The Abandoned Husband Dominates Chapter 451-460

Chapter 451

Not too long after, the private plane landed on the tarmac of the international airport in DC. Surprisingly, there were hundreds of soldiers holding weapons and standing around the plane to protect it.

All the Howards arrived at the airport.

Martin personally came to the airport to receive Jordan together with all his children and grandchildren, including Brad who was in a wheelchair.

Russell was the first to get off the plane, and as soon as he stepped off the plane, he saw the uniformed soldiers who were armed with weapons. He was in awe and fear of Martin’s strength.

Russell quickly ran to Martin and explained in panic, “Mr. Howard Sr. this is all my fault. I failed to protect your grandson-in-law well. I didn’t know that someone was trying to harm him. I didn’t expect that someone would dare to harm your grandson-in-law. Besides, Jordan was also protected by the

people around him, so it should be fine.”

Russell flew from Houston to show Martin that what happened to Jordan had nothing to do with him.

Jordan was now the son-in-law of the Howards. Although Russell’s relationship with Martin was established earlier, one was his family member and the other was a vassal relationship. Russell couldn’t compare to Jordan at all.

Martin looked at Russell with an indifferent expression. He too was enraged to learn that Jordan had gone blind!

Last night, Lauren just told Martin that Jordan’s grandfather told him that he had successfully completed his business trial and was going to take her to England.

After receiving the news, Martin was so agitated that he didn’t sleep all night! Finally, he could learn the secrets of the Steeles, and hence, urged Lauren to go to England this time to find out the Steeles’ secret.

However, he actually heard that Jordan had gone blind!

Russell was worried that Martin would blame him for this matter but Martin was also worried that the Howards would be implicated by this matter!

The US was Martin’s territory and now that Charleston’s grandson had gone blind here, how could he explain it to Charleston!?!

Throwing Russell a cold look, Martin asked, “Have you checked? Who drugged him?”

Russell said, “I’m already investigating but there were too many people at the celebration yesterday. There were hundreds of bosses and we will need some time.”

At this moment, Salvatore helped Jordan walk down the gangway.

Jordan was wearing sunglasses. It seemed that he didn’t want others to see that he was blind.

On the other hand, Lauren scurried forward to hold Jordan’s hand. “Jordan, what happened to you? Have you gone blind? Don’t scare me…” Lauren was crying as she spoke.

Martin also hurriedly went over and held Jordan’s other hand. “Jordan, don’t worry, I have found the best ophthalmologist in all of the US. T’ll definitely cure you!”

Jordan nodded.

Their first destination was the hospital. After some meticulous examination of the precise instruments, the Howards arrived at Professor Willis’s office.

“Professor Willis, how are Jordan’s eyes? Can they be cured?” Martin asked impatiently.

Professor Willis shook his head and said, “There is no damage to the patient’s eyes. After the comprehensive analysis of the physical examinations done at Houston Hospital and done by us, we’ve discovered that it’s because the wine he drank last night was spiked. Based on my understanding, no drug will

cause blindness.”

Stefan chimed in from the side, “Could it be methanol poisoning?”

Professor Willis said, “Methanol does cause damage to the optic nerve, followed by double vision. Once he goes blind, he can never be cured again. I remember that in the eighties, there were people who sold methanol as industrial wood alcohol at high prices. It was then diluted into white wine, which

caused many to go blind or even die.

“But if Mr. Steele was drinking methanol, it’s impossible that he would have gone blind without any other reaction. In addition, if it was methanol poisoning, you would also suffer from a headache, weakness, blurry consciousness, and even death. But Mr. Steele has none of these symptoms. All he

suffered is optic damage. I suspect that someone has secretly developed a drug that can be used to target one’s nerves and result in blindness!”

Martin and the others began to get anxious. Who is so vicious as to invent such a drug!?!

“Is there no other solution?”

Professor Willis shook his head and said, “We didn’t find this special drug in Mr. Steele’s body, and it seems that there is no problem with his health either. However, he still can’t see anything clearly.”

“Tm sorry, Mr. Howard Sr., I’m afraid Mr. Steele…”

Martin flew into a rage immediately, “I don’t want to hear you saying things like you can’t cure them! You must cure Jordan’s eyes!”

Professor Willis lowered his head and said, “I will do my best.”

At ten o’clock at night, Jordan was lying on the bed in the hospital ward because he had to be hospitalized for further examination.

By now, Jordan’s vision had completely recovered but he had to cooperate with the hospital to get those treatments and examinations done.

It was because he wanted to find the real culprit behind this farce!

At this moment, Lauren was still in the ward and holding his hand to give him a sense of security. Jordan could tell that Lauren had already burst into tears.

Just now, Jordan had been telling Lauren to go home and rest but she refused to do so and even said that she wouldn’t leave his side from now onwards.

‘When the ward was empty, Jordan suddenly looked at the teary-eyed Lauren while stroking her hair.

“Fool, look at you crying. Your eyes are already swollen and if you had to be ranked now, I doubt you’d make it to the top ten.”

Lauren suddenly raised her head and said with a look of bewilderment, “Honey, how did you know that I… You…”

Lauren was just about to speak when Jordan pressed his lips against hers accurately.

“shhh.” Jordan gestured at Lauren and said, “Lauren, actually my eyes recovered this morning.”

Lauren hurriedly punched Jordan jokingly. “Why didn’t you tell me, you jerk! You made me worry about you all day!”

Jordan said, “T still don’t know who did this to me, I have to find the culprit. Since this person harmed me once, he will harm me a second time. I will continue pretending to be blind because then it’ll be easier for him to attack me. So Lauren, dont tell your family about this yet.”

Lauren nodded in understanding.

Reaching out, Jordan gently stroked the teardrops on Lauren’s delicate face and said, “Honey, go home and sleep.”

Knowing that Jordan was fine, Lauren was finally willing to leave the hospital.

An hour after Lauren left, Brad entered on a wheelchair. The lights of the ward were turned on again, and Jordan laid still on the bed without waking up.

“Jordan!”

Brad called out to Jordan.

Jordan ignored him but tured over.

‘When Brad saw that Jordan was not sleeping, he said, “Jordan, you must think that I drugged you, right?”

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Of course, Jordan would think that Brad had drugged him! He was the one who had the most reason to do so to Jordan, and also the one with the greatest capability of doing it!

Jordan had ruined Brad’s leg and crippled him, so it would be no surprise that Brad bore a grudge against him and drugged his drink to make him blind!

‘That was definitely something Brad could do!

Previously, Jordan had never provoked Brad at all. The only reason he slept with Jordan’s wife was to take revenge for his sister, Lauren.

Now, it was his turn to be humiliated. Brad was the scion of a top family in DC. How could he just put up with it!?!

Hence, Brad was currently one of Jordan’s prime suspects!

However, Jordan continued to lie in bed and pretended to sleep, though Brad could already tell that he wasn’t asleep at all.

He wanted to know the reason for Brad’s visit!

Pressing the knob of his electric wheelchair, Brad moved forward again. At Brad’s request, the wheelchair could not only move on its own, but it also had many functionalities. Brad could easily go up and down the stairs without any problems.

Brad said, “Frankly speaking, I was really happy when I found out that you got drugged and became blind! I thought to myself that this bastard has finally become disabled like me! You f**king deserve it!”

Jordan’s right hand, which was hidden in the white quilt, was clenched into a fist!

“This beast Brad Howard. If he’s really the one who caused me to end up in such a plight, I’ll definitely finish him off tonight!”

However, Brad continued.

“After you hurt my leg and left me crippled, I did think about taking revenge on you, and I also thought about breaking your leg or making you go blind, become deaf and dumb or something. I’ve indeed thought about that!

