The Abandoned Husband Dominates Chapter 411-420

Chapter 411

“Sorry, Jordan, I can’t reveal anything about the family secret to you for now because you haven’t completed all the family’s trials yet,” said Jesse.

Jordan knew that this was the family rule and even their father didn’t mention a word about it to Jordan.

So he only said, “I just want to know if that family secret is more tempting than our family’s dozens of billions of dollars worth of assets?”

With a contemptuous smile on his face, Jesse said, “How can those assets be compared to our family secret!?! Our family’s secret is priceless! It can’t be measured with money!”

Jordan was shocked and he didn’t expect the family to be so impressive! However, he did not want to think about those secrets and other things for the time being. All he wanted was to find Victoria!

Jordan asked, “Jesse, did you find out where Jamie took Victoria?”

Jesse shook his head and said, “The only thing I’m certain about is that they’re both no longer in the US. However, I have sent people to go around searching and once they find them, I might resort to extreme and forceful measures to arrest him.

“If I hurt him, I hope you can understand, Jordan. It’s not that I don’t care about brotherhood but because he’s gone too far.”

Jordan was put on the spot. “Jesse, it’s better not to be too ruthless. I’m afraid something will happen to Victoria if she’s in his hands. Besides, I want to ask him the reason that he did this!”

Jesse nodded and continued, “I now suspect that Jamie and the Howards have joined forces.”

“What? Jamie and the Howards have joined forces?”

Jordan was stunned again.

“Yes.” Jesse walked towards the curtain and said, “Based on my observations over the last few days, I discovered that Martin Howard is very interested in our family’s secret. That old fogie could tell from decades ago that Grandpa is not only rich but also carries lots of secrets. He has always wanted to become our in-laws and use the marriage to find out our family secret.

“Although Jamie, like you, has yet to complete all the trials, I suspect that he already knows what the family’s secret is!”

Jordan was surprised. “How is that possible?”

Jesse shook his head. “Beats me. He may have found out unintentionally, or maybe one of our family members revealed it to him.”

Two of the three male third-generation heirs of the Steeles actually already knew about the family secret!

It seemed that Jordan was the only one who didn’t know!

That made Jordan feel like he was lagging so far behind that he vowed to speed up the completion of the trials and find out quickly, just what secrets the family was up to!

Jesse continued, “There is something else that I don’t know if I should tell you about because I noticed that you and Lauren are getting along quite well, and you two even seem to be really loving.”

Jordan was instantly shocked to hear that. “Does it have something to do with Lauren? What is it? Tell me, I can accept it!”

Since experiencing the blow that Hailey dealt to him, Jordan felt that no woman could hurt him anymore.

“Sorry, Jordan, in the past few days, I sent someone to investigate your wife. I found out that Lauren is not as infatuated and loyal to you as she seems to be. She’s not a good woman. She pretends to be pure, innocent, and madly in love with you but that’s all an act.

“Jordan, don’t be fooled by her and don’t fall in love with her. You must ensure that you won’t let yourself fall for her. I don’t want the history between you and Hailey to repeat itself!”

Jordan froze in shock after hearing Jesse’s words. In the past three days, he and Lauren had been spending time together and were almost inseparable!

Lauren would text him and chat with him even when he was in the bathroom, just so he would feel her presence every single moment.

Lauren seemed to be such a perfect woman and coupled with everything that he owed to her, he had long fallen in love with her!

However, Jesse actually told Jordan that she was a bad woman at this juncture.

He told her that everything was fake.

“No, it can’t be!” Jordan got extremely worked up and hollered, “I don’t believe it! She can’t be a bad woman! I’m the only person she has loved in this lifetime and the only person she’s gotten intimate with.”

Jesse got just as agitated and he pressed Jesse’s shoulders down with both hands.

“Jordan, don’t be silly! Lauren is almost thirty years old and she’s a beautiful woman from a good family background. She doesn’t have any social phobia either and she has a long list of suitors. How could you be the only man she’s ever slept with all these years!?! Those are all part of her pretense!”

“She knows that you like women who are pure and innocent. That’s why she deliberately created the illusion that you’re the only one she has ever loved in this lifetime!”

Jordan was dumbfounded. ‘Could it be that what Jesse said is true?’

In fact, Jordan was also in doubt because it seemed unlikely to him that a normal woman would stay single for such a long time.

Jordan suddenly recalled Lauren’s illness and said, “Jesse, you have no idea that Lauren has developed a strange illness ever since she returned from the battlefield. It was a psychiatrist in DC who came up with the idea of treating her with hypnotic consciousness manipulation, so she…”

Without letting Jordan finish, Jesse interjected.

“You don’t have to go on. I already know about it, that doctor is named Matt Gale, right?”

Jordan nodded.

To his surprise, Jesse said, “Matt is one of Lauren’s men.”

His words were like a bolt of thunder that struck Jordan’s head!

“What… What are you talking about?”

Jordan began to stutter.

“Matt has slept with Lauren more than once. Silly, don’t believe what Lauren says, she is not a simple woman. She married you for the sake of finding out our family’s secret from you!”

At that moment, Jordan was speechless.

In his mind, Lauren’s beautiful, svelte and pure figure and the words that she had said to “deceive” him kept surfacing. Since Lauren and Hailey resembled each other greatly, the images of both of them kept surfacing in his mind.

Finally, the two women became the same woman.

‘Could it be that Lauren, just like Hailey, is also a pretentious woman who is beautiful but full of lies?’

Seeing how stunned Jordan was, Jesse said, “I’m sorry, Jordan, you just got married and you’re in the honeymoon period. I shouldn’t have told you this. But if I keep my mouth shut about this and let you sink further, you’ll be even more miserable when you learn the truth someday in the future?

“I’m also doing this for your own good. Jordan, find an opportunity to divorce her while you haven’t developed strong feelings for her yet. Also, leave the Howards’ home. If they do anything to you, let me know and I’ll send someone to pick you up and take you back to England. When you get to England, no one will dare to deal with you. Yumi and I will take care of you for the rest of your life.”

Jordan clenched his fist. How could he just get a divorce and walk away like that!?!

Jordan would never let things go without revealing Lauren’s true colors and forcing her to admit her hypocrisy!

“Lauren, I will definitely find evidence of your affair with Matt or any other men.. By then, let’s see if you still have the cheek to say to me that I’m the only man you’ve ever loved in this lifetime! Let’s see if you still have the cheek to say that your lifelong dream was to marry me!”

Chapter 412

Indeed, as many would say, the more beautiful a woman is, the more deceitful she is! Jordan’s ex-wife, Hailey was such a woman, and it seemed that Lauren was as well!

Yet, Jordan had always felt sorry for Lauren. He even slept with her out of sympathy for her and guilt that he had deprived her of a normal life. However, now he had found out today that Lauren had slept with another man in the last few years!

She had been living freely with joy!

Jordan clenched his fist. He was still in love with Victoria and did not want to become too intimate with Lauren. It wasn’t easy for Jordan to let his guard down and yet, this was what he got!

