The Abandoned Husband Dominates 281-290

Chapter 281: I Have A Daughter!

Jordan was completely stunned because Lauren was the beautiful lady boss of the cafe, whom he had met thrice in New York City some time ago!

She was the owner of Café Nostalgia!

At this moment, Jordan came to a sudden realization.

Jordan’s second brother, Jamie, had deliberately placed the keys to Great Mountain Villas there for this purpose!

All of a sudden, Jordan was perplexed.

Since Jamie had deliberately arranged for Jordan and Lauren to meet in New York City, this showed that he also knew about the incident that happened to Jordan in the small dark room on the Syrian battlefield!

Jordan had been ashamed about that incident, and he never told anyone about it!

“How did Jamie know about that!? Could it be that… Jamie was the one who sent Lauren to the small dark room that day!?!”

‘That’s not impossible!’

Jordan’s brother, Jamie, had always been the greatest troublemaker and the most reckless and unruly one among his brothers.

Perhaps, he thought that Jordan was having a hard time on the battlefield and happened to meet a big beauty like Lauren on the roadside, so he decided to give her to Jordan and let him have some fun.

Jamie loved doing such things the most!

He carefully thought about how fishy things were when he was suddenly attacked at the base camp on the battlefield!

Jordan walked towards Lauren and her daughter, taking one step at a time.

Before this, he had been stunned by Lauren’s beauty and deliberately dragged his sister along.

However, he never thought that this absolutely charming woman had long slept with him!

Recalling what happened that day in the small dark room, Jordan felt rather amazing!

Jordan looked at Lauren and asked, “You already knew about my relationship with you, didn’t you?”

He knew without thinking that Brad must resent Jordan for what he had done to his sister.

Since Brad knew that Jordan was the culprit, Lauren must also be aware, so she must be the one who told Brad about it.

Lauren nodded.

Jordan felt rather emotional because he didn’t expect Lauren to have long known that Jordan was the one who had slept with her on the battlefield before!

However, the three times they met, Lauren did not show any anger towards Jordan. She even entertained Jordan like a guest and served him coffee every time.

Jordan looked at Lauren and said, “Why didn’t you tell me that you were the woman who had slept with me on the battlefield that day?”

Lauren lowered her head slightly and smiled warmly.

“You have a gorgeous girlfriend whom you’re very in love with. I don’t want to disturb your life.”

Lauren’s words made Jordan feel even more guilty!

Jordan had done such an irresponsible thing to Lauren and caused her to have to single-handedly raise her daughter. For four years, she hadn’t been able to get married again.

However, Lauren chose not to tell Jordan the truth because she didn’t want him to disturb his blissful life and relationship with Victoria!

If Lauren suddenly appeared and told Jordan that she was the woman he had once defiled and impregnated, Jordan’s life would definitely be affected.

His relationship with Victoria would also be affected.

Lauren was too kindhearted!

Jordan once again asked Lauren, “Didn’t you hate me when you saw me again at the cafe for the first time?”

Lauren shook her head and said, “It’s all over now. Besides, it’s not your fault that that incident happened four years ago.”

Jordan felt that Lauren knew more about that incident four years ago than he did.

Jordan asked, “Was it my brother, Jamie, who brought you to the battlefield?”

Lauren nodded.

Jordan pounded the table in front of him furiously, “That scoundrel Jamie! Why did he do that!?!”

Jamie just liked doing such crazy things, but it ended up harming the pitiful Lauren!

After a moment of silent contemplation, Jordan asked another question, “Miss Howard, may I ask… when you were in the small dark room that day, did you already know who I was and what I looked like?”

Jordan did not know anything about the woman in the small dark room that day. All he knew was that she was very young.

There was a tiny gap in the middle of the wooden door of the small dark room, and when the light shone on her legs, he knew that she had a beautiful and fair pair of legs.

However, since Lauren was sent by Jamie, he reckoned that Jamie should have already told her before sending her over, the person she would be accompanying.

Lauren’s face suddenly turned flushed, and she bit her lip before nodding.

“Yes,” Lauren replied softly.

Jordan was shocked. ‘So, Lauren Howard knew that the man in the small dark room four years ago was me!’

Besides, she had long known what Jordan looked like.

Jordan was very handsome, so if Lauren had known who he was and fancied him to a certain extent, the matter would probably be less hurtful to her.

When it came to this issue, Lauren surprisingly became very shy. “Well… it’s not because you’re handsome… that I…”

“That you what?” Jordan didn’t catch what Lauren meant.

Lauren blushed shyly and frantically said, “No… nothing.”

At this moment, the little girl who had been sitting obediently on the bed suddenly smiled and looked at Lauren. She said in a puerile voice, “Mommy, you’re blushing. Mommy likes this man.”

Whoosh!

Lauren’s originally flushed face became even redder!

Lauren’s skin was fair and in excellent condition. Hence, when she blushed, it was pronounced.

Lauren hurriedly said to her daughter, “Don’t talk nonsense, since when did I…”

The little girl was at the age where she would speak freely and not know how to lie. With a sheepish smile, she said, “Mommy, you said that we tend to blush only when we see someone we like.”

Lauren and Jordan were suddenly extremely awkward!

At this moment, Jordan also turned to look at the little girl, who was pretty and had a melodious voice. He asked, “Is she… my daughter?”

When he saw this little girl in Café Nostalgia in New York, he had an inexplicable telepathic connection with her.

Besides, the little girl had been staring at him fearlessly, seemingly also feeling a close and intimate relationship with Jordan.

Lauren stroked the little girl’s long, silky hair and nodded.

‘She’s my daughter! She is my daughter! I have a daughter!’

Jordan was extremely excited. A little over a month ago, Hailey gave birth to a pair of twins, and he thought he had a daughter.

However, after the paternity test, he learned that only the boy was biologically related.

He found that a huge pity.

He didn’t expect to get a daughter over three years old, a month later!

“My darling daughter!”

Jordan was so overwhelmed with emotion that he got on his knees and held his daughter in his embrace.

Chapter 282: How Dare You Touch My Daughter!

Jordan held his daughter tightly in his arms, feeling touched, guilty, and agitated altogether.

He thought that he had become a father only this year, but he didn’t expect that he had already become one three years ago!

The little girl actually didn’t feel any fear when Jordan held her in his arms. She was just somewhat at a loss.

Jordan hugged her for a while before looking into her large eyes and asking, “Baby, what’s your name?”

The little girl replied, “My name is Chloe Steele Howard.”

Jordan asked again, “Chloe Steele?”

The little girl said, “Steele is my middle name.”

Steele!

Chloe Steele Howard!

Lauren had actually added Jordan’s last name to her daughter’s name!

Feeling touched, Jordan looked at Lauren, who pursed her lips and did not speak.

In just a few minutes, Jordan felt touched by Lauren several times!

This woman could have completely resented Jordan and blamed him for failing to fulfill his fatherly duties.

However, she did not do so at all. Instead, she was still willing to use Jordan’s last name as her daughter’s middle name.

Jordan looked at his daughter and said gently, “Chloe, I’m your father. Call me Daddy, okay?”

No matter what, he had to take responsibility since she was his daughter.

He had to acknowledge his daughter!

Chloe’s eyes were wide open, and she was a little overwhelmed. She turned her head, looked at Lauren, and asked, “Mom, is he really Daddy?”

Lauren had lied countless times about Chloe’s father in the past few years.

She didn’t want to lie again this time.

Tears flowed out of Lauren’s eyes, making her look even more beautiful. She then nodded at Chloe.

Chloe happily jumped into Jordan’s arms and called out, “Daddy! Daddy! I have a Daddy now!”

Chloe grinned happily. Jordan was just as elated to hear her words. It was a kind of happiness he had never experienced!

Chloe looked at Jordan and asked in a puerile voice, “Daddy, why did you take so long to come to visit me? Other kids have their daddies with them, but I never had one. I want you to accompany me too.”

Looking at the little girl’s pitiful appearance, Jordan gently caressed Chloe’s delicate face and said, “I’m sorry, Chloe, I’m late. From today onwards, I’ll make it up to you for all the things that I haven’t been able to do for you in the past, okay?”

