Thank you, Mr. Steele! I¡¯ll serve you wholeheartedly in the future!¡± Victoria didn¡¯t expect Jordan to be so magnanimous and understanding at such a young age. Jordan said, ¡°I can forgive you, but I won¡¯t let a single one of those people who swore they would cut off all means of a livelihood for me get away scot-free.¡± ¡°Miss Clarke¡­¡± ¡°You may call me Victoria,¡± Victoria said in a gentle voice after wiping her tears. Jordan said, ¡°Victoria, collate the information of those who said they would cut off all means of a livelihood for me and hand it over to me.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Victoria knew that Jordan was going to exact revenge on them! There is soon to be an upheaval in the business circle of Orlando! Chapter 30 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hotel magnate? Restaurant mogul? Delivery service owner? Jordan wanted to subvert and exterminate the big bosses who had dominated Orlando for years in one fell swoop! Among them, Tyler was the first person that came to Jordan¡¯s mind! As soon as he thought of Tyler, Jordan recalled everything that his ex-wife, Hailey said. ¡°Look at Tyler. His family is worth more than a billion dollars. Can you compare to him, you good-for-nothing?¡± Jordan humphed softly and asked Victoria, ¡°I heard that the Collins are a first-tier family in Orlando who are worth more than a billion dollars?¡± Victoria answered, ¡°You can say so. They were worth more than a billion dollars two years ago, but their net worth has shrunk greatly, now they¡¯re probably worth about 500 million dollars. They¡¯re not much better than the Camdens now.¡± Recalling that Jordan claimed that Hailey was in an extramarital affair with Tyler during the birthday banquet yesterday, Victoria immediately continued. ¡°Hailey Camden must be blind to have chosen that good-for-nothing Tyler Collins over you! Once she finds out your true identity, I¡¯m afraid she¡¯ll be full of regrets.¡± The thought of Hailey Camden made Jordan feel a little bitter. After all, he had loved her for three years! Victoria continued, ¡°The Camdens are working on a project lately, and they want us to invest 11 million dollars in it. They offered me many benefits, but I¡¯ll turn them down now and tell them to forget about cooperating with Ace Corporation!¡± Victoria initially wanted to make the cooperation happen, but she knew Jordan was on bad terms with the Camdens. Since he used to be the live-in son-in-law of the Camdens, whom they had kicked out afterward, how could he be willing to cooperate with them? To her surprise, Jordan said, ¡°You fabricated a number of lies about me yesterday, but there is one thing that you were right about.¡± ¡°I keep work and personal life separate. So I won¡¯t boycott the Camdens in business just because of my personal relationship with them.¡± ¡°Show me the proposal of that project.¡± Victoria was a little surprised, and she thought to herself that Jordan indeed had a moral character. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll bring it over to you now.¡± Victoria turned around and was about to leave. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll go with you and at the same time check out your office. I¡¯d like to see if the office of a great beauty like you is full of fragrance.¡± Jordan got up from his chair and followed Victoria. Meanwhile, Tyler was still waiting anxiously in the lobby of the first floor. He hadn¡¯t left yet. He wanted to go up and see what was going on, but he couldn¡¯t do so without an access card. ¡°Hey, Mr. Collins.¡± A female employee of Ace Corporation took the initiative to walk towards Tyler all of a sudden. Tyler looked at her, but he didn¡¯t recognize who she was. The lady laughed and said, ¡°Mr. Collins, surely you haven¡¯t forgotten who I am, have you? That¡¯s really sad. You bought me a drink at LINX Bar the other day. Afterward, we went to¡­ You had fun with me the entire night.¡± Only then did Tyler remember that he had a one-night-stand with her previously. The poor girl¡¯s mediocre looks and tacky makeup made Tyler feel like Hailey was hundreds of notches higher than her. He secretly cursed, ¡®Damn it, I must have had too much to drink that day. I accepted such a lousy woman.¡¯ However, Tyler remained smiling and asked, ¡°Oh, yes, I remember. Do you work at Ace Corporation?¡± The lady nodded. Tyler grabbed her hand and said, ¡°Quick, take me upstairs. Your deputy president Miss Clarke is in danger!¡± A minute later, Tyker arrived at the floor where Jordan was. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he heard a few female employees of Ace Corporation whispering among themselves. ¡°Hey, you know what? She knelt down right after she saw the president! Do you believe it? She got on her knees the second she saw him!¡± Tyler didn¡¯t know what they were talking about, but he didn¡¯t care about the gossip of Ace Corporation either. Hence, he simply walked up to them and asked, ¡°May I ask, where is Miss Victoria Clarke?¡± The person he asked was Ashley, Victoria¡¯s secretary. ¡°Miss Clarke is in her office. Do you have an appointment?¡± Tyler ignored her and dashed straight into Victoria¡¯s office. As soon as he pushed open the door, he discovered that Jordan was also in Victoria¡¯s office! It just so happened that Victoria had found the project proposal of the Camdens and handed it to Jordan. However, in Tyler¡¯s eyes, she looked like she was assigning a task to her assistant. ¡°Tyler? Who let you in?¡± Victoria rebuked furiously. Since Tyler was Jordan¡¯s rival, Victoria couldn¡¯t get too close to him and his family from now on! Tyler didn¡¯t answer her question and instead pointed at Jordan. ¡°Wow, Jordan, you embarrassing thief! Sure enough, you¡¯re here! Are you hiding here to prepare to exact revenge against Miss Clarke!?!¡± Jordan retorted, ¡°Is there something wrong with you? Is this a place you can just enter as you please? Get lost!¡± Jordan was the president of Ace Corporation and the owner of this building. How could he allow Tyler to act brazenly and presumptuously here!?! When Tyler saw how arrogant Jordan was, he snapped indignantly, ¡°How dare you talk to me like that. This is Victoria¡¯s office. You should be the one to get lost! Isn¡¯t that right, Victoria?¡± Smack! Victoria slapped Tyler on the face and rebuked him in exasperation, ¡°Who are you calling Victoria? Call me Miss Clarke!¡± Tyler looked extremely embarrassed, and the sounds of Ashley¡¯s laughter could be heard coming from outside. Tyler gradually felt that there was something amiss with the situation. It seemed that everyone was aware that Jordan was in Victoria¡¯s office. But why didn¡¯t Ashley and the others stop him? After thinking about it, Tyler suddenly pointed at Jordan and yelled, ¡°I get it! You¡¯re not here to take revenge on Miss Clarke but to be her bodyguard!¡± Chapter 31 Jordan was baffled again. ¡®Is there something wrong with this fool, Tyler Collins¡¯ brain?¡¯ ¡®What kind of nonsense are you talking about?¡¯ Tyler thought that he was smart enough to have figured it out. When he thought about what Ashley and her colleagues said about someone kneeling down just now, he reckoned that Jordan must have gotten on his knees in front of Victoria! He thought Jordan must have kneeled down to beg for Victoria¡¯s forgiveness and plead with her to let him be her bodyguard. Tyler said, ¡°Jordan Steele, weren¡¯t you acting all noble and lofty at the birthday banquet yesterday? At that time, Miss Clarke asked you to be her bodyguard, but you turned her down. After that, we all thought you were really bold enough to rather die than succumb!¡± ¡°Haha, I didn¡¯t expect you to end up getting out of bed early in the morning to get dressed and come here in a bodyguard¡¯s suit to beg Miss Clarke to let you be her lackey!¡± ¡°Miss Clarke, you mustn¡¯t agree. During the banquet yesterday, you said that you would make sure Jordan Steele doesn¡¯t get to make a living here in the future!¡± After the secretary Ashley, who was standing outside the door, heard her words, she was so shocked that she couldn¡¯t believe her ears. ¡®Miss Clarke wanted to cut off all of Mr. Steele¡¯s means of a livelihood?¡¯ ¡®Oh my God, is that true?¡¯ Victoria was boiling with fury. ¡®How dare Tyler Collins put me in a spot in public and let the employees know how disrespectful I was to the president of the corporation!?!¡¯ Smack! Victoria slapped him again! ¡°Bastard! When did I ever say that!?! Get out of here now! You¡¯re not allowed to set foot in this company again.¡± She continued, ¡°Also, the employee who brought him up here is to be fired immediately!¡± Tyler covered his face in pain and misery. He was the scion of the Collins, and yet, he was slapped twice in public! However, since it was Victoria¡¯s territory, Tyler didn¡¯t dare to speak to her aggressively. Thus, he had no choice but to vent his anger on Jordan, shouting, ¡°Jordan Steele, don¡¯t think that we can¡¯t do anything to you just because you¡¯re Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard! Just you wait, I¡¯ll make sure that you end up homeless and get put behind bars soon!¡± In low spirits, Tyler headed downstairs and returned to his car. Then, in a moment of fury, he continuously slammed his hands hard against the steering wheel. ¡°Victoria Clarke, you bitch! You¡¯re just a pretty face who relied on men to get to the top! So who are you to slap me!?! Once I subdue Hailey Camden, I¡¯ll make sure you kneel in front of me and call me Daddy one day! I¡¯m going to give you a hard time, you bitch!¡± ¡°I have to quickly inform the Camdens about that good-for-nothing Jordan Steele becoming Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard.¡± ¡­ An hour later, in the Camdens¡¯ villa. ¡°What did you say? That loser Jordan Steele became Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard?¡± Old Mrs. Camden was shocked to hear what Tyler said. Even Hailey, Herman, Elle, Drew, and Benedict were surprised. Tyler said, ¡°Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Jordan took a document from Victoria Clarke in her office.¡± ¡°I also heard from the employees of Ace Corporation that Jordan kneeled down the second he saw Victoria and begged her for forgiveness.¡± ¡°Victoria showed an interest in Jordan yesterday, and I think Victoria gave in because she was softhearted toward him.¡± Hearing this, Hailey clenched her fists furiously. ¡°That bastard Jordan Steele! He actually kneeled down for another woman! I¡¯ve been married to him for three years, and he¡¯s never kneeled down to me!¡± ¡°I gave him several chances to kneel down and admit to his mistakes. As long as he got on his knees to beg me, I won¡¯t divorce him or call the cops on him. But, he didn¡¯t end up kneeling down!¡± ¡°Yet, he kneeled down in front of another woman so quickly!¡± The more Hailey spoke, the more agitated and aggrieved she was, so much that she was on the verge of tears. It was indeed a great shame and insult to the Camdens. Drew sneered and gibed, ¡°Hailey, how have you been educating him in the past three years? He got on his knees for another woman instead of his wife. That¡¯s such an embarrassment for our family.¡± Elle also took the opportunity to mock, ¡°Hailey, it seems that you are still not charming enough! If Jordan was my husband, I would definitely let him kneel down and wash my feet every day, from the very first day of our marriage!¡± Even Old Mrs. Camden found it embarrassing and thus started reprimanding Hailey and her parents. ¡°You can¡¯t even tame and discipline a live-in son-in-law within three years! You¡¯re so incompetent! If you had disciplined him as Elle said, would he have dared to hit Drew?¡± Hailey clenched her fists even more tightly and barked, ¡°If I were given another chance to make him my husband, I would make him kneel before me from morning until night! Unfortunately, for the past three years, I¡¯ve been too nice to him!¡± In fact, for the past three years, Hailey had really treated Jordan pretty well. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have fallen in love with her. However, Hailey now seemed to have regretted being so gentle with him. Hailey felt humiliated because Victoria managed to make Jordan kneel down in front of her while she didn¡¯t. The person she was most jealous of now was Victoria! Hailey said, ¡°Grandma, Victoria Clarke went back on her words. Yesterday, she swore that she would stand in solidarity with the Camdens and make sure Jordan can never survive in this city in the future. Yet, she took him as her bodyguard today. We should cut off all ties with her and deal with her!¡± Smack! Old Mrs. Camden slapped Hailey on her face and rebuked, ¡°What nonsense are you spouting!?! Victoria Clarke still holds the $11 million that is to be invested in our project. How can we turn against her!?!¡± Herman humphed coldly. ¡°Hailey, I know you¡¯re jealous of Miss Clarke, but she¡¯s more tactful and competent than you. So you have to accept it even if you don¡¯t want to.¡± Hailey turned beet red. She couldn¡¯t take it lying down! ¡°Since you guys won¡¯t help me, I¡¯ll go look for them at Ace Corporation on my own!¡± Chapter 32 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey wanted to question Jordan and ask him why he got on his knees for another woman and not her! She wanted to ask Victoria why she snatched her man away! Old Mrs. Camden glared at Hailey, expecting better from her. She ordered, ¡°Call Victoria Clarke. I want to speak to her personally.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Herman hurriedly took out his cell phone and dialed Victoria¡¯s number before handing the cell phone to Old Mrs. Camden. Although Old Mrs. Camden was furious, her tone was very gentle. After all, she was old in her years and had experienced a lot in this life. Such a trivial matter was not enough to make her lose her composure. Old Mrs. Camden said gently while still seeming domineering and authoritative, ¡°Miss Clarke, I heard that Jordan went to your office and became your bodyguard.¡± ¡°Had I known that you had taken a liking to Jordan, I would have given him to you half a year ago.¡± ¡°However, yesterday, you said you would stand in solidarity with the Camdens and cut off all means of a livelihood for him. Yet, you went back on your word today. You seem to owe me an explanation, don¡¯t you?¡± Victoria said, ¡°Things are not like what you think, but no matter what, I do owe you an apology for failing to fulfill the promise I made to you yesterday. I¡¯m sorry that I failed to keep it.¡± Hearing Victoria¡¯s sincere apology, Old Mrs. Camden felt much better. ¡°Hey, there¡¯s no need to apologize. We¡¯re as close as family. But, since you like that punk, take him under your wing. He¡¯s just a live-in son-in-law. Take it as a gift from the Camdens to you!¡± ¡°No, she can¡¯t have him!¡± Hailey protested with jealousy written all over her face. Old Mrs. Camden was furious, and she glowered at Hailey before quickly covering the cell phone¡¯s microphone for fear that Victoria would hear Hailey. When Sylvie Parker saw how furious Old Mrs. Camden was, she hurriedly placed her hand over Hailey¡¯s mouth to stop her from talking. Old Mrs. Camden continued to talk on the phone smilingly, ¡°I can forget about what happened to Jordan, but Miss Clarke, you promised you would invest 11 million dollars in our project. You¡¯re not going to break your promise again, are you?¡± Victoria said, ¡°I¡¯ve spoken to Mr. Steele regarding the investment. He¡¯s very impressed with your proposal, and he likes it very much, but he would like to find out more about this project.¡± ¡°What? Mr. Steele read our proposal? He likes it very much too?¡± Old Mrs. Camden excitedly repeated Victoria¡¯s words. The Camdens jumped for joy after hearing her words! Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°He wants to find out more? That¡¯s simple. I¡¯ll send Herman to visit Mr. Steele at his office personally to discuss the project with him in person!¡± Victoria said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll arrange for an appointment then.¡± Old Mrs. Camden said excitedly, ¡°Thank you, Miss Clarke, I will definitely send you a gift to thank you after this matter is settled!¡± After hanging up, Old Mrs. Camden grinned widely, so much that her wrinkles had become much clearer too. ¡°Herman, Mr. Steele has read our project proposal. Get yourself ready. Miss Clarke will arrange a meeting between you and Mr. Steele at any time. When the time comes, you must perform well in front of Mr. Steele and make sure you don¡¯t mess up!¡± Herman was extremely excited too. ¡°Rest assured, Mom, I¡¯ll definitely suck up to Mr. Steele when I meet him! I¡¯ll make our project sound unparalleled. Hahaha.¡± ¡°But now that Jordan is Miss Clarke¡¯s subordinate are we just going to drop the matter about him stealing from us?¡± Old Mrs. Camden humphed coldly and said, ¡°Why forgo it? Continue investigating Jordan¡¯s theft of the watch and find me all the evidence. When the time comes, we will be able to use the evidence to punish him according to family rules, put him behind bars, or do Victoria Clarke a favor.¡± Drew suddenly interjected, ¡°Grandma, I¡¯ve already found out that he sold the watch to a gangster.¡± Old Mrs. Camden nodded in satisfaction and said, ¡°Great, find me the evidence. Jordan is now just Victoria Clarke¡¯s lackey. Even if we take revenge on him, Victoria won¡¯t do anything to us.¡± Old Mrs. Camden then looked at Hailey and her parents. She barked furiously, ¡°Herman has clinched a contract with Mr. Steele for our company while Drew has found evidence of Jordan¡¯s theft. What about you guys? What have you contributed to the family? You three are equally incompetent!¡± ¡°You couldn¡¯t even keep your live-in husband in line. You¡¯ve let your pretty face go to waste. That face of yours should have belonged to Elle instead!¡± Old Mrs. Camden had always been biased towards Herman and his children. Now, she even blatantly criticized Hailey in front of everyone. Being extremely prideful, Hailey immediately ran away furiously. ¡°Hailey, where are you going!?!¡± Tyler followed her out, only to realize that Hailey had already sped off in her car. In addition, she looked really aggressive as if she was going to kill someone! ¡°Jordan Steele, you bastard, you¡¯ve really embarrassed our family. So this time, I¡¯m going to teach you a good lesson!¡± Hailey soon arrived at Ace Corporation in her Audi. Since the Camdens were in talks of cooperation with Ace Corporation, Hailey had the phone number of Ashley, Victoria¡¯s secretary. ¡°Where are Jordan and Victoria Clarke?¡± Hailey asked, seated in her car in the underground parking lot. Ashley answered, ¡°They¡¯ve just gone downstairs and to the parking lot. Miss Camden, why are you looking for them¡­¡± Hailey hung up before Ashley could finish speaking. She then got out of her car and looked around. Indeed, she soon saw a man and a woman talking and laughing while walking towards a red Porsche Panamera. It was Jordan and Victoria! Chapter 33 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan was wearing an immaculate Gucci suit with his hair combed to the side. He was now chatting merrily with Victoria. If Jordan wasn¡¯t her ex-husband, Hailey would have mistakenly thought that he was the domineering president of a company when she watched him stride over! ¡°This jerk dressed himself up so handsomely after divorcing me!¡± Hailey felt a little sour. If she had known that Jordan could look so much like a domineering president of a company, she would have made Jordan wear a suit and tie all the time for the past three years. Well, at least she could show him off and pretend a little during gatherings with her former classmates. In the distance, Jordan said to Victoria, ¡°Victoria, pass me the car keys. I¡¯ll drive. Since you¡¯re wearing heels, it won¡¯t be convenient for you to drive.¡± In fact, Victoria had a pair of flats in the car, which she would change into when she was driving. However, she felt that changing shoes in front of Jordan wouldn¡¯t seem very elegant, so she handed the car keys to Jordan. ¡°Thank you then, Mr. Steele.¡± Jordan took the keys and walked towards the fiery red Porsche Panamera. To her surprise, he actually walked to the passenger side first and then opened the door. Victoria was stunned. ¡°You¡­¡± Victoria was confused. ¡®Didn¡¯t Jordan say that he¡¯d drive? So why did he open the passenger side?¡¯ Jordan patted his head helplessly and said, ¡°Oh shucks, I¡¯ve gotten used to opening the car door for Hailey Camden for the past three years.¡± Victoria chuckled. Only then did she realize that Jordan had taken the initiative to open the car door for her. As Jordan¡¯s subordinate, Victoria should be the one to open the door for him, not the other way around. However, since he had already done it, Jordan decided to be a gentleman again. ¡°Miss Clarke, please.¡± Victoria looked flattered and said, ¡°Oh my God, I¡¯m so honored to have Mr. Steele personally open the car door for me.¡± Jordan smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s no big deal. I¡¯ve been opening the door for Hailey Camden for three years. I would open the door for her every time she got in and out of the car.¡± Victoria knew that Jordan was deeply hurt by Hailey, and hence, she said, ¡°Hailey Camden really doesn¡¯t know how blessed she was!¡± Victoria then got inside the car. Seeing this, Hailey dashed over in exasperation and yelled at them. ¡°Jordan Steele! You¡¯re so shameless! How dare you really become Victoria Clarke¡¯s lackey!?!¡± When Hailey saw Jordan open the door for Victoria, he was even more convinced that Jordan had become Victoria¡¯s bodyguard. For the past three years, Jordan had only ever opened the car door for Hailey and her parents. But now, he actually opened the car door for another woman. Hailey was distraught over that! ¡°Hailey Camden?¡± Jordan looked at his ex-wife with surprise. He thought he would become a stranger to her again from now on, but he didn¡¯t expect to meet her again less than a day after they parted! Victoria also hurriedly got out of the car, unsure of why she was there. If it was for the discussion of the project, they should be expecting Herman instead. Hailey stared at Jordan and hollered, ¡°Jordan Steele, have you got any dignity and self-respect!?! How dare you kneel down to Victoria, beg her for forgiveness, and then become her lackey!?!¡± ¡°Since you can forget your dignity, why didn¡¯t you kneel down to me and beg me to forgive you back then? I gave you several chances. As long as you had kneeled down to beg me, you¡¯d still be my husband now¡­¡± As soon as Jordan thought about Hailey¡¯s words, he flew into a rage. ¡°You still have the nerve to ask me why I didn¡¯t get on my knees for you? The day before yesterday, you made me a cuckold by checking into a hotel room with Tyler Collins. Yet, you still want me to kneel down to you and beg you for forgiveness? Don¡¯t you think that you¡¯ve gone overboard!?!¡± Hailey pursed her lips and said, ¡°What about those few times after that incident? At Grandma¡¯s birthday banquet yesterday, I gave you the opportunity to kneel down and beg me. As long as you kneeled then, I would have asked Grandma to let me not divorce you. You¡¯d still be my husband now.¡± ¡°If you had kneeled down and begged me at the West Lake Hotel, I wouldn¡¯t have called the police!¡± ¡°You¡¯re kneeling all the same, so why did you kneel down in front of her and not me!?! I¡¯m at least your wife. Is it shameful and embarrassing to kneel down before your wife?¡± Jordan said, ¡°It¡¯s not embarrassing to kneel down to my wife, but it is a huge disgrace to kneel down to my cheating wife! You¡¯ve done something to let me down, and yet, instead of kneeling and begging me for forgiveness, you asked me to kneel down and beg you instead?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve really spoiled you rotten the past three years!¡± Hailey flew into a rage too. ¡°You spoiled me rotten? More like I spoiled you! I shouldn¡¯t have been so nice to you and caused you to become so lawless now. Now, my family is blaming me for failing to take you in hand. If I had known, I would have made you kneel down and wash my feet every day!¡± Smack! A loud slap landed on Hailey¡¯s delicate and pretty face. Dumbfounded, Hailey raised her head to see that the person who slapped her was Victoria! Unable to tolerate it any longer, Victoria snapped, ¡°Hailey Camden! You were the one who cheated, but instead of reflecting on yourself, you said such things! As a woman, don¡¯t you feel ashamed at all!?!¡± Hailey put a hand on her pretty face and questioned furiously, ¡°You¡­ How dare you slap me!?¡± Victoria humphed coldly and gibed, ¡°Am I supposed to pick the right time and day to slap you?¡± Victoria wasn¡¯t scared of Hailey at all. Hailey was not comparable to Victoria due to her lack of status in the Orlando business industry as her family had no regard for her. Hailey didn¡¯t dare to fight Victoria because she was no match for the latter¡¯s dominance and competence. Looking extremely aggrieved, she questioned with tears in her eyes, ¡°You stole my man, and now you slapped me?¡± Chapter 34 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing how pitiful Hailey seemed while she was sobbing, Jordan felt rather emotional. Jordan had treated her like a princess, served her like a queen, and protected her like a precious gem for the past three years. Hence, she had never been so aggrieved before. If anyone dared to slap Hailey in the past, Jordan would have never spared them. However, Jordan knew that Victoria had slapped Hailey to stand up for him. Besides, Hailey had brought it all upon herself! Jordan pressed his right hand on Victoria¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Forget it.¡± Immediately afterward, he said to Hailey, ¡°Leave, I¡¯m not your man anymore!¡± Hailey suddenly stopped crying. She had never shown her soft side to Jordan. ¡°Even if I no longer want a dog that I¡¯ve raised for three years, I¡¯ll never give it to someone else casually!¡± ¡°Jordan Steele, I order you to leave Ace Corporation immediately and quit being Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard!¡± ¡°Victoria Clarke pays you an annual salary of $30,000 a year, huh? I¡¯ll pay you $80,000!¡± Hearing Hailey¡¯s words, Victoria couldn¡¯t help but burst into laughter. ¡°Hahaha, with just $80,000, you¡¯re trying to poach Mr¡­¡± ¡°Ahem¡­¡± Jordan immediately coughed to interrupt Victoria, who was about to habitually call him ¡®Mr. Steele¡¯. Hailey was now incredibly agitated. She had just faced the music at home and got slapped on the face by Victoria. If she were to find out Jordan¡¯s true identity, she probably wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand this series of consecutive blows. Victoria glanced at Jordan before continuing, ¡°Haha, you¡¯re trying to poach Jordan with just $80,000. Aren¡¯t you a little too naive? Even if you add another zero to that, it won¡¯t be enough!¡± ¡°What?¡± With a look of disbelief, Hailey thought, ¡®Could it be that Jordan¡¯s annual salary as a bodyguard is not $80,000 but $800,000?¡¯ ¡®No matter how rich Victoria Clarke may be, she shouldn¡¯t be willing to spend $800,000 on a bodyguard.¡¯ Knowing that she wasn¡¯t as wealthy as Victoria, Hailey demanded, ¡°Jordan, you must resign from Ace Corporation today!¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you, Drew has already found evidence of you stealing the watch, and once we hand it over to the police, they will sentence you to prison!¡± ¡°On account that we were married, I don¡¯t want you to spend the best time of your youth behind bars!¡± ¡°If you listen to me and leave Victoria Clarke to come home with me and become my bodyguard, I can get Drew to let you off!¡± Not bothered at all, Jordan retorted, ¡°Thank you for your kind offer, but I really can¡¯t be your bodyguard. I can¡¯t bring myself to protect you while watching you get a room with another man!¡± ¡°If Drew Camden has evidence against me, he can feel free to press charges as he wishes.¡± After saying his piece, Jordan got into the driver¡¯s seat of the Porsche and drove off with Victoria beside him. ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re not allowed to leave!¡± Watching Jordan leave, Hailey was so furious that she began stomping her feet. ¡°What an adulterous pair! Victoria Clarke can¡¯t be paying Jordan $800,000 just to be her bodyguard. She probably wants him to be her lover too!¡± ¡°Wow, Victoria Clarke, you¡¯re already dating the president of your company, but you¡¯re still hooking up with another man. Yet, you have the cheek to call me shameless. You¡¯re the shameless one!¡± ¡°Jordan is such a jerk too. He clearly knows that Victoria Clarke has a boyfriend, but he still willingly agreed to be her lover. Since he can put up with Victoria Clarke having another man, why can¡¯t he make the same compromise with me!?!¡± ¡°Such double standards! He¡¯s the death of me! How am I inferior to Victoria Clarke!?!¡± ¡­ 7th Street. The poor lived there, as well as the big bosses. The infamous big boss Salvatore had been residing there for a long time. At this moment, Drew had already reached 7th Street and was introduced to the legendary Salvatore. ¡°Hello, Mr. Salvatore,¡± Drew called out when he saw a burly, tattooed man who had dirty dreadlocks. Salvatore was eating oysters and drinking beer. He glanced at Drew and said, ¡°Mr. Camden, welcome.¡± Despite being kind on the surface, Salvatore continued eating and drinking without even looking at Drew. Drew didn¡¯t get offended, either. Drew said, ¡°I¡¯m here to make a deal with you, Mr. Salvatore. I have a Richard Mille watch here that¡¯s worth more than $800,000, which I¡¯d like to sell to you at a discounted price of $700,000.¡± ¡°But you can¡¯t say that I sold it to you. Just say that a person named Jordan Steele sold it to you.¡± After taking a glance at the wound on Drew¡¯s face, Salvatore smiled and asked, ¡°Did that Jordan Steele give you that bruise on your face?¡± Drew nodded awkwardly and said, ¡°You¡¯re right, Mr. Salvatore. He¡¯s my cousin¡¯s loser husband. For the sake of our family¡¯s pride, we don¡¯t want to make a big fuss out of this, but we can¡¯t take this lying down! I have to put him behind bars!¡± Salvatore took a sip of beer and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to go to all that trouble. I¡¯ll just send a few people to help you teach him a lesson. Wouldn¡¯t that do the trick?¡± Drew sighed and said, ¡°Mr. Salvatore, that punk is good at fighting. He crippled all the professional fighters my dad sent to deal with him!¡± ¡°Oh, is that so?¡± Salvatore was immediately interested. ¡®Can a so-called loser and live-in son-in-law be that good at martial arts?¡¯ After some thought, Salvatore shook his head and said, ¡°I can¡¯t help you with that. Mr. Pablo warned us not to get involved in the family affairs of others, lest we end up being the only sinners after they reconcile.¡± After being rejected, Drew exclaimed anxiously, ¡°No! My cousin has already divorced Jordan Steele! Besides, who¡¯s Pablo? Why do you have to obey him?¡± ¡°Bastard! Mr. Pablo is Salvatore¡¯s boss!¡± Salvatore¡¯s underling suddenly barked at Drew. After hollering at his underling, Salvatore said to Drew smilingly, ¡°Mr. Pablo is my leader. Without him, there will be no me, so I have to obey him! You¡¯d better look for someone else.¡± Drew refused to give up. He knew that Salvatore was a money-grubber and needed money because the bans placed on illegal businesses recently had affected many of the ones Salvatore owned. Hence, Drew offered, ¡°I¡¯ll sell this watch to you at $600,000!¡± Salvatore shook his head and declined, ¡°As I said, Mr. Pablo is like my father. I have to obey him!¡± Drew gritted his teeth and exclaimed, ¡°$450,000! You can earn $350,000 if you resell it after buying it from me!¡± Salvatore guffawed loudly, ¡°Mr. Pablo also said that we should never say no to money. Making money is the most important thing in this world. Mr. Camden, I¡¯ll do it!¡± Chapter 35 - Jordan Still Loves Me! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Even after driving out from the underground parking lot of the downtown office building, he seemed to still hear the sounds of Hailey crying and complaining. Hailey had always been a proud and arrogant person, so she obviously couldn¡¯t stand being slapped in public. While driving, Jordan said to Victoria, who was beside him. ¡°Victoria, you don¡¯t have to interfere with the affairs between Hailey and me. Don¡¯t slap her again.¡± Victoria could tell that Jordan felt some heartache for his ex-wife! Victoria said, ¡°Yes, Mr. Steele, but don¡¯t you hate her for treating you that way?¡± Jordan smiled and said, ¡°Love is the opposite of hate. Without Love, how can there be hate?¡± Hearing Jordan¡¯s rather philosophical words, Victoria no longer saw him as an inexperienced young man. Being the scion of a prestigious family, his knowledge and ideologies were not to be underestimated. Jordan was handsome, came from a wealthy family, had a unique mindset, and was very magnanimous and doting towards women. Victoria began to fall for him. ¡®I must win his heart!¡¯ Victoria thought to herself secretly. Dozens of minutes later, Jordan and Victoria arrived at a place called Golden Pavilion. It was surrounded by greenery and lakes, offering beautiful scenery. There was a half-built museum beside what appeared to be a resort. After alighting from the car, Jordan took a look at his surroundings and said, ¡°The Camdens are planning to build a top-class private residence here.¡± The ¡®top-class private residence¡¯ was a project that the Camdens had asked the Ace Corporation to invest in. It was a private residence that was set to be meant for top-tier families. According to the proposal that the Camdens had submitted, there would eventually be more than ten Western-style villas within the residence. The interior was made of pinewood, with full-length glass windows that offered a stunning view of the scenery outside. Their intention was to create the most distinctive and beautiful private residence in the city. Victoria nodded and said, ¡°This is the residence. This is the place with the most greenery in the city. There is an abundance of maple trees, and after moving in, the residence can have a picnic in the maple forest. There is also a natural spring here.¡± ¡°I believe that the rich people of Orlando will definitely purchase and move into the villas here. But Mr. Steele, do you really plan to invest money in their project? The Camdens had treated you too outrageously!¡± Jordan smiled and said, ¡°Actually, I was the one who came up with the concept of this project.¡± ¡°What? Does it mean that the Camdens stole your idea?¡± Victoria asked in astonishment. Jordan shook his head and said, ¡°You can¡¯t say that. I can tell that the Camdens have always wanted to cozy up to the top families of the city, but Hailey¡¯s grandfather has kicked the bucket. Herman and Benedict Camden are both quite incompetent too. All they do is vie for the inheritance of their family assets.¡± ¡°So, I came up with this project for the Camdens, which would allow them to control the top families without needing to increase their abilities. The idea is to just develop an estate of private residences just for those top-tier families.¡± ¡°I told Hailey about this idea, and she then told her grandmother about it. Although she accepted the idea, she let Herman Camden take over the project.¡± Victoria said, ¡°The Camdens are indeed more biased towards Herman Camden and his son. They tend to favor men over women and think that Hailey Camden isn¡¯t fit enough to inherit the family¡¯s empire. I do pity her for that.¡± Jordan nodded and agreed, ¡°Yeah, Hailey has always been belittled by her family, and her parents have been putting pressure on her all the time. Yet, they arranged for her to marry a live-in son-in-law¡­¡± ¡°Hmph, even if that¡¯s the case, it¡¯s not a reason for her to cheat!¡± Victoria said righteously. A maple leaf that was floating in the wind landed on Victoria¡¯s hair. After removing it for her, Jordan said, ¡°Victoria, have a drink with me.¡± ¡­ ¡°Drink! Drink with me!¡± In New City residential estate, Hailey held a glass of wine in hand with the company of a beautiful woman by her side. The woman was her best friend, Rachel Quinn. Rachel grabbed Hailey¡¯s glass from her and asked, ¡°Hailey, what¡¯s the matter with you today? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I¡¯ll teach him a lesson!¡± Hailey snapped resentfully, ¡°It¡¯s that bitch, Victoria Clarke! She slapped me! I merely lashed out at my incompetent husband, and I didn¡¯t provoke her at all. What right did she have to slap me? Who is she to that good-for-nothing Jordan!?!¡± Rachel said with a smile, ¡°Haven¡¯t you heard the saying about considering one¡¯s superior before hitting them? Since your ex-husband is Victoria Clarke¡¯s dog now, how can she let you insult him?¡± Hailey snatched the wine glass again and chugged it in one go. She exclaimed in exasperation, ¡°Jordan is too heartless. I¡¯ve only cheated on him once, but which beautiful woman has never cheated on her husband in this day and age? Rachel, you¡¯ve even cheated twice!¡± Feeling a little embarrassed, Rachel poured herself a glass of wine and retorted, ¡°Why are you talking about me? It¡¯s not like my husband caught me red-handed.¡± Hailey said, ¡°He¡¯s just a live-in son-in-law who sponges off us. Even if he found out, why couldn¡¯t he have just put up with it?¡± ¡°Rachel, you know what? I told him to kneel down in front of me, but he refused. Yet, he kneeled down to apologize to Victoria and even willingly became her bodyguard. Why did he do that? I can give him money too!¡± Rachel swirled the glass of wine in her hand and smiled, ¡°According to my understanding of Jordan, he loves you very much, and he won¡¯t move on that easily.¡± ¡°He must have rejected you and become Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard to impress you!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Hailey sobered up quite a bit, but she was confused by Rachel¡¯s words. Rachel explained, ¡°Think about it. If he uses your money, he will definitely still feel like a freeloader, but if he earns his own money from someone else, he¡¯ll be able to hold his head high in front of you.¡± ¡°I bet Jordan is trying to make a name for himself out there so that he¡¯ll be worthy enough to propose to you!¡± After thinking about it, Hailey gradually smiled and said, ¡°Hmph, I knew this punk still loves me, but I¡¯m not going to wait for him. Anyway, now that I¡¯m divorced, I can find another man who¡¯s compatible with me. Tyler is from a rich family, but he¡¯s too much of a playboy. He¡¯s not as meticulous as Jordan either.¡± Rachel said, ¡°You can get married to Tyler Collins and at most divorce him if things really don¡¯t work out in the end. You can then marry Jordan again. A naive person like him will definitely agree.¡± Hailey nodded and agreed, ¡°Good idea.¡± Seeing that Hailey was much more relaxed, Rachel clinked glasses with her. She said casually, ¡°Hey, by the way, hasn¡¯t Jordan always been a househusband? Why did he suddenly start delivering takeouts in the past six months?¡± Hailey took a sip of wine and wiped her lips before answering, ¡°He seemed to have contracted some diseases when we went on a trip to Switzerland six months ago. He needed money for treatment, but he didn¡¯t want to ask us for it, so he started working to make some money on his own.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Rachel did not probe any further and continued to drink with Hailey. At 8 am the following morning. Hailey, who hadn¡¯t sobered up fully, answered a phone call in a daze. On the other end of the line, the person said, ¡°Hailey come to Grandma¡¯s place immediately. I found evidence of Jordan selling the watch!¡± Chapter 36 - Going to the Camdens Place Again! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, Jordan had just arrived at the office too. Yesterday, he and Victoria had some drinks at a Japanese restaurant near Golden Pavilion, but nothing happened between them, and they quickly went back to work. ¡°Good morning, Mr. Steele.¡± ¡°Good morning, Mr. Steele.¡± The employees of the company all greeted Jordan respectfully when they saw him. At this juncture, Jordan received a call from Drew. Jordan frowned and answered the call. Drew ordered, ¡°Jordan, come to my grandmother¡¯s place immediately. I¡¯ve found evidence of you selling the watch that you stole from us!¡± Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯m too busy for that.¡± Drew urged impatiently, ¡°Jordan Steele, are you too scared to come? We¡¯ve invited the person who bought the watch from you to our place. If you have some guts, come here and confront him face to face!¡± Jordan was a little puzzled because he didn¡¯t sell any watches. So, where did Drew get the witness from? Drew said again, ¡°It won¡¯t take you that long. Just a couple of minutes will do. Miss Clarke will be in the office in the morning. She doesn¡¯t need your protection during this time slot. So hurry up and come.¡± Jordan initially didn¡¯t want to go to the Camdens¡¯ place again, but he didn¡¯t want them to get the wrong idea and think he had stolen from them. ¡°Okay then, I¡¯ll make a trip there and settle this matter, lest you people keep bothering me.¡± Jordan hung up and then said to Ashley, ¡°Miss Rose, you can drive, right? Take me to the Camdens¡¯ villa.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Ashley Rose immediately put down the documents in her hand, grabbed the car keys, and took the initiative to press the elevator button for Jordan. They then boarded the elevator all the way to the underground parking lot. As Victoria¡¯s personal secretary, Ashley drew a monthly salary of quite a few thousand dollars, including commissions. She owned an Audi A3. However, this time, Ashley drove the company¡¯s car, a Mercedes Benz S600, because she was sending Jordan, the rightful boss of the corporation, to his destination. That was the car that they would usually use when attending formal events or picking up clients. However, Jordan didn¡¯t like that car because he felt it wasn¡¯t suitable for his age. So he decided that he would free up some time to purchase a vehicle of his own. Ashley sat in the driver¡¯s seat while Jordan took the backseat. Ashley drove relatively smoothly and quickly. However, throughout the journey, she would occasionally steal a glance at Jordan through the rearview mirror. ¡®This is so infuriating. Why does Mr. Steele takes the backseat all the time?¡¯ Ashley thought to herself secretly. Recently, she considered leaving her position as Victoria¡¯s secretary, in order to become Jordan¡¯s personal assistant. In this way, she would have more opportunities to become close to Jordan. More than thirty minutes later, Jordan arrived at the gate of Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s villa. At this moment, Drew, Elle, Hailey, and others were standing at the entrance and waiting for Jordan. When they saw the ostentatious car that cost more than $100,000, they were all stunned. They then saw Ashley getting out from the driver¡¯s side before quickly going to the backseat to open the door for Jordan. They continued to watch as Jordan alighted from the car, clad in a suit. ¡°Miss Rose, wait for me here,¡± Jordan instructed, as he buttoned his blazer. ¡°Yes.¡± Ashley bent forward and nodded respectfully. Jordan then walked towards the door of the villa. When Drew saw Jordan, he laughed out loud and mocked, ¡°Hahaha, Jordan, you¡¯re so good at pretending to be a boss. Fancy you getting Miss Rose to drive you here and open the door for you. How much money did you pay her?¡± With folded arms, Elle¡¯s figure was accentuated. ¡°Everyone knows that you¡¯re Miss Clarke¡¯s lackey in the Ace Corporation. So what are you pretending for?¡± Jordan had long gotten used to hearing the mockery and snide remarks made by Drew and Elle. However, to his surprise, it was the first time that Hailey hadn¡¯t scolded him. Jordan glanced at Hailey with some surprise, only to realize that she was smiling at him! ¡°Hehe, Rachel is right. Jordan went to Ace Corporation just to make a name for himself and impress me one day. Today, he¡¯s pretending to be successful. That¡¯s just like what Rachel guessed!¡± Hailey naturally also felt that Jordan was pretending, but she gradually understood the reason for his pretense. She knew that he wanted her to stop looking down on him! Staring at Jordan, Hailey thought to herself smugly, ¡®Jordan, I¡¯m going to take you down! Good that we¡¯re divorced now. I can marry someone compatible with me and then make you my backup!¡¯ A fantastic idea emerged in Hailey¡¯s mind. The majority of beautiful women these days would have more than one backup boyfriend. Hailey didn¡¯t do that in the past,but she had been influenced by the women around her who did that constantly. Jordan didn¡¯t know what Hailey was thinking, but he didn¡¯t look at her and instead turned to Drew. ¡°Cut the crap, where¡¯s the witness you mentioned?¡± Drew said smugly, ¡°He¡¯s inside, come with me.¡± Jordan followed Drew into the villa. In the past three years, Jordan had come to this villa more frequently than Drew and the three of them, so he was very familiar with it. However, as soon as he entered, Jordan was astonished. There were close to ten scruffily dressed men whose bodies were covered in tattoos and scars, and eyes were filled with murderous gazes! They were obviously gangsters. ¡®Strange, how did they get in?¡¯ Jordan walked in curiously, and all of a sudden, an indecent-looking man who had dreadlocks, walked towards him. ¡°Jordan, my friend, we meet again,¡± the man said. Jordan glanced at him and asked, ¡°When did we ever meet?¡± The man said, ¡°You forgot, two days ago you asked to sell your watch to me, and I bought it from you for $800,000. I¡¯m Salvatore!¡± Drew humphed coldly and gibed, ¡°Salvatore calls the shots in Orlando! Even a high school student knows him. How can you not know who he is? I bet you¡¯re just too scared to admit that you sold your watch to Salvatore. That¡¯s why you¡¯re pretending not to know him!¡± Hearing Drew¡¯s exaggerated compliments, Salvatore raised his head smugly. Jordan could not help but feel amused. ¡°Salvatore calls the shots in Florida? Hah, is Carmelo Anthony your idol?¡± Jordan had heard such a common saying before. ¡°Yes¡­ so what!?!¡± Salvatore didn¡¯t expect Jordan to spell out who his idol was. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing much. I just suddenly remembered playing basketball with Lebron and Carmelo in the past.¡± About a decade ago, Jordan¡¯s family often arranged for him to train with some professional players to help him build a physique like athletes. However, Salvatore refused to believe him. ¡°You¡¯re really good at boasting, huh!?! Aren¡¯t you a hillbilly from the countryside?¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough! Stop arguing!¡± At this juncture, Old Mrs. Camden suddenly came out from her room with her poodle in her arms. ¡®Jordan Steele, today I have to punish you according to the family rules!¡¯ Old Mrs. Camden thought to herself relentlessly. Chapter 37 - To Be Frank, Im a Multi-Billionaire! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Old Mrs. Camden held hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets. She had authority and prestige, both in her family and the city. She was infuriated by the fact that Jordan had repeatedly tried to provoke her, and she was bent on making Jordan kneel down and subdue her. However, at this moment, the poodle that Old Mrs. Camden was holding in her arms suddenly leaped out of her embrace and pounced onto Jordan when it saw him. ¡°Lucky!¡± Old Mrs. Camden was astounded, and she hurriedly called out to her poodle, Lucky, but it refused to listen and sprinted towards Jordan! Jordan picked up Lucky smilingly while the latter licked Jordan¡¯s hand incessantly in joy. For the past three years, Jordan had been taking great care of Lucky as he would be the one to clean up its feces and take it to the vet for jabs whenever it fell sick. Jordan could be considered the person whom Lucky was the closest to in this family. However, that scene made Old Mrs. Camden feel incredibly embarrassed. Her beloved dog actually refused to stay with her and instead ran to Jordan, the good-for-nothing in her eyes. Seeing this, Drew said sneeringly, ¡°Oh, it¡¯s true that dogs like mingling with other dogs. Well, we can¡¯t help that they share the same language.¡± ¡°Hahaha.¡± Elle, Salvatore, and the others began laughing one after another. While stroking Lucky, Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯ve lived with the Camdens for three years, and now that I¡¯m back today, all of you are mocking me. Lucky is the only one who¡¯s treating me the same as before. In my opinion, some people are even worse than dogs!¡± ¡°Scoundrel, how dare you say that about us!?!¡± Benedict snapped. Sylvie barked, ¡°Good-for-nothing! You¡¯re getting more and more unruly!¡± Old Mrs. Camden was furious too. She barked, ¡°Trust you to have the cheek to say that! Even a dog that I¡¯ve raised for three years knows not to bite me and to wag its tail to please me, but what about you? You hit my grandson and stole my watch! You¡¯ve been raised by the Camdens in vain!¡± Jordan straightened his back and exclaimed, ¡°I didn¡¯t take your watch!¡± Old Mrs. Camden took out the Richard Mille watch and said, ¡°Then how did this watch end up with Salvatore? This is a global limited edition watch, and each of its counterparts has an exclusive logo. There is no mistake!¡± Salvatore walked towards Jordan smilingly and said, ¡°Kid, you brought this watch to me and asked to sell it to me. You even said that you¡¯d spend the money I gave you for a one-week stay in the presidential suite of West Lake Hotel. If you didn¡¯t take those $800,000 from me, where did you get the money to stay in the hotel?¡± Salvatore and Drew looked at each other with a smile. They had long rehearsed their lines with each other. They knew that Jordan didn¡¯t steal the watch, but they were confident that the money Jordan spent on the stay in the hotel was definitely acquired through dubious means. Jordan paused for a moment and let out a long sigh. ¡®Perhaps, it¡¯s time to let them know the truth!