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The Abandoned Husband Dominates Chapter 56-60

The Abandoned Husband Dominates Ch 65-60

Chapter 56: It’s Over For Zack!

Jordan looked at him and questioned, “You’re sent by Zack Smith, aren’t you?”

The young man immediately became flustered, and his gaze became shifty. However, he denied, “Who’s Zack Smith? I don’t know him!”

Although the man denied it, Jordan was already confident that he was sent by Zack.

Jordan had taken psychology lessons from a renowned professor of psychology. Rowland Miller and his grandfather had also taught him a bit of human anatomy when he was a child.

Hence, Jordan was good at reading people and judging them based on their words and actions.

Of course, he didn’t succeed every time, and Hailey was an example of his failure.

However, he was very sure about the person in front of him.

Jordan said, “Hand your cell phone to me.”

Since this person was sent by Zack, there were definitely records of the calls and text messages he had exchanged with Zack on his cell phone.

The man obviously got even more flustered. “You want me to hand my cell phone to you? What right do you have to do that? Who do you think you are?”

“You want to do things the hard way, huh!?”

Jordan was ready to get up and teach him a lesson.

However, Victoria said, “Mr. Steele, let me do it.”

Jordan was surprised because even though this young man in front of them was weak and skinny, Victoria was still a woman after all.

He reckoned that it wouldn’t be too easy for a woman to subdue a man.

Seeing that Victoria was walking over, the young man sized up her beautiful face and splendid figure.

With glistening eyes, he remarked, “Tsk, tsk, what a gorgeous woman. She’s ten times better than that hooker I hired for a hundred bucks yesterday! Come on, babe, my cell phone is right here. Come take it if you can…”

Before the man could finish what he said, Victoria immediately reached over and pressed his hand against the dining table!

Bang!

Jordan was surprised because he didn’t expect Victoria to be skilled in combat either!

She was far more robust than most girls, and it would be a piece of cake for her to deal with physically weaker men.

Victoria was in control of that man’s hand, and after unlocking his cell phone with his fingerprints, she tossed the cell phone at Jordan.

The young man was infuriated. ‘A woman actually snatched my cell phone away so easily!?’

That made him feel highly embarrassed!

“B*tch, how dare you snatch my cell phone away? I’m going to kill you!”

The young man panicked and leaped towards Victoria. However, at this point, Jordan had already gotten up and was ready to rescue Victoria.

However, Victoria did not panic, instead waiting for the man to come over while standing rooted to the ground. When he did, she grabbed him by his clothing, threw him over her shoulder, and onto the dining table in a single fluid action!

Bang!

“Ah!”

The man shrieked in pain.

Victoria clapped her hands and said valiantly, “Sorry, Mr. Steele, I doubt we can continue eating.”

Jordan was dumbfounded. He put the man’s cell phone down and then said while applauding with both hands, “Bravo, Victoria!”

Ashley was in utmost awe. She hugged Victoria’s waist and exclaimed, “Miss Clarke, you’re so mighty!”

The young man had been defeated by Victoria, but he couldn’t accept his defeat and continued to clamor indignantly.

“B*tch, fight me in bed if you have what it takes! I’ll make sure you die!”

Victoria walked over and slapped him hard on his face.

Smack!

“Punk, regardless of where we fight, I’ll have the upper hand! But you don’t deserve to fight with me. Only a truly powerful man is worthy of contending with me!”

When she said the last sentence, Victoria shifted her gaze onto Jordan.

Victoria was an elite among women, and Jordan was good at martial arts too.

However, Jordan was a little awkward, so he just picked up the young man’s cell phone and began checking it.

Victoria thought to herself, ‘In the last three years, Jordan has never gotten intimate with Hailey Camden, so maybe he only likes those immature and innocent girls now.’

‘It’s all Hailey Camden’s fault. If that bitch had gotten intimate with him frequently in the past three years, he might be sick of weak and vulnerable girls like her by now. He’d definitely be thrilled to meet a woman like me!’

Victoria had deliberately displayed her combat skills to Jordan today because she wanted to let him know that just like him, she could put up a fight too and would be glad to “spar” with him whenever he pleased.

Jordan examined the young man’s cell phone to verify that he had actually recorded the conversation he had with Zack via text message, which included their plan to replace the microphones and create chaos in the restaurant.

Jordan immediately sent Zack a video call request using the young man’s phone.

Zack answered soon after.

“It’s been a while, Mr. Smith.”