As he puffed on a cigarette in Jesse’s room, Jordan tried to ease his mood. Soon after, he took the elevator downstairs together with Jesse to the restaurant for the breakfast buffet.

At this moment, Lauren and Yumi were sitting face to face, smiling at each other while eating with knives and forks in both hands. Both of them had the aura of a noble goddess, especially Lauren who was more youthful.

Lauren had her hair tied back and her tiny face was round. She looked perfect from every angle.

There was a woman who had the same hairstyle as Lauren, seated at the table beside theirs. However, her face was large and squarish. The more one compared, the more beautiful Lauren seemed.

Seeing Jordan and Jesse walking over, Lauren smiled.

“Honey, you’re back? I’ve already picked up a selection of things for your breakfast. See if you like what I’ve chosen and if there’s anything else you need, I’ll get it for you.”

Lauren looked at Jordan gently and meticulously. If it were in the past, Jordan would have felt blissful to have such a wife. However, Jordan now felt that this was all just Lauren’s disguise!

Of course, although Jesse told Jordan about Lauren’s past, Jordan didn’t turn his back on her immediately. He pretended to be the same as before and said smilingly, “It’s fine, I’ll just have this. Thanks.”

In response, Lauren said to Jordan shyly, “You’re my husband. It’s only right that I help you get some food. Why are you being so polite with me? Oh yes, Yumi just told me that she and Jesse are going back to England in the evening.”

Jordan nodded and said, “Yeah, Jesse also told me about it just now.”

Lauren suddenly suggested, “Why don’t we go back to England with Jesse and Yumi? We could treat it as a honeymoon?”

‘It seems like Lauren is so eager to go to England to see Grandpa!’

When Jordan thought of what Jesse had just said about Lauren marrying him only for the sake of using him to find out his family’s secrets, he humphed coldly.

‘Hmph, Lauren Howard, I bet you’re just using the honeymoon as an excuse to find out my family’s secrets, huh?’

Yumi was elated too. “Yeah, Jordan, why don’t you go back with us? You have to go on a honeymoon.”

Jordan could tell that Yumi seemed to like Lauren a lot, so he guessed that Jesse probably did not tell her about Lauren.

“We’ll go another time. Grandpa hasn’t been in good health lately.”

“Alright.”

Lauren did not throw a tantrum and instead, respected Jordan’s opinion.

…

In the evening, Jordan and Lauren, as well as Lauren’s father, Stefan, personally went to the airport to see Jesse and Yumi off.

Before leaving, Jesse and Jordan hugged each other for a while, and Jesse said to Jordan, “Think about what I said to you.”

“I will, Jesse.”

Jesse had told Jordan to divorce Lauren and leave the Howards.

However, Jordan didn’t want to divorce her so quickly. They had only just gotten married after all. First, he wanted to find some evidence to prove that Lauren was a vile woman!

Once he found the incriminating evidence, when he exposed her true colors, she wouldn’t be able to deny or argue with him.

When he got home, Chloe was already asleep. Chloe had a habit of holding a golden silk cloth in her hand when sleeping. Perhaps it was for a sense of security.

Looking at how adorable Chloe was when she was sleeping, Jordan had other thoughts in mind.

‘Lauren Howard, you lied to me and said that I’m the only man you’ve ever loved but I can ignore that. I couldn’t care less about whether or not you’ve slept with Dr. Gale or not, and how many times you’ve done it with him. But if you’re using Chloe to deceive me, you’d have gone overboard!’

Ever since Jesse exposed Lauren’s true nature to him, Jordan had begun to get worried. Now he couldn’t help but wonder if Chloe was his daughter or not!

Indeed, Jordan and Chloe had gone for a paternity test, and the test results also showed that he was indeed Chloe’s father. However, what if the Howards had already paid off the paternity test center?

They were in DC, the Howards’ turf. Given their power, they were completely capable of doing this!

Moreover, Jordan did not investigate the staff of the paternity test center and did not dare to guarantee that they were not threatened or bribed.

“Honey, it’s very late. Let’s go to bed.”

Lauren had already finished washing up and came over to look for Jordan.

“Oh, okay.”

Jordan quietly returned to the room with Lauren without revealing any flaws. Like the past few days, they got intimate before sleeping.

At 3 am, Jordan carefully listened to Lauren’s breathing and started to make a move only after confirming that Lauren was asleep.

Indeed, he planned to look through Lauren’s phone while she was asleep! Jordan never had the habit of snooping and he had never done so when he was married to Hailey either.

Neither had he done it to Victoria.

Everyone was entitled to their privacy and a relationship without mutual trust is bound not to last long. However, Lauren had disguised her true colors too well. Despite being well-versed in psychology and reading micro-expressions, he still couldn’t tell how evil Lauren really was.

Hence, he could only secretly check her phone.

Lauren had placed her phone on the other side of her pillow, and Jordan stretched out his arm to grab her phone.

Since he would need her fingerprint or face to unlock her phone, Jordan carefully grabbed her right hand again and unlocked it with her thumbprint.

The moment her phone was unlocked, it let out a sound because Lauren had set it to ring when she unlocked it.

Jordan hurriedly held his breath and looked at Lauren.

Fortunately, Lauren was exhausted and thus, was sleeping soundly. She wasn’t woken up by the sound at all.

Jordan let out a long sigh.

It was Jordan’s first time behaving so sneakily so he was extremely nervous.

After unlocking the screen, Jordan immediately clicked on her messages. He believed he would be able to find out a lot of her secrets.

If Lauren and Matt had an affair, there must be clues in their text message conversation!

Gulp…

Swallowing some saliva, Jordan took a few moments to steel himself. He could hardly dare to look at the screen.

What if he saw some unsightly conversation or video!?!

Chapter 414

Jordan couldn’t help but recall the email that Cayden once sent him. At that time, he felt a strong urge to slap Hailey a few times on the spot after hearing the audio recording sent to him via email.

He had a hunch that history would repeat itself!

However, when Jordan opened Lauren’s messaging app, he got a surprise.

The interface of her messaging app was very simple and there were only two text conversations.

One was the Howards’ family chat group while the other was with Jordan.

“She only kept the text conversation with me and deleted the rest?”

Jordan was a little surprised, but he didn’t expect Lauren’s messaging app to be so clean. If Jesse hadn’t exposed her, Jordan might have thought that Lauren loved him and revolved her life around him.

Hence, her text messages were reserved only for him. However, Jordan now felt that she had done so because she didn’t want to leave any evidence behind! She deleted the chat records with Matt and other men because she didn’t want Jordan to find out!

“What a smart woman!”

Wasting no time, Jordan checked her Instagram account too. She rarely posted anything on Instagram and would usually only share photos of scenery or music.

Matt often liked her posts and left comments on them but there were lots of people who left comments on her Instagram posts. Besides, people would rarely flirt on Instagram. In case a common friend saw it, it would be extremely embarrassing.

