The Abandoned Husband Dominates Chapter 196-200

Chapter 196: Not A Single Gift!

Russell initially thought it was an “assassin,” “robber,” or some other crook, so he was so frightened that he retreated to a corner.

However, he looked over to see that it was a mild-mannered and civilized-looking man who had gotten on his knees to beg for money as soon as he came over. He seemed to be in trouble.

Russell walked over only after ensuring that there was no threat or danger.

Russell sized up the young man before asking, “Young man, how did you end up here to borrow money from us?”

Jordan also found it very strange that someone would suddenly pop up out of nowhere to borrow money from them.

The young man answered truthfully, “I just saw your yacht on the Hudson River, and through a pair of binoculars, I saw you guys eating. I know you’re all wealthy folks, and $20,000 is probably only the price of a meal to you.”

“So, I jumped into the Hudson River and then climbed up here to ask you for help.”

“I am a graduate of the University of Political Science and Law, and here’s my graduate diploma. I’m not unemployed, and I actually hold a legitimate job with a monthly income of $5,000. If you’re willing to end me $20,000, I’ll definitely be able to repay you the entire sum!”

Russell grabbed the wet graduation diploma book and flipped through it before smiling.

“You’re brave, courageous, and resourceful. You’re also very clear about your goals. Not bad.”

Jordan could also tell that this young man was rather intelligent to target them because anyone who can dine on this yacht definitely wouldn’t take $20,000 seriously.

The fact that he could climb up to this yacht was enough to prove his talent.

Jordan asked, “What do you need to borrow $20,000 for? Is your family member sick?”

An outstanding student of the University of Political Science and Law who was drawing quite a reasonable salary definitely wouldn’t swallow his pride to get on their knees and beg someone to lend them money unless they were in a desperate situation.

The young man said, “No, I just need money for my wedding. I’m getting married to my girlfriend, but her family wants me to buy a house, a car, and give them $40,000 in cash.”

“I’ve already bought a house and a car, and they have all been paid in full with my parents’ lifelong savings as well as the hard-earned money I’ve been saving in the past two years of living a frugal life. I also borrowed lots of money from others.”

“I’m such a loser. I’ve tried all sorts of ways and borrowed money from all my relatives and friends, but I have amassed at most only $20,000 for the monetary gift.”

“I’m short of another $20,000. Just another $20,000, and I’ll have enough money to get married.”

“I’m begging you, please lend me $20,000. I swear I’ll definitely return it to you!”

The young man spoke very sincerely, and with Jordan’s knowledge of psychology, he could tell from the signs that he wasn’t lying.

Russell nodded and seemed to admire this man as well.

“Young man, you’re really bold and courageous. You’re a student of a prestigious university of politics and law. Still, you’re willing to swallow your pride to get on your knees and beg us for money. I really admire you!”

“You’re indeed not doing too well, and you don’t even have enough money for your wedding, but maybe you’re only short of a chance.”

“Since fate has brought you to me, I’ll give you a chance today!”

“I’ll lend you the $20,000, and on top of that, I’ll offer you a job in my company that will pay you double of your current monthly salary!”

The young man was overjoyed, and he exclaimed, “Is that true? Thank you, Sir! Thank you! Great, I can finally marry Lauren!”

Without any sense of pride, the young man kowtowed to Russell to thank him.

Russell stood in place arrogantly, smoking a cigarette and holding a glass of red wine in hand. He said, “As long as you’re under me, I can let you marry any woman you want!”

“On the contrary, as long as you mess with me, Russell Miller, I’ll have the ability to make even your wife leave you!”

Russell was extremely arrogant.

He was totally like the wealthy and obnoxious villains in movies!

Russell looked at the young man, Wilson, and said, “You’re Wilson, right? I’ll give you a phone number, call this number in an hour, and he’ll transfer you $20,000. He will also proceed with the administrative procedures of your job position in m company.”

“Yes, thank you, Mr. Miller! Thank you, Mr. Miller!”

After receiving the number from Russell, Wilson wrote it down and then gratefully kowtowed a few more times.