Jordan said to Zack in the call.

Zack froze in shock for a moment before asking, “Who are you? Why are you using Sam’s phone?”

Jordan smiled and said, “Mr. Smith, you’re really forgetful. Just a few days ago, you said you would cut off all means for me to sustain a livelihood in Orlando, and now you’re telling me you don’t recognize me?”

Zack immediately exclaimed in shock, “You’re the Camdens’ good-for-nothing son-in-law! Why do you have Sam’s phone? What exactly do you want?”

Jordan said, “You sent people to create trouble in my restaurant. I should be the one asking, what do you want!?!”

“What? You were the one who bought Cloud Cafeteria?” Zack panicked immediately.

He was surprised why his rival had sold all the restaurants so suddenly, to whom he had sold them, and what the buyer intended to do with them.

If it was to make money from running a restaurant, it wouldn’t be appropriate to pay such a high price on a restaurant still being run by others.

Zack guessed that the buyer was very eager to make some significant achievements in the restaurant industry of Orlando.

Now, Zack knew the reason.

Zack said extremely sternly, “You want to take revenge on me, huh? Punk, I don’t know how you got the money to buy so many restaurants, but I’ve been in the restaurant industry for decades. There’s absolutely no way you can surpass me!”

Jordan said, “Okay then, let’s see what happens.”

Jordan hung up the video call, licked the young man out, and immediately called Pablo.

‘Since you used underhanded tactics, don’t blame me for paying you back in your own coin!’

“Mr. Jordan!” Pablo answered excitedly.

Jordan instructed, “Send your subordinates to Sunny Restaurant for a meal and create some trouble for them.”

“Roger!” Pablo immediately understood what Jordan wanted to do.

Twenty minutes later.

Over a hundred Southeast Asian experts arrived outside Sunny Restaurant.

“Boss, there are guests! There are many of them, and they’re all from abroad!”

Zack’s chauffeur scurried towards him excitedly.

There was barely anyone outside and inside Sunny Restaurant today because all the fans had decided to patronize Cloud Cafeteria instead.

However, when he heard that there were many customers outside, Zack immediately got excited. “Hahaha, get the chefs to pay more attention when cooking. Let’s serve them well!”

Zack demanded the best service attitude from his staff.

However…

An hour later.

The 100-odd Southeast Asian customers were lying on the table and foaming at the mouth.

“What… what happened!?! Could it be food poisoning? Please cut it out. If one of them dies here, I’ll have to wind up my restaurant! They’re all foreigners too!”

If foreign customers had been poisoned to death in his restaurant, it would be ten times more difficult for him to deal with the matter than if it had been local customers.

When Jordan and Victoria walked out of Cloud Cafeteria, they happened to see several ambulances outside Sunny Restaurant as the staff carried the poisoned customers out on stretchers, one by one.

Jordan said indifferently, “It’s over for Sunny Restaurant!”

Chapter 57: Victoria Agrees To The Proposal!

If the food served at a restaurant resulted in fatal food poisoning, the restaurant’s business would definitely suffer a huge impact.

Word about it spread like wildfire, especially since more than a hundred people were sent to the hospital simultaneously.

The reputation of Sunny Restaurant was absolutely tarnished.

Within a short period, the restaurant lost all its customers, and Zack’s efforts to go through public relations to promote his restaurant were futile.

Sunny Restaurant was Zack’s most popular restaurant in Orlando. Now that it had been ruined, the remaining ones would be even easier to deal with.

At first, Jordan did not intend to use such underhanded means and merely wanted to deal with Zack through legitimate means.

For example, he could hire famous singers to sing in the restaurant every day and replace the head chefs of Cloud Cafeteria with world-class chefs.

He could afford to spend such a large amount of money, and he would be able to defeat Zack even if he had to incur monetary losses.

However, since Zack chose to provoke Jordan first, he only had himself to blame.

At this moment, Jordan had unquestionably become the top magnate of the restaurant industry in Orlando.

After that, Jordan engaged a few more celebrities and opened several karaoke bars and clubs in Orlando to kick the nightclub magnate-who had also sworn to destroy his livelihood in the city- out of the joint entertainment industry.

Soon, half a month had passed.

The Camdens were having dinner in Diana’s villa.

While eating, Sylvie said, “Have you guys heard? Goldmine Karaoke Bar fled the city last night! Zack’s restaurant, Sunny Restaurant, has also been sold to someone else. Half a month ago, they were all dignified and powerful figures of Orlando, but they’re now in such miserable plights. How unexpected.”

