Chapter 61: Destroy The Collins!
Jordan immediately called Paul Dubrule.
“Uncle Dubrule, it’s been a while since we met. It’s me, Jordan Steele. How have you been lately? How’s your health?”
Jordan greeted politely over the phone.
Paul Dubrule was overjoyed to receive a call from Jordan. “Jordan! It’s been a long time since I heard your voice. I had just spoken to your grandfather over a video call yesterday, and he showed me his newly planted jasmine flowers.”
“I’m doing well. I’m on vacation in Hawaii, how about you? I heard from your grandfather that you have completed your three-year experience of being a live-in son-in-law, and you’re preparing to make it big in the business industry!”
Jordan said, “Yes, I called you this time to talk to you about something regarding business. Do you remember a hotel chain called Era Express? I heard that you gave Leonard a crucial piece of advice that allowed him to become a billionaire within a short period.”
Paul Dubrule said, “Oh yes, I remember Leonard Collins. He has a lovely and elegant wife, and I have a deep impression of them. I heard that his hotel business has been encountering issues recently, and he has called me many times for help.”
“Do you intend for me to help him again?”
Jordan immediately explained, “No, on the contrary, I want you to harm him and point him to a path to destruction.”
“Wow, it seems that this unlucky guy has provoked someone he shouldn’t have. Alright, leave it to me.”
Although Dubrule was an internationally-renowned hotel magnate, his status was still a notch below Jordan’s grandfather.
Jordan’s grandfather had given him plenty of help over the years, so he would definitely do Jordan a favor.
After Jordan hung up, Victoria asked, “Is it settled?”
Jordan nodded.
Victoria said with great admiration, “Mr. Steele, you’re really incredible. You can destroy the Collins with just a single phone call. I thought you’d get into an intense battle against him!”
Jordan said with a contemptuous smile, “Intense battle? Hah, the Steeles are totally out of the Collins’ league. How can they contend with us?”
Victoria was really envious of Jordan’s family background. She wanted to marry a wealthy man like him just to see what their world was like.
Victoria suddenly said, “However, Mr. Dubrule was the one who guided Leonard Collins along and gave him the golden piece of advice. Even if Leonard Collins obeys him this time, it’ll probably take some time for the losses of his failed investment to show.”
“Meanwhile, Tyler and Hailey’s wedding will probably be held in the next one or two months.”
Jordan nodded and made another phone call.
“Pablo.”
“Mr. Jordan!”
“Have all your underlings recovered?”
Jordan had previously instructed Pablo to send hundred-plus Southeast Asian subordinates to tarnish Zack’s restaurant’s reputation by pretending to get food poisoning from the food they served.
In order to make their act even more convincing, they decided to really eat foods that would make them sick and ended up having to recuperate in the hospital for some time.
Pablo said, “They’ve all recovered a long time ago. What’s the matter, Mr. Jordan? Feel free to give me orders!”
Jordan said, “Send each of your underlings to check into a room with a woman in Leonard Collins’ hotel.”
“When doing so, look around for pinhole cameras in the hotel room. If there are any, find the footage. If there aren’t any, install one in each room and then expose the video of your underlings doing the deed with their respective partners.”
Pablo and Victoria both understood what Jordan intended to do.
He was planning to destroy the reputation of the Collins’ hotels. The discovery that the Collins’ hotel rooms had pinhole cameras would constitute a violation of the privacy of the hotel guests, which would negatively impact the hotel’s business.
Victoria said with a sultry smile, “I didn’t expect you to come up with such a plan, Mr. Steele.”
Jordan chuckled and said, “The world of business is like a battlefield. What I want is victory, and the means by which I obtain it doesn’t matter at all.”
If Jordan didn’t have a year of experience on the battlefield, he wouldn’t have been so relentless.
Now, all he wanted was to win!
Jordan reached his hand out and said, “Continue.”
Victoria picked up the document and said while looking at it, “Tyler Collins doesn’t work in his father’s company. He took a few dozens of millions of dollars from his father and used it to set up a company. When he first started out, he incurred major losses, but his business has been taking off in the last two years.”