He then stood up and said, “Thank you, Mr. Miller, I shall not disturb your meal any further. I’ll get going now.”

Wilson was about to leave in satisfaction, but Jordan called out to him to stop him. “Did I say you could leave?”

This was the yacht that Jordan had borrowed. Given his close relationship to the owner, the yacht was tantamount to being Jordan’s at the moment.

There would be no issues with Jordan acting as the owner of the yacht!

A stranger had come on board Jordan’s yacht. While Jordan stayed silent, Russell pretended to be impressive. He flaunted his ability to control the well-being of others under the pretext of being a kind person.

‘Is he going to leave just like that?’

‘Who does he take me for?!’

Wilson turned around to look at Jordan, who was about the same age as himself and confused.

Jordan said austerely, “This is my yacht. Did I say that you can leave?”

Russell frowned and said, “This kid is here to borrow money. Now that he has gotten a loan, why are you holding him back for? Do you intend to let him stay for a meal?”

Jordan said, “You’ve indeed lent him money, but I haven’t made my stand.”

Russell laughed and said, “It seems that you want to vie with me for the chance to be a good man. Do you want to lend money to him?”

Jordan rolled his eyes at Russell and said, “Who said I want to lend him money?”

Jordan walked towards Wilson and said, “You’re an elite graduate of the University of Political Science and Law, and you’re earning a decent income. Given your intelligence and guts, your future prospects shouldn’t be too bad.”

“Yet, you’ve broken the law today and trespassed a private yacht. You even got on your knees to beg someone for money just for your damned wedding!”

“Don’t you think all the education you’ve received in the past decade or so has gone down the drain!?!”

Wilson lowered his head and said, “I am indeed very useless. I can’t even afford to give my girlfriend’s parents $40,000 as a gift. I spent close to a million dollars on the house. My girlfriend and I are both from Orlando, and I’m sure you know how expensive property prices are over there. I’m really at my wits’ end, and my girlfriend’s parents have demanded that I pay $40,000, not a single cent less.”

Jordan hollered, “You should not give a single cent to them!”

Wilson and Russell were both dumbfounded.

Jordan continued, “Asking for a monetary gift as a condition for marriage is the absolutely most disgusting thing to me. Bill Gates got married with nothing to his name, and this is an unreasonable request!”

“You’ve been working for two years with a monthly income of $6,000. Even if you scrimped and saved, you’d have at most tens of thousands of dollars. How could you possibly afford to buy a million-dollar home and a car that costs 50 grand or so!?!”

“If you have to obtain these material assets before she is willing to marry you, have you ever thought about whether she is marrying you because of you or because of your assets?!”

Chapter 197: Your Girlfriend Is Cheap!

Jordan was reminded of Hailey at this moment.

 

Hailey was a materialistic and money-minded woman who wouldn’t hesitate to ditch her husband once he was penniless!

 

Wilson’s girlfriend was the same too. If she really loved him, she wouldn’t force him to pay the remaining amount of $20,000.

 

Wilson stayed silent after being taught a lesson by Jordan,

 

He had said those exact words to his girlfriend before!

 

He had also asked her the same question!

 

He asked her if he could just give $20,000 and why she insisted that he gave $40,000 before she would be willing to marry him. He also asked if she loved him or not.

 

However, it was pointless because she could righteously and justifiably tell him that she wouldn’t marry him unless he gave her $40,000. She even demanded that he buy the house in full under her name!

 

Russell took a sip of wine, put the glass down, and said, “Jordan, what are you doing? Not only are you not helping Wilson, but you’re also even encouraging him not to give his girlfriend a single cent?”

 

“Aren’t you forcing them to break up then? Don’t you know that you shouldn’t be breaking a good couple up?”

 

Jordan asked Russell, “Do you think demanding for him to give a house, a car, and a monetary gift of $40,000 before she’s willing to marry him, is reasonable?”

 

Russell said, “Of course it’s reasonable. $40,000 is quite a small amount! If I were in his place, I’d give at least $200,000!”