Elle drank a spoonful of soup and said, “They had probably offended some big shots. Otherwise, why would there be so many new restaurants, karaoke bars, and clubs popping up in the past two weeks?”

Herman put down his fork and knife and humphed coldly. “Zack Smith had even borrowed money from me two days ago, claiming that Jordan Steele had taken revenge on him. He even said that he ended up in such a state because he had tried to help us. Atrocious. Jordan Steele is just a bodyguard. How can he be capable enough to take revenge against Zack?”

Benedict nodded and chimed in, “Herman is right. If Jordan really wanted to take revenge, he would have exacted it on us first. From the way I see it, that’s just Zack Smith’s excuse for borrowing money.”

Diana frowned and remained silent while pondering over the matter. She wondered if Jordan was really the one who had caused such a stir in the city recently.

However, after thinking for a long time, she still didn’t have an answer.

Diana looked at Hailey, who had been spacing out, and asked, “Hailey, what are you thinking?”

Hailey continued to be in a trance while drinking some soup, and she only snapped back to her senses when Sylvie nudged her with her elbow.

Elle chuckled and said, “Hailey must be thinking about Tyler’s marriage proposal, huh? In the past two weeks, Tyler has proposed to Hailey nine times, but she hasn’t said yes to him yet.”

Over the past two weeks, Jordan had been dominating the business industry of Orlando and taking over several industries to destroy the livelihoods of the people who had stood against him during Diana’s birthday banquet back then.

In the meantime, Tyler had also repeatedly proposed to Hailey.

After the proposal at Cloud Cafeteria, he proposed again in other restaurants and cafés.

Each time, he would prepare a gift that was worth at least a few hundred grand.

Diana said to Hailey, “Tyler is quite a nice lad. He has a good family background, and he loves you so much too. Tyler’s father has called me to say that you’re making the Collins feel embarrassed by repeatedly turning Tyler down.”

After all, the Collins was a notch above the Camdens in terms of status and power. Regardless of how beautiful Hailey was, she was still a divorcee.

The Collins was in disdain of Hailey’s condescending and aloof behavior.

Hailey nodded and said, “I will say yes when he proposes for the tenth time at the superstar’s concert tomorrow.”

Diana finally smiled, and she exclaimed, “Haha, great, the Camdens are going to hold yet another joyous event! Come, let’s all toast in advance to wish Hailey a happy marriage!”

Everyone filled their glasses with wine and even Herman, who had always been against Hailey, stood up to give her his blessings.

“Uh, Hailey, Tyler is more competent than Jordan. If you marry him in the future, remember to share any benefits in business with us, if any.”

Sylvie replied on behalf of Hailey, “That goes without saying, we’re family after all, right, Benedict?”

Sylvie grinned widely and pounded her hand against Benedict gently.

However, Benedict wasn’t smiling at all. It was as if his daughter’s marriage had nothing to do with him.

Benedict raised his glass somewhat reluctantly and said indifferently, “He’s indeed better than that good-for-nothing Jordan Steele, well at least in terms of being presentable.”

Everyone raised their glasses and gave Hailey their blessings.

However, Drew suddenly stood up and said, “Uh, I’ve got a tummy ache. You guys go ahead.”

“This kid…” Diana shook her head.

Most of the injuries that Drew sustained had healed. Still, Diana had a nagging feeling that Drew was different from before, especially when talking about topics related to Hailey and Jordan.

Drew headed to the washroom, but instead of relieving nature’s call, he made a call to someone.

He was calling Jordan!

The incident in the underground parking lot the other day, where even Pablo knelt down to Jordan, had convinced Drew that Jordan would likely be a terrifying boss even if he were not the president of Ace Corporation!

Hence, Drew defected and wanted to get on good terms with Jordan.

“Hello,” Jordan answered the phone.

Drew said, “Jordan, during dinner, Hailey said that she would say yes to Tyler Collins when he proposes to her during a superstar’s concert tomorrow. Do you want me to convince Grandma to forbid Hailey from saying yes?”

Drew knew that Jordan still loved Hailey. After all, he had been married to her for three years and put in plenty of effort, only to have them go in vain. Anyone would be indignant if they were in his shoes.

If Jordan wanted to stop Hailey and Tyler from getting married, Drew could help him with it.

After a moment of silence, Jordan said, “Don’t stop her! Just let her say yes!”