Still, text messages weren’t the only source of secrets. Sometimes, the memos in the ‘Notes’ app might be scarier than chat records! In particular, women with meticulous minds, tend to pen their thoughts down in the notes app of their cell phones!

Jordan couldn’t help but open the saved notes on Lauren’s phone.

Indeed, the notes were full of words.

Of course, women had too many things to pen down, such as their outfit styles, clothes, cosmetics, shoes, bags, and so on.

When Jordan clicked on one, he found that it was a note about him.

As he read the contents of the note, Jordan was surprised.

“My birthday, my favorite food, the songs I like to listen to, my favorite movies, and the dates of my marriage and divorce with Hailey, and even Victoria’s birthday?”

Jordan was shocked. ‘Why does Lauren have these penned down?’

She had recorded all the information about Jordan, as well as his interests and hobbies, in the notes of her phone. Logically speaking, this should be an act of love that a wife has for her husband.

By noting Jordan’s birthday and preferences, Lauren would be able to prepare a surprise for Jordan.

As for the dates involving Hailey and Victoria, Lauren could have noted them down because she was afraid that Jordan would be in low spirits during those dates. On those days, Lauren would be mindful not to let Jordan recall his unhappy past.

If that was the case, Lauren was really too thoughtful and meticulous!

Jordan was puzzled. No matter how he looked at it, Lauren looked like a good wife, and nothing like a vile woman who would lie and deceive others.

Since he didn’t find anything from her phone, he put it back in its original position and went to bed.

…

After breakfast, Lauren asked, “Honey, where should we go today to have some fun?”

The two of them were supposed to have their honeymoon now but because Jordan’s assets were frozen, he didn’t have the money to take Lauren to popular tourist spots.

Of course, it wasn’t a matter of money now but rather, Jordan didn’t want to go on trips with Lauren.

“I have to arrange for some of Pablo’s underlings to leave DC today so I can’t accompany you. Just do your own things. We don’t have to stick with each other 24 hours a day, right?” said Jordan.

Arranging for Pablo’s men to leave was just an excuse. Jordan’s real motive was to be separated from Lauren. Only then would Lauren go about her own business and meet the people that were related to her.

Lauren nodded and said, “I’ll go to the gym then. After seeing your former cousin-in-law at the wedding, I really feel ashamed. Compared to her, my figure is terrible.”

Jordan laughed and said, “I didn’t expect that there are still women in this world who can make you feel inferior.”

In fact, Elle initially only had an excellent figure and average looks. However, since she went to Korea for plastic surgery, her appearance was almost perfect now.

However, Jordan did not like this “fake perfection” because he preferred Elle and not “Jenny”.

Lauren continued, “Faced with your ex-wife and her cousin, I really have an inferiority complex because they’re prettier than me and their figures are better than mine too. Not only that, but they’re also younger than I am. I’m really worried that you won’t like me if I can’t compare to them.”

At that moment, Jordan suddenly said, “Your figure is already better than most women. Jenny is a vixen, you don’t have to compare yourself to her. By the way, you probably work out too, right?”

Lauren nodded. “Yes, I go to the gym every week.”

“In that case, do you have a personal trainer to help you formulate a training plan or something?” Jordan continued to ask.

Nodding again, Lauren said, “Yes, it’s a male trainer who’s quite famous in DC and he’s the trainer of many celebrities.”

“Oh.” novelbin

Jordan remained calm on the surface.

In fact, he was thinking to himself, ‘Jesse said that Lauren has more than one man apart from Matt. Is she also in a relationship with her trainer?’

After thinking about it, Jordan got up. “Anyway, I gotta go. Enjoy your workout.”

“Okay, bye honey.”

…

After leaving home, Jordan saw Salvatore and Tim.

As soon as he got into the car, Jordan instructed Salvatore, “Salvatore, arrange for someone to follow my wife, preferably a woman. Tell her to follow her into the gym.”

Salvatore was a little baffled. “Mr. Jordan, you…”

“Victoria was taken away by Jamie who might be in cahoots with the Howards. All of this may be a scheme against me that Jamie has devised together with the Howards. Besides, the key to finding out this scheme lies with Lauren. If there’s nothing wrong with her, Jesse is overthinking.”

Salvatore was confused but he nevertheless sent someone to tail Lauren.

Soon, Jordan received a video.

It was a video of Lauren working out at the gym.

Lauren was wearing a tight-fitting outfit that revealed her excellent figure. Coupled with her gorgeous face, she was bound to attract anyone who saw her.

In the video, she was lying on a huge fitness ball and doing some sit-ups.

There was a tall and fit man beside her who he assumed was her personal trainer.

“Mr. Jordan, your wife is so beautiful, you’d better tell her to work out at home. If she goes to the gym, it’d be an advantage to those beasts,” said Salvatore.

“Look, that trainer is almost drooling.”

Jordan was also a little jealous. “After Lauren is done working out, get that trainer to come out.”

“Yes!”

Just after Lauren left the gym at 5 pm, Salvatore sent a man with a stature of about 1.7 meters, who managed to easily subdue the 1.85-meter burly man and dragged him out.

Salvatore was going to interrogate him next!

Chapter 415

Jordan looked at Matt, who was vexed.

“You’re being too polite. Don’t bring up the past again. Honey, let’s toast to Dr. Gale.”

“Alright.”

Lauren could hold her liquor well. Jordan also made it a point to let both Matt and Lauren drink and it would be best if they were both drunk. Next, Jordan would find an excuse to leave and let the two of them be alone together.

Afterward, Jordan would secretly watch the two of them spill the beans after drinking!

Soon, the three of them started chatting casually again whilst enjoying the meal.

“Dr. Gale, we really have to thank you. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have been able to marry a wife as perfect as Lauren. I’m not afraid of being laughed at by you. We may have only been married for four days but we’re already very much in love and we’re so blissful that we’re simply inseparable.”

Lauren smiled sweetly, not feeling shy in front of Matt.

Hearing this, Matt laughed and said, “Haha, as soon as I entered, I could see that you two have become much closer and more loving than before. I’m really happy for you two, especially Miss Howard! Jordan, you don’t know how pitiful Miss Howard has been these past three years. She could only be with you in her fantasy. Now I finally don’t have to see Miss Howard being all lonely and pitiful. Haha.”

Despite smiling, Jordan humphed coldly and thought to himself, ‘Lauren Howard is lonely and pitiful? Haven’t you been by her side the last three years!?!’

Matt picked up his cutlery and helped himself to the food, and the three of them began to eat.

As he ate, Matt couldn’t help but reminisce, “I still remember now, there was a time when I performed hypnotic consciousness manipulation for Miss Howard and we were at the juncture where she was about to hug you.

“Miss Howard was lying on that chair, reaching her arms out into the air and pretending to hug you. Ah, at that time, I prayed to God and wondered when Miss Howard would get to hug you in real life. To think that now it’s finally come true! Miss Howard, here’s a toast to you!”

Matt excitedly toasted to Lauren.