 

“You don’t even own a house. Wouldn’t your girlfriend suffer after marrying you?”

 

“If you can’t even afford tens of thousands of dollars, you’re a loser!”

 

“Only a man who is incapable will resent the idea of giving your partner money before marriage!”

 

Jordan could not help but sneer. Russell was rich, so of course, he’d be glad to say that.

 

If Jordan was really a poor man, he might really think that what Russell said made sense. Still, he had met too many types of people and seen too much to be intimidated by Russell’s twisted logic!

 

Jordan pointed at Russell and said, “No wonder the young girls nowadays are so materialistic and despise men who are of the same age as them. They’ve all been brainwashed by old men like you!”

 

“Old rich men like you who hold high societal positions continuously instill such thoughts into young women by telling them that they should pursue luxurious things even if it’s not within their means to do so.”

 

“You guys can then overcome the disadvantage of being an older man and be cradle snatchers.”

 

“Russell Miller, I initially thought you were a socially responsible entrepreneur, but now I realize that you are such a shameless person!”

 

Russell also got rather worked up. “You… bullshit! You’re penniless and incompetent, but you’re blaming it on others? If you were capable, who would be able to snatch your wife?”

 

Russell was feeling diffident enough, but Jordan’s words had hit the nail on its head.

 

In the past few years, he had dated many young and beautiful women, including some who had husbands or boyfriends, all thanks to his wealth and status. Some of them even loved their significant others very much.

 

Just like what Jordan said, Russell would talk about expensive villas, sports cars, travel tours, and upscale luxury goods from time to time.

 

He would tell these women that they ought to have these material possessions or else they would live their lives in vain.

 

He also told them that they shouldn’t marry a man who could not give them these things.

 

Under the subtle influence, Russell didn’t have to go out of his way to court those women at all. After having instilled those thoughts within those women, it was only a matter of time before they would sleep with them.

 

In fact, Russell had used the same method to coax Victoria and convince her to become his woman!

 

That wasn’t all. During those three years that Victoria had been his mistress, Russell had also been continuously instilling those thoughts into Victoria’s mind and telling her that she ought to marry a capable man.

 

That was the reason that Russell was so confident that Victoria and Jordan wouldn’t last six months.

 

“Capable?”

 

Jordan was naturally capable, and he was excellent in martial arts, fighting, piano, and other fields.

 

However, it was based on the premise that he had gone through professional training and worked extremely hard.

 

What could an ordinary man in his twenties like Wilson achieve at such a young age?

 

Jordan asked Russell, “What were you capable of when you were in your twenties?”

 

Russell didn’t say anything this time because he had nothing to his name in his twenties.

 

He only slowly rose to prominence when he was around 40 years old.

 

Jordan looked at Wilson and asked, “How many years have you been dating your girlfriend? Did you guys go to the same college? If so, I suggest you discuss this with her again. If she decides to give up on your relationship for the sake of $20,000, you don’t need a woman like her!”

 

Wilson shook his head and said, “No, I met my girlfriend on a blind date. She comes from a humble family and doesn’t have a high education level either. She used to work as a sales assistant at a clothing store, but she’s now unemployed.”

 

Jordan was stunned for a moment because she was obviously inferior to Wilson in terms of societal status.

 

Jordan asked, “She must be beautiful, right?”

 

Wilson nodded in embarrassment.

 

Jordan sighed. ‘Yet another man who let the beauty of a woman rule his head.’ Jordan was in no place to criticize him for that because he also loved pretty women!

 

“Can I take a look at some photos of her?”

 

Jordan was a little curious as to what kind of a woman would spur a college graduate to kowtow to another person to get enough money for her family just so he could marry her.

 

Wilson took out his phone and showed Jordan some photos of his girlfriend, whom Jordan felt was actually rather average-looking.

 

Perhaps because Jordan had dated gorgeous women like Hailey and Victoria, his standards had been raised.

 

However, such beautiful women were idol-like existences to ordinary men.

 

Jordan looked at a few more photos of her, but he suddenly felt that she was somewhat familiar-looking. It was as if he had seen her somewhere before.