Drew said, “Jordan, why let that punk Tyler get what he wants? With your abilities, you can easily kill him! Both him and I have offended you, and you gave me such a harsh beating, but you let him off the hook. That’s unfair to me!”

Jordan laughed and said, “Don’t worry, Tyler’s going to end up in a state that’s much worse than you.”

Of course, Jordan was going to get revenge on Tyler, but it wasn’t going to be as simple as breaking his limbs.

Tyler and Hailey had harmed Jordan emotionally, so Jordan would do the same to them!

Jordan wanted Hailey to first marry Tyler before regretting her decision!

That would be the most ruthless form of revenge!

Drew said, “Rest assured, Jordan, I’m keeping an eye on Hailey, and I’ve also lied to her that Grandma doesn’t want her to move in with Tyler before they get married. For the past few days, Hailey has been returning home at night, and she only goes out to public places during the day. They haven’t done anything.”

After a moment of silence, Jordan said, “Even if they did something, it has nothing to do with me.”

Drew chuckled. “We’re both men, I understand. You might insist that you don’t care, but you definitely hope that they haven’t done the deed.”

Jordan laughed and said, “Drew, I didn’t expect you to have become more philosophical. You’ve made progress.”

Drew said, “What I’m going to say next is even more philosophical!”

Jordan asked, “Oh? Are you that confident? Go ahead.”

Drew said, “Marry my sister! She’ll make a good wife! Grandma said that she has great birthing hips!”

Jordan snapped, “Get lost!”

Chapter 58: She Said Yes!

Ever since Jordan and Drew’s relationship improved, Drew had been trying to convince Jordan to marry Elle.

Drew already knew that Jordan had been pretending to be weaker than he really was in the past three years. Although he hadn’t learned of Jordan’s actual family background yet, he could tell from how Pablo treated him that Jordan’s family was definitely not ordinary.

Drew reckoned that he was probably some big boss.

If his sister married Jordan, he could gain some clout and act like a tyrant in Orlando in the future!

Drew kept sending Jordan some photos of Elle, which he had stolen from Elle’s phone while she was asleep.

Elle had never posted those photos on the Internet and merely kept them in her phone for her own admiration.

Although Drew was Elle’s biological brother, he swore that he would get in her pants if she wasn’t his sister.

After looking at those photos, Jordan was obviously somewhat enticed.

Nevertheless, he was now planning revenge against his ex-wife, Hailey, and that was all he could think about right now. Honestly, he wasn’t in the mood to move on to someone else.

After hanging up, Jordan sighed.

“Hailey, you’re finally going to marry that rich scion, and you two will no longer need to hide your relationship. Haha.”

Jordan smiled bitterly. He initially wanted to ignore the fact that Tyler was going to propose to Hailey tomorrow, but in the end, he decided to go to the venue himself!

He wanted to see Hailey getting proposed to, with his own eyes!

He wanted to remember the happy smiles on their faces!

He would then give them the punishment they deserved!

Jordan called Victoria on the phone. “Victoria, accompany me to a superstar’s concert tomorrow.”

Seven o’clock in the evening.

Amway Center.

All 20,000 seats in the indoor arena were filled and the drizzle today didn’t dampen the mood of the enthusiastic fans.

That was the charm of a superstar.

The audience was of all ages, ranging from teenagers to middle-aged folks in their fifties.

Jordan and Victoria were seated in the VIP seats, which were obviously different from the ordinary seats.

The ordinary seats were further away from the stage, and occupants of those seats would have to watch the concert through the large display screen because they wouldn’t be able to see the singer on stage from that angle. The physical seats were also hard and uncomfortable.

The VIP seats were much better as they offered a closer view of the stage, and the seats were much more comfortable. Jordan was seated in the first row, which was only a few steps from the stage,

However, Jordan was not the only one who could afford VIP seats.

“Hey, what a coincidence, Jordan and Miss Clarke. We meet again.”

Tyler walked over, hand in hand with Hailey. They were seated right beside Jordan and Victoria!

Jordan noticed that they were holding hands in public, which they hadn’t done during the last few times they ran into each other…

Jordan’s heart ached when he saw that scene!

There was a time when he also fantasized about holding Hailey’s hand while watching a concert together with her!

When Victoria saw Hailey, she realized why Jordan asked her out to a concert. Before this, she had mistakenly thought that Jordan was going to woo her.