“Alright.”

Smiling at him, Chloe suddenly said, “Daddy, I want to be lifted up high in the air! Mommy isn’t strong enough to lift me up!”

In fact, although Chloe’s face was chubby, her arms and legs were very slender.

On the other hand, Lauren had a superb figure that would make many women jealous. She didn’t look like she had had a child at all.

Although Brad was muscular because he practiced martial arts, Lauren obviously looked weak and vulnerable.

Jordan had also realized it back in the small dark room four years ago.

How could Jordan not fulfill the first request that his daughter had ever made to him in her life?

Jordan immediately lifted Chloe above his head.

“Come on, lift Chloe high.”

Hehe…

Chloe giggled and laughed happily each time she was lifted up.

Lauren watched the two from the side, wiping away her tears of joy while laughing along with them.

At this moment, in the hall on the first floor.

The Howards brewed some fine and expensive French Earl Grey tea for the honored guest Chris.

However, Chris did not care to drink tea or talk to Brad’s parents. Instead, he seemed to be somewhat worried.

Chris said worriedly, “That punk has been up there for so long. Why hasn’t he come downstairs yet?”

Brad sat across from Chris with one leg crossed over the other and sipping some tea.

Of course, he knew that Jordan must have lots to say to his sister.

It wouldn’t be surprising even if they talked all day and night. How could they come down so soon?

Brad said indifferently, “Maybe my sister hits it off well with this chauffeur. After all, although he has a lowly status, he is still quite handsome.”

Chris suddenly looked furious. Although he was tall, but he was very fierce-looking. Hence, girls found him intimidating and usually did not dare to approach him.

Seeing how enraged Chris was, Brad’s mother quickly said, “Brad, what are you saying?! It’s not like you don’t know what your sister’s character is like. How many people have we set her up with over the years? There are many handsome ones, but which one did she ever fall in love with?”

Then, she said to Chris, “Chris, don’t worry, Lauren is not the kind of girl who values appearance more than anything else.”

Chris said indifferently, “Lauren is 26 years old this year, and she should have long passed the age of prioritizing looks and appearance. Besides, I’ve known Lauren since she was a kid, and I know she’s not that kind of tacky woman.”

“However, that kid who just went up there doesn’t look like a good guy. I’m a little worried about Lauren.”

“Uncle, Aunt, I’ll go up and take a look at the situation.”

They did not expect that Chris could not sit still and would personally go upstairs himself.

Brad continued to remain in his seat sneeringly, looking forward to the good show that would follow.

Chris quickly walked up to the second floor, and as soon as he came up, he heard a little girl’s laughter.

Chris was puzzled, and he immediately came to Lauren’s room.

The door to the room was open, and he saw at once that Jordan was holding Lauren’s daughter in his arms, lifting her high and then putting her down again repeatedly.

Each time Chloe was lifted high, she would giggle loudly.

Looking at them, Lauren had a rare smile on her face!

Although Chris and Lauren met a long time ago, he hadn’t seen Lauren smile for years!

“Lauren is so beautiful when she smiles…”

Chris seemed to be mesmerized!

Lauren was known as the most beautiful woman in DC!

All young scions of wealthy families in the upper-class circle wanted to marry Lauren!

However, even though Lauren had given birth to another man’s child, Chris still couldn’t win her heart.

He was resentful!

He was further enraged to see Brad’s “chauffeur” who had coaxed Lauren’s mother and daughter so well and made them so happy.

‘This punk is brilliant to know who to start with Lauren’s daughter. I’m foolish. Had I known, I would have spent more time on that bastard child first.’

Chris could tell that Jordan was interested in Lauren. He immediately walked in.

“What are you doing!?”

Chris yelled and pointed at Jordan. “Take away your dirty hands! Do you think a lackey like you is worthy of touching Chloe?”

‘Lackey?’

Jordan and Lauren were both stunned.

Lauren didn’t know that Jordan’s current status was Brad’s chauffeur, so it was normal for her to have doubts.

On the other hand, Jordan didn’t expect the wealthy young scion to treat his chauffeur as a lackey.

After telling Jordan to stop, Chris’s expression immediately became mellower, and he walked towards Chloe.

He extended his hands and asked, “Chloe, you want to be lifted high, right? Let me lift you, okay? I can lift you higher.”

“No!”

Chloe seemed to be frightened of Chris as she quickly scurried towards Lauren and hugged her thighs.

Chris knew Chloe’s preference, but he refused to let go of this opportunity and instead continued to go over. He squatted down and said, “Chloe, don’t be shy. Come on, I’ll lift you high.”

Chris was just about to reach out and carry Chloe, but a large pair of hands smacked him to the side.

It was Jordan!

Chapter 283: Roll Down The Stairs For My Daughter!

Jordan stood in front of Chloe to shield her and looked down at Chris from above.

He said coldly, “Didn’t you hear Chloe say ‘no’?”

Chris simply had a death wish!

Jordan was having a whale of a time with his daughter, whom he had just reunited with. Yet, Chris, that bastard, suddenly appeared and gave Chloe a great fright.

He even had the audacity to forcefully try and carry Jordan’s daughter!

In the past three years or so, Jordan did not know that he had a daughter, so he could do nothing about such things in the past.

However, now that he was aware of his daughter’s existence, how could he stand by and watch others bully her!?!

On the other hand, Chris was even more furious!

He didn’t know Jordan’s identity and merely thought Jordan was a chauffeur.

Chris quickly got up and cursed at Jordan in exasperation, “You dog, how dare you lecture me when you’re just a chauffeur? You must have a death wish!”

Chris kept calling Jordan a dog as if he was royalty himself.

Suppose it was hundreds or thousands of years ago. In that case, sons of nobility in the capital might indeed really be able to act so arrogantly.

However, if anyone were to act like this, he would probably still be living in a dream!

Lauren and their daughter were here, so Jordan didn’t want his daughter to see such a brutal side to him. Hence, he didn’t hit Chris.

Instead, he asked unhurriedly, “Dog, who?”

Chris said furiously, “You! You little bastard.”

However, as soon as he said it, he realized that he had been tricked.

By answering Jordan, he was admitting that he was a dog.

“Hahaha.”

Chloe seemed to have also understood what they said and burst into laughter.

Chris, whose muscles were well-developed but was rather dunce-like, couldn’t outargue Jordan at all. Just as he was about to hit Jordan, he realized it would be inappropriate to get physical here since they were in Lauren’s room.

Hence, Chris pointed at Jordan and said, “Lackey, this is Lauren’s room. I don’t want to dirty this place. Get your ass downstairs immediately!”

It seemed that Chris wanted to teach Jordan a lesson!

Jordan remained composed and chuckled. “Mr. Hank, do you have the habit of rolling down the stairs? I don’t know how to do it. Why don’t you demonstrate it first?”

After teasing Chris, he said to Chloe, “Chloe, want to see this uncle roll the stairs?”

“Yes! Yes!”

Overjoyed, Chloe clapped her hands continuously.

Jordan took Chloe’s tiny hand and said, “Come on, let’s go out and watch Uncle Chris roll down the stairs.”

“Sure, sure.”

Jordan took Chloe out of the room and went to the staircase.

Chloe looked at Chris innocently and said, “Uncle, I want to see you roll down the stairs.”

Chris blushed with embarrassment and cursed Jordan countless times in his heart,

He then said to Chloe with a smile, “Chloe, I don’t know how to roll down the stairs. Why don’t you get the man beside you to roll down the stairs instead?”

Chris looked at Jordan and said in a commanding tone, “Punk, roll down the stairs for Chloe, and I won’t hold it against you for what happened today.”

Jordan humphed coldly. ‘Are you going to make me roll down the stairs so that you can take credit for coaxing Chloe and making her happy?’

Jordan said, “I don’t know how to do it. I’ve never tried.”

Chris said with a sinister smile, “You don’t need to know how to. You just have to stand on the stairs.”