“However, I didn’t do that!

“One of the reasons was because Grandfather told me not to mess around. On the other hand, because of my sister! I know my sister loves you very much and has lived blissfully after marrying you. I’ve never seen her so happy all these years.

“So, I said to myself that I would take it that I owe you this leg of mine because I seduced Hailey Camden! I’ll admit it! I will never cause you to go blind, not because I don’t dare to but because I don’t want to make my sister sad! Whether you believe it or not, this matter has nothing to do with me anyway.

It’s not my doing. If it was my doing, I wouldn’t be afraid to admit it!”

Jordan slowly unclenched his fist.

He thought that Brad came over to show him that he was the culprit and that he was trying to take revenge against him for shooting him in the leg.

Since this was the Howards’ territory, and Jordan was supposed to be blind. Jordan could not do anything to Brad even if he were to uncover anything.

However, he didn’t expect Brad to come on purpose to clarify that he was innocent.

Given Brad’s aloof and arrogant character, he could have stayed out of it if he chose not to do so. There was no need to take the initiative to clarify to Jordan.

Brad added, “I came over here specifically to explain this to you, not because I have a guilty conscience, and not because I’m afraid you’ll suspect me and take revenge against me. I just don’t want you to suspect me and thus affect your relationship with my sister. It’s that simple!”

Brad and Lauren were close siblings. He was willing to offend Jordan, and likewise, he was also willing to lower his pride to explain himself for Lauren’s sake.

Seeing that Jordan was still silent, Brad turned his wheelchair around and said before leaving, “T!l find out who drugged you and take revenge for you. You’d better recover quickly. Just to remind you, if your eyes can’t be cured, I definitely won’t let my sister stay with a blind man for the rest of her life.”

After saying that, Brad left on his own.

After Brad left, Jordan pondered Brad’s words.

After carefully analyzing it, Jordan secretly thought to himself.

‘Although Brad has a reason to do that, he doesn’t seem like the type who would be scared to own up to his actions. Seems like he’s not the one who harmed me this time. But that doesn’t mean that this matter has nothing to do with him. His mother, Marissa, could have been the one!”

‘Of course, the most likely candidate now is Jamie!”

Aweek later.

Jordan had undergone treatment in the hospital for a week but his vision still hadn’t recovered.

Of course, the truth was that Jordan had long recovered and he just kept saying that he couldn’t see anything.

Jordan did not want to stay in the hospital all the time and requested to be discharged, so Martin proceeded to help Jordan make the arrangements.

He didn’t tell Jordan to go back to Lauren’s home and instead asked the both of them to live in his mansion because it was safer. He was worried that harm would come to Jordan again.

That night, Jordan went back to his room and pretended to listen to a song on his own with headphones. While it looked like he was listening to music, in fact, he was listening to Lauren’s mother, Marissa.

Marissa happened to have come over for a meal today too so Jordan had stealthily attached a listening device to Marissa’s trousers.

This week, he sent people to inquire about the movements of Cayden, Tyler, Leonard, and the others but they had yet to find anything suspicious.

Marissa had been mad at Jordan for injuring her son. As the saying went, women were always the most vicious ones. Besides, Jordan was certain that this woman could do anything for her son!

Hence, Jordan chose to eavesdrop on her with a listening device!

By ten at night, Marissa came to Martin’s study.

Jordan concentrated on listening to the conversation between the two through the headphones.

Inside the study, Marissa, who had the aura of a noblewoman, looked at Martin as she spoke.

“Dad, Jordan’s eyes are probably not going to get better. Even the best doctors in the country can’t do anything. I’m afraid he’ll remain blind for the rest of his life. I think we need to reconsider Jordan and Lauren’s marriage. I can’t let my daughter serve a blind husband for the rest of her life!”

“My daughter is so outstanding, Jordan is no longer good enough for her! I demand that Lauren and Jordan be divorced and we find her a new husband.”

Hearing this, Jordan couldn’t help but be enraged.

Since he married Lauren, Marissa had been looking down on him. Now that she learned that Jordan had become blind, she even demanded to replace him as Lauren’s husband! novelbin

However, Martin said, “Marissa, I understand how you feel but do you know how important Jordan is to our family?”

Marissa said, “I know, the reason you chose Jordan is because of the Steeles’ power abroad and their family’s secrets.”

“But as you’ve seen, Jordan is now blind and the Steeles didn’t even send anyone over.. Couldn’t they have even sent a doctor!?! I bet the Steeles have given Jordan Steele up!”

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‘The bespectacled Marissa looked more charming than your usual ordinary middle-aged woman. As she analyzed those photos, she was full of energy and when she smiled looked exactly like her daughter, Lauren.

Marissa asked with a smile, “Do you know Cayden?”

Lauren nodded. “He’s Hailey’s ex-husband, so of course I know him. Besides, we met once in New York.”

Previously, the four rich young masters of New York, led by Cayden, had pursued Lauren as if she was prey. Cayden had also been to Lauren’s Café Nostalgia once and met her there.

Of course, Cayden did not dare to pursue her then. He merely greeted her politely.

By that time, he had found out that Lauren was the granddaughter of the Howard family and did not dare to offend her. novelbin

Of course, Marissa already had a clear picture of Cayden’s situation. She said to Lauren, “Yes, Cayden did marry Jordan’s ex-wife. However, I heard that when Hailey married Cayden, she was already pregnant. They got divorced less than a year after they got married. I don’t think they shared the same bed

much that year. Actually, Cayden is as good as never been married.”

Lauren didn’t comment. What did Cayden’s marriage have to do with her?

Reaching out, Marissa reached out and tapped on another picture of a boy. “Look at this boy. This is Matthew from the Manning family in Houston. He’s only 21 years old and still in university.”

Lauren took a look at the photo. Matthew wore glasses and looked very obedient. He was also very young.

Marissa scrolled through the photos again and said, “And this one. The son of the richest man in Orlando, Henry. He is only 23 years old. I heard that he’s an all-around genius. There’s nothing he doesn’t know.”

Lauren took a look. This Henry looked a little strange and appeared very conceited. The confusion was evident on her face.

“Mom, why are you showing me these photos?”

Marissa said, “I plan to invite these young talents to your grandfather’s birthday banquet. When the time comes, pay more attention to them at the birthday banquet. Choose one of them to be your next husband.”

Her next husband?!

Lauren was instantly incensed. She slammed the iPad on the table.

“Mom, what are you saying? What do you mean by my next husband? Who says I want to change husbands?!”

Marissa put on a stern expression. “Jordan is blind. What’s the use of having a husband like him? Do you want to take care of that blind man forever? Do you want to be his caretaker forever?”

‘The words made Lauren see red and her eyes flashed in anger. “Jordan has only lost his sight. Medicine is so advanced now. It’s not like he can’t be cured. Why are you so certain of his fate? How can you be sure he will never recover?”

Marissa retorted. “You’re so naive. Even the best ophthalmologist in the country can’t cure him. Who else would be able to? Besides, the doctor also said that this disease will only get worse with time. It has to be treated as soon as possible. I don’t think he can recover in this lifetime.”

Lauren knew that Jordan was actually fine, but he had told her not to tell her family. So she couldn’t tell her mother the truth. She could only say, “Even if he is blind for the rest of his life, I won’t separate from him. I want to be his eyes for the rest of my life!”

Jordan could not help feeling a warmth in his heart when he heard that.

“Lauren…”

In this materialistic era, your wife might leave you if you didn’t earn as much money as before, let alone if you became disabled. If Jordan really lost his sight, 99% of women would choose to divorce him and find another man.