Victoria gibed, “Mr. Collins, how many times have you proposed recently? You’re really persistent, huh? If you really can’t win Hailey’s heart, just give up. Not everyone can marry her.”

Then Tyler smiled and said, “I would be willing to propose a hundred times, unlike someone here who has not even proposed once and simply moved in with Hailey as her live-in husband.”

Jordan couldn’t be bothered to argue with Tyler because he had gotten sick of doing so. Instead, he remained seated quietly and waited for the performance to begin.

Soon, the superstar made his appearance and performed a classic hit that sparked an uproar of enthusiasm among the crowd.

He sang many songs that the audience was familiar with.

He was absolutely deserving of being a superstar; even though he was in his late fifties, he could still sing quite nicely and dance along for two complete hours while jamming to the music!

Everyone was immersed in the charm of the superstar.

At the end of the concert, the superstar was drenched in sweat and panting heavily. He said into the microphone, “I’m tired. Now I’d like to invite a fan to come sing for me. How does that sound?”

Everyone knew that it was time for song requests.

Many singers would include a song request segment during their concerts, but in order to prevent accidents, the fans who would be picked to go on stage were all pre-arranged.

Naturally, those who paid more money would have higher chances of getting picked, in most cases.

Tyler had long spent money to get the spot, so at this point, the superstar pointed at Tyler and said, “Let’s have our friend over here to sing for me.”

The crew member handed a microphone to Tyler, and all eyes were on Tyler at this very moment.

Tyler said, “I would like to choose a song named ‘Love Letter’ for my girlfriend, Hailey.”

“In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to propose to my girlfriend. Hailey, will you marry me?”

Tyler once again got down on one knee and proposed to Hailey!

He took out a Cartier diamond ring from his pocket, which was obviously not the same one he had prepared for the previous proposals.

The fans present were all cheering and jumping excitedly when they saw that.

Amidst the revelry, Jordan dwelt in loneliness!

Victoria said to Jordan, “Jordan, if you really still love Hailey, this is your last chance.”

Victoria also knew that this time, Hailey would say yes to Tyler.

Given Victoria’s understanding of Tyler’s father, the Collins would never allow a woman to turn down Tyler’s marriage proposal more than 10 times.

Jordan remained seated, his hands trembling a little. At this moment, he had really hesitated and contemplated it!

‘Should I rush forward to stop all of this and let Hailey know who I really am?’

‘Should I just pretend that those things in the past had never happened?’

‘Should I just give up on revenge and all the plans that I’ve devised!?’

All Jordan knew at this moment was that he still loved Hailey!

However, before Jordan could come to a decision, Hailey’s sweet and pleasant voice resounded throughout the arena.

“I do.”

Those words had put Jordan’s contemplation to an end.

Tyler excitedly put the diamond ring on Hailey’s ring finger.

Staring at the ring on Hailey’s ring finger, Jordan felt as if his heart had been stabbed by a million daggers!

The woman he had loved for three years was now going to marry someone else!

The moment he found out that Hailey cheated on him, he decisively chose to divorce her.

He thought that he would never think about her again nor care who she got together with in the future.

However, Jordan had overestimated himself.

How could he easily let go of someone he loved?

After Tyler succeeded in proposing to Hailey, the superstar surprisingly looked at Jordan and said, “Would you like to make a song request too? We can all sing together.”

Tyler was stunned. ‘Did Jordan spend money to make a song request too?’

In fact, Jordan didn’t know why he would be picked either because he hadn’t spent any money to get the chance to.

Because the concert organizer had learned Jordan would be attending the concert, he specifically told the superstar that Jordan is currently the most powerful entrepreneur in Orlando and asked him to give Jordan a chance to make a song request

Jordan took the microphone. At this moment, he really wanted to vent his emotions with a song.

There were some things he could express through a song but not words.

Jordan asked, “Can I play an instrument and sing along on my own?”

Chapter 59: A Thousand Reasons To Be Sad!

‘Sing and play music by himself?’

‘Does Jordan know how to play any instruments?’

Both Hailey and Tyler were stunned at the same time.

Tyler asked, “Hailey, can Jordan Steele play the piano or guitar, or any other instrument?”

Hailey shook her head. She had a piano at home, but she had never seen Jordan play it in the past three years.

Besides, she thought that Jordan was from a poor family in the countryside and didn’t have the chance to learn music due to financial constraints.