Jordan pretended not to understand and went to the stairs. He asked, “Do I stand here?”

On the other hand, Lauren was very nervous because she knew what Chris was going to do next!

Chris was going to kick Jordan down the stairs!

Lauren was just about to give Jordan a reminder when Chris’s foot had already reached Jordan.

Chris smiled and said, “That’s right, there! Start rolling down there!”

Chris, who was wearing heavy leather boots, kicked Jordan’s buttocks!

“No!”

Lauren yelled, feeling a great heartache.

At this moment, Brad and the others also saw this scene from downstairs.

After Clarice saw it, she got even more excited and fished her phone to take pictures.

However, Jordan had experienced so many sneak attacks. How could he possibly fall for Chris’s trick?

He deliberately stood right there to let Chris kick him.

Hence, he had long been prepared and tensed his muscles up to maintain his balance.

At this moment, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he was armored because ordinary people can’t touch him at all!

Chris kicked him gently, but Jordan remained unmoved!

“What!?!”

Chris was utterly stunned to see that.

‘He didn’t move?’

Clarice and her parents also froze in shock because they didn’t expect this chauffeur to remain still despite being kicked.

“Hahahahaha…” Brad couldn’t help but laugh when he saw that. “Chris, you’re so weak. You can’t even kick an ordinary person. Everyone in the squad will laugh if they find out how weak you are. Hahaha.”

Chris felt really embarrassed, so he took a step back while Jordan wasn’t noticing and kicked him with all his might!

“Roll down!”

To his surprise, just when Chris’s foot was about to touch Jordan’s body again, Jordan quickly moved to the side like a phantom, as if he had eyes on his back.

Chris missed!

“Damn!”

Due to the tremendous force, Chris’s body instantly leaned forward. Besides, he was tall, so his right leg reached the third step of the stairs!

However, Chris did not roll down as he quickly held the handrail of the stairs with his left hand.

At this moment, Jordan took off the Chrome Hearts ring that he wore on his right index finger, and with a whoosh, it hit Chris’s left hand.

“Ah!”

Chris shrieked in misery and lost his balance as there was nothing he could prop himself against anymore.

Chris rolled down the stairs from the second floor to the first floor with several banging sounds.

Seeing this, Jordan smiled and said to Chloe, “Chloe, see? This is what rolling down the stairs is. Is it nice?”

“Yes,” Chloe said with a smile.

Jordan did not forget to teach her. “It may look nice, but you can’t mimic him, Chloe. Rolling down the stairs is very dangerous. Look, Uncle Chris’s face is bleeding after he rolled down the stairs.”

Chloe glanced downstairs at Chris and then said to Jordan, “Yes, I’ll be good. I won’t roll down the stairs. I’ll walk instead.”

“So smart!” Jordan stroked Chloe’s long hair and praised her.

At this moment, Chris had long flown into a rage!

Chris pointed at Jordan furiously. “Dog, how dare you scheme against me!?! I’ll cripple you now!”

At this moment, Brad’s mother rushed over and advised when she saw that Chris was injured, “Chris, are you okay? Calm down, don’t stoop to the level of a servant. Quick, have a seat. I’ll have someone wipe the wound on your face.”

Chris did not want to be rude, so he followed Brad’s mother to the living room, but he said to Brad, “Brad, you owe me an explanation for this!”

Brad continued to sip on his tea leisurely. “That’s funny. I’ve been sitting here. What’s it to me?”

Chris snapped, “That punk is your servant. How could he have dared to do that to me without your instructions?”

Knowing that Brad didn’t like him harassing his sister, Chris felt that Jordan had the guts to behave that way, perhaps because Brad had given him the green light.

Brad laughed and said, “Then you’ve really wronged me. I didn’t instruct him to do anything. He has never taken orders from anyone.”

Chris said, “As the saying goes, even if you beat a dog, you have to consider who his master is. I want to teach him a lesson now. You don’t have a problem with that, do you?”

Brad said, “No problem, Mr. Hank. Feel free to hit him if you’re irked by him. If you can beat him, give him a few punches on my account.”

Chris immediately smiled and exclaimed, “Yes!”

Chris looked at Jordan, who was upstairs and exclaimed, “Dog, your master doesn’t care about you anymore. Quick, come down and die!”

Chapter 284: Hitting The Blind Date!

To Brad, it didn’t matter if Jordan or Chris was the one who got beaten up.

He hated both of them. To him, Jordan was like a fly who was always disturbing his sister while Chris had done unforgivable things to his sister!

 

In particular, Jordan had slapped, punched, and kicked Brad the past few days, ordered his subordinate to stab him twice, and even almost sent him to Mars!

After being bullied by Jordan, Brad wished that Chris could punch Jordan twice.

Jordan hated how overbearing and tyrannical Chris was and that Chris kept calling him a dog and a slave.

Jordan was overjoyed to have reunited with his daughter at first, but since Chris had a death wish, he couldn’t be nice to him!

 

Moreover, the Howards obviously intended to force Lauren to marry Chris against her wishes.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate Chris to stop bothering Lauren.

It would also be considered a favor to her.

Hence, Jordan made his way down the stairs and looked at Chris without any fear in his eyes.

 

Chris looked at Jordan and said, “Dog, your horse’s stance is quite stable. The first kick I threw didn’t even move you. Looks like you’ve trained before.”

“Very good. I like to abuse people who think they are very competent. Come out with me!”

Chris walked out first, followed by Jordan.

“Let’s go watch the drama.”

Brad and Clarice both walked to the door.

On the other hand, Brad’s parents were a little sad. Of course, they didn’t care about Jordan’s safety since he was just a driver. They were just vexed about the fact that Chris was definitely going to be upset today.

 

The Howards were currently of a higher status than the Hanks. Still, the situation in the city changed rapidly, so the Howards wanted to form more connections as soon as possible.

Many prominent families wanted male heirs because they felt that their empire could only be passed down to males.

On the other hand, the Howards had a rule that there must be male and female heirs. The males are responsible for inheriting the family’s assets, and the females responsible for being in marriage alliances.

Over the decades, the Howards’ female heirs, including Brad’s aunts and grandaunts, had all married into top families.

That was the very reason that the Howards had been able to maintain their family’s status.

Chris walked out of the courtyard. It was now wintertime. He took off the jacket and was now clad only in a thin sweater.

Jordan too walked out and took off his jacket, revealing a custom-made long john.

Today, he was dressed in business wear, so he was rather disadvantageous in leather boots.

 

However, Jordan guessed that Chris probably wasn’t his match, so he couldn’t be bothered to

Chris hollered and performed a standard starting stance before quickly attacking Jordan.

“Ho!”

“Ho!”

“Ho!”

Chris exclaimed along with every punch he threw, and his movements were very standard. The position, power, and posture of each punch he threw were all very accurate.

He was really not bad. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably have been beaten up and knocked to the ground.

However, Jordan’s ability to withstand these blows was extraordinary, and he took them all one by one.

Afterward, Jordan smiled at Chris and said, “Military combat, eh? I can do it too!”

Jordan, too, got into Chris’s standard stance and then swung his right fist at him.

Chris was a little surprised and was just about to step back when Jordan kicked him in the face with a staggered sidekick.

After that, Jordan used the “Bow Strike” thrice in a row.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

 

Chris was knocked back into a retreat.

Jordan’s standard and skillful military-style combat gave everyone a great shock.

Chris was just as shocked. “Have you been a soldier before?”

Jordan answered, “Yeah, sort of.”

Chris said with disdain, “It’s either yes or no. You’re being so diffident, Punk. Are you trying to scare me with those slipshod moves? You have a death wish!”

Chris continued to throw heavy punches.

Jordan also continued to respond with his standard military punches.

Jordan had merely briefly learned how to throw military-style strikes while Chris made a living off of it. Yet, he couldn’t defeat Jordan.

After fighting for a while, Jordan began to lose interest when he saw that Lauren and Chloe had also come to the courtyard. He thought of showing his daughter an interesting punching technique.

“Punk, let me teach you something.”

As soon as Jordan finished, he made a crane-style hand gesture and began clawing at Chris’s face!