Of course, many men, including Jordan, would not want to burden their young wife for the rest of their lives if something like that happened to them.

After all, they had a strong sense of pride and dignity. More often than not, they would choose to leave and let their wives find another partner to start a new life.

Jordan was extremely touched by Lauren’s words, but Marissa was furious.

Smack!

Marissa slapped Lauren’s beautiful face. “How did I give birth to such a useless and stupid daughter! I’ve put in so much effort to raise you for more than 20 years, but in the end, you just want to become a nanny for a disabled man!

“Atrocious!”

Jordan clenched his fists. His heart ached for Lauren when he heard the loud slap.

Although Marissa was his mother-in-law and he should not be disrespectful to her, Jordan really wanted to slap her to vent his anger!

Jordan could forgive Marissa for hitting him earlier. But now, Marissa had slapped Lauren because of something like this. Lauren was not in the wrong!

Covering her swelling cheek, Lauren looked like she was about to cry as she asked, “Mom, why are you so eager to separate me from Jordan and find me a new partner? Did you have something to do with Jordan’s incident?”

Jordan pricked up his ears when he heard that Lauren suspected her mother. He also felt that Marissa had an ulterior motive. Moreover, she had always hated Jordan and often clashed against him.

Marissa went into a rage. “That’s right. I was the one who poisoned Jordan’s eyes! I wanted him to become blind and useless. I wanted to kick him out of my house! I don’t want to see this inhumane man all day. I won’t forgive him for crippling my son!”

Jordan was shocked. “Marissa was the one who did this?”

Lauren asked in shock, “It was you? Why would you do such a thing? I hate you! I won’t acknowledge you as my mother anymore!”

“You unfilial daughter. Do you want to sever ties with me because of that trash? How dare you!”

Marissa remained unyielding and non-apologetic.

Meanwhile, Lauren had already run out crying.

Jordan was confused at that moment.

Marissa had admitted that she was the one who had poisoned Jordan and had blurted it out herself. But perhaps she had made that claim out of anger and it might not be true.

Poisoning someone was not a small matter. Even if Marissa did it, there was no reason for her to admit it to Lauren and let her daughter hate her. After all, she knew how much her daughter loved Jordan. If she admitted it, wouldn’t Lauren hate her for the rest of her life?

However, Marissa did look like she was capable of committing such a crime.

“Was it really Marissa?”

Perhaps he had to interrogate his mother-in-law!

Jordan took out his mysterious medicine box again. Not only was there medicine for saving lives, but there was also medicine for harming others.

One of them was a red pill. After eating it, one would become delirious, dizzy and incoherent. Anyone who took this pill would subconsciously answer truthfully to any questions.

After waking up, she wouldn’t even realize what she had said!

It was perfect.

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‘The bespectacled Marissa looked more charming than your usual ordinary middle-aged woman. As she analyzed those photos, she was full of energy and when she smiled looked exactly like her daughter, Lauren.

Marissa asked with a smile, “Do you know Cayden?”

Lauren nodded. “He’s Hailey’s ex-husband, so of course I know him. Besides, we met once in New York.”

Previously, the four rich young masters of New York, led by Cayden, had pursued Lauren as if she was prey. Cayden had also been to Lauren’s Café Nostalgia once and met her there.

Of course, Cayden did not dare to pursue her then. He merely greeted her politely.

By that time, he had found out that Lauren was the granddaughter of the Howard family and did not dare to offend her.

Of course, Marissa already had a clear picture of Cayden’s situation. She said to Lauren, “Yes, Cayden did marry Jordan’s ex-wife. However, I heard that when Hailey married Cayden, she was already pregnant. They got divorced less than a year after they got married. I don’t think they shared the same bed

much that year. Actually, Cayden is as good as never been married.”

Lauren didn’t comment. What did Cayden’s marriage have to do with her?

Reaching out, Marissa reached out and tapped on another picture of a boy. “Look at this boy. This is Matthew from the Manning family in Houston. He’s only 21 years old and still in university.”

Lauren took a look at the photo. Matthew wore glasses and looked very obedient. He was also very young.

Marissa scrolled through the photos again and said, “And this one. The son of the richest man in Orlando, Henry. He is only 23 years old. I heard that he’s an all-around genius. There’s nothing he doesn’t know.”

Lauren took a look. This Henry looked a little strange and appeared very conceited. The confusion was evident on her face.

“Mom, why are you showing me these photos?”

Marissa said, “I plan to invite these young talents to your grandfather’s birthday banquet. When the time comes, pay more attention to them at the birthday banquet. Choose one of them to be your next husband.”

Her next husband?!

Lauren was instantly incensed. She slammed the iPad on the table.

“Mom, what are you saying? What do you mean by my next husband? Who says I want to change husbands?!”

Marissa put on a stern expression. “Jordan is blind. What’s the use of having a husband like him? Do you want to take care of that blind man forever? Do you want to be his caretaker forever?”

‘The words made Lauren see red and her eyes flashed in anger. “Jordan has only lost his sight. Medicine is so advanced now. It’s not like he can’t be cured. Why are you so certain of his fate? How can you be sure he will never recover?”

Marissa retorted. “You’re so naive. Even the best ophthalmologist in the country can’t cure him. Who else would be able to? Besides, the doctor also said that this disease will only get worse with time. It has to be treated as soon as possible. I don’t think he can recover in this lifetime.”

Lauren knew that Jordan was actually fine, but he had told her not to tell her family. So she couldn’t tell her mother the truth. She could only say, “Even if he is blind for the rest of his life, I won’t separate from him. I want to be his eyes for the rest of my life!”

Jordan could not help feeling a warmth in his heart when he heard that.

“Lauren…”

In this materialistic era, your wife might leave you if you didn’t earn as much money as before, let alone if you became disabled. If Jordan really lost his sight, 99% of women would choose to divorce him and find another man.

Of course, many men, including Jordan, would not want to burden their young wife for the rest of their lives if something like that happened to them.

After all, they had a strong sense of pride and dignity. More often than not, they would choose to leave and let their wives find another partner to start a new life.

Jordan was extremely touched by Lauren’s words, but Marissa was furious.

Smack!

Marissa slapped Lauren’s beautiful face. “How did I give birth to such a useless and stupid daughter! I’ve put in so much effort to raise you for more than 20 years, but in the end, you just want to become a nanny for a disabled man!

“Atrocious!”

Jordan clenched his fists. His heart ached for Lauren when he heard the loud slap.

Although Marissa was his mother-in-law and he should not be disrespectful to her, Jordan really wanted to slap her to vent his anger!

Jordan could forgive Marissa for hitting him earlier. But now, Marissa had slapped Lauren because of something like this. Lauren was not in the wrong!

Covering her swelling cheek, Lauren looked like she was about to cry as she asked, “Mom, why are you so eager to separate me from Jordan and find me a new partner? Did you have something to do with Jordan’s incident?”

Jordan pricked up his ears when he heard that Lauren suspected her mother. He also felt that Marissa had an ulterior motive. Moreover, she had always hated Jordan and often clashed against him.

Marissa went into a rage. “That’s right. I was the one who poisoned Jordan’s eyes! I wanted him to become blind and useless. I wanted to kick him out of my house! I don’t want to see this inhumane man all day. I won’t forgive him for crippling my son!”

Jordan was shocked. “Marissa was the one who did this?”

Lauren asked in shock, “It was you? Why would you do such a thing? I hate you! I won’t acknowledge you as my mother anymore!”

“You unfilial daughter. Do you want to sever ties with me because of that trash? How dare you!”

Marissa remained unyielding and non-apologetic.

Meanwhile, Lauren had already run out crying. novelbin

Jordan was confused at that moment.