Lauren looked at Matt with gratitude before saying, “Mr. Gale, thank you so much for the last three years. I really don’t know how I would have survived these three years without you.”

If it were in the past, Jordan would only feel touched by their conversation and he wouldn’t think much about it.

However, Jordan was now carefully figuring out the hidden meaning behind each and every word of their conversation!

‘You couldn’t have survived the last three years without Matt Gale? Hah, could it be that you’re thanking him because he’s slept with you multiple times?!’

Jordan did not separate the two.

Instead, he suddenly said, “So Lauren was hugging me like this after being hypnotized? Did she kiss me or carry out other intimate acts? Haha, I hope you don’t blame me for asking such a touchy question. I just think that Lauren would have definitely wanted to do that because I felt her passion the past few days. Hehe.”

Lauren blushed slightly and hit Jordan lightly. “You’re so annoying. Don’t talk about this in front of Dr. Gale.”

‘Hah, does it matter? You’re not an outsider anyway!’

Matt suddenly became serious. “There are indeed some instances because I was controlling the plot when I was doing consciousness manipulation for Miss Howard. As a doctor, I would certainly not take the initiative to manipulate Miss Howard to do such a thing. After all, there are differences between the sexes and it would indeed be awkward for me to watch from the side.

“However, when Miss Howard had any such tendencies and thoughts, I would leave the treatment room and leave Miss Howard alone, so that she can slowly get some relief on her own.”

Lauren also felt that this topic was a bit sensitive. Holding onto Jordan’s hand, she said, “Dr. Gale’s family has been practicing medicine for generations. There’s nothing wrong with his character and medical ethics.”

Jordan said, “Of course. I trust Dr. Gale.”

However, deep down, he thought, ‘As if I’d believe you! You beast, you definitely took advantage of Lauren when you were giving her treatment! Lauren was in a hypnotized state, so who can prove if you really left the treatment room or not?’

Which man could resist his urges when facing a ravishing beauty? Besides, Jesse had clearly told Jordan that something was fishy between the two of them!

‘There’s definitely something wrong with that beast, Matt Gale! But there might not be anything wrong with Lauren!’ Maybe Matt Gale took advantage of Lauren when she was being hypnotized.’

Jordan suddenly began to develop that thought because he felt that Lauren didn’t seem to be a bad woman. Otherwise, she must be a really good actress.

Or perhaps deep down, Jordan was also hoping that Lauren was a good woman.

After about half an hour of eating, Jordan received a call from his henchman, which was actually part of his plan too.

“Hey, what? How did that happen? Okay, separate the two of them for now, I’ll head over right now.”

Jordan hung up the phone and when Lauren saw the change in Jordan’s expression, she immediately asked, “Hubby, what’s the matter? Who called?”

Jordan said, “It’s my underlings. I don’t know what happened to Salvatore and Tim. The two of them got into a huge fight and I have to go over personally.”

Lauren also knew that Salvatore and Tim were Jordan’s two most powerful subordinates whose conflict could only be mediated by Jordan.

Getting from his seat, Jordan said, “Sorry, Dr. Gale, something came up and I have to handle it. I can’t accompany you.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay, let’s get together next time.” Matt got up too.

“Did you drive here?” Jordan asked.

Matt nodded. “Yes, I drove.” novelbin

Jordan said, “Oh, we didn’t drive here. Please send my wife home after you’re done with the meal, okay?”

Matt hurriedly said, “Yes, yes, you can count on me. I’ll definitely take her home safely. Rest assured!”

Jordan nodded at him before hugging Lauren and leaving. Of course, before he left, he had already installed a listening bug in Lauren’s bag.

Soon enough, Lauren and Matt’s conversation would be played in Jordan’s ears.

Lauren and Matt both had drunk a lot of wine at this moment.

In addition, Jordan, the “eyesore” had already left so it should be the time for them to speak the truth in a drunken stupor.

However, Jordan discovered that their conversation after he left was rather ordinary.

Besides, they were all still very polite with each other.

Lauren still addressed Matt as Dr. Gale while he addressed her as Miss Howard.

There was nothing but respect in their behavior.

Something was amiss. If they had been lovers, they shouldn’t be so polite with each other.

After just over ten minutes, the two left the restaurant, and Matt called for a valet driver. He and Lauren could have sat in the backseat together. However, Matt took the passenger seat in front while Lauren sat in the backseat.

Not only that, Matt and Lauren’s conversations throughout the journey were quite normal.

At this point, Jordan couldn’t hide his confusion…

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“That’s strange… If the two of them used to be lovers, why are they behaving like strangers?”

Jordan’s previous attempts to eavesdrop on her conversations with the listening device were fruitful. However this time, he didn’t yield any useful information at all.

It was either that Lauren was too good at disguising or there was nothing wrong with her at all.

“Mr. Jordan, did you hear anything suspicious?” Salvatore asked curiously, in hopes that there was something strange with Lauren because he was a staunch supporter of Emily. If Jordan and Lauren were to get a divorce, Salvatore could boldly encourage Jordan to court Emily.

Jordan shook his head. “Matt behaved himself when taking Lauren home. There was nothing romantic about their conversations while they were on their way home. But Jesse has already investigated Matt and discovered that there’s something wrong with him. He wouldn’t lie to me.

“Salvatore, send someone to follow Matt’s car and find out where he lives. I’m going to raid his house tomorrow.”

Since Matt wouldn’t admit to it honestly, Jordan decided to sneak into his house to find evidence.

Salvatore said, “Got it. I’m tailing him. I found his address a long time ago and I’ve sent someone to check out his front door. It has a fingerprint code lock, which isn’t easy to unlock.”

Jordan said, “Not to worry. Where’s that box I gave you the other day?”

“In the trunk. I’ll go and get it.”

Getting out of the car, Salvatore took the box out of the trunk and opened it.

“There is a colored piece of children’s clothing. Take it out and grab the hat with your hands, don’t touch anything else.”

Salvatore carefully grabbed the hooded sweatshirt and asked, “Mr. Jordan, what is this for?”

Jordan said, “Get a little girl to deliberately bump into Matt in front of his house and fall. Matt will definitely use his hand to help her up. That way, we can get his fingerprints.”

Salvatore then came to a sudden realization. “So this dress is used to extract fingerprints! I was wondering why the material looked so strange.”

Jordan nodded. “This shirt is made of a special material that is used specifically to extract fingerprints. This clothing will automatically wrap itself around fingers when touched to achieve the purpose of deep pressure. The fingerprint film made through this method is complete and clear. It won’t be a problem to use it to unlock the door of Matt’s house.”

Salvatore could not help but praise, “Stop it! You really know a lot! I’ll go now!”

Things went very smoothly, and after Matt ran into the little girl, he naturally reached out to help her up.

Like that, Jordan also easily managed to get all of Matt’s fingerprints. Of course, he only needed the man’s thumbprint.

…

The next morning, Jordan went to Matt’s residence after he went out to work. novelbin

Matt was an eligible bachelor who lived alone. Hence, after he left, there was no one else at home.