Smack!

Smack!

Smack!

He even mimicked the sounds of tigers.

Roar! Roar!

Chloe, who was watching, clapped her hands and exclaimed, “Ah, the sound of a tiger’s roar. It sounds so realistic! It sounds so much like it!”

Jordan wasn’t good at mimicking the sounds of animals, and he had previously been able to sound convincing only because he had really fought with tigers before.

Jordan grew up practicing martial arts. He led an extraordinary life and when he was about 18 or 19 years old, no ordinary person could match him, so he challenged tigers and fought them!

In the end, he failed to beat them and ended up having to use a tranquilizer.

Jordan recalled that time when he was bullied by a tiger, and mimicked the actions of a tiger by leaping up and pouncing towards Chris!

“What a strong leap!”

Chris was stunned, not expecting Jordan to jump so high.

Jordan descended from the sky, knocked down Chris with one smack of the palm, and then rode on Chris while tearing up his sweater like his hands were the sharp claws of a ferocious tiger.

Jordan then raised his right palm and was about to smack the immobile Chris on the face!

However, at this moment…

“Stop!”

“Stop!”

A group of people suddenly leaped out from outside the courtyard. Jordan turned around and looked, only to see that there were at least five pistols pointed at his head!

“Chris isn’t simple!”

Only then did Jordan realize how impressive Chris was.

With the protection of five armed people, even the Huxleys wouldn’t dare to do such a thing in New York.

At this moment, Brad spoke up. “Chris, you are getting bolder and bolder now. How dare you fish out your gun in the Howards’ residence? Do you still take us seriously!?!”

“If you can’t beat me, you have to accept it. Surely you’re not that petty, are you?”

Chris was pinned down onto the ground, battered with scratches caused by Jordan. His clothes were all torn.

The more humiliating thing was that his crush, Lauren, had watched everything and was now ashamed and furious!

Chris said to a few of his men, “Who said you could come in? All of you, get out!”

“Yes!”

The five men with guns quickly left.

At this moment, Jordan got up from Chris.

Chris got up from the ground and glowered at Jordan maliciously. “Tell me your name!”

Jordan looked at Chris with great disdain, “You’re not worthy of knowing!”

Chapter 285: Returning To Lauren’s Home

“You…”

Chris had been in the capital for three decades, and never had he ever felt so humiliated!

He was not only getting beaten up into a pulp, he even got despised by a driver!

“Well, you’ve got some nerve. I won’t let you off easily for what happened today!”

Chris walked towards Brad’s parents and took his jacket from Brad’s mother. He said, “Uncle, Aunt, I’m leaving now.”

“Hey, Chris, don’t go.”

Brad’s mother followed him out and continuously said some nice things to Chris, telling him not to take it to heart.

On the other hand, Brad clapped his hands and exclaimed gleefully, “Well done. Let’s see if Chris dares to harass my sister again next time!”

Brad abhorred Chris because Chris was once married. He was an extreme male chauvinist who was extremely authoritative at home. He attached great importance to his authority and power and even hit women.

His ex-wife had divorced him precisely because she couldn’t stand his chauvinism.

Of course, Brad did not want his sister to marry a man like him.

However, at this moment, Brad’s mother came back from seeing Chris off and then walked towards Jordan to slap him!

Smack!

Brad’s mother slapped Jordan’s face!

Jordan was looking at his baby daughter at the moment, completely unaware that Brad’s mother had walked over.

Brad’s mother seemed to be extremely furious, and she hollered at Jordan, “You’re just a chauffeur. How dare you beat up Mr. Hank? Do you know what your status is and what his status is?”

“Mr. Hank is going to become our son-in-law, which makes him your future master! Do you have a death wish!?!”

Seeing Jordan being beaten up, Lauren hurriedly came over and lamented, “Mom, how can you hit him?”

Brad’s mother, Marissa, said self-righteously, “He chased my son-in-law away. Doesn’t he deserve to get slapped?”

Lauren was just about to argue and retaliate, but to her surprise, Chloe scurried over and hugged Jordan in a bid to protect him. She snapped at Marissa. “Grandma, don’t hit Daddy!”

Everyone was immediately stunned.

Brad’s parents were dumbfounded, and Clarice couldn’t help but ask, “Chloe, what did you say? This man is your father?”

“You’re the person who knocked Lauren up back then?”

Other than Brad, the others looked at Jordan with shock and hatred.

Before Jordan could admit it, Lauren hurriedly explained, “No, Chloe made that up. She has nothing to do with him. She just wants to have a father too badly.”

Hearing Lauren’s explanation, Clarice heaved a sigh of relief. “You scared me. I thought it was true. If you had gotten pregnant with a chauffeur’s child back then, it really wouldn’t be worth your while. Haha.”

Lauren ignored Clarice and instead looked at Jordan. “You’re not hurt, are you?”

Jordan shook his head. He regarded the slap as compensation to Lauren.

Lauren glared at her parents with displeasure. “I’m going home.”

Brad hurriedly said, “Let my chauffeur drive you there.”

Lauren glanced at Jordan, who also wanted to continue staying with them. She said, “Alright.”

The three of them came outside. Lauren drove a red Jeep Wrangler.

When they reached the car, Jordan took the initiative and said, “Let me drive.”

However, Lauren refuted, “It’s okay. You can sit there.”

Although Lauren looked like she was vulnerable, it was apparent from the car she drove that she was an independent and strong woman.

Girls like her prefer to get everything handled themselves.

Chloe too took Jordan’s hand and said, “Mommy is good at driving. Let her drive while you keep me company, Daddy.”

Jordan pinched Chloe’s little cheeks. Since the first time they met at the café, he could long tell that she adored him very much and had a lot to say to him.

He remembered that Audrey couldn’t resist trying to hug her the second time he was there. After Audrey carried her, Jordan wanted to carry her too.

When Jordan was about to carry Chloe, Chloe opened her arms to let him do so.

However, Lauren stopped them.

Jordan didn’t know why Lauren wouldn’t let him carry his own daughter.

Jordan opened the door of the back seat and carried Chloe into it. He said, “Okay, I’ll sit with you and let Mommy drive.”

Jordan and Chloe sat side by side in the car, and Chloe suddenly requested, “I want to sit on your lap, Daddy.”

Lauren, who was in the driver’s seat, frantically chided Chloe. “Chloe.”

However, Jordan picked up Chloe and put her on his lap before saying to Lauren, “Let her sit like this. I’ll hold her. It’ll be safe.”

Lauren shook her head. Chloe was usually very obedient, but she was rather mischievous today for some reason.

Lauren’s driving skills were indeed superb, especially her parking skills. She could park the car easily without looking at the reverse camera footage.

Soon, the three returned to the house where they lived.

Jordan asked, “Why do you live here? Is it because you were kicked out by your family after what happened between us?”

Lauren said, “I was the one who wanted to move out. My parents kept making me go on blind dates when I lived there. It’s really annoying.”

Jordan said curiously, “Why haven’t you gotten married in the past few years? With your condition, you should be able to find a good man even if you have a daughter, right?”

Lauren didn’t want to answer at first. She paused before saying, “I don’t want to sacrifice myself because my parents arranged marriage alliances for me for the sake of the family’s interests.”

“Oh.”

Jordan did not continue to probe further because he could tell that Lauren was a woman with extremely high standards for love.

Walking to the living room, Lauren took Chloe’s hand and said, “Chloe, you haven’t practiced the piano today.”

Walking to the living room, Lauren took Chloe’s hand and said, “Chloe, you haven’t practiced piano today, oh.”

Jordan observed the furniture and decor of the living room, which was relatively simple and even shabby compared to the mansion Jordan had lived in previously.

The fact that Lauren chose to live in such a place was enough to show that she was not a materialistic woman, unlike Hailey.

When Jordan saw the Steinway piano placed in the living room, he said, “Chloe has started learning to play the piano? Chloe, how about I teach you to play the piano?”

“Sure, sure.”

Chloe, who did not like to practice the piano, was suddenly full of interest.