Marissa had admitted that she was the one who had poisoned Jordan and had blurted it out herself. But perhaps she had made that claim out of anger and it might not be true.

Poisoning someone was not a small matter. Even if Marissa did it, there was no reason for her to admit it to Lauren and let her daughter hate her. After all, she knew how much her daughter loved Jordan. If she admitted it, wouldn’t Lauren hate her for the rest of her life?

However, Marissa did look like she was capable of committing such a crime.

“Was it really Marissa?”

Perhaps he had to interrogate his mother-in-law!

Jordan took out his mysterious medicine box again. Not only was there medicine for saving lives, but there was also medicine for harming others.

One of them was a red pill. After eating it, one would become delirious, dizzy and incoherent. Anyone who took this pill would subconsciously answer truthfully to any questions.

After waking up, she wouldn’t even realize what she had said!

It was perfect.

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“Mother-in-law, since you admit that you harmed me, don’t blame me for drugging you! I hope you were just making false claims in a fit of anger. If it’s true…”

A ruthless expression appeared on Jordan’s face. Marissa was Lauren’s mother, and Lauren was his wife. She was the woman he cared about the most other than Victoria. If Marissa was really behind this, Jordan would not kill her.

However, he would definitely punish her enough so that she would never be able to hurt him again!

At this moment, Lauren, who had run out of Marissa’s room crying, didn’t return to Jordan’s room. Instead, she went to the washroom.

She called Brad while crying.

“Brad, did you know that Mommy poisoned Jordan? Did you do it with Mommy?” Lauren questioned Brad.

Brad was confused. “Lauren, what are you talking about? What do you mean by Mommy poisoned Jordan?”

Lauren said in tears, “Mommy told me herself that she poisoned Jordan to blind him!”

Brad was also shocked. “What? How is that possible? She doesn’t even dare to kill a chicken. She only slapped Jordan to vent her anger. How would she be so ruthless? Don’t you know our mother’s personality? Did you quarrel with her again? Is that why she said that?”

Lauren’s tears stopped. “Yes.”

Brad said, “Sigh, did you really think our mother is a criminal? You’re really something.”

Lauren thought about it carefully. She also felt that her mother had said those words in a fit of anger. It was true that she had been truly worried if Marissa had really harmed Jordan. What would she do then?

On one side was her mother and on the other was her husband. Lauren would be stuck in a dilemma, similar to Victoria then.

Now, she knew that her mother was just deliberately angering her. Lauren wiped her tears and returned to her room.

“Lauren, why are you crying?”

Jordan looked at Lauren’s red eyes and reached out to massage them.

There was no need for Jordan to pretend to be blind in a room with only the two of them.

Lauren denied it. “I am not.”

She did not plan to tell Jordan what had just happened.

However, Jordan already knew.

Jordan knew that Lauren was caught in a dilemma at that moment, so he did not probe further.

“Let’s go to sleep, honey.”

‘Taking Lauren’s hand, Jordan coaxed Lauren to sleep. He wanted to drug Marissa, and would only have the chance to do so after his wife fell asleep.

Jordan knew that Marissa would be sleeping very late tonight because she would be busy choosing her “next son-in-law”. She was going to gather personal information on all her candidates. She would sort them out and show them to Martin.

With Marissa’s efficiency, she would probably be busy until 2 am.

Marissa and Lauren were both women who took a long time to do things. Even when just preparing to leave the house, they would take a long time to prepare. novelbin

Putting on makeup, choosing the right clothes and the right accessories, cooking or doing other things —they moved at half the speed of others.

Soon, it was 12:30 am.

‘At this moment, almost everyone else in Martin’s house was asleep.

Lauren had also fallen asleep.

Only the light in Marissa’s bedroom was still on.

Jordan and Marissa’s rooms were on the second floor. Moreover, they were not far from each other, so Jordan was well aware of Marissa’s activity and whereabouts.

Not long after, Marissa came out of her room, seemingly wanting to take a shower. She had changed out of her pants and top that held Jordan’s listening device. Following her shower, she changed into red silk pajamas.

As it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Marissa did not bother about her clothes. She did not even button up her top two buttons.

If aman were to see this middle-aged woman, his nose would probably start bleeding.

Marissa was very beautiful when she was young, very similar to Lauren now.

Putting aside any biased opinions against Marissa and her character, it must be acknowledged that she was really one of the most attractive women in their forties.

‘When Jordan saw Marissa bringing her clothes to the bathroom, he immediately walked out of his room quietly.

This time, Jordan was even more careful than before. To the Howard family, Jordan was blind and could not see anything. He was not supposed to be able to move about on his own. Therefore, he could not let anyone see him coming out of his room. Otherwise, his cover would be blown!

Jordan pushed the door open and walked in after Marissa left her room.

‘The light in the room was switched on. Jordan glanced around casually and realized that there was a teapot and a teacup on her desk.

Jordan guessed that with Marissa’s poor efficiency level, she probably had not finished tidying up her documents. She would have to continue working after her shower.

Therefore, Marissa would definitely drink more tea when she returned.

He just had to put the drug in the teapot.

With a wicked smile, Jordan walked over to the desk. He could not help taking a look at the documents there. “My mother-in-law dallies so much that she’ll probably take an hour just to shower. There’s no need for me to rush out.”

Jordan saw Cayden’s information first. It clearly stated his height, weight, education, family background, etcetera. In addition, Marissa had even added her personal evaluation of these “prospective sons-in-laws”.

Marissa’s evaluation of Cayden was: Very outstanding!

“Very outstanding?”

Jordan was very jealous when he saw her comments. Marissa kept saying that Jordan was useless and looked down on him. She would probably say that he amounted to nothing.

Meanwhile, she had never even met Cayden before, but she found him very outstanding?

What was so outstanding about him?

Divorcee? Affair with a minor celebrity? Infertile?

“Hmph, if my mother-in-law knows that Cayden is infertile, I wonder if she will still think that he is very outstanding!”

Jordan scoffed and continued to look at the rest.

“Matthew Manning? His family background is not bad. His father is still young and has a bright future. He has resources and abilities that I don’t have in this country. But isn’t this guy just a high school student? Why does he look like he’s still underage? How could Marissa bear to target a child!

“Who’s next, Henry Zeller? The son of the wealthiest man in Orlando? Aren’t I the wealthiest man in Orlando? Why have I never heard of a Zeller family in Orlando? All-round genius? Hehe.”

Marissa’s evaluations of Matthew and Henry were also excellent.

In addition, there were more than a dozen other men. Most of them were children from good families in the country. They were all under 25 years old. Apart from Cayden, who had been married once, the rest had never married before.

It seemed that Marissa had deliberately lowered her class criteria so that she could marry Lauren off.

This was because the Howard family was one of the elite families in the country. In the eyes of the families of the same level as the Howard family, Lauren was a married woman with a child. She was no

longer a worthy match for men of her age from those families.

But for the Huxley family, it would definitely be a possible match. The Huxleys would never dare to look down on Lauren for being married and with a child.

Just as Jordan was engrossed in reading the information, he suddenly heard light footsteps.

“The sound of those slippers… oh no, my mother-in-law is coming back!”

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Jordan knew these people from the Howard family like the back of his hand. He could tell who was who just by the rhythm of their footsteps.

“Damn, Marissa must have forgotten to take something again!”

Jordan knew that Marissa was like that as she was always so careless. She often had to return home after leaving because she forgot something. Sometimes, she would have to make several return trips.

Jordan had no choice but to hide. There was no time, so he hid under the bed.

After a while, Marissa entered the room again. She did not look under the bed but came to the bed and took a silver comb from her bag.