“He’s now a professional angel investor. Last year, he created an eight-million-dollar fund and invested in 40 companies. Half of his investments failed, but he made book gains of 16 million dollars.”
“Oh, that punk made some money out of it?” Jordan was surprised.
He knew that the failure of 20 out of 40 investments wasn’t considered much. Even if the failure rate was 90%, the remaining 10% of companies that succeeded would bring him enough profit.
Victoria nodded and said, “Yes, he made another major investment this year, and he has now invested in a total of 70 companies. The investment manager of his company predicted that they would be able to make a profit of 48 million dollars this year if they’re lucky.”
Jordan humphed coldly. ‘I’m not going to let Tyler Collins have the best of both worlds’
Jordan said, “Find out which 70 companies he invested in. Ignore those that have shut down or are in decline. Find out which ones Tyler Collins is profiting from and then boycott them!”
“I want to make Tyler lose every single cent that he had invested! I want to make sure he ends up with nothing!”
Only then did Victoria realize how truly terrifying Jordan was. “Yes!”
Afterward, Victoria added, “Tyler has an older brother, but he’s not very competent. He’s just waiting to inherit his father’s legacy.”
“However, Tyler’s mother, Rosie Huxley, is the daughter of the Huxley family, which is a top-tier family in New York. She has a powerful background, and we must pay attention to her.”
Jordan was stunned. “Rosie Huxley? Sounds like an elegant name. Do you have a photo of her?”
Paul Dubrule also said Leonard’s wife was beautiful and elegant during the call just now.
Jordan was curious about the woman who left a deep impression on Paul Dubrule.
Victoria logged into Instagram and searched for Rosie’s page before handing her cell phone to Jordan so that he could take a look.
Jordan was presented with a photo of a gorgeous woman who had combed her wavy hair to the side.
Her makeup wasn’t too thick, but her lipstick was of bright color. She was wearing a tight dress and standing in front of a microphone.
She looked just like a songstress in her 30’s.
Jordan was slightly stunned. “I didn’t expect that punk Tyler Collins’ mother to be so beautiful.”
Victoria smiled and said, “All the members of the upper-class circle in Orlando think that Leonard Collins isn’t worthy of Rosie Huxley because her family is way richer than his. Back then, he resorted to despicable means to marry her.”
Not interested in the family history of the Collins, Jordan returned Victoria’s cell phone to her. “You don’t have to care about the Huxleys.”
Jordan was well aware of which families he couldn’t afford to offend in this country, so apart from them, he didn’t give a hoot about the rest.
Chapter 62: Holding A Wedding on Jordan’s
A week later.
At two o’clock in the afternoon, the pedestrians on the streets of Orlando had their sunglasses on and their umbrellas in hand to shield them from the scorching afternoon sun.
At this moment, Tyler, who was waiting for Hailey in his BMW, was boiling with fury.
“What? Enigma Co. has shut down too? Damn it, how can it wind up when it’s doing so well?”
Tyler was speaking on the phone in the driver’s seat, looking extremely vexed and troubled.
Enigma Co. was the most profitable one of the 70 companies that Tyler had invested in.
However, for some reason, the companies he had been profiting from were suddenly targeted by companies in the same industry and had to wind up for some reason.
When you factor in Tyler’s losses from his failed investments in 40 to 50 companies, he had lost almost all his money.
“Damn it! I’m so unlucky!”
Tyler slapped the steering wheel in exasperation before calling his father again.
“Dad, I’ve been out of luck lately, and some of the companies that I invested in, which have been generating the most profit for me, have suddenly folded. Can you lend me another 15 million dollars?”
Leonard said, “The family company is also in need of money lately. Two days ago, I spoke to the international hotel magnate, Paul Dubrule, and he told me to reopen all the hotels that we’ve closed down in the past. He also told me to set up more branches in the third-tier and fourth-tier cities.”
Tyler asked in bewilderment, “Dad, didn’t he used to oppose vehemently when we expanded rapidly like that in the past?”
Leonard said, “You don’t know anything at all! Times have changed! Even migrant workers can afford to stay in hotels these days. There is no longer a pressing demand for high-quality services. Quantity is now the most important! We’re planning to invest most of our money in this.”