The superstar was surprised but pleased to hear his request. “Of course, you may do so. It happens that our pianist is tired. He can take a break now. Please come on stage.”

The superstar took the initiative to extend his hand to Jordan and pull him onto the stage.

“Everyone, let’s give him a round of applause, shall we?”

The superstar encouraged the fans to cheer for Jordan for fear that Jordan would get nervous in front of such a large crowd.

However, how could Jordan be nervous now?

At this point, his heart was already full of disappointment and sorrow.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Jordan sat down in front of a piano.

He was thinking about what song to sing.

Although ‘Heartbroken’ was the song that fit his mood the best now, he didn’t want to sing it.

The song would put him in a lowly position and give Hailey and Tyler a chance to mock him.

He chose to sing one of the most popular songs at the moment.

‘A Thousand Reasons to be Sad!’

The song’s title also had a different meaning—’There are a thousand reasons to be sad and losing you may not necessarily be the reason for my sorrow!’

Since the concert was drawing to an end, the lights in the arena were all switched on.

Both the stage and audience pit were brightly lit.

However, at this moment, the lights in the audience area went out again, and the spotlight was now on the stage.

Jordan pressed all his fingers on the white keys, played the root note with his left hand, and the treble clef melody with his right. His hand positions and posture were correct, and he was playing very fluidly.

As soon as the intro of “A Thousand Reasons to be Sad” started, the fans began cheering merrily!

Hailey was stunned after listening for a few seconds!

Hailey had learned how to play the piano since a young age and was very proficient in it. Hence, she could naturally tell the standard of Jordan’s piano-playing skills at a glance!

His posture was correct, his playing was clean, and his rhythm was accurate.

Jordan must have been playing the piano for at least three years to play the intro of this song so perfectly!

“Did he start learning piano only after we got married? Oh my God, he used to have so many errands to run every day, but he still has the time to practice the piano and play it so well! Damn it, Jordan, why didn’t you tell me you could play the piano!?!”

Hailey regretted the fact that she had found out that Jordan could play the piano only after they had gotten divorced.

After playing the intro on the piano, Jordan started singing slowly.

“The person I loved is no longer mine.”

Wow!

Jordan’s singing voice sounded completely different from when he spoke!

“Oh my God, why does it sound so pleasant!?”

Hailey and everyone else was stunned, and they soon gave a warm round of applause.

It was the superstar’s concert!

Others would seem like a joke when they sang at his concert!

It was just like performing a dunk behind Vince Carter and Zach LaVine!

They would be absolutely no match for him!

However, Jordan’s voice was melodious and made their eyes light up with joy, even though it didn’t necessarily surpass the superstar’s.

It was because Jordan’s vocal coach was Seth Riggs, the very same man who taught Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” as well as several other superstars.

Jordan learned to sing from him at the age of 6, so he was definitely an experienced singer!

Of course, at this moment, Jordan didn’t deliberately show off his singing skills and was merely following his heart as he sang.

“This time, my love will not last forever.”

“I can’t linger around any longer.”

“There are a thousand reasons to be sad, a thousand reasons to be sad… In the end, my love gradually turns stale!”

Jordan was still playing the piano during the verse.

However, when it came to the chorus, the drummers and guitar players started playing too!

In fact, the superstar was even harmonizing with Jordan!

The entire performance was simply intoxicating!

“Oh my God…”

Hailey was mesmerized by Jordan’s singing, and she couldn’t believe that the man on the stage who was now in the limelight was her ex-husband!

He was the ex-husband that she and her family called a good-for-nothing!

“How is he… so brilliant?”

Only in that moment did Hailey realize that except for his destitute family background, Jordan was better than most scions of wealthy families in many other aspects, such as his personality, eloquence, upbringing, proficiency in arts, and mannerisms!

“There are a thousand reasons to be sad, a thousand reasons to be sad… In the end, I was forgotten in someone else’s story!”

After the song ended, the audience gave a thunderous round of applause!

Many people said that Jordan’s handsome looks, excellent singing, and brilliant piano-playing skills were all qualities that would make a wonderful star!

However, after Jordan finished singing, he walked off the stage without saying a single word.

However, he didn’t return to his seat and instead walked straight to the exit.

“Jordan!”

Unable to contain herself, Hailey shrugged Tyler’s handoff and rushed towards the exit to chase after Jordan.

In the last four minutes, she had already been head-over-heels mesmerized by her husband!

“Hailey!” Tyler also wanted to chase after her, but he was stopped by Victoria.