¡¯ Jordan said slowly, ¡°I initially intended to get along with you guys as an ordinary person, but I didn¡¯t expect to end up hearing these sarcastic remarks from you guys.¡± ¡°Alright then, I shall come clean with you guys. I¡¯m the president of Ace Corporation! I¡¯m a multi-billionaire! Is this reason good enough!?!¡± After saying that, Jordan¡¯s body trembled because of how agitated he was! He knew that this truth would definitely be a massive blow to everyone, especially Hailey! He was looking forward to seeing if Hailey would regret betraying him after learning of his true identity! However¡­ ¡°Hahahaha¡­¡± ¡°Hahahaha¡­¡± Everyone except Old Mrs. Camden burst into laughter! Even Salvatore¡¯s underlings, who looked austere and aggressive, laughed out loud too. Jordan wasn¡¯t bothered. Drew clutched his stomach while laughing. ¡°Do you think you¡¯re acting in a movie? Hahaha, I can¡¯t stop laughing!¡± Elle was laughing so hard that her upper body trembled. ¡°Jordan Steele, why are you so fond of pretending to be rich? If you were the president of Ace Corporation, both Hailey and I would be willing to marry you and take turns to serve you!¡± Jordan was puzzled. In fact, what he had said just now was a classic line from a famous movie. However, Jordan rarely watched movies, so he wasn¡¯t aware of it. Salvatore laughed and patted Jordan¡¯s shoulder before saying, ¡°My friend, just stop pretending. We all know where you stand. Just obey, kneel down and kowtow to Old Mrs. Camden and Drew. Rest assured, as long as you apologize, they won¡¯t send you to prison.¡± Salvatore was willing to make a false account because he knew that Old Mrs. Camden did not intend to hand Jordan over to the police. Hence, he wouldn¡¯t be punished by the law. At this moment, Hailey chimed in too. ¡°Jordan, you¡¯ve been my husband for three years, after all. On account of what we had in the past, the Camdens won¡¯t send you to prison. You may have spent hundreds of thousands but don¡¯t worry, you can take your time to repay us in the future. All you have to do now is kneel down and admit your mistakes, then we will let you go.¡± Jordan was confused by Hailey¡¯s reaction because she stayed in the parking lot to curse her heart out for a long time after she was slapped by Victoria. Hence, he thought that she should have scolded him aggressively. ¡®Why has she become so gentle?¡¯ Jordan remained firm in his stand and exclaimed, ¡°If I didn¡¯t do anything wrong, I wouldn¡¯t kneel down. Even if I did something wrong, you Camdens are not worthy of me kneeling down!¡± Old Mrs. Camden slapped the table furiously. Sylvie said, ¡°Call the police, call the police, send this good-for-nothing to prison and let him serve a jail term of decades!¡± When he heard them mention the police, Salvatore felt a little scared. After all, he had made a false testimony. Salvatore knew that Old Mrs. Camden just wanted Jordan to kneel down, and it didn¡¯t matter if he meant it or not. Hence, Salvatore said with a ferocious expression, ¡°You have to kneel down even if you don¡¯t want to today!¡± ¡°Guys, press him down and make him kneel!¡± At this moment, two of the gangsters standing at the door walked over, and each grabbed one of Jordan¡¯s arms. ¡°Get on your knees!¡± Jordan did not care at all about the two people who grabbed his arms. Instead, he looked at the Camdens and said, ¡°I said, you people are not worthy!¡± In an instant, Jordan kicked the crotch of the gangster behind him and broke free from his grasp. Jordan then used his left arm to beat them down! Salvatore exclaimed in shock. ¡°You do have what it takes. Guys, take him on together!¡± The remaining eight men pounced onto Jordan together. Woof! Woof! Lucky shielded Jordan and yelled at them. Elle hurriedly carried Lucky away. For the first time, Lucky did not want to stay in her arms and instead barked incessantly. Old Mrs. Camden barked, ¡°Jordan Steele, I¡¯ll give you another chance. Take the initiative to kneel down and admit to your mistake if you don¡¯t want to suffer physical pain!¡± Staring at the eight professional fighters in front of him, Jordan sneered, ¡°I¡¯ll repeat myself. You¡¯re not worthy!¡± Chapter 38 - Jordans Engagement to Elle Camden! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Despite being outnumbered and facing eight people all by himself, Jordan did not panic in the slightest. It wasn¡¯t because he was blindly confident in himself but instead, he was well aware of the gap between professionals and amateurs. Compared to ordinary people, they could be considered professional. However, compared to those who had experienced years of bloodshed and been in close contact with corpses for a long time, they were just like newbies! Jordan had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he was very strong and proficient in it. However, what really made him formidable was the fact that he had a year of battlefield experience! Four years ago, which was a year before he became the live-in son-in-law of the Camdens, his family had arranged for him to stay in Syria for a year! Although the eight people in front of him often got into fights, their punches were not lethal. Those tattooed punks were alcoholics who frequented clubs every night. They ate and drank well every day, enjoying a carefree and luxurious life. The enemies Jordan met on the battlefield did not have any entertainment in their lives at all. In fact, they even struggled to stay alive, but their eyes were full of murderous intent! Those who fought with them would die right on the spot as long as they made the slightest mistake! Jordan managed to survive in such an environment for an entire year! Bang! Bang! Bang! Jordan punched each of them swiftly, causing them to fall onto the ground immediately. The remaining five men were not fools either. Two of them dashed towards Jordan from different directions but were subsequently sent flying by Jordan¡¯s kicks! However, at this moment, another person pounced onto Jordan when he wasn¡¯t keeping his guard up. At the same time, the last two remaining men grabbed one of Jordan¡¯s arms each. Salvatore said with a smile of satisfaction, ¡°I¡¯ve finally caught you.¡± Jordan smiled calmly. He might not be able to move his hands, but he could still use his mouth! On the battlefield, Jordan had once bitten off his opponent¡¯s ear during a fight! Many people fought for pride, but Jordan fought for the sake of survival! Every time he struck, it was with the purpose of killing! ¡°Ah! My ear!¡± The underling who was clinging onto Jordan¡¯s body yelled. Jordan didn¡¯t bite down too brutally. He merely caused him to bleed before flinging him to the side. He then kicked the remaining two men onto the ground. The eight professional fighters were all beaten and sprawled onto the ground! ¡°Oh my God!¡± Everyone was stunned! ¡®How can his combat power be so terrifying!?!¡¯ Old Mrs. Camden was equally astounded, and she muttered, ¡°Did the old man force Hailey to marry Jordan Steele because he knew how skilled he is in martial arts?¡± For the past three years, the Camdens had never understood why Old Mr. Camden insisted that Hailey marry Jordan even though he was a good-for-nothing in their opinion. Now, they finally knew that Jordan was not a good-for-nothing but a top fighter! ¡°Grandpa asked me to marry him so that he could protect me? But we¡¯re living in an era of peace now, and we don¡¯t have any enemies either.¡± Hailey began to make wild guesses about her grandfather¡¯s intentions. In fact, Hailey¡¯s grandfather had no idea that Jordan was so good at fighting and merely arranged for Jordan to marry Hailey only because the Steeles were wealthy. Herman smiled and said, ¡°No wonder Dad favored this punk so much. It turns out it¡¯s because he¡¯s good at fighting. He should be one of the top few in the nation, huh? Benedict, congratulations on having a son-in-law who¡¯s so good at fighting.¡± Thinking that he was being complimented, Benedict said, ¡°Well, there¡¯s still something he¡¯s good at after all.¡± Herman laughed out loud and gibed, ¡°Haha, Benedict, do you really think I¡¯m complimenting him? What¡¯s the use of being good at martial arts these days? Those who are good at fighting have all been put behind bars!¡± ¡°Also, do you think Dad arranged the marriage between Jordan and Hailey at the beginning? You¡¯re wrong! Dad asked for my opinion first!¡± Benedict and Sylvie were both stunned. ¡°Herman, what did you say?¡± Herman humphed coldly and said, ¡°Before Dad arranged for Jordan and Hailey to marry, he first told me about a very eligible bachelor who could marry Elle, so he asked me if I was willing to allow Elle to marry sooner than expected.¡± ¡°At that time, Elle was only 17 years old! But I knew that Dad has always doted on me, so he won¡¯t make such an unreasonable request for no reason. Hence, I asked him who that man was.¡± ¡°After I found out it was Jordan Steele, that country bumpkin, I turned him down using the excuse that Elle was too young. So, he arranged for Hailey to marry him!¡± Drew laughed and said, ¡°So Hailey picked up the man my sister didn¡¯t want.¡± Elle looked at Jordan and said with a look of disgust. ¡°Ah, Grandpa is really old and muddled up. He actually once thought of letting me marry Jordan Steele. He¡¯s only good at fighting. I don¡¯t like such violent men. Fortunately, I was too young, and I managed to escape a disaster, hehehe.¡± After hearing those words, Jordan was immediately shocked. He didn¡¯t expect that to be the story behind their marriage. Back then, the Steeles made Jordan become a live-in son-in-law of the Camdens, which was a huge favor to the Camdens. Mr. Camden Senior was the only person who knew of Jordan¡¯s real identity. Like his wife, he was biased towards his eldest son, Herman, and hence he wanted Herman to have an excellent son-in-law, Jordan. Unfortunately, Herman refused. At this time, Jordan and Hailey were looking at each other, and they couldn¡¯t help but recall the time when they first met three years ago. At that time, Jordan had just returned from the battlefield. Having gotten used to facing bloodbaths and corpses for a year, he yearned for familial warmth and love. Besides, Hailey was still a college student at that time, so she was much more simple-minded and gentle, a far cry from the unreasonable person she was now. She obviously wouldn¡¯t commit adultery. Hence, Jordan fell in love with Hailey in the first year of their marriage. Jordan didn¡¯t want to dwell on the past any further. After beating up the ten underlings, it was time to deal with Salvatore. ¡°You¡­ You¡­ What are you doing!?!¡± Salvatore was so frightened that he retreated continuously. However, Jordan grabbed Salvatore¡¯s hand and crippled one of his fingers on the spot as soon as he could. ¡°Ah!¡± Salvatore shrieked in pain. ¡°Tell me, why did you falsely accuse me of stealing? Who put you to it?¡± Jordan questioned menacingly. Salvatore was indeed worthy of being a gang leader. Although he was good at fighting, he was also a real man. ¡°Being a gangster, I¡¯ve long gotten prepared to die at any time! If you have the guts, kill me! But I must remind you that Mr. Pablo was the one who trained me. You can ask around to find out about his power and forces in the nearby cities. You¡¯ll definitely regret it if you go against me!¡± Drew began to panic a little, fearing that Salvatore would expose him. ¡°Jordan Steele, stop! Are you trying to kill someone in Grandma¡¯s house!?!¡± Jordan let go of Salvatore and kicked him to the side. ¡°I repeat, I have not stolen from you. If you have concrete evidence, by all means, report me to the police. Don¡¯t say that you¡¯re not calling the police for my sake and that you can¡¯t bear to let me go to prison. Please!¡± After saying that, Jordan turned around and left. Woof! Woof! Lucky the poodle leaped out of Elle¡¯s arms and bit the hem of Jordan¡¯s trousers, refusing to let him go. Jordan picked up Lucky and placed it back inside Elle¡¯s arms. While stroking its head, he said, ¡°In my eyes, you are the only thing belonging to the Camdens, that is worth stealing.¡± Chapter 39 - The Sisters Fight Over Mr. Steele Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios It was just a Richard Mille watch and a few antique paintings in the Camdens¡¯ home basement. They were nothing to Jordan! The only thing Jordan couldn¡¯t bear to part with Lucky the poodle, whom he had taken care of for three years because it was the only thing that he knew to be grateful to him! After Jordan left, Salvatore and his underlings left the villa in a disheveled manner. As soon as Salvatore got inside the car, Drew scurried over. Drew was grateful to Salvatore for keeping his lips sealed and not exposing him even when he got beaten up just now. ¡°Salvatore, you¡­ Are you alright?¡± Drew asked with a look of embarrassment. Salvatore flew into a rage when he saw Drew. ¡°Punk, how dare you give me such a tough job!?! You must give me $150,000 more and compensate for the medical expenses of my underlings!¡± Drew said, ¡°Money is not a problem, as long as you can teach Jordan Steele a hard lesson. Salvatore, are you going to have him killed?¡± Salvatore waved his hands and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take care of this for you. I¡¯m rushing for time. I have to get going now!¡± Salvatore drove away quickly in a commercial vehicle. After leaving the villa neighborhood, Salvatore spat some saliva out of the window. ¡°Damn it, Drew Camden is such a fool. If I still have underlings now, why would I take action personally for the sake of earning $800,000 from you?¡± In fact, all of Salvatore¡¯s shops had been seized, and he was already penniless. However, Salvatore was bent on taking revenge after being humiliated in public and having his finger broken by Jordan. ¡°Book me a ticket to Thailand immediately!¡± Salvatore was going to go look for Pablo! ¡­ Jordan returned to the office and held a meeting in the conference room that only the top management executives could attend. The meeting was mainly meant for a discussion to decide if they should invest in the Camdens¡¯ top-class private residence project or not. The top management executives, including Victoria, basically agreed to invest 11 million dollars into the project. Firstly, it was because it wasn¡¯t a large sum of money for the company. Secondly, it was because it was a promising project with good prospects. They were confident that once the residences were built, it would definitely attract the top-tier families in Orlando and other cities. Ace Corporation also planned to add a clause in the sales contract that stated that the condition to buy one of the residences was to go into business cooperation with Ace Corporation. Ace Corporation owned many businesses, many of which did not have much competitive power. Hence, if they could get the help of those top-tier family businesses, it would definitely be a significant enhancement. Hence, not only would the project benefit the Camdens, but it was also favorable for the interests of Ace Corporation. Since Jordan was the one who proposed the project, there was no need for him to veto his own idea. Jordan was seated in the president¡¯s seat in the conference room. ¡°Okay, since everyone agrees, let¡¯s officially start cooperating with Landmark Realty from now on. Victoria, tell the Camdens¡­ Inform Landmark Realty to send someone over and give me a detailed explanation of this project. I¡¯d like to check on them and see how prepared they are.¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll inform them right now,¡± Victoria said. After the meeting ended, Victoria immediately called Herman. As of this moment, the Camdens were still in the villa discussing whether Mr. Camden Senior had forced Hailey to marry Jordan because of his excellent martial arts skills. Herman was highly excited to pick up Victoria¡¯s phone call. ¡°Mom, Miss Clarke just called me to say that the president of Ace Corporation has agreed to invest 11 million dollars in our project! But I have to meet him in person to discuss the project and demonstrate how well-prepared we are.¡± Old Mrs. Camden was extremely excited too. ¡°Great, cooperating with the Ace Corporation would be a huge leap forward for us and Landmark Realty!¡± ¡°Herman, you must perform well and leave a good impression on Mr. Steele so that we can continue cooperating with them in the future!¡± Herman said, ¡°Yes! I will definitely perform well in front of Mr. Steele!¡± Elle whispered, ¡°Dad, take a closer look at Mr. Steele. I heard that he is young and handsome, unlike most presidents of established companies.¡± Seeing how gleeful Elle looked, Hailey knew that she must be harboring designs on him. ¡°Elle, no matter how handsome Mr. Steele is, he¡¯s already attached. Have you forgotten that Miss Clarke and Mr. Steele are lovers?¡± Elle rolled her eyes and said, ¡°What does that have to do with you? They¡¯re just lovers. They¡¯re not married yet. Besides, I¡¯m younger than Victoria Clarke, and I have a better figure too. Why can¡¯t I snatch Mr. Steele from her?¡± Drew chimed in to speak up for his sister. ¡°Exactly, I support Elle too. Hailey, I heard that Victoria Clarke slapped you, so you should support Elle now that she wants to snatch her boyfriend!¡± Even Old Mrs. Camden nodded in approval too. ¡°Elle is right! Brilliant men are scarce in this world, and you must snatch what you want. Elle, go with your father to meet Mr. Steele at Ace Corporation.¡± ¡°Ah! Really? Thank you, Grandma! You¡¯re the best!¡± Elle jumped up excitedly and pecked Old Mrs. Camden on her wrinkled face. Benedict and his family seemed extremely disgruntled. Hailey was clearly the one who proposed the top-class private residence idea. Yet, Herman was appointed as the person in charge. Hailey said indignantly, ¡°I want to go too.¡± Sylvie hurriedly spoke up for her daughter. ¡°Yeah, let Hailey go too. Putting aside her competency, Hailey is the most beautiful girl in this city! Besides, she¡¯s now divorced, and she got slapped by that bitch Victoria Clarke. I support the idea of having Hailey snatch Mr. Steele away from Victoria Clarke!¡± Elle scoffed and said scornfully, ¡°Will you please look in the mirror? Why would Mr. Steele marry a divorced woman?¡± Old Mrs. Camden also spoke up for Elle. ¡°Elle is right. Hailey might be more beautiful, but I plan to help Elle get together with Mr. Steele. Hailey, you¡¯d better make do with that Tyler Collins.¡± When she was cheating on her husband, Hailey was proud to have found a man like Tyler who was compatible with her. However, compared to Mr. Steele, Tyler seemed to be inferior. Soon, Herman and his daughter, Elle, arrived at Ace Corporation together. Due to the fact that Jordan was meeting other clients at the time, he told Ashley to arrange for them to wait in the meeting room and instructed her not to serve them any drinks. The Camdens, especially Herman, were extremely mean and malicious to Jordan. Since they had arrived on Jordan¡¯s territory, he definitely wouldn¡¯t serve them with good hospitality. In the meeting room. Elle was dressed in a skin-tight dress that accentuated her figure while making her look elegant, enchanting, and irresistible to men. However, Elle seemed displeased with the dress as she asked, ¡°Dad, why did you make me wear this dress? It might show off my curves, but it covers up the other parts of my body. Don¡¯t you know how great my figure is? Hmph.¡± Chapter 40 - The Bosss Wife? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Hahaha.¡± Feeling heartened, Herman laughed out loud and looked at his brilliant daughter with a look of gratification. ¡°Elle, I raised how, how could I not know your strengths?¡± Elle said, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you let me wear¡­ clothes that are more revealing?¡± Herman shook his head and said,¡±My dear daughter, if you wear a revealing outfit on your first meeting, Mr. Steele will look down on you and think that you¡¯re a frivolous woman without self-respect.¡± ¡°Your goal is to marry Mr. Steele, not become his lover or mistress. So, your fashion sense mustn¡¯t be tacky.¡± ¡°We¡¯ve just met Miss Clarke and her secretary, Ashley Rose. Do you remember how they dressed?¡± Elle was a vain girl, so she obviously remembered what they wore. Elle nodded and said, ¡°They both wore the same kind of outfit, consisting of a white shirt paired with a black skirt, but that secretary¡¯s skirt was even shorter than Victoria Clarke¡¯s knee-length skirt.¡± Herman nodded and said, ¡°The difference in the length of their skirts is what sets them apart. Victoria Clarke obviously has a better figure than Ashley Rose, but as the deputy president, she had to dress more presentably.¡± ¡°The same goes for you. You have to make yourself look classy and elegant. Only then will Mr. Steele cherish you.¡± Thinking that Herman made a lot of sense, Elle said, ¡°Thanks, Dad, I¡¯ll definitely snatch Mr. Steele back from Victoria Clarke!¡± Herman nodded his head in gratification. Once his daughter could get married to the president of Ace Corporation, Old Mrs. Camden would value Herman, his wife, and his children more. When the time comes, the Camdens¡¯ assets worth close to hundreds of millions of dollars and the position as the next helmsman of the company would undoubtedly belong to Herman! Just like that, the two of them remained seated for more than ten minutes. ¡°Why aren¡¯t they serving us any coffee or tea? Is the hospitality of Ace Corporation so bad?¡± Elle¡¯s mouth was getting a little dry from talking, and only then did she realize that the secretary didn¡¯t serve them any drinks. Elle couldn¡¯t contain her anger any longer, and she opened the door to yell at Ashley, ¡°Miss Rose, we¡¯d like to have two cups of tea.¡± ¡°Alright, please wait a moment.¡± Ashley agreed, but after more than ten minutes passed, she still hadn¡¯t served the tea yet. ¡°This is infuriating! That secretary was just patronizing me!¡± Elle exclaimed, stomping her feet furiously. Not wanting Elle¡¯s mood to be affected, Herman comforted, ¡°When you become the president¡¯s wife, just fire her. Simmer down, Mr. Steele may come in at any moment.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Elle immediately got back into her elegant sitting posture, smiling like a dignified lady. Just like that, half an hour passed. ¡°Dad, I can¡¯t keep up with this anymore. It¡¯s too tiring to sit like a demure lady. This is exhausting. Why isn¡¯t Mr. Steele here yet?¡± Elle laid down on the sofa and put her legs up too. Herman took a glance at Elle¡¯s sloppy posture, which was unbearable to look at, and shook his head. ¡°It seems Mr. Steele doesn¡¯t value us. He even made us wait for an hour.¡± At this moment, Jordan pushed the door and entered. When Jordan saw Elle placing her feet on the couch despite wearing high heels, he couldn¡¯t help but interject. ¡°Elle, I know you behave very casually at home, but why are you so casual when you¡¯re outside too? Didn¡¯t your father tell you that it¡¯s vulgar to behave like this?¡± After Elle heard the door getting slammed shut, she was so frightened that she hurriedly tucked her legs in and started sitting in a ladylike posture again. After Jordan saw it, he added, ¡°Well, it¡¯s the first time in three years that I¡¯ve ever seen you wearing a dress that covers so much of your body. I didn¡¯t expect you to be able to look like a demure lady.¡± Herman had undeniably picked out a suitable outfit for his daughter. If Jordan did not know Elle before this, he would have definitely gotten a good impression of her during their first meeting. He would even want to get to know her better. Hearing Jordan¡¯s compliment, Elle said with a look of disgust, ¡°Get lost, stop ogling at me. I didn¡¯t wear this dress for you. I know you¡¯re harboring designs on me because you heard my father say today that Grandpa intended for you to marry me back then.¡± ¡°But, how can a country bumpkin like you be worthy of a shining star like me? You¡¯re not even worthy of Hailey Camden, let alone me.¡± Although Elle was very feminine, Jordan never had any designs on him in the past three years. ¡°Elle, you misunderstood. I just thought¡­¡± Elle hurriedly snapped without giving him a chance to speak at all. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to even think about it!¡± Jordan shook his head helplessly and sat down to look at Herman without bothering about her at all. However, before he could speak, Herman said to Jordan, ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re just a bodyguard. What are you doing up here? Where is Mr. Steele?¡± Previously, Jordan had already told them that he was the president of Ace Corporation, but they didn¡¯t believe him, so he didn¡¯t bother to repeat it. Jordan said, ¡°You are here to discuss the project regarding the top-class private residences, right? You may just speak to me.¡± Herman said disdainfully, ¡°Speak to you? What¡¯s the point of that? You¡¯re a lowly bodyguard and a loser who only knows to resort to violence. Do you know anything about the project? Do you even know anything about business?¡± Jordan was enraged too. ¡°That means you don¡¯t want to discuss, huh? Alright, I¡¯ll leave now.¡± ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Elle suddenly pulled Jordan to stop him, taking him by surprise immediately. Elle smiled kindly and asked, ¡°Jordan, don¡¯t go, let me ask you something. You have been Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard for the past two days, so you should be familiar with the relationship between her and Mr. Steele, right?¡± Jordan nodded and said, ¡°I do understand some of it.¡± Elle continued asking smilingly, ¡°Well then, can you tell me how close Victoria Clarke and Mr. Steele are? Do they live together? Do they live in Mr. Steele or Victoria Clarke¡¯s place?¡± Jordan knew that Elle was a blabbermouth who would spread the word about everything. Previously, when Victoria said that she and Jordan were lovers, it had already affected his reputation. Hence, he wanted to take this opportunity to let Elle spread the word and let more people know that he had nothing to do with Victoria. Jordan said, ¡°They¡¯ve broken up.¡± His answer didn¡¯t embarrass Victoria. He didn¡¯t deny that he and Victoria were lovers, but he also managed to restore the fact he was single. After hearing his answer, Elle and Herman were so agitated that they were about to cry. ¡°Broke up? They broke up? Hahaha¡­¡± Elle laughed out loud. Herman smacked his thighs in excitement and exclaimed, ¡°Heaven is really helping us! Heaven is helping our family!¡± Jordan asked in confusion, ¡°Why are you two so happy about the fact that they¡¯ve broken up?¡± Elle smiled and got back into her dignified sitting posture, with one leg atop the other. She looked all lofty and noble. ¡°Jordan¡­ I mean, Jordy.¡± Jordan was dumbfounded. ¡®Why did Elle give me a nickname? What is she getting up to?¡¯ Elle said, ¡°Jordy, on the account that you used to be my cousin-in-law, I¡¯ll give you a chance to serve me, the future wife of your boss. Go bring me some tea!¡± ¡®Wife of my boss?¡¯ Chapter 41 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Wife of my boss?¡± Those words baffled Jordan. ¡°Who¡¯s the future wife of my boss?¡± Jordan asked. Herman shook his head and said, ¡°You¡¯re so thick headed. You¡¯re now an employee of Ace Corporation, aren¡¯t you? That makes Mr. Steele your boss, and his future wife is your former cousin-in-law, who¡¯s also my daughter, Elle!¡± ¡°My family and I intend to let Elle marry Mr. Steele so that we can have a marriage alliance with the Ace Corporation. If things work out between them, you¡¯ll be somewhat associated with us again. Haha, you¡¯re really fated with the Camdens.¡± Jordan looked at Elle in surprise and asked, ¡°Elle, are you that confident that Mr. Steele will take a liking to you?¡± It had only been a few days since Jordan had escaped from the clutches of the Camdens by divorcing Hailey, and now, Elle had set her sights on him! ¡®What have I done to deserve to be pestered endlessly by the Camdens?¡¯ Elle humphed coldly and said, ¡°There¡¯s no man in this world who won¡¯t be attracted to me! I¡¯ve always been chaste and never had a boyfriend before. As long as I make the first move, Mr. Steele will definitely fall in love with me!¡± ¡°Also, I¡¯ve always suspected that Mr. Steele is the person who sent us the 1 million dollar bracelet on the day of Grandma¡¯s birthday banquet! I plan to investigate and find out more about this. Maybe Mr. Steele has been a fan of mine for a long time!¡± Jordan smiled as he didn¡¯t expect his former cousin-in-law to be so confident in herself. Although, he reflected on it carefully and realized that it made sense for her to be that narcissistic. She had numerous fans on social media and received romantic messages from at least a thousand men every day. Any woman would be conceited if they were in her shoes. Hearing that Elle had mentioned the matter of the birthday gift again, Jordan said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to investigate anymore. That bracelet is indeed a gift from Mr. Steele.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Hearing Jordan¡¯s words, Elle leaped up with excitement and grabbed Jordan¡¯s clothing. She asked excitedly, ¡°Is that true? Is that true? Is it really a gift from Mr. Steele? I knew it. My intuition was right! Dad, did you hear that? Mr. Steele is really fond of me!¡± Herman was too elated for words. ¡®The president of Ace Corporation has given such a hefty gift to the Camdens. He obviously did it to impress Elle!¡¯ Herman said joyfully, ¡°I really didn¡¯t expect that the president of Ace Corporation would be my future son-in-law! I must tell my mother about this when I get home. She¡¯d definitely be over the moon!¡± Jordan looked at Herman and humphed in disdain. ¡®The president of Ace Corporation was married to a Camden for three years, but none of you have ever been good to him!¡¯ ¡®You want me to marry a Camden again? You must be dreaming!¡¯ Eager to meet Mr. Steele, Elle grabbed Jordan¡¯s clothes tightly and asked, ¡°Where is Mr. Steele now? I want to see him.¡± Jordan answered, ¡°He¡¯s having a chat with some clients in the meeting room.¡± Given how spacious the Ace Corporation was, it wasn¡¯t strange for there to be more than one meeting room. Hence, Elle didn¡¯t dwell on it further and instead asked, ¡°Why is he taking so long? Are the clients challenging to deal with?¡± Jordan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, the clients are a man and his daughter. The man is a snob while his daughter is a pretty girl dressed to the nines and is now seducing Mr. Steele. I doubt he¡¯d be able to excuse himself soon.¡± Elle was enraged after hearing his words. ¡°What a cheap woman! How dare she be so shameless in the presence of Mr. Steele¡¯s company!?! It¡¯s no wonder Mr. Steele has been keeping us waiting for such a long time. Which room are they in? I¡¯m going to go give that bitch a tight slap now!¡± Herman hurriedly pulled Elle back to stop her. ¡°Don¡¯t be impulsive! You can¡¯t leave a bad impression on Mr. Steele! We¡¯d better stay here and wait a little longer.¡± Jordan shot them a disdainful glance and left without saying anything. After a while, Ashley walked over and said to them, ¡°Mr. Camden, Miss Camden, something cropped up for Mr. Steele, and he has left the office. He would like for you to take your leave.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Both of them, who had been waiting for an entire hour, were a little disappointed. ¡°Did Mr. Steele say when he would be free? Will he come to the office again in the afternoon?¡± Herman asked. Ashley shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure either.¡± ¡°Alright then.¡± Herman and Elle left feeling somewhat disappointed, but their trip to the Ace Corporation wasn¡¯t entirely fruitless. At the very least, they found out that Mr. Steele was the one who had given Old Mrs. Camden that birthday gift that cost over a million dollars! As soon as they left the office building, Herman made a call home and asked all the Camdens to gather at old Mrs. Camden¡¯s villa. Benedict and Sylvie hadn¡¯t left yet, while Hailey had already left but was asked to return. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? I just left, and you asked me to go back again. Have they clinched the deal?¡± Hailey rushed over, still holding her car key in her hand. Elle glanced proudly at Hailey, who had arrived late, and only after seeing that everyone was present did she say, ¡°It¡¯s not about the contract. I have a piece of good news to announce to all of you. The person who gave Grandma that 1.5-million-dollar bracelet is Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation!¡± ¡°What? It¡¯s from Mr. Steele?¡± Benedict was in disbelief. Hailey felt a little upset because ever since she learned that Jordan had stolen from the Camdens, she really thought that the bracelet was a gift from Jordan. Sylvie gibed, ¡°How is that considered good news? Mr. Steele and Miss Clarke are lovers, and Miss Clarke has always been close to our family. What¡¯s so strange about him sending us a gift too?¡± Herman laughed and said, ¡°Sylvie, Mr. Steele, and Miss Clarke broke up with each other a long time ago! If he sent that bracelet on Miss Clarke¡¯s behalf, why did he send it as a separate gift? He could have placed his gift together with Miss Clarke¡¯s.¡± It was common for married couples and lovers to share a gift. On that day, it seemed that Victoria didn¡¯t know that Mr. Steele would be sending the Camdens a gift day either. Sylvie muttered, ¡°You mean¡­¡± Elle said conceitedly, ¡°Is there still a need to ask? Mr. Steele must have given Grandma a gift for my sake! At that time, Hailey was still married to Jordan!¡± After hearing this, old Mrs. Camden said with a heartened smile, ¡°That makes sense! I already knew that the person who sent the gift must be Elle¡¯s suitor, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be the president of the Ace Corporation! Lady Luck is smiling at us!¡± Ella replied obediently, ¡°Grandma, I will nurture my relationship with Mr. Steele well in order to help our family progress toward becoming a top-tier family in the city!¡± Grinning widely from ear to ear, Old Mrs. Camden caressed Elle¡¯s face adoringly. ¡°Excellent, my granddaughter is so capable!¡± Her words were like daggers to Hailey¡¯s heart. Her grandmother had never once ever praised her for the hard work she had done for the Camdens over the past few years. Hailey questioned, ¡°Who did you hear those words from? Is the information credible?¡± Elle said, ¡°Your ex-husband is the one who said it. Of course, it¡¯s credible!¡± ¡°Grandma, Mr. Steele was too busy to meet us this morning. I¡¯ll head to the Ace Corporation on my own this afternoon to look for him again. Don¡¯t worry about the contract. I can handle it alone!¡± Elle made a promise to the Camdens. ¡°Great!¡± Old Mrs. Camden praised merrily. Feeling proud and smug, Elle said to Hailey conceitedly, ¡°Hailey, if you have nothing this afternoon, be my chauffeur for the day and send me to Ace Corporation!¡± Chapter 42 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Prestigious families had always been strict about the principle of seniority-based hierarchy within the family. Elle was Hailey¡¯s younger cousin. Yet, she openly requested that Hailey ferry her around like a chauffeur, right in front of everyone! Elle had already begun to think of herself as the future wife of the president of Ace Corporation, so she had already developed a sense of superiority over the rest of the Camdens. She felt that Hailey would have to rely on her in the future. However, Hailey had always been prideful and arrogant, so she obviously couldn¡¯t tolerate such humiliation! Hailey refuted furiously, ¡°I¡¯m swamped! I don¡¯t have the time to send you there!¡± After saying that, she turned around and left the villa. She then drove off in her car resentfully. Being a poor driver, to begin with, she accidentally drove into a tree. Fortunately, her car was not severely damaged since she was driving slowly, and she did not suffer any injuries. ¡°Ugh, this is so infuriating and annoying!¡± Hailey slammed both her hands against the steering wheel repeatedly as tears flowed freely from her eyes non-stop. In a fit of anger, she hurriedly whipped out her cell phone to give Jordan a call. At this time, Jordan was still at the office, and it surprised him to see that it was a call from Hailey. ¡°Hello.¡± Jordan waved his hand at Ashley, signaling for her to leave his office, after which he answered the call. Hailey questioned emotionally, ¡°Jordan, let me ask you something. Since you pretended to be the person who gave my grandmother that bracelet for her birthday, why didn¡¯t you keep pretending?¡± ¡°Why did you tell Uncle Herman and Elle the truth!?! Do you know how badly embarrassed you caused me to be in front of my family?¡± Jordan thought that Hailey had called to apologize to him, but he didn¡¯t expect to be questioned about that matter. In fact, Jordan had never changed his statement, and he had been telling the truth all this while. The bracelet was a gift from Jordan Steele and also a gift from the president of Ace Corporation. Well, it was because Jordan was the president of Ace Corporation. Jordan had clearly told the Camdens about his real identity, but they had been looking down on Jordan and were too stuck-up to believe him. Jordan said coldly, ¡°I¡¯m swamped. I don¡¯t have the time, nor am I in the mood to care about whether you were embarrassed or not. If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll hang up now.¡± Jordan had already divorced Hailey, so her affairs had absolutely nothing to do with him! The only thing Jordan wanted to hear was an apology from Hailey and nothing else! ¡°Wait a minute!¡± Hailey hurriedly exclaimed. She continued in a mellower voice, ¡°I called you because I need a favor from you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want Elle¡¯s relationship with your boss, Mr. Steele, to develop too well. Elle will be going to the office building of Ace Corporation this afternoon. She¡¯s developed a penchant for black tea lately, so serve her a cup of black tea laced with laxatives so that she¡¯ll get the runs.¡± ¡°Alternatively, pretend to accidentally rip her dress when she walks past you. You¡¯re so strong, she won¡¯t suspect you.¡± Jordan humphed coldly. ¡°Hailey Camden, you¡¯re too greedy. You cheated on me while we were married, and not only have you not apologized, you¡¯re now asking me for a favor.¡± ¡°If you need a favor, go look for your lover instead of bothering me!¡± After saying that, Jordan hung up the phone. Jordan decisively refused to help Hailey. Even if he wanted to help her, he wouldn¡¯t lace Elle¡¯s drink with laxatives or anything like that because he didn¡¯t intend to see her at all. ¡­ At two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Elle arrived at the floor that the president¡¯s office was on in the Ace Corporation¡¯s building. Due to the large size of Ace Corporation, the corporation assigned different employees to different floors. The floor that Jordan¡¯s office was on was considered the floor where all the core departments were. They stationed the offices of all the senior executives of Ace Corporation and their respective assistants and secretaries on the same floor. The other employees of the company had never met Jordan before. Hence, Elle¡¯s efforts were futile when she asked several employees of Ace Corporation for a photo of the president of the company before her arrival. ¡°Miss Camden, you¡¯re here.¡± Ashley was the first to greet Elle. Elle shot Ashley a condescending glance, still mad at her for not serving her any tea during her visit in the morning. Elle said, ¡°Take me to the meeting room.¡± However, Ashley refuted, ¡°Miss Camden, I¡¯m sorry, but you¡¯d better take your leave.¡± It stunned Elle for a moment, and she asked, ¡°Why? Is Mr. Steele going to be away all afternoon?¡± Ashley shook her head and explained, ¡°That¡¯s not the case. Mr. Steele said that you¡¯re too gorgeous, and he might get distracted by your beauty and forget about work if he discusses the contract with you.¡± ¡°So, he¡¯d like someone else from your family to meet him instead.¡± ¡°Someone else?¡± Elle was a little dejected at first, but she was dumbstruck and pleased with his reason for refusal. ¡°Did Mr. Steele really¡­ compliment my beauty? Does he¡­ know what I look like?¡± Elle blushed coyly. Ashley nodded and said, ¡°Yes, Mr. Steele follows your account on TikTok, and he watches your videos all the time.¡± Elle was even more conceited after hearing that. ¡®Mr. Steele is indeed one of my admirers!¡¯ Elle said, ¡°Well then, I think it¡¯s not a good idea to talk to Mr. Steele about work on our first meeting either. I¡¯ll have someone else from my family replace me then.¡± ¡°Um, Miss Rose, please tell Mr. Steele that he may ask me out for some coffee or to the movies whenever he¡¯s available.¡± Ashley answered, ¡°I¡¯ll definitely relay your message to him.¡± Seeing that there was quite a massive change in Ashley¡¯s attitude towards her, Elle said, ¡°Walk me to the elevator.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Ashley did as she was told. Seeing that there was no one else around, Elle whisked out a wad of cash from her Louis Vuitton embroidered purse and shoved it to Ashley. ¡°Send me a picture of Mr. Steele!¡± Chapter 43 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Elle eagerly wanted to know what the mysterious Mr. Steele looked like. However, Jordan had instructed Ashley not to tell others about him. She wouldn¡¯t disobey his orders simply for some money. Ashley hurriedly shoved the money back to Elle and refuted, ¡°Miss Camden, I do not have a photo of Mr. Steele. However, I can tell you that he is very handsome and around your age.¡± Hearing the words ¡°very handsome,¡± Elle¡¯s heart began to flutter with joy. Although her request to discuss the contract with Jordan had once again been turned down, the beautiful but foolish and boy-crazy Elle left gleefully. ¡­ Bangkok, Thailand. Salvatore arrived by plane and met up with his boss, Pablo Dalton. Due to Pablo¡¯s involvement in some underground businesses in Bangkok and his recruitment of many fighters, he had been traveling frequently to and from Southeast Asia for the past few years. Pablo drank some alcohol under the dim lights of a small gymnasium where an underground boxing match was taking place, while cheering on his fighter in the ring. ¡°Mr. Dalton,¡± Salvatore said respectfully when he arrived beside Pablo¡¯s seat. Pablo ignored Salvatore until the boxing match ended. He then looked at Salvatore joyfully and asked, ¡°Salvatore, why did you come here all the way from Orlando? Did something happen?¡± Salvatore nodded. Seeing that Pablo had taken a sip of liquor, he hurriedly picked up the bottle to fill Pablo¡¯s cup to the brim. ¡°You¡¯re so wise, Mr. Dalton. I¡¯ve indeed encountered some trouble in Orlando, and I need your help.¡± Pablo took out a cigar and sniffed it before saying, ¡°There has been a strict ban on the industry of vices lately, and I reckon most of your shops have been seized. I bet you have less than a hundred underlings left, don¡¯t you?¡± Pablo was the one who groomed Salvatore, so he naturally knew that the latter used to have hundreds of subordinates. Salvatore continued to nod. ¡°You¡¯re right, Mr. Dalton, I only have ten underlings left, but today, a young rascal named Jordan Steele crippled them.¡± Pablo smiled and was just about to cut his cigar. Still, after hearing Salvatore¡¯s words, he flew into a rage and smashed the cigar cutter against Salvatore¡¯s head! ¡°You f***ing idiot! I thought you¡¯d at least have seventy or eighty underlings left, but it turns out you only have ten left! You even let someone cripple them!?! I handed hundreds of underlings to you before I left Orlando back then, but you failed to keep a single one alive and well!¡± Still unsatisfied after smashing the cigar cutter against Salvatore, Pablo gave him another hard slap on his head. Salvatore didn¡¯t dare to dodge and merely let Pablo continue hitting and lashing out at him. After Pablo simmered down, Salvatore picked up the cigar cutter and cut the cigar for Pablo. He said, ¡°Not only have my shops been seized, but many other businesses of mine also haven¡¯t been running smoothly. Besides, now that takeout deliverers, taxi drivers, and social media content creators are such lucrative jobs, many underlings have decided to switch to another industry. It¡¯s good enough to still have ten.¡± While smoking the cigar, Pablo nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ve long known that the times have changed and the world is no longer like how it used to be when I was younger. In that era, we used to be able to thrive just by winning some brawls and fights.¡± ¡°The hooligans these days are all good-for-nothings who can¡¯t put up a fight. It¡¯s not surprising that all ten of your underlings had been crippled.¡± ¡°Any random fighter of mine can easily beat up ten of your underlings. Do you know what the reason is?¡± Salvatore said humbly, ¡°Mr. Dalton, please educate me.¡± Pablo said, ¡°It¡¯s because they¡¯re living too comfortably. When you¡¯re living a comfortable life of luxury, why would you bother fighting hard? Only when you¡¯re suffering from poverty will you be able to exert your full fighting spirit!¡± ¡°We are a group of individuals who live in darkness, and there¡¯s no room for us to survive in broad daylight. Hence, two years ago, I left Orlando to shift my focus to these places in Southeast Asia where poverty is prevalent.¡± ¡°I already have more than two thousand underlings here, and each of them can defeat ten people at a time!¡± Full of admiration for Pablo, Salvatore said, ¡°If only I was half as smart as you, I wouldn¡¯t have been reduced to such a terrible plight that I¡¯m in today. Mr. Dalton, please let me take a hundred of your underlings back with me and avenge our brothers!¡± Pablo glanced at Salvatore coldly and said, ¡°Just like you, I¡¯m an orphan, but I¡¯m less educated than you are. I managed to have the mindset and achievements that I do today, all thanks to Mr. Reyes, who groomed me.¡± Salvatore had always heard about Mr. Reyes from Pablo, but he never had the chance to meet him. ¡°Speaking of Mr. Reyes, I haven¡¯t visited him for a long time.¡± It was apparent that Pablo indeed respected Mr. Reyes greatly as he quickly put down his cigar and picked up his cell phone to call him. ¡°Mr. Reyes, I¡¯m not disturbing your rest, am I?¡± Pablo asked with a respectful expression. Salvatore watched from the side, eager to hear how the voice of his boss¡¯s boss sounded. Pablo said, ¡°Well, I¡¯m planning to go back to Orlando in the next couple of days to handle some matters. I haven¡¯t visited you in a long time, so I prepared some gifts, and I intend to visit you soon. Are you in town?¡± ¡°What? You¡¯re in Orlando? That¡¯s great. I¡¯ll book a flight back to Orlando now to see you right away, Mr. Reyes!¡± After hanging up, Pablo exclaimed merrily with a wide grin on his face, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Mr. Reyes is in Orlando now!¡± Salvatore was highly excited, too. ¡°Really? I¡¯ve heard you mention Mr. Reyes several times over the past few years, but I haven¡¯t had the chance to meet him. You must introduce me to him this time.¡± Smack! Pablo slapped Salvatore and rebuked, ¡°Mr. Reyes is of noble status. He¡¯s not someone whom an incompetent good-for-nothing like you can meet! Even I need to make an appointment in advance to see Mr. Reyes! Book a flight immediately. I¡¯m going to visit Mr. Reyes and at the same time deal with that punk Jordan Steele whom you mentioned.¡± Salvatore exclaimed, ¡°Yes, Mr. Dalton!¡± ¡­ In the evening, Elle returned home and told her parents about what happened this afternoon. Herman laughed and said, ¡°I¡¯m surprised Mr. Steele said that he wouldn¡¯t be able to talk about work seriously if he keeps staring at you. Elle, it seems Mr. Steele is smitten with you.¡± Elle was lying on the couch with a sheet of a facial mask on her face. She said smugly, ¡°That goes without saying.¡± After some thought, Herman said, ¡°Since Mr. Steele wants someone else to discuss the contract with him, Drew shall take your place.¡± Drew was texting Salvatore at the moment. He just received a text from Salvatore saying that Jordan would get beaten into a pulp tomorrow. Drew smiled and said, ¡°Sure, it happens that I¡¯m planning to go look for that good-for-nothing tomorrow.¡± The following morning, Pablo and his 100 underlings, whom he had brought over from Bangkok, arrived at the villa where Mr. Reyes lived. Fearing he might disturb Mr. Reyes¡¯ rest, Pablo stood respectfully at the door from 5 a.m. all the way to half-past seven in the morning. A maid walked out of the villa and said, ¡°Mr. Reyes would like you to enter.¡± Only then did Pablo, who had always been high up in the air, walk in slowly. As soon as he saw Mr. Reyes, Pablo put down his gifts and knelt on the ground to greet him. ¡°Mr. Reyes!¡± Mr. Reyes took a seat and glanced at him. ¡°It¡¯s you, Pablo. You¡¯re a boss yourself. You don¡¯t have to get on your knees. Get up.¡± Pablo continued kneeling and said excitedly, ¡°I managed to come so far today, all thanks to your efforts in grooming me, Mr. Reyes. I will never forget your kindness! By the way, Mr. Reyes, haven¡¯t you been in England for the past two years? Why did you suddenly return to Orlando?¡± Mr. Reyes said, ¡°Mr. Steele Senior sent me here to assist Mr. Jordan.¡± Chapter 44 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Pablo was pleasantly surprised. ¡°Mr. Reyes, can you tell me what Mr. Jordan looks like? In case I fail to recognize him and end up offending him, I¡¯d be in hot soup.¡± Mr. Reyes sighed helplessly and said, ¡°Orlando is so clean. It¡¯s going to be filthy once you come here.