Tyler was stunned. If they were going to invest most of their family assets, that would amount to at least a few hundred million dollars!
If they profited from it, it would be fine, but if they incurred losses…
It would be over for the Collins.
Tyler said, “Dad, I disagree with that! We shouldn’t put all our eggs in a single basket! What if Master Dubrule’s advice is wrong this time? We are at the risk of going bankrupt!”
Leonard said, “You’re right. We should diversify our investments. Okay, I see you’ve done well in investing in the past year. I shall give you 75 million dollars! Go ahead and invest boldly! Even if we fail this time, we can still count on you.”
“Thanks, Dad! I’m going to turn 75 million dollars into 750 million dollars!” Tyler said excitedly.
At this moment, the alluring Hailey got into the passenger’s seat.
Noticing how Tyler was beaming with joy, Hailey asked, “What’s making you so happy?”
Tyler said, “My father gave me another 75 million dollars! Haha, Hailey, how does it feel to be Mrs. Collins? These 75 million dollars will soon become 750 million dollars!”
Hailey was overjoyed to hear that, and she secretly thought, ‘The Collins are so rich, Tyler’s father actually just gave him 75 million dollars so casually.’
Hailey took the initiative to hold Tyler’s hand and said, “Tyler, I’m so happy to be married to you. I’ve never had so much money before.”
Tyler said proudly, “That goes without a word! Jordan’s good-for-nothing father probably couldn’t even give you a few thousand dollars, haha!”
“By the way, since we’ve already registered our marriage, shouldn’t you be changing the way you address me?”
Hailey hesitated for a moment before saying, “Hub… Hubby.”
This was the first time she had ever called another man ‘Hubby’ because she used to only address Jordan that way in the past.
At this moment, she suddenly missed Jordan and all the times when she called him ‘Hubby’ in the past three years.
Jordan was a live-in son-in-law who had a low status in the family. Hence, Hailey would only address him as ‘Hubby’ when she was in an excellent mood.
Hence, she would be smiling whenever she did that.
However, Hailey wasn’t smiling when she called Tyler’ Hubby’; instead, she felt a little morose.
‘Maybe, this is the destiny of my relationship with Jordan.’
After being emotional for a moment, Hailey quickly snapped back to her current role.
Hailey said, “Hubby, send me to Ace Corporation. I’d like to personally deliver the wedding invitations to Mr. Steele and Miss Clarke.”
Hailey’s and Tyler’s wedding was held on the 12th of May, which was in a week.
The Camdens and the Ace Corporation were now in cooperation for a project named ‘Hailey Residences’. Hailey was the deputy director of the project.
Tyler said, “Sure. By the way, are you going to invite Jordan?”
Feeling a little awkward, Hailey said, “He’s my ex-husband. Why should we invite him?”
Tyler laughed and said, “That’ll make things interesting. Do you have any unused invitation cards? Give me one. I’m going to invite him!”
Tyler took out an unused wedding invitation card from Hailey’s bag and a pen, after which he wrote Jordan’s name on it.
At the bottom of the card, he wrote: “If you’re a man, turn up for the wedding so you can see what a grand and lavish wedding is like!”
After writing on the card, Tyler shoved it to Hailey.
Hailey knew that Tyler intended to put Jordan to shame that day and let all the guests see that there was a world of difference between Hailey’s former husband and his current one!
“By the way, Hailey, come sleepover at mine tonight. I’ve been really vexed the past couple of days. The companies that I’ve invested in have closed down. I need you to relieve my stress.”
Tyler held Hailey’s hand.
By right, Hailey could totally move in with him since they had already registered their marriage.
However, Hailey refuted, “My grandmother said that I can’t stay over at your place before we get married. Just wait a little longer. We’re going to have our wedding in a week anyway.”
Feeling a little displeased, Tyler snapped, “Your grandmother is so conservative! Ugh, we’ve known each other for such a long time, but I’ve only slept with you once. But I still beat Jordan because he hasn’t gotten a chance to sleep with you at all, even though he was married to you for three years. Haha.”
Hailey lowered her head and said, “Okay, let’s not talk about him. Start driving.”
The engine was started quickly, and the speed soon went up to 80 mph. Hailey looked out of the window and pondered to herself.