Victoria said, “Mr. Collins, the concert hasn’t ended yet. It’s not too late to leave after it’s over.”

Tyler said anxiously, “Hailey has gone to chase after Jordan Steele!”

Victoria smiled and said, “So what? She has already said yes to your proposal. What else are you worried about? Do you think she will choose Jordan over you?”

Tyler chuckled and said, “Haha, I’m absolutely confident that I’ll beat Jordan. Okay then, I won’t chase after her.”

“Jordan! Hold it right there!”

Jordan was walking quickly, and Hailey scurried all the way to the exit, where she finally caught up with him and held him back.

Panting heavily, Hailey seemed a little disheveled, but she was still gorgeous.

After stopping, Hailey discovered that there were tears in Jordan’s eyes, which meant he had just cried!

“Jordan!”

Hailey leaped straight into Jordan’s arms!

The song that Jordan had just sung in front of 20,000 people touched her deeply because it was the story of their relationship!

Hailey could tell what it meant!

“Don’t do this. You’re going to become someone else’s wife soon.” Jordan gently pushed Hailey away.

Hailey asked with great devotion, “Silly, since you love me so much, why did you have to be so impulsive and divorce me back then?”

“I know, men can’t accept being made a cuckold, but not all men are qualified to initiate a divorce!”

Finding her to be absolutely ridiculous, Jordan said, “What kind of men are qualified and what kind of men are not?”

Hailey said, “Men who are wealthy and powerful have the right to, while men like you who come from a poor family should learn to tolerate such things. Jordan, if you had chosen to hold yourself back and take it that that incident had never happened, I… I would still be your wife now…”

Chapter 60: I Won’t Be Your Backup!

Jordan was enraged by her words.

“You’re the one at fault, and you’re blaming it on my poor background? Are poor people like us supposed to blame ourselves for the circumstances that we’re subjected to and tolerate the betrayal of you people just because you’re affluent and powerful? Does being rich give you the right to commit adultery with impunity while deriving joy from the misery of others?”

Although Jordan did not suffer from poverty, he wanted to speak up for the poor!

All humans deserve equal respect!

Hailey shook her head and said, “Will you be more realistic? Even my grandfather said that the impoverished can never nurture outstanding children!”

“I know you’re good to me, and you have great qualities, but I can’t see a future with you…”

While speaking, Hailey suddenly reached out to hold Jordan’s hand. “Jordan, give me a few years, okay?”

This time, Jordan did not shake off Hailey’s hand. Instead, he asked, “What do you mean?”

Hailey said, “In a few years, I would have inherited the Camdens’ assets and given birth to Tyler’s child. Let’s wait until then to get back together, shall we?”

Jordan looked at Hailey in disbelief, hardly able to believe the fact that the girl whom he thought was innocent, pure and simple-minded, would have such a plan in mind!

Jordan asked in astonishment, “Are you treating me as your standby lover? Are you going to make me take you back after that bastard Tyler Collins has toyed with you for a couple of years?”

Smack!

Hailey slapped Jordan in the face because she didn’t like the words ‘toy with’.

Hailey said, “Wake up! Be more realistic! This is the way society is! Only the rich can marry the rich! A man like you, who comes from a poor background, only deserves leftovers! This is the world for you!”

“Stop being so arrogant and thinking you’re extraordinary! It’s time you change your character!”

“Think about it carefully. In three to five years, I’ll have at least 150 million dollars, which is more than you will ever earn even if you work as a bodyguard for the rest of your life! Go ask around, which multimillionaire would be willing to marry an ordinary man like you!?”

“You should take my love for you as a blessing! You should be getting on your knees and thanking me for wanting to be with you even after I become a multimillionaire instead of harping on such irrelevant things!”

Hailey had given Jordan a hard slap on his face, but he didn’t feel any pain at all.

Although he developed a high pain threshold after all the battles on the battlefield, the physical pain he was experiencing was nothing compared to the emotional pain he was feeling!

Jordan fell silent.

He wondered what choice he would make if he wasn’t the scion of the Steeles, which was a family with a multi-billion net worth, but just an ordinary man from an ordinary family.

Out of 100 ordinary men, 99 wouldn’t mind marrying a multimillionaire who had been married and is the mother of another man’s child.

For them, it might really be a blessing!

Jordan sighed emotionally because he knew that Hailey loved him too.