¡± Afterward, he instructed his subordinate to send Pablo a photo. The person in the photo was none other than Jordan! Mr. Reyes was actually the butler of the Steeles, Frank. Although he was just a butler, he had learned about investing from Jordan¡¯s grandfather over the years and thus amassed a fortune worth billions. Moreover, over the years, Butler Frank had helped groom many people, and Pablo happened to be one of them. When Pablo saw the photo of Jordan, he immediately praised him. ¡°Mr. Jordan is so handsome! I can tell at a glance that he¡¯s the scion of a wealthy family! I really hope that I can have the honor of meeting him one day!¡± Mr. Reyes said coldly, ¡°Mr. Jordan is on a training mission that his family has assigned to him, don¡¯t disturb him. I¡¯ll call you when I need you.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Pablo answered respectfully. ¡­ In the office building of Ace Corporation. Drew arrived in Jordan¡¯s office early and bright in the morning, and he waited in the meeting room for two hours. Just like when his father, Herman, visited for the first time, Drew didn¡¯t get to meet Jordan, nor was he even served a glass of water. ¡°What exactly is this Mr. Steele trying to do!?! He clearly fancies my younger sister, Elle, but he¡¯s so aloof towards me. These scions of top families are really so damned eccentric!¡± After taking another look at his chat history with Salvatore, it suddenly reminded Drew of the fact that Jordan was working as a bodyguard in Ace Corporation, or so he thought. He then gave Jordan a call. In the president¡¯s office, Jordan got shocked from seeing Drew call him on his mobile. Of course, he knew Drew was waiting in the meeting room of his company and being stood up by him. Jordan thought, ¡®Does he finally believe that I¡¯m the president of this company?¡¯ ¡°Hello,¡± Jordan answered the phone. To his surprise, Drew said condescendingly, ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re in the office building now, right? Come to the meeting room.¡± Hearing Drew¡¯s condescending tone, Jordan knew that he still wasn¡¯t aware that he was the company¡¯s president. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have dared to speak to him that way. Jordan wasn¡¯t going to meet him as the company president. Still, he was willing to go to the meeting room to meet Drew as the former live-in son-in-law of the Camdens, just to see what the latter would say. Upon arriving at the meeting room, Jordan looked at Drew and asked, ¡°What do you want to see me for?¡± Drew asked, ¡°Where¡¯s your boss, Mr. Steele?¡± Jordan looked at Drew and said, ¡°Mr. Steele is speaking to a retard now.¡± Drew burst into laughter and said, ¡°I, too, reckon that guy is a retard! He¡¯s actually taking up so much of Mr. Steele¡¯s time.¡± Jordan thought to himself, ¡°Drew Camden, you retard, I was referring to you!¡¯ ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Jordan asked with a smile. Seeing how smug Jordan was, Drew snapped in displeasure, ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re just a bodyguard, but why are you all dressed up like a president of a company? What are you pretending for?¡± ¡°Also, you beat me up in front of so many bigwigs in Orlando. I¡¯ll definitely settle the score with you!¡± Jordan said, ¡°I know. Didn¡¯t you get Salvatore to frame me? Unfortunately, your dear Salvatore couldn¡¯t avenge you.¡± Drew humphed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be overly conceited. Salvatore has brought over 100 expert fighters from Southeast Asia under his boss, Pablo Dalton! Jordan, don¡¯t blame me for not reminding you, but be careful on your way home after work and don¡¯t get too drunk at the club! Lest you get beaten into a pulp! Hahaha!¡± Jordan gave it some thought. He had been getting off work together with Victoria lately, and he didn¡¯t want her to get hurt, though he wasn¡¯t afraid of facing those fighters himself. Hence, Jordan said, ¡°Is that so? It just so happens that I¡¯m itching to throw some punches. Get those fighters under Salvatore or Pablo to come straight to the parking lot of the office. They don¡¯t have to go to the trouble of mobbing me after I get off work.¡± Drew perked up immediately and exclaimed, ¡°Sure! I¡¯ll hold you to your word and ask Salvatore to send his underlings here now! If you have the guts, go downstairs to the parking lot and wait there with me now!¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Jordan nodded gladly. ¡®Elite fighters from Southeast Asia?¡¯ Indeed, most of them were a little more ruthless than the fighters here because things were more chaotic in their nation after. However, the environment they were trained in was definitely not as brutal as the battlefield where Jordan had been. When they arrived at the underground parking lot, Drew took Jordan to a corner and then picked up a brick to smash all the surveillance cameras in the vicinity. Afterward, Drew said smugly, ¡°Haha, now that the surveillance cameras are destroyed! There will be no evidence even if you get killed here!¡± ¡°Is that so? That means there won¡¯t be any evidence of me beating you to death here either, right?¡± Jordan said with a gleeful smile. ¡°You¡­ What are you trying to do?¡± Drew was so shocked that he took a step back. Smack! Jordan slapped him hard and burst into laughter. ¡°Drew Camden, are you stupid? You called some fighters to come and hit me, but do you think I won¡¯t beat you up before they arrive?¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Drew shrieked. After Jordan had been hitting Drew for a while, they finally heard Salvatore¡¯s voice. ¡°Let go of Mr. Camden!¡± Salvatore walked over with ten tan-skinned men. Drew hurriedly scurried over to Salvatore and hid behind him. Pointing at Jordan, he barked, ¡°Jordan, I¡¯m going to cripple you today and make sure that you can no longer become a bodyguard!¡± Chapter 45 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Salvatore ordered, ¡°Go!¡± The ten elite fighters from Southeast Asia flocked towards Lucas! Bang! Bang! Bang! Smack! Smack! Smack! The sounds of violent fighting could be heard. Salvatore was astounded by the fact that Jordan could defeat the ten of them alone! Salvatore picked up his cell phone and called Pablo. ¡°Mr. Dalton, you have to send ten more people over. The ten fighters you send will probably last for another ten minutes before Jordan Steele cripples them.¡± ¡°What?¡± At this juncture, Pablo had just finished playing chess with Butler Frank. After hearing Salvatore¡¯s words, he exclaimed excitedly, ¡°There¡¯s actually an expert here who can defeat ten people on his own? I must take such a talented man under my wing!¡± ¡°Tell me where you are now. I¡¯ll be right there!¡± Pablo rushed over quickly. By the time he arrived at the parking lot, the first ten experts he had sent were all lying on the ground. On the other hand, Jordan¡¯s clothes were a little tattered, but he wasn¡¯t injured. Pablo was instantly stunned, and he hurriedly walked towards Jordan in surprise. As he approached Jordan, the look of horror on Pablo¡¯s face intensified too. ¡°It turns out Jordan Steele¡­ is¡­¡± When Pablo saw Jordan¡¯s face, he fell to his knees and exclaimed, ¡°Mr. Jordan!¡± Jordan looked identical to the man in the photo that Butler Frank had sent to Pablo! At this moment, Drew, Salvatore, and others all froze in shock. ¡°Mr. Dalton, what are you talking about? He is the live-in son-in-law of our family. Why are you kneeling in front of him?¡± Drew asked. Salvatore asked in confusion, too, ¡°Did you mistake him for someone else?¡± Pablo ignored both of them and looked at Jordan respectfully. ¡°Mr. Jordan, I am Mr. Reyes¡¯ subordinate, and I¡¯m very sorry for what happened today. Please punish me!¡± It surprised Jordan that he was Butler Frank¡¯s underling. After saying that, Pablo instructed Salvatore to go over. ¡°Good-for-nothing, hurry up and kneel down in front of Mr. Jordan!¡± Not daring to hesitate, Salvatore immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Jordan. ¡°Mr. Jordan, I¡¯ve offended you. Please have mercy and forgive me!¡± Drew, who was at the side, was stunned. The gang leader, Salvatore, was actually kowtowing to Jordan and begging him for forgiveness! ¡°Okay, enough, I don¡¯t want others to think that I¡¯m a gangster.¡± Since they were in the underground parking lot of the company¡¯s office building, Jordan was afraid that such a scene might affect his image. Jordan said, ¡°Salvatore, you don¡¯t have to kowtow to me. You just need to explain clearly to the Camdens that I didn¡¯t sell that watch to you.¡± Salvatore hurriedly said, ¡°Yes, I will tell the Camdens that Drew Camden was the one who instructed me to frame you.¡± ¡°Hey, Salvatore, you can¡¯t betray me!¡± Drew tried to pull Salvatore back and stop him, but Salvatore put him down with a single punch. At that moment, Pablo walked over with a murderous expression on his face, ¡°You¡¯re the one who made false allegations against Mr. Jordan? Someone, come here and throw him into the river!¡± Knowing how ruthless Pablo was, Drew was so terrified that he hurriedly begged Jordan for mercy. Drew knelt in front of Jordan and hugged his thighs. ¡°Jordan, we¡¯re a family. You can¡¯t let him do this to me!¡± Jordan kicked Drew away and hollered, ¡°I¡¯m not your family!¡± Drew continued to crawl over and hug Jordan¡¯s thigh. ¡°Jordan, I know my mistakes. Please forgive me. I can let you have Elle, don¡¯t you fancy her very much?¡± Feeling embarrassed, Jordan slapped Drew on his face. ¡°I¡¯ve always treated her as my younger sister. When did I ever fancy her!?!¡± Drew continued, ¡°How about I arrange for a family dinner tonight, get Hailey drunk and send her to your place?¡± Jordan gave him another slap on his face and berated, ¡°You scoundrel, Hailey, and Elle are your cousin and sister, respectively. How can you give them away like they¡¯re gifts? How are you so inhumane?¡± Drew dared not retort. Seeing that Drew was terrified, Jordan said, ¡°Drew Camden, I can let you go, but when you go home, you must explain to your family clearly that you had been framing me.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, thank you, Jordan!¡± Drew got up and hurriedly left. After Drew left, Pablo knelt down before Jordan once again. He said, ¡°Mr. Jordan, I would like to offer all 100 elite fighters whom I¡¯ve brought with me from Southeast Asia to you!¡± Jordan nodded. ¡®These gangsters from abroad are going to be of some use in the future.¡¯ For example, I can deal with that ¡°food industry giant¡± Zack. ¡­ In Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s villa. ¡°Drew, why is your face injured? Did that bastard Jordan beat you up again?¡± Old Mrs. Camden was heartbroken to see that Drew¡¯s injuries had worsened. Drew quickly denied, ¡°I got injured when I accidentally ran my car into something. It has nothing to do with Jordan.¡± He then looked at Old Mrs. Camden and Benedict¡¯s family. ¡°Grandma, Uncle Benedict, actually, Jordan didn¡¯t steal that Richard Mille watch. I was the one who took it and accused Jordan of stealing it.¡± ¡°What?¡± Old Mrs. Camden asked in shock. Both Benedict and Sylvie were astounded too. Still very protective of her grandson, Old Mrs. Camden said, ¡°Since you¡¯ve falsely accused him, so be it. Jordan Steele isn¡¯t that innocent either. Even if he didn¡¯t steal from me, he might have stolen from someone else. Otherwise, how could he have had the money to stay in a five-star hotel?¡± ¡°By the way, Drew, did you get to meet Mr. Steele at Ace Corporation today?¡± Drew shook his head. With a look of bewilderment, Old Mrs. Camden asked, ¡°What exactly is that Mr. Steele trying to do? Does he want me to meet him personally before he¡¯s willing to discuss the deal with us?¡± At this moment, Hailey suddenly said, ¡°Grandma, why don¡¯t I give it a try?¡± Chapter 46 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey and her then-husband, Jordan, were the ones who had put forward the proposal of that project. However, Herman and his family took over the project because he had a higher status among the Camdens than Hailey. Now that the president of Ace Corporation had repeatedly declined to meet Herman and his children, Hailey felt like giving it a try. Elle gibed scornfully, ¡°Mr. Steele refuses to meet any of us. Why would he agree to meet you? You¡¯re taking yourself too seriously.¡± Standing at the side, Sylvie spoke up for her daughter, ¡°Let Hailey give it a shot. She was the one who came up with the idea of this project anyway.¡± Old Mrs. Camden, whose name was Diana, thought about it and realized that there was no other solution at the moment. She could either go herself or let Hailey go on her behalf. Diana said, ¡°Alright, Hailey, make a trip to Ace Corporation. If it still doesn¡¯t work out this time, I¡¯ll go visit Mr. Steele myself! In short, we have to cooperate with Ace Corporation at all costs!¡± ¡­ Hailey arrived at the Ace Corporation¡¯s office building at two o¡¯clock in the afternoon. She was dressed in a thin, white-colored sweater paired with a red checkered skirt and a Swarovski necklace. It was a pure, girl-next-door outfit. ¡°Miss Camden, please wait in the meeting room for a while. Mr. Steele is busy at the moment.¡± Ashley brought Hailey to the meeting room and poured her a glass of water. That was precisely what Hailey wanted because she didn¡¯t like drinking complicated beverages. Her favorite drink was plain water with honey because, in her opinion, drinking water was the best way to maintain a good complexion and skin. In the past three years, she would ask Jordan to make her a cup of honey water every single morning. After getting divorced, Hailey had no choice but to do it herself. Whenever she made herself some honey water, it would remind her of Jordan. Ashley went to the president¡¯s office, where Jordan and Victoria were both in. Ashley said, ¡°Mr. Steele, Hailey Camden is here.¡± Victoria waved her hand and asked Ashley to leave. When she saw the apparent changes in Jordan¡¯s expression, Victoria asked, ¡°Do you want to see her?¡± Jordan said, ¡°Herman, Elle, and Drew Camden came to negotiate the contract today, but I declined to meet all of them. If I turn Hailey down too, the Camdens will definitely think we are just making a fool out of them.¡± ¡°Since we have decided to cooperate with them, let¡¯s give them the 11 million dollars as agreed. Victoria, bring the contract over here.¡± Victoria handed the contract to Jordan, who then brought it with him to the meeting room. Jordan saw Hailey as soon as he opened the door, and the moment he did, he felt as if it was a lifetime ago that they last met. Jordan was very familiar with Hailey¡¯s outfit today because it was her favorite outfit that she often wore at home too. Jordan also liked how she looked when she wore that outfit because it made her seem very pure, just like the shy and innocent college student she was when they first met¡­ He had to admit that regardless of whether he hated her now or not, he was attracted to her looks and sense of fashion. Her beauty was something that Elle could never compare to regardless of how many skin-tight dresses she wore. However, Jordan wasn¡¯t there to admire how beautiful his ex-wife was. Thus, he entered the room, closed the door, and then said to her, ¡°You¡¯re here.¡± Hailey Camden nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Mr. Steele must be very busy, isn¡¯t he? I guess he won¡¯t be able to meet me soon. You may sit down and have a chat with me.¡± Jordan said with a smile, ¡°There¡¯s nothing for me to chat with you about.¡± He then threw the contract onto the table in front of Hailey and said, ¡°Take a look at the contract, and if there¡¯s nothing wrong with the terms, you may just sign it. The sum of 11 million dollars will be disbursed to your company¡¯s bank account in three separate transactions within a week.¡± Hailey Camden exclaimed in surprise, ¡°Has Mr. Steele already agreed? I thought he¡¯d need to find out more about the project before he¡¯d be willing to invest money in it!¡± Hailey opened the document gleefully, only to see the words ¡°Hailey Residences¡± printed in capital letters at the top of the first page of the contract! Hailey exclaimed in astonishment, ¡°Hailey Residences!?! How could that be the name?¡± Hailey was very familiar with the name ¡°Hailey Residences.¡± More than six months ago, Jordan decided to name the project ¡°Hailey Residences¡± because he had come up with the idea of the project for her. Hence, he, of course, wanted to name the project after her. Jordan thought then that even if the Camdens opposed him, he would use his own assets to build ¡°Hailey Residences¡± once his three-year assignment as Hailey¡¯s live-in husband ended. Who would have thought that Hailey would cheat on him later on? However, even so, Jordan wanted to retain the name of the project. Jordan said coldly, ¡°Why? Don¡¯t you like it?¡± How could Hailey not like it!?! In the future, the most wealthy families in the city would reside in residential properties named after her. She¡¯d be incredibly proud of that! However, when Hailey told her family about the project¡¯s name at that time, Diana outright rejected it. At the same time, Herman said blatantly, ¡°Hailey Camden is not fit to have the project named after her.¡± At this moment, Hailey was so elated that she was about to burst into tears of joy. She stood up and said, ¡°Jordan, you must have begged Mr. Steele to give the project that name, right? You wouldn¡¯t¡­ have gotten down on your knees and begged him, would you?¡± Hailey was deeply moved, and she knew that Jordan had to have had something to do with this because it was impossible the president of Ace Corporation would have heard of the name ¡°Hailey Residences.¡± For the first time in these three years, Hailey held Jordan¡¯s hand and said in a gentle voice, ¡°Thank you, Jordan.¡± Jordan had complicated emotions while touching her tender hands. It¡¯s been three years, three years since he married Hailey, but he had never touched her hand before. After touching her hand for the first time, it surprised him to find out how smooth and tender it was. However, he pushed her hands away and said, ¡°No, Mr. Steele just likes the name Hailey a lot, so he decided to use it.¡± Seeing that Jordan was in denial, Hailey smiled and insisted, ¡°You must have begged Mr. Steele desperately before he agreed. Why do you deny it? I know you still love me.¡± Not wanting to talk about it anymore, Jordan said, ¡°Cut it out, sign the contract.¡± Hailey was also worried that he might go back on his word. If she succeeded in clinching the contract, her grandmother would be pleased with her. Hailey signed the contract quickly and stamped it with the official seal of Landmark Realty. The contract was duplicated, so Jordan grabbed his copy and turned around to leave. ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Hailey called out to Jordan, ¡°I¡¯m thrilled that you begged Mr. Steele to use the name ¡®Hailey Residences.¡¯ How about I treat you to lunch today? Where would you like to go to eat? How about that favorite restaurant of yours¡­ called¡­ what is it? Duck and Noodles?¡± Jordan turned around and said, ¡°No, thank you, I¡¯m busy. I don¡¯t have time for lunch with you. Also, that place is called Chicken and Noodles, not Duck! We¡¯ve been there so many times, but you can¡¯t even remember the name of the restaurant. It seems that you didn¡¯t love me at all.¡± ¡°Nonsense!¡± Hailey lost her temper again. ¡°I was nice enough to go to such a horrible place with you so many times! If you don¡¯t want to go for lunch, forget it, I¡¯ll go for steak with Tyler!¡± Chapter 47 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey pushed Jordan away with all her might before opening the door to leave. As soon as Hailey opened the door, she was surprised to find that Victoria was standing right outside. ¡°Miss¡­ Miss Clarke.¡± During their previous meeting, Victoria gave Hailey a tight slap on her face. Although Hailey was highly jealous and resentful towards Victoria, she was now at the office of the company Victoria worked for. Besides, they would be cooperating very often in the future. Being a member of a prestigious family, Hailey was sensible enough to focus on the bigger picture. ¡°Miss Camden.¡± Victoria nodded at Hailey with a smile. After a simple greeting, Hailey left very quickly. On the other hand, Jordan was gripping the contract tightly in his hand as if he was trying to rip it apart. Jordan had always thought that he would no longer care about Hailey since they had already gotten a divorce. However, when he heard her say she would have a meal with Tyler just now, he still felt rather uncomfortable. Victoria sought to win Jordan¡¯s heart, whom very few knew was a tycoon, and thus had been trying to use her favorable position as his close subordinate to her advantage. Since Jordan¡¯s ex-wife had come to see him today, Victoria naturally wanted to know what they had talked about. When she saw how upset Jordan was, Victoria knew that Jordan must still harbor strong feelings for his ex-wife. She reckoned that it would probably be challenging for her to take advantage and come in between them anytime soon. It would probably take a long time for her to conquer Jordan¡¯s heart. Victoria said, ¡°If Hailey Camden has angered you, you can just tear up the contract and decide not to cooperate with the Camdens.¡± Jordan gradually loosened his grip on the contract and said, ¡°I won¡¯t go back on my word.¡± Victoria knew that Jordan was a man of his word who took his promises very seriously, which was also one of the attributes she admired him for. ¡°Mr. Steele, I just accidentally overheard your conversation with her. Well, you know how much I love food, and I¡¯m always curious when it comes to nice restaurants. Where¡¯s that restaurant you guys mentioned just now? Can you take me there?¡± Victoria wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Jordan while he was being upset with Hailey. She knew that Jordan definitely wouldn¡¯t turn her down if she asked him out for a meal at this juncture. Having dated so many men, Victoria had long gained enough experience in dealing with them and winning their hearts. She knew that men are all impulsive and vindictive. Since Hailey had the guts to say that she would be having a meal with another man, Victoria was confident that Jordan would certainly find another woman to accompany him for a meal. Sure enough, Victoria¡¯s guess was correct. ¡°I¡¯ll take you there,¡± Jordan said slowly. An hour and a half later, the two arrived at a relatively secluded street on the city¡¯s outskirts, which was clean and wide with very few people. There were many empty parking spaces along the roadside, so they managed to park the car soon upon arrival. After alighting, Jordan asked, ¡°This is not a five-star restaurant. It¡¯s just an ordinary one. I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t like the food here.¡± Victoria said with a radiant smile, ¡°Its price does not determine the deliciousness of the food. I really enjoy street food like hot dogs that cost a couple bucks each too. Mr. Steele, I¡¯m not a spoiled brat who only patronizes expensive places.¡± Jordan smiled. He could tell that in order to succeed, Victoria had relied almost entirely on her own talents rather than her family, and he surmised that she must have endured many hardships. She was indeed different from the majority of pretty and wealthy women. When they were walking towards the restaurant together, Victoria suddenly held onto Jordan¡¯s hand. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Steele, there¡¯s a huge puddle of water at the entrance, I¡¯m afraid¡­¡± Victoria explained. ¡°Oh.¡± Jordan felt that it wouldn¡¯t be nice to turn her down, so he held her hand as well, and they walked into the restaurant together like a couple. Jordan thought to himself emotionally, ¡®For the past three years, I¡¯ve been trying to walk into this restaurant with Hailey, hand in hand, but she refused to let me hold her hand every single time. Today, I finally got to know what it feels like to hold her hand.¡¯ Jordan was not a Saint but an ordinary man with feelings too. Of course, he would want to have Hailey, especially since she was so beautiful and his lawfully wedded wife. Jordan wished he could have Hailey, but the truth was that even Tyler had gotten intimate with Hailey before, but Jordan never had the chance! ¡°Mr. Steele¡­ you¡¯re hurting me,¡± Victoria reminded. It turned out that Jordan was holding Victoria¡¯s hand so tightly that it was causing her pain. Jordan hurriedly snapped out of his trance and apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Victoria, you can just call me by my name when we¡¯re not in the office.¡± After entering the restaurant, Jordan ordered the signature dish, chicken noodles, and a few other dishes. They then proceeded to get seated. After sitting down, Victoria realized that Jordan had remained silent with a stern expression on his face. She asked, ¡°Jordan, what¡¯s on your mind? You seem to be out of sorts.¡± Jordan poured himself a glass of water and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± As he sipped on the water, Jordan looked out of the window. He thought, ¡®Hailey Camden should be enjoying a candlelit dinner with that scoundrel Tyler Collins, huh? Maybe I should get Pablo to break Tyler Collins¡¯ member!¡¯ Jordan had indeed thought of doing so, but the person at fault was Hailey, and even if she didn¡¯t cheat on him with Tyler, she would have cheated with another man. When a woman decides to be unfaithful to her husband, she cannot be stopped. ¡­ In a Starbucks branch of a certain shopping mall in the city center of Orlando. ¡°Rachel, I¡¯m here!¡± Hailey was seated by the window, and she waved at her best friend, Rachel Quinn. She didn¡¯t actually ask Tyler out for a meal, and she had merely said that to Jordan because she wanted to spite him. Rachel didn¡¯t come alone. There was a handsome young man beside her who was roughly about only 20 years old. With a height of more than 1.8 meters, he was suave and just as dashing as the hottest young male celebrities. Rachel was holding onto his arm while walking over. ¡°This is Hailey.¡± Rachel took a seat and introduced Haily to the hunk. He was very polite as he greeted, ¡°Nice to meet you, Hailey.¡± Hailey returned the greeting with a smile, ¡°Hello, handsome.¡± Afterward, Rachel ordered him, ¡°Get me a coffee and after you do, go do some window shopping here or something. I¡¯ll call you again once we¡¯re done chatting.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± he agreed and left obediently. That made Hailey green with envy. She asked, ¡°Rachel, who¡¯s this young hunk? Did you just get to know him recently? Have you slept with him?¡± Rachel took her cell phone out of her purse and said smugly, ¡°Of course I have.¡± Hailey said, ¡°You¡¯re really amazing. This is the third one you¡¯ve slept with since you got married, right?¡± Rachel extended four of her fingers. Chapter 48 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey couldn¡¯t help but stomp her feet in excitement. ¡°Oh my gosh, you¡¯re incredible! I¡¯m so envious of you, you have your husband wrapped around your finger, and you get to date so many other men without him finding out. Why did I get caught during my first try? I even ended up in a divorce! This is infuriating!¡± Rachel laughed and said, ¡°Well, what sets us apart is that your ex-husband is a delivery man while my husband is a businessman. He goes on business trips every so often. He¡¯s seldom in town. So, he doesn¡¯t have the time to catch me cheating at all, hehe.¡± ¡°By the way, what did you ask me out all of a sudden?¡± Hailey took out her copy of the contract and handed it to Rachel. It stunned Rachel to see it. ¡°Wow, darling, you actually clinched a deal with Ace Corporation on behalf of your family, and they even named the project after you! Wonderful. How did you do it? Did you sleep with the president of Ace Corporation?¡± Feeling somewhat speechless, Hailey said, ¡°Seriously, don¡¯t think of me as such an easy woman, okay? Am I such a loose woman?¡± Rachel gibed smilingly, ¡°Yeah, you slept with Tyler Collins all for the sake of roping in an investor for your family¡¯s business, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°You¡¯re so irritating!¡± Hailey tossed her scrunchie at Rachel. ¡­ In the president¡¯s office of Ace Corporation on the very same evening. Jordan was having a meeting with Steve Williams, a restaurant chain owner in Orlando. Steve was a restaurant mogul who was second only to Zack Smith and the latter¡¯s longtime business rival. However, Steve had never been able to beat Zack regarding business tactics and family background. Hence, he was second-best in the industry. However, all the restaurants owned by Steve had excellent decor and strategic locations. Many of the outlets were right opposite Zack¡¯s restaurant chain, making them stiff competitors for many years. During Diana¡¯s birthday celebration, Zack was one of the guests who swore to make sure that Jordan would never make a living as a service staff again in the future. Although Jordan did not have any feud with Zack before that, he had to pay Zack back in his own coin since he wanted to drive him to a dead end. Jordan handed Steve a cigarette and said, ¡°Mr. Williams, I would like to take over all your restaurants in Orlando, and I guarantee I can defeat Zack Smith within two months. And I will even ensure that he loses his foothold in Orlando. Name your price.¡± Steve¡¯s motivation to compete was waning as he was in his fifties. He just wanted to earn more money for his son and for the sake of a happy retirement. After thinking about it for a long time, Steve said, ¡°10 million dollars, I¡¯ll let you take over all seven of my restaurants in Orlando for 10 million dollars!¡± Jordan agreed without the slightest hesitation, ¡°Deal!¡± After purchasing the seven restaurants, Jordan immediately called Butler Frank. ¡°Have the best graphic designer in the country come up with the perfect logo for the Cloud Cafeteria and have all seven of my restaurants put up the signboard overnight, once the design is finalized. I¡¯ve sent you the addresses of these seven restaurants. I also want you to hire some of the most popular singers at the moment.¡± Butler Frank was on standby 24/7 in Orlando. ¡°Yes, Mr. Steele!¡± At 8 am the following morning. There were many people gathered outside a cafeteria in downtown Orlando. They were all raising their heads and looking at the signboard of the cafeteria¡ªCloud Cafeteria! The font of the words was domineering yet beautiful. The most astonishing thing was the material it was made of, which many could not deduce. The words seemed to be floating in the air! ¡°The cafeteria has had a change of name. Could it belong to the same owner of that ¡®Sunny Restaurant¡¯ across the street?¡± ¡°I know, the owner is named Zack Smith! Mr. Smith is so rich. He has acquired yet another restaurant!¡± ¡°He must have spent a ton of money on this. So cool and grand! I¡¯ll have dinner here tonight!¡± At this moment, a Mercedes Benz sedan was being driven over slowly, and Zack Smith, the top restaurant mogul of Orlando, was seated on the backseat. Zack¡¯s most famous restaurant was located across the street from Cloud Cafeteria. He had arrived bright early in the morning. The reason being last night, Tyler called him to inform him that he would be booking the entire floor of the restaurant for a marriage proposal. Zack had come to the restaurant personally and instructed the staff members to make preparations and create the perfect ambience for Tyler¡¯s proposal. He was surprised, however, to find a large crowd outside the cafeteria opposite his restaurant when he inadvertently glanced out of the window. ¡°Ray, why is there such a large crowd gathered across our restaurant? Pullover here. Let¡¯s go down and take a look.¡± Zack said to his chauffeur. ¡°Yes, Mr. Smith!¡± Ray quickly pulled over by the road and walked across the street with Zack. Many people soon recognized Zack before he reached the cafeteria. ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t this Mr. Smith? Mr. Smith, you¡¯re really impressive. You managed to acquire the restaurant of your longtime business rival and even gave it such a nice name. The signboard is remarkable too!¡± Zack looked up and finally saw the signboard that seemed to be floating in the air! ¡°What?¡± Zack got a great shock because the cafeteria¡¯s name had been changed to one that was of a similar theme to his! ¡®Is this an attempt to use my brand for fame? Or are they planning to go against me?¡¯ Chapter 49 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios While Zack was in shock, a waiter walked out of Cloud Cafeteria with a signboard in hand that was placed at the entrance. The crowd of onlookers quickly walked over to check it out. ¡°It¡¯s this week¡¯s program lineup for Cloud Cafeteria!¡± ¡°Travis Scott is performing tonight! Tomorrow¡¯s show is a singing performance and the day after tomorrow, there¡¯ll be a live band performance¡­¡± Ray looked over and said extremely agitatedly, ¡°Mr. Smith, the owner of Cloud Cafeteria, is really generous. They invited the most popular singers around!¡± Zack glanced at Ray cynically because he had never listened to mainstream pop music and usually preferred listening to old-school music. He said in disdain, ¡°They¡¯re just some bush-league singers. There¡¯s no need to bother. I can guarantee that Cloud Cafeteria will fold within a week!¡± ¡­ Two hours later. Tyler had just gotten out of bed and was holding a beautiful Tiffany ring box elatedly. It contained an exorbitant diamond ring that he had spent a large amount of money on. He decided to propose to Hailey today! Last night, Elle called Tyler to say that the president of Ace Corporation had taken a liking to Hailey. That made Tyler feel a sense of crisis, and he made up his mind to win Hailey¡¯s heart as soon as possible! When Tyler managed to get through to Hailey, he said, ¡°Baby, are you busy at the moment? Shall we have lunch together?¡± Hailey answered, ¡°I can¡¯t make it for lunch. I¡¯m now the deputy director of the Hailey Residences project, and I have plenty of things to take care of. Let¡¯s have dinner instead.¡± Diana was thrilled to know that Hailey had successfully clinched the contract. However, Diana appointed Hailey and her father as deputy directors and Herman as director. Tyler said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s have dinner then. I¡¯ve made a reservation for two at Sunny Restaurant, which is near your office.¡± Hailey paused for a moment before saying, ¡°In downtown Orlando? Since we¡¯re going there, why don¡¯t we dine at Cloud Cafeteria instead?¡± ¡°Cloud Cafeteria? Is there such a restaurant?¡± As Tyler was preparing to propose to Hailey, he didn¡¯t have time to scroll through Twitter or look at the group chats with his friends where everyone was talking about the new restaurant in town. Hailey said, ¡°Seems like you¡¯re not very well-informed. The restaurant opposite Sunny Restaurant had a name change overnight, and it¡¯s now called Cloud Cafeteria. It has an eye-catching signboard, and Travis Scott will perform his hit single at the restaurant tonight. I know you listen to his music all the time.¡± ¡°Damn it! Are you serious? If Travis Scott is really going to perform there, we have to have dinner there tonight!¡± Tyler hung up the phone and called Zack, but his number was often engaged. Hence, Tyler decided to just drive there. When he arrived at the entrance of Cloud Cafeteria, Tyler was dumbfounded. ¡°Cloud Cafeteria! It¡¯s so grand and opulent! Zack is really something. He acquired yet another restaurant and hired so many popular singers. I shall propose to Hailey in Cloud Cafeteria tonight!¡± Thinking that Cloud Cafeteria belonged to Zack, Tyler reckoned that it didn¡¯t matter which one he patronized since both restaurants were owned by Zack. Hence, he entered Cloud Cafeteria with great pleasure. ¡°Hello, sir, are you here to make a reservation?¡± A waitress took the initiative to come forward and asked. Tyler looked at the waitress and found that she was quite pretty, polite, and presentable. He had no idea that the waiters and waitresses of Cloud Cafeteria were sent to Orlando overnight by Butler Frank. Their service quality and mannerisms were a notch higher than other average service staff. Tyler nodded and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t been here before. I¡¯d like to first take a look at the environment.¡± The waitress hurriedly introduced, ¡°Please come with me, Sir. Let me introduce you, the first floor is where the ordinary tables are, and these ornaments here are expensive pieces that our boss has bought from various places. Now, please follow me to the second floor.¡± ¡°The private rooms are all on the second floor to the fifth floor, and there¡¯s a variety of sizes available. Sir, for how many are you making a reservation for?¡± Tyler extended two fingers. The waitress said, ¡°In that case, a small room should be enough for you.¡± However, Tyler scoffed and exclaimed, ¡°Small room? Hah, girl, I intend to book the entire floor! Besides, I¡¯ve already given your boss a deposit!¡± ¡°Huh? I didn¡¯t hear him mention such a thing,¡± the waitress asked in shock. They were still accepting reservations at the moment, so the boss would have definitely informed them if someone had booked the entire floor. Tyler said condescendingly, ¡°You can call your boss to confirm. My name is Tyler Collins.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± The waitress immediately dialed Jordan¡¯s phone number. She said, ¡°Mr. Steele, there¡¯s a man named Tyler Collins who claims to have booked a floor of our restaurant. He also mentioned that he had given you a deposit. Is that true?¡± ¡°None of that sort. Tell him to get lost.¡± Jordan replied furiously as soon as he heard Tyler¡¯s name. Chapter 50 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The waitress hung up and looked at Tyler with a smile. ¡°Sir, you may be mistaken. Our boss hasn¡¯t accepted your deposit. Please leave.¡± Although Jordan told her to tell Tyler to get lost, she was just a service staff and didn¡¯t dare to be rude to him. ¡°What? That scoundrel Zack Smith is not trying to go back on his word, is he?¡± Tyler appeared embarrassed. The waitress said, ¡°Zack Smith is not the name of our boss.¡± Only then did Tyler realize that Cloud Cafeteria didn¡¯t belong to Zack! At this moment, Zack called and asked, ¡°Mr. Collins, I¡¯m so sorry, I¡¯ve been busy just now. What did you call me for? Please rest assured, I¡¯ve already set up the venue for your proposal. Will you be coming in the afternoon or the evening?¡± Tyler began to hem and haw. ¡°Um¡­ Mr. Smith, I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t make it. I¡¯m really sorry, my girlfriend suddenly wants to have dinner elsewhere.¡± Slightly disappointed, Zack said, ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll refund the deposit to you.¡± After hanging up, Tyler looked at the interior design of Cloud Cafeteria smilingly. He discovered an artificial stream in the middle of the second floor and beautiful petals flowing on the surface of the water. There was also a private room. The roof of the room could be opened to make it an open-air dining space. Tyler walked over and said, ¡°This is a good spot. I¡¯ll take it!¡± The waitress said, ¡°Sorry, Sir, but a customer has already booked this room for $15,000 because there¡¯s a singer who will be performing here tonight, so it¡¯s costly.¡± Spending $15,000 on a reservation for a meal at a restaurant was considered expensive, but $15,000 was peanuts to Tyler. Tyler took out a $1000 gift card from his wallet and handed it to the waitress. ¡°Give me that customer¡¯s number.¡± ¡­ At 7pm, Tyler drove his BMW 7 Series to the restaurant and parked his car in the parking lot that Jordan had just purchased. He then walked in together with Hailey. At this time, the first to fifth floors of Cloud Cafeteria were already crowded with people. On the contrary, there was no one in Sunny Restaurant because all the patrons had decided to go to Cloud Cafeteria instead. The influence of a famous singer was powerful. Tyler and Hailey came to the second floor. Pointing to the particular spot, Tyler said, ¡°Hailey, I spent $90,000 to book this seat! The singer will be performing here later. If it were a concert, this would be considered a VVIP seat!¡± Hailey said, ¡°Spending $90,000 for a meal is too extravagant, isn¡¯t it?¡± Hailey had a habit of eating very little at dinner because she was afraid that she would gain weight if she over ate. Tyler chuckled and said, ¡°$90,000 is like nine bucks to us. Hahaha, don¡¯t worry.¡± Hearing Tyler boasting about his wealth, Hailey smiled and said, ¡°Even if you¡¯re rich, you shouldn¡¯t squander your money like that.¡± Tyler said, ¡°Yes, yes, after we get married in the future, I¡¯ll let you hold the pursestrings and manage my hundreds of millions worth in assets, okay?¡± Hailey couldn¡¯t help but look forward to it when she heard the words ¡®hundreds of millions¡¯. At this moment, Jordan, Victoria, and Ashley also came to this floor. ¡°Hey, Jordan, Miss Clarke, and Miss Rose, what a coincidence.¡± Tyler greeted the three of them with a smile when he saw them. Jordan and Hailey exchanged glances without greeting each other, both feeling a little awkward. Tyler asked, ¡°Miss Clarke, which room are you guys headed to?¡± Victoria answered, ¡°307.¡± Tyler frowned when he heard that. ¡°Third floor? The view of the performance won¡¯t be great from that position. I spent $90,000 on the private room in the middle. Miss Clarke, why don¡¯t you join us during the performance later?¡± Victoria sneered and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright. Jordan and I initially planned to have dinner there, but I don¡¯t like the song that Travis Scott¡¯s going to perform, so we¡¯ve decided to go upstairs.¡± As the owner of the restaurant, Jordan naturally had the priority to choose. The private room that Tyler went to great lengths to book was actually the one that Jordan didn¡¯t want to dine in. Just like Victoria, Jordan wasn¡¯t interested in the song that was going to be performed tonight. However, it was one of the hottest hits now. Jordan knew that it would definitely appeal to the patrons here, so he decided to invite Travis Scott. If it was a fine dining restaurant, a classical music performance would be more suitable. That was actually part of Jordan¡¯s plan. He would set up a range of food establishments from cafeterias that were well-liked by the people to fine dining and restaurants serving international cuisines. Jordan wanted to monopolize the food industry of Orlando! At this time, Hailey remembered the last time Jordan helped her and thought that he still loved her deeply. She said to Jordan, ¡°Jordan, you can join us here during the performance later.¡± Tyler didn¡¯t expect Hailey to invite her ex-husband, Jordan, to the room, and he certainly didn¡¯t want Jordan to join them. However, he pretended to be magnanimous. ¡°Yeah, Jordan, you¡¯ve probably never been so up close to a rapper in a live performance before. I¡¯ll do you a favor and let you take a photo with Travis after the performance so that you can show it off on Instagram. Haha.¡± Tyler was an ignorant fool who didn¡¯t even know that Jordan was the one who invited the rapper. Jordan ignored Tyler and said to Hailey, ¡°It¡¯s alright, you guys take your time and enjoy.¡± After saying that, he headed upstairs. Chapter 51 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios As soon as they arrived at Room 307, a middle-aged man who seemed to be about 40 years old walked towards them. ¡°Hey, Miss Clarke! What a coincidence!¡± The man seemed to know Victoria. Victoria was also a bit surprised. ¡°It¡¯s you, Mr. Crews. Are you here for dinner too? I remember that you usually dine at Sunny Restaurant.¡± Victoria knew Mr. Crews, a close friend of Zack, and would often dine at Zack¡¯s restaurant. Mr. Crews said, ¡°Well, my son insists on watching Trey Scott or whoever that is, perform, so he made me come here.¡± Victoria smiled. She believed that many of the patrons tonight were people who had been coerced into having dinner here by their children. The reason being, most teenagers and young people who liked listening to Travis Scott could not afford to book a private room or dine at this restaurant. Besides, it was commonplace for parents to indulge their children these days to generally give in to their children¡¯s requests and take them wherever they wanted. Therefore, Jordan chose to invite a singer who was popular among young people and not middle-aged folks. Mr. Crews glanced at Jordan beside Victoria and asked, ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡± Victoria looked at Jordan, whose identity as the company president was still kept a secret to the public and known only to the C-level executives of partner companies. Hence, Victoria didn¡¯t dare to introduce him. Seeing this, Jordan put his arm around Ashley¡¯s shoulders and said, ¡°I¡¯m Ashley¡¯s boyfriend.¡± Ashley was so flattered and surprised that she almost jumped up and leaped into Jordan¡¯s arms. ¡®I wish Mr. Steele would keep holding me like this¡­¡¯ Ashley really wanted to pin Jordan beneath her at this moment. Upon sight of that gesture, Mr. Crews laughed and said, ¡°So he¡¯s Ashley¡¯s boyfriend, I see. I can tell that Miss Rose and this young chap here are very much in love with each other.¡± After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Jordan and the two ladies headed inside the private room and closed the door. Ashley had great self-awareness and didn¡¯t think of herself as Jordan¡¯s girlfriend anymore. Hence, she immediately poured some water for Jordan and Victoria as soon as they entered. Victoria said, ¡°All the seats are filled in Cloud Cafeteria today, and the reservation slots for the rest of the week are almost full. Meanwhile, there are now less than twenty customers in Zack Smith¡¯s restaurant across from us. Some of them might even be his friends whom he had invited.¡± Ashley, too, raised her arm and exclaimed, ¡°Mr. Steele, you¡¯re awesome! You completely defeated Zack Smith, and you¡¯re going to monopolize the restaurant industry of Orlando!¡± Looking at Ashley¡¯s adorable behavior, Jordan smiled and then said, ¡°Sunny Restaurant has the liveliest business among all the restaurants under Zack Smith. I just need to make this restaurant go out of business, and there¡¯ll be nothing to fear anymore.¡± Jordan picked up his glass of water and recalled the domineering and condescending attitude that Zack had during Diana¡¯s birthday banquet the other day. He then chugged the water in one go! ¡°Let¡¯s see who¡¯s going to have his career and means of livelihood ruined!¡± Soon, it was 8 o¡¯clock in the evening, which was the time for the hit, Sicko Mode, to be performed. During this time, all of the guests in the private rooms from the second to the fifth floor left their rooms and stood outside to watch the performance. Inside Room 307. ¡°Do you want to go out and watch the performance?¡± Victoria asked Jordan. She was worried Jordan would not like seeing both Tyler and Hailey since Tyler and Hailey were dining at the same place the song was being performed. Jordan said, ¡°Of course, I¡¯m the boss of this place. Even if I dislike the music, I still have to go out there and see how the audience reacts to the performance. Come on, let¡¯s go outside.¡± Jordan, Victoria, and Ashley, too, came out of the room. The rapper soon appeared on the second floor, and it instantly caused a huge commotion. After briefly greeting a few fans, he quickly began performing. Many of the customers in the restaurant started screaming at the top of their lungs as soon as the intro began. The rapper slowly began to perform. ¡°Sun is down, freezin cold.¡± The audience started to chorus after the first line of the lyrics was sung. Tyler and Hailey also sang along when they were beside the rapper. Tyler flaunted smugly, ¡°Does it feel good to be so up close to a celebrity!?!¡± Hailey nodded profusely, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s great to have money, haha!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, being rich is awesome! I¡¯m the perfect husband, hahahahah!¡± While relishing smugly, Tyler took the opportunity to put his arm around Hailey¡¯s shoulders, which the latter did not refute. At this moment, Victoria noticed that Jordan had tightened his grip on the railing of the third floor. She glanced down to look at Tyler and Hailey and instantly understood what was going on. Victoria extended her fair left hand and placed it on Jordan¡¯s right hand. She gave it a few gentle rubs and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t want to see them, you can tell them to leave.¡± Jordan was the owner of this place, so of course, he had the right to do that. Jordan sighed and said, ¡°Even if they don¡¯t get all touchy-feely here, they will do it elsewhere.¡± ¡°At the end of the day, I still haven¡¯t completely gotten over her.¡± After all, Jordan had loved Hailey for three years, so it obviously wasn¡¯t easy to let it go just like that. Victoria had also gone through a similar experience. She predicted that Jordan would probably take more than a year to get over Hailey. At this moment, the rapper¡¯s voice was suddenly inaudible, and only the background music could be heard. The rapper began to panic a little as he constantly tapped the microphone. Jordan hurriedly snapped back to his senses with a stern expression. Chapter 52 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Damn, why is there no sound at all!?! I can¡¯t even hear what he¡¯s singing!¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on? Are they trying to fool us? What nonsense is this!?!¡± Although the slip-up had just happened, many customers were already enraged. All of a sudden, there were customers throwing items down from the third, fourth, and fifth floors at the same time. Smack! A banana peel hit Tyler¡¯s face. Another orange peel landed on Hailey¡¯s thigh. ¡°Ah!¡± Hailey began to panic. ¡°Damn it, who did that!?! Come down!¡± Tyler hollered furiously and stood up. After seeing that, Victoria exclaimed, ¡°Well done! An adulterous pair does deserve to get things thrown at them!¡± Jordan didn¡¯t have the time to comment or mock Hailey and Tyler. He said to Victoria, ¡°This matter is not that simple. The microphone that he used is of the best quality, and nothing should go wrong. It¡¯s very likely to have been swapped.