‘Jordan, you can’t blame me for not letting you get intimate with me in the past three years. Actually, I have feelings for you too, but if I really gave myself to you, Tyler would definitely love me a lot less than he does now. He wouldn’t want to marry me either.’
‘If you must, just blame it on the fact that we met at the wrong time!’
More than twenty minutes later, Hailey arrived at Ace Corporation.
Hailey’s long hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was wearing a pair of square-shaped earrings, a white shirt, and a pair of black, high-waisted trousers.
She looked clean, beautiful, and exuded the mature aura of a married woman.
Bang! Bang!
Hailey knocked on the door of Victoria’s office.
“Come in.”
As soon as Hailey entered, Victoria stood up immediately and said, “Mrs. Collins, you look gorgeous today. You married a rich man, and now, you look even nobler than before.”
Hailey could hear the sarcasm in Victoria’s words and smile.” Thank you for the compliment. I still need another ten years to catch up to your sartorial sense and elegance, Miss Clarke.”
“By the way, I’m here today to deliver my wedding invitations to you and Mr. Steele.”
Victoria was a little shocked. “Have you settled on the wedding date?”
Hailey said, “Yes, it’s on the 12th of May, which is a week from now.”
Victoria was instantly stunned. “The 12th of May? Isn’t that Jordan’s birthday?”
Chapter 63: Hailey’s Wedding Invitation!
Hailey was just as surprised. “Miss Clarke, why do you remember Jordan’s birthday?”
In her opinion, Jordan was only Victoria’s bodyguard, and it made no sense for her to remember his birthday so clearly.
Of course, she didn’t know that Victoria had her eye on Jordan, so of course, she would remember his birthday clearly.
Victoria explained, “Oh, he happens to share the same birthday as my father. I’ve also seen Jordan’s ID, so I remember it well.”
“Mrs. Collins, Jordan is your ex-husband, and you guys were once in love, right? It seems a little insensitive of you to hold your wedding on his birthday. Or did you simply forget that his birthday falls on the same day?”
Hailey said, “Of course I remember his birthday! However, the wedding date was set by the Collins, and I also tried persuading Tyler to pick another date. Still, he insisted on the 12th of May. I couldn’t do anything about it.”
Tyler had already checked up on Jordan’s profile and knew that his birthday was on the 12th of May. Thus, he deliberately chose to set his wedding with Hailey on this day to agitate Jordan!
Not wanting to continue talking about Jordan, Hailey decided to change the subject. “Where’s Mr. Steele? Is he in the office? Can I pass the invitation card to him?”
Victoria said, “I think so, be my guest.
Victoria knew that Jordan was in the office. Still, there was no way she could tell Hailey that Jordan was Mr. Steele, as in the president of Ace Corporation.
“You’re welcome to attend our wedding on the 12th of May.”
Hailey smiled and handed the invitation card to Victoria before going to the president’s office.
Bang! Bang!
Hailey knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Hailey pushed the door open, only to be disappointed to see that Jordan was the only one around. “Mr. Steele isn’t in, huh?”
Jordan happened to have stood up to throw something into the bin, so he wasn’t at the president’s desk, but he couldn’t be bothered to explain either. “Do you have a problem?”
Hailey handed the wedding invitation to Jordan and said, “Hand this to Mr. Steele when he’s here.”
There was a sky-blue ribbon on the white, floral-die-cut base of the invitation card, which seemed rather luxurious and opulent.
When Jordan saw it, he was stunned. “This…”
Hailey said, “Tyler and I have settled on a wedding date. It’s going to be on the 12th of May, which is also your birthday.”
Jordan stared at Hailey angrily.
Hailey frantically explained, “Don’t look at me like that. I wasn’t the one who decided on the date.”
Jordan was furious at first, but he soon seemed to think of something and burst into laughter again.
‘You chose to hold your wedding on my birthday. Do you have a death wish?’
Jordan took the wedding invitation and said, “Congratulations, Hailey Camden, you’ve finally married a wealthy man.”
Knowing that Jordan was upset, Hailey hesitated for a moment but nevertheless gave him an invitation too.
“This one’s for you.”