Jordan and Marissa were practically next to each other. They were less than 20 centimeters apart. However, Jordan was underneath the bed, so naturally, Marissa could not see him.

However, Jordan could see Marissa’s feet and the small section of her calf from under the bed.

Marissa was slightly shorter than Lauren. She was about 165 cm tall and weighed about 55 kg. As she had been practicing yoga for the past few years, she had maintained her figure very well.

As Jordan looked at Marissa’s feet, he realized that the woman’s feet were fair and tender. She had even applied pink nail polish!

Jordan could not help mocking her in his heart. “Haha, this old woman actually applied pink nail polish. Pink is for little girls, right? She likes to act young!”

Even Lauren used wine-red nail polish!

But on second thought, as her son-in-law, he shouldn’t be staring at his mother-in-law’s feet.

See no evil.

Jordan could not be bothered to stare at her anymore. Finally, she stood up and left the room.

After confirming that his mother-in-law had left, Jordan got up from under the bed.

Jordan pulled out the medicine box from his pocket and took out a red pill with A1 written on it. He then opened the teapot that Marissa was using, and was about to put the pill into the teapot when.

“Thud… thud… thud…”

Those darned footsteps again!

“Oh my god! Marissa is back again! This mother-in-law of mine must have forgotten to take something again. Ah, she drives me crazy! Can’t she just take all her things at once!”

Jordan quickly put the pill back into the box and put it away. He then covered the teapot again. In his panic, Jordan crawled under the bed again. However, this time, he was too anxious.

Bang! novelbin

Jordan hit his head!

“Ah… I must have gotten used to pretending to be blind. I actually bumped my head…”

Jordan held his head in embarrassment. If his comrades or the masters who trained him saw this, they would cry tears of laughter!

Moments later, Marissa came back. This time, she seemed to be looking for something. After searching for a long time, she did not find it. She muttered to herself.

“Hmm, where’s my phone? Oh, right, I already brought it to the washroom.”

Jordan was speechless.

He was about to go crazy from anger. You’re an old woman in your menopause years. You’re already so muddled, yet you still target me every day!”

Marissa left again. Jordan did not dare to waste any more time. He quickly drugged her tea and left!

40 minutes later, Marissa finished showering. Another hour passed.

“It’s about time. The medicine should have taken effect!”

Jordan looked at the time and felt that Marissa must have fallen into his trap by now. He left the room quietly and went to her room.

At this moment, the lights in Marissa’s room were switched off, but her voice could be heard in the room.

“Hehe, you are already spouting nonsense? Very good.”

Jordan walked over and realized that Marissa was indeed in a daze. She rolled around on the bed and kept muttering to herself.

This was the best time to interrogate her. Jordan walked over quickly and held Marissa’s arm to stop her from moving. He started to question her.

“Did you send any—”

Before he could finish, Marissa lunged toward Jordan and kissed him!

Jordan was stunned. What was going on?!

Jordan felt that there was something wrong with Marissa’s current state. He quickly checked his medicine box and realized that the red A1 pill was still there. Instead, an A2 pill was missing!

“Oh shit! I was too nervous just now and took the wrong pill!”

Actually, there were two types of red pills. One was A1, and the other was A2. Ai was an ordinary drug that would make people confused. It was very suitable for interrogation.

Az had the same effect. However, it had an additional function, which was to stir up certain human desires.

To put it bluntly, it was somewhat similar to an aphrodisiac.

Jordan pushed Marissa away immediately. What if Lauren saw this?! Not to mention Brad. If the man saw this, he would leap out of his wheelchair and fight it out with him!

Jordan felt very awkward and hastily asked, “Marissa, did you blind Jordan?”

Marissa started to answer in a daze, “Jordan, that useless brat. He’s not my son-in-law. He’s not worthy of being my son-in-law.”

Exasperated, Jordan slapped Marissa’s fair face. Of course, he did not use much force.

He had always disliked his mother-in-law. Marissa had slapped him the first time they met. After what happened with Hailey previously, she clearly knew that she couldn’t do anything to Hailey, so she took it out on Jordan instead!

Even in a daze now, Marissa was still insulting him. It seemed like Marissa really hated Jordan!

“Since you hate me so much, don’t blame me for being nasty! Tell me, did you hire someone to drug Jordan at the Houston International Convention and Exhibition Center?”

Marissa replied in a daze, “Houston… drug… No, I didn’t drug Jordan. It was Jamie. It was Jordan’s useless second brother.”

“What?”

Jordan was stunned when he heard that. Marissa suspected that it was Jamie?

“Looks like it’s not her.”

Jordan was pretty sure that what she said to Lauren earlier was just in a fit of anger.

Since he had already gotten his answer, Jordan left immediately. While he could have given Marissa the antidote to ease her current situation, he did not.

Jordan did not like to be treated like that. Since she hated him so much, he would let her make a fool of herself at Martin’s house.

The next morning, the Howard family woke up early to eat breakfast at the dining table.

Jordan continued to pretend to be blind. Lauren was feeding him soup and he took a sip. He then asked, “Mr. Howard Sr., did you hear anything last night?”

Martin subconsciously glanced at Marissa with an awkward expression. “I think… so.”

Lauren also spoke up. “I was half-asleep but I also seemed to have heard something. The sound seemed to come from Mom’s room. Mom, were you alright last night?”

Marissa’s face turned beet red. “I… I’m fine.”

Jordan said with a smile, “I wanted to go to the washroom last night and wanted to wake Lauren up to help me. But after hearing those sounds, I couldn’t bring myself to wake Lauren up. It would be so awkward if Lauren heard it.”

Martin had actually heard it too. He scolded Marissa, “Marissa, you were too outrageous last night. The children are in the room next door, so can’t you be more discreet? My rooms aren’t soundproof, and this is not your house.. You can’t just do whatever you want! From now on, you cannot spend the

night here!”

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Originally, Martin had planned to feign ignorance on Marissa’s behalf. However, since Jordan and the rest had heard her, he had no choice but to reprimand her.

Marissa did not dare to say a word after being reprimanded by her father-in-law. Moreover, she felt very embarrassed. Jordan had never seen her so embarrassed before. She wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it!

Jordan could not help chuckling. He felt very satisfied!

However, Marissa was very angry when she saw Jordan smiling. “You useless son-in-law, what are you laughing at?! You even need someone to feed you during meals. Don’t you know any shame? Jordan Steele, if you’re a true man, you should have the dignity to divorce my daughter. Don’t drag her down

with you!”

Martin warned Marissa. “Marissa!”

Lauren also chided her. “Mom, do you have to speak so harshly so early in the morning?”

‘There was a rule in the Howard family. Quarreling was not allowed in the morning.

However, Jordan was not angry. Ever since he found out that Marissa was not the culprit who caused his blindness, he felt that this mother-in-law of his was only a little vicious with her words. She did not have a truly bad heart.

So he merely said with a smile, “I’m blind now. If I divorce your daughter, who will take care of me? No one will be willing to marry me.”

Marissa was even angrier when she heard that. “Alright, Jordan. You’re such a scoundrel. I can’t believe you think that way! You plan to be a useless scumbag and cling onto my daughter forever?!”

Jordan deliberately goaded her. “That’s right. I want to rely on Lauren for the rest of my life. I want her to stay by my side and feed me.”

Perhaps it was because Jordan had an intimate interaction with Marissa yesterday, albeit by accident. But he suddenly enjoyed bickering with her.

Meanwhile, Marissa had no memory of what happened between her and Jordan last night. She looked at him furiously.

“Eine, since you’re such a scoundrel, I’m not afraid to tell you that at Dad’s birthday banquet in a week, we will be choosing one of the young masters from the good families to be Lauren’s next husband!”