Jordan gently swiped the fingerprint film against the lock of the fingerprint door.

With a ding, the door was instantly opened!

“Haha, it really works! Mr. Jordan, you’re impressive!”

Salvatore was amazed because mastering that trick meant that he could easily go to anyone’s house.

Jordan, who was wearing a mask, instructed, “You guys keep a lookout outside I’ll go in alone.”

If too many of them entered, it would easily destroy the home’s furnishings and layout.

Jordan was a veteran in this aspect but Salvatore was a boor who could only fight and not carry out tasks that required skill and meticulousness.

“Yes, Mr. Jordan!”

With that said, Jordan walked into Matt’s house with gloves on, only to discover that he really was a rich second-generation heir.

The decor was simple but luxurious. There were several expensive ornaments that were worth at least hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The things that Jordan wanted to find were not likely to be in the living room so Jordan went to Matt’s study. He guessed that Matt’s private computer might have some secrets hidden in them.

While he would need a password to unlock his Apple laptop, this was a piece of cake as he had learned how to hack computer passwords long ago.

However, Jordan did not go to such an extent.

He carefully observed the numerical area of the laptop keyboard, and then combined it with Matt’s personal information, after which he deduced that the password was his birthdate.

He entered the passcode and unlocked it smoothly.

After carefully checking the computer, he did not find any suspicious files or photos. The contents of the only folder related to Lauren were normal records of her disease.

“That’s strange. Could it be that there is really nothing between Matt Gale and Lauren?”

Jordan switched off the computer and went to Matt’s bedroom again.

While walking to the bed, he suddenly found that there was a private compartment that could be opened, at the headboard.

After Jordan opened it, he found a small bag inside, and after opening it, he discovered that there were many photos inside!

The first one was a photo of Matt and Lauren!

“Finally, I found it!”

Jordan immediately became agitated. ‘Huh, Matt Gale and Lauren Howard, you two are really good at hiding! It took me such a long time to find any clues about you!’

This photo was in fact, nothing much because it was just a photo of the two of them standing together at the Grand Canyon. In the photo, the two of them were smiling and looking at the camera without holding hands, hugging, or performing any intimate actions.

Given the relationship between Matt and Lauren, it was normal for them to visit the Grand Canyon together and then take a photo together.

Jordan looked at the second one.

He was instantly appalled!

It was a photo of a woman’s legs, which was taken from an extremely lewd angle. The photos after that were even more lewd. Although their faces weren’t pictured, Jordan was certain that they must be Matt and Lauren!

If it wasn’t the two of them in those pictures, why would Matt put them together with the photo of himself and Lauren?

Moreover, judging from the figure of the woman in the photos, which was extremely similar to Lauren’s, he was certain that it had to be her!

Jordan was exasperated to see those photos! He was even angrier than he was when he heard the recording of Hailey and Tyler!

Rationally speaking, it was Lauren’s pre-marital affair so Jordan shouldn’t have been concerned or allowed himself to hold it against her. After all, it was normal for one to have been in relationships before marriage.

However, Lauren deceived Jordan and deliberately portrayed herself as a pure goddess, which made Jordan feel disgusted!

More importantly, if Lauren was a lying woman with poor morals like Hailey, he would begin to doubt if Chloe was his daughter or not!

“Damn it! Lauren, if you dare to lie to me about Chloe, I won’t spare you!”

Jordan clenched his fist. He had a strong urge to thrash things out with Lauren! He was going to smash these photos, which were evidence, onto her charming face!

He wanted to see if she still dared to confidently say that Jordan was the only one she had ever loved in this lifetime!

Chapter 417

Jordan walked out of the room with those photos in hand.

The moment he saw Jordan come out of Matt’s house, Salvatore, who was lurking in the shadows, immediately came forth.

“Mr. Jordan, did you find anything?”

Jordan was obviously much angrier than he was when he went in. Salvatore had long been able to tell.

Furious, Jordan snapped, “Take that bastard Matt Gale from the hospital immediately and drag him to me!”

As soon as Salvatore heard that, he immediately realized what happened and answered, “Yes!”

Afterward, Jordan drove back home.

“Aunt, are you back so early?”

Felicia opened the door for Jordan smilingly.

On the other hand, Jordan had a sullen look on his face as he ignored her and walked straight into the room.

Felicia could tell that there was something wrong with Jordan and he seemed to be upset.

Tagging along, she piped up and asked, “Mr. Jordan, are you looking for Miss Howard? Miss Howard has gone to look for Mr. Steele Senior with Chloe.”

Jordan was puzzled. “Is Lauren not home?”

Felicia nodded and said, “Yes, Mr. Steele Senior seems to have found a new painting teacher for Miss Howard. She brought Chloe as well to look for him.”

Without saying another word, Jordan left her home and drove to Lauren’s parents’ home.

It was extremely lively in the living room of Lauren’s parents’ home. Apart from Lauren’s mother, Marissa, Lauren, Chloe, Hailey, Brad, Alex, and Clarice were all around.

“Mr. Jordan is here!”

The maids of the Howards’ place announced and only then did they realize that Jordan had come over.

Lauren was surprised because she hadn’t expected Jordan to have come here.

Early in the morning, Jordan had gone out bright and early, so Lauren had brought Chloe to see the painting teacher as she thought that Jordan would be home late.

Lauren knew that Jordan didn’t like to come here since Hailey was now living at her parents’ house. The last time Jordan and Hailey met, they had a heated conflict that didn’t end well.

Lauren hurriedly walked up and said, “Honey, what brings you here? You don’t have to come here personally. You could have just given me a call and I would have brought Chloe home.”

Clarice was upset to hear those words.

“Lauren, look at what you’re saying. Why can’t he come here? He’s my son-in-law, he can come over to see you and Chloe if he wants to. Besides, even if he’s not your live-in husband but a normal one, isn’t it normal for him to come over? Why? Is it because I’m here? Am I so annoying to you guys?”

Clarice knew that Jordan detested her so she thought that Lauren was directing that remark at her because she happened to be there.

Of course, Lauren didn’t bother to explain. However, Hailey was the one who took the initiative to speak.

“Clarice, don’t take it personally. You’re not the one they hate, it’s me. Lauren probably didn’t want her husband to come because she knows I’m here.”

Clarice and Hailey had only spent a few hours together briefly, but they had hit it off well.

Perhaps because Hailey had once betrayed Jordan, Clarice was pleased so she treated Hailey as a friend.

Clarice immediately said sarcastically, “Hey, Hailey, you’re so pretty. Why wouldn’t anyone like you? I can seek justice for you.”

Brad was drinking tea at the side when he suddenly realized that the ambiance was rather tense. He was a man and he liked to stir the pot when women took jabs at each other and made sarcastic remarks about each other.

They were unlike men who would scold each other and fight at the slightest conflict.

Besides, Jordan simply ignored Hailey’s and Lauren’s conversation.

If anything, he even ignored his wife, Lauren, and walked straight up to grab Chloe’s hand.

Without saying a word, he grabbed Chloe and left.