 

Just now, Wilson said that both he and his girlfriend were from Orlando. Having lived in Orlando for three years, Jordan thought that he might have really met her before.

 

“What’s your girlfriend’s name?” Jordan asked.

 

Wilson answered, “Lauren Cox.”

 

Jordan immediately picked up his phone and called Pablo. “Ask Salvatore if he knows a 25-year-old woman named Lauren Cox.”

 

In less than five minutes, Jordan repeatedly received text message notifications.

 

Pablo had sent him several photos.

 

Jordan opened the messages to see that they were photos of Lauren Cox, Wilson’s girlfriend. In those photos, she wore heavy makeup and a white dress and drank with lots of men!

 

“She used to be a hostess at Gold Mine club. Mr. Jordan, have you taken a liking to her?”

 

“She’s in New York City right now. Salvatore gave her $500 to accompany you. They’ve already gone to check into a hotel. I’ll send you the room number later.”

 

Pablo added.

 

It was no wonder that Jordan found her familiar-looking!

 

Previously, Jordan wanted to be the emperor of the Orlando business world and monopolize industries such as the food and beverage business, karaoke joints, and other businesses.

 

He had also acquired all sorts of night entertainment joints.

 

Strictly speaking, Lauren was Jordan’s former employee!

 

Jordan remained silent and handed his phone to Wilson. “Take a look at it yourself, see what kind of woman you spent your parents’ hard-earned money on. Did you study for over a decade just to marry such a woman!?!”

 

Wilson spent close to a million dollars on the house and a car and even had to raise money for a gift to her parents, all to marry a woman like her.

 

Yet, Jordan could sleep with her for just $500!

 

‘Your girlfriend is so cheap!’

Chapter 198: The World Shouldn’t Be Like This!

Wilson, who was already drenched and soaking wet, carefully grabbed Jordan’s cell phone.

His eyes widened in shock when he saw the photos that Pablo had sent!

He stretched out his fingers and kept zooming in on the photo in a bid to confirm if she was really his girlfriend!

He kept trying to find differences between the woman in the photos and his girlfriend, but to no avail. He was just deceiving himself.

The woman in the photos was undoubtedly his girlfriend.

“So she’s a hostess and not a clothing store assistant?”

Wilson was highly vexed and aggrieved as he didn’t expect his girlfriend to deceive him.

When he saw the words that Pablo had typed at the bottom, he broke down immediately!

“She went to a hotel?”

Wilson was working in New York City, so he rented an apartment, in which his girlfriend had been living with him for the past few months.

At this very moment, Wilson’s cell phone rang, and it was a call from his girlfriend, Lauren Cox.

Wilson quickly answered the phone.

“Hey, honey, where are you?”

It was still the melodious voice that he was familiar with.

Wilson knew about her past, but he wasn’t furious.

Reason being, as opposed to her past, he was dying to know where she was now!

He wanted to know if she had really checked into a hotel room and whether or not the wealthy scion she was waiting to sleep with was Jordan!

Wilson replied very calmly, “I’m on Hudson River. There’s an incredibly luxurious yacht here. Do you want to come over and take a look?”

Lauren said, “Oh, I’ve seen some pictures of it on Instagram. I wanted to go over to take a look too, but my best friend has suddenly came to New York City to visit me so I’ll be staying in a hotel with her today. I won’t be going back. You’ll have to sleep alone tonight.”

She really went to a hotel!

She even lied that she had gone together with her best friend.

“By the way, have you raised enough money for the gift? Have you gotten $40,000? My mom said that you can forget about marrying me if you can’t give her $40,000,” Lauren continued.

Wilson flew into a sudden rage and hollered, “I’m not going to f***ing marry you!”

After saying that, he threw his cell phone out of the window of the yacht into the river.

After doing so, Wilson knelt on the ground, weeping incessantly.

Jordan grabbed his cell phone, afraid that Wilson would toss it into the river too in a moment of impulse.