Lauren put down her bowl and chopsticks in a huff. “You can choose all you want. I don’t want anyone else. If you insist on doing this at Dad’s birthday banquet, I won’t be attending.”

Marissa immediately shouted angrily, “How dare you not attend! You are becoming more and more outrageous!”

Jordan held Lauren’s hand and said, “Honey, Grandpa is a person of status. He’ll be a joke to outsiders if any of his family members were to be absent from the banquet.”

Marissa and Martin were both stunned. Jordan was encouraging Lauren to attend the birthday banquet, to choose her next husband?

‘Would Jordan be so magnanimous?

Jordan continued, “We’ll go together.”

Marissa was stunned. “Jordan, you’re attending too?”

Jordan said, “Of course. I’m the grandson-in-law of the Howard family and it is Lauren’s grandfather’s birthday. How can I not attend?”

Martin cleared his throat. “Jordan, I know you’re filial, but your current condition…” novelbin

Marissa sneered. “My dear son-in-law, don’t blame me for not reminding you. There will be many people coming, and they will all be people of power and influence in the country. If a blind person like you appears at the banquet, you’ll definitely become the center of attention. Aren’t you afraid of being

mocked by the guests?”

Jordan said with a smile, “I believe that people in the upper-class society are people with compassion and manners. They won’t be like some who scorn those who are blind.”

“You…” Marissa was furious. Jordan was obviously insulting her!

Marissa snorted. “Alright. Anyway, you tire out even from just walking now. I’m not afraid of you causing trouble.”

Aweek later, in the courtyard of a private resort in the capital.

Martin’s birthday banquet was being held here. The guest list for this birthday banquet was very similar to the one for Lauren and Jordan’s wedding. However, the number of guests was fewer than before. This time, the Howard family had higher requirements for the guests. Not just anyone could attend.

At this moment, in the hotel parking lot, Shane and Cayden Huxley were in a Mercedes-Benz G-wagon bearing a New York license plate.

Shane reminded Cayden, “Cayden, you have to be careful at Martin’s birthday banquet, especially when facing Jordan. Don’t let him realize that you’re the one who caused his blindness!”

Cayden smiled. “Don’t worry, Brother. I’m not stupid. Moreover, it wasn’t Jordan who invited me. It was his mother-in-law, Marissa. I heard that Marissa has invited several men of similar age and family background as me. It looks like she plans to give up on Jordan and choose a new husband for Lauren!”

Shane nodded. “I heard that too. Jordan wasn’t treated within 24 hours of drinking our poison. He has already missed the best opportunity to recover. Dr. Brown said that his eyes will never recover in this lifetime. Jordan is now a cripple in the eyes of the Howard family. Of course, they won’t let a cripple

be their son-in-law forever. The Howard family is very realistic.

“Cayden, you have to work hard this time. You have to win over Martin, Stefan and Marissa. Lauren seems to love Jordan a lot. Try to move her if you can. If not, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, the marriages of the Howard family have always been decided by the elders.”

Cayden looked at himself in the passenger seat mirror and said narcissistically, “I’m so tall and handsome. How could Lauren not like me? I think Lauren is like a second Hailey. If I can seduce Hailey, Lauren won’t be a problem! Brother, just you wait. Sooner or later, I’ll marry Lauren into our Huxley

family!”

Shane also smiled. “Yes, if the Huxleys and Howards can be linked by marriage, we don’t have to worry about being targeted by anyone anymore!”

With that, Cayden got out of the car and walked in with a big present.

As Shane did not receive an invitation, he did not follow him in.

Cayden arrived at the birthday banquet dressed in a suit. His tall figure and handsome face immediately attracted the attention of many girls.

He went straight to Martin’s table.

He noticed that Jordan was sitting at the same table as Martin. At that moment, Jordan was wearing cool sunglasses and drinking tea from a teacup. He looked like a normal person.

“Haha, are you wearing sunglasses so that no one can tell that you’re blind”

Cayden sneered in his heart. He was very happy to see Jordan blind!

“You caused me to be infertile. Now, you know the consequences of that! I will have you unable to see light for the rest of your life. You will never be able to see this beautiful world, as well as your wife’s lovely face and fair body again!”

‘In addition, I intend to snatch your wife away! Just like how I snatched Hailey away last time!’

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Although he was harboring such evil thoughts, Cayden looked elegant and refined on the surface.

Cayden came to Martin’s table with his gift. He gave a deep and respectful bow.

“Hello, Mr. Howard Sr. I am Cayden. I’m deeply honored to be invited to your birthday banquet. My grandfather, Arthur Huxley, knew that it was your birthday and specially instructed me to bring you a gift. I hope you will be kind enough to accept it.”

Martin smiled and nodded. “Arthur is a rare business genius in our country. I appreciate his kind intentions.”

However, Brad was staring unhappily at Cayden. Brad knew that the four rich young masters of New York, including Cayden, had designs on Lauren.

All those four men had tried to woo Lauren. In the end, Brad had hired men to beat up one of them.

Fortunately, Brad had quietly sent men to protect Lauren at Café Nostalgia. Otherwise, who knew what kind of obscene things those four lawless young masters would do to her!

Brad glanced at Cayden’s gift. It was wrapped in festive packaging, but he didn’t know what was inside.

Brad asked, “Cayden, what kind of gift is it? Why does it look like a brick?”

From the way Cayden held the gift with both hands, Brad could tell that it must be quite heavy.

Before Cayden could explain, Brad snatched the gift over.

“Wow, it’s quite hefty.”

Brad weighed it in his hands. This gift weighed nearly 20 kg. Usually, the lighter the gift, the more valuable it was. Why was Cayden’s gift so heavy?

Brad tore the wrapping off and everyone saw that it was a stone! A black, hard and ugly stone! novelbin

“F*ck!” Brad looked disgusted. “Brad, you’re really from a second-rate family. I knew you wouldn’t be able to match up. If you don’t have money, don’t go around offering gifts. What do you mean by giving my grandfather this stone?!”

Cayden was furious. Brad had called his family second-rate and said that he couldn’t match up! In the past, he was the one who always looked down on others, for example, Tyler Collins! But then again, the Howard family was indeed more powerful than the Huxley family.

Caught up in this situation, Cayden could only swallow his anger and explain with a smile. “Mr. Howard, you’ve misunderstood. This isn’t an ordinary stone. It’s a meteorite from outer space.”

“A meteorite from outer space?!”

Everyone in the Howard family was shocked.

This object came from outer space. That was awesome. This was not something that could be found on Earth. As rich as one was, could you buy something from outside Earth?

Cayden explained smugly, “Mr. Howard Sr., my grandfather was in the Atacama Desert in 1997 when this meteorite happened to land beside him. Today is the anniversary of that day. The same day as your birthday, Mr. Howard Sr. Seeing that this meteorite is so fated with you, grandfather wanted to gift

it to you.”

Martin was quite astounded. “What a coincidence!”

Cayden explained, “Everyone, this is not an ordinary stone. This is a rare pallasite meteorite. Actually, my grandfather previously cut open a comer. Let me show you.”

It turned out that a corner of the meteor had been cut open, but the cut was covered up.

Cayden uncovered the cut and revealed the translucent olive-green crystals inside. Everyone was instantly stunned!

“Oh my god, this pallasite meteorite is so beautiful! What a lovely green color!”

“This… this must be worth hundreds of millions, right?”

Cayden smiled when he heard everyone’s praises. “No, no. It’s not worth hundreds of millions… probably just tens of millions, hahaha.”

This was the first time Cayden was officially meeting the Howard family, and he was already giving them a meteorite worth tens of millions!