Lauren looked at Jordan with some surprise and asked, “You know how to play the piano too?”

Maybe she thought that a man like Jordan, who was proficient in martial arts, probably wouldn’t be well-versed in such artistic things.

Jordan said, “The world-famous pianist, Evan Cadence, is my junior. Don’t worry, leave it to me to teach Chloe to play the piano from now on.”

Holding Chloe in his arms, Jordan sat down beside the piano and played a piece, making Chloe applaud.

Seeing Jordan’s piano skills, Lauren felt relieved. She asked, “Jordan, are you staying for dinner? If you are, I’ll go cook.”

Jordan said, “I’m not just staying here for dinner.. I’m staying here for the night.”

Chapter 286: Lover From The Past Life

Lauren was stunned to hear his words, and she looked somewhat awkward.

‘He’s going to stay the night?’

Lauren had been sleeping alone with Chloe over the years.

Seeing Lauren’s stunned expression, Jordan smiled and explained, “Don’t misunderstand, I just want to spend more time with Chloe.”

He actually hadn’t seen his biological daughter for three years and now that he had met her, how could he leave after seeing her for a short while?

Jordan wished he could accompany her and stay by her side 24 hours a day.

Chloe was holding onto Jordan’s muscular arm and said, “I want Daddy to hug me to sleep tonight.”

Caught between laughter and tears, Lauren began to educate Chloe. “Chloe, stop fooling around. Don’t you feel ashamed when you say that?”

Looking a little indignant, Chloe argued, “Don’t they say that daughters are the lovers of their fathers in their past lives? I want to sleep in Daddy’s arms tonight. Mommy, are you against it because you want to vie with me for Daddy? I don’t mind letting you sleep with us tonight.”

Amused by Chloe’s words, Jordan laughed out loud.

‘This little girl is less than four years old. What goes on in her mind? She’s fascinating.’

Lauren was also very embarrassed by her daughter’s words, so much that she was too ashamed to look at Jordan.

‘What does she mean I’m vying with her for Jordan?’

‘She’s making it sound as if I’m forbidding her from sleeping together with Jordan because I want to sleep with him…’

The fact that Chloe took the initiative to mention “Daddy’s lover in the previous life” reminded Jordan of a song.

It was a song named ‘Lovers In The Past Life’.

It was written by a famous singer for his daughter, and it was full of a father’s love for his daughter and complex emotions.

Jordan had always liked this song and practiced it many times after Hailey was expecting, and he thought that he might have a daughter.

He wanted to play it for his daughter after she was born, but unfortunately, Leah was not his biological daughter.

At one point, Jordan thought that he had practiced this song for nothing.

However, Chloe had now appeared!

“Chloe, how about I play the song ‘Lovers In The Past Life’ for you?” Jordan asked, looking at Chloe smilingly.

Chloe’s eyes widened. “Huh? Lovers of the past life? Doesn’t that refer to us? I want to listen to it!”

Jordan touched Chloe’s head and then began playing the intro of this song.

The performance this time actually attracted the attention of the maid in Lauren’s villa. She seemed to fan the famous singer as she scurried over after hearing the familiar intro.

After playing the intro, Jordan sang while playing.

“Squirrels and walnuts playing hide-and-seek in the house.”

“The grapes hide in the oak barrels for a long time.”

Jordan began to sing the rap part of the song. Since it was Chloe’s first time hearing such a song, she was extremely excited. She merely thought that Jordan was speaking very quickly because she wasn’t sure what he was singing about.

Soon, Jordan sang to the pre-chorus part of the song.

“What love? It already exists.”

“What love? It’s understood with a glance.”

The chorus was Jordan’s favorite part, and the melody was lovely to him. Besides, it was the best demonstration of the singer’s falsetto.

However, when he was about to sing these two lines, Jordan was a little nervous.

Since he had been too vexed lately, he had been smoking very often lately, and excessive smoking might cause one to be unable to sing a falsetto.

However, Jordan learned from a famous vocal coach since he was a young child. He carefully sang those two lines which sounded the best.

“Your smile is spreading like a ripple.”

“Words can’t describe it.”

“It’s a silver sea under the stars.”

“Wow, that’s awesome, that’s awesome!” Chloe clapped her hands in excitement.

Lauren and her young maid were stunned when they heard it at the door.

Jordan continued to play the piano and sing. He was basically playing the piano blindly because he had been looking at Chloe with a fatherly gaze.

Looking at the beautiful Chloe, Jordan couldn’t help but think about what she would look like in another twenty years once she reached adulthood.

Besides, the last few lines of the song “Lovers of The Past Life’ happened to reflect Jordan’s mood at this moment.

“I will be at the white hall in the future…”

“And hand the hand I’ve been holding for a long time to another man.”

“Tears roll down drop after drop.”

“I’ll be touched.”

“Watching your happiness from afar…”

“Just like what we used to be in the last life!”

After Jordan sang the song, Chloe clapped her hands excitedly, “It’s so nice. I want to learn to play this song!”

Jordan smiled and said to Chloe, “This song is too difficult for you. We have to start from the basics, and you have to build a good foundation before you can play.”

“Daddy, teach me the basics. I want to learn the basics,” Chloe said.

“Alright.”

Jordan was just about to teach Chloe to play the piano when he suddenly discovered Lauren and her maid were still standing at the door.

Lauren was about to go out of the living room and go to the kitchen to cook. Jordan thought she had left long ago.

The song was close to four minutes. ‘Could it be that Lauren had been standing here listening to me play and sing?’

“You haven’t gone to cook yet?” Jordan looked at Lauren.

“Oh, oh, I’ll go right away.”

Lauren panicked and hurriedly walked out of the door.

The maid also followed closely with excitement and asked, “Miss Howard, is this man Chloe’s father? Oh my God, he is so handsome and plays the piano and sings so well. No wonder you haven’t liked any other men, and you’ve been waiting for him.”

Lauren said fiercely to the maid, “Don’t babble nonsense. He has a girlfriend.”

“Huh?” Hearing this, the maid felt a little sorry for Lauren. “Miss, if it’s just a girlfriend and he isn’t married yet, snatch him from her! Don’t let other women take your man away!”

Lauren poked her maid’s forehead and said, “Stop babbling nonsense. I’ve never been in such a relationship with him. Quickly go wash the vegetables. I need to cook.”

The maid smiled and said, “You said you don’t have that kind of relationship, but when Mr. Howard comes over, you don’t cook at all. Yet, you’re cooking today. Hehe.”

Lauren glared at the maid, who didn’t dare to continue talking and instead obediently washed the vegetables.

At this moment, Jordan was teaching Chloe the piano. He discovered that Chloe had already learned the correct hand movements for playing the piano and could also play simple melodies. Hence, he reckoned that she should have learned for a while.

Jordan was grateful that Lauren had taught Chloe to play the piano because he had always intended for his daughter to play the piano.

“Chloe, did the teacher teach you the chords?” Jordan asked.

Chloe shook her head.

Jordan said, “In that case, I’ll teach you a chord, okay?”

Chloe nodded.

Jordan held Chloe’s hand and said, “How about I teach you the simplest chord, the C chord?”

However, Chloe refuted, “I don’t want to learn the simplest one. I want to learn the most special one!”

Indeed, she had taken after Jordan, who liked the most special things in the world.

Jordan thought about it and wondered which chord would be the most special for Chloe.

Jordan already knew which one to teach Chloe.

Chapter 287: Pampering His Daughter Infinitely!

Jordan said to Chloe, “Chloe, I’ll teach you the first chord. It might be difficult, but it’s very special.”

Chloe looked at Jordan with a firm gaze in her eyes. “I’m not worried that it might be difficult.”

Jordan pressed his right hand on the keys to demonstrate, and the sound of a Fmaj7 chord rang.

Jordan did not teach her the F chord but the Fmaj7 chord, which was much more complicated.

In Jordan’s opinion, the F chord was an orthodox chord that was akin to his legitimate children that Hailey had given birth to or Victoria would be giving birth to.