The crowd was shocked by the scene. ‘What was Jordan trying to do?’

Marissa also could not help but speak up. “Jordan Steele! You rude and uncultured son-in-law! You didn’t even greet me when you saw me! Do you still take me as your mother-in-law!?!”

Marissa was annoyed to have been ignored. She felt that Jordan must still hate her for slapping him the last time. Likewise, Clarice had also heard about it just now and sneered.

“They all say that there is no feud that lasts overnight between couples. Jordan, surely you don’t hate me until now because I slapped you? You’re so petty.”

Lauren was the only person present who could tell that there was something wrong with Jordan! novelbin

Jordan was in no way deliberately treating Lauren’s family harshly because of what happened previously.

Jordan was magnanimous enough to not do such a childish thing!

Lauren chased Jordan all the way to the courtyard where she scurried up to him and asked, “Honey, where are you taking Chloe?”

Jordan didn’t hide it from Lauren. He merely said, “To the paternity test center!”

Lauren was instantly shocked. “To the… paternity test center? You want to take Chloe to get another paternity test done? Why?”

The Howards were dumbfounded.

Clarice was puzzled. “Wasn’t one done already?”

Hailey was stunned and she immediately smiled with joy.

‘I know! It must be that Jordan has already found out about Lauren’s affair with another man so he suspects that the previous paternity test report was falsified! It turns out that Lauren is not a good woman either! I have a chance again!’

When Chloe heard that they were going to go to the paternity test center again, she frantically let go of Jordan’s hand.

“No, Daddy, I don’t like going to that place. I don’t want to go.”

Lauren asked, “Honey, what happened? Can you tell me?”

Jordan didn’t want to question Lauren to her face. “I don’t want to embarrass you in front of your family. Let’s talk when we get home!”

As he said that, he walked out of the villa while Lauren carried Chloe.

In the living room, the rest of the Howards were all confused.

Clarice asked, “What’s going on here? Should we follow and take a look?”

Jordan quickly drove home with Lauren.

Upon arriving home, Lauren handed Chloe to Felicia before returning to the bedroom with Jordan. She could tell that Jordan was furious so she took the initiative to hold his hand.

She asked softly, “Honey, what exactly happened?”

Jordan shook off Lauren’s hand and asked, “Lauren, tell me honestly, is Chloe my child or not?”

His question made Lauren dumbfounded.

Lauren said, “Of course Chloe is your child, you’re the only man I’ve slept with in this lifetime…”

“That’s enough!” Jordan suddenly thundered. “Stop saying that I am your only man and that I’m the only person you’re in love with. I don’t want to hear these lies from you anymore!”

Lauren was dumbfounded. Only then did she realize that Jordan was doubting her loyalty!

Chapter 418

The expression on Lauren’s face was filled with confusion.

“Hubby, why do you think I lied to you? You’re the person I love the most. Everything that I say to you, I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I’ve never lied to you.”

Looking at the sincere expression on Lauren’s face, he humphed coldly before taking out the photos that he had taken from Matt’s home.

He initially wanted to smash those photos onto Lauren’s face. Jordan would have definitely done so if it were Hailey.

However, for some reason, Jordan couldn’t bear to do it to Lauren. He couldn’t bear to go so overboard with Lauren, perhaps because Lauren was usually so gentle and nice to him.

She was completely unlike Hailey, who often gave Jordan the cold shoulder or got physical with him when he was penniless.

‘What a perfect and flawless face.’

Jordan looked at Lauren’s ravishingly beautiful place and couldn’t help but feel a rush of emotions overwhelm him.

Not only was her face flawless but also her acting.

Despite Jordan’s profound ability to read people, he couldn’t even tell that Lauren was acting at this moment.

Hence, he took the photos out and placed them on the bedside table.

He exclaimed, “Take a look yourself!”

After putting them down, Jordan turned around.

Lauren picked up the photos and when she saw the one on top, which was a photo of her and Matt together, she finally understood why Jordan was so furious.

Lauren hurriedly explained, “Honey, you’ve misunderstood. This photo doesn’t mean anything. Dr. Gale and I had this photo taken when he brought me to the Grand Canyon because I wanted to take a breather after one of our treatment sessions two years ago.

“We didn’t go alone, Felicia tagged along too. She’s the one who took this photo. Felicia brought food that day, and after we visited the Grand Canyon, we didn’t even have a meal together. You can ask Felicia about it.”

Lauren felt a little puzzled after explaining. She thought that Jordan should be more open-minded.

‘Why would he get jealous about a photo of a friend and me at the Grand Canyon?’ novelbin

After thinking about it carefully, she thought that it was understandable for him to be suspicious since he had been hurt by Hailey before.

Jordan turned around and said indifferently, “I’m not referring to this photo. Continue looking at the rest.”

“There’s more?”

Lauren couldn’t help but be bewildered because she remembered taking only one photo with Matt!

She curiously flipped the following photos, only to have her pupils dilate immediately after seeing the photos.

“What… What are these photos? Who is this woman?” Lauren asked in shock, finding those photos to be really unsightly.

Jordan humphed coldly and asked, “These are photos I found in Matt Gale’s home. They were placed together with the photo of you and him. Who do you think the woman in those photos is?”

Lauren immediately replied, “No, Hubby, it’s definitely not me! I swear I have never engaged in any intimate behavior with any other man except you!”

Jordan sighed without losing his temper. Instead, he remained calm. After all, Jordan felt he didn’t have the right to lose his temper either because it happened before they got married.

If this had happened while they were married, Jordan would have questioned her furiously.

Jordan said softly, “Lauren, I’ve been married before and it doesn’t matter to me how many men you’ve had before we got married. Matt is a very outstanding doctor and it’d be normal if you had dated him before. You don’t have to deny it.

“But I don’t want you to deceive me because once you do, I won’t trust you ever again. I don’t know whether I should believe what you say or not.”

Jordan’s tone was calm while Lauren became extremely agitated.

“Jordan, I swear, I really didn’t cheat on you! You’re the only person I’ve ever loved in this lifetime! If I did, there’s no way I wouldn’t dare to admit it.”

Jordan asked, “Are you trying to say that Matt did it without your knowledge while you were being hypnotized?”

Lauren shook her head and said, “No, Dr. Gale is not that kind of person. He’s a decent man who wouldn’t do such a thing.”

Jordan was furious to see Lauren defending Matt. There was definitely something wrong with the man. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have hidden those photos in the bedside cabinet!

At this moment, Salvatore knocked on the door and walked in. “Mr. Jordan, Matt Gale is here.”

Matt was still wearing a white lab coat. It didn’t take Salvatore much effort to bring him over. The reason being, as soon as Matt heard that it was Jordan who wanted to see him, he immediately came over very cooperatively.

Salvatore closed the door again after Jordan entered.

Matt smiled and asked, “Jordan, Miss Howard, why were you guys looking for me? Did something happen?”

Jordan said, “Dr. Gale, please explain what these photos that you hid in the secret compartment of the headboard of your bed are.”