Marissa was also overjoyed. “Cayden, you’re too kind. You have given such an outstanding and priceless gift. Your gift is too expensive and it’s enough to be a betrothal gift, hahaha.”

Cayden hurriedly said to Marissa, “Auntie, thank you for your praise. I am so happy now that I probably won’t be able to sleep for a month.”

Marissa couldn’t help reaching out to touch his face. She said happily, “Look at this child. I’m pleased to see that you are so well-mannered. Quite tall too and handsome, although just a little thin. You need to eat more.”

Cayden hurriedly said, “Auntie, our entire family has been busy with the company for the past two months. I haven’t been eating properly. Give me another six months and my weight will definitely increase to over 150 pounds.”

Marissa also knew how the fortunes of the Huxleys had turned. She continued to praise him. “Yes, you know how to share the responsibilities of your family at such a young age. Not bad. The more I look at

this child, the more I like him. How good would it be if he was my son-in-law?”

Jordan was still drinking his tea calmly, but he had already cursed Marissa many times in his heart.

“If [had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have left so early that night… I should have enjoyed watching her shameless actions more and slapped her a few more times!”

Marissa said that she hoped Cayden would be her son-in-law right in front of Jordan. She was treating him like a deaf person!

Jordan was just blind, not deaf!

‘Cayden actually gave such a precious and special gift. It looks like this kid really wants to snatch Lauren from me! You’ve got guts. You snatched Hailey from me last time and were beaten up so miserably by me. But now, you still dare to snatch my woman again!”

Martin accepted the gift with satisfaction. “Cayden, I like your gift very much. Thank your grandfather for me.”

“You’re welcome, Mr. Howard Sr.”

After Cayden greeted Martin, Marissa and Stefan, he looked at Lauren. This was the second time they were meeting. The first time was at Lauren’s Café Nostalgia. After that first meeting, Cayden had been so frustrated that he wanted to smash something!

Lauren had everything that Hailey had. On top of that, Lauren’s family background was several levels higher than Hailey’s!

At that time, Cayden had regretted his actions. If he had known that he would meet Lauren one day, he would never have married a woman from such a third-rate family!

“Ms. Lauren.”

Cayden smiled and greeted Lauren. His heart pounded nervously.

A playboy like him had flirted with countless beautiful women. However, he was very excited to meet a fairy-like beauty like Lauren. In addition, she had an unattainable background.

Lauren nodded at him politely and said nothing.

Cayden looked at her in a daze, wanting to sing praises of her beauty. However, Jordan was right there. He did not dare to!

Jordan was still a powerful threat to Cayden!

Cayden finally looked at Jordan. Countless scenes of their previous encounters flashed across his mind. Slowly, he opened his mouth to speak..

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Cayden looked at Jordan and greeted him kindly with a smile on his face.

“Jordan, it’s been a while since we met and you’re still as cool as ever. With those shades on, you look just like a celebrity. How suave.”

Cayden had leamed his lesson since the last time they met. Jordan dealt with him previously by breaking the finger he had used to touch Hailey’s thigh and causing him to lose his fertility. Even when he was far away from the United States, he had also received a random beating from Jordan.

The recollection of being attacked by Jordan previously made him wince inwardly. As the scion of the Huxleys, he had never been so terrified of someone before!

Jordan had been looking in front so he didn’t raise his head. Since Jordan was now pretending to be a blind person, he wasn’t supposed to see anything so naturally, he wouldn’t raise his head to look at the person who was talking to him.

Cocking his head instead, Jordan then turned his right ear towards Cayden and asked with some doubts, “You… Cayden Huxley?”

Cayden deliberately pretended to be surprised. “Yes, Jordan, I’m Cayden Huxley. It hasn’t been that long since we met. Surely you can still recognize me, can’t you?”

At this moment, Marissa came over and whispered to Cayden, “Jordan encountered a mishap some time ago and now he’s blind. He can’t see anything anymore.”

Cayden instantly pretended to be astounded, as if it was his first time learning that Jordan had gone blind.

“What? What kind of person would be so brazen as to harm the esteemed Mr. Jordan Steele? Who doesn’t know he is the Howards’ son-in-law!?!”

Jordan glanced at Cayden’s facial expression. Since he was wearing shades, Cayden couldn’t tell that Jordan was now looking at him.

That was also one of the reasons that Jordan insisted on wearing sunglasses. It was so that he could stare at others openly without restraint.

Based on the exaggerated expression on Cayden’s face, Jordan had already come to a conclusion.

‘Cayden Huxley is pretending to be surprised. He should have known about my blindness a long time ago. However, this does not prove that he’s the culprit who harmed me. Cayden Huxley and the guys that Marissa had chosen to marry Lauren, should all be aware of my blindness.

Since Cayden and the rest had been told that they had a chance to replace Jordan as Lauren’s husband, they should have known about Jordan’s blindness a long time ago.

In fact, Lauren also had some doubts and wondered if the person who had harmed her husband was Cayden Huxley. When she saw how sad and furious Cayden was about Jordan’s plight, she couldn’t help but question him doubtfully.

“Mr. Huxley, I remember that you and my husband are love rivals. You seem to be at odds against him but why does it seem like you’re sadder than us as if he’s your best friend?”

Cayden was taken aback as he wondered to himself, ‘Could it be that I can’t even convince a woman like Lauren with my exaggerated acting?”

Cayden hastily explained, “Miss Howard, it’s true that Jordan and I had gotten into a conflict before because of what happened to Hailey but since Hailey and I got divorced, there’s no reason for us to be enemies anymore. That’s not all. In fact, I can empathize with Jordan because we had both been hurt by

the same woman!

“We loved Hailey so much, loved her, coaxed her, made her good food and treated her like a goddess. However, once we became penniless, she resolutely decided to leave us! Ah the more I think about it, the more I regret getting into a conflict with Jordan over a woman like Hailey Camden. It isn’t worth it

at all!”

Brad, who was at the side, couldn’t bring himself to listen any longer. Although Hailey wasn’t around, she had been by Brad’s side recently so she was considered Brad’s woman.

Bursting into the conversation, Brad snapped, “What are you saying? What’s wrong with Hailey? Did she force you guys to pursue her? Has she ever forced you to treat her like a goddess? Cut the crap if you can’t handle a beautiful woman!”

Cayden didn’t know that Hailey was with Brad so he was dumbfounded and confused as to why Brad was snapping at him. He didn’t dare to mention Hailey again and instead, placed his hand on Jordan’s shoulder as though he was comforting him.

“Jordan, medical technology is so advanced these days. I’m sure your eyes are going to get cured. Once you recover, let’s go play basketball together. I’d like to witness you pulling off a Carolina dunk again.”

Despite saying that, he thought to himself, Jordan, you cripple. It’s over for you. Forget about ever getting your eyes cured or performing a slam dunk in this lifetime. Hahaha!” novelbin

The last time he watched the Olympics in Tokyo, Jordan performed a slam dunk in front of Cayden and Hailey! He even asked Hailey, who was still Cayden’s wife at that time, to the hotel room together with Jordan.

Cayden was still in the dark about what happened in the room back then and he probably wouldn’t ever have the chance to know. If anything, he was still very self-righteous as he felt a great sense of superiority over Jordan, just because he had once made him a cuckold.

In fact, given how proactive Hailey was towards Jordan, Jordan would have made him a cuckold at least ten times if he wanted to.

“Sure.”

Jordan nodded. Not to mention finding a chance in the future. He could easily perform a dunk in front of him now!

Cayden didn’t say anything more. After sending him the gifts, he returned to his seat.