¡± Victoria panicked and asked, ¡°You mean someone deliberately created this slip-up? Do you think it¡¯s Zack Smith?¡± Jordan glanced at the guests upstairs. In addition to Zack¡¯s tampering with the microphone, they sent some people to pose as guests and incited the guests to attack the people below by smashing objects. Fortunately, Jordan and Victoria did not choose the room that Tyler did. Otherwise, they would have been the ones to have been hit by the fruit peel. The fool Tyler had actually spent $90,000 on a seat that caused him to end up getting hit by the fruit peel. However, Jordan¡¯s restaurant management team was the top in the nation. Seeing that there was something wrong with the microphone, they immediately replaced it. The rapper started performing the song repeatedly from the start and everyone chorused along, completely forgetting about the slip-up. After the end of the performance, everyone clapped in satisfaction. ¡°Thank you everyone, please enjoy your dinner and the rest of your night, goodbye!¡± The rapper was just about to leave with the microphone. At this moment, Tyler took the microphone from the rapper and exclaimed at the customers upstairs. ¡°Everyone, wait a minute, don¡¯t go back to your rooms yet. I have something important that I would like all of you to witness!¡± In Cloud Cafeteria. Guests on the second to fifth floors who had planned to go back to their private rooms after watching the performance turned around when Tyler spoke. Jordan also frowned and looked at the second floor. A few staff members clad in the uniform of ¡®Joy Balloons¡¯ suddenly appeared beside Tyler and headed into the private room where Tyler and Hailey were in, with colorful balloons in hand. There were many balloons themed around the colors white, pink, and red. A few people on the other side of the room carried boxes of rose petals that they scattered on the ground. ¡°Wow, is this a marriage proposal? A tycoon is proposing!¡± ¡°I heard that that private room costs $90,000 to book!¡± ¡°Damn it! I¡¯ve been so focused on the performance that I didn¡¯t even realize how beautiful the lady being proposed to is!¡± ¡°That woman is gorgeous! I¡¯d be willing to trade ten years of my life for a chance to sleep with her once!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve had too much to drink, haven¡¯t you? A woman like her will only marry mega-rich scions. How can we be fit to have a woman like her?¡± Tyler¡¯s actions sparked a considerable discussion. Jordan was furious! ¡®You set up a proposal in MY restaurant in front of MY guests without my permission, to MY woman?¡¯ ¡®Screw you!¡¯ Jordan quickly called the restaurant manager over and ordered, ¡°Clean up the rubbish on the second floor immediately! Take the microphone away too!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± On the second floor, Tyler took the microphone and got down on one knee while facing Hailey. ¡°Hailey, will you¡­ Hello? Hello?¡± When Tyler was talking, he suddenly realized that the microphone had stopped working. That wasn¡¯t all. A restaurant waiter walked over and poked the balloons that symbolized romance and purity with a needle. Bang! Bang! Bang! Dozens of balloons were poked and burst one by one. Tyler panicked. ¡°What the hell are you doing!? Why did you pierce my balloons!?! They were meant for my proposal!¡± During his temper tantrum, a woman in her forties walked over with a broomstick and said, ¡°Lift your feet up, please.¡± While saying that, she swept all the rose petals on the ground into the dustpan. Tyler jumped up again. ¡°Ah! My roses! Don¡¯t sweep them away!¡± However, the service staff ignored Tyler because she was carrying out Jordan¡¯s orders. At this moment, the guests also burst into laughter. ¡°Hahahha, this punk had a romantic marriage proposal all planned out, but who knew his plan would be ruined by the service staff of the restaurant?¡± ¡°I¡¯m laughing so hard. I reckon the proposal is going to be a flop, haha.¡± ¡°Why am I so happy? Although we are not worthy of that beautiful woman, I just don¡¯t want such a ravishing beauty to marry an evil scion!¡± The guests laughed for a while and then returned to their respective private rooms. Seeing that the proposal setup had been destroyed and the onlookers had left, Tyler flew into a rage. He barked, ¡°Get the owner of this restaurant to come out! Damn it, does he know who I am? I¡¯m Tyler Collins! Tell him to find out about my status in Orlando!¡± Jordan initially didn¡¯t intend to pay attention to them. Still, since Tyler wanted to see him, he decided to make his way downstairs from the third floor. With his hands in his pockets, Jordan said to Tyler, ¡°What are you clamoring about? If you don¡¯t want to continue dining, just get lost. Don¡¯t disturb my customers!¡± Tyler had yet to figure out what Jordan meant. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business! Get out of the way. I want to see the owner of this restaurant!¡± ¡°I am the owner of this restaurant!¡± Jordan snapped sternly. Chapter 53 - The Proposal! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°What?¡± Both Tyler and Hailey were stunned. Victoria and Ashley both laughed while standing behind Jordan. Tyler guffawed too. ¡°Haha, you¡¯re the owner of Cloud Cafeteria? Stop pretending! I¡¯ve already checked it out. This is not the only restaurant that Steve Williams sold. All his restaurants in Orlando were bought by the same person for 10 million dollars! You¡¯re just a penniless man. Are you sure you can afford 10 million dollars?¡± Hailey didn¡¯t believe that Jordan would have 10 million dollars, although she knew that he would want to buy the restaurant to deal with Zack! ¡°Hah, you don¡¯t believe me again, huh?¡± Jordan had gotten enough of the condescending and arrogant nature of these wealthy scions who loved looking down on others. He called the middle-aged woman who was sweeping the floor over. ¡°Ma¡¯am, please come here for a moment.¡± The middle-aged woman walked over as she was told. Having seen Jordan in the morning, she knew that he was the owner of the restaurant. ¡°Yes, boss?¡± Jordan pointed at Tyler and said to the middle-aged woman, ¡°Hit his face with the broom, and I¡¯ll give you a bonus of nine times your salary this month.¡± ¡°Nine times?¡± The middle-aged woman was elated. She grabbed the broom and swung it against Tyler¡¯s face. ¡°Ah! Ew!¡± Tyler was completely caught off guard, and he could not believe that he, the scion of the Collins, would get hit by a janitor. While dodging, Tyler spat out the garbage that had been stuck to the broom and gotten into his mouth. ¡°Damned cleaner, do you have a death wish!?! Don¡¯t you know who I am?¡± The middle-aged woman replied, ¡°I don¡¯t know who you are. I¡¯m just here to clean the restrooms. Since my boss is paying me, I¡¯ll do whatever he tells me to.¡± The middle-aged woman was about to continue hitting Tyler, but Jordan stopped him. ¡°Do you believe it now? If you don¡¯t believe me, I¡¯ll have the other employees come to beat you up one by one,¡± Jordan said, staring at Tyler. Tyler pointed at Jordan and snapped furiously, ¡°Jordan Steele, I was wondering who the culprit who sabotaged my proposal plans is. It turns out that it¡¯s you! Why? Are you getting flustered now that I¡¯m proposing to Hailey? Are you jealous and heartbroken?¡± Hailey knew that Jordan was still in love with her and that he definitely didn¡¯t want to see another man proposing to her. However, Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯ve already divorced Hailey Camden and you proposing to her has nothing to do with me. However, if you¡¯re in my restaurant, you must adhere to the rules, and you cannot do this without my permission.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Tyler was enraged, but Jordan was the restaurant owner while he was just a customer, so he didn¡¯t have the advantage of being on his own turf. Tyler said, ¡°Jordan, you definitely wouldn¡¯t have had the money to acquire this restaurant. You even hired a popular rapper. I reckon Miss Clarke is the true owner of this restaurant, huh?¡± Victoria did not completely deny it. ¡°I do own a share in this restaurant.¡± Upon hearing that Jordan was taking over the Orlando restaurant industry, Victoria invested 1.5 million dollars straight away because she knew they would be able to monopolize it with Jordan¡¯s ability to run a business. She was sure that there would be guaranteed returns on this investment. Tyler humphed coldly and said, ¡°Miss Clarke, you¡¯re probably the largest shareholder while Jordan Steele just holds a small number of shares, right? Jordan Steele, you probably own only one percent of the shares. What are you so proud of?¡± As Tyler said that, he took out a Tiffany box from his pocket and opened it to take out a diamond ring. The instant Hailey saw the diamond ring, she got a great shock because the color, clarity, and quality of the diamond ring were enough to drive any woman crazy! Tyler said smugly, ¡°This is a three-carat diamond ring that¡¯s worth more than $600,000! Even if you work as a bodyguard for the rest of your life, you can¡¯t afford to give one to Hailey!¡± ¡°Today, I¡¯ll use this diamond ring to win over the woman you¡¯ve loved for three years!¡± After saying that, Tyler looked at Hailey while on one knee. ¡°Hailey, marry me!¡± Chapter 54 - Rejected! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Tyler had just proposed to Jordan¡¯s ex-wife right in front of him! Seeing how disrespectful Tyler was to Jordan, Victoria felt a strong urge to step forward and give him a slap again like she did previously. However, she did not do so. ¡®If Hailey Camden marries Tyler Collins sooner, there¡¯ll be a chance for me to get together with Jordan¡­¡¯ Women who were business elites attached great importance to their personal interests. If Tyler and Hailey got married, it would actually be a good thing for Victoria. Jordan didn¡¯t stop them either. Jordan had stopped Tyler from proceeding with his proposal by switching off the microphone and destroying the balloons, only because Tyler¡¯s actions affected the environment and guests. With the decorative items removed, an ordinary customer proposing to another customer no longer violated any rules. More importantly, Jordan also wanted to know if Hailey would agree to the proposal! Hailey and Jordan had been married for three years and only got divorced a few days ago. Hence, he wanted to know if Hailey would remarry someone else so soon. Jordan looked at Hailey. Hailey was flustered because she didn¡¯t prepare herself mentally for this at all. Although in the plan that she and Rachel Quinn had drawn, Hailey¡¯s next step was to marry Tyler, However, Hailey didn¡¯t want to agree so quickly. Hailey said, ¡°Tyler, um¡­ can you give me some time to think about this?¡± She didn¡¯t turn him down straightaway, but she didn¡¯t accept the proposal either. Tyler nodded. He was actually already prepared to propose to Hailey a few times. After all, she was hailed as the most beautiful girl in Orlando who was far out of reach, so it was expected that he would fail on the first try. ¡°Okay, there¡¯s no hurry. Take your time and consider it but please accept the diamond ring.¡± Tyler stood up and placed the Tiffany ring box in Hailey¡¯s hand. Hailey took the box and looked at the sparkling diamond ring inside, overwhelmed with joy. However, she soon looked glum and sorrowful. She walked towards Jordan with a look of resentment and said, ¡°You keep saying that you¡¯re rich and that you¡¯re the owner of a corporation and a restaurant. If you¡¯re really so loaded, why didn¡¯t you even give me a diamond ring?¡± ¡°Back then, you took your bags with you and moved into my home without even proposing to me. You didn¡¯t buy me a single engagement ring or wedding ring!¡± In fact, Jordan had indeed failed to satisfy Hailey in that aspect. It was probably every girl¡¯s wish to be proposed to grandly with a nice diamond ring. However, Jordan married Hailey as a live-in husband, so he couldn¡¯t have been able to give her those things. Jordan said, ¡°If you hadn¡¯t been unfaithful to me, I would have made it up to you with a 21-carat diamond ring.¡± Hailey suddenly recalled a movie titled ¡¯21 Carats¡¯ that she and Jordan had watched together at the theaters a year ago. After watching the movie that day, Hailey griped about the fact that Jordan hadn¡¯t given her a diamond ring. On that day, Jordan promised that he would definitely make it up to her with a 21-carat diamond ring a year from then. At that time, Hailey simply laughed in disdain because she didn¡¯t believe that Jordan could do it at all. Jordan didn¡¯t linger around any longer and instead returned to the third floor with Victoria. As soon as they returned to the room on the third floor, Victoria said, ¡°Hailey might not have accepted Tyler Collins¡¯ proposal today, but she didn¡¯t reject him either. I¡¯m guessing she¡¯ll say yes if he proposes to her again a few more times.¡± Jordan kept a straight face as he picked up a cup of water and took a sip of it. Victoria was curious to know what Jordan really thought about the idea of Hailey and Tyler getting married. The fact that Jordan was now executing his revenge on Zack showed that he was a vengeful person. Victoria didn¡¯t believe that Jordan would just sit back and watch Hailey and Tyler enjoy conjugal bliss after they had cheated on him! Victoria¡¯s intuition told her that Jordan must have devised a plan for revenge against them! Chapter 55 - Jordans Plan For Revenge Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Victoria made a bold guess. ¡°Mr Steele, are you also hoping Hailey Camden will marry Tyler Collins so that you can go and tell them someday you¡¯re the president of Ace Corporation, and make Hailey Camden regret it when it¡¯s already too late?¡± Jordan suddenly stopped drinking his drink and looked at Victoria with surprise. ? Victoria actually managed to guess the plan that Jordan had in mind! Jordan nodded at Victoria with satisfaction. ¡°Very smart of you! You¡¯re indeed worthy of being my vice president.¡± Victoria was elated. ¡°Did I guess correctly?¡± Jordan shook his head and said, ¡°But I¡¯m not going to do it after they get married. I¡¯m going to do it on the day of their wedding!¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to let Hailey Camden find out on the day that she marries a man whom she thinks is the wealthiest scion she can ever marry, that I¡¯m the true mega-rich tycoon!¡± ¡°On that day, I will not only let Hailey Camden find out the truth. I am also going to inform all the people in the business industry in Orlando that I, Jordan Steele, the former live-in husband of Hailey Camden, am now the president of Ace Corporation and the richest man in Orlando!¡± Victoria perked up immediately in agitation. She was thrilled to find that she had guessed correctly! Jordan could have easily asked Hailey to go to Ace Corporation, where he would show her the shares transfer agreement and ask the entire staff to prove that he was the president. However, he did not do so. If he let Hailey learn of the truth now, he was 100% sure that she would throw herself at him again and beg for his forgiveness, given how reliant she had been on him in the past three years. Although Jordan wouldn¡¯t agree to get back together with her, the consequences that Hailey would bear would be too minor. She wouldn¡¯t have to deal with the messy issues that would come with severing ties with Tyler. What if he carried out the plan when Hailey had already married Tyler? The matter would then become complicated! If Hailey had already become Tyler¡¯s wife, what would she do after learning of Jordan¡¯s true identity? Get divorced again at the expense of offending the Collins and then come crawling back to Jordan? The price of doing that would be too high! Jordan really wanted to know what choice Hailey would make when the day comes! Jordan remained composed and said, ¡°Before they get married, I want to be one of the richest people in Orlando as well as a restaurant magnate with monopoly in the restaurant industry. I also want to be in control of the entertainment industry and all other industries that I can take hold of.¡± ¡°I want to be the king of this city!¡± The king of Orlando! Victoria¡¯s heart was racing. All these years, she had been looking for a domineering man like Jordan! ¡®I want to be the queen of Orlando!¡¯ Victoria secretly set a goal for herself too. On the other hand, Ashley thought to herself, ¡®I want to be Mr. Steele¡¯s concubine!¡¯ Bang! Bang! Someone knocked on the door outside the room. ¡°Come in,¡± Jordan said. The person who walked in was the restaurant manager. He walked towards Jordan with an electronic tablet in hand. ¡°Mr. Steele, I just watched the surveillance camera footage. The microphone used for the performance just now had been replaced by someone very likely to be a customer here. We¡¯re now checking every single private room.¡± Jordan said, ¡°That¡¯s not necessary. Just go straight to Rooms 422 and 501.¡± Everyone froze in shock, wondering how Jordan knew that the guests in those two rooms were the culprits. In fact, the customers outside those two rooms were the ones who tried to incite anger within the other customers by throwing things downstairs as soon as there was a slip-up in the performance. Jordan guessed that they were the culprits. Victoria once again looked at Jordan with reverence, in awe of his impressive memory. Soon, the man caught stealing the microphone by the surveillance cameras was brought in. ¡°What did you bring me here for? I¡¯m having some drinks with my buddies. Get straight to the point!¡± The young man said impatiently with annoyance. Chapter 56 - Its Over For Zack! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan looked at him and questioned, ¡°You¡¯re sent by Zack Smith, aren¡¯t you?¡± The young man immediately became flustered, and his gaze became shifty. However, he denied, ¡°Who¡¯s Zack Smith? I don¡¯t know him!¡± ? Although the man denied it, Jordan was already confident that he was sent by Zack. Jordan had taken psychology lessons from a renowned professor of psychology. Rowland Miller and his grandfather had also taught him a bit of human anatomy when he was a child. Hence, Jordan was good at reading people and judging them based on their words and actions. Of course, he didn¡¯t succeed every time, and Hailey was an example of his failure. However, he was very sure about the person in front of him. Jordan said, ¡°Hand your cell phone to me.¡± Since this person was sent by Zack, there were definitely records of the calls and text messages he had exchanged with Zack on his cell phone. The man obviously got even more flustered. ¡°You want me to hand my cell phone to you? What right do you have to do that? Who do you think you are?¡± ¡°You want to do things the hard way, huh!?¡± Jordan was ready to get up and teach him a lesson. However, Victoria said, ¡°Mr. Steele, let me do it.¡± Jordan was surprised because even though this young man in front of them was weak and skinny, Victoria was still a woman after all. He reckoned that it wouldn¡¯t be too easy for a woman to subdue a man. Seeing that Victoria was walking over, the young man sized up her beautiful face and splendid figure. With glistening eyes, he remarked, ¡°Tsk, tsk, what a gorgeous woman. She¡¯s ten times better than that hooker I hired for a hundred bucks yesterday! Come on, babe, my cell phone is right here. Come take it if you can¡­¡± Before the man could finish what he said, Victoria immediately reached over and pressed his hand against the dining table! Bang! Jordan was surprised because he didn¡¯t expect Victoria to be skilled in combat either! She was far more robust than most girls, and it would be a piece of cake for her to deal with physically weaker men. Victoria was in control of that man¡¯s hand, and after unlocking his cell phone with his fingerprints, she tossed the cell phone at Jordan. The young man was infuriated. ¡®A woman actually snatched my cell phone away so easily!?¡¯ That made him feel highly embarrassed! ¡°B*tch, how dare you snatch my cell phone away? I¡¯m going to kill you!¡± The young man panicked and leaped towards Victoria. However, at this point, Jordan had already gotten up and was ready to rescue Victoria. However, Victoria did not panic, instead waiting for the man to come over while standing rooted to the ground. When he did, she grabbed him by his clothing, threw him over her shoulder, and onto the dining table in a single fluid action! Bang! ¡°Ah!¡± The man shrieked in pain. Victoria clapped her hands and said valiantly, ¡°Sorry, Mr. Steele, I doubt we can continue eating.¡± Jordan was dumbfounded. He put the man¡¯s cell phone down and then said while applauding with both hands, ¡°Bravo, Victoria!¡± Ashley was in utmost awe. She hugged Victoria¡¯s waist and exclaimed, ¡°Miss Clarke, you¡¯re so mighty!¡± The young man had been defeated by Victoria, but he couldn¡¯t accept his defeat and continued to clamor indignantly. ¡°B*tch, fight me in bed if you have what it takes! I¡¯ll make sure you die!¡± Victoria walked over and slapped him hard on his face. Smack! ¡°Punk, regardless of where we fight, I¡¯ll have the upper hand! But you don¡¯t deserve to fight with me. Only a truly powerful man is worthy of contending with me!¡± When she said the last sentence, Victoria shifted her gaze onto Jordan. Victoria was an elite among women, and Jordan was good at martial arts too. However, Jordan was a little awkward, so he just picked up the young man¡¯s cell phone and began checking it. Victoria thought to herself, ¡®In the last three years, Jordan has never gotten intimate with Hailey Camden, so maybe he only likes those immature and innocent girls now.¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s all Hailey Camden¡¯s fault. If that bitch had gotten intimate with him frequently in the past three years, he might be sick of weak and vulnerable girls like her by now. He¡¯d definitely be thrilled to meet a woman like me!¡¯ Victoria had deliberately displayed her combat skills to Jordan today because she wanted to let him know that just like him, she could put up a fight too and would be glad to ¡°spar¡± with him whenever he pleased. Jordan examined the young man¡¯s cell phone to verify that he had actually recorded the conversation he had with Zack via text message, which included their plan to replace the microphones and create chaos in the restaurant. Jordan immediately sent Zack a video call request using the young man¡¯s phone. Zack answered soon after. ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Mr. Smith.¡± Jordan said to Zack in the call. Zack froze in shock for a moment before asking, ¡°Who are you? Why are you using Sam¡¯s phone?¡± Jordan smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Smith, you¡¯re really forgetful. Just a few days ago, you said you would cut off all means for me to sustain a livelihood in Orlando, and now you¡¯re telling me you don¡¯t recognize me?¡± Zack immediately exclaimed in shock, ¡°You¡¯re the Camdens¡¯ good-for-nothing son-in-law! Why do you have Sam¡¯s phone? What exactly do you want?¡± Jordan said, ¡°You sent people to create trouble in my restaurant. I should be the one asking, what do you want!?!¡± ¡°What? You were the one who bought Cloud Cafeteria?¡± Zack panicked immediately. He was surprised why his rival had sold all the restaurants so suddenly, to whom he had sold them, and what the buyer intended to do with them. If it was to make money from running a restaurant, it wouldn¡¯t be appropriate to pay such a high price on a restaurant still being run by others. Zack guessed that the buyer was very eager to make some significant achievements in the restaurant industry of Orlando. Now, Zack knew the reason. Zack said extremely sternly, ¡°You want to take revenge on me, huh? Punk, I don¡¯t know how you got the money to buy so many restaurants, but I¡¯ve been in the restaurant industry for decades. There¡¯s absolutely no way you can surpass me!¡± Jordan said, ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s see what happens.¡± Jordan hung up the video call, licked the young man out, and immediately called Pablo. ¡®Since you used underhanded tactics, don¡¯t blame me for paying you back in your own coin!¡¯ ¡°Mr. Jordan!¡± Pablo answered excitedly. Jordan instructed, ¡°Send your subordinates to Sunny Restaurant for a meal and create some trouble for them.¡± ¡°Roger!¡± Pablo immediately understood what Jordan wanted to do. Twenty minutes later. Over a hundred Southeast Asian experts arrived outside Sunny Restaurant. ¡°Boss, there are guests! There are many of them, and they¡¯re all from abroad!¡± Zack¡¯s chauffeur scurried towards him excitedly. There was barely anyone outside and inside Sunny Restaurant today because all the fans had decided to patronize Cloud Cafeteria instead. However, when he heard that there were many customers outside, Zack immediately got excited. ¡°Hahaha, get the chefs to pay more attention when cooking. Let¡¯s serve them well!¡± Zack demanded the best service attitude from his staff. However¡­ An hour later. The 100-odd Southeast Asian customers were lying on the table and foaming at the mouth. ¡°What¡­ what happened!?! Could it be food poisoning? Please cut it out. If one of them dies here, I¡¯ll have to wind up my restaurant! They¡¯re all foreigners too!¡± If foreign customers had been poisoned to death in his restaurant, it would be ten times more difficult for him to deal with the matter than if it had been local customers. When Jordan and Victoria walked out of Cloud Cafeteria, they happened to see several ambulances outside Sunny Restaurant as the staff carried the poisoned customers out on stretchers, one by one. Jordan said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s over for Sunny Restaurant!¡± Chapter 57 - Victoria Agrees To The Proposal! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios If the food served at a restaurant resulted in fatal food poisoning, the restaurant¡¯s business would definitely suffer a huge impact. Word about it spread like wildfire, especially since more than a hundred people were sent to the hospital simultaneously. ? The reputation of Sunny Restaurant was absolutely tarnished. Within a short period, the restaurant lost all its customers, and Zack¡¯s efforts to go through public relations to promote his restaurant were futile. Sunny Restaurant was Zack¡¯s most popular restaurant in Orlando. Now that it had been ruined, the remaining ones would be even easier to deal with. At first, Jordan did not intend to use such underhanded means and merely wanted to deal with Zack through legitimate means. For example, he could hire famous singers to sing in the restaurant every day and replace the head chefs of Cloud Cafeteria with world-class chefs. He could afford to spend such a large amount of money, and he would be able to defeat Zack even if he had to incur monetary losses. However, since Zack chose to provoke Jordan first, he only had himself to blame. At this moment, Jordan had unquestionably become the top magnate of the restaurant industry in Orlando. After that, Jordan engaged a few more celebrities and opened several karaoke bars and clubs in Orlando to kick the nightclub magnate-who had also sworn to destroy his livelihood in the city- out of the joint entertainment industry. Soon, half a month had passed. The Camdens were having dinner in Diana¡¯s villa. While eating, Sylvie said, ¡°Have you guys heard? Goldmine Karaoke Bar fled the city last night! Zack¡¯s restaurant, Sunny Restaurant, has also been sold to someone else. Half a month ago, they were all dignified and powerful figures of Orlando, but they¡¯re now in such miserable plights. How unexpected.¡± Elle drank a spoonful of soup and said, ¡°They had probably offended some big shots. Otherwise, why would there be so many new restaurants, karaoke bars, and clubs popping up in the past two weeks?¡± Herman put down his fork and knife and humphed coldly. ¡°Zack Smith had even borrowed money from me two days ago, claiming that Jordan Steele had taken revenge on him. He even said that he ended up in such a state because he had tried to help us. Atrocious. Jordan Steele is just a bodyguard. How can he be capable enough to take revenge against Zack?¡± Benedict nodded and chimed in, ¡°Herman is right. If Jordan really wanted to take revenge, he would have exacted it on us first. From the way I see it, that¡¯s just Zack Smith¡¯s excuse for borrowing money.¡± Diana frowned and remained silent while pondering over the matter. She wondered if Jordan was really the one who had caused such a stir in the city recently. However, after thinking for a long time, she still didn¡¯t have an answer. Diana looked at Hailey, who had been spacing out, and asked, ¡°Hailey, what are you thinking?¡± Hailey continued to be in a trance while drinking some soup, and she only snapped back to her senses when Sylvie nudged her with her elbow. Elle chuckled and said, ¡°Hailey must be thinking about Tyler¡¯s marriage proposal, huh? In the past two weeks, Tyler has proposed to Hailey nine times, but she hasn¡¯t said yes to him yet.¡± Over the past two weeks, Jordan had been dominating the business industry of Orlando and taking over several industries to destroy the livelihoods of the people who had stood against him during Diana¡¯s birthday banquet back then. In the meantime, Tyler had also repeatedly proposed to Hailey. After the proposal at Cloud Cafeteria, he proposed again in other restaurants and caf¨¦s. Each time, he would prepare a gift that was worth at least a few hundred grand. Diana said to Hailey, ¡°Tyler is quite a nice lad. He has a good family background, and he loves you so much too. Tyler¡¯s father has called me to say that you¡¯re making the Collins feel embarrassed by repeatedly turning Tyler down.¡± After all, the Collins was a notch above the Camdens in terms of status and power. Regardless of how beautiful Hailey was, she was still a divorcee. The Collins was in disdain of Hailey¡¯s condescending and aloof behavior. Hailey nodded and said, ¡°I will say yes when he proposes for the tenth time at the superstar¡¯s concert tomorrow.¡± Diana finally smiled, and she exclaimed, ¡°Haha, great, the Camdens are going to hold yet another joyous event! Come, let¡¯s all toast in advance to wish Hailey a happy marriage!¡± Everyone filled their glasses with wine and even Herman, who had always been against Hailey, stood up to give her his blessings. ¡°Uh, Hailey, Tyler is more competent than Jordan. If you marry him in the future, remember to share any benefits in business with us, if any.¡± Sylvie replied on behalf of Hailey, ¡°That goes without saying, we¡¯re family after all, right, Benedict?¡± Sylvie grinned widely and pounded her hand against Benedict gently. However, Benedict wasn¡¯t smiling at all. It was as if his daughter¡¯s marriage had nothing to do with him. Benedict raised his glass somewhat reluctantly and said indifferently, ¡°He¡¯s indeed better than that good-for-nothing Jordan Steele, well at least in terms of being presentable.¡± Everyone raised their glasses and gave Hailey their blessings. However, Drew suddenly stood up and said, ¡°Uh, I¡¯ve got a tummy ache. You guys go ahead.¡± ¡°This kid¡­¡± Diana shook her head. Most of the injuries that Drew sustained had healed. Still, Diana had a nagging feeling that Drew was different from before, especially when talking about topics related to Hailey and Jordan. Drew headed to the washroom, but instead of relieving nature¡¯s call, he made a call to someone. He was calling Jordan! The incident in the underground parking lot the other day, where even Pablo knelt down to Jordan, had convinced Drew that Jordan would likely be a terrifying boss even if he were not the president of Ace Corporation! Hence, Drew defected and wanted to get on good terms with Jordan. ¡°Hello,¡± Jordan answered the phone. Drew said, ¡°Jordan, during dinner, Hailey said that she would say yes to Tyler Collins when he proposes to her during a superstar¡¯s concert tomorrow. Do you want me to convince Grandma to forbid Hailey from saying yes?¡± Drew knew that Jordan still loved Hailey. After all, he had been married to her for three years and put in plenty of effort, only to have them go in vain. Anyone would be indignant if they were in his shoes. If Jordan wanted to stop Hailey and Tyler from getting married, Drew could help him with it. After a moment of silence, Jordan said, ¡°Don¡¯t stop her! Just let her say yes!¡± Drew said, ¡°Jordan, why let that punk Tyler get what he wants? With your abilities, you can easily kill him! Both him and I have offended you, and you gave me such a harsh beating, but you let him off the hook. That¡¯s unfair to me!¡± Jordan laughed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Tyler¡¯s going to end up in a state that¡¯s much worse than you.¡± Of course, Jordan was going to get revenge on Tyler, but it wasn¡¯t going to be as simple as breaking his limbs. Tyler and Hailey had harmed Jordan emotionally, so Jordan would do the same to them! Jordan wanted Hailey to first marry Tyler before regretting her decision! That would be the most ruthless form of revenge! Drew said, ¡°Rest assured, Jordan, I¡¯m keeping an eye on Hailey, and I¡¯ve also lied to her that Grandma doesn¡¯t want her to move in with Tyler before they get married. For the past few days, Hailey has been returning home at night, and she only goes out to public places during the day. They haven¡¯t done anything.¡± After a moment of silence, Jordan said, ¡°Even if they did something, it has nothing to do with me.¡± Drew chuckled. ¡°We¡¯re both men, I understand. You might insist that you don¡¯t care, but you definitely hope that they haven¡¯t done the deed.¡± Jordan laughed and said, ¡°Drew, I didn¡¯t expect you to have become more philosophical. You¡¯ve made progress.¡± Drew said, ¡°What I¡¯m going to say next is even more philosophical!¡± Jordan asked, ¡°Oh? Are you that confident? Go ahead.¡± Drew said, ¡°Marry my sister! She¡¯ll make a good wife! Grandma said that she has great birthing hips!¡± Jordan snapped, ¡°Get lost!¡± Chapter 58 - She Said Yes! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Ever since Jordan and Drew¡¯s relationship improved, Drew had been trying to convince Jordan to marry Elle. Drew already knew that Jordan had been pretending to be weaker than he really was in the past three years. Although he hadn¡¯t learned of Jordan¡¯s actual family background yet, he could tell from how Pablo treated him that Jordan¡¯s family was definitely not ordinary. ? Drew reckoned that he was probably some big boss. If his sister married Jordan, he could gain some clout and act like a tyrant in Orlando in the future! Drew kept sending Jordan some photos of Elle, which he had stolen from Elle¡¯s phone while she was asleep. Elle had never posted those photos on the Internet and merely kept them in her phone for her own admiration. Although Drew was Elle¡¯s biological brother, he swore that he would get in her pants if she wasn¡¯t his sister. After looking at those photos, Jordan was obviously somewhat enticed. Nevertheless, he was now planning revenge against his ex-wife, Hailey, and that was all he could think about right now. Honestly, he wasn¡¯t in the mood to move on to someone else. After hanging up, Jordan sighed. ¡°Hailey, you¡¯re finally going to marry that rich scion, and you two will no longer need to hide your relationship. Haha.¡± Jordan smiled bitterly. He initially wanted to ignore the fact that Tyler was going to propose to Hailey tomorrow, but in the end, he decided to go to the venue himself! He wanted to see Hailey getting proposed to, with his own eyes! He wanted to remember the happy smiles on their faces! He would then give them the punishment they deserved! Jordan called Victoria on the phone. ¡°Victoria, accompany me to a superstar¡¯s concert tomorrow.¡± ¡­ Seven o¡¯clock in the evening. Amway Center. All 20,000 seats in the indoor arena were filled and the drizzle today didn¡¯t dampen the mood of the enthusiastic fans. That was the charm of a superstar. The audience was of all ages, ranging from teenagers to middle-aged folks in their fifties. Jordan and Victoria were seated in the VIP seats, which were obviously different from the ordinary seats. The ordinary seats were further away from the stage, and occupants of those seats would have to watch the concert through the large display screen because they wouldn¡¯t be able to see the singer on stage from that angle. The physical seats were also hard and uncomfortable. The VIP seats were much better as they offered a closer view of the stage, and the seats were much more comfortable. Jordan was seated in the first row, which was only a few steps from the stage, However, Jordan was not the only one who could afford VIP seats. ¡°Hey, what a coincidence, Jordan and Miss Clarke. We meet again.¡± Tyler walked over, hand in hand with Hailey. They were seated right beside Jordan and Victoria! Jordan noticed that they were holding hands in public, which they hadn¡¯t done during the last few times they ran into each other¡­ Jordan¡¯s heart ached when he saw that scene! There was a time when he also fantasized about holding Hailey¡¯s hand while watching a concert together with her! When Victoria saw Hailey, she realized why Jordan asked her out to a concert. Before this, she had mistakenly thought that Jordan was going to woo her. Victoria gibed, ¡°Mr. Collins, how many times have you proposed recently? You¡¯re really persistent, huh? If you really can¡¯t win Hailey¡¯s heart, just give up. Not everyone can marry her.¡± Then Tyler smiled and said, ¡°I would be willing to propose a hundred times, unlike someone here who has not even proposed once and simply moved in with Hailey as her live-in husband.¡± Jordan couldn¡¯t be bothered to argue with Tyler because he had gotten sick of doing so. Instead, he remained seated quietly and waited for the performance to begin. Soon, the superstar made his appearance and performed a classic hit that sparked an uproar of enthusiasm among the crowd. He sang many songs that the audience was familiar with. He was absolutely deserving of being a superstar; even though he was in his late fifties, he could still sing quite nicely and dance along for two complete hours while jamming to the music! Everyone was immersed in the charm of the superstar. At the end of the concert, the superstar was drenched in sweat and panting heavily. He said into the microphone, ¡°I¡¯m tired. Now I¡¯d like to invite a fan to come sing for me. How does that sound?¡± Everyone knew that it was time for song requests. Many singers would include a song request segment during their concerts, but in order to prevent accidents, the fans who would be picked to go on stage were all pre-arranged. Naturally, those who paid more money would have higher chances of getting picked, in most cases. Tyler had long spent money to get the spot, so at this point, the superstar pointed at Tyler and said, ¡°Let¡¯s have our friend over here to sing for me.¡± The crew member handed a microphone to Tyler, and all eyes were on Tyler at this very moment. Tyler said, ¡°I would like to choose a song named ¡®Love Letter¡¯ for my girlfriend, Hailey.¡± ¡°In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to propose to my girlfriend. Hailey, will you marry me?¡± Tyler once again got down on one knee and proposed to Hailey! He took out a Cartier diamond ring from his pocket, which was obviously not the same one he had prepared for the previous proposals. The fans present were all cheering and jumping excitedly when they saw that. Amidst the revelry, Jordan dwelt in loneliness! Victoria said to Jordan, ¡°Jordan, if you really still love Hailey, this is your last chance.¡± Victoria also knew that this time, Hailey would say yes to Tyler. Given Victoria¡¯s understanding of Tyler¡¯s father, the Collins would never allow a woman to turn down Tyler¡¯s marriage proposal more than 10 times. Jordan remained seated, his hands trembling a little. At this moment, he had really hesitated and contemplated it! ¡®Should I rush forward to stop all of this and let Hailey know who I really am?¡¯ ¡®Should I just pretend that those things in the past had never happened?¡¯ ¡®Should I just give up on revenge and all the plans that I¡¯ve devised!?¡¯ All Jordan knew at this moment was that he still loved Hailey! However, before Jordan could come to a decision, Hailey¡¯s sweet and pleasant voice resounded throughout the arena. ¡°I do.¡± Those words had put Jordan¡¯s contemplation to an end. Tyler excitedly put the diamond ring on Hailey¡¯s ring finger. Staring at the ring on Hailey¡¯s ring finger, Jordan felt as if his heart had been stabbed by a million daggers! The woman he had loved for three years was now going to marry someone else! The moment he found out that Hailey cheated on him, he decisively chose to divorce her. He thought that he would never think about her again nor care who she got together with in the future. However, Jordan had overestimated himself. How could he easily let go of someone he loved? After Tyler succeeded in proposing to Hailey, the superstar surprisingly looked at Jordan and said, ¡°Would you like to make a song request too? We can all sing together.¡± Tyler was stunned. ¡®Did Jordan spend money to make a song request too?¡¯ In fact, Jordan didn¡¯t know why he would be picked either because he hadn¡¯t spent any money to get the chance to. Because the concert organizer had learned Jordan would be attending the concert, he specifically told the superstar that Jordan is currently the most powerful entrepreneur in Orlando and asked him to give Jordan a chance to make a song request Jordan took the microphone. At this moment, he really wanted to vent his emotions with a song. There were some things he could express through a song but not words. Jordan asked, ¡°Can I play an instrument and sing along on my own?¡± Chapter 59 - A Thousand Reasons To Be Sad! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡®Sing and play music by himself?¡¯ ¡®Does Jordan know how to play any instruments?¡¯ ? Both Hailey and Tyler were stunned at the same time. Tyler asked, ¡°Hailey, can Jordan Steele play the piano or guitar, or any other instrument?¡± Hailey shook her head. She had a piano at home, but she had never seen Jordan play it in the past three years. Besides, she thought that Jordan was from a poor family in the countryside and didn¡¯t have the chance to learn music due to financial constraints. The superstar was surprised but pleased to hear his request. ¡°Of course, you may do so. It happens that our pianist is tired. He can take a break now. Please come on stage.¡± The superstar took the initiative to extend his hand to Jordan and pull him onto the stage. ¡°Everyone, let¡¯s give him a round of applause, shall we?¡± The superstar encouraged the fans to cheer for Jordan for fear that Jordan would get nervous in front of such a large crowd. However, how could Jordan be nervous now? At this point, his heart was already full of disappointment and sorrow. Amidst the cheers of the audience, Jordan sat down in front of a piano. He was thinking about what song to sing. Although ¡®Heartbroken¡¯ was the song that fit his mood the best now, he didn¡¯t want to sing it. The song would put him in a lowly position and give Hailey and Tyler a chance to mock him. He chose to sing one of the most popular songs at the moment. ¡®A Thousand Reasons to be Sad!¡¯ The song¡¯s title also had a different meaning¡ª¡¯There are a thousand reasons to be sad and losing you may not necessarily be the reason for my sorrow!¡¯ Since the concert was drawing to an end, the lights in the arena were all switched on. Both the stage and audience pit were brightly lit. However, at this moment, the lights in the audience area went out again, and the spotlight was now on the stage. Jordan pressed all his fingers on the white keys, played the root note with his left hand, and the treble clef melody with his right. His hand positions and posture were correct, and he was playing very fluidly. As soon as the intro of ¡°A Thousand Reasons to be Sad¡± started, the fans began cheering merrily! Hailey was stunned after listening for a few seconds! Hailey had learned how to play the piano since a young age and was very proficient in it. Hence, she could naturally tell the standard of Jordan¡¯s piano-playing skills at a glance! His posture was correct, his playing was clean, and his rhythm was accurate. Jordan must have been playing the piano for at least three years to play the intro of this song so perfectly! ¡°Did he start learning piano only after we got married? Oh my God, he used to have so many errands to run every day, but he still has the time to practice the piano and play it so well! Damn it, Jordan, why didn¡¯t you tell me you could play the piano!?!¡± Hailey regretted the fact that she had found out that Jordan could play the piano only after they had gotten divorced. After playing the intro on the piano, Jordan started singing slowly. ¡°The person I loved is no longer mine.¡± Wow! Jordan¡¯s singing voice sounded completely different from when he spoke! ¡°Oh my God, why does it sound so pleasant!?¡± Hailey and everyone else was stunned, and they soon gave a warm round of applause. It was the superstar¡¯s concert! Others would seem like a joke when they sang at his concert! It was just like performing a dunk behind Vince Carter and Zach LaVine! They would be absolutely no match for him! However, Jordan¡¯s voice was melodious and made their eyes light up with joy, even though it didn¡¯t necessarily surpass the superstar¡¯s. It was because Jordan¡¯s vocal coach was Seth Riggs, the very same man who taught Michael Jackson, the ¡°King of Pop,¡± as well as several other superstars. Jordan learned to sing from him at the age of 6, so he was definitely an experienced singer! Of course, at this moment, Jordan didn¡¯t deliberately show off his singing skills and was merely following his heart as he sang. ¡°This time, my love will not last forever.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t linger around any longer.¡± ¡°There are a thousand reasons to be sad, a thousand reasons to be sad¡­ In the end, my love gradually turns stale!¡± Jordan was still playing the piano during the verse. However, when it came to the chorus, the drummers and guitar players started playing too! In fact, the superstar was even harmonizing with Jordan! The entire performance was simply intoxicating! ¡°Oh my God¡­¡± Hailey was mesmerized by Jordan¡¯s singing, and she couldn¡¯t believe that the man on the stage who was now in the limelight was her ex-husband! He was the ex-husband that she and her family called a good-for-nothing! ¡°How is he¡­ so brilliant?¡± Only in that moment did Hailey realize that except for his destitute family background, Jordan was better than most scions of wealthy families in many other aspects, such as his personality, eloquence, upbringing, proficiency in arts, and mannerisms! ¡°There are a thousand reasons to be sad, a thousand reasons to be sad¡­ In the end, I was forgotten in someone else¡¯s story!¡± After the song ended, the audience gave a thunderous round of applause! Many people said that Jordan¡¯s handsome looks, excellent singing, and brilliant piano-playing skills were all qualities that would make a wonderful star! However, after Jordan finished singing, he walked off the stage without saying a single word. However, he didn¡¯t return to his seat and instead walked straight to the exit. ¡°Jordan!¡± Unable to contain herself, Hailey shrugged Tyler¡¯s handoff and rushed towards the exit to chase after Jordan. In the last four minutes, she had already been head-over-heels mesmerized by her husband! ¡°Hailey!¡± Tyler also wanted to chase after her, but he was stopped by Victoria. Victoria said, ¡°Mr. Collins, the concert hasn¡¯t ended yet. It¡¯s not too late to leave after it¡¯s over.¡± Tyler said anxiously, ¡°Hailey has gone to chase after Jordan Steele!¡± Victoria smiled and said, ¡°So what? She has already said yes to your proposal. What else are you worried about? Do you think she will choose Jordan over you?¡± Tyler chuckled and said, ¡°Haha, I¡¯m absolutely confident that I¡¯ll beat Jordan. Okay then, I won¡¯t chase after her.¡± ¡°Jordan! Hold it right there!¡± Jordan was walking quickly, and Hailey scurried all the way to the exit, where she finally caught up with him and held him back. Panting heavily, Hailey seemed a little disheveled, but she was still gorgeous. After stopping, Hailey discovered that there were tears in Jordan¡¯s eyes, which meant he had just cried! ¡°Jordan!¡± Hailey leaped straight into Jordan¡¯s arms! The song that Jordan had just sung in front of 20,000 people touched her deeply because it was the story of their relationship! Hailey could tell what it meant! ¡°Don¡¯t do this. You¡¯re going to become someone else¡¯s wife soon.¡± Jordan gently pushed Hailey away. Hailey asked with great devotion, ¡°Silly, since you love me so much, why did you have to be so impulsive and divorce me back then?¡± ¡°I know, men can¡¯t accept being made a cuckold, but not all men are qualified to initiate a divorce!¡± Finding her to be absolutely ridiculous, Jordan said, ¡°What kind of men are qualified and what kind of men are not?¡± Hailey said, ¡°Men who are wealthy and powerful have the right to, while men like you who come from a poor family should learn to tolerate such things. Jordan, if you had chosen to hold yourself back and take it that that incident had never happened, I¡­ I would still be your wife now¡­¡± Chapter 60 - I Wont Be Your Backup! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan was enraged by her words. ¡°You¡¯re the one at fault, and you¡¯re blaming it on my poor background? Are poor people like us supposed to blame ourselves for the circumstances that we¡¯re subjected to and tolerate the betrayal of you people just because you¡¯re affluent and powerful? Does being rich give you the right to commit adultery with impunity while deriving joy from the misery of others?¡± ? Although Jordan did not suffer from poverty, he wanted to speak up for the poor! All humans deserve equal respect! Hailey shook her head and said, ¡°Will you be more realistic? Even my grandfather said that the impoverished can never nurture outstanding children!¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re good to me, and you have great qualities, but I can¡¯t see a future with you¡­¡± While speaking, Hailey suddenly reached out to hold Jordan¡¯s hand. ¡°Jordan, give me a few years, okay?¡± This time, Jordan did not shake off Hailey¡¯s hand. Instead, he asked, ¡°What do you mean?¡± Hailey said, ¡°In a few years, I would have inherited the Camdens¡¯ assets and given birth to Tyler¡¯s child. Let¡¯s wait until then to get back together, shall we?¡± Jordan looked at Hailey in disbelief, hardly able to believe the fact that the girl whom he thought was innocent, pure and simple-minded, would have such a plan in mind! Jordan asked in astonishment, ¡°Are you treating me as your standby lover? Are you going to make me take you back after that bastard Tyler Collins has toyed with you for a couple of years?¡± Smack! Hailey slapped Jordan in the face because she didn¡¯t like the words ¡®toy with¡¯. Hailey said, ¡°Wake up! Be more realistic! This is the way society is! Only the rich can marry the rich! A man like you, who comes from a poor background, only deserves leftovers! This is the world for you!¡± ¡°Stop being so arrogant and thinking you¡¯re extraordinary! It¡¯s time you change your character!¡± ¡°Think about it carefully. In three to five years, I¡¯ll have at least 150 million dollars, which is more than you will ever earn even if you work as a bodyguard for the rest of your life! Go ask around, which multimillionaire would be willing to marry an ordinary man like you!?¡± ¡°You should take my love for you as a blessing! You should be getting on your knees and thanking me for wanting to be with you even after I become a multimillionaire instead of harping on such irrelevant things!¡± Hailey had given Jordan a hard slap on his face, but he didn¡¯t feel any pain at all. Although he developed a high pain threshold after all the battles on the battlefield, the physical pain he was experiencing was nothing compared to the emotional pain he was feeling! Jordan fell silent. He wondered what choice he would make if he wasn¡¯t the scion of the Steeles, which was a family with a multi-billion net worth, but just an ordinary man from an ordinary family. Out of 100 ordinary men, 99 wouldn¡¯t mind marrying a multimillionaire who had been married and is the mother of another man¡¯s child. For them, it might really be a blessing! Jordan sighed emotionally because he knew that Hailey loved him too. ¡°If it was someone else, maybe they would be grateful to you, but unfortunately, I will never let myself be a second option! Besides, you still owe me an apology for what happened previously!¡± Jordan shouted. Hailey had cheated on him and made him a cuckold, but until today, she hadn¡¯t even apologized for it. Yet, she wanted him to be her standby lover! Hailey retorted furiously, ¡°I¡¯ve been so good to you, but you¡¯re still so muddled up! Do you know that I have plenty of suitors now and will still continue to in a few more years!?! You should be grateful that I¡¯ve chosen you! Yet, you¡¯re still haggling over an apology? You will never hear an apology from me for the rest of your life!¡± Hailey knew she had done Jordan wrong, but she didn¡¯t want to lower herself and apologize because she felt that she was already giving Jordan great compensation by allowing him to get back together with her. Jordan didn¡¯t want to continue arguing with her either. ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t force you. In this case, I wish you conjugal bliss, and I hope you won¡¯t regret your choice!¡± After saying that, Jordan turned around and left. Still, standing behind him, Hailey exclaimed, ¡°Haha, why would I regret my choice? Tyler is a hundred times better than you! I¡¯m going to marry a wealthy man, and you¡¯ll be the one to regret it! In a few years, you will no longer be able to continue working as a bodyguard, and you¡¯ll come begging me on your knees! By then, let¡¯s see if I still want you!¡± Jordan ignored her and bottled all his anger. Next, he would vent all the infuriation caused by the damage that Tyler and Hailey had done to him! An hour later, in Rose Garden Villas. Jordan had checked out of the West Lake Hotel. He moved into a villa in the most expensive residential area in Orlando that he had just bought. The time was already 11 o¡¯clock at night. Victoria arrived at Jordan¡¯s villa frantically and apologized, ¡°Mr. Steele, I am so sorry, there was heavy traffic on the way, and we spent a half-hour just leaving the arena.¡± Jordan had left earlier than them, so it was easier for him to leave. If he had left after the concert ended, he would have been stuck in traffic too. Jordan wasn¡¯t bothered. He said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯ve officially begun executing my plan for revenge against the Collins. They are a top-tier family in Orlando, so they¡¯d definitely need some time to prepare for a grand wedding.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to make the Collins decline and become reduced to a bush league family before Tyler Collins and Hailey Camden get married!¡± ¡°Victoria, you know the Collins well. Tell me more about them.¡± Victoria nodded and explained, ¡°The Collins are now helmed by Tyler¡¯s father, Leonard Collins. His largest business is the chain of Era Express hotels that are located all across the country.¡± ¡°In addition, he also owns more than twenty hotels, including Seven Stars Hotel and Luxe Hotel, in Orlando.¡± ¡°A few years ago, his hotel brand had a value of over a billion dollars, but has since declined and is now only valued at 460 million dollars.¡± Jordan lit a cigarette and said, ¡°They¡¯ve just targeted the market of mid priced hotel chains and recognized the demand for satisfactory but affordable hospitality services, somewhere between economic hotels and five-star hotels. They started out by blindly expanding their chain and acquiring hotels in third-and fourth-tier cities in a frenzy a few years ago. If they hadn¡¯t met Uncle Dubrule, they¡¯d probably still be losing money now.¡± Victoria asked in astonishment, ¡°Mr. Steele, is the Uncle Dubrule you mentioned, the international hotels¡¯ magnate, Paul Dubrule?¡± Paul Dubrule was a legendary figure in the hospitality industry! Jordan nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he¡¯s a friend of my grandfather.¡± ¡°Haha.¡± Victoria smiled but deep down, she was filled with utter shock. ¡®Jordan¡¯s family has such powerful connections! His grandfather¡¯s friend turns out to be a world-class magnate!¡¯ Jordan said, ¡°I heard Uncle Dubrule mention before that a local hotelier has once requested to cooperate with him. I reckon it¡¯s Leonard Collins, Tyler¡¯s father. At that time, he managed to earn 15 million dollars in a year and have his hotel business take off, all thanks to Uncle Dubrule.¡± ¡°I just need Uncle Dubrule to give him a little push again, and it¡¯ll be over for Leonard Collins¡¯ hotel business.¡± Jordan smiled. Leonard was subservient to Paul Dubrule and would obey all his words. Jordan would be able to easily defeat Leonard through Paul Dubrule¡¯s hands! Chapter 61 - Destroy The Collins! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan immediately called Paul Dubrule. ¡°Uncle Dubrule, it¡¯s been a while since we met. It¡¯s me, Jordan Steele. How have you been lately? How¡¯s your health?¡± ? Jordan greeted politely over the phone. Paul Dubrule was overjoyed to receive a call from Jordan. ¡°Jordan! It¡¯s been a long time since I heard your voice. I had just spoken to your grandfather over a video call yesterday, and he showed me his newly planted jasmine flowers.¡± ¡°I¡¯m doing well. I¡¯m on vacation in Hawaii, how about you? I heard from your grandfather that you have completed your three-year experience of being a live-in son-in-law, and you¡¯re preparing to make it big in the business industry!¡± Jordan said, ¡°Yes, I called you this time to talk to you about something regarding business. Do you remember a hotel chain called Era Express? I heard that you gave Leonard a crucial piece of advice that allowed him to become a billionaire within a short period.¡± Paul Dubrule said, ¡°Oh yes, I remember Leonard Collins. He has a lovely and elegant wife, and I have a deep impression of them. I heard that his hotel business has been encountering issues recently, and he has called me many times for help.¡± ¡°Do you intend for me to help him again?¡± Jordan immediately explained, ¡°No, on the contrary, I want you to harm him and point him to a path to destruction.¡± ¡°Wow, it seems that this unlucky guy has provoked someone he shouldn¡¯t have. Alright, leave it to me.¡± Although Dubrule was an internationally-renowned hotel magnate, his status was still a notch below Jordan¡¯s grandfather. Jordan¡¯s grandfather had given him plenty of help over the years, so he would definitely do Jordan a favor. After Jordan hung up, Victoria asked, ¡°Is it settled?¡± Jordan nodded. Victoria said with great admiration, ¡°Mr. Steele, you¡¯re really incredible. You can destroy the Collins with just a single phone call. I thought you¡¯d get into an intense battle against him!¡± Jordan said with a contemptuous smile, ¡°Intense battle? Hah, the Steeles are totally out of the Collins¡¯ league. How can they contend with us?¡± Victoria was really envious of Jordan¡¯s family background. She wanted to marry a wealthy man like him just to see what their world was like. Victoria suddenly said, ¡°However, Mr. Dubrule was the one who guided Leonard Collins along and gave him the golden piece of advice. Even if Leonard Collins obeys him this time, it¡¯ll probably take some time for the losses of his failed investment to show.¡± ¡°Meanwhile, Tyler and Hailey¡¯s wedding will probably be held in the next one or two months.¡± Jordan nodded and made another phone call. ¡°Pablo.¡± ¡°Mr. Jordan!¡± ¡°Have all your underlings recovered?¡± Jordan had previously instructed Pablo to send hundred-plus Southeast Asian subordinates to tarnish Zack¡¯s restaurant¡¯s reputation by pretending to get food poisoning from the food they served. In order to make their act even more convincing, they decided to really eat foods that would make them sick and ended up having to recuperate in the hospital for some time. Pablo said, ¡°They¡¯ve all recovered a long time ago. What¡¯s the matter, Mr. Jordan? Feel free to give me orders!¡± Jordan said, ¡°Send each of your underlings to check into a room with a woman in Leonard Collins¡¯ hotel.¡± ¡°When doing so, look around for pinhole cameras in the hotel room. If there are any, find the footage. If there aren¡¯t any, install one in each room and then expose the video of your underlings doing the deed with their respective partners.¡± Pablo and Victoria both understood what Jordan intended to do. He was planning to destroy the reputation of the Collins¡¯ hotels. The discovery that the Collins¡¯ hotel rooms had pinhole cameras would constitute a violation of the privacy of the hotel guests, which would negatively impact the hotel¡¯s business. Victoria said with a sultry smile, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to come up with such a plan, Mr. Steele.¡± Jordan chuckled and said, ¡°The world of business is like a battlefield. What I want is victory, and the means by which I obtain it doesn¡¯t matter at all.¡± If Jordan didn¡¯t have a year of experience on the battlefield, he wouldn¡¯t have been so relentless. Now, all he wanted was to win! Jordan reached his hand out and said, ¡°Continue.¡± Victoria picked up the document and said while looking at it, ¡°Tyler Collins doesn¡¯t work in his father¡¯s company. He took a few dozens of millions of dollars from his father and used it to set up a company. When he first started out, he incurred major losses, but his business has been taking off in the last two years.¡± ¡°He¡¯s now a professional angel investor. Last year, he created an eight-million-dollar fund and invested in 40 companies. Half of his investments failed, but he made book gains of 16 million dollars.¡± ¡°Oh, that punk made some money out of it?¡± Jordan was surprised. He knew that the failure of 20 out of 40 investments wasn¡¯t considered much. Even if the failure rate was 90%, the remaining 10% of companies that succeeded would bring him enough profit. Victoria nodded and said, ¡°Yes, he made another major investment this year, and he has now invested in a total of 70 companies. The investment manager of his company predicted that they would be able to make a profit of 48 million dollars this year if they¡¯re lucky.¡± Jordan humphed coldly. ¡®I¡¯m not going to let Tyler Collins have the best of both worlds¡¯ Jordan said, ¡°Find out which 70 companies he invested in. Ignore those that have shut down or are in decline. Find out which ones Tyler Collins is profiting from and then boycott them!¡± ¡°I want to make Tyler lose every single cent that he had invested! I want to make sure he ends up with nothing!¡± Only then did Victoria realize how truly terrifying Jordan was. ¡°Yes!¡± Afterward, Victoria added, ¡°Tyler has an older brother, but he¡¯s not very competent. He¡¯s just waiting to inherit his father¡¯s legacy.¡± ¡°However, Tyler¡¯s mother, Rosie Huxley, is the daughter of the Huxley family, which is a top-tier family in New York. She has a powerful background, and we must pay attention to her.¡± Jordan was stunned. ¡°Rosie Huxley? Sounds like an elegant name. Do you have a photo of her?¡± Paul Dubrule also said Leonard¡¯s wife was beautiful and elegant during the call just now. Jordan was curious about the woman who left a deep impression on Paul Dubrule. Victoria logged into Instagram and searched for Rosie¡¯s page before handing her cell phone to Jordan so that he could take a look. Jordan was presented with a photo of a gorgeous woman who had combed her wavy hair to the side. Her makeup wasn¡¯t too thick, but her lipstick was of bright color. She was wearing a tight dress and standing in front of a microphone. She looked just like a songstress in her 30¡¯s. Jordan was slightly stunned. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that punk Tyler Collins¡¯ mother to be so beautiful.¡± Victoria smiled and said, ¡°All the members of the upper-class circle in Orlando think that Leonard Collins isn¡¯t worthy of Rosie Huxley because her family is way richer than his. Back then, he resorted to despicable means to marry her.¡± Not interested in the family history of the Collins, Jordan returned Victoria¡¯s cell phone to her. ¡°You don¡¯t have to care about the Huxleys.¡± Jordan was well aware of which families he couldn¡¯t afford to offend in this country, so apart from them, he didn¡¯t give a hoot about the rest. Chapter 62 - Holding A Wedding on Jordans Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios A week later. At two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, the pedestrians on the streets of Orlando had their sunglasses on and their umbrellas in hand to shield them from the scorching afternoon sun. ? At this moment, Tyler, who was waiting for Hailey in his BMW, was boiling with fury. ¡°What? Enigma Co. has shut down too? Damn it, how can it wind up when it¡¯s doing so well?¡± Tyler was speaking on the phone in the driver¡¯s seat, looking extremely vexed and troubled. Enigma Co. was the most profitable one of the 70 companies that Tyler had invested in. However, for some reason, the companies he had been profiting from were suddenly targeted by companies in the same industry and had to wind up for some reason. When you factor in Tyler¡¯s losses from his failed investments in 40 to 50 companies, he had lost almost all his money. ¡°Damn it! I¡¯m so unlucky!¡± Tyler slapped the steering wheel in exasperation before calling his father again. ¡°Dad, I¡¯ve been out of luck lately, and some of the companies that I invested in, which have been generating the most profit for me, have suddenly folded. Can you lend me another 15 million dollars?¡± Leonard said, ¡°The family company is also in need of money lately. Two days ago, I spoke to the international hotel magnate, Paul Dubrule, and he told me to reopen all the hotels that we¡¯ve closed down in the past. He also told me to set up more branches in the third-tier and fourth-tier cities.¡± Tyler asked in bewilderment, ¡°Dad, didn¡¯t he used to oppose vehemently when we expanded rapidly like that in the past?¡± Leonard said, ¡°You don¡¯t know anything at all! Times have changed! Even migrant workers can afford to stay in hotels these days. There is no longer a pressing demand for high-quality services. Quantity is now the most important! We¡¯re planning to invest most of our money in this.¡± Tyler was stunned. If they were going to invest most of their family assets, that would amount to at least a few hundred million dollars! If they profited from it, it would be fine, but if they incurred losses¡­ It would be over for the Collins. Tyler said, ¡°Dad, I disagree with that! We shouldn¡¯t put all our eggs in a single basket! What if Master Dubrule¡¯s advice is wrong this time? We are at the risk of going bankrupt!¡± Leonard said, ¡°You¡¯re right. We should diversify our investments. Okay, I see you¡¯ve done well in investing in the past year. I shall give you 75 million dollars! Go ahead and invest boldly! Even if we fail this time, we can still count on you.¡± ¡°Thanks, Dad! I¡¯m going to turn 75 million dollars into 750 million dollars!¡± Tyler said excitedly. At this moment, the alluring Hailey got into the passenger¡¯s seat. Noticing how Tyler was beaming with joy, Hailey asked, ¡°What¡¯s making you so happy?¡± Tyler said, ¡°My father gave me another 75 million dollars! Haha, Hailey, how does it feel to be Mrs. Collins? These 75 million dollars will soon become 750 million dollars!¡± Hailey was overjoyed to hear that, and she secretly thought, ¡®The Collins are so rich, Tyler¡¯s father actually just gave him 75 million dollars so casually.¡¯ Hailey took the initiative to hold Tyler¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Tyler, I¡¯m so happy to be married to you. I¡¯ve never had so much money before.¡± Tyler said proudly, ¡°That goes without a word! Jordan¡¯s good-for-nothing father probably couldn¡¯t even give you a few thousand dollars, haha!¡± ¡°By the way, since we¡¯ve already registered our marriage, shouldn¡¯t you be changing the way you address me?¡± Hailey hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Hub¡­ Hubby.¡± This was the first time she had ever called another man ¡®Hubby¡¯ because she used to only address Jordan that way in the past. At this moment, she suddenly missed Jordan and all the times when she called him ¡®Hubby¡¯ in the past three years. Jordan was a live-in son-in-law who had a low status in the family. Hence, Hailey would only address him as ¡®Hubby¡¯ when she was in an excellent mood. Hence, she would be smiling whenever she did that. However, Hailey wasn¡¯t smiling when she called Tyler¡¯ Hubby¡¯; instead, she felt a little morose. ¡®Maybe, this is the destiny of my relationship with Jordan.¡¯ After being emotional for a moment, Hailey quickly snapped back to her current role. Hailey said, ¡°Hubby, send me to Ace Corporation. I¡¯d like to personally deliver the wedding invitations to Mr. Steele and Miss Clarke.¡± Hailey¡¯s and Tyler¡¯s wedding was held on the 12th of May, which was in a week. The Camdens and the Ace Corporation were now in cooperation for a project named ¡®Hailey Residences¡¯. Hailey was the deputy director of the project. Tyler said, ¡°Sure. By the way, are you going to invite Jordan?¡± Feeling a little awkward, Hailey said, ¡°He¡¯s my ex-husband. Why should we invite him?¡± Tyler laughed and said, ¡°That¡¯ll make things interesting. Do you have any unused invitation cards? Give me one. I¡¯m going to invite him!¡± Tyler took out an unused wedding invitation card from Hailey¡¯s bag and a pen, after which he wrote Jordan¡¯s name on it. At the bottom of the card, he wrote: ¡°If you¡¯re a man, turn up for the wedding so you can see what a grand and lavish wedding is like!¡± After writing on the card, Tyler shoved it to Hailey. Hailey knew that Tyler intended to put Jordan to shame that day and let all the guests see that there was a world of difference between Hailey¡¯s former husband and his current one! ¡°By the way, Hailey, come sleepover at mine tonight. I¡¯ve been really vexed the past couple of days. The companies that I¡¯ve invested in have closed down. I need you to relieve my stress.¡± Tyler held Hailey¡¯s hand. By right, Hailey could totally move in with him since they had already registered their marriage. However, Hailey refuted, ¡°My grandmother said that I can¡¯t stay over at your place before we get married. Just wait a little longer. We¡¯re going to have our wedding in a week anyway.¡± Feeling a little displeased, Tyler snapped, ¡°Your grandmother is so conservative! Ugh, we¡¯ve known each other for such a long time, but I¡¯ve only slept with you once. But I still beat Jordan because he hasn¡¯t gotten a chance to sleep with you at all, even though he was married to you for three years. Haha.¡± Hailey lowered her head and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s not talk about him. Start driving.¡± The engine was started quickly, and the speed soon went up to 80 mph. Hailey looked out of the window and pondered to herself. ¡®Jordan, you can¡¯t blame me for not letting you get intimate with me in the past three years. Actually, I have feelings for you too, but if I really gave myself to you, Tyler would definitely love me a lot less than he does now. He wouldn¡¯t want to marry me either.¡¯ ¡®If you must, just blame it on the fact that we met at the wrong time!¡¯ More than twenty minutes later, Hailey arrived at Ace Corporation. Hailey¡¯s long hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was wearing a pair of square-shaped earrings, a white shirt, and a pair of black, high-waisted trousers. She looked clean, beautiful, and exuded the mature aura of a married woman. Bang! Bang! Hailey knocked on the door of Victoria¡¯s office. ¡°Come in.¡± As soon as Hailey entered, Victoria stood up immediately and said, ¡°Mrs. Collins, you look gorgeous today. You married a rich man, and now, you look even nobler than before.¡± Hailey could hear the sarcasm in Victoria¡¯s words and smile.¡± Thank you for the compliment. I still need another ten years to catch up to your sartorial sense and elegance, Miss Clarke.¡± ¡°By the way, I¡¯m here today to deliver my wedding invitations to you and Mr. Steele.¡± Victoria was a little shocked. ¡°Have you settled on the wedding date?¡± Hailey said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s on the 12th of May, which is a week from now.¡± Victoria was instantly stunned. ¡°The 12th of May? Isn¡¯t that Jordan¡¯s birthday?¡± Chapter 63 - : Haileys Wedding Invitation! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey was just as surprised. ¡°Miss Clarke, why do you remember Jordan¡¯s birthday?¡± In her opinion, Jordan was only Victoria¡¯s bodyguard, and it made no sense for her to remember his birthday so clearly. ? Of course, she didn¡¯t know that Victoria had her eye on Jordan, so of course, she would remember his birthday clearly. Victoria explained, ¡°Oh, he happens to share the same birthday as my father. I¡¯ve also seen Jordan¡¯s ID, so I remember it well.¡± ¡°Mrs. Collins, Jordan is your ex-husband, and you guys were once in love, right? It seems a little insensitive of you to hold your wedding on his birthday. Or did you simply forget that his birthday falls on the same day?¡± Hailey said, ¡°Of course I remember his birthday! However, the wedding date was set by the Collins, and I also tried persuading Tyler to pick another date. Still, he insisted on the 12th of May. I couldn¡¯t do anything about it.¡± Tyler had already checked up on Jordan¡¯s profile and knew that his birthday was on the 12th of May. Thus, he deliberately chose to set his wedding with Hailey on this day to agitate Jordan! Not wanting to continue talking about Jordan, Hailey decided to change the subject. ¡°Where¡¯s Mr. Steele? Is he in the office? Can I pass the invitation card to him?¡± Victoria said, ¡°I think so, be my guest. Victoria knew that Jordan was in the office. Still, there was no way she could tell Hailey that Jordan was Mr. Steele, as in the president of Ace Corporation. ¡°You¡¯re welcome to attend our wedding on the 12th of May.¡± Hailey smiled and handed the invitation card to Victoria before going to the president¡¯s office. Bang! Bang! Hailey knocked on the door. ¡°Come in.¡± Hailey pushed the door open, only to be disappointed to see that Jordan was the only one around. ¡°Mr. Steele isn¡¯t in, huh?¡± Jordan happened to have stood up to throw something into the bin, so he wasn¡¯t at the president¡¯s desk, but he couldn¡¯t be bothered to explain either. ¡°Do you have a problem?¡± Hailey handed the wedding invitation to Jordan and said, ¡°Hand this to Mr. Steele when he¡¯s here.¡± There was a sky-blue ribbon on the white, floral-die-cut base of the invitation card, which seemed rather luxurious and opulent. When Jordan saw it, he was stunned. ¡°This¡­¡± Hailey said, ¡°Tyler and I have settled on a wedding date. It¡¯s going to be on the 12th of May, which is also your birthday.¡± Jordan stared at Hailey angrily. Hailey frantically explained, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me like that. I wasn¡¯t the one who decided on the date.¡± Jordan was furious at first, but he soon seemed to think of something and burst into laughter again. ¡®You chose to hold your wedding on my birthday. Do you have a death wish?¡¯ Jordan took the wedding invitation and said, ¡°Congratulations, Hailey Camden, you¡¯ve finally married a wealthy man.¡± Knowing that Jordan was upset, Hailey hesitated for a moment but nevertheless gave him an invitation too. ¡°This one¡¯s for you.¡± Jordan smiled because he didn¡¯t expect to receive two invitation cards to his ex-wife¡¯s wedding. He deliberately opened it to take a look. He saw that there was an additional line of words on the invitation card to ¡°Jordan¡± ¡ª ¡®If you¡¯re a man, turn up for the wedding so you can see what a grand and lavish wedding is like!¡¯ On the other hand, the invitation card to ¡°Mr. Steele¡± read: ¡®To Mr. Steele, President of Ace Corporation: Dear Mr. Steele, the wedding ceremony is scheduled to be held at 11:00 AM on the 12th of May at the Ritz Carlton Orlando. Everyone knows that you are a whale of the business industry, the Collins and the Collins have been in awe of you for a long time. We hope to have the honor of meeting you, and we will indeed host you with the best hospitality!¡± Jordan looked at both the wedding invitation cards and couldn¡¯t help but find it ironic. Both invitations were to him but as different identities. Yet, there was a world of difference between the content of both cards! That¡¯s how pragmatic society is! It was no wonder that Hailey wanted to marry into a wealthy family. Hailey couldn¡¯t understand the meaning behind Jordan¡¯s smile, but she nevertheless said, ¡°I think you¡¯d better not turn up. I know you still love me, and you¡¯ll definitely be devastated on the day of my wedding. If you end up having too much to drink and kick up a fuss, it¡¯d be too embarrassing for me.¡± Jordan sneered. ¡°Hah, do you think I¡¯d kick up a fuss at your wedding for your sake? Hailey Camden, you¡¯re overthinking! Since your husband wants me to go so badly, I will. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t get drunk, and I won¡¯t get into fights or create trouble for you.¡± Hailey nodded and said, ¡°Alright then.¡± Hailey knew that Jordan was extremely good at fighting, and if he lost his temper, no one would be able to stop him from creating trouble. ¡°By the way, how are you considering the matter I mentioned to you previously?¡± Hailey suddenly lowered her volume and asked sneakily like a thief. ¡°What are you referring to?¡± Jordan didn¡¯t immediately process what she was saying. Hailey smacked Jordan¡¯s arm angrily. ¡°Dimwit, I¡¯m referring to the matter I mentioned to you at the concert the other day.¡± Only then did Jordan realize what she meant. ¡°You mean the matter regarding me being your standby lover and waiting for you for three years? Hah, I told you, it¡¯s impossible!¡± ¡°Hailey Camden, you can¡¯t get the best of both worlds. You can only choose one, but unfortunately, you chose Tyler Collins!¡± Hailey was enraged too. ¡°Unfortunate, my ass! Unfortunately, I chose you! I¡¯m not going to divorce Tyler. We¡¯ll stay a loving couple for the rest of our lives while you remain single, grumpy, and jealous for the rest of your life!¡± After lashing out at Jordan, she was still displeased. She continued after a pause, ¡°Jordan, just keep pretending. I know you¡¯re putting on a strong front. When you see how happy I am on the day of my wedding to a wealthy man, you¡¯ll definitely cry like a dog!¡± After saying that, Hailey rushed out in exasperation. ¡®Cry like a dog? Hah, I¡¯m afraid you and Tyler Collins will be the ones crying on that day!¡¯ Jordan didn¡¯t say those words out loud, but he would definitely make it happen. On the day of their wedding, Hailey will discover that she had let the king of business in Orlando slip! Meanwhile, she had married a poor man who was about to go bankrupt! In a fit of anger, Jordan tore both the wedding invitations to pieces! At this moment, Victoria entered, and when she saw that, she said, ¡°Tyler Collins really has a death wish. How dare he choose to get married on your birthday? He obviously wants to upset you!¡± Jordan humphed coldly. ¡°He wants to provoke me by doing that? He¡¯s just a mere investor. Who is he to compare to me? Victoria, inform all our business partners of the date of my birthday.¡± Victoria said with a smile, ¡°Yes!¡± She had long wanted to throw a grand birthday party for Jordan. ¡­ A week later. At six o¡¯clock in the morning of the 12th of May. ¡°Damn it! I lost again! How did this happen!?! Isn¡¯t this a proper and user-friendly game? Why did the developer get seized for breaking the rules?¡± Tyler stayed up all night in his groom¡¯s suit and spoke on the phone in his room. The 75 million dollars that his father gave him have been invested in more than 200 companies in the past week! More than half of the investments failed, which was normal. He was making considerable returns on his investments in more than ten out of those 200-odd companies at first. However, they suddenly faced problems one after another. Besides, the problems were not trivial as they put those companies either on the verge of bankruptcy or destruction! Almost all 75 million dollars that Tyler had invested were gone! Chapter 64 - This Day Has Finally Arrived! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Tyler was supposed to be in high spirits since it was his big day today. Still, the losses incurred from his failed investments made him, a young man in his twenties, seem like he had aged by several decades all of a sudden. Additionally to the investments he made in the failed companies, he lost a lot of money this week in other investments. ? He had lost all the money he invested in stock index futures, commodities, and even underground gambling bets. A young man who had a best man¡¯s corsage in hand was standing beside Tyler. He said, ¡°Tyler, did you offend someone? From the way I see it, it seems that you are being targeted by someone. Even if you invested blindly, the failure rate can¡¯t be 100%!¡± Tyler rubbed his extremely dark under-eye circles and nodded. ¡°Turns out it¡¯s really possible! It must be that someone is f**king targeting me on purpose! It can¡¯t be a mistake with my judgment!¡± ¡°However, I haven¡¯t offended anyone in the past two years, except for Hailey¡¯s ex-husband, Jordan Steele. I even made him a cuckold. Well, he might be good at fighting, but he knows nothing about business. He¡¯s just a good-for-nothing bodyguard, and there¡¯s no way he can do anything to me when it comes to business.¡± The best man fiddled with the corsage in his right hand. He said with a smile, ¡°Tyler, Hailey is the most beautiful girl in Orlando, and Jordan Steele is not the only one who fancies her. Not to mention others, even I find it difficult to stay calm in front of her. Yet, you managed to win her heart. Which man in Orlando wouldn¡¯t be jealous of you?¡± Tyler thought about it carefully and felt that there was indeed such a possibility. ¡°F**k, it must be some old lecher in the business circle of Orlando who has taken a liking to Hailey. That¡¯s why he¡¯s targeting me! Hailey Camden is such a jinx. We haven¡¯t even had our wedding yet, and I¡¯ve already lost 75 million dollars because of her!¡± The best man said with a playful smile, ¡°You can¡¯t say that. Your family is not short of those 75 million dollars, and you can totally afford to lose it. Since you¡¯ve lost all your money, you can just leech off your father and go work at his company.¡± ¡°But the gorgeous Hailey Camden is now yours, and you can do whatever you want to her. That old lecher may be a powerful businessman, but you¡¯ve beaten him in terms of love.¡± Tyler laughed loudly after hearing that. ¡°Jake, you¡¯re right! How dare that damned love rival of mine make me lose 75 million dollars?! Hahaha!¡± With that thought, Tyler immediately called Hailey. Hailey was already up and was having her makeup done. She quickly answered, ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Honey, what are you doing?¡± ¡°I¡¯m doing my makeup and trying on the wedding gown.¡± ¡°Hehe, Honey, you¡¯d better get some more sleep now!¡± Hailey hung up with some disgruntlement. ¡°Was that Tyler? What did he say?¡± Hailey¡¯s best friend, Rachel Quinn, was right beside her and watching her do her makeup. Hailey tossed her Apple cell phone to the side and barked, ¡°Some lewd things! Tyler is so tacky! If it isn¡¯t because he has a wealthy family, I wouldn¡¯t have married him! Jordan is so much better than him. He¡¯s so mellow and soft-spoken.¡± Rachel laughed and teased, ¡°Sweetie, it¡¯s not very appropriate of you to compliment your ex-husband while getting ready for your wedding to another man.¡± Hailey¡¯s emotions became complicated when she thought about Jordan. ¡°Rachel, Jordan doesn¡¯t want to be my standby lover. What should I do? What if he¡¯s already married when I get divorced a few years from now?¡± Rachel didn¡¯t answer and instead asked Hailey to stand up. Standing in front of a mirror in a white wedding dress, Hailey looked like an ethereal fairy. Her beauty was angelic! Rachel touched Hailey¡¯s delicate face and said while looking into the mirror. ¡°Look at your beautiful face. Which man can resist you? Trust me, you¡¯ll get him! Jordan is destined to be a standby lover for the rest of his life!¡± ¡­ One hour later, in a luxurious villa cluster in Orlando. The villas here were top-notch and were priced at over 20 grand per square meter. In one of the villas, Tyler¡¯s parents, Leonard Collins and Rosie Huxley, were getting dressed up in front of the mirror too. Rosie was dressed in a red dress, looking rather dignified and elegant. Among women in their forties in Orlando, she could be considered the best in terms of figure and appearance. Not only was she charming and attractive, but her character and upbringing were also considered exemplary in the upper-class circle. While helping Leonard tie his tie, she said, ¡°Leonard, I think the company¡¯s recent expansion plan is too risky because it involves the investment of all the company¡¯s capital, and we even had to take up a large loan. You shouldn¡¯t be so trusting of Paul.¡± Leonard barked furiously, ¡°If I didn¡¯t trust Paul back then, our company wouldn¡¯t even have had the chance to be listed! What are you so worried about? I didn¡¯t use a single cent of yours!¡± Rosie said slowly, ¡°That¡¯s not what I mean. If you¡¯re really confident about this, I can ask the Huxleys for some money for you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need it!¡± Leonard suddenly became extremely furious. ¡°The Huxleys have always looked down on me, so this time, I¡¯m going to show them how I can make a comeback!¡± Seeing how worked up Leonard had gotten, she quickly patted him and said comfortingly, ¡°Okay, okay, let¡¯s drop the subject. It¡¯s our son¡¯s big day.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something else. I heard that Tyler also invited Hailey Camden¡¯s ex-husband to the wedding with the intention of humiliating him in public. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea. Try persuading Tyler not to do that. I heard that Hailey Camden¡¯s ex-husband is good at fighting and not to be trifled with.¡± Leonard humphed coldly. ¡°What for? Her ex-husband is just a lowly bodyguard. If Tyler wants to humiliate him, let him be. What¡¯s wrong with that?¡± ¡°It¡¯d be amusing since he can fight. There will be many government officials at the wedding today. Let¡¯s see if he dares to do anything!¡± Rosie shook her head. ¡®Like father, like son. They¡¯re both so stubborn.¡¯ However, Leonard¡¯s expression changed. He suddenly said, ¡°Don¡¯t bother about Hailey¡¯s ex-husband. However, there is a guest we ought to pay attention to. I heard from Victoria that Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation, will be attending the wedding today. You know how mysterious this Mr. Steele is, and I heard that he¡¯s the owner of those new restaurants like Cloud Cafeteria and the newly established karaoke joints and nightclubs.¡± ¡°He is now the giant in the food, entertainment, logistics, and business industries! Many people call him the king of Orlando!¡± Rosie frowned. ¡°Victoria? The way you say her name is so affectionate, huh?¡± Leonard smiled and cajoled her. ¡°Well, we¡¯re just old friends, don¡¯t think that much about it. There¡¯s nothing between Miss Clarke and me. Don¡¯t vent your jealousy and disgruntlement on Mr. Steele later. We can¡¯t offend him.¡± Rosie said, ¡°I¡¯m not an insensible woman. Okay, I will definitely serve Mr. Steele well when I see him later.¡± ¡­ A few more hours passed. It was now ten in the morning. Victoria arrived at the Rose Garden villa area where Jordan lived. Jordan had already washed up and gotten dressed in a handsome suit long ago. ¡°Mr. Steele, you look so¡­ dashing today.¡± Victoria said, genuinely complimenting him from the bottom of her heart. Jordan straightened his tie and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯m going to let everyone in Orlando find out today that the president of Ace Corporation is me, Jordan Steele, the abandoned son-in-law of the Camdens!¡± Victoria walked behind Jordan, her hands trembling with excitement! This day is finally here! Chapter 65 - Everyone Looks Forward To Mr. Steeles Appearance! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In Old Mrs. Camden¡¯s villa. A convoy of luxurious wedding cars was driven, and Tyler temporarily forgot about the frustration of his failed investments. He happily went over to receive Hailey. ? When he arrived at the first floor of the villa, he ran into Elle before even going forward to pick up Hailey. Elle wasn¡¯t a bridesmaid, but she was similarly dressed in white and had dolled herself up gorgeously. ¡°Wow, Elle, you look so pretty today. I almost thought you were my bride.¡± Tyler teased when he saw Elle. Elle fiddled with her hair with her right hand and said, ¡°Psht, my groom-to-be is the esteemed president of Ace Corporation.¡± Tyler exclaimed in a moment of epiphany, ¡°No wonder you¡¯re dressed to the nines today, Elle. It turns out it¡¯s all for Mr. Steele!¡± Elle nodded and said, ¡°Of course, I heard that Mr. Steele is definitely going to attend your wedding today. Tyler, I didn¡¯t expect that Mr. Steele would show up for the Collins¡¯ sake. He has always been mysterious and unwilling to meet anyone.¡± Tyler said with a smug smile, ¡°Haha, that goes without a word. The Collins are a top-tier family in Orlando. It¡¯s only right for Mr. Steele to do us a favor.¡± ¡°Elle, from today onwards, we will be a family. We must keep in touch.¡± Elle said, ¡°Okay, I will remember what I promised you. Now go pick Hailey up.¡± Elle couldn¡¯t wait to go to the wedding venue, but of course, it wasn¡¯t because she was looking forward to the wedding itself. She was looking forward to meeting her Prince Charming, Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation! An hour later. In Ritz Carlton Hotel Orlando. As expected of a wedding held by a top family in Orlando, a continuous line of luxury cars belonging to the invited guests streaming into the hotel. Leonard and Rosie were busy receiving the guests. ¡°Mr. Sanders! It¡¯s really a great honor for my son that you¡¯re here to attend his wedding!¡± ¡°Chief Brown! Welcome, welcome, you must drink more water.¡± ¡°Vice-Mayor Dyer! Welcome, please pardon me, I haven¡¯t been able to entertain you well. I¡¯ll punish myself by toasting you later. Haha, please have a seat quickly.¡± Watching Leonard and Rosie greet the dignified officials, Hailey, who was now clad in a white wedding dress, was just as elated. She secretly thought to herself, ¡®The Collins have such an impressive social circle! Many of the guests here weren¡¯t even present at Grandma¡¯s birthday banquet. They¡¯re probably the bigwigs of the business and political circles of Orlando. It¡¯s great to be married to such a powerful family. The wedding is so grand, unlike when I married Jordan. At that time, the guests who attended our wedding were only there for our family! There wasn¡¯t even a proper guest!¡¯ Hailey actually fancied Jordan more than Tyler. Nevertheless, Tyler, in her opinion, had a much better family background and could provide her with a lot of material comfort that would satisfy her vanity and make her happy. Hence, she felt that Jordan was way inferior to Tyler in those aspects. At this moment, she didn¡¯t feel the slightest bit of regret for divorcing Jordan. Instead, she was thankful that she had done so. All of a sudden, the crowd got into an uproar. ¡°Mr. Walton! Oh my gosh! Mr. Walton is here!¡± Leonard got a great shock, and he hurriedly strode over to give Mr. Walton a handshake with both hands. ¡°Welcome, Mr. Walton. It¡¯s such a huge honor for me to have you here!¡± Tyler, Hailey, and the rest of the Camdens covered their mouths in astonishment. ¡®The Collins are acquainted with one of the richest men in the country?¡¯ The Collins were only a top-tier family in Orlando. Meanwhile, the Waltons were among the top 20 richest families in the country! They were on completely different levels! Leonard said loudly, ¡°Who helped me to invite Mr. Walton? I¡¯ll definitely thank you greatly later!¡± Mr. Walton shook hands with Leonard and said with a smile on his face, ¡°Mr. Collins, you¡¯re too polite. I hope you won¡¯t mind that I came here uninvited today.¡± Mr. Walton didn¡¯t actually know the Collins at all, and he didn¡¯t have an invitation to the wedding either. Hence, he managed to enter entirely because of his status. Leonard said, ¡°Mr. Walton, you¡¯re standing on ceremony with us. It¡¯s my son¡¯s honor, and also mine, to have you here! Did you make a special trip here because of something important?¡± Leonard, who was also a businessman, was well aware of Mr. Walton¡¯s busy schedule, and knew that he frequently travelled for business to meet powerful businessmen and politicians. He wouldn¡¯t have the time to attend a stranger¡¯s wedding at all. Hence, Leonard guessed that Mr. Walton must have gone to the wedding for something important. Mr. Walton said with a smile, ¡°To be frank, I came here to give the newlyweds my blessings and also to meet Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation.¡± His first reason could be ignored because it was merely said out of courtesy. However, the latter half of his sentence gave Leonard a great shock. ¡®Even one of the richest men in the world yearns to see Mr. Steele?¡¯ ¡®In that case, this mysterious Mr. Steele might be even richer than Mr. Walton!¡¯ At this point, everyone had even more respect for the president of Ace Corporation. Leonard hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Walton, please take a seat quickly. I¡¯ll call the deputy president of Ace Corporation immediately and ask them where they are now.¡± ¡°Thank you, thank you.¡± Mr. Walton thanked with both hands. He greeted the other businessmen smilingly without putting on airs at all. However, he was one of the richest men in the country. ¡°Mr. Steele¡­¡± Hailey was filled with great curiosity about the president of Ace Corporation when she saw that. ¡°What kind of girl would be worthy enough to be Mr. Steele¡¯s wife? How pretty must she be, and what should her family background be like? Ah, I¡¯d better not think about it.¡± Unlike Elle, who kept harboring unrealistic fantasies, Hailey admitted that she wasn¡¯t worthy of being the president of Ace Corporation. Leonard arranged for Mr. Walton to be seated, he immediately called Victoria. ¡°Victoria, have you and Mr. Steele left yet?¡± Victoria answered, ¡°We¡¯re going to reach the entrance of the hotel soon.¡± ¡°What? You¡¯re already at the entrance? I¡¯ll go out to receive you guys now!¡± Leonard was overjoyed and immediately rushed to say to his wife and children, ¡°Mr. Steele and Mr. Steele have arrived at the entrance. Come with me to greet them!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Tyler, Hailey, and the others tagged along. ¡°Ah! My dear Mr. Steele is here! Grandma, Dad, let¡¯s go over there too!¡± Elle jumped up in excitement. Diana nodded and said, ¡°Mr. Steele is our business partner, so we naturally have to go.¡± When the other guests heard what they said, they immediately got up from their seats as well. ¡°I heard that Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation, has acquired many restaurants and entertainment joints. He¡¯s also monopolizing many industries in Orlando now!¡± ¡°That¡¯s not all, I also heard that he has just destroyed dozens of companies and pushed them to bankruptcy in the past month, for no rhyme or reason!¡± ¡°Quick, look, even Mr. Walton has gone to the entrance. Let¡¯s all go see who this amazing Mr. Steele is!¡± ¡°I must take the opportunity to befriend Mr. Steele today!¡± ¡°¡­¡± At the hotel entrance, a white Maybach Landaulet, which was priced at 1.8 million dollars and was once known as the ¡°world¡¯s most expensive car¡±, was driven over slowly and stopped in front of the entrance. The hotel service staff opened the door, and Victoria stepped out of the car in a white dress. Everyone knew that the next one to get out of the car would be Mr. Steele! Next, Jordan alighted from the car in a white suit! Victoria held Jordan¡¯s arm and introduced him to Leonard, ¡°Mr. Collins, this is Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation!¡± Chapter 66 - Shocking The Upper-Class Circle! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Jordan Steele.¡± Jordan alighted from the white 1.8-million-dollar Maybach in a white suit and walked over. At the same time, everyone stared at him with their eyes full of admiration. ? In the eyes of the crowd, Jordan was noble and refined, like the prince of a fairytale. Unlike Tyler and the others, Leonard had never met Jordan before this. Leonard excitedly shook Jordan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Welcome, Mr. Steele. It¡¯s a great honor for my son and I to have you here!¡± Rosie was in disbelief too. ¡°Mr. Steele, I didn¡¯t expect that you¡¯re so young and handsome!¡± Jordan glanced at Rosie and said, ¡°You must be Mrs. Collins. Indeed, you¡¯re such a ravishing beauty.¡± Leonard said with a smile, ¡°Thank you for the compliment. She is indeed my wife.¡± As a woman in her forties, Rosie felt excited and a little shy to have been complimented by a young man in his twenties. At this moment, Tyler flew into a rage when he saw Jordan brazenly ogling at his mother and complimenting her frivolously. ¡°Jordan Steele, why are you pretending to be the president of Ace Corporation!?! You¡¯re just Victoria Clarke¡¯s bodyguard!¡± Hailey was also puzzled as to why Victoria would play along with Jordan. All the invited guests of the wedding were dignified figures of Orlando, and Hailey felt it wasn¡¯t appropriate for Victoria to deceive everyone like this. Before Jordan could say anything, Mr. Walton had already walked over to give him a handshake. ¡°Mr. Steele, I¡¯ve heard of you a long time ago. It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you.¡± Jordan got a tremendous shock too. ¡°Mr. Walton? Do you know the Collins too?¡± If Mr. Walton and the Collins were closely acquainted, Jordan would indeed be a little stumped. Although Jordan was ultimately still the most powerful one, Mr. Walton was, after all, one of the top tycoons in the country. Mr. Walton waved his hand and said, ¡°No, no, I came specifically to see you after hearing that you¡¯d be here in Orlando a few days ago. In fact, three years ago, I had dinner with your grandfather in LA. Mr. Steele, your grandfather, is my idol, and I¡¯ve always wanted to revisit him, but I¡¯m afraid I might disturb him. Has he been well lately?¡± Both Tyler and Hailey were surprised to learn that Mr. Walton knew Jordan¡¯s grandfather. ¡®Could he have made a mistake?¡¯ they wondered. Jordan said with a smile, ¡°My grandfather has been well lately, and he has mentioned you to me before, Mr. Walton. Grandpa says that you¡¯re a legendary figure and a business prodigy. He¡¯s looking forward to catching up with you too.¡± ¡°My grandfather is in England now. How about this? Inform me if you happen to go to England, and I will arrange a time for you to meet.¡± Mr. Walton immediately said excitedly, ¡°That¡¯s great. Shall we exchange numbers?¡± Mr. Walton took out his cell phone and keyed Jordan¡¯s number into his contacts. All the bigwigs of the business industry who were present were all green with envy as they wanted Mr. Walton¡¯s number too! Yet, Mr. Walton, who was high up in the air, actually took the initiative to ask for Jordan¡¯s number! After getting Jordan¡¯s number, Mr. Walton said, ¡°I have another meeting to attend. I¡¯ll take my leave now.¡± Mr. Walton left after another handshake with Jordan. As soon as Mr. Walton left, someone appeared out of nowhere. He scurried up to Jordan and knelt down in front of him while kowtowing incessantly. The crowd was stunned, and so was Tyler, who took a look and then exclaimed, ¡°Mr. Dunn? Aren¡¯t you Mr. Dunn, the general agent of Ubereats Orlando? I haven¡¯t seen you in such a long time, where have you been? Why are you kowtowing to Jordan Steele?