Jordan smiled because he didn’t expect to receive two invitation cards to his ex-wife’s wedding.
He deliberately opened it to take a look. He saw that there was an additional line of words on the invitation card to “Jordan” — ‘If you’re a man, turn up for the wedding so you can see what a grand and lavish wedding is like!’
On the other hand, the invitation card to “Mr. Steele” read:
‘To Mr. Steele, President of Ace Corporation:
Dear Mr. Steele, the wedding ceremony is scheduled to be held at 11:00 AM on the 12th of May at the Ritz Carlton Orlando. Everyone knows that you are a whale of the business industry, the Collins and the Collins have been in awe of you for a long time. We hope to have the honor of meeting you, and we will indeed host you with the best hospitality!”
Jordan looked at both the wedding invitation cards and couldn’t help but find it ironic.
Both invitations were to him but as different identities. Yet, there was a world of difference between the content of both cards!
That’s how pragmatic society is!
It was no wonder that Hailey wanted to marry into a wealthy family.
Hailey couldn’t understand the meaning behind Jordan’s smile, but she nevertheless said, “I think you’d better not turn up. I know you still love me, and you’ll definitely be devastated on the day of my wedding. If you end up having too much to drink and kick up a fuss, it’d be too embarrassing for me.”
Jordan sneered. “Hah, do you think I’d kick up a fuss at your wedding for your sake? Hailey Camden, you’re overthinking! Since your husband wants me to go so badly, I will. Don’t worry, I won’t get drunk, and I won’t get into fights or create trouble for you.”
Hailey nodded and said, “Alright then.”
Hailey knew that Jordan was extremely good at fighting, and if he lost his temper, no one would be able to stop him from creating trouble.
“By the way, how are you considering the matter I mentioned to you previously?”
Hailey suddenly lowered her volume and asked sneakily like a thief.
“What are you referring to?” Jordan didn’t immediately process what she was saying.
Hailey smacked Jordan’s arm angrily. “Dimwit, I’m referring to the matter I mentioned to you at the concert the other day.”
Only then did Jordan realize what she meant. “You mean the matter regarding me being your standby lover and waiting for you for three years? Hah, I told you, it’s impossible!”
“Hailey Camden, you can’t get the best of both worlds. You can only choose one, but unfortunately, you chose Tyler Collins!”
Hailey was enraged too. “Unfortunate, my ass! Unfortunately, I chose you! I’m not going to divorce Tyler. We’ll stay a loving couple for the rest of our lives while you remain single, grumpy, and jealous for the rest of your life!”
After lashing out at Jordan, she was still displeased. She continued after a pause, “Jordan, just keep pretending. I know you’re putting on a strong front. When you see how happy I am on the day of my wedding to a wealthy man, you’ll definitely cry like a dog!”
After saying that, Hailey rushed out in exasperation.
‘Cry like a dog? Hah, I’m afraid you and Tyler Collins will be the ones crying on that day!’
Jordan didn’t say those words out loud, but he would definitely make it happen.
On the day of their wedding, Hailey will discover that she had let the king of business in Orlando slip!
Meanwhile, she had married a poor man who was about to go bankrupt!
In a fit of anger, Jordan tore both the wedding invitations to pieces!
At this moment, Victoria entered, and when she saw that, she said, “Tyler Collins really has a death wish. How dare he choose to get married on your birthday? He obviously wants to upset you!”
Jordan humphed coldly. “He wants to provoke me by doing that? He’s just a mere investor. Who is he to compare to me? Victoria, inform all our business partners of the date of my birthday.”
Victoria said with a smile, “Yes!” She had long wanted to throw a grand birthday party for Jordan.
A week later.
At six o’clock in the morning of the 12th of May.
“Damn it! I lost again! How did this happen!?! Isn’t this a proper and user-friendly game? Why did the developer get seized for breaking the rules?”
Tyler stayed up all night in his groom’s suit and spoke on the phone in his room.
The 75 million dollars that his father gave him have been invested in more than 200 companies in the past week!
More than half of the investments failed, which was normal.
He was making considerable returns on his investments in more than ten out of those 200-odd companies at first. However, they suddenly faced problems one after another.