On the other hand, the Fmaj7 chord had an extra E (mi), making its color firmer and more special.

Jordan felt that it was the color that belonged to Chloe.

Since Chloe was still too young to play the notes, F, A, C, and E simultaneously, Jordan told her to play them separately.

The four notes F, A, C, and E were repeatedly played over and over again.

Half an hour passed.

Seated by the dining table, Jordan looked at the spread of food in front of him. He said bluntly, “Miss Howard, you made only two dishes after such a long time of cooking?”

There were only two plates of vegetables on the table and a small soup pot.

Lauren said with great embarrassment, “I… I’m not very good at cooking.”

Jordan pointed to the young maid outside the house and asked, “What about her?”

Lauren said, “She doesn’t know how to cook either. She mainly helps me look after Chloe when I’m tired. I usually keep to a vegetarian diet, and I’m not that picky about food.”

Jordan shook his head and said, “I can’t let my daughter go hungry. I’ll go cook for Chloe!”

When he came to the kitchen, he opened the refrigerator and found very few food ingredients in it. Hence, he called Pablo and instructed him to send some over.

Jordan decided to make some meatballs. He added seasonings to minced meat and stirred it well.

He then wrapped the meat in cling wrap and allowed it to marinate for a while.

He then added some sweet potato flour, kneaded the meat into balls, and blanched them in the pot.

“Is it delicious, Chloe?”

Jordan watched as Chloe took large mouthfuls of meatballs with a great sense of satisfaction.

“Yes, yes! Daddy, you cook so much better than Mommy! I want you to cook for me in the future!”

Over the moon, Chloe did a happy dance.

Jordan not only made some meatballs for her, but he also made some crab cakes and gnocchi.

Looking at the dishes on the table, which were exuding a heavenly aroma, Lauren felt really blissful, and she thought, ‘This place is finally looking like home. My family is finally… complete… Unfortunately, he isn’t my husband.’

Jordan saw Lauren’s complicated expression and said, “Miss Howard, help yourself to the food too.”

Lauren actually wanted to taste the food Jordan made because she wanted to know what his culinary skills were like.

However, Lauren was rather arrogant, so she said indifferently, “No, I’ve always been vegetarian. I’ll just stick to having vegetables.”

Chloe, who was eating the gnocchi, suddenly exposed her mother relentlessly, “Mommy’s lying! One night, Mommy got hungry and ate two German sausages!”

“…” Lauren blushed immediately.

“Hahaha.” Jordan laughed and thought to himself jokingly, ‘Lauren is quite a failure. She has raised Chloe for three years, but Chloe exposed her to me, whom she’s only known for less than a day.’

“Eat up,” Jordan said.

However, Chloe began to get cheeky again. “Daddy, Mommy will eat only if you feed her. She feeds me when I refuse to eat too.”

It was Jordan’s and Lauren’s turn to both be embarrassed.

Jordan was just about to pick up his fork and knife to help Lauren to the food, but she immediately picked up her cutlery too and said, “I’ll eat, I’ll eat.”

Under Jordan’s and Chloe’s “coercion”, Lauren ate the food Jordan cooked, only to be immediately stunned by his culinary skills.

“Your culinary skills are superb,” Lauren said in surprise.

Jordan said, “I did a lot of cooking when I was Hailey Camden’s live-in husband in Orlando. Do you know that I was a live-in husband for three years?”

Lauren nodded and said, “Hailey Camdem is probably the most beautiful woman in the country.”

Lauren obviously also knew how stunningly gorgeous Hailey was. As a woman, she also liked Hailey’s features.

However, Jordan said, “Before I met you, I thought so too.”

Those words made Lauren stop chewing immediately.

‘What does he mean?’

“Before you met me, you thought so. Does that mean you don’t think so anymore after you met me? Are you trying to say that I’m the most beautiful woman in the country?”

Lauren’s face was flushed.

Over the years, countless men actually praised Lauren as the most beautiful fairy who descended on earth. She had long gotten sick of hearing it.

However, hearing Jordan’s praise, Lauren was like a coy little girl and at a loss for what to do.

Lauren was the only person in this country who could compete with Hailey in terms of beauty.

After eating, Jordan played with Chloe for a while, and soon, it was time for her to go to bed.

Lauren had already prepared a guest room for Jordan, but Chloe was tugging onto Jordan and refusing to let him go. “Daddy, you have to sleep with us.”

While saying that, she pulled Jordan to Lauren’s bed.

Jordan felt rather uncomfortable sitting on Lauren’s bed because he was in Lauren’s bed. The sheets and duvet were full of the aura of a goddess.

Countless men wanted to be on her bed!

Jordan was now in an exclusive relationship too. Hence, he quickly stood up and said to Chloe, “I can’t be on Mommy’s bed. My clothes are soiled. How about I sleep on the ground and watch you and Mom sleep?”

Jordan had long gotten used to sleeping on the ground because of Hailey.

He kept to his word and quickly laid a quilt on the ground beside the bed.

However, Chloe felt a sense of novelty and thought it would be more comfortable to sleep on the ground, so she walked over and said, “I want to sleep on the ground too. Mommy, why don’t we all sleep on the ground?”

Chapter 288: Another Paternity Test!

Lauren and Jordan looked at each other awkwardly.

They were people of principle who wouldn’t engage in ambiguous relationships with strangers.

However, in the end, both of them eventually lay down on the ground with Chloe in the middle.

They decided to put the little girl to sleep first.

Jordan would then go back to his room to rest.

After 45 minutes, the room was pitch dark because the lights had already been switched off a long time ago.

On the other hand, Chloe had already entered a deep slumber. At the same time, Jordan and Lauren pretended to sleep to accompany Chloe.

“Miss Howard, Miss Howard.”

Seeing that Chloe was already asleep, Jordan called out softly to Lauren.

However, after calling a few times, he realized that Lauren did not respond.

‘Has she also fallen asleep?’

Jordan felt somewhat puzzled, too, so he switched on his cell phone’s flashlight and shone it at them.

Lauren was sleeping on her side, facing Jordan and Chloe. Under the phone’s bright light, Lauren’s stunning side profile could be seen clearly.

“Her side profile resembles Hailey’s so much…”

He didn’t know if it was because pretty women tend to resemble each other. Still, Jordan felt some resemblance between Hailey and Lauren.

“Miss Howard…”

Jordan reached out his hand and touched Lauren’s exposed arm. Since she was wearing her pajamas, Jordan did not touch her skin.

However

That made Jordan puzzled because he could already tell that Lauren wasn’t asleep at all.

‘She’s obviously not asleep, so why won’t she respond when I call her name?’

Jordan carefully observed Lauren’s expression and discovered that she was breathing heavily in nervousness when he touched her.

All of a sudden, Jordan remembered the last time the two of them met at Café Nostalgia in New York.

At that time, in order to test if there were bodyguards outside to watch Lauren, Jordan deliberately pretended to flirt with her and kiss her.

That was precisely how Lauren behaved!

She was breathing rapidly with great nervousness! However, she didn’t shout loudly or turn him down!

She seemed to be giving Jordan silent consent to kiss her!

‘Oh my gosh!’

Jordan seemed to have understood why Lauren was pretending to be asleep.

He reckoned that she probably thought Jordan was just testing if she was asleep by calling her name.

‘She probably thinks that I’d secretly take advantage of her and kiss her or something if she wasn’t asleep.’

In fact, many men liked doing so in this world.

However, Jordan didn’t think so. He was calling her out for something serious!

Jordan said right away, “Miss Howard, I know you are not asleep. Can you come out for a moment if you’re still awake? I have something to say to you.”

Hearing Jordan’s words, Lauren finally opened her eyes and said while blushing awkwardly, “Okay.”

It was wintertime, so it was cold outside. The two put on their thick down coats and came outside the courtyard.

They discovered that the yard was already covered with a thin layer of white snow as soon as they did.

“It’s snowing.”

Jordan and Lauren were both elated. They seemed to like the snow very much.

“Do you like snow too?” Jordan asked.

Lauren nodded and said, “Chloe and I both like snow.”