¡± Yes, it was Ryan Dunn who had fired Jordan back then! Ryan looked at Tyler and said, ¡°I went to DC to look for Mr. Jones and begged him to let me become the general agent again, and it took me more than half a month to convince him. ¡°As long as Mr. Steele is willing to forgive me, he would be willing to continue cooperating with me, he told me.¡± After explaining, Ryan continued to kowtow to Jordan. ¡°Mr. Steele! Mr. Steele! I was wrong! I shouldn¡¯t have offended you. I didn¡¯t know how powerful you are. It¡¯s all because of the Camdens¡¯ instigation. I have nothing against you at all. This is all just a misunderstanding! Please forgive me, Mr. Steele!¡± All the Camdens were stunned. Herman asked, ¡°Mr. Dunn, are you sure that Jordan is the president of Ace Corporation? Don¡¯t get the wrong person!¡± Ryan turned around and hollered at Herman, ¡°Mistake, my foot! Mr. Jones told me himself that Mr. Steele is the one who asked him to remove my rights as the general agent. If it wasn¡¯t because of you, I wouldn¡¯t have ended up in such a situation!¡± Herman swallowed his saliva. ¡®Could it be that Jordan had indeed made a call to the boss of Ubereats during the birthday banquet the other day?¡¯ ¡®Did he really remove Ryan Dunn as the general agent with just a single phone call?¡¯ ¡°Mr. Steele! Mr. Steele!¡± At this moment, another person started wailing too. A middle-aged man walked over in a disheveled state. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Zack Smith who owns Sunny Restaurant? Why is he dressed so shabbily? How did he get reduced to this state?¡± ¡°His restaurants have faced stiff competition from Cloud Cafeteria, and there¡¯s barely any business every day. He¡¯s long since started struggling!¡± Someone recognized Zack, the owner of Sunny Restaurant. Zack walked up to Jordan and also knelt down in front of him beside Ryan. ¡°Mr. Steele! I was wrong! I failed to recognize a formidable figure like you¡­¡± Ryan said, ¡°Don¡¯t copy my lines.¡± Zack ignored him and continued, ¡°It¡¯s all the Camdens¡¯ fault for instigating me. I was really forced to go against you during the banquet then! Mr. Steele, please just treat me like a nobody and let me off!¡± Zack really couldn¡¯t hold up any longer. Famous singers were performing at Cloud Cafeteria every single day, and the prices of the food were affordable too. Jordan was spending money to deal with Zack, but Zack couldn¡¯t afford to play this game with him at all. Seeing that Ryan and Zack were both kneeling down in front of Jordan, Tyler no longer thought that they were just mistaken. ¡°Could it be that¡­ Jordan is really the president of the Ace Corporation?¡± At this moment, Drew stood out with his cell phone and walked over. ¡°Those who are still doubting the identity of Jordan, my former cousin-in-law, take your phones out now and find out who the president of the Ace Corporation is using the Heaven¡¯s Eye app!¡± The Heaven¡¯s Eye app would provide the name and photos of the presidents of various companies. Still, Jordan had been keeping his profile hidden previously so no one could find him. Today, Jordan no longer needed to hide. Tyler and Hailey took out their cell phones at the same time. They started checking the app, only to see that Jordan was indeed the president of Ace Corporation! ¡°No!¡± Hailey was so flabbergasted that she dropped her iPhone on the ground! She knew that the information on the Heaven¡¯s Eye app would never be wrong! Zack and Ryan Dunn had indeed kowtowed to the right person too! The truth was clear as day, and Jordan was in fact, the president of Ace Corporation! ¡°Grandma, are you okay?¡± Drew was highly conceited because he was the only person at the scene beside Victoria who learned of Jordan¡¯s identity before this. However, he suddenly saw Diana passing out while seated on the chair. ¡°Mom, how are you feeling? I¡¯ll take you to the hospital!¡± Herman hurriedly picked Diana up in his arms. Benedict and Sylvie frantically said, ¡°Let us take her to the hospital!¡± However, Herman was holding onto Diana tightly and refusing to let go. At this point, who would dare to face Jordan? All the Camdens wanted to flee! ¡°Let me do it. You guys should stay here since it¡¯s your daughter¡¯s wedding today.¡± After saying that, Herman quickly left like he was fleeing. Chapter 67 - Apologizing To Mr. Steele! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the past three years, Herman would make it a point to mock Jordan whenever he met him, and he had already insulted him countless times before. In addition, Herman had even sent some henchmen to beat up Jordan some time ago because of Drew. ? The reason that Jordan chose to show up and reveal his identity at Hailey¡¯s wedding today was clearly to take revenge. Herman wasn¡¯t close to Hailey and obviously wouldn¡¯t stay behind and incur Jordan¡¯s wrath. Hence, he chose to leave immediately. After carrying Diana into the backseat of the Audi Q7, Herman said to his chauffeur, ¡°Let¡¯s go to the hospital! Step on it!¡± As soon as he said that, Diana suddenly wailed. ¡°Ah!¡± Her outburst gave Herman a considerable fright, and he shuddered. ¡°Mom, you¡¯re okay? I was worried sick, and I thought that you had passed out because of that punk Jordan.¡± Herman was quite relieved. Diana kept hitting her legs in misery. ¡°I¡¯ve let your late father down! I¡¯m so muddled up. I¡¯ve finally understood why your father let Jordan marry into our family as a live-in husband of Hailey. I¡¯m the one who drove him out of the family! Why am I so foolish!?!¡± At this juncture, Diana finally understood why her late husband, who had always been intelligent and wise, would pick Jordan as his grandson-in-law. It turned out that Jordan was not a fighter but the president of a major corporation! He was a tycoon! Diana had pretended to pass out just now because she simply did not know how to face Jordan. In the past, the Camdens had done countless things to hurt Jordan, and she couldn¡¯t bring herself to see Jordan at all! Diana asked, ¡°Drew seems to have found out about Jordan¡¯s identity a while ago. Why didn¡¯t that brat inform us in advance!?!¡± The embarrassment showed on Herman¡¯s face as he said, ¡°Well, Drew has been telling me about Jordan¡¯s power lately, warning me not to offend him, but I decided not to listen to him.¡± Diana sighed with misery. ¡°We¡¯ve missed it! The Camdens have missed such a great opportunity! Hailey didn¡¯t get pregnant with Jordan¡¯s child in those three years of their marriage! The president of Ace Corporation, whom my poor granddaughter Elle has been longing for, turns out to be Jordan! Our plan to change the fate of our family for the better by relying on Elle¡¯s husband-to-be has fallen through!¡± ¡­ Outside the hotel. Elle was still in shock and couldn¡¯t calm down for a long time after learning that the ¡°Mr. Steele,¡± who had been the man of her dreams since forever, was actually the Jordan she knew. She took the initiative to walk towards Jordan and asked, ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re the president of Ace Corporation?¡± Jordan looked at the astonishment on Elle¡¯s face and said with a smile, ¡°Yes.¡± Elle said with a look of devotion, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the person I¡¯m in love with has actually appeared in my life long ago and has been silently staying by my side to protect me for three years¡­¡± Jordan was speechless. ¡®Isn¡¯t creating TikTok videos the only thing Elle is good at? Since when has she become so poetic?¡¯ Jordan said awkwardly, ¡°In the past, I was your cousin-in-law. When did I become your most beloved person?¡± Elle quickly denied, ¡°No, you¡¯re not! Haven¡¯t you heard my father mention this before? Grandpa initially arranged for you to marry me! God, why are you playing tricks on us like this? You held us up for three years. For the past three years, we¡¯ve seen each other every day, but little did we know¡­¡± ¡°Okay, enough, stop it. We¡¯ll talk about us later.¡± While Elle was all dramatic with her monologue, she had already reached her hand out towards Jordan. Jordan didn¡¯t want to have much to do with Elle for the time being, and she wasn¡¯t the main character of his plan today. In the past, Elle may have mocked and humiliated Jordan all the time but what she had done was nothing compared to what Hailey did. While Elle was confessing her love to Jordan, Leonard and Rosie learned about the story behind this matter from Jordan. ¡°Oh dear, since Jordan Steele is Hailey¡¯s former husband, do you think he¡¯s here to crash the wedding?¡± Leonard whispered to Rosie. Rosie was much more worried than Leonard. It wouldn¡¯t be that big of a deal if he was just going to crash the wedding and take the bride away, as they would at most just suffer some embarrassment. What Rosie was most worried about was that Jordan might exact revenge on Tyler for snatching his wife away from him. After all, in the eyes of many, that was enough reason to kill! Rosie walked forward and said with a respectful gaze, ¡°Mr. Steele, may I ask if you¡¯re here for Hailey?¡± If Jordan said yes, Rosie would not hesitate to ask Tyler to hand Hailey over to Jordan. The president of the Ace Corporation was definitely not someone Tyler could afford to offend. Hailey was also stunned, and she rubbed her hands together continuously while feeling extremely excited. ¡®He¡¯s here. He¡¯s come on a white horse to marry me! My Prince Charming, my mighty hero, my beloved husband is here to take me away!¡± Knowing that Jordan was deeply in love with her, Hailey thought he had come to stop her from getting married so that he could take her away! However¡­ Jordan said indifferently, ¡°Miss Hailey Camden is indeed my former wife, but I no longer have anything to do with her now. I didn¡¯t intend to attend the wedding today. Still, Mr. Tyler Collins sent me an invitation and insisted that I come so that I can witness with my own eyes what a grand and top-notch wedding is all about. He also said that I¡¯m not a man if I choose not to turn up.¡± ¡°So, I came together with Victoria.¡± Jordan¡¯s words made Hailey¡¯s heart sink. ¡®He¡¯s not here to take me away!¡¯ At this moment, Rosie slapped Tyler on his face. Smack! The loud sound of the slap was clear evidence of how hard Rosie had slapped Tyler. She didn¡¯t go easy on her son at all. ¡°Is that what you should say to a guest you¡¯re inviting to your wedding? Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Steele!¡± Rosie yelled at Tyler. Tyler was dumbfounded, and he finally figured out why the companies he had invested in lately had been winding up. It turned out that Jordan was targeting him! ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± Tyler didn¡¯t dare to disobey his mother. Jordan smiled without saying anything. Seeing that Jordan wasn¡¯t intending to stop Hailey from marrying Tyler, Leonard hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Steele, please come in. After you take your seat, I¡¯ll make my son apologize to you again in front of everyone else.¡± Jordan put his hands in his pockets. Since he had already arrived, he would, of course, attend the wedding. Leonard arranged for Jordan to take the master¡¯s seat, after which he instructed the servants to pour three glasses of wine. Holding a glass of wine in hand, Leonard said, ¡°I heard that Tyler has offended you previously. As his father, I should have taken him in hand, but I failed to discipline him well, so I shall punish myself for that. Here are three toasts to you as an apology, Mr. Steele!¡± Leonard chugged three glasses of wine in a row. As the host of the wedding, he was stooping low and had given Jordan enough respect. Jordan smiled. Businessmen, especially those engaged in large businesses, would usually know when to yield and when not, unlike those of lower statuses who would still fight stubbornly even when on the verge of death. Jordan had long expected that the Collins would subdue themselves once he revealed his identity. Hence, he had already implemented the plan to retaliate against the Collins a long time ago. The feud could not be resolved with a simple apology and a few toasts from Leonard! Leonard toasted thrice in a row while Jordan, who was considered his junior, remained seated and watched him do so. At this moment, Leonard said to Tyler, ¡°Hurry up and pour some wine to apologize to Mr. Steele.¡± Tyler looked highly embarrassed, and he remained still with his fists clenched, feeling frustrated and vexed. He also felt as if all the guests were laughing at him! Chapter 68 - The Gift Is Not Meant For You! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Tyler was a person who cared a lot about his pride, and among his social circle that consisted of rich scions, he had always been the one who liked to showboat and flaunt his wealth the most. Today, he would be marrying the ¡°most beautiful girl of Orlando,¡± and the only flaw was that Hailey was a divorcee. ? Hence, Tyler had already told his friends in advance that he would humiliate Jordan in public during his wedding today. However, who would have thought that Tyler would not only fail to humiliate Jordan and instead get humiliated by Jordan. Bend forward, kneel down, and pour Jordan some wine? Tyler couldn¡¯t bring himself to do it! ¡°Is he fooling me?¡± The thought came to Tyler¡¯s mind since, in his opinion, Jordan could not possibly be the scion of a wealthy family, much less the president of Ace Corporation. After all, which wealthy family would be willing to let their son become a live-in husband? The real Mr. Steele has kept his identity a secret and refused to appear in public, so Jordan must have colluded with Victoria Clarke, who is helping him impersonate the real Mr. Steele so he can appear impressive at my wedding!¡± ¡°That old hag Victoria Clarke has long set her sights on Jordan, and I bet they hooked up with each other a long time ago. It¡¯s not surprising that she¡¯d be willing to help him!¡± ¡°As for the information in the Heaven¡¯s Eye app, Victoria Clarke could have submitted Jordan¡¯s information or even hacked into the database.¡± ¡°Mr. Walton also seems to be a little different from what he looked like on TV, and his height seems different too. He could be an impostor!¡± ¡°Meanwhile, Ryan Dunn and Zack Smith have already lost their businesses and become penniless. Jordan is so good at fighting that he might have threatened them and forced them to stage this act. That¡¯s very likely to be the case!¡± After analyzing the information about Jordan that they currently had, Tyler smiled smugly. ¡°Hahaha, Jordan Steele, you¡¯re deceiving us, aren¡¯t you? You¡¯re not the president of Ace Corporation at all. You¡¯re just a bodyguard! Why? Are you trying to make Hailey regret?¡± Everyone was shocked after hearing Tyler¡¯s words. Rosie was incredibly exasperated. ¡°Tyler! What nonsense are you spouting!?! Didn¡¯t you see how deferential Mr. Walton was to Mr. Steele just now?!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not spouting nonsense!¡± Tyler began to explain, ¡°Don¡¯t you guys think that Mr. Walton¡¯s height and appearance seems different from what we see on TV?¡± None of them had ever seen Mr. Walton in person, so they immediately began to suspect something after hearing Tyler¡¯s words. ¡°Speaking of which, I really didn¡¯t pay attention to Mr. Walton¡¯s appearance just now. I just thought he was Mr. Walton because he seemed to be so.¡± ¡°I looked at him carefully! His chin doesn¡¯t seem right. Mr. Walton¡¯s chin is not that pointed.¡± ¡°His height seems off too. Mr. Walton isn¡¯t that tall, is he? Isn¡¯t he only about 1.65 meters tall? That man just now is at least 1.7 meters tall!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Besides, Mr. Walton is such a busy man. How could he have come to the wedding just to meet someone? He even left in a hurry after making his appearance, and none of the people he came with know us either.¡± The crowd began discussing, and they all agreed with Tyler¡¯s theory. Unable to tolerate it any longer, Victoria snapped, ¡°Tyler Collins, are you stupid? How can the information on Heaven¡¯s Eye be fabricated?¡± Tyler laughed and said, ¡°Miss Clarke, in order to be convincing, you must have gone all out with your act. It¡¯s just an app. What¡¯s so difficult about modifying the information for a few minutes?¡± At this moment, Ryan and Zack, who were still kneeling beside Jordan, spoke up for him. Ryan said, ¡°Tyler Collins, you dimwit! How dare you continue doubting Mr. Steele!? The situation I¡¯m in now is what I got for choosing not to believe that Jordan is Mr. Steele at first! If you continue to be so stubborn and muddled up, you¡¯ll die without knowing why!¡± Zack chimed in, ¡°Tyler, you don¡¯t seem to be a fool, and I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re aware how far-fetched your explanation is, right? Anyway, you¡¯re dead for hooking up with Mr. Steele¡¯s wife. Is that why you have the guts to continue slandering Mr. Steele?¡± Zack¡¯s words made Tyler break out in cold sweat. Since Zack and Tyler used to spend a lot of time together, Zack could see right through his mind! ¡°Security! Drag these two dogs who are kneeling on the ground out of here! You good-for-nothings, don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know that Jordan Steele has paid you to do this!¡± Tyler yelled, and soon, two burly men came over to carry Zack and Smith away. At this moment, Hailey was also overwhelmed with anxiety and on the verge of tears due to Jordan¡¯s treatment of her over the past three years. Suppose Jordan was the corporation president and came from an extremely wealthy family. Why would he stoop so low and suck up to her? Hailey said, ¡°Jordan, are you pretending or not? I¡¯m begging you, please cut it out. This is not the time and place for jokes!¡± Hailey desperately wanted Jordan to tell her the answer. However, Jordan refused to give in, and he didn¡¯t waver at all. Instead, he said calmly, ¡°You can¡¯t convince those who refuse to come to terms with the truth. If it makes you feel better, you can take it that I¡¯m pretending.¡± Jordan had already said twice that he was the president. Since they refused to believe him, they could take it that he wasn¡¯t. ¡®Why bother explaining to such fools?¡¯ Since Jordan had just ¡°admitted¡± that he was pretending, his former mother-in-law, Sylvie, heaved a sigh of relief. She walked over and said, ¡°You rascal, you scared the hell out of me! I thought you had really made it, but it turns out that you were pretending! You¡­¡± Before Sylvie could finish, Benedict pulled her away and chided her softly. ¡°Are you trying to get into more trouble!?! You must be tired of living!¡± Sylvie whispered, ¡°Isn¡¯t he pretending?¡± Benedict shook his head and barked furiously, ¡°You dimwit! If you want to get into trouble, don¡¯t implicate the Camdens! If you dare to provoke Jordan again, I will divorce you immediately, and you can go live with your beloved starlet!¡± Sylvie¡¯s face immediately became flushed. Benedict could already tell that Jordan was indeed the president of Ace Corporation. The only reason was because of Drew¡¯s attitude towards Jordan! Leonard was now in a dilemma, and he couldn¡¯t verify Jordan¡¯s identity. Leonard said, ¡°Everyone, please take a seat and have some drinks. The wedding will begin shortly.¡± Rosie said, ¡°Mr. Steele is our son¡¯s friend, and they¡¯re just playing with each other. Please take your seats.¡± After hearing the hosts¡¯ words, everyone returned to their seats. However, they were still staring at Jordan. Jordan and Victoria sat at a separate table. After taking a sip of water, Victoria said, ¡°How dare this bunch of idiots still doubt your identity?¡± Jordan, too, took a sip of water and said, ¡°Apart from Hailey Camden and Sylvie Parker, I reckon the Collins and Camdens have all believed that I¡¯m the president of Ace Corporation.¡± ¡°But the rest¡­¡± As they spoke, another distinguished guest arrived in the hall. When Leonard saw him, he immediately walked over in surprise. ¡°Aren¡¯t you Mr. Wills, the president of the renowned Electron Co.?¡± The e-commerce industry has been booming in recent years. The country¡¯s leading e-commerce giant, Amazon, surpassed $4.8 billion in worldwide sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday last year. Although Electron could not compare to Amazon, it still held a significant position in the local e-commerce. Dustin Wills was also a billionaire! With a gift in hand, Dustin walked over and shook Leonard¡¯s hand. ¡°I¡¯ve only met you once in DC, Mr. Collins. Yet, you still remember me.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t say that. Mr. Wills, it¡¯s a great honor for us that you¡¯ve come to attend my son¡¯s wedding. You even brought a gift!¡± Leonard laughed as he said. Dustin said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but the gift is not for your son.¡± Chapter 69 - Big Boss Appears, Jordan Celebrates His Birthday! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Leonard¡¯s smile vanished immediately. ¡°It¡¯s not for my son? Mr. Wills, aren¡¯t you here to attend my son¡¯s wedding?¡± Leonard asked, looking a little embarrassed. Dustin smiled and said, ¡°Of course I¡¯m here for the wedding, I¡¯ve prepared a monetary gift for your son, and I¡¯ve already given it to the reception staff.¡± Mr. Collins, if you don¡¯t believe me, you may check with them.¡± Leonard hurriedly said, ¡°Mr. Wills, you must be joking. Why would I be fixated on the gift? It¡¯s a great honor for me that you¡¯re willing to attend the wedding. You¡¯ve even brought a gift. You¡¯re too formal, Mr. Wills!¡± Leonard knew that Dustin was very affluent and would give at least 15,000 dollars as a gift. Hence, Leonard hurriedly called Tyler and Hailey to come over. ¡°Tyler, Hailey, come here and meet Mr. Wills.¡± ¡°Nice to meet you, Mr. Wills. I¡¯ve heard a lot about you. You¡¯re my idol!¡± Tyler walked over and gave Dustin a handshake with both hands as he continuously tried to suck up to him. Although the Collins were a powerful family, they were still a notch below those tycoons who would be included in the list of wealthiest families in the country each year. ¡°Oh, hello,¡± Dustin said somewhat perfunctorily with indifference. Hailey was overjoyed, too, because she didn¡¯t expect the Collins to have connections with such a wealthy man. Thus, she bowed to him and shook his hand with both hands too. ¡°Hello, Mr. Wills, I¡¯m Hailey Camden. I¡¯m so glad to meet you. I hope to have the opportunity to learn from you.¡± Dustin glanced at Hailey and was a little surprised by how beautiful she was. Still, he simply nodded without saying anything further. The eagle-eyed Tyler immediately noticed the gift box in Dustin¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Mr. Wills, is that a box of cigars you¡¯re holding?¡± Surprised to hear his answer, Dustin said, ¡°Wow, Mr. Collins, you¡¯ve got great eyesight. This is indeed a box of cigars.¡± Tyler was curious to know what brand of cigar a bigwig like Dustin would give as a gift. Hence, he asked, ¡°What brand of cigar is that, Mr. Wills?¡± Dustin said, ¡°It seems to be a brand called Gurkha, but I¡¯m not sure either because my subordinate was the one who prepared it. Haha, pardon me.¡± Tyler and Hailey were both shocked. ¡°Gurkha Royal Courtesan Cigar? That¡¯s the most expensive brand of cigar that costs $1.4 million a stick!¡± The guests were just as taken aback by the staggering price of the cigar. That was enough money to buy a load of cigars from other less expensive brands! Dustin laughed and said, ¡°It costs a little less than that, but you¡¯re close. Haha. Mr. Collins and the newlyweds, please excuse me.¡± Dustin walked towards the table where Jordan and Victoria were seated, with the cigar box in hand. ¡°Hello, Mr. Steele, Miss Clarke.¡± Dustin walked over and handed the cigar box to Jordan as he exclaimed, ¡°Happy birthday, Mr. Steele!¡± Everyone was stunned to see Dustin give that million-dollar cigar to Jordan! Dustin had at most given the newlyweds a gift of 20 to 30 grand. Yet, he gave Jordan such an exorbitant gift that cost far beyond tens of grands! That just goes to show that Dustin wasn¡¯t really there for the wedding but for Jordan! Jordan took the box, got up, and gave Dustin a handshake. He said with a smile, ¡°Mr. Wills, you¡¯re too kind. We¡¯re already business partners. You didn¡¯t have to go through such an expense.¡± Ace Corporation was now cooperating with Electron E-commerce, and it wasn¡¯t Jordan¡¯s first meeting with Dustin. Watching Jordan and Dustin laughing and chatting with each other, Tyler felt like he had been slapped hard on the face. The fact that Dustin would be so polite to Jordan, let alone give him such an expensive gift, would make no sense if Jordan was pretending to be the president of Ace Corporation. Hailey was stunned too. ¡°How is that possible¡­¡± ¡°Mr. Collins! Mr. Collins!¡± At this moment, a middle-aged man who exuded an artistic aura called out to Leonard as he made his way over. Everyone was stunned after taking a closer look at him. ¡®Isn¡¯t that the internationally renowned pianist, Evan Cadence?¡¯ ¡°Hey, Mr. Cadence! When did you arrive?¡± Leonard was just as surprised. Evan Cadence was an internationally renowned pianist who, although, wasn¡¯t among the top three in the world, belonged to the elite class of pianists in the world. He had attended various significant events like the Grammy awards and many others. Leonard and Evan Cadence had met on several occasions previously, and they were no strangers to each other. Leonard had even tried to ask Evan to teach his children to play the piano. Evan smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m here to give you a gift.¡± ¡°A gift? There¡¯s no need for that! I was going to invite you to play a wedding march for my son and daughter-in-law! We ought to be the ones paying you, not the other way around,¡± Leonard said with a smile. Leonard then said to Tyler and Hailey, ¡°This is Mr. Evan Cadence, a renowned world-class pianist. Hailey, I heard that you¡¯ve learned piano since you were a child. In that case, you should have heard of such an elite pianist like Evan, right?¡± Hailey was full of awe and admiration for Evan. She had been learning to play the piano since she was a child. Although she wasn¡¯t a professional, she was at least aware of how impressive Evan was! Incredibly excited, Hailey exclaimed, ¡°Mr. Cadence, I¡¯m so happy to meet you. It would really be an honor to hear you play a piece live!¡± Evan waved his hand and refuted, ¡°You flatter me. Has the wedding begun yet? If it hasn¡¯t, can I play a little tune?¡± Tyler hurriedly said, ¡°Yes, yes! Some of the guests we invited have yet to arrive, and the wedding hasn¡¯t begun yet. It would be great if you could play a song for the audio pleasure of our guests!¡± ¡°Alright then, please excuse me.¡± After saying that, Evan actually walked towards Jordan¡¯s table too. To everyone¡¯s surprise, Evan exclaimed to Jordan, ¡°Jordan, my senior!¡± ¡°Evan, what are you doing here?¡± Jordan asked as he shook Evan¡¯s hand. Everyone was flabbergasted! The internationally renowned pianist, Evan Cadence, actually said that Jordan was his senior! The baffling thing was that Evan was clearly much older than Jordan. Yet, he said that Jordan was his senior. Hailey¡¯s jaw dropped in surprise. Even Dustin, who was at the same table, was confused. He joked, ¡°Evan, you¡¯re so much older. Why did you call Jordan your senior? Don¡¯t pretend to be younger than your age.¡± Evan had also met Dustin before, so he chuckled and said, ¡°Mr. Wills, you have no idea. I was admitted to a music academy in June 1997. I must have been 15 years old at that time, and I was taught by Gary Graffman.¡± ¡°Jordan, I mean, Mr. Steele, became Mr. Graffman¡¯s student in January 1997. I joined five months later, so that makes him my senior!¡± Jordan laughed and said, ¡°I must have been less than two years old at that time. I can¡¯t even remember, haha.¡± Everyone, especially Hailey, was shocked. ¡®Jordan started learning the piano from a famous classical pianist at the age of two?¡¯ Geniuses like Evan Cadence were few and far between. Yet, he only became Gary Graffman¡¯s student at the age of fifteen by virtue of his exemplary results. ¡®How rich must Jordan¡¯s family be?¡¯ ¡®He became the student of a famous pianist soon after he was born?¡¯ Hailey couldn¡¯t help but swallow her saliva as she recalled Jordan¡¯s piano performance during the superstar¡¯s concert some time ago. ¡°I thought he started learning piano only in the past three years with the allowance I gave him. It turns out that he had started learning the piano since the age of two, from an internationally renowned teacher!¡± The sense of superiority over Jordan that Hailey used to have all along vanished immediately! Chapter 70 - Im The Main Character! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The sense of superiority Hailey felt as a result of her family¡¯s affluence was the reason that she was able to hold her head high, justify her wrongdoings before Jordan, and even make him apologize to her previously. Hailey grew up attending aristocratic schools and had learned to play the piano, violin, and dance when she was a child. She felt that she was much more cultured and had a better upbringing than Jordan. Although she adored Jordan, she had always felt that Jordan belonged to a different world from her. Now, Hailey finally realized that they indeed belonged to two different worlds. However, unlike what she had thought before, Jordan belonged to a world that was better than hers! On the other hand, Dustin said to Evan, ¡°Evan, how much did the Collins pay to hire you? Haven¡¯t you always refrained from playing at weddings? When I asked you to play at the wedding of my friend¡¯s son the other time, you turned me down immediately. Is it because you think I can¡¯t afford it?¡± The wealthy usually liked hiring famous singers, actors, or pianists to perform at their weddings to show how powerful they were. Evan said, ¡°Nah, you¡¯ve misunderstood me, Mr. Wills. I¡¯m not here to perform for the Collins. In fact, my piano teacher, Gary, called me to say that it¡¯s Jordan¡¯s birthday today, so he asked me to come over specifically to perform a piece for him.¡± Jordan said somewhat politely, ¡°Mr. Graffman shouldn¡¯t have asked you to come all the way here when he knows how busy you are with the preparation for your performance at the White House next week.¡± Evan laughed and said, ¡°Haha, it¡¯s okay. I haven¡¯t seen you for so many years. I missed you! By the way, Jordan, what song do you want to listen to?¡± After thinking about it, Jordan said, ¡°La Campanella.¡± As soon as he said that, many people got extremely excited, especially one of the ladies present who must have learned how to play the piano. She screamed and exclaimed, ¡°La Campanella is one of the world¡¯s top ten most difficult songs to play on the piano!¡± Almost everyone in the upper-class circle, including children, would be able to play classics like ¡®Canon¡¯ and ¡®A Comme Camour¡¯. However, La Campanella was a complicated piece that not just anyone can play or have the honor of hearing! Evan said, ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll play that one!¡± It just so happened that there was a piano on the stage that had just been tuned. Evan tested it and found it to be satisfactory. He said into the microphone, ¡°I¡¯m going to play a song named La Campanella as a gift for my senior, Jordan Steele¡¯s 25th birthday!¡± The sound of applause filled the air. As Evan began to play the piano, everyone began to dance as soon as he played the first note in the high range. Jordan could also play that song, and even piano players of Hailey¡¯s caliber have tried it. However, the standards of different piano players varied. The guests present who could play the piano were all aware of the massive difference between themselves and Evan. The playing of this piece required a large variety of complex techniques, such as large leaps, tremolo, 4-5 trills, fast octaves, and so on. Everyone present who claimed that they could play La Campanella, would never say they could play it again in their lifetime after seeing and hearing Evan play it with their very own eyes. ¡°This is such an enjoyment! I¡¯ll never play this song again! It will be an insult to this piece if I play it!¡± ¡°Thanks to Mr. Steele, I had the opportunity to enjoy the performance of a piano master up close!¡± The piece was about four and a half minutes long, and during these four and a half minutes, everyone¡¯s heart was racing as they listened to the tune that made tears well up in their eyes! Finally, Evan played the last note of the piece. Many people who learned music already started to clap their hands because they knew that the song had ended. However, it wasn¡¯t the end of Evan¡¯s performance. Evan then used the final chord as the beginning of a new song¡ª ¡®Happy Birthday¡¯. Everyone present began humming and singing along. ¡°Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.¡± ¡°Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.¡± Finally, Evan showed off his impressive piano-playing skills again and ended the performance. ¡°Thank you, everyone! Jordan, happy birthday!¡± Evan wished Jordan once again. All the guests in the room stood up and applauded while many strangers even walked towards Jordan to toast to him. Tyler was dumbfounded. ¡®Isn¡¯t this my wedding? Why did the guest performer play the birthday song for Jordan? Why are the guests wishing Jordan a happy birthday too?¡¯ ¡®Isn¡¯t a wedding more important than someone¡¯s birthday?¡¯ Besides, Tyler was the one who paid for the venue and the piano! ¡®Why has Jordan Steele stolen the limelight?¡¯ Feeling extremely humiliated, Tyler walked towards Evan and said, ¡°Master Cadence, could you please play another song, Mariage d¡¯amour, for Hailey and me?¡± Evan looked at his watch and said, ¡°Hey, I¡¯m really sorry, I¡¯m running late for my flight, and I really have to get going. I¡¯ll definitely make it up to you another day.¡± After saying that, Evan hugged Jordan and left in a hurry. ¡°Hello.¡± Tyler and Leonard couldn¡¯t make Evan stay regardless of how he tried. With a look of embarrassment, Tyler thought, ¡®Evan Cadence is obviously here for Jordan Steele¡¯s sake, not for the Collins!¡¯ Victoria sipped on some coffee proudly. She had waited for a long time for this day for Jordan to take revenge on Tyler and Hailey. Moreover, it was only the beginning! Less than a minute after Evan left, a young man suddenly walked in and said to Leonard, ¡°Mr. Collins, there are suddenly dozens of people at the entrance of the hall. They don¡¯t have any invitations, but they insist on coming in.¡± Leonard humphed coldly and said, ¡°The wedding held by the Collins is not something that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can attend. All my guests are dignified figures of Orlando. Tell those people to get lost!¡± The young man said, ¡°Mr. Collins, they all claim to be bosses of large companies. They even said that they¡¯re willing to give $1500 each as a wedding gift, in exchange for a chance to attend the wedding.¡± Hearing the young man¡¯s words, Leonard was immediately surprised. When the other guests heard it, they began praising him too. ¡°Mr. Collins is indeed worthy of being a powerful figure of Orlando. So many company owners are all interested in befriending you at your son¡¯s wedding today.¡± ¡°It might be true that they have small businesses, but having so many people requesting to attend your son¡¯s wedding is not easy Leonard heard the compliments and said loudly, ¡°Since so many young owners of small companies want to befriend me and this is also my son¡¯s big day, I will make an exception and share the joy with them!¡± Afterward, Leonard said to the young man, ¡°Let them come in. Inform the hotel staff to add more tables.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The young man quickly scurried away. Feeling extremely dignified and proud, Tyler bragged to Hailey, ¡°Did you see that? That¡¯s how high my father¡¯s status is in the business industry of Orlando! The owners of those small companies are all trying to butter him up so badly!¡± Hailey smiled stiffly. Now, all she could think about was Jordan. However, she was still delighted to see that her father-in-law had such a high status. However, what happened next made her dumbfounded again! Chapter 71 - Begging Mr. Steele For Mercy! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Soon, dozens of people entered the ballroom where the wedding was held. 90% of them were men and there were only three women whose age ranged from 20 to 40. They were all brought in by the young man just now. The young man introduced to them, ¡°This is Mr. Collins, and those two are Mr. Collins¡¯ son, Tyler, and his newlywed wife, Hailey Camden.¡± Those people hurriedly smiled and greeted, ¡°Hello, Mr. Collins and Mr. Tyler!¡± Both Leonard and Tyler felt rather proud and dignified to be greeted by so many people. Tyler took a glance at them from afar and suddenly felt that many of them looked rather familiar. He quickly strode over and asked condescendingly, ¡°I heard from my father¡¯s chauffeur you are all owners of companies? What kind of companies do you own? Tell me about it!¡± ¡°Enigma Co. is the name of my company!¡± ¡°Mine¡¯s called Sky Domain Online Games!¡± ¡°The name of my company is TriLife Health Technology Co.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Everyone stated the names of their companies. However, Tyler¡¯s face suddenly turned pale after he heard the name of those companies. Reason being he knew of all those companies and had even invested in them! Tyler began to get extremely agitated. ¡°Your companies are the lousy ones that had all folded and caused me to incur major losses!¡± Tyler had invested in hundreds of companies recently but prior to his investment, he didn¡¯t bother meeting the owner of each company and instead sent his subordinate to do so after deciding on which ones to invest in. Hence, he did not personally know all of them. Seeing this, Leonard quickly asked, ¡°Tyler, did you invest your money in their companies that ended up closing down? Tell me quickly, how much of those 75 million dollars that I gave you, are left now?!¡± Leonard began to get nervous. Tyler didn¡¯t dare to lie and thus said in a low voice, ¡°I lost everything.¡± Smack! Leonard slapped Tyler on his face and he hollered angrily, ¡°You wastrel! You lost 75 million dollars just like that!¡± Even Hailey couldn¡¯t believe it. It seemed like yesterday when Tyler said his father had given him 75 million dollars. Tyler even swore that he would make 750 million dollars for Hailey. However, not a single cent was left now! Tyler covered his face and pointed at Jordan while saying sobbingly, ¡°Dad, Jordan Steele, that bastard is targeting me!¡± As soon as Tyler pointed at Jordan, the dozens of people immediately scurried towards Jordan. Due to the large number of people who were dashing forward eagerly while Leonard, Tyler and Hailey were blocking the day, the three of them began stumbling. ¡°Hey, why are you guys running around!?¡± Leonard rebuked furiously after getting bumped into. Hailey also kept screaming incessantly. However, those dozens of people didn¡¯t care at all because they weren¡¯t there for the Collins anyway. Upon reaching Jordan, they stood two meters away from him before getting on their knees! ¡°Mr. Steele! Please spare us!¡± ¡°Mr. Steele! Please spare us!¡± The dozens of company owners began kneeling down in front of Jordan and begged him for mercy. The scene was so spectacular that all the businessmen were frightened. ¡°It turns out these people are not here because of their admiration for Mr. Collins but for Mr. Steele!¡± ¡°Mr. Steele is really impressive. He managed to destroy so many companies with his own power. He¡¯s so scary!¡± ¡°Jordan Steele must be the best businessman in Orlando!¡± Jordan sipped on some coffee and said slowly, ¡°As long as the Collins stop investing money in your company, I¡¯ll stop targeting you.¡± After hearing Jordan¡¯s words, they stood up and turned around to yell at Tyler. ¡°Tyler Collins, stop investing money in our companies!¡± ¡°Damn it, it turns out I¡¯m being targeted because of you! Don¡¯t invest money in my company again!¡± ¡°Tyler Collins, you have to compensate for my losses!¡± Dozens of people began hollering at Tyler. Leonard flew into a rage and barked, ¡°Chase these people out immediately!¡± The Collins had long known that Hailey¡¯s ex-husband was good at fighting so they had arranged for many powerful experts to be on standby. However, those people were still indignant. ¡°We¡¯ve each given a gift of $1,500 to come in. Who are you to tell us to leave!?!¡± ¡°Leonard Collins, you¡¯re so shameless. You¡¯re making us leave right after we entered, are you trying to take our money without giving anything in return?¡± Leonard felt extremely embarrassed after hearing that. ¡®Why would the Collins care for such a small sum of money!?!¡¯ Leonard said, ¡°Return each of them twice of what they have given!¡± In a fit of anger, Tyler decided that he would rather waste tens of thousands of dollars than let the Collins be humiliated. After they left, Tyler stormed towards Jordan angrily and hollered, ¡°Mr. Steele, I don¡¯t know how Tyler has offended you to suffer such treatment from you! You made my son lose 75 million dollars but I¡¯m afraid you must have lost more than that!¡± Leonard knew very well that it definitely took a large sum of money to make a company shut down in a short period of time, unless Jordan resorted to some despicable means. Jordan didn¡¯t plan to make peace with the Collins in the first place. Although Leonard had already lost his temper, it didn¡¯t matter to Jordan either! Jordan said, ¡°Go find out from your son what he has done. I don¡¯t need you to feel the pinch for the money I¡¯ve spent. Hundreds of millions mean nothing to me.¡± Hearing the last sentence, Hailey felt as if she had slipped into a dream. ¡®Hundreds of millions mean nothing to him?¡¯ ¡®I betrayed Jordan precisely for the sake of money!¡¯ Leonard had already guessed that this matter must have something to do with Hailey. However, since Tyler had already married Hailey, he had to protect the both of them. Leonard said, ¡°Mr. Steele, you¡¯re really rich, the Collins are indeed no match for you! However, the Collins have been running a business in Orlando for decades and we have a strong foothold here. I heard that you just came to Orlando in recent years, Mr. Steele.¡± ¡°I have made a lot of friends in Orlando over the past few decades, including some triad bosses. If they find out that someone had the guts to target my son, they definitely won¡¯t let you off! They might even do something that goes against the rules!¡± Leonard was threatening Jordan! ¡°Leonard Collins, how dare you threaten Mr. Steele!?!¡± Victoria flew into a rage too. Jordan extended his hand to gesture for Victoria to calm down. He remained composed and said, ¡°Mr. Steele, I¡¯m more than eager to be taught a lesson by you. May I know who the triad boss you¡¯re referring to is?¡± ¡°Hmph, you¡¯ll meet him soon.¡± Leonard then took out his cell phone and made a call. ¡°Mr. Dalton, are you here yet?¡± The person on the other end of the call answered, ¡°I arrived a long time ago, I¡¯m at the entrance!¡± Leonard hurriedly said, ¡°Huh? Why didn¡¯t you come in? I¡¯ll go outside and get you.¡± Chapter 72 - Im Not Willing! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Leonard arrived at the hotel entrance to see that Pablo, Salvatore, and a few underlings were standing outside the hotel. Leonard hurriedly walked over and said, ¡°Mr. Dalton, Salvatore, why aren¡¯t you going in?¡± Pablo looked into the distance and said, ¡°I¡¯m waiting for someone.¡± ¡°Waiting for someone?¡± Leonard was rather curious because Pablo was a famous triad boss in the state. He would never wait for anyone. Hence, Leonard wondered who could make Pablo wait. In less than two minutes, a Rolls-Royce was driven over. Leonard could tell from the license plate that the owner of the car was a formidable person! The status of the upper-class circle figures could usually be determined from the license plates of their cars. The wealthy and powerful usually had personalized or exotic license plates that cost plenty of money. Generally, exotic license plates could only be owned by people of certain status. After looking at the license plate, Leonard immediately knew that there was an influential figure in the car! Pablo took the initiative to run to the rear door to open the door, after which he bowed respectfully and said, ¡°Mr. Reyes, you¡¯re here.¡± Salvatore bent 90 degrees forward and exclaimed, ¡°Greetings, Mr. Reyes!¡± Butler Frank came out of the car. As soon as Leonard saw the majestic and dignified man, he knew he was an esteemed figure. He hurriedly pulled Leonard and asked, ¡°Who¡¯s this old man?¡± Pablo introduced, ¡°This is Mr. Reyes, my benefactor. Without him, I won¡¯t be here today.¡± Hearing this, Leonard also hurriedly extended his hand and said, ¡°Mr. Reyes, nice to meet you. I¡¯ve been close friends with Mr. Dalton for years, and it¡¯s my son¡¯s big day today. What brings you here¡­¡± Butler Frank chuckled and said, ¡°Hello, Mr. Collins, I¡¯m here to attend the wedding, but please pardon me for showing up uninvited.¡± Leonard was flattered and taken aback. ¡°Not at all! It¡¯s an honor for my family to have you here. Please come in!¡± Leonard was overwhelmed with joy, and he was extremely smug. ¡®Haha, Jordan Steele, so what if you¡¯re rich? Even Pablo Dalton and Salvatore are here to support me. I don¡¯t believe you¡¯d dare to go against me!¡¯ After the three of them entered the hall, Leonard walked in front and said to Jordan, ¡°Jordan, let me introduce you to a few of my friends. This is¡­¡± Before he could finish, Salvatore darted towards Jordan and knelt down in front of him. ¡°Mr. Steele! Happy Birthday!¡± Previously, Salvatore had also offended Jordan and would have probably been dead by now if Jordan hadn¡¯t been kind enough to spare him. Pablo also stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Jordan while handing him a gift. ¡°Happy birthday, Mr. Jordan. Mr. Reyes and I have come to send you a birthday gift.¡± Butler Frank walked forward slowly. Leonard and the other guests could all tell that Butler Frank had an extraordinary aura and extremely powerful figure. To his surprise, when Butler Frank faced Jordan, he also bowed with great respect. ¡°Mr. Jordan, happy birthday.¡± ¡°Mr¡­ Mr. Jordan?¡± Leonard, Hailey, and the others were all flabbergasted. Jordan also hurriedly got up to shake Butler Frank¡¯s hand. ¡°Butler Frank, you don¡¯t have to bow to me. I treat you like family.¡± After saying that, Jordan looked at Leonard and asked, ¡°Were you referring to Pablo and Salvatore when you mentioned that you know a few triad bosses?¡± Even Leonard had to address Pablo and Salvatore with great respect. Yet, Jordan seemed to be treating them as servants! After hearing this, Salvatore flew into a rage. ¡°Damn it, you were trying to go against Mr. Jordan? Are your brains fried?¡± Leonard didn¡¯t dare to retort after being reprimanded in public by Salvatore! Seeing this, Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯m here to attend a wedding, not to cause trouble. I don¡¯t want others to get the wrong idea. Salvatore, Pablo, take your leave. Butler Frank, I¡¯ll accept your gift. Please get going too.¡± The three of them didn¡¯t dare to disobey Jordan. Pablo whispered to Leonard before leaving, ¡°If Mr. Jordan is harmed in any way during the wedding, I will make sure you and your entire family gets buried together!¡± Leonard broke out in cold sweat out of nervousness, but he didn¡¯t dare to issue a threat or say anything harsh. The guests at the scene, too, were all stunned. ¡°Mr. Steele really has connections in the business industry and the triads! Even Pablo Dalton is his underling!¡± ¡°Mr. Steele is so young and already so powerful. Whoever provokes him will definitely be in for a hard time!¡± Those people were all mercenary snobs who eagerly tried to suck up to Jordan after realizing how accomplished he was. ¡°I heard that it¡¯s your birthday today, Mr. Steele. This may be our first time meeting each other but fate has brought us together. Come on, let¡¯s all toast to Mr. Steele, okay?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The guests at the venue all shouted in unison. Ironically, many of those guests were relatives of the Collins and Tyler¡¯s best friends. Jordan sneered. He suddenly remembered that many esteemed figures of the upper-class circle had also attended Diana¡¯s 80th birthday banquet not long ago. On that day, Jordan had also gotten into a conflict with the Camdens. However, in the end, the Camdens instigated the guests present on that day to start boycotting Jordan in the future, which they did. However, now that everyone found out that Jordan had done something to harm the Collins, none of them dared to stand up against him for the Collins. On the contrary, they all took the initiative to toast to Jordan in a bid to befriend him. What a pragmatic society! Jordan picked up his cup of tea and said, ¡°Thank you all for your birthday wishes. Someone is scared that I might cause trouble after drinking too much, so I shall toast to you guys with water instead of wine.¡± After hearing this, Hailey¡¯s face turned as red as a tomato. When Hailey gave Jordan the wedding invitation earlier on, she had specifically instructed him not to drink too much on the day of the wedding to not embarrass her. However, it seemed that she shouldn¡¯t have to worry about it. After finishing his water, Jordan said to Leonard, ¡°Mr. Collins, it¡¯s getting late. Your wedding ought to begin now, shouldn¡¯t it? I have to get back to the office to work after witnessing this top-notch wedding.¡± Leonard had a complicated expression, but no matter what, he had to finish hosting his son¡¯s wedding before anything else. Hence, Leonard immediately said to the emcee, ¡°Let the wedding begin immediately!