“If it was someone else, maybe they would be grateful to you, but unfortunately, I will never let myself be a second option! Besides, you still owe me an apology for what happened previously!”

Jordan shouted.

Hailey had cheated on him and made him a cuckold, but until today, she hadn’t even apologized for it. Yet, she wanted him to be her standby lover!

Hailey retorted furiously, “I’ve been so good to you, but you’re still so muddled up! Do you know that I have plenty of suitors now and will still continue to in a few more years!?! You should be grateful that I’ve chosen you! Yet, you’re still haggling over an apology? You will never hear an apology from me for the rest of your life!”

Hailey knew she had done Jordan wrong, but she didn’t want to lower herself and apologize because she felt that she was already giving Jordan great compensation by allowing him to get back together with her.

Jordan didn’t want to continue arguing with her either. “Fine, I won’t force you. In this case, I wish you conjugal bliss, and I hope you won’t regret your choice!”

After saying that, Jordan turned around and left.

Still, standing behind him, Hailey exclaimed, “Haha, why would I regret my choice? Tyler is a hundred times better than you! I’m going to marry a wealthy man, and you’ll be the one to regret it! In a few years, you will no longer be able to continue working as a bodyguard, and you’ll come begging me on your knees! By then, let’s see if I still want you!”

Jordan ignored her and bottled all his anger.

Next, he would vent all the infuriation caused by the damage that Tyler and Hailey had done to him!

An hour later, in Rose Garden Villas.

Jordan had checked out of the West Lake Hotel. He moved into a villa in the most expensive residential area in Orlando that he had just bought.

The time was already 11 o’clock at night. Victoria arrived at Jordan’s villa frantically and apologized, “Mr. Steele, I am so sorry, there was heavy traffic on the way, and we spent a half-hour just leaving the arena.”

Jordan had left earlier than them, so it was easier for him to leave. If he had left after the concert ended, he would have been stuck in traffic too.

Jordan wasn’t bothered. He said indifferently, “I’ve officially begun executing my plan for revenge against the Collins. They are a top-tier family in Orlando, so they’d definitely need some time to prepare for a grand wedding.”

“I’m going to make the Collins decline and become reduced to a bush league family before Tyler Collins and Hailey Camden get married!”

“Victoria, you know the Collins well. Tell me more about them.”

Victoria nodded and explained, “The Collins are now helmed by Tyler’s father, Leonard Collins. His largest business is the chain of Era Express hotels that are located all across the country.”

“In addition, he also owns more than twenty hotels, including Seven Stars Hotel and Luxe Hotel, in Orlando.”

“A few years ago, his hotel brand had a value of over a billion dollars, but has since declined and is now only valued at 460 million dollars.”

Jordan lit a cigarette and said, “They’ve just targeted the market of mid priced hotel chains and recognized the demand for satisfactory but affordable hospitality services, somewhere between economic hotels and five-star hotels. They started out by blindly expanding their chain and acquiring hotels in third-and fourth-tier cities in a frenzy a few years ago. If they hadn’t met Uncle Dubrule, they’d probably still be losing money now.”

Victoria asked in astonishment, “Mr. Steele, is the Uncle Dubrule you mentioned, the international hotels’ magnate, Paul Dubrule?”

Paul Dubrule was a legendary figure in the hospitality industry!

Jordan nodded and said, “Yes, he’s a friend of my grandfather.”

“Haha.” Victoria smiled but deep down, she was filled with utter shock. ‘Jordan’s family has such powerful connections! His grandfather’s friend turns out to be a world-class magnate!’

Jordan said, “I heard Uncle Dubrule mention before that a local hotelier has once requested to cooperate with him. I reckon it’s Leonard Collins, Tyler’s father. At that time, he managed to earn 15 million dollars in a year and have his hotel business take off, all thanks to Uncle Dubrule.”

“I just need Uncle Dubrule to give him a little push again, and it’ll be over for Leonard Collins’ hotel business.”

Jordan smiled. Leonard was subservient to Paul Dubrule and would obey all his words. Jordan would be able to easily defeat Leonard through Paul Dubrule’s hands!

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The Abandoned Husband Dominates

The Abandoned Husband Dominates

弃婿当道
Score 8.9
Status: Completed Type: Author: Artist: Released: 2021-2023 Native Language: English
After three years of being married to an unfaithful wife, the multi-billionaire is chased out of his home! After the divorce… His unfaithful ex-wife comes begging for forgiveness while she says, “I was wrong, please give me another chance!”

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