Soon, the banquet began and after an hour, Alex walked to the middle of the courtyard and spoke to everyone.

“Everyone, first of all, thank you all again for coming to congratulate my grandfather on his birthday. Secondly, my grandfather has always been very concerned about the growth and abilities of the younger generation’s male heirs. So, we have invited young men under the age of 25 from all the major

wealthy families in the country this time. They will be showing us their respective talents and abilities!”

“yes!”

Just as Alex finished speaking, there was a round of applause at the venue. Marissa had selected a dozen young talents this time as candidates for Lauren’s next husband. However, there were only three people she admired the most, namely Cayden, Matthew, and Henry.”

Just as the performance was about to start, Lauren suddenly got up and said, “Grandpa, I’m full, I’ll go back with Jordan first.”

Marissa immediately said, “You are not allowed to leave. We’re choosing a husband for you now. How can you be absent at such a crucial moment!?!”

Lauren sulked and exclaimed, “Mom, my husband is still here. Can you show him some respect!?!”

Taking Lauren’s hand, Jordan said to his wife soothingly, “Lauren, don’t talk to your mother like that. Marissa tends to lose control of herself so we should be more understanding since we’re her juniors.”

Flustered, a look that would usually appear only on the face of a little girl suddenly graced the face of Marissa who was in her forties. She was so furious that she started speaking incoherently. “You… Who are you saying tends to lose control of herself? What… what do you mean!?!”

Stefan, who was at the same table as time, also asked curiously, “Jordan, did Marissa hit you again?”

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While containing his laughter, Jordan recalled what happened that night and said, “No, Stefan, Marissa treats me very well…”

Jordan was thrilled at the thought of the slap that he had given Marissa! As Marissa’s son-in-law, he ought not to hit her regardless of how overboard she was. Moreover, she was a woman.

Hence, he was still glad to be able to secretly take revenge against her.

Turning to face Lauren, Jordan said, “Lauren, sit down. Why miss a performance? I’d like to know how much better other men of my age are than I am!”

Martin nodded gratefully, not expecting Jordan to be so generous and gracious.

How confident must he be to sit here and enjoy the performance of his love rivals?

First of all, the performance was put up by the scions of DC and the content was rather mediocre. It was impossible for them to attract the heiress of a top family like Lauren at all. Aside from personal charm and based on family status alone, they would be even less attractive to the Howards.

Who in DC could be compared to the Howards?

After that, there were a few other scions of other cities that showcased their talents but they barely passed.

Finally, there are only three left, namely Matthew from Houston, Henry from Orlando, and Cayden from New York!

Since this talent competition was essentially for the sake of selecting a husband for Lauren, they still had to act like it was to cheer Martin up. Hence, when it was Matthew’s turn, Matthew took the initiative to walk toward Martin and said respectfully, “Mr. Howard Sr., talent shows and the like are not my

forte. I don’t like such noisy stuff. Due to my father’s involvement in the government sector, I was influenced by my father and some of my teachers. Since I was a child, I’ve been more interested in things like face-reading.”

Many people knew that Matthew had an incredible family background too so they started currying favor with him.

“Mr. Harmon, you’re so young but you already know feng shui and face-reading. How impressive.”

“That’s right, no wonder your father has been doing so well in politics.”

Martin smiled and said, “Matthew, since you know how to read fortunes, why don’t you help me read mine?”

Matthew hastily lowered his head and exclaimed, “I wouldn’t dare to! Mr. Howard Sr., I can tell from your face alone that you will reach the ripe old age of a hundred years old. Your family will continue to prosper.”

Matthew obviously wouldn’t dare to read Martin’s fortune because that was just akin to courting death. It was just like how people in history wouldn’t dare to read the emperor’s fortune.

In ancient times, there was a metaphysician in China who had read the face and fortune of Emperor Taizong of Tang who then asked him how much longer he could live.

Despite having the answer, the metaphysician nevertheless got on his knees and said, “Long live, Your Majesty!”

Emperor Taizong of Tang then asked, “How long can I reign over Tang?”

The metaphysician said, “Until pigs can fly!”

Emperor Taizong of Tang was elated because it was impossible for a pig to go up a tree, which meant that the Tang Dynasty could continue for generations. However, what he didn’t know was that the metaphysician was referring to an emperor named Zhu Wen who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and

was valued greatly.

Later, when he reached the peak of his power, he overthrew the Tang Dynasty and became the emperor himself.

Although Matthew was young, he knew that he couldn’t just read the fortune of a bigwig like Martin.

Even if he did, he couldn’t tell him the truth so what’s the point in that?

Marissa found the bespectacled Matthew to be rather cute and decent-looking. He wasn’t tall so he looked like a middle school kid. Although he wasn’t very compatible with Lauren, he came from a good family and was easy to control. Hence, Marissa felt that he seemed to be a good candidate for a

son-in-law.

Marissa smiled and said, “Matthew, why don’t you read Lauren’s face?”

Matthew looked at Lauren and immediately blushed the moment he saw her gorgeous face. “Hello…”

Matthew walked over and first called out to Lauren. “Hello… Hello, Miss Lauren…”

Marissa laughed and said, “Ah, why are you being so formal? Lauren may be a few years older than you but you are still considered to be of the same age group. You can just call her by her name.”

Matthew looked at Lauren and swallowed his saliva. “Lauren… Lauren…”

He didn’t dare to call Lauren by her name in front of her.

Everyone was surprised by how shy and meek this esteemed scion was in front of a girl. He even seemed to have an inferiority complex.

Seeing that he was stammering, Jordan suddenly interjected, “You should be addressing her as Mrs. Steele.”

Matthew suddenly stopped being nervous and looked at Jordan with some anger in his eyes. He was nervous to speak when facing a ravishing beauty like Lauren but he had no issue when facing a man.

Matthew said, “Sorry, I don’t know any Mrs. Steele! I only know that she’s Miss Howard!”

Jordan glanced at the man, who was only about 1.66 meters tall, not expecting him to be so brazen as to snap back at Jordan!

“Matthew, I heard that you’re a guru of face-reading and metaphysics, huh?”

Matthew raised his head arrogantly and exclaimed, “I’m not a guru but you may call me Master!”

Chuckling at the younger male, Jordan said, “Master Matthew, it’s such a coincidence that I’ve done a little research on face-reading, psychology, micro-expressions and whatnot.”

Matthew exclaimed in shock and seemed to be in disbelief. “Huh? Is that so?”

Jordan nodded and asked, “Since you know so much about face-reading, why don’t you help me take a look?” novelbin

Marissa chimed in from the side, “He’s here to read Lauren’s face. What’s there to read about yours!?!”

The reason that Marissa asked Matthew to read Lauren’s face was so that she could use it as a pretext to make them forge a deeper communication in a bid to make Lauren fall in love with him.

However, Jordan was right there so how could he allow another man to get close to his wife!?!

However, Matthew said, “Ma’am, it’s alright, I’ll just read his face once!”

Matthew looked at Jordan and said, “Mr. Howard Sr. as well as many elders are here. How impolite of you to still be wearing sunglasses! Take your sunglasses off so that I can read your face!”

Jordan was not afraid that Matthew could see through his pretense because he knew that there was no way this little punk was experienced enough.

Hence, Jordan took off his sunglasses and kept his eyes fixed on a certain spot.

Matthew stared at Jordan while secretly rejoicing. ‘Idiot. I knew it. You’re blind!”

After a careful look, Matthew said, “Mr. Steele, your eyes may seem to be damaged and similar to that of a normal human’s but they lack focus and your visual perception of your surroundings is very weak. If I’m not wrong, you should be blind, Mr.. Steele! You cannot see anything!”