He then patted Wilson on his shoulder and comforted, “You don’t have to worry about not being able to get a wife. Being a graduate of a prestigious university and quite the charmer, you’re such a great catch. Wouldn’t it be better if you marry another girl who has the same education level and values as you, as compared to Lauren Cox?”

Jordan picked up a bottle of red wine and handed it to Wilson. “Go take a shower downstairs and let off some steam.”

Drowning his sorrows in wine was indeed what Wilson needed. He said, “Thank you, Sir!”

Wilson then headed downstairs.

After Wilson left, Russell came over and asked, “Is his girlfriend a hostess?”

Jordan tapped on one of the pictures on his cell phone and showed it to Russell.

He then said, “Mr. Miller, you almost did a bad thing out of good intentions. If you had really given him $20,000 to marry that woman, wouldn’t he regret it for the rest of his life?”

Russell said coldly, “Do you think what you did was right?”

“Was it not?” Jordan asked.

By letting Wilson find out the truth, he saved him a ton of unnecessary expenses without any problems at all.

Russell lit another cigarette and said, “Jordan, you’re still too young! Let me tell you what this world is like!”

“Even if that girl used to be a hostess, there’s nothing wrong with them getting married!”

“You should be able to tell that Wilson has a thing for pretty girls, and his family members must have also introduced plenty of girls with the same education level with him, but why didn’t he agree to date them? Why did he insist on this girl?”

“It’s because she’s beautiful! Just imagine if there’s a girl who’s also beautiful and just like him, is a graduate of a prestigious university who’s also making several thousands of dollars a month and also comes from the same family background as him…”

“Let me ask you, why would such a girl take a fancy to Wilson!? Do you know how many options such a girl can have!?!”

“Wilson can only deserve a woman like his girlfriend if he wants a pretty woman!”

“Pretty women from noble families belong only to rich and powerful people like us! If each of us has ten of such women, those guys won’t be able to get a single one!”

“This is the reality!”

Russell seemed to be really a little drunk. Ever since they boarded the yacht, he had felt that Jordan was suppressing him. He didn’t want to let Jordan outdrink him, so he had been drinking.

Although Russell’s words made Jordan displeased, he knew that Russell was absolutely right.

The current situation of society was indeed as such.

Russell poured himself another drink and continued to speak.

“Do you think his girlfriend doesn’t deserve a house and $40,000? I can bet 20 million that with this girl’s beauty and skills in coaxing men, she’ll still be able to find a man who is willing to give her those things and marry her after Wilson dumps her!”

“There are more women than men these days, and pretty women are rarer. If you don’t want to marry her, there are lots of people who would marry her!”

“Women are rarely left on the shelves. It’s only whether they’re willing to get married or not! Only men will end up not being able to find someone to marry!”

Jordan pressed his hands against the table quietly. He didn’t argue with Russell and instead looked in front with a deadpan gaze.

He muttered, “The world shouldn’t be like this. Society shouldn’t be like this!”

Seeing how emotional Jordan was, Russell reckoned that it proved the truth of his words.

Only then did Russell lower his voice and said to Jordan from the bottom of his heart, “Kid, you’ve just asked me how capable I was when I was 20 years old.”

“Like you, I had nothing to my name. At that time, there was someone I loved too, but she wasn’t willing to marry me, so she married another man who was much older than her.”

“From then on, knew that only men who are capable, rich, and powerful can get the woman they love!”

“So, I found a rich woman and became her live-in husband. After years of working hard, I finally broke free from that derogative title and made a name for myself.”

“Jordan, I know Victoria likes you very much. If you’re still the president of the Ace Corporation now, I won’t meddle with your affairs. When you get married, I’ll give you a big gift!”

“However, if you’re just a courier delivery man, I’m sorry, but I’ll take Victoria away from you regardless of whether you’re willing or not!”

Russell had already said all the words that he meant from the bottom of his heart!

However, Jordan was still pressing his hands against the table and seemingly distracted.

He muttered, “The world shouldn’t be like this…”

Chapter 199: I Want To Change The World

He muttered, “The world shouldn’t be like this…”

‘Women shouldn’t be like this!’