“Since Chloe likes the snow too, shall we go skiing in a couple of days?” Jordan was going to stay here for a few days anyway.

“Sure,” Lauren agreed happily.

Jordan and Lauren stood outside the door, admiring the snowflakes that kept flying down from the sky. After watching quietly for a while, Jordan finally spoke up.

“Miss Howard, I didn’t expect to meet you today. I haven’t had the chance to have a good chat with you today. There are a lot of things that I want to ask you.”

Lauren put her hands into her pockets and said, “Go ahead.”

Jordan said, “Who in your family is aware that my brother set you and me up back then and that Chloe is my daughter?”

Jordan guessed that most of the Howards must not be aware of this matter. Well, at least, the helmsman probably didn’t know yet.

If the Howards knew that he was the one who had defiled Lauren, they would have already sent someone to assassinate him a long time ago.

Instead, given the relationship between the head of the Howards and Jordan’s grandfather, Howard should have called the latter and asked for an explanation, at the very least.

The result was similar to what Jordan expected. Lauren said, “Brad is the only person I talked to about this. I don’t know if he has told anyone else.”

“Okay.”

Jordan felt that Brad was the only Howard apart from Lauren who knew about this matter.

Lauren said, “I didn’t intend to tell Brad about it at first, but he kept asking me about it, and we’re very close too. Last year, I couldn’t resist it and told him about it.”

“However, I told him that he wasn’t allowed to see you or create trouble for you. He didn’t lay a hand on you, did he?”

Jordan humphed coldly and said, “I’ve gotten a clear understanding of your relationship with your brother.”

“Indeed, he didn’t come to me directly and instead went to see my wife at the time.”

“Hailey? What did he look for Hailey for?” Lauren was astonished.

Too embarrassed to tell her the truth, Jordan said, “Some time ago, Hailey got pregnant with a pair of twins. One of them is fathered by Brad.”

Lauren was instantly shocked to hear those words!

“What? Brad…”

Lauren couldn’t believe that her younger brother would do such a thing.

She knew that Brad had done all of this for her sake, so he wanted to get back at Jordan through such a method!

Lauren was so ashamed that she was at a loss for words and knelt down in front of Jordan on the spot!

“I’m sorry, Jordan, my brother must have done it because of me. I only have one younger brother. I hope you can be noble and forgive him.”

“As long as you don’t kill him, you can punish him any way you want.”

Lauren clearly knew how powerful the Steeles were.

If a descendant of the Steeles was insulted in such a manner, the consequences would definitely be serious!

Jordan looked down at Lauren, who was kneeling on the ground. Snowflakes kept falling on Lauren’s soft hair.

The faint light in the courtyard made Lauren feel a strange sense of beauty.

Jordan bent over and pulled Lauren up. He said, “Get up. I don’t want to mention this matter for now. We’ll talk about it in the future.”

After helping Lauren up, Jordan said, “There is one more thing that I want to discuss with you.”

“I want to do a paternity test for Chloe.”

“Miss Howard, please don’t get the wrong idea. I definitely don’t think that you are cheating me. I know the Howards are wealthy enough and won’t covet my family’s money at all. I know you won’t try to lie to me that Chloe is my daughter.”

“However, I have to report this matter to my family. Each child will have to undergo a paternity test.”

“You should have heard my brother mentioning it before. The Steeles’ influence and strength are extraordinary. Letting Chloe reunite with the Steeles would be good for her future.”

Jordan did not doubt that Chloe was his biological daughter because he had telepathic communication with her.

However, Jordan was a little afraid after the incident with Hailey. He would feel much more relieved after the test.

Lauren gave it some thought and said to Jordan, “Sure.”

Chapter 289: Victoria Clarke Is Angry!?!

However, after what happened to Hailey last time, she didn’t care about the benefits that the Steeles’ descendants would enjoy, as Jordan had guaranteed.

She had always been an independent and proud woman. Women like her wouldn’t waver even they were offered better benefits and living conditions by others because they felt that the life they lived was the best.

She agreed quickly to Jordan’s request, mainly because she had just learned about Brad and Hailey.

She felt that she had really let Jordan down.

Lauren added, “I heard your brother mentioning before that the children of the Steeles should be handed over to your family to be raised.”

“If the paternity test results prove that Chloe is really your daughter, I hope that the child will continue to be raised by me personally. Please don’t send someone to take her away.”

Jordan nodded and said, “Yes, I can assure you about that.”

“If you had given birth to a son, I’m afraid I can’t really make the decision because Grandpa has his own plans for his son’s growth. The requirements for girls aren’t that strict.”

“Okay.”

After the two finished saying that, they remained silent, and they were still quite awkward with each other now.

After a moment of silence, Lauren suddenly asked, “How are things between you and Victoria?”

Jordan smiled and said, “We’re doing very well. I proposed to her, and she has said yes. If Hailey hadn’t given birth and led to so many subsequent events, we should have already gotten married by now.”

“Oh.”

Lauren looked rather calm, and she forced herself to smile. “Uh… you’ve been with Chloe all day, and I haven’t seen you talking to her on the phone. You guys are in the honeymoon period of your relationship now. You should be talking to each other on the phone every day.”

“I’ll leave you alone and go get some rest now. You go have a chat with your girlfriend.”

Jordan didn’t expect Lauren to take the initiative to say those words. “Oh, alright, I’ll see you tomorrow then.”

After Lauren left, Jordan stood in the middle of the courtyard and looked up at the city’s night sky.

Snowflakes kept flying downwards and landing on Jordan’s face, but he didn’t feel cold at all.

Well, he had clearly chartered the entire island and got on his knees to propose to Victoria.

It should be the sweetest period of their relationship, but Jordan had been separated from Victoria for a long time lately.

Not only could they not see each other, but Jordan had also even stopped his daily routine of speaking to Victoria on the phone and communicating via text messages.

Jordan was having a difficult time before he saw Lauren.

Now that he had finally learned the truth, Jordan no longer had to feel melancholic anymore.

“But how should I tell Victoria that I suddenly have a three-year-old daughter now?”

Jordan felt that Victoria would definitely mind it if he told her about it.

‘But the most important thing between a married couple is honesty. We shouldn’t hide anything from each other! Victoria is just that honest with me. She’s willing to tell me about her past and the fact that she used to be Russell’s mistress. Why should I hide it from her?’

Having made up his mind, Jordan called Victoria.

“Hello.”

The phone rang several times, and Victoria finally answered.

Just like last time, Victoria’s voice was still weak and soft.

‘Could it be that she has just woken up this time?’

Jordan didn’t bother about the details and instead asked, “Honey, where are you now?”

Victoria replied softly, “Houston.”

Jordan laughed and said, “Haha, you went to see Russell in Houston? How did it go? Did that old fogy Russell hug your thighs and beg you when you rejected him?”

Victoria discovered that Jordan seemed to be in a much better mood than before. She asked, “Are you in a better mood now?”

Previously, Jordan would look like he was on the verge of breaking down in despair every time they talked on the phone.

Jordan said, “Well, I’m sorry, Victoria. I haven’t shown you enough concern lately. I’ve just been through too much recently.”

“Victoria, since you’re my fiancée, there is one thing that I must confess to you. I reunited with my three-year-old daughter today.”

When Victoria heard this, she was only slightly a little more interested, but her answer was still as clipped as before. “Three-year-old?”

“Well, it’s a long story. Four years ago, I was training on the battlefield when my brother sent a woman over to me. We slept together, and I found out today that she had gotten pregnant with my child and given birth to her,” Jordan explained.

Victoria assented, “Oh.”

It was utterly unlike Victoria to assent simply after hearing Jordan mention such a significant matter.

Victoria had always been very enthusiastic towards him!

Jordan immediately realized that Victoria must be angry!

Jordan asked, “Honey, are you upset? I know that no one will be able to accept such news.”

“We don’t need to raise my daughter. Her mother is a very independent woman from DC who can raise the child independently. I promise she won’t affect our lives.”

Hearing Jordan’s explanation, Victoria did not respond and instead asked, “Jordan, can you come to Houston? I have something to tell you.”