¡± Tyler and Hailey walked onto the stage, but Hailey was completely distracted and out of her element. The emcee said, ¡°Mr. Tyler Collins, do you take Miss Hailey Camden to be your lawfully wedded wife and love, cherish, and honor her for the rest of your life?¡± Tyler answered, ¡°I do.¡± The emcee again asked, ¡°Miss Hailey Camden, do you take Mr. Tyler Collins to be your lawfully wedded husband and take care of him for the rest of your life, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do you part?¡± Hailey exclaimed, ¡°I do not!¡± Chapter 73 - Hailey Regrets! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the luxurious and grand hotel, Hailey, clad in a white wedding dress, refused to complete her wedding vows in front of the public! Everyone immediately got into an uproar! Ever since Jordan revealed his identity as the president of Ace Corporation, Hailey had already begun to waver. Subsequently, she saw how the bigwigs of Orlando behaved subserviently to Jordan, who was just like the king of Orlando! Her former husband was now a tycoon that everyone admired, respected, and looked up to! How could Hailey feel comfortable marrying Tyler? He wasn¡¯t as handsome as Jordan, nor was he as gentle as Jordan. Furthermore, he wouldn¡¯t take care of her or pamper her like Jordan did. The only advantage Tyler had was that he came from a wealthy family that could help the Camdens. However, Tyler had now lost his only advantage over Jordan. Hence, Hailey rejected Tyler right on the spot! Clad in a white wedding dress, Hailey scurried down the stage with tears in her eyes and leaped straight into Jordan¡¯s arms before exclaiming, ¡°Jordan, I love you!¡± The commotion got even louder! ¡°Oh my God! The bride actually ran to hug another man at her wedding!¡± ¡°Haha, now that¡¯s interesting. We¡¯ve got a show to watch.¡± Tyler, who was wearing a suit and standing on the stage, turned pale immediately! Jordan remained seated quietly with complicated emotions within him as Hailey, his former wife, hugged him. He was overjoyed, conceited, resentful, and furious! He recalled the time when he stood in front of Tyler and Hailey in a hotel, dressed in his humble takeout delivery man uniform. At that time, Hailey even self-righteously told him that he didn¡¯t deserve to step into the hotel. The two of them definitely couldn¡¯t have imagined that this would happen today! Victoria, seated beside Jordan, took out a cigarette from her bag and lit it up with a playful smile. ¡°Hailey Camden, do you think Jordan will forgive you now that you¡¯ve come scurrying over!?!¡± Victoria made a sarcastic remark. As a woman, she felt an urge to say to Hailey: ¡°If you had known that this would happen, you shouldn¡¯t have done it in the first place!¡± Although he was the host, Leonard¡¯s face, hands and legs were all trembling! His daughter-in-law actually had the nerve to tell another man that she loved him at her own wedding! What a huge disgrace! It was a huge disgrace to the Collins! The Collins were thoroughly embarrassed! At this moment, Benedict suddenly came forward. He pulled Hailey out of Jordan¡¯s embrace before giving her a tight slap on her face! Smack! Benedict said anxiously, ¡°You must be out of your mind! Are you trying to implicate all of us by offending the Collins!?!¡± Benedict was well aware of how serious of a matter and Hailey had just embarrassed the Collins, making them the laughing stock of Orlando. In addition, the Collins were not to be trifled with either, and they would definitely deal with Benedict and his family. However, Sylvie walked over and hugged Hailey. She hollered at Benedict, ¡°Benedict, why did you lay a hand on Hailey!?! Hailey and Jordan have been married for three years, and they have strong feelings for each other. It¡¯s only right for her to choose Jordan over Tyler. Besides, Jordan is the president of a huge corporation, isn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°You¡­ Shut up, you wastrel!¡± Benedict was livid, and he raised his hand again in a bid to slap Sylvie. Benedict knew that Jordan definitely wouldn¡¯t take Hailey back and that he wasn¡¯t there to stop the marriage either. No matter how much Hailey pleaded, it was to no avail. Since Hailey was now married to Tyler, the only option she had was to spend the rest of her life with him. Otherwise, she would offend both Jordan and the Collins, which would land them in hot soup. Jordan did not say a word to the Camdens. The three of them were his former wife, father-in-law, and mother-in-law, respectively. However, they no longer had anything to do with him now. Jordan got up from his seat, buttoned his suit suavely, and said, ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s such a top-notch wedding, Mr. Collins, it¡¯s no wonder you insisted that I come and witness it with my own eyes.¡± ¡°Now that I¡¯ve already witnessed it, I¡¯ll get going. I have work to do.¡± Victoria pinched the slim cigarette that she had just lit up and rose from her seat as well. ¡°I should get going too.¡± Dustin, who was seated at the same table as them, also quickly got up and said, ¡°Mr. Steele, Miss Clarke, please wait for me. I¡¯ll leave with you guys.¡± After the three of them left, surprisingly, the remaining guests at the table also walked towards Leonard to bid him goodbye. ¡°Mr. Collins, I have some work to do. I¡¯ll take my leave now.¡± ¡°The people at the office have called to rush me. I¡¯m sorry, I gotta go.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Soon, all of the wedding ballroom tables that were initially very lively were empty except for two tables. The remaining guests at those two tables were relatives of the Collins. Basically, all their business partners had left. They were all intelligent people who knew when to defect to those who were powerful. Knowing that Jordan had a conflict with the Collins, who would dare to be close to the Collins? Suppose they continued to stay there and ended up letting Jordan hear of it. In that case, Jordan might just destroy their companies like what he had done to those dozens of unlucky companies. ¡°Ah!¡± Tyler moved a chair over and smashed it against the table. They had spent close to a million dollars on the wedding, but all the guests had left! Seeing this, Leonard remained composed and said, ¡°Tyler, take Hailey to your matrimonial home. It¡¯s your big day today, don¡¯t fret over this. Your mother and I will take care of it!¡± Leonard then said to Hailey, ¡°Hailey Camden, I know you want to go back to Jordan Steele now, but as you can see, he doesn¡¯t want you at all. Since you¡¯ve married me, just be content!¡± ¡°The Collins may not be as wealthy as Jordan, but we at least have hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, which is still a notch above your family! You¡¯re not losing out by being my wife!¡± Hailey bit her lips. All that was running through her mind now was Jordan! Chapter 74 - Jordan and Hailey Arent Divorced Yet! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Outside the hotel. At this moment, a male guest walked out smilingly from the hotel and looked through the contacts list on his cell phone before calling someone named Devon Blaine. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Devon questioned coldly. The man asked with a smile, ¡°Devon Blaine, I remember that the Camdens from Orlando seem to be your relatives, huh? How is Hailey Camden related to you?¡± Devon answered, ¡°My mother is her grandfather¡¯s sister, so Hailey is my niece. What¡¯s the matter?¡± He said, ¡°Haha, oh, so that¡¯s how you¡¯re related. It¡¯s your niece¡¯s wedding today, why didn¡¯t you come? You missed a good show, buddy.¡± ¡°It turns out that the president of Ace Corporation is the man that everyone thought was a good-for-nothing. He used to be the live-in son-in-law of the Camdens, but your niece has divorced him.¡± ¡°Today, your niece married Tyler Collins, but she really regrets her decision. Haha¡­¡± At this moment, in Boston. After Devon hung up the phone, an old lady lying in bed beside him immediately tried to probe. ¡°Devon, did something happen to Hailey?¡± The old lady was Devon¡¯s mother, the sister of Hailey¡¯s grandfather, which makes her Hailey¡¯s grandaunt. Looking at his feeble mother, Devon could not bear to tell her the truth. Thus, he said, ¡°No, Mom, Hailey is doing well.¡± To his surprise, his mother said something that couldn¡¯t be closer to the truth. ¡°Are Hailey and Jordan divorced?¡± Devon stopped hiding the truth and nodded. ¡°Oh, it turns out that Hailey¡¯s live-in husband, Jordan Steele, is the billionaire president of a large corporation!¡± ¡°Wow, the Camdens have suffered a huge loss this time!¡± ¡°Mom, I know you care a lot about Hailey but don¡¯t get too upset. Your health is important.¡± Devon¡¯s mother, Lily, was in poor health and her days seem to be numbered¡­ However, Lily didn¡¯t get too worked up and simply said calmly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m fine. Hailey and Jordan are still married.¡± Devon asked with a look of bewilderment, ¡°Mom, are you muddled up? They¡¯ve already gotten a divorce. How can they still be married?¡± ¡°Besides, Hailey has married Tyler Collins.¡± In a mysterious smile, Lily said, ¡°Your uncle, who is Hailey¡¯s grandfather, had known Jordon¡¯s identity long ago, and therefore allowed him to marry Hailey.¡± ¡°Besides, he had long guessed that the willful and arrogant Hailey would one day choose to divorce Jordan.¡± ¡°So, he has long arranged for the people at the lawyer¡¯s office to tamper with the divorce papers, should there be any. The divorce papers are fake, and so is Hailey¡¯s current marriage certificate with Tyler Collins!¡± Devon was so astonished that his jaw dropped. ¡®Hailey¡¯s grandfather is so wise that he had actually made all the appropriate arrangements before his death!¡¯ Devon said gleefully, ¡°In this case, I¡¯ll call Hailey immediately and tell her about it!¡± However, Lily put her pale hand on Devon¡¯s arm to stop him. ¡°Don¡¯t tell her for now,¡± Lily said with a somber expression. ¡°Hailey is too arrogant, and she has been belittling Jordan all this while. It¡¯s a good thing to make her regret now and learn her lesson.¡± ¡°Let her figure out how to win Jordan¡¯s heart again and salvage their relationship. You can tell her when nothing else works.¡± Devon nodded and exclaimed, ¡°Sure!¡± ¡­ In West Lake residential estate. After Hailey and Tyler returned to their new matrimonial home, Hailey began to pack her bags and got ready to leave. Tyler hollered lividly, ¡°Hailey Camden, where are you going with your luggage? We just got married today. Are you going to sleep at Jordan¡¯s place!?!¡± Hailey said, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m going to Jordan. Tyler, let¡¯s get a divorce!¡± Anyway, Hailey had already said no during the wedding. She even leaped into Jordan¡¯s arms right in front of him and everyone else. She knew that Tyler would never be able to tolerate such an insult. Just as she expected, Tyler snapped, his face as red as a beet, ¡°Fine! Let¡¯s get a divorce then! A cheap and shameless bitch like you is not worthy of being my wife!¡± Both of them soon headed to the lawyer¡¯s office to file for a divorce. Chapter 75 - Hailey Tries To Win Jordan Back Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After the divorce papers were signed, Hailey proceeded to look for Rachel, her ¡°adviser¡±, and asked her to help her come up with a plan. Seeing that Hailey was bent on winning Jordan back, she said, ¡°No matter what, you can¡¯t admit to having slept with Tyler that night!¡± Jordan didn¡¯t catch them in the act anyway, so Hailey could just deny vehemently. Afterward, Rachel took Hailey to the hospital for a hymen reconstruction surgery¡­ ¡­ At 11 pm. A pure white and spotless Maybach Landaulet was driven slowly into Rose Garden Villas. The only thing that sets this luxury car apart from its counterparts is its looks like a horse-drawn carriage. The front and rear cabins were separated, and the rear roof could be opened. It was relatively warm in May, but the night breeze was rather soothing and comfortable. While the front half of the car could be seen from afar, its luxuriousness was obscured by the darkness of the night. The other half was brightly lit, and the roof was opened. The bright light that was emitted from the backseat contained a touch of luxury. Its opulence was bound to make one marvel with awe. There was a vague image of the man in the backseat, who was clad in a white suit and sipping some champagne. The woman who walked past was all smitten and even felt an urge to beg him for his number. ¡®He¡¯s just like a prince!¡¯ ¡®He¡¯s like a prince from a fairytale!¡¯ ¡®We¡¯re not worthy of him!¡¯ ¡°Jordan! Mr. Steele!¡± At the entrance of the villa, Rachel stopped the ¡°luxurious carriage¡± and exclaimed to Jordan. Jordan glanced to the right and slowly rolled the windows down. Although the roof was open, the windows were closed. ¡°Rachel Quinn?¡± Of course, Rachel wasn¡¯t alone because Hailey was right beside her. Hailey was dressed in a black Chanel dress, still looking as beautiful and elegant as ever. After all, a person¡¯s beauty will not be affected much by their mood or personality. ¡°Jordan¡­¡± Hailey called out. Although she was wearing an expensive dress, she felt like a beggar standing outside a million-dollar car. Jordan, who was seated in the luxury car, was like a prince from ancient times. Jordan ignored Hailey and instead looked at Rachel. In fact, Jordan had been on relatively good terms with Rachel in the past three years. Among Hailey¡¯s friends, Rachel was the nicest to him. The rest of Hailey¡¯s friends despised Jordan and looked down on him extensively, so much that they would treat him like a servant and boss him around whenever they met. They would make him carry their shopping bags, run errands for them, and buy them food or coffee. Simply put, they treated him like a slave. However, Rachel had never been condescending or mean to Jordan. She had never insulted him and instead even treated him to meals all the time. Perhaps, it was because Rachel favored handsome men, and Jordan happened to fit her aesthetic standards. Rachel bent forward, and her long locks cascaded down, blocking her vision. She ruffled her hair and put it behind her shoulders again before saying, ¡°Haha, Jordan, I thought you didn¡¯t recognize me now that you¡¯ve become the esteemed president of Ace Corporation.¡± Jordan laughed and said, ¡°How is that possible? I still owe you a few meals.¡± Rachel said, ¡°Haha, Hailey and I are here to ask you for a treat. Can we go to yours and take a look at your luxurious villa?¡± Jordan glanced at Hailey before replying to Rachel. ¡°Miss Quinn, you¡¯re absolutely welcome to visit my home, but Miss Camden, you just got married to Mr. Collins today, and it¡¯s already late at night. You¡¯d better not come to my place lest you create any unnecessary misunderstandings.¡± Rachel hurriedly took out a copy of the signed divorce papers from Hailey¡¯s bag and handed it to Jordan. ¡°There won¡¯t be a misunderstanding. Hailey and Tyler have gotten divorced!¡± Jordan took a look at the divorce papers before handing them to Rachel while shaking his head without saying anything. Of course, he knew why Hailey had gotten a divorce. He just didn¡¯t expect that she would get divorced on the same day of her wedding. Jordan remained quiet while Rachel leaned against the window of the car and pleaded with him coquettishly. ¡°Dear handsome Jordan, just let us go in together. Why? Are you scared that we might violate you?¡± Jordan knew that Rachel had always been bold with her words, and he was never her match when it comes to talking lewdly. Jordan didn¡¯t quite like Rachel because she had a complicated private life full of messy relationships. Hailey used to be a pure and obedient girl at first, but she was gradually led astray by Rachel. However, Jordan also knew that even if he turned Hailey down today, she would continue to pester him in the future. ¡°Get in the car,¡± Jordan said. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Steele!¡± Rachel took the initiative to get inside the passenger¡¯s seat so that Hailey could sit beside Jordan in the backseat. The front seat was worlds apart from the backseat. The roof in front was sealed, but the starry sky could be seen when one looked up from the backseat! Besides, it was also extremely spacious in the rear, which resembled a first-class seat on the airplane. It was really comfortable! There was a table and a holder for champagne glasses. Hailey was extremely excited as soon as she got into the seat. ¡°This is my husband¡¯s car! A limited-edition Maybach! I¡¯ve never seen this car before! There¡¯s champagne too!¡± After Hailey sat down, she touched a champagne glass with her left hand and picked it up. She then said to Jordan, ¡°Can you pour me a glass of champagne?¡± Chapter 76 - If Were Not Divorced... Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan humphed coldly and simply sipped on his own glass of champagne while shifting his gaze to the left to ignore her. ¡®How does this materialistic woman have the cheek to sit in my car and drink champagne with me?¡¯ ¡®She must be dreaming!¡¯ Holding the empty glass while being ignored by Jordan, Hailey felt extremely embarrassed. Since the back seat situation could not be seen from the front, Rachel didn¡¯t see the awkward plight Hailey was in now. In less than two minutes, the car pulled over. The chauffeur took the initiative to open the door for Jordan. Jordan led the both of them into the villa. As soon as they entered, both of them were stunned by the luxurious and opulent decor in the villa. Being born to wealthy families, both had been to all sorts of expensive houses and estates. However, the extravagant splendor of Jordan¡¯s luxurious villa was far beyond their imagination and even more spectacular than anything they had ever seen! The majority of ordinary luxury villas would have a gilded and dazzling interior. There would be exaggerated chandeliers, peculiarly designed staircases, and a bunch of exorbitant sculptures, art pieces, or antiques in the living room. However, there weren¡¯t such pompous ornaments in Jordan¡¯s villa. Yet, it couldn¡¯t be any more luxurious. There was no chandelier, no ostentatious TV cabinet, or plaster ceilings. Instead, there were couches, a fireplace, a soft and snuggly carpet, and stylish standing lamps. Rachel and Hailey, both of whom were huge fans of fashion and often kept up with the latest fashion trends, were extremely familiar with designer products launched by luxury brands. ¡°Oh my, is this an Arco lamp from the Italian brand FLOS? Why haven¡¯t I seen this one before?¡± ¡°I love this recliner. I think it¡¯s from Eames.¡± Rachel continuously scrutinized all the furniture and ornaments in the villa. At the same time, Jordan walked towards the refrigerator and asked, ¡°Can I get you guys a drink?¡± Rachel answered, ¡°Coke will do.¡± Hailey said, ¡°I want some honey water.¡± Jordan paused for a moment and shot Hailey a glance before saying, ¡°I don¡¯t have honey here, only mineral water.¡± Rachel gently pinched Hailey and whispered, ¡°You¡¯re so pretentious. You¡¯re still thinking of making him make you some honey water!?¡± Hailey pursed her lips. Over the past three years, she had gotten used to Jordan serving her all the time, so she wanted to experience it again. They grabbed the bottled drinks that Jordan tossed over at them. Rachel unscrewed the cap and took a sip of coke. She then said, ¡°Jordan, I really like the style and color scheme of your furniture. The colors white, blue, and baby blue remind me of the hotel in Phuket that Hailey and I love staying in the most. Hahaha.¡± Jordan said indifferently, ¡°Oh, I had most of the furniture here air-flown over from my villa in Phuket. I decided to stick with these instead of getting new ones because many of them are limited edition pieces that are one of a kind. Besides, it would take a long time for new furniture to be custom-made.¡± ¡°What? Do you have a villa in Phuket? Where in Phuket is it located?¡± Both Hailey and Rachel were stunned because they were particularly fond of Phuket and would go there for a vacation once almost every year. Hailey even mentioned countless times before that she would buy a villa there when she had the money to in the future. Jordan thought about it and said, ¡°Cape Panwa, it has an area of more than 2,300 square meters.¡± Both Rachel and Hailey were dumbfounded. Rachel almost choked on her coke. ¡°Oh my God! Hailey and I have stayed in a resort villa in Cape Panwa before, and the rates start from $10,000 a night! We feel the pinch whenever we stay here for a few nights. You¡­ you actually bought a villa there!¡± Hailey was just as excited. She had been to the villa at Cape Nawa countless times before, and she felt as if she could already enjoy a panoramic view of the Andaman Sea from outside Jordan¡¯s villa! ¡°The villa in Phuket is my dream house! I don¡¯t care. It belongs to me now. Jordan is mine! I don¡¯t care!¡± Hailey was extremely agitated, and she couldn¡¯t contain herself. Rachel, seeing Hailey was already losing control of her emotions even as they had just entered, quickly said, ¡°Um, let¡¯s go upstairs and take a look.¡± Jordan asked, ¡°Do you want to take the elevator or the stairs?¡± Rachel said, ¡°Let¡¯s take the stairs.¡± As soon as they stepped onto the white and spotless stairs, Rachel was intrigued again. ¡°Hey, why does the design of the stairs seem so familiar?¡± Jordan couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Rachel, you¡¯ve got such sharp eyesight. The detail, brand, and design of every single piece of my furniture can¡¯t escape your eye.¡± Jordan¡¯s villa was truly exorbitant, but the layman who wasn¡¯t knowledgeable about expensive furniture and decor wouldn¡¯t be able to see the value of it. Rachel was indeed a wealthy woman who had seen plenty of this world. Jordan said, ¡°It¡¯s inspired by the design of the stairs in the Tony Stark mansion in the Marvel movie Iron Man.¡± Rachel immediately smiled and said, ¡°Haha, I was wondering why it looked so familiar. It turns out you recreated the mansion of a billionaire in the Marvel universe in real life! Impressive!¡± Hailey liked watching Marvel movies and Tony Stark too. Hence, she got extremely excited again after she heard that. ¡°If Jordan and I hadn¡¯t gotten a divorce, this house would be mine¡­¡± Chapter 77 - Hailey Gets On Her Knees To Apologize Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Staring at everything in front of her in the villa, Hailey was filled with regret. Hailey kept tugging on Rachel¡¯s clothes and whispering to her coquettishly. ¡°I love Iron Man too, and I really like this staircase!¡± Rachel shook her head helplessly and said, ¡°You¡¯re so spineless.¡± Before the two came, Rachel had clearly instructed Hailey to stay composed at all times while she created an opportunity for the two of them to spend some time alone. However, before she could get to it, Hailey was already losing control of herself. Jordan took the both of them on a tour on the second floor, which left them in awe. Rachel asked, ¡°Jordan, where is your bedroom? We want to see the room that you¡¯re staying in.¡± ¡°It¡¯s on the third floor. Come with me.¡± Jordan walked ahead and brought the two of them to his bedroom. The door of the room was simple, clean, and heavy. After Jordan pushed it open, the three of them felt a sense of chilliness. It was because the windows were open, and the cool night breeze was blowing in, making them feel chilly. After switching on the lights with the touch-screen panel, Rachel and Hailey saw the interior of Jordan¡¯s bedroom. It was spick and span, tidy and organized. It is simple and elegant, without unnecessary ornaments. The bed and table lamp were both white in color. There was also almost no decoration except for a poem that was hung on the light-colored wallpapered wall. Rachel couldn¡¯t help but walk over and read it. ¡°In fact, what I look forward to is just a single moment.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never expected you to give me your entire life.¡± ¡°If I could meet you on a hillside full of gardenias¡­¡± ¡°If we can love each other deeply just once before parting¡­¡± ¡°Then, life is only but¡­¡± ¡°Regardless of how long it is¡­¡± ¡°When I look back¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s only but a fleeting moment.¡± After Rachel recited it without any emotion, Hailey suddenly said, ¡°I¡¯ve read that poem before.¡± It was a modern poem that was popular and also Jordan¡¯s favorite. Hailey liked it very much too. Looking at the soulful fonts, she couldn¡¯t help but reach out to touch the delicate wallpaper. However, as soon as her hand touched the paper, the music suddenly started playing. Dun-dun-dun¡­ ¡°The music is so familiar. It¡¯s the theme song of Gossip Girl!¡± Hailey was surprised too. Gossip Girl was the first television drama that she and Jordan watched together in the first year of their marriage. Rachel was also surprised that the music started playing as soon as Hailey touched the wallpaper. ¡°Is it from a musical box?¡± Rachel asked. Jordan replied, ¡°It¡¯s one of the tones in NEXUS.¡± ¡°What¡¯s NEXUS?¡± Rachel was confused. There was finally something that she hadn¡¯t heard before either. Hailey had more knowledge in the field of music, so she explained, ¡°It¡¯s an electronic music synthesizer.¡± Afterward, Hailey looked at Jordan and said, ¡°I really like this tune. Can you send me the preset of it?¡± Jordan continued to ignore Hailey. At this moment, Rachel suddenly said, ¡°I¡¯m going to go downstairs to make a long-distance call to my husband. You two have a good chat.¡± After saying that, Rachel left the room and closed the door, leaving the two alone in the room. That was the purpose of their visit, actually. It was all to let Hailey have some time alone with Jordan so that she could then¡­ apologize! ¡°Jordan, I¡¯m sorry!¡± The beautiful Hailey had always been high up in the air and put on a pedestal by the majority of men in Orlando who knew who she was. With a loud thud, she dropped to her knees in front of Jordan and apologized to him! Chapter 78 - Haileys Woeful Plea! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan looked at Hailey, who was kneeling in front of him and got a little agitated. She was the woman he had loved for three years! She was also the woman who had hurt Jordan the most! Some time ago, Hailey kept saying that she would never apologize to Jordan in her lifetime and that she would make Jordan regret divorcing her. She even wanted to make Jordan get on his knees to apologize to her! This is the day that Jordan had been waiting for! He had been waiting for an apology from her! ¡°Hailey Camden, I¡¯ve waited so long to hear those words from you! You even said the other day that you would never apologize to me in this lifetime. Haha.¡± Jordan had won. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry, Hubby. It¡¯s all my fault. Will you forgive me?¡± While kneeling, Hailey grabbed the hem of Jordan¡¯s trousers while begging him miserably. At this point, she had already burst into tears. Who would have thought that the pretty, flawless, and wealthy woman who was known as the most beautiful girl in Orlando would end up having to stoop so low one day? Jordan did not waver. Instead, he asked, ¡°You¡¯ve done me wrong, and it took you so long to apologize to me. How do you expect me to forgive you?¡± Hailey wiped her tears and explained, ¡°Hubby, you¡¯ve misunderstood me. I¡¯ve never actually done anything to wrong you.¡± Jordan was infuriated. ¡°I saw it with my own eyes, and you still want to deny it?¡± Hailey frantically said, ¡°Hear me out, I was just muddled up at that time, and I fell for Tyler¡¯s trick. He lured me to the hotel.¡± ¡°But you arrived to deliver takeout before we even did anything. After you left, I felt like I was really letting you down, so I left the hotel immediately and went home to cook for you.¡± ¡°But I¡¯m not good at cooking, and I was scared that you wouldn¡¯t like the food I made, so I ordered takeout instead.¡± ¡°There are surveillance cameras at the entrance of our home, and the footage of me returning home that day is still present. You can go check the timestamp yourself.¡± ¡°Or, you can just¡­¡± Hailey got a little shy when she said the last sentence. Jordan didn¡¯t know if Hailey was telling the truth or just making things up so that she could get back together with him. Jordan didn¡¯t want to figure it out either! ¡°Even if it¡¯s true, you already had the intention of being unfaithful towards me at that time. I can¡¯t forgive you.¡± Jordan said indifferently. Hailey wept again. ¡°Hubby, I have my reasons. You¡¯ve always been the only one I love. I got cheated by Tyler only because I wanted to do something for my family.¡± ¡°As you know, my father and uncle are vying with each other for the family assets and inheritance. Since I don¡¯t have a brother, the family¡¯s company will definitely be handed over to Drew in the future. I had no choice but to impress my grandmother as much as possible because my parents have been pressing me to do so.¡± Jordan was well aware of that. Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯ll give you the benefit of the doubt and take it that you were forced into it but don¡¯t you find it ridiculous that you¡¯re saying that you love me? If you really loved me, would you have abstained from getting intimate with me in the past three years!?!¡± Hailey cried and complained, ¡°That¡¯s because of my mom¡¯s demands. I wanted to consummate our marriage, but she refused to let me.¡± ¡°Trust me, I¡¯m still a virgin now, and we can consummate our marriage tonight.¡± As Hailey spoke, she grabbed Jordan¡¯s suit again. Jordan pushed her away. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± Jordan said, ¡°Hailey Camden, you know every well yourself that if I¡¯m still the good-for-nothing who works as a deliveryman that you think I am, you definitely wouldn¡¯t be getting on your knees and saying these things to me now!¡± ¡°You¡¯re only apologizing because you know I¡¯m wealthy!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like materialistic women who are only after money. We will never get back together!¡± Hailey hurriedly explained, ¡°I don¡¯t love money. I love you!¡± However, no matter how Hailey tried to defend herself, Jordan would ignore her. Hailey was so worked up that she leaped into Jordan¡¯s arms. She initially wanted to force a kiss on Jordan, but he dodged. ¡°Don¡¯t do that. Let go of me.¡± Jordan tried to shake Hailey off, but she kept clinging onto him and wrapping her arms tightly around him. Unless he used brute force, he wouldn¡¯t be able to shake her off at all. ¡°I refuse!¡± Hailey hugged Jordan tightly and stubbornly refused to let go. ¡°You¡­¡± Jordan had no choice. After all, he couldn¡¯t punch her and knock her down. That was a tactic that Rachel had taught Hailey. While hugging Jordan, Hailey asked, ¡°You must have bought that villa in Phuket for me, haven¡¯t you? You must know that it¡¯s my favorite place for a holiday. I want to spend a few days with you in that villa. We can drink and enjoy the view of the sea together.¡± ¡°I really like this villa too. Shall I move in?¡± ¡°I want to give birth to a pair of children for you. Can we do that?¡± In the past three years, Jordan had never felt such tenderness from Hailey before! However, Jordan was not the type to be convinced easily. He made up his mind and pushed Hailey onto the bed. Due to the fact that the bed was very soft, Hailey wouldn¡¯t get hurt. Afterward, Jordan said, ¡°Hailey Camden, if you had gotten on your knees to apologize to me before I revealed my identity, we would still have had a chance to get back together.¡± ¡°Nevertheless, you chose to do so only after discovering that I¡¯m the president of a corporation. It disgusts me!¡± After saying that, Jordan walked out of the bedroom for fear of being pestered by Hailey again. When Jordan reached the first floor, he said to Rachel, who pretended to be on the phone, ¡°Rachel, take Hailey away with you. I¡¯m going to get some rest.¡± Seeing how furious Jordan was, Rachel hurriedly put down the phone and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go check on her¡­¡± Rachel soon arrived at the third floor. She opened the bedroom door, only to realize that Hailey was hiding under Jordan¡¯s duvet and crying her heart out. Rachel hurriedly stepped forward and gave Hailey a piece of tissue. ¡°My dear, what are you doing? You have snot and tears all over your face. How can Jordan be attracted to you like this?¡± Hailey hugged Rachel and cried. ¡°What should I do? Jordan refuses to forgive me, I¡¯ve already gotten on my knees to beg him, and that¡¯s the first time in my life that I¡¯ve ever done that¡­¡± Rachel patted Hailey on her shoulder and comforted, ¡°Don¡¯t panic. This is only your first try. How can he forgive you so easily? Just do it a few more times, and it¡¯ll work.¡± ¡°So, what do I do now?¡± Hailey asked. At this moment, thunder roared in the sky. ¡°Is it going to rain?¡± Rachel had a flash of inspiration, and she said, ¡°Go to the courtyard and kneel down on the ground to beg for Jordan¡¯s forgiveness. Say that you won¡¯t get up unless he forgives you.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Hailey went all out. She just wanted to become the respected Mrs. Steele now. Rachel took Hailey downstairs and said to Jordan in a dignified manner, ¡°Mr. Steele, I¡¯m sorry to have disturbed you tonight. We shall take our leave now.¡± Jordan didn¡¯t see them off either. ¡°I¡¯ll have the chauffeur send you guys out.¡± Jordan began to give the chauffeur instructions, but when Hailey went out into the courtyard, she got on her knees again and said, ¡°Jordan, I can¡¯t won¡¯t get up until you forgive me!¡± Chapter 79 - Passing Out And Getting Hospitalized! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Rachel was Hailey¡¯s ¡°adviser,¡± her main tactic was for Hailey to pester Jordan incessantly. She was very experienced when it came to relationships and understood men very well. She knew that many men had a bark that was worse than their bite. If women, especially beautiful ones, took the initiative to apologize to them and pursue them, men would usually accept them easily. Pretending to be surprised, Rachel walked to the villa again. She said to Jordan, ¡°Jordan, look, Hailey has gotten on her knees to apologize to you again. If you still don¡¯t forgive her, she won¡¯t get up.¡± ¡°I just saw the weather forecast, and there¡¯ll be a heavy downpour soon. Why don¡¯t you forgive her first? What if it starts raining and she still refuses to get up?¡± ¡°For the past three years, you have taken such good care of her, and she has never once fallen ill. You don¡¯t want her to catch a cold, do you?¡± Rachel knew very well that it would pain Jordan to see Hailey fall sick. Jordan would indeed be heartbroken, but he wouldn¡¯t forgive Hailey just because of that! It was a matter of principle. If he just forgave her for her infidelity so easily, the consequences to bear for her wrongdoing would be too trivial! Jordan remembered that the sky was still full of stars when he came home, so he thought it wouldn¡¯t rain. ¡°If she wants to continue kneeling, let her be!¡± After saying that, he walked up the stairs heartlessly and entered the bedroom on the third floor. Rachel walked out again, pretending to persuade Hailey to leave. However, before she left, she said to Hailey supportively, ¡°You go, girl!¡± After about ten minutes, the thunder rumbled again. Jordan walked towards the window of his bedroom on the third floor, only to see that there were no longer any stars in the sky from a sky that was full of stars just earlier on. Instead, there were dark clouds in the gloomy sky. Pitter-patter. Raindrops kept falling down. Jordan remarked, ¡°The weather today is the most bizarre I¡¯ve ever seen.¡± He remembered that there weren¡¯t any predicted showers when he looked at the weather forecast in the morning. He thought that maybe God was punishing Hailey, this unfaithful woman, by choosing to rain when she had decided to kneel down in the open! The rain fell on Hailey¡¯s long, smooth and beautiful tresses, as well as her delicate face and her expensive dress. Jordan was standing on the third floor, looking at her through the window. There were lights in the courtyard, so Jordan could still see Hailey even though it was late at night. At this moment, Jordan was watching his ex-wife get drenched in the rain. However, he didn¡¯t pity her and instead relished in the thrill of taking revenge! ¡°You reap what you sow! Hailey Camden just continue kneeling. I won¡¯t give in!¡± Jordan muttered when he was in the room. Gradually, the rain surprisingly became heavier and heavier. Even the wind began howling! The heavy downpour was crashing down on Hailey, making her thoroughly drenched! Her head was wet and no longer as layered and voluminous as it was before. They were now all sticking to her scalp. The exquisite makeup that she had spent an hour applying was all smudged and washed away by the rain. However¡­ At this juncture, Hailey looked completely unkempt and disheveled. Yet, Jordan realized she was still as gorgeous as ever! ¡°This woman is such a ravishing beauty! She¡¯s in such a mess because of the rain, but she¡¯s actually still so beautiful!¡± It was no wonder that Jordan used to adore Hailey so much. She was simply too beautiful. However, Jordan found it a pity that he never really had her! Jordan honestly didn¡¯t have any emotional regrets about divorcing Hailey. Just like in the poem, Jordan had never expected Hailey to spend the rest of her life with him. All he wanted was for her to genuinely love him, even if it was just for a moment. However, there was something Jordan felt was a shame. That was, Hailey had never been his woman! Looking at her exquisite features, Jordan suddenly had an evil idea. ¡°Should I be a scumbag for once? Should I pretend to forgive her and make her stay the night, do the deed, and then turn my back on her tomorrow morning?¡± However, Jordan let his idea remain as a mere thought in his mind. After all, it was one of his greatest regrets in life. He would never do such a thing. Thus, Jordan simply stopped looking at her, lest his evil idea turned into reality. Just like that, an hour passed, and the rain dissipated a little, but it didn¡¯t stop. Jordan walked to the window again and found that Hailey was still kneeling on the ground! ¡°Ah.¡± Jordan sighed again. ¡®Maybe, I should go downstairs and tell Hailey that I¡¯ll never forgive her regardless of how long she kneels for.¡¯ However, he was afraid that Hailey would pester him again like she had just done. Jordan made up his mind and decided to wait for another hour. Jordan spent that hour watching Hailey see if she would slack off and take a break. However, Hailey stayed still on her knees. ¡°Hailey Camden¡­¡± Jordan knew that Hailey was a spoiled brat who was different from the firm and domineering Victoria. She definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to stand staying under the rain for such a long time. Just as he expected, Hailey¡¯s body began swaying unsteadily after another two minutes. With a loud thud, Hailey suddenly fell to the side and passed out! Jordan dashed downstairs almost instinctively and sprinted out to the courtyard. ¡°Hailey! Hailey!¡± Jordan patted Hailey¡¯s face in a bid to wake her up. However, Hailey did not respond at all. Jordan had been on the battlefield before, and he would be able to tell if someone was feigning dead or pretending to faint or not. Hence, Jordan was sure that Hailey had really fainted. Thus, he picked her up in his arms and headed back inside the villa, where he placed her on the couch in the living room. Actually, it was the first time Jordan had carried Hailey in his arms. After three years as her husband, Jordan finally had the honor to do that! Jordan couldn¡¯t help but find it ironic! ¡°Mr. Jordan.¡± A maid walked over from the servants¡¯ chamber when she heard the sounds. Jordan took the towel handed to him by the maid and used it to wipe away the rainwater on Hailey¡¯s body. He said, ¡°Call the ambulance.¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. Jordan.¡± The ambulance soon arrived, and the doctor carried Hailey to the ambulance. Before they left, Jordan instructed a female paramedic, ¡°After she wakes up, don¡¯t tell her that I was the one who carried her back into the villa. Just say that you guys picked her up from the courtyard.¡± Despite feeling puzzled, the female paramedic answered, ¡°Oh, alright.¡± Afterward, Jordan gave the paramedics the Camdens¡¯ contact number. Half an hour later, in Florida Hospital. Hailey had been put on the IV drip and had come too long ago. Meanwhile, Rachel and the Camdens had also arrived. There were no major issues with Hailey¡¯s health, and she had merely caught a cold, but that wasn¡¯t what her family was concerned about. They were more concerned about the outcome of Hailey¡¯s meeting with Jordan. Sylvie asked, ¡°Hailey, how did your talk with Jordan go?¡± Hailey sobbed and said, ¡°Jordan is so heartless, I knelt for two hours, but he refused to forgive me!¡± Rachel glanced at Hailey and asked the nurse, ¡°Was she inside the villa or at the courtyard when you guys picked her up?¡± The nurse hesitated for a long time, feeling extremely displeased with Jordan when she saw Hailey¡¯s pitiful and upset. ¡°Seriously, do rich people get the right to do this just because they¡¯re rich? How can he make such a beautiful girl kneel down and apologize to him? I¡¯m not going to obey his instructions!¡± Chapter 80 - The Nurses Lies Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Be it a nurse, a doctor, or a pilot, or an entrepreneur, all humans would, to a certain extent, feel a sense of empathy towards those of the same sex. In the female nurse¡¯s opinion, Hailey was an absolute goddess-like beauty! ¡®Men should cherish such a gorgeous woman. Why would he make her get on her knees and apologize to him? This is outrageous!¡¯ The female nurse was actually an extreme feminist who had a large number of followers on Instagram, most of whom were feminists who would often publish posts with long captions to show support and stand up for women. Last year, the renowned pianist Evan Cadence got married to a woman more than ten years younger than him. Not only was she young, but she was also pretty, well-educated, and had an enviable figure. This female nurse had once called Evan out on Instagram and slammed him for being a disgusting cradle-snatcher who wasn¡¯t worthy of such a brilliant wife! Evan was a world-class pianist and a rare prodigy, after all. Despite being such a successful and accomplished man, in the eyes of the female nurse, he wasn¡¯t worthy of marrying such a young and pretty woman! Clearly, she was highly biased against men! Hence, the female nurse deliberately fabricated a story and lied, ¡°When we reached the villa, she was in the bedroom of the second or third floor of the villa.¡± Everyone was elated that Jordan had brought Hailey back inside the villa and wasn¡¯t that heartless after all. Of course, Jordan was a gentleman, and it was only expected that he would do that. After all, Hailey had already passed out, and he couldn¡¯t possibly continue to leave her under the rain while she was unconscious. The female nurse continued, ¡°When we brought Miss Camden away from the villa, we discovered that the rainwater had already been wiped away, and apart from her hair and clothes, her body was completely dry.¡± The female nurse was obviously lying because all Jordan did was carry Hailey inside and place her on the couch in the living room. He had also only wiped her face and neck with a towel, leaving the rest of her body untouched! Hearing this, a few of them were shocked. ¡®Did Jordan wipe Hailey down?¡¯ Hailey was shy too! She really hoped that that was the case! However, she also knew that there was a maid in the villa, so it was not necessarily Jordan who had wiped her dry. At this moment, the female nurse continued, ¡°I also found that Miss Camden¡¯s clothes were a little messy at that time. I suspect that the man in the villa might have taken liberties with her!¡± ¡°What?¡± Both Hailey and Sylvie were overjoyed to hear the nurse¡¯s words. Hailey said gleefully, ¡°Jordan loves me. I knew it. He still loves me!¡± The female nurse was puzzled by their reaction, and she asked, ¡°Miss Camden, you¡¯re so beautiful. You can have any man you want. Why did you have to kneel for a man? That¡¯s such an embarrassment and disgrace to women!¡± ¡°Apart from his wealth, that man doesn¡¯t seem to have much to offer. He isn¡¯t that tall either. He¡¯s just a scoundrel!¡± ¡°Miss Camden, if you want a boyfriend, I can introduce you to a tall, handsome and rich man!¡± When Rachel heard this, she took out a 20-dollar banknote from her purse and handed it to the nurse, ¡°Okay, you can go out now. There¡¯s none of your business here.¡± ¡®How dare she call Jordan a scoundrel?¡¯ If Hailey weren¡¯t her best friend, even Rachel would try to snatch such a rich and eligible dreamboat like Jordan! After the nurse left the ward, Hailey happily shook Sylvie¡¯s hands and rejoiced, ¡°Mom, did you hear that? Jordan might have kissed me when I was unconscious!¡± Sylvie said happily, ¡°I heard it, I heard it. Well, my daughter is so beautiful. How can Jordan hold back when he is gazing at you? He¡¯s a man, after all.¡± ¡°Does this mean he has forgiven me?¡± Hailey looked at Rachel, her ¡°adviser¡±. Rachel laughed and said, ¡°I told you that Jordan just has a bark that¡¯s worse than his bite. Deep down, he had probably already forgiven you a long time ago, but as a man and the president of a big corporation, his ego kept him from giving in.¡± ¡°Hailey, just keep working hard, and one day he will get back together with you.¡± Hailey nodded vigorously. ¡°Yes, yes!¡± Drew and Elle were also present. Of course, they were not concerned about Hailey¡¯s health but mainly wanted to determine Jordan¡¯s attitude towards Hailey. Elle thought to herself, ¡®Jordan had the guts to take advantage of Hailey when she was unconscious! I have a better figure than Hailey. If I pass out in front of Jordan one day, will he do the same to me?¡¯ Elle began to have unrealistic fantasies again. Drew then stepped forward and said, ¡°Hailey, you have me to thank for this. You may be beautiful, but if I hadn¡¯t supervised you during this period and stopped you from moving in with Tyler premaritally, do you think Jordan would still want you after Tyler Collins has tainted you for such a long time?¡± At this point, Hailey indeed felt grateful to Drew! Hailey could lie about being in the hotel room with Tyler, but if Drew hadn¡¯t stopped Hailey from moving in with Tyler by pretending that it was Diana¡¯s instructions and calling her every night to supervise, she would have probably slept with Tyler numerous times by now! After all, they had already registered their marriage then and were considered a lawfully married couple. Besides, they would live together in the future anyway, and Hailey would never turn Tyler down. However, if that happened, Jordan would despise Hailey! ¡°Thank you, Drew,¡± Hailey said, thanking Drew with utmost sincerity. After saying that, Hailey pulled the needle out of her hand. ¡°I passed out because I was too devastated. I don¡¯t need the drip anymore; I¡¯m going to go home and inform Grandma of the good news!¡± Earlier on, Diana said that if Hailey could not get Jordan back, she would not acknowledge her as a Camden. Having made so much progress during her first attempt to beg Jordan, Hailey, of course, wanted to let her grandmother know. An hour later, in the Camdens¡¯ villa. ¡°Really? The nurse said that?¡± After hearing this, Diana said with a heartened smile, ¡°Thank God for giving my granddaughter such a beautiful face. Haha, as long as Jordan still has feelings for you, you have a chance to get back together with him!¡± Rachel agreed and chimed in, ¡°The problem now is that Jordan has to pretend to be heartless on the surface because of his ego. I¡¯m afraid he might not let Hailey see him again.¡± Diana nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s just how stubborn Jordan is! He will indeed do that! We should give Hailey a chance to meet him!¡± ¡°How should we do that?¡± Sylvie asked impatiently. She wanted so badly to have Jordan as her son-in-law again. While thinking about it, Diana suddenly looked at her poodle, Lucky, which she was now holding in her arms. Diana threw Lucky onto the ground and stepped on its front paw. ¡°Ahhhh¡­¡± Lucky immediately began screaming and whimpering in pain. ¡°Grandma, what are you doing?¡± Hailey was also astounded because Diana usually pampered Lucky the poodle to bits! Diana said, ¡°Drew, call Jordan tomorrow and tell him that his favorite poodle, Lucky, is injured!¡± Chapter 81 - Going Back to the Camdens Place Again! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Camdens all had a sudden epiphany. They finally understood Diana¡¯s purpose in doing that! In the past three years, Jordan had spent the most time with Lucky. Lucky was the only living being of the Camden family who wouldn¡¯t look down on Jordan. They could all tell the strong bond Jordan shared with Lucky from their interaction during Jordan¡¯s previous visit. Diana knew that Lucky was the only reason Jordan would be willing to revisit the Camdens! Others, including herself, did not matter as much as Lucky! It was already three in the morning, but it was still pouring heavily. However, it was a sleepless night for the Camdens tonight. Tyler couldn¡¯t fall asleep either, but it wasn¡¯t because of insomnia but because he had to obey his mother¡¯s instructions and work hard to make a baby with a stranger. ¡­ At half-past seven in the following morning. Jordan had just gotten into his car and was ready to head to the office when he suddenly got a call from Drew. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Jordan asked. Drew chuckled and said, ¡°Jordan, you sound energetic. You must be up and awake. I was worried that I might disturb you from resting by calling you so early in the morning!