Matt’s expression suddenly changed. The first photo he saw was also that of him and Lauren at the Grand Canyon.

“How did you know that I have those photos in my bedside cabinet? You went to my place, didn’t you?” Matt questioned Jordan.

Jordan nodded and said, “I just came back from your place. You can file a police report against me for trespassing but before that, you’d better explain things clearly to me.”

Matt seemed embarrassed as he lowered his head awkwardly.

After a long time, he finally said, “Alright, I admit that I’ve always had a crush on Miss Howard!”

Jordan immediately clenched his fists. ‘You bastard, you finally admit that you are a hypocrite!’

Lauren was shocked too. She immediately lost control of her emotions and started punching Matt.

“Why!? Why did you do those things to me? I trusted you so much, why did you do that to me!?”

Lauren was crying while hitting him. She couldn’t accept the fact that she had been taken advantage of by another man without her knowledge!

Matt was confused. “Miss Howard, what are you saying? What did I do to you? I only have a crush on you. I’ve never dared to confess to you or do anything to you!”

Jordan said angrily, “Now that it’s come to this, you still have the guts to argue? You had such a great opportunity after she was hypnotized. Would you have let it go?”

Lauren threw the photos at Matt. “What are these photos!?!”

Matt crouched on the ground and picked up the unsightly photos one by one, only to be shocked.

“Where did these photos come from? I haven’t seen these photos at all!”

Jordan couldn’t help but kick Matt to the ground. “These are the things I found from your bedside cabinet! Do you dare to say that you haven’t seen them before?”

Matt was shocked.. “Impossible! I only have a photo with Miss Howard in my bedside cabinet. There are no other photos! Besides, the couple in the photo are definitely not me and Miss Howard! I didn’t take such indecent photos!”

Chapter 419

To think that Matt actually denied it.

Well of course he wouldn’t dare to admit it! Once he admitted that he had taken advantage of Lauren when she was hypnotized…

Not to mention that Jordan wouldn’t spare him, even Brad would get him crippled if he were to find out! Hence, in order to protect himself, he could only vehemently deny everything.

Staring at him from above, Jordan questioned, “You said that except for that photo, all the other photos weren’t placed in there by you. Are you trying to say that before I went to your house, someone deliberately put those photos in the secret compartment in the headboard of your bed?”

Matt was still crouched on the ground and said with an agitated expression, “Yes! If you didn’t slander me, someone else must have done so to smear me!”

“Although that secret compartment is in the bed where I sleep every day, a long panel has to be broken for me to reach the contents in it. To be honest, it’s been at least a year since I’ve lifted that long panel to see what’s inside, and I don’t even know when those photos came about.”

Matt was a doctor who was busy at work every day and would go to sleep as soon as he got home. He didn’t have the time to think about anything else.

Besides, if he wanted to see the photos, he could have stored them in his phone. There was no need for him to open the long panel to take a look at the printed copies.

Hence, his statement was believable and logical.

To be honest, Jordan also felt that Matt did not seem to be lying! If Matt was a lecherous man who was bent on getting intimate with Lauren, he didn’t have to make Lauren fall in love with Jordan through consciousness manipulation.

By doing so, wouldn’t he never have a chance to be with Lauren?

One was a noble act while the other was lewd and unpleasant. It was unlikely that these contradictory acts were done by the same person.

“No… No…”

Jordan suddenly secretly thought that something was amiss and he immediately started pondering again, suspecting that he had fallen into someone’s trap. ‘If what Matt said is true, then someone must have gone to his house to place those photos in the secret compartment of the headboard of his bed.’

“The person who investigated Matt before I did…”

Wasn’t that Jesse?

Jesse once admitted to Jordan that he had investigated Lauren. Since he had investigated Lauren, he must have found out about Matt who was close to her. That was to say, Jesse’s subordinates must have gone to Matt’s home before!

Regarding the extraction of fingerprints, the children of the Steeles were all aware of that method because they were taught to do it by the same teacher.

Since Jordan could enter Matt’s home, Jesse and Jamie must have been able to do so as well.

‘However, Jesse has no reason to harm me. Jesse’s henchmen may have also been cheated! Maybe someone went to Matt’s house before Jesse even did. In fact, that person may have deliberately put these photos in Matt’s house in advance, so that Jesse would misunderstand!

‘Who exactly is that person!?!’

Jordan immediately thought of countless possibilities. However, the greatest possibility at the moment was that Matt was lying.

“Salvatore!”

“Yes!”

Jordan called Salvatore in.

Jordan said, “Bring Matt to a hotel. Let him out only when he decides to tell the truth.’

Salvatore glanced at Matt and said, “Dr. Gale, please. On the account that you were quite cooperative when you came, I will not be rough with you.”

Matt got up angrily and said, “Jordan, I do fancy Miss Lauren but which man wouldn’t like a beautiful and noble woman like her? Although the Gales are not worthy of the Howards, our family’s descendants have been doctors for three generations and have been most concerned about medical ethics and reputation all their lives! Even if I die, I would never do such a lewd thing!”

After saying that, Matt left with Salvatore.

Only Jordan and Lauren were left in the room.

In the past few days, there would be continuous laughter whenever the two of them were in their matrimonial room. No one expected that less than a week after their new marriage, the two would end up in such a situation today.

“I will take Chloe with me to get another paternity test done.”

Lauren’s eyes were filled with tears. “Chloe is really your daughter. I didn’t falsify the previous test report, I swear.”

In response, Jordan said, “I’m sorry, I no longer dare to trust anyone now. It’s better to let the data and the report speak for themselves. However, even if Chloe doesn’t belong to me but Matt, I will still treat her as if she is my biological daughter.

“During this period, I’ve already completely developed a paternal love for Chloe. She’s cute, pretty, talented and stubborn. Especially since she suffered so much at the Hanks’ place for my sake… No matter what, I will treat Chloe as my daughter, don’t worry about that.”

After saying that, Jordan got ready to leave.

At this point, Jordan could no longer continue staying here and sharing the same bed as Lauren.

“Jordan, don’t go…”

Lauren pulled Jordan’s fingers with her slender hand.

However, Jordan shook her off and walked away very resolutely.

After that, Jordan walked towards Chloe.

Chloe was still a child of a tender age who wasn’t clear about what had happened.

She said to Jordan innocently, “Daddy, I don’t want to go to that paternity test center anymore. The people there are so mean. I don’t like it there!”

The last time the two of them took Chloe there, someone said extremely callous things to her and Lauren. Hence, it was no surprise that Chloe was very repulsed by the idea of going there.

Crouching down, Jordan pinched Chloe’s cute little cheeks.

“Okay, let’s not go there. We’ll go to Six Flags, okay?”

Chloe asked, “Is that fun?”

Jordan nodded and said, “Of course. It’s a place for princesses like you to have fun. There are lots of other kids there too. It’s fun and there’ll be a lot of food.”

Chloe jumped up immediately and exclaimed, “Yes, yes, I want to go!”