Jordan hurriedly said, “Victoria, I also have something to say to you. I have so much to tell you. You don’t even know what I’ve been going through lately!”

“My brother is such a jerk. He abducted a woman and gave her to me as a gift! Do you know what that led to?”

“Her brother seduced Hailey and gave her 150 million dollars to stand up for his sister.”

“Hailey’s daughter is fathered by the woman I defiled.”

“Oh my God, I’m going to lose my mind!”

However, Victoria remained cold and indifferent even after hearing Jordan’s recount. She asked, “When… are you free to meet with me?”

Jordan said, “Honey, I want to speak to you in person too, but I really can’t do so now. I’m going to do a paternity test with the little girl tomorrow, and it’ll take at least a week for the results to be released.”

“I will definitely meet with you in a week or no more than ten days at most. Okay?”

Victoria hung up without saying anything else.

Victoria had never hung up on Jordan without saying a word before!

‘She’s mad. She’s definitely mad at me!”

Jordan put his hand on his forehead with a long sigh.

Jordan thought that Victoria must have been irked by all the troublesome issues he had been embroiled in lately, so much that she didn’t want to speak to him.

Which woman would be able to accept the fact that her fiancé had two children who were born to two other women besides herself?

“Ah, I’m sorry, Victoria, when I solve the matters here, I’ll definitely make it up to you by spending more time with you.”

Jordan had no choice. He really wanted to spend more time with his daughter now. After all, he had been absent from her life for more than three years.

Moreover, Victoria had always been a generous and understanding woman.

Jordan believed that she wouldn’t ask to break up with him over these issues.

Chapter 290: Blind Date Learns The Truth!

At half-past five the following morning.

The great basketball star, Kobe Bryant, woke up every day at four in the morning to train.

There was a man in DC who woke up at 5 am today and didn’t have any time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the snow in the yard of his home.

After getting up, he went to the gym in the mansion for a workout.

He was none other than Chris Hank, whom Jordan had beaten up into a pulp yesterday.

“Atrocious!”

“Atrocious!”

“Atrocious!”

Chris kept screaming indignantly during his strength training workout.

He was still indignant despite having been defeated by Jordan!

He felt that he had lost to Jordan only because he had underestimated him. He was confident that he wouldn’t lose so badly if he could fight Jordan again!

After training for more than an hour, Chris took a shower and went to the living room for breakfast.

At this moment, a short and lewd-looking man walked in. “Mr. Chris.”

Chris continued eating his steak and said coldly, “What information have you got about that punk you’ve been keeping tabs on?”

When Chris left the Howards’ home yesterday, he had sent his subordinate, Robb, to stay behind and tail Jordan.

Robb reported, “That kid stayed the night at Miss Howard’s home after sending her back yesterday!”

“What!?!”

Chris was so enraged that he immediately tossed the knife and fork in his hand.

“Lauren is a single woman. If word about a man staying the night at her home gets out, that would be terrible for her reputation!”

Chris was furious. Since he wanted to marry her in the future, of course, he cared about her reputation.

Robb said, “Exactly. He might just be a chauffeur but she can’t let him stay the night. Miss Howard is so pretty. If this kid harbors ill intentions at night…”

Seeing how furious Chris was, Robb didn’t dare to continue going on.

“Did you find out where that punk stayed last night? Was he in a separate room from Lauren?” Chris asked.

Robb said, “Mr. Hank, you should know that Mr. Brad Howard has arranged for many secret sentries around her house to protect her. We don’t dare to follow him too closely or fly our drones over.”

“However, I doubt Miss Howard would stoop so low as to hook up with a chauffeur, given how elegant and aloof she is.”

Chris nodded, full of confidence in Lauren’s character and morals.

He had never seen Lauren embroiled in any scandals or in a relationship with anyone over the years. She had always been alone.

That was also the reason that Chris fancied her. Who wouldn’t like a pure and upright woman?

“Keep watching him. As soon as that punk leaves Lauren’s home, inform me immediately!”

Chris said viciously.

He had already decided to take revenge on Jordan today.

He might not be able to fight Jordan alone, but this was his turf, and he would never let himself be bullied by a man he had never heard of!

Three hours later.

Robb suddenly came over to report, “Mr. Chris, that punk has left Lauren’s home!”

Chris was reading a book. When he heard Robb’s words, he immediately closed the book and said, “Very good, this Dog is finally coming out. I’m going to break his legs! Where is he now?”

However, Chris stopped for a few seconds before saying slowly, “He… he drove Miss Howard and Chloe to…”

“Where? Hey, why are you hemming and hawing? Stop keeping me in suspense! Quick!”

Chris stood up impatiently.

Robb said, “The three of them have gone to the paternity test center.”

“What?”

When Chris heard the words “paternity test center,” he was so frightened that his legs went limp right on the spot. With a loud bang, he returned to his seat.

“Mr. Hank, are you alright?” Robb asked with concern.

Chris was dumbfounded.

“Why would the two of them take Chloe to the paternity test center? Could it be that he’s Chloe’s father!?!”

Over the years, the real father of Lauren’s daughter had been a big mystery in the upper-class circle of DC.

Not to mention outsiders like Chris, even Lauren’s biological parents were unaware.

Chris recalled the scene of Jordan holding Chloe in his arms and laughing merrily at the side.

He came to a sudden realization.

“No wonder that punk could get along well with Lauren and Chloe as soon as he came upstairs. It turns out he’s Lauren’s old flame and Chloe’s biological father!”

Robb reminded, “Mr. Chris, that punk may not be Chloe’s biological father. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to get a paternity test done, right? This can only mean that he has slept with Miss Howard.”

“Ah!”

Chris punched the table, unable to tolerate the fact that the woman he loved had slept with his enemy and even given birth to his daughter!

“Since that guy slept with Lauren, why didn’t he marry her? There are so many men in this country who are eager to marry her.”

“Regardless of his status, the Howards should be compatible with him even if he’s the son of the richest man in the country or some official.”

Chris thought that the matter was rather strange. If anyone had the opportunity to knock Lauren up, they’d definitely seize the opportunity to propose to her.

Given the Howards’ status in the country, one would rise to dominance if they were to marry a Howard!

Robb chuckled and said, “If that punk is really the son of some rich man or senior executive and had courted her with proper means, he would have long proposed to her.”

Chris felt that Robb’s words were rather strange, so he asked, “Robb, did you find out something?”

Robb quickly denied, “No, I was just making a wild guess.”

“Bastard!” Chris slammed his hand against the table and hollered, “Dog, you’re living off of me, and you’re still hiding something from me? Tell me what you know!”

Robb had been Chris’s underlings for years, so there was no way he could hide anything from Chris.

Robb knew that Chris was enraged, so he didn’t dare to hide it from him any further. “Mr. Chris, if I tell you this, you must not say that I was the one who told you, or I will die.”

“Keep babbling nonsense, and I’ll kill you now,” Chris snapped. He had long since run out of patience.

“Yes, yes, I’ll tell you now.” Robb didn’t dare to continue spouting nonsense and said, “Last year, I inadvertently overheard that Mr. Brad suddenly had too much to drink and even got into a fight with someone.”

“That day, he got drunk and said that his sister had gotten defiled by a punk that he was dead bent on getting rid of.”

Chris was instantly shocked to hear that. “Did Brad really say that?”

Robb nodded and exclaimed, “Absolutely!”

Chris was shocked. Lauren, the woman he had been fancying, had actually been raped by another man!

Chris was confused too.

If Jordan, whom he had fought with yesterday, was the scumbag who raped Lauren, why would Brad still hire him as his chauffeur?

Robb said, “Mr. Hank, Miss Howard is simple on the surface, but God knows how many men she has slept with. Otherwise, that punk wouldn’t have brought her for a paternity test. Don’t you agree?”

“Mr. Chris, I think you’d better not go for such an indecent woman.”

Chris slapped Robb’s face and berated, “Dog, are you fit to comment about Lauren like that?”

“Get the car ready. I’m going to the paternity test center immediately!”