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Just say so directly,¡± Jordan said with great impatience. He knew that Drew knew how to behave himself nowadays and wouldn¡¯t call Jordan randomly to create trouble for him. Drew said, ¡°Here¡¯s the thing, Jordan. A flower pot fell onto Grandma¡¯s poodle, Lucky, and now its paw is fractured. It¡¯s really pitiful. It hasn¡¯t eaten for a day!¡± ¡°Grandma said that it would be willing to eat only if you¡¯re the one feeding it. Can you make a trip here to Grandma¡¯s?¡± Jordan could tell that the Camdens just wanted Jordan to go back to their place. He wasn¡¯t sure if Lucky was injured or not. Even if it was hurt, it wouldn¡¯t have been so coincidental that it happened after he revealed his identity. Thus, he knew it was likely that they had deliberately hurt Lucky! Exasperated, Jordan questioned, ¡°Did you people deliberately injure Lucky just to lure me there?¡± Drew frantically said, ¡°How is that possible, Jordan?! Lucky is Grandma¡¯s baby. We wouldn¡¯t dare to hurt it.¡± Jordan humphed coldly and exclaimed, ¡°That¡¯d better be the case!¡± ¡°After I get off from work this afternoon, I¡¯ll head straight to your grandmother¡¯s place. Tell your grandmother that I¡¯m taking Lucky away! She is free to name her price.¡± Lucky was the only belonging of the Camdens that Jordan wanted the most. After three years of companionship in the past, Jordan and Lucky were indeed quite reliant and attached to each other. Drew was elated. ¡°Yes, yes, yes, we¡¯ll prepare lunch and wait for you. See you tonight, Jordan!¡± After a while, Jordan arrived at the office, where he saw someone who wanted to meet him. It was Rosie Huxley, Tyler¡¯s mother. Rosie was now dressed in a presentable business outfit. When she saw Jordan, she immediately smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Steele, I don¡¯t know if you have the time now, but I¡¯d like to have a talk with you.¡± Jordan knew what she wanted to talk to him about. She undoubtedly wanted to plead with Jordan and ask him to let Tyler off. Regardless of whether what Hailey said yesterday was true or not, Tyler had indeed harbored designs on Jordan¡¯s wife and thus brought it upon himself! Jordan¡¯s plan for revenge on Tyler hadn¡¯t ended yet! Hence, he didn¡¯t want to talk to Rosie about that matter. ¡°I¡¯m very busy.¡± Jordan answered indifferently and then headed straight to the CEO¡¯s office. ¡°I shall wait for you in the meeting room then. Mr. Steele, when you¡¯re free, I hope you can find me some time.¡± Rosie chased after Jordan and asked. Jordan did not answer or chase him away. Jordan had a good impression of Rosie. Although she was also married to a wealthy man, she was much more polite and elegant than Sylvie. That may also be because Rosie was born to a wealthy family too. Jordan naturally wouldn¡¯t be busy for the entire day. However, he chose to make Rosie wait for the entire day. Apart from drinking some water, Rosie didn¡¯t eat anything in Jordan¡¯s office and was waiting for him. However, Jordan still did not give her a chance. At five o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Jordan left the office and asked his driver to take him to the lakeside villa where Diana was. That villa could be said to be the place that Jordan was the most familiar within Jordan. For the past three years, he had traveled almost every day between the apartment that he and Hailey lived in and Diana¡¯s villa. He drove the Audi that Hailey had given him out of charity! Every time he went to the villa, Jordan would seem to lose his presence. After he drove to the entrance, no one came out. Even if one of the Camdens happened to be at the door by coincidence, they wouldn¡¯t bother looking at him or even take the initiative to greet him. Even if Jordan took the initiative to greet them, they would ignore him. Jordan had tried very hard to get along with the Camdens. He tried talking to Drew about NBA stars, tried complimenting Elle on the beautiful clothes she wore, and even tried giving Sylvie and Benedict some gifts. However, his efforts were all futile! They would ignore him every single time! However, today¡­ When Jordan reached the villa entrance in his Maybach, all the Camdens were standing at the gate to receive him! The eighty-year-old Diana included! ¡°A bunch of snobs!¡± Jordan didn¡¯t feel smug or elated when he saw that. He was disgusted by how materialistic they were! After the car stopped, the chauffeur alighted and got ready to open the door for Jordan. However, Drew jumped ahead and said, ¡°Let me do it, let me do it!¡± After opening the door of the backseat, Drew smiled and said, ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re here. Please come in.¡± Jordan did not pay attention to Drew, just like Drew ignored him in the past three years! Sylvie was the second to run over. She grabbed a piece of tissue paper and wiped Jordan¡¯s face with it. ¡°Ah, Jordan, you must be tired after a day of hard work, huh? Look, you¡¯re already sweating.¡± Jordan reached out and pushed Sylvie away to prevent her from touching him. Benedict smiled and said respectfully, ¡°Mr. Steele.¡± Herman knew very well what he should do too. He seemed to have forgotten the grudge he bore against Jordan and walked towards him to greet him. ¡°Mr. Steele, you¡¯re really impressive. The way you walk is mightier than Mr. Walton!¡± Unlike in the past, Elle was now gazing at Jordan with adoration instead of disdain. She had dolled herself up and donned a preppy outfit. She then walked towards Jordan and handed him an exquisite envelope. ¡°I wrote a poem, and I¡¯d like to give it to you.¡± Jordan did not take the envelope. He wondered what had gotten into Elle, who usually wasn¡¯t a fan of poetry and classic songs. However, given his understanding of Elle over the past few years, she didn¡¯t have the literary skills to come up with anything impressive. ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re here.¡± Diana said to Jordan gently with a smile. Jordan humphed coldly in disdain. It indeed wasn¡¯t easy to make Diana swallow her pride and stoop so low! Chapter 82 - Telling The Camdens The Truth! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan likewise ignored Diana, who commanded great respect and held high authority among the Camdens. He wasn¡¯t there for the Camdens but for Lucky. ¡°Where¡¯s Lucky?¡± Jordan asked Drew. Drew was the only Camden whom Jordan was willing to talk to properly. Drew immediately answered, ¡°Lucky is inside with Hailey.¡± Sylvie stepped forward and said, ¡°Jordan, don¡¯t blame Hailey for not coming out to receive you. She was on her knees for too long yesterday, and it took hours of emergency rescue in the hospital for her to be resuscitated. Her condition has just improved a little, and she can¡¯t walk yet.¡± Jordan knew that Hailey had a fragile body, so it was normal for her to be worn out after kneeling for two hours. However, Jordan didn¡¯t believe that it took a few hours of emergency rescue to save her. For the past three years, Jordan had always been the one taking care of Hailey, and he was so meticulous that he knew better than anyone what Hailey¡¯s health was like. Jordan entered without saying anything else. As soon as he entered the familiar house, Jordan saw Hailey sitting at the dining table with Lucky in her arms. There was already a sumptuous spread of dishes on the dining table, which was unprecedented in the past three years. Seeing that Lucky¡¯s paw had really been bandaged, Jordan quickly walked over, feeling heartbroken. As soon as Jordan reached Lucky, he saw the wound on Hailey¡¯s leg. Hailey was wearing a short skirt. She initially planned to wear a pair of long pants to hide the wound, but Rachel advised her against it. If she were to cover it up, she wouldn¡¯t be able to win Jordan¡¯s sympathy! However, Jordan did not sympathize with Hailey after seeing her wound. Well, because she didn¡¯t spare a thought for his feelings when she checked into a hotel with Tyler at that time! ¡°Jordan, you¡¯re here.¡± Hailey said feebly, her lips as pale as a sheet. Even so, she was still absolutely gorgeous. Jordan ignored her without showing her any concern or asking about her condition at all. He simply reached his hand out to carry Lucky over. Upon sight of Jordan, Lucky, which had been excited for a long time, leaped towards him. Seeing that Lucky was limping, Jordan knew that it was really injured. Jordan was heartbroken, and he hoped that the Camdens hadn¡¯t deliberately hurt Lucky just to make him visit them. Hence, Jordan said to Diana, ¡°Mrs. Camden, I hope you sell this dog to me. I¡¯m willing to offer $150,000.¡± Diana entered while supporting herself against a cane. She said smilingly, ¡°Jordan, sit down and have some food. Since we¡¯re a family, Lucky belongs to you too. You don¡¯t have to buy it from me. That would seem too distant.¡± Jordan said sneeringly, ¡°Hailey and I are divorced. You and I are really not family.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t plan to stay for a meal either. I¡¯ll leave immediately after I buy Lucky from you.¡± Jordan was very resolute and firm in his decision, making things somewhat awkward for the Camdens. Diana said, ¡°Okay, even if you don¡¯t want to eat, you should at least tell me what¡¯s going on, right? Why did you marry Hailey as a live-in husband when you¡¯re so rich? Why is my late husband the only one who knows about your background?¡± ¡°Jordan, if you don¡¯t tell me the truth, I really won¡¯t be able to die in peace!¡± Jordan knew that the Camdens had been kept in the dark about his identity for the past three years. Jordan ought to give them an explanation today! Hence, he said, ¡°Fine, since you want to know, I will tell you.¡± ¡°There¡¯s a peculiar rule in the Steele family that all male heirs have to go through various trials and tests before they can inherit the family business.¡± ¡°In order to hone my character, my grandfather arranged for me to marry Hailey as a live-in husband three years ago.¡± ¡°The Camdens may only be a second-tier family, but you guys are at least prestigious and dignified. It would be difficult for me to marry Hailey without my grandfather¡¯s help.¡± ¡°So, my grandfather looked for Hailey¡¯s grandfather and discussed this matter with him.¡± ¡°Hailey¡¯s grandfather was very glad to be in-laws with us, but my grandfather told him that this matter must be kept strictly confidential to the both of them. Hailey¡¯s grandfather is the only Camden who knows about it. Once he reveals it to you guys, the engagement will be void!¡± Everyone came to a sudden realization when they heard that. ¡°No wonder Dad has been so adamant about not telling me anything before he passed! For the past two years, I¡¯ve wondered, what did Dad want to tell me that required so much hesitation?¡± Benedict sighed emotionally when he recalled the past. Hailey¡¯s grandfather didn¡¯t dare to tell any of them because once he let Benedict or Sylvie find out, they would definitely change their attitude towards Jordan. Once their attitudes changed and they began to treat him better, Jordan¡¯s trial would be meaningless. At this moment, Diana began to reprimand Hailey. ¡°Hailey Camden! You will never be able to find another man who¡¯s as good as Jordan. He¡¯s such a rare gem, but you didn¡¯t cherish him!¡± Elle walked towards them slowly and chimed in, ¡°Yeah, Hailey is at fault for this. If I had married Jordan, I would never have done what she did!¡± ¡°Jordan, do you want to be my live-in husband for a year and let me train you this time?¡± Jordan looked at Elle speechlessly and refuted, ¡°No, thank you, I don¡¯t need it!¡± ¡®What a lunatic. After three years of being a live-in husband, why would I continue staying with the Camdens!?¡¯ ¡®I¡¯ve long honed my character!¡¯ ¡°Elle, don¡¯t spout nonsense!¡± Diana chided Elle. Diana then looked at Jordan again and said, ¡°Jordan, we¡¯ve all mistreated you in the past three years. Today, we would like to toast to you and apologize!¡± ¡°Herman, Benedict, quickly pour some wine!¡± ¡°Yes, Mom.¡± The Camdens each grabbed a wine glass and toasted it to Jordan as an apology. Jordan watched coldly with Lucky in his arms. When they all finished drinking, Jordan asked, ¡°Can you name your price now? Your apology really doesn¡¯t matter to me. Don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t intend to take revenge on you. My company will still continue to cooperate with you on Hailey Residences. However, this is the first and last cooperation we will have.¡± Feeling extremely complicated, Diana glanced at Hailey before saying, ¡°Jordan, I know you like Lucky, and you¡¯ve lived with us for three years too. You should know how much I adore Lucky.¡± ¡°How about this? Lucky shall stay with you for five days a week and at my place for two days. Is that alright?¡± Jordan knew how attached Diana was to Lucky, whom she had long regarded as a companion she would otherwise be lonely without. Jordan nodded and said, ¡°Okay, name your price.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to pay us at all!¡± Sylvie walked over with a smile. ¡°We¡¯re all a family. There¡¯s no need to talk about money. Besides, the bracelet that you gave Mom for her birthday is worth several million!¡± Sylvie was very proud that her son-in-law was the one who gave that gift to Diana! Diana looked at the bracelet on her left wrist and removed it before handing it to Jordan. ¡°Jordan, thank you for giving me such an expensive gift, but I don¡¯t deserve it because I¡¯ve failed my duties as your grandmother-in-law. Please take it back!¡± Chapter 83 - Shall We Reconcile? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan didn¡¯t bother to pick up the bracelet. ¡°I won¡¯t take back something that I¡¯ve already given away. Besides, I don¡¯t want to have freeloaded off of the Camdens for the past three years.¡± The Camdens had been providing for Jordan for the past three years, and he didn¡¯t want to be called a freeloader. Diana nodded and took the bracelet back. She had always been very fond of the bracelet. Since she learned yesterday that it was really a gift from Jordan, she happily went to sleep with it. While carrying Lucky in his arms, Jordan said, ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave now if there¡¯s nothing else.¡± ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Hailey called out to Jordan and said, ¡°I¡¯d like to have a word with you alone. It won¡¯t take you long.¡± Sylvie walked over and said, ¡°Yeah, Jordan, you¡¯ve been here for less than a minute. Don¡¯t be in such a hurry to leave.¡± Diana also pleaded on behalf of Hailey, ¡°You two have been married for three years after all. If you disagree, Hailey will get on her knees and beg you again.¡± Jordan looked at Hailey¡¯s reddened kneecaps. He really didn¡¯t want to see her kneeling down again. ¡°Alright then.¡± Hailey could not take the stairs, so Jordan accompanied her to take the elevator to a room on the second floor. As soon as Jordan entered the room, he discovered that it had been decorated meticulously. The decor and style seemed similar to Hailey¡¯s room in the apartment in the New City residential estate. In a trance, Jordan thought he had returned to the home he had lived in for the past three years. ¡°Jordan, there isn¡¯t a stool in this room. Let¡¯s sit on the bed and talk.¡± Hailey took the lead and sat on the bed. Jordan decided not to sit beside her and instead said, ¡°I¡¯ll just stand.¡± Hailey did not force him either and merely hung her head low with her knees together, rubbing her hands like a shy high school girl. Her voice was also extremely gentle. ¡°Um, thank you for yesterday.¡± Hailey lifted her head and looked at Jordan. Jordan realized that the way Hailey was behaving now was like how she used to act when they first met. Hailey was still a college student at that time, and her family had arranged for her to marry him, a complete stranger. On their wedding night, that was exactly how she spoke. That was also when Jordan liked Hailey the most. Of course, Rachel had suggested that Hailey pretend to behave that way. Rachel strongly believed that the beginning of a romantic relationship would forever be the best part of it. Hence, she told Hailey to behave like she used to when she first got to know Jordan. ¡°You¡¯re thanking me?¡± Despite the pouring rain yesterday, Jordan heartlessly let Hailey kneel in front of his villa and left her standing there for two hours while ignoring her. ¡®Hailey is thanking me instead of hating me?¡¯ Hailey said softly, ¡°The nurse¡­ has told me everything.¡± She even seemed a little shy when she said that. ¡°Oh.¡± Only then did Jordan understand what was going on. It turned out that the nurse had defied his instructions and told Hailey the truth. However, the truth wasn¡¯t that unseemly. The truth was that Hailey had fainted, and Jordan carried her inside the villa so that she would stop getting drenched by the rain. That was a mere act of humanity. Even if Hailey was not his ex-wife but just a stranger or even a homeless person, Jordan would have done the same. Hence, Jordan wasn¡¯t bothered by the fact that the nurse ignored his instructions. To his surprise, Hailey said, ¡°Jordan, I¡­ I don¡¯t blame you for what you did to me last night.¡± Jordan was stunned because Hailey seemed to be implying that he had taken liberties with her! Jordan was enraged. ¡°Yes, I was the one who carried you inside because I saw that you had fainted.¡± ¡°Why? Can¡¯t I carry you in? Are you going to blame me for carrying you inside?¡± Jordan was really furious because Hailey had been treating him that way in the past three years! She refused to even let him touch her hand, let alone carry her! Once, both of them went for a test drive in a vintage Porsche car that was built in the 80s and had a manual transmission gearbox. Due to the fact that Hailey was seated slightly towards her left and close to the gearbox, Jordan accidentally touched her thigh when he was shifting the gear stick. At that time, Hailey lost her temper. She gave Jordan a severe scolding, calling him shameless for taking advantage of her! He was really overwhelmed and frustrated at that time! They were clearly a married couple, so he didn¡¯t understand why he couldn¡¯t have physical contact with her! Jordan¡¯s grandfather wanted him to become a real live-in husband, not a servant! If he couldn¡¯t have any physical contact with his wife, that would make him the same as a servant of the Camdens. ¡°No, no, don¡¯t be angry, Hubby, you can do anything to me. Why would I blame you?¡± Hailey hurriedly hugged Jordan, but he pushed her away. ¡°Don¡¯t call me Hubby. Call me Jordan!¡± Hailey¡¯s leg was injured, and her body was weak, so she could no longer pester Jordan and cling onto him by force like she did yesterday. Feeling aggrieved, Hailey said, ¡°Jordan, I may have almost been unfaithful to you but aren¡¯t you at fault too?¡± ¡°You¡¯re clearly a rich man¡¯s son, but you lied to us that you¡¯re a penniless man. You had me fooled for three whole years!¡± ¡°If you had told me the truth from the beginning, I wouldn¡¯t have even bothered with someone like Tyler!¡± Jordan knew that he had indeed been unfair to Hailey for keeping the truth from her for three years. Jordan said, ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯m indeed to blame for hiding the truth for three years. How about this? I¡¯ll treat you to a meal after you get better and make it up to you.¡± ¡°Make it up to me?¡± Hailey was suddenly elated! ¡®What does that mean?¡¯ ¡®Is he going to reconcile with me?¡¯ ¡®Is he going to marry me again?¡¯ ¡®Oh my God, won¡¯t that Maybach and villa in Phuket belong to me then?¡¯ Hailey excitedly grabbed Jordan¡¯s hand and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m not hurt. Let¡¯s go have a meal tomorrow!¡± Jordan took another look at Hailey¡¯s leg and then said with a nod, ¡°Okay, it¡¯s settled then.¡± ¡°Where should we go? Chicken and Noodles?¡± Hailey asked. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m the president of Ace Corporation now. Of course, I have to take you to a nicer restaurant. Let¡¯s go to The Times. Haven¡¯t you always liked that place?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Hailey exclaimed joyfully. Jordan let go of Hailey¡¯s fingers and said, ¡°I should go now.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll see you off.¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright. Get some rest.¡± Jordan headed downstairs with the poodle, Lucky, in his arms. ¡°Jordan, why are you leaving already? It¡¯s only been such a short while since you entered. You should chat for a little longer.¡± Sylvie was a little upset to see that Jordan had come downstairs so soon. They were all hoping that Hailey could sleep with Jordan. After all, in the eyes of the Camdens, Jordan was lusting after Hailey¡¯s body. Jordan said, ¡°That¡¯s unnecessary. We¡¯re going out for a meal tomorrow.¡± Sylvie and the others were overjoyed to hear that! ¡®There¡¯s progress!¡¯ ¡®Jordan is willing to have a meal with Hailey!¡¯ ¡®That means there¡¯s a chance for the both of them!¡¯ Elle immediately got jealous when she saw that and hurriedly walked towards him. ¡°Jordan, I think we need to have a chat alone too!¡± However, Jordan didn¡¯t give her a chance. ¡°Go play on your own to the side.¡± Chapter 84 - Rosie Begs For Mercy Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Three years ago, Elle¡¯s figure was a lot less voluptuous and alluring than it was now. She was just an underage high school girl at that time. Hence, Jordan had always treated Elle as a younger sister and never harbored any designs on her. However, recently, the bastard Drew would often send Jordan some photos of Elle that she had never posted on Instagram, all of which were highly seductive. Now, Jordan didn¡¯t even dare to look at Elle because he would get reminded of those photos and develop inappropriate thoughts about her. Jordan would feel like he was really evil when he found himself having those thoughts! Regardless of how attracted he was to Hailey, there wouldn¡¯t be anything wrong with it because they were already married. However, he knew that he shouldn¡¯t harbor such thoughts about Elle. Hence, Jordan ignored Elle and left the villa. All the Camdens walked out to see Jordan off and returned only after watching him get inside his car and leaving the villa. When Jordan returned inside his car, he called Butler Frank. ¡°Butler Frank.¡± ¡°Do you have any orders for me, Mr. Jordan?¡± ¡°Is your grandson still in DC? I¡¯d like to arrange a blind date for him, set for tomorrow evening.¡± ¡°Yes, he¡¯s in DC. I¡¯ll have him go over to Orlando right away.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Jordan agreed to have dinner with Hailey tomorrow not because he wanted to give Hailey the chance to get back together with him, but because he had other plans. In the past three years, Jordan had hidden the truth from Hailey, which was frankly quite unfair to her. Hence, he wanted to make it up to her. He decided to introduce her to a wealthy scion from a billionaire family, who was none other than Butler Frank¡¯s grandson. Although Butler Frank was a subordinate of the Steeles, his power and assets were far greater than that of the Camdens. Hence, Butler Frank¡¯s grandson was definitely worthy of Hailey. If Hailey was willing to marry him, she would also get to live in the lap of luxury. In Jordan¡¯s opinion, Hailey wanted to get back together with him only because of money. She didn¡¯t have to go to all that trouble, actually. ¡®Don¡¯t you love money? I¡¯ll introduce you to a rich man.¡¯ The only shortcoming was that Butler Frank¡¯s grandson was sexually impotent. ¡®Doesn¡¯t Hailey Camden want that?¡¯ ¡®The fact that she didn¡¯t get intimate with me for three years shows that she doesn¡¯t have any sexual needs.¡¯ While he was pondering about it, they soon arrived at Rose Garden Villas. ¡°Mr. Steele! Mr. Steele!¡± Last night, Jordan was stopped by Rachel and Hailey at the entrance of the villa. To his surprise, there was a woman there again. Jordan rolled down the window of the car to see that it was Tyler¡¯s mother, Rosie. Rosie was really determined to meet Jordan. Yesterday, she waited in Jordan¡¯s office without eating or drinking for an entire day, just to see him. Now, she showed up at Jordan¡¯s home. ¡°Mrs. Collins, please go back. I have nothing to talk to you about.¡± Jordan said to Rosie. Rosie begged miserably, ¡°Mr. Steele, I¡¯m begging you, please let me have a word with you. It will only take you five minutes.¡± Jordan shook his head, but when she saw Rosie¡¯s desperate plea, he said, ¡°Come in.¡± Jordan did not let Rosie get inside his car, but instead, he let her run behind his car. Jordan felt that the Collins were not fit to be in the same car as him. When he arrived at the first floor of the villa, Jordan did not instruct the servants to prepare any drinks to serve Rosie with. Jordan sat down on the couch and said straightforwardly, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Go ahead and tell me.¡± Rosie did not dare to spout any nonsense and instead went straight to the point. ¡°Mr. Steele, I truly understood what happened between you, Tyler, and Hailey only after meeting you yesterday.¡± ¡°Tyler is a scoundrel for seducing Hailey despite knowing that she¡¯s a married woman. He does deserve a beating! His father and I have already beaten him up into a pulp!¡± ¡°However, according to Tyler and Hailey¡¯s explanation, they didn¡¯t get intimate with each other, and Miss Camden is still a virgin.¡± Jordan snapped furiously, ¡°Don¡¯t give me that! I saw your son and my ex-wife in a hotel room, with my very own eyes!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, they may not have really done the deed, but Tyler is indeed wrong to have had those intentions. However, Tyler is not entirely to blame for this. Hailey Camden has always been very mercenary and materialistic. If she hadn¡¯t thought that you were incompetent, she would not have agreed to marry Tyler.¡± Rosie continued to explain. Jordan humphed coldly and said, ¡°I don¡¯t need you to worry about Hailey Camden. I have my own ways to punish her. But, don¡¯t think of putting all the blame on her!¡± Rosie was feeling anxious because she knew that Hailey and Tyler would never escape Jordan¡¯s clutches. Rosie said right away, ¡°Mr. Steele, how do you plan to punish my son?¡± Jordan thought for a moment and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I might ask Pablo and Salvatore for their opinion. They would probably want to castrate Tyler Collins.¡± Hearing these words, Rosie¡¯s heart sank, and she felt even more troubled. Rosie immediately got on her knees in front of Jordan and exclaimed, ¡°Mr. Steele, Tyler is still young and childless. Please be merciful to him!¡± Rosie was weeping incessantly, feeling worried and devastated for her son. In fact, before she came, she had already arranged for Tyler to sleep with numerous women, and perhaps, one of them had already gotten pregnant with Tyler¡¯s child. Jordan was very uncomfortable about the fact that Rosie was kneeling down in front of him. After all, Rosie was an elder who had a certain status and influence in the business circle of Orlando. Putting aside all else, Jordan admired Rosie for her temperament, elegance, appearance, and mannerisms alone. However, Jordan did not proceed to help her up. ¡®Since her son has done something wrong, she can keep kneeling down if she wants!¡¯ ¡°How about breaking one of his fingers?¡± Jordan continued. Rosie continued to beg on her knees, ¡°Mr. Steele! If you cut his finger, we¡¯ll be heartbroken too! Please have mercy and not hurt him.¡± Jordan humphed coldly. ¡°I knew it. You don¡¯t want your son to bear the consequences at all!¡± ¡°Your son provoked me, and I¡¯m a powerful figure in Orlando now. Everyone knows about that shameless affair between your son and my ex-wife. If I don¡¯t punish him and let him continue sauntering and throwing his weight around in Orlando. How can I continue making a living in the future!?!¡± Rosie agreed with him. As the president of Ace Corporation, Jordan was very famous and esteemed. After his identity was exposed, everyone kept discussing him too. Jordan could forgo the fact that it was an insult to his pride. Rosie suddenly fell silent for three whole minutes. At one point, Jordan even wondered if there was something wrong with Rosie. Three minutes later, Rosie suddenly took off her outer layer of clothes and said, ¡°Mr. Steele, I can help you regain your pride.¡± Chapter 85 - Im Not Willing To Resign To Fate! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Jordan looked at Rosie in bafflement, unable to figure out what she meant. Rosie stopped kneeling and got up from the ground while her expression changed drastically. Her eyes were full of determination as if she was ready to go all out and die bravely. Rosie said, ¡°¡±Mr. Steele, Leonard, Tyler, the Ace Corporation personnel, and those from the Collins¡¯ company know I am here to see you today,¡± Rosie said. Jordan nodded and said, ¡°I know, and what about that?¡± Rosie suddenly said, ¡°I can stay here for the night!¡± Jordan was really taken aback by her words. ¡®What a callous thing to say!¡¯ At this moment, Jordan finally understood what Rosie meant. Many people knew that Tyler had slept with the ex-wife of Jordan, the president of the esteemed Ace Corporation, which was a colossal disgrace and humiliation to Jordan. If Jordan slept with Tyler¡¯s mother today, no one would ridicule Jordan again. Such a method of revenge was far more impressive than crippling Tyler. Jordan looked at Rosie in astonishment. He totally didn¡¯t expect that she would be willing to make such a huge sacrifice for the sake of saving her son! ¡°Mrs. Collins¡­¡± Jordan looked at the ring on her ring finger and felt somewhat awkward in front of Rosie, who was twenty years older than him. Rosie chuckled and said, ¡°Of course, I know I can¡¯t be compared to Hailey or Victoria Clarke. I¡¯m just an old woman who is way past my prime. I can totally accept it if you¡¯re not attracted to me.¡± Jordan was even more at a loss for words. Rosie was indeed a bit too old for Jordan. However, because she was a middle-aged woman, she had maintained her beauty well, and she was no less attractive than female celebrities of her age. Jordan said, ¡°Mrs. Collins, you¡¯re gorgeous. You might be older than me, but you exude a mature charm that young women in their twenties do not possess.¡± Rosie felt a lot less awkward after receiving a compliment from Jordan. To her surprise, Jordan continued, ¡°However, even so, I have no other thoughts about you.¡± Rosie lowered her head again. Her plan to atone for her son¡¯s mistakes had fallen through. ¡°But.¡± There was surprisingly another twist. ¡°I heard that you can sing very well. I¡¯d be glad to listen to you sing if you¡¯re willing to stay behind.¡± Jordan had watched some videos of Rosie singing on Instagram previously and had taken a liking to her singing. Rosie had the elegant charm of a songstress in the 30¡¯s and 40¡¯s, and Jordan really wanted to listen to her sing. Grinning widely from ear to ear, Rosie said, ¡°Mr. Steele, I¡¯m absolutely willing to sing for you for the rest of the night. What songs do you like to listen to? If you like popular songs that were released in recent years, I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to sing them because I¡¯ve never heard them before.¡± Jordan said, ¡°Mrs. Collins, forgive me for being presumptuous, but when I first saw a photo of you, I thought that you looked like a songstress from the 30¡¯s and 40¡¯s in New York. It so happens that you¡¯re from New York too. What a coincidence.¡± ¡°When I was a child, I often heard my grandfather talk about the olden days in New York, which he says are the most memorable for him. It was the era that represented elegance, romance, modernity, and classicism.¡± ¡°Grandpa would always describe the women from that era and the glamorous outfits they would don during their performances in halls. They would even dance along as they sang.¡± ¡°So, I¡¯d like you to sing some classic tunes.¡± Rosie was a little surprised to hear that. ¡°Oh, Mr. Steele, so you¡¯d like to experience the vibes of New York in the olden days. I was born much later than that era, so songs from that era are all a little too old for me as well.¡± ¡°However, my mother often sang those old classics so I can sing them too.¡± ¡°Mr. Steele, please give me a moment while I get someone to bring me a dress and a microphone.¡± Jordan initially wanted to say that he would be preparing those items. However, he realized that he couldn¡¯t prepare a suitable dress for her on second thought because he didn¡¯t know Rosie¡¯s body measurements. After about twenty minutes, someone delivered 20 dresses as Rosie had instructed! It seemed that Rosie was a fan of dresses. ¡°Mr. Steele, please pick one for me.¡± Rosie laid out all the dresses. Jordan picked them up without any restraints and began scrutinizing each one carefully. Finally, Jordan picked a long beige dress and handed it to Rosie. ¡°This one¡¯s it.¡± Rosie took the dress and said respectfully, ¡°Alright. Please wait a moment while I get changed, Mr. Steele. I shall perform ¡®You Are My Sunshine.¡± ¡­ In the Wallaces¡¯ villa at half-past two in the morning. Leonard was smoking a cigarette in the living room on the first floor. The ashtray was already full of cigarette butts. Tyler came down from upstairs and walked over relaxedly. When he saw the sad expression on Leonard¡¯s face, he asked, ¡°Dad, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Leonard snubbed another cigarette and said, ¡°Your mother went to see Jordan Steele. She isn¡¯t home yet.¡± ¡°What?¡± Tyler looked at the clock and realized that it was already 2:30 am. ¡®It¡¯s already the wee hours of the night, and she isn¡¯t back yet. What could she be doing at Jordan Steele¡¯s home!!?¡¯ ¡°Have you called Mom to urge her to come home?¡± Tyler asked. Leonard said, ¡°Yes, but her phone is switched off.¡± ¡°Switched off¡­ Why would Mom do that? Could something have happened to her? Dad, let¡¯s go look for her!¡± Tyler was about to change into his shoes. Leonard stopped him. ¡°Before switching off her phone, your mother texted me and told me not to look for her.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Tyler¡¯s face turned pale, and he was so livid that he felt an urge to kill. He had already guessed what might happen between his mother and Jordan! Rosie left Jordan¡¯s villa at five in the morning. Leonard and Tyler had already waited for the entire night. Upon seeing Rosie, Tyler immediately ran towards her and asked, ¡°Mom, why didn¡¯t you come back all night? Did that scoundrel Jordan Steele do anything to you!?!¡± Rosie rebuked furiously, ¡°Enough! Don¡¯t provoke Jordan Steele again! He¡¯s not someone you can afford to mess with!¡± ¡°Tyler, Jordan Steele has promised me that he won¡¯t harm you, so you can go out as per normal now. You don¡¯t have to rush to have a baby anymore.¡± Hearing this, Leonard¡¯s face turned beet red. He walked over and gave Rosie a hard slap on her face! Smack! ¡°Who gave you permission to do that!?! You¡¯re still my wife! You¡¯re a huge disgrace to me by doing so!¡± Leonard hollered. Rosie said stubbornly, ¡°I can¡¯t stand by and do nothing while watching my son get hurt! Leonard, it¡¯s over for our business, and we will soon become poor. We¡¯ve long lost all our pride!¡± ¡°No! No! No!¡± Tyler yelled hysterically and said to Rosie, ¡°Mom, Grandma is rich. The Huxleys are a top-tier family in New York, tell them to help me, and we¡¯ll definitely be able to kill that bastard Jordan Steele!¡± Rosie shook her head and said, ¡°Son, my family was dead against me marrying your father, and now that this has happened, they¡¯re not willing to help us at all. We¡¯d better resign to fate.¡± ¡°No, I won¡¯t resign myself to fate! If you don¡¯t want to beg them, I¡¯ll do it! Jordan Steele has caused the Collins to be reduced to a terrible plight and has even violated you! I must make him pay it back tenfold!¡± Tyler dashed out of the villa in his slippers¡­ Chapter 86 - Has Jordan Forgiven Me? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next day, Jordan arrived at the office only at ten in the morning. He spent all night listening to Rosie sing. Jordan sipped on some whiskey while enjoying Rosie¡¯s singing that put Jordan in a trance, making him feel as if he had been transported back to olden day New York. Rosie was amazingly talented in singing, and her vocals could be compared to that of a diva. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that she was from a wealthy family and didn¡¯t have to sing for a living, she would have definitely risen to fame and stardom. Jordan also took out his cell phone and recorded a few videos of Rosie singing, which he sent to his grandfather and Paul Dubrule. His grandfather complimented Rosie for being a classic beauty, and he really adored her. Paul Dubrule was envious of Jordan because he had long harbored designs on Rosie. However, although Jordan had a lot to drink, he didn¡¯t do anything to Rosie. He just asked her to change into every single dress that she had brought. Knock-knock. ¡°Come in.¡± Victoria pushed open the door of Jordan¡¯s office and walked in. She deliberately walked close to him, and when she saw his dark eye circles, she said, ¡°Mr. Steele, there are rumors circulating that you slept with Leonard¡¯s wife.¡± Jordan continued keeping his head lowered as he read the document he was holding. He said calmly, ¡°Oh, Rosie Huxley did spend the night at my place last night.¡± That was precisely what he wanted¡ªfor rumors to spread in the company. Otherwise, his prestige as the president of the company would be significantly reduced. Even if those employees were respectful to him when they were around him, they would secretly mock him for being made a cuckold. Victoria was not a fool either, and she knew that it might just be a means of revenge for Jordan. Victoria nevertheless continued to ask, ¡°Did you and her¡­¡± Jordan put down his pen and raised his head with a smile. ¡°No, I just made her sing all night. I don¡¯t like older women.¡± Victoria was happy to hear the first half of the sentence, but her smile gradually faded when she listened to the latter half. When Jordan saw the changes in Victoria¡¯s attitude, he finally realized that she was also older than him. Jordan hurriedly explained, ¡°Victoria, I wasn¡¯t referring to you, you¡¯re only 30 years old, and we¡¯re about the same age. 30-year-old women are my favorite.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Victoria was overjoyed. She was confident in her beauty and capabilities. The only thing she was worried about was that Jordan might think that she was too old for him. ¡°Can we have dinner together tonight? You¡¯re divorced, and Hailey Camden regrets her decision too. You¡¯ve also insulted Tyler and taken your revenge. Let¡¯s have some drinks to celebrate.¡± Victoria asked Jordan. Jordan declined, ¡°I can¡¯t make it tonight. I have an appointment with Hailey.¡± Victoria was puzzled. ¡°Are you still in love with her? Is it because you know that nothing happened between her and Tyler, so you don¡¯t mind anymore?¡± Victoria was aware of all the rumors that had been going around lately. It was also rumored that Hailey did not actually sleep with Tyler. ¡°No, what bothers me the most isn¡¯t Hailey¡¯s relationship with Tyler, but the drastic change in her attitude after she found out about my true identity!¡± Jordan said. ¡°However, I did hide the truth from her for three years, so I want to do something to make up for it. I¡¯ll be introducing her to someone today.¡± Victoria laughed after hearing his words. ¡°Hahaha, are you going to set her up with someone?¡± After Victoria learned the truth, she knew that Hailey would definitely hit the roof after finding out. ¡®Seems like Mr. Steele¡¯s revenge on Hailey Camden hasn¡¯t come to an end yet.¡¯ ¡­ At The Times restaurant at eight o¡¯clock in the evening. It was an elegant restaurant that had been famous for a long time. Jordan and Hailey used to patronize it frequently. They were famous for their duck confit and truffle pasta. Jordan had already booked a private room in the restaurant. Only Butler Frank and his grandson, Greyson Reyes, were present in the private room when he arrived. Hailey hadn¡¯t arrived yet. ¡°Mr. Jordan.¡± ¡°Mr. Jordan.¡± When Butler Frank saw Jordan entering, he stood up to greet him. His grandson, Greyson, was also highly respectful to Jordan. However, he couldn¡¯t stand up because he was a wheelchair user. At this moment, Hailey was seated in Rachel¡¯s car that was parked in the parking lot. She had actually arrived a long time ago. Hailey was very anxious. ¡°It¡¯s eight o¡¯clock. It¡¯s time for me to go meet Jordan. Why aren¡¯t you letting me go inside?¡± Rachel said, ¡°What¡¯s the hurry? You used to make Jordan wait for half an hour whenever you went on dates with him.¡± Hailey was speechless. ¡°Times have changed! Honey! He¡¯s now the president of Ace Corporation, and you expect him to wait for me for half an hour!?!¡± Rachel was even more speechless. ¡°If I had let you arrive half an hour earlier to wait for him, it¡¯d be worse because he¡¯d find your behavior in the past to be outrageous. You used to bully him because he was your live-in husband. Are you going to treat him differently now that he¡¯s the president of a corporation?¡± ¡°It¡¯s only right for men to wait for women. You¡¯ll only be holding yourself cheap if you turn up earlier than the agreed time. It¡¯s fine to be late for a few minutes.¡± Hailey had no choice but to look into the mirror again. She had dolled herself up today and was confident that Jordan would like her outfit. Five minutes later, Rachel said to Hailey, ¡°It¡¯s time to go in. Come on, girl, you must conquer Jordan! I¡¯m waiting to attend your wedding.¡± ¡°Okay, don¡¯t worry!¡± Hailey confidently walked towards the private room that Jordan was in. As soon as she pushed open the door, her green floral dress attracted the attention of the three men in the private room. Her dress made her look pure and unstained. Coupled with Hailey¡¯s innocent beauty, she looked adorable. ¡°Jordan!¡± Hailey called out meekly. The discovery that other people were in the room made her look even shier, like a young girl who was afraid of meeting strangers. Jordan smiled and said, ¡°Here you are. Let me introduce you. This is Butler Frank Reyes. He may be a butler, but he watched me grow up, and I have always treated him like family.¡± Hailey was flattered, and she thought, ¡®Jordan is really going to forgive me! He¡¯s even introducing me to the butler of the Steeles! Is he ready to marry me and make me the mistress of the family? Wow, that¡¯s splendid!¡± Hailey was extremely agitated, but she remained calm and well-mannered on the surface. Butler Fang took the initiative to introduce himself to Hailey. ¡°Miss Camden, nice to meet you. You¡¯re really stunning. I have never met anyone more beautiful than you in the seventy years of my life so far.¡± When Hailey heard Butler Frank¡¯s compliment, she was even more confident that Jordan would take her back! Chapter 87 - Setting His Ex-Wife Up On A Blind Date Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Hailey was so excited that she had already treated herself as Jordan¡¯s wife. ¡®Since Butler Frank is Jordan¡¯s servant, that makes him my servant too.¡¯ Hence, Hailey said, ¡°Butler Frank¡­¡± Jordan frowned. He thought that Hailey would address him respectfully as ¡®Mr. Reyes¡¯ but he didn¡¯t expect her to call him Butler Frank too. Jordan could do so because Butler Frank was his subordinate. However, Hailey had no right to do so! Not taking herself as an outsider at all, Hailey said, ¡°Butler Frank, I¡¯m flattered. Since Jordan treats you like his family, I will do the same from now on, don¡¯t worry.¡± Jordan couldn¡¯t help but be amused by Hailey¡¯s words because she was acting like she was granting Butler Frank a boon. It was as if she was saying that she wouldn¡¯t treat him like a servant after becoming the household¡¯s mistress. ¡°Thank you, thank you.¡± Butler Frank had always behaved humbly. Although he knew that Hailey was no longer Jordan¡¯s wife, he would never dare to be rude unless Jordan gave him permission. Jordan continued, ¡°That¡¯s Butler Frank¡¯s grandson, Greyson Reyes. He¡¯s about the same age as us, but he has become a wheelchair user due to a leg injury.¡± Hailey took the initiative to walk over and shook Greyson¡¯s hand. ¡°Hello, how did you get injured? Oh dear, you¡¯re so pitiful. You¡¯ve lost your mobility at such a young age.¡± Greyson said, ¡°I got into an accident two years ago.¡± Hailey looked at him with a compassionate gaze. She said,¡±I¡¯m sorry that happened to you, but be assured that Jordan and I will take care of you just as your grandfather has taken care of Jordan for so many years.¡±. After saying that, she turned to Jordan and said, ¡°Let¡¯s give Greyson some money or take him to a good hospital. Maybe, there¡¯s a chance for him to recover completely.¡± For the first time, Jordan felt that Hailey was utterly senseless and ignorant. In the past, Hailey often called Jordan a hillbilly. Now, Jordan felt that Hailey was the hillbilly. Jordan explained to Hailey, ¡°Butler Frank may be our butler, but he has a net worth of several billion. He doesn¡¯t need our money. He can easily afford to find Greyson the best doctor in the world.¡± Hailey was stunned for a moment. ¡°Bill¡­ billions?¡± Hailey began to stammer. She really didn¡¯t think that a butler would be able to become a billionaire! After running a business empire for so many years, the Camdens had only amassed hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. At their peak, even the Collins, whose company had been listed before, did not have billions in assets! When Hailey looked at Butler Frank again, she no longer dared to be condescending and see him as a servant. ¡°Are you¡­ also the president of a company?¡± Hailey asked respectfully. Still as humble as ever, Butler Frank answered politely, ¡°No, no, I¡¯m just a servant. Mr. Jordan¡¯s grandfather taught me how to invest, and I would invest in all the stocks he invested in.¡± ¡°Later on, when he started investing in real estate, I bought some too, and over time, I accumulated my wealth.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to the Steeles that I have the money I own now. Mr. Jordan¡¯s brothers, himself, and even his wife can take them away as they please.¡± Hailey was thrilled when she heard ¡°his wife¡± because she thought he was referring to her. Hailey looked at Jordan in surprise. ¡°If Butler Frank is already a billionaire, could your grandfather have tens of billions?¡± Before Jordan answered, Butler Frank burst into laughter and said, ¡°Haha, Miss Camden, Mr. Steele has more than just tens of billions.¡± ¡°More than tens of billions of dollars!?!¡± Hailey got extremely worked up, and she patted Jordan coquettishly. ¡°You¡¯re so mean. You didn¡¯t even tell me how wealthy your grandfather is.¡± Butler Frank explained on Jordan¡¯s behalf, ¡°Miss Camden, don¡¯t hold it against Mr. Jordan. The test that he had been put through is stringent. If he had told you about it, he would have failed his test, and Mr. Steele would despise him for it.¡± Hailey suddenly became understanding. ¡°Yes, Grandpa was doing it for Jordan¡¯s good. The majority of rich scions have been spoiled rotten and act lawlessly. They can¡¯t take any hardship at all. Grandpa¡¯s test for Jordan is a good thing.¡± After saying that, Hailey suddenly gave Jordan a kiss on the cheek and said smilingly, ¡°I don¡¯t blame you anymore, Darling.¡± Jordan was helpless. If he had been prepared, he might have shunned so that Hailey wouldn¡¯t get her way. However, Jordan did not say anything in response and merely said, ¡°Let¡¯s sit down and dig in.¡± Soon, the dishes were served one after another. Hailey was overjoyed. ¡°These are my favorite dishes. Thank you, Jordan.¡± Jordan said with a smile, ¡°I told you I¡¯d be making it up to you today.¡± Hailey reached her hand out to hold Jordan¡¯s hand again. ¡°Don¡¯t say that. Actually, I was at fault too. Let¡¯s not try to make it up to each other anymore. We¡¯ll just get along well with each other from now on.¡± Jordan shrugged Hailey¡¯s hand away. He initially planned to talk about the matter after the meal. Still, he had no choice but to do it now because Hailey was seriously oblivious to what was really going on. Jordan said, ¡°Hailey Camden, I think you¡¯ve gotten the wrong idea. I asked you out tonight because I¡¯ve set you up for a blind date.¡± ¡°A blind date? What blind date?¡± Hailey was puzzled. Jordan pointed to Greyson and said, ¡°Greyson is about the same age as you, and since he¡¯s the only heir, he will inherit all of the family¡¯s assets.¡± ¡°I set you up with Greyson because I know you¡¯ve always dreamed of marrying a billionaire who can make your family a top-tier one in Orlando.¡± Hailey flew into a rage. ¡°What did you say? You¡¯re introducing me to a servant!?! That¡¯s a humiliation to me!¡± Jordan humphed coldly and barked, ¡°Miss Camden, please watch your words. They are my subordinates, not yours!¡± Butler Frank not only had billions of dollars worth in assets but had also financially supported many people like the big boss, Pablo, who worked for him. The Camdens ought to be subservient to Butler Frank! Hailey knocked over a glass of water when she was throwing a fit. Pointing at Greyson, she hollered at Jordan, ¡°You want me to marry an invalid like him? You¡¯re just humiliating me!¡± Jordan replied calmly, ¡°It¡¯s true that Greyson may not be able to satisfy certain needs of yours, but we¡¯ve been sleeping in separate rooms for the past three years, so you should be used to a marriage without a sex life.¡± ¡°Also, Hailey, you are indeed a ravishing beauty, but you¡¯re twice divorced now after all. Most scions would despise you, so I hope you¡¯ll consider this carefully and settle for Greyson!¡± Hailey was so exasperated that she picked up another glass of water and splashed it onto Jordan¡¯s face. ¡°I refuse to settle for him! I won¡¯t even think about it! Jordan Steele, you¡¯ve gone too far! I love you so much, yet you¡¯re pushing me to another man!¡± After saying that, she left the private room in tears.