In Titanic, the love story of the poor boy, Jack, and the rich girl, Rose, touched the world!

It was re-released 8 years ago and exceeded 2.2 billion dollars in box office collection!

That just proved that everyone agreed that love had nothing to do with money and status!

However, why were things different in reality?

Russell smoked a cigarette and looked smugly at Jordan, who seemed out of sorts, with a bizarre and sly smile on his face that was hard to decipher.

He should have asked the same question thirty years ago. Still, now, he would no longer question this society because he was considered to have paid his dues and gotten what he deserved.

Russell took a puff out of his cigarette and exhaled a smoke ring. He said, “Kid, let me teach you another thing. Don’t bother about what this society is like. All you can do is adapt to it!”

“If the women of this land just love money, all you have to do is just become rich!”

‘Adapt to this society? Accept this reality?’

‘No, that’s something that ordinary men would do!’

‘What is my status!?! Why should I adapt to this stupid rule!?!’

Jordan suddenly slapped the table, straightened his back, and then exclaimed, “I’m not going to cater to the nonsensical views about women of modern society! I-I want to change the situation of society!”

Russell froze right on the spot. At this moment, Jordan was like a lion that had suddenly awakened as he seemed to be emitting a bright ray of light!

“You… what did you say? You want to change the women of society? Do you know what you are saying!?”

Russell felt that this young man was too arrogant. ‘How dare he say such things!?!’

Even if there were ten of Russells, they wouldn’t be able to achieve it, let alone Jordan!

Jordan said, “I’m not bragging, the reason that some women have the audacity to be so unrestrained as to demand that their significant other buy a car and a house, and give them a huge monetary gift before they’re willing to get married; some even cheat as they please, precisely because there are fewer women and more men!”

“Especially for beautiful women, even if they’re divorced and have children, they’d still have a bunch of men to choose from!”

‘The same goes for Hailey Camden!’

She was married to Jordan, then to Tyler, and lastly to Cayden. Even when she got divorced, she could still easily find a wealthy scion to marry because of her beauty.

That was the reason that she dared to be so unbridled as to cheat on Jordan when she was married to him. On the day of her marriage to Tyler, she even leaped into Jordan’s arms.

Now, she even cheated on Cayden, even though it was for revenge.

Russell approved of those two statements that Jordan made because he actually hated that beautiful women received preferential treatment in today’s society.

He was now divorced and had kids, so he didn’t plan to have any more kids in the future. Hence, he actually didn’t really want to marry Victoria.

Given Victoria’s current charm and capability, there would definitely be a bunch of billionaire bosses lined up waiting to marry her even if Russell didn’t. Hence, there was actually no need for Russell to give her a proper status at all.

“How can you change the status quo then?” Russell asked.

Jordan looked to the east and said, “Get women from other countries to come over!”

“Women from islands are gentle and virtuous. They’ll always bring wonderful and positive energy to their significant others!”

Jordan then pointed to the North again and said, “Women of Ukraine are pretty, and they have excellent figures. Any one of them has an excellent aura!”

“Women from North America, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, also have unique characteristics.”

“Many of them won’t demand us to buy a house and a car. Only when they’re here will these women feel threatened and stop having Princess syndrome! They will then know where they stand!”

Jordan poured himself a glass of red wine and downed it in one go.

He then exclaimed, “Young people choosing not to get married has already become a huge problem in this country. The declining population growth has resulted in a decrease in labor and economic growth!”

“No one is willing to have kids these days!”

“Many women just want to marry rich and handsome men, but how many of such men really exist?”

Jordan was not thinking only of himself. It was true that he had been betrayed by Hailey.

However, if he really hated Hailey, he could have killed her and continued to enjoy life himself with his ability.

Moreover, as long as Jordan revealed his true identity, neither Victoria nor his future girlfriend would dare betray him again.

However, he didn’t wish to do that.

He wanted to stand up for the men who came from humble backgrounds!

Jordan was a wealthy man who would definitely live comfortably for the rest of his life no matter what, but how about the other men in society?