Besides, the problems were not trivial as they put those companies either on the verge of bankruptcy or destruction!
Almost all 75 million dollars that Tyler had invested were gone!
Chapter 64: This Day Has Finally Arrived!
Tyler was supposed to be in high spirits since it was his big day today. Still, the losses incurred from his failed investments made him, a young man in his twenties, seem like he had aged by several decades all of a sudden.
Additionally to the investments he made in the failed companies, he lost a lot of money this week in other investments.
He had lost all the money he invested in stock index futures, commodities, and even underground gambling bets.
A young man who had a best man’s corsage in hand was standing beside Tyler.
He said, “Tyler, did you offend someone? From the way I see it, it seems that you are being targeted by someone. Even if you invested blindly, the failure rate can’t be 100%!”
Tyler rubbed his extremely dark under-eye circles and nodded. “Turns out it’s really possible! It must be that someone is f**king targeting me on purpose! It can’t be a mistake with my judgment!”
“However, I haven’t offended anyone in the past two years, except for Hailey’s ex-husband, Jordan Steele. I even made him a cuckold. Well, he might be good at fighting, but he knows nothing about business. He’s just a good-for-nothing bodyguard, and there’s no way he can do anything to me when it comes to business.”
The best man fiddled with the corsage in his right hand. He said with a smile, “Tyler, Hailey is the most beautiful girl in Orlando, and Jordan Steele is not the only one who fancies her. Not to mention others, even I find it difficult to stay calm in front of her. Yet, you managed to win her heart. Which man in Orlando wouldn’t be jealous of you?”
Tyler thought about it carefully and felt that there was indeed such a possibility.
“F**k, it must be some old lecher in the business circle of Orlando who has taken a liking to Hailey. That’s why he’s targeting me! Hailey Camden is such a jinx. We haven’t even had our wedding yet, and I’ve already lost 75 million dollars because of her!”
The best man said with a playful smile, “You can’t say that. Your family is not short of those 75 million dollars, and you can totally afford to lose it. Since you’ve lost all your money, you can just leech off your father and go work at his company.”
“But the gorgeous Hailey Camden is now yours, and you can do whatever you want to her. That old lecher may be a powerful businessman, but you’ve beaten him in terms of love.”
Tyler laughed loudly after hearing that. “Jake, you’re right! How dare that damned love rival of mine make me lose 75 million dollars?! Hahaha!”
With that thought, Tyler immediately called Hailey.
Hailey was already up and was having her makeup done. She quickly answered, “Hello.”
“Honey, what are you doing?”
“I’m doing my makeup and trying on the wedding gown.”
“Hehe, Honey, you’d better get some more sleep now!”
Hailey hung up with some disgruntlement.
“Was that Tyler? What did he say?”
Hailey’s best friend, Rachel Quinn, was right beside her and watching her do her makeup.
Hailey tossed her Apple cell phone to the side and barked, “Some lewd things! Tyler is so tacky! If it isn’t because he has a wealthy family, I wouldn’t have married him! Jordan is so much better than him. He’s so mellow and soft-spoken.”
Rachel laughed and teased, “Sweetie, it’s not very appropriate of you to compliment your ex-husband while getting ready for your wedding to another man.”
Hailey’s emotions became complicated when she thought about Jordan. “Rachel, Jordan doesn’t want to be my standby lover. What should I do? What if he’s already married when I get divorced a few years from now?”
Rachel didn’t answer and instead asked Hailey to stand up.
Standing in front of a mirror in a white wedding dress, Hailey looked like an ethereal fairy.
Her beauty was angelic!
Rachel touched Hailey’s delicate face and said while looking into the mirror. “Look at your beautiful face. Which man can resist you? Trust me, you’ll get him! Jordan is destined to be a standby lover for the rest of his life!”
One hour later, in a luxurious villa cluster in Orlando.
The villas here were top-notch and were priced at over 20 grand per square meter.
In one of the villas, Tyler’s parents, Leonard Collins and Rosie Huxley, were getting dressed up in front of the mirror too.
Rosie was dressed in a red dress, looking rather dignified and elegant. Among women in their forties in Orlando, she could be considered the best in terms of figure and appearance.
Not only was she charming and