Jordan didn’t want to go to the paternity test center in DC because the Howards held too much power here. If anything, he had greater trust in the one in New York that he had been to before and had complete faith in Professor Gunn. novelbin

Soon, Jordan booked a flight and brought Chloe to the paternity test center in New York where he met Professor Gunn again.

“Professor Gunn.”

“Mr. Steele, it’s been a while.”

Professor Gunn took a look at Jordan and the little girl beside him. He couldn’t help but say, “Ah, I really hoped you would never have to find me again.”

“You are the person I trust the most, and I want to get the results in the shortest time possible,” said Jordan.

Professor Gunn nodded and said, “I’ll give you an outcome in three days!”

Chapter 420

That afternoon, Jordan brought Chloe to Six Flags after leaving the paternity test center.

They rode the roller coasters and cruised through the fairytale world. Not only that, they played the Bugs Bunny ride and Bugaboo ride. Chloe also had several photos taken in the Alice In Wonderland attraction. Finally, at night, Chloe rode on Jordan’s shoulders and watched the brilliant fireworks show.

It was the best time she had ever had, and the only unfortunate thing was that her mother didn’t tag along.

The following day at noon, Jordan took Chloe back to DC. They initially wanted to play in New York City for two more days, but Lauren did not agree.

Seeing that they were having fun at Disneyland, Lauren was green with envy.

Jordan did not continue staying in Lauren’s place after sending Chloe home. Instead, he checked into a room in the Hilton hotel.

Before the results of the paternity test came out and before figuring out the true relationship between Lauren and Matt, Jordan would not sleep with her again.

On the same night, Jordan was watching TV in the hotel room when someone suddenly knocked on the doorbell.

Salvatore walked in with Hailey following behind.

Salvatore whispered, “Mr. Jordan, Miss Hailey is here to see you.”

Jordan shifted his gaze over when he heard that it was Hailey who arrived. He saw that Hailey was all dolled up and her appearance was still the one that he was familiar with.

However, Jordan was displeased. “Who told you to bring her here?”

Salvatore was put in a difficult position. Of course, he knew that Jordan didn’t want to see Hailey but Hailey often used her son as a bargaining chip.

She said that Jordan’s son would definitely inherit the Steeles’ business empire in the future and no matter what, Salvatore couldn’t disregard Jordan’s son since he was just a henchman.

Jordan had also guessed so. Hailey was often very resourceful!

“Okay, you may leave.”

Jordan didn’t blame Salvatore either. After Salvatore left, Hailey took the initiative to walk towards Jordan and sat on the couch.

“Are you here to make fun of me?”

Hailey said softly, “Jordan, why do you miss me so much? I’ve been worried about you since I found out about you. This time, I came here specifically to comfort and console you.”

Jordan said sneeringly, “Thank you, I don’t need your comfort.”

Hailey sighed. “In fact, I could tell early on that Lauren was not a good woman. She deliberately behaved like she was high and mighty and pretended to be innocent and magnanimous. Actually, it was all an act that she put up to deceive you!

“Women know other women best. I heard that you took Chloe to the test center to get another paternity test done, huh? Hah, this kid definitely doesn’t belong to you. I can tell at a glance because the look in her eyes is different from yours. Lauren Howard has gone overboard. How could she deceive you and betray you like this!?!”

As soon as Hailey came forth, she started criticizing Lauren.

However, Jordan spoke up for Lauren. “Who are you to say that about her? Even if she really is like what you said, you’re not fit to say that about her! You betrayed me and cheated on me earlier than she did. The fact that she isn’t a good woman doesn’t make you one either.”

Hailey was rendered speechless.

“Why must you bring up the past again? Wouldn’t it be good to just let bygones be bygones?”

Let bygones be bygones? Jordan humphed coldly and rolled his eyes at Hailey.

Hailey continued, “Jordan, are you going to divorce Lauren?”

“I might,” Jordan answered.

Hailey thought that if Jordan and Lauren were to get a divorce and Victoria’s whereabouts were still unknown, she would probably have a chance at getting back together with him. She knew that the three of them were the women who occupied Jordan’s heart.

Hailey’s cousin, Elle, was pretty and had a good figure. Besides, the three of them were young and liked taking the initiative to offer themselves to Jordan.

However, they still couldn’t win Jordan’s heart. novelbin

Since Hailey was the woman Jordan loved the most in the past, she was convinced that she definitely had a chance to be with Jordan in the future.

Hailey suddenly said, “When you divorce her, remember to take the most expensive necklace in the world and that pair of bi-colored earrings that you gave her. You can’t let her keep such a precious and pretty thing!”

Jordan could tell what Hailey was saying. “After I take the necklace and earrings back, should I give them to you then?”

Hailey immediately became excited. “Yes, yes! I love the necklace and earrings. They’re so beautiful! I’ll be even more beautiful than Lauren when I wear that necklace and earrings! Thank you, Jordan! You’re the best to me!”

As Hailey spoke, she took the initiative to wrap her arms around one of Jordan’s arms before tilting her head to the side.

Jordan was speechless for a while. He soon reached his left hand out and gently rubbed Hailey’s soft and smooth hair before pushing her away.

“Hailey Camden, are you delusional? Even if I take that jewelry back, I would never give them to you! You’re still sleeping with Brad, and you want things from me?”

Hailey said, “Didn’t you also say that Brad would never marry me? I can break up with him anytime!”

Jordan wanted to curse his heart out.

‘Anytime? Am I the kind of man that you can love and be together with as and when you please?’ Hah, you’ll leave him if I give you the most expensive jewelry in the world. If I don’t, you’ll continue to be with him. Aren’t you treating me as a backup!?!’

Jordan suddenly recalled the moment Hailey chased after Jordan right after she agreed to Tyler’s marriage proposal at the superstar’s concert last year.

She chased him out just to tell Jordan not to give up liking her and that they could be together again in a few years.

At that time, Hailey treated Jordan as a backup lover!

Jordan snapped furiously, “Wake up! Even if I were to give the necklace and earrings to Jenny, I would never give them to you!”

“What? You’re going to give the necklace and earrings to that wretch, Elle?”

Hailey immediately flew into a rage. “Jordan, I came to comfort you with good intentions, but you didn’t even appreciate it. Instead, you’re using my cousin to humiliate me.

“Anyway, after you and Lauren get a divorce, you must give me either the necklace or the earrings. Even if you give me only one side of the earrings, I must have one of them!”

Jordan questioned, “Why do you think you deserve it?”

“Because I gave birth to your son! I am entitled to it!”

After saying that, Hailey stormed off in a rage.

Staring at Hailey’s back, Jordan couldn’t help but shake his head.

‘Hailey… is really horrible in comparison. Even if Lauren lied to me too, her attitude towards me is a hundred times better than Hailey’s! I will never give the most beautiful jewelry in the world to a selfish, arrogant woman like you!”

…

Just like that, another two days passed.

Professor Gunn had promised to give the result in three days.

Indeed, Professor Gunn called Jordan!