Perhaps many people will not understand why Jordan insisted on keeping his identity a secret and continued dating Victoria while drawing a monthly wage of a couple of thousands of dollars.

Well, because why not!?!

Love is not about status, position, money!

Jordan was precisely trying to challenge this nonsensical mindset that had been deeply ingrained in the minds of many!

He wanted to make men wake up and realize this!

Russell laughed cynically after hearing his words. “You’re right, but do you know how much money it would cost to get a woman from abroad to come over?”

“I’ll spend billions!” Jordan exclaimed loudly.

Russell was stunned, and he almost dropped the cigarette in his hand onto the ground.

‘Billions?’

‘Is Jordan going to spend billions just to help ordinary men get a wife and change the arrogant attitudes of many women?’

‘Does this kid… have a few billion dollars?’

Jordan was dumbstruck, and he wondered if Jordan was just bragging.

However, seeing how confident Jordan was, Russell felt that he had something to back himself up.

For the next two minutes, both Jordan and Russell simply looked at each other quietly.

Soon, Victoria stepped on the stairs and made her way up. She was initially worried that the two men would argue or get into a physical fight. Still, as soon as she did, she realized that the scene was surprisingly quiet.

Victoria walked towards Jordan and asked softly, “Jordan, is everything okay?”

Jordan came back to his senses and said with a smile, “Yeah.”

After that, he lifted his glass and said to Russell, “Mr. Miller, thank you for reminding me today. I suddenly have a goal now, and I know what to do next.”

After being betrayed by Hailey and giving up the business trial, he initially lost all his fighting spirit and was at a loss for what to do.

However, he now had a new goal!

He wanted to let every man pursue love!

Chapter 200: Defeating Russell!

Since he became Hailey’s live-in husband the past three years, Jordan clearly felt the misery of being a mediocre man!

Jordan felt that he was quite outstanding in various aspects, but even a man like him would get despised and betrayed by a woman.

It can be imagined how aggrieved ordinary men must be!

Although Wilson was in a sorry plight, at least a pretty woman was willing to marry him. Many men were rejected before they even got to the stage of marriage.

Of course, the reason that Jordan was willing to put in effort for the welfare of men was not entirely because he was being saintly.

In fact, he felt extremely guilty towards them!

Reason being, a large part of the reason for the high property prices in the country was his grandfather!

School district houses and common areas were systems implemented by Jordan’s grandfather.

Twenty years ago, the Steeles owned large tracts of land in several cities, including the capital, New York City, and others.

It was Jordan’s grandfather who made housing prices skyrocket over the years!

There were many speculators in the real estate industry, but those were obviously low-level operations.

Jordan’s grandfather was a land speculator. Whenever he acquired a plot of land, he would spend more than a decade speculating it, and once the land value rose, he would quickly sell it to someone else. He will never earn the last dollar.

The Steeles had made at least a hundred billion from the real estate industry alone, so Jordan was willing to take out some of the money to do something for the people!

Russell also lifted his glass with a bit more respect towards Jordan. He said, “You’re welcome. Talking to you about this also touched me!”

The two clinked their glasses and downed it all in one go.

Victoria stood at the side and looked at the two men curiously. ‘What were they chatting about just now?’

Women are mostly narcissistic, so Victoria began to wonder if they had been talking about her.

Jordan invited Russell to sit down again and ordered some more food. The three of them then continued to drink.

Just like that, another hour passed.

There was no tension among the three during the past hour, and Russell’s attitude towards Jordan became extremely cordial too.

Reason being, Jordan had just made a bold and wild statement saying that he would take out billions of dollars to help solve the problem of declining childbirth and marriages. His ambition had really given Russell, a mere businessman, a great shock.

As a man, Russell admired Jordan. He could obviously tell that the current mindsets of many women in society were problematic.

A woman in a prosperous society is like gold.

His good friend had said, “The deprivation[a] of women will lead to the deprivation of the entire country.”

Those were the words that Russell agreed with, but women reacted strongly against.

Ever since he got on this yacht, Russell had been suppressed by Jordan in every way. His inferiority in physical strength was shown when he made his way up the helicopter.

The luxury of the yacht had also put Russell to shame.

When Wilson showed up on the yacht and asked to borrow money from Russell, Russell had already flaunted his wealth and power and had acted entirely like a world savior.

However, his plans were ruined by Jordan.

During the conversation, Jordan’s ambition and demeanor had all trumped him!

It was a total defeat for Russell today!

“Atrocious kid!”

The more Russell drank, the more unhappy he felt because he didn’t expect himself, an owner of a multi-billion-dollar company, to lose out to a greenhorn.

All of a sudden, an evil thought surged in Russell’s heart.

Russell lifted his glass and clinked it with the two men again before looking at Victoria while pretending nonchalant.

“By the way, Victoria, do you still write blogs now?”

“Blog?” Victoria and Jordan both froze for a moment.

Jordan asked curiously, “Do you write blogs too?”

Russell laughed and said, “Jordan, you had no idea about this, did you? Victoria is a good writer, thanks to her good genes. If her father wasn’t a businessman, he’d definitely be a famous poet and author!”

“I remember when blogs were prevalent, Victoria loved writing blogs. I remember your blog link was [email protected], right?”

Jordan looked at Victoria in surprise. “Vicky? Quite a non-mainstream name, huh? Haha.”

During that era, many girls liked shying away from the mainstream.

“You’re annoying!” Victoria nudged Jordan jokingly, blushing a little.

Victoria said, “That was in trend at that time.”

“I stopped blogging after Instagram came out. My account on that website is no longer active now anyway.”

Russell nodded and said with a bizarre smile on his face, “That’s such a pity. Otherwise, you’d be able to let Jordan appreciate your literary skills and the photos of you in the past.”

Jordan suddenly realized that Russell seemed to be intentionally reminding Jordan of something.

‘Could it be that there are lots of photos of her and Russell on that blog in the past?’

‘Myspace.’ Jordan noted down the name of the site.

After five minutes, Russell suddenly got up and said, “That’s about it today, let’s leave.”

Jordan also got up and said to Victoria, “Let’s send Mr. Miller to the pier. We’ll spend the night here tonight.”

“Sure, sure.” Victoria said with a blissful smile.

Sleeping on a luxury yacht in the Hudson River for one night was such a blissful thing.

Russell, on the other hand, had a sullen expression on his face.

This time, Jordan did not put Russell through the torment of climbing up the helicopter. Instead, he has the crew drive the yacht to the pier’s edge and let Russell disembark.

When he arrived at the pier, a man clad in a shirt and trousers was waiting for Russell.

Before leaving, Russell took the initiative to shake Jordan’s hands. “Jordan, you gave me a strong impression. Thank you for the invitation. I’ll treat you to a meal when you come to Houston again.”

“Sure.” Jordan also smiled politely.

Victoria happily held onto Jordan’s arm and said, “It looks like you guys had an enjoyable conversation. I thought you two would get into a fight.”

Jordan smiled faintly. He knew that the old fogy Russell would never give up Victoria so easily.

Someday in the future, Jordan and Russell would fight to the death sooner or later!

At this moment, Wilson walked down from the yacht on an unsteady gait with three emptied bottles of red wine.

Jordan secretly thought, ‘I only gave him one bottle. Why did this scoundrel take two bottles? That’s about a hundred grand in total.’

Jordan had spent more than $200,000 on giving Russell a treat today, but he didn’t care for that petty sum.

Surprised to see Wilson, Victoria asked, “Jordan, who is he? When did he come on the yacht?”

Wilson did not seem to be a crew member of the yacht.

Before Jordan had time to explain, Wilson knelt down directly in front of Jordan and exclaimed, “Thank you, Sir!”

Jordan helped Wilson up and said, “You don’t have to thank me. You and I are fated. Work hard and try not to date women who work in the banking and real estate industry in the future. Those are minefields.”

Wilson nodded gratefully and asked, “What about flight attendants? Can I marry them?”

“They won’t fall for you, don’t bother thinking about it,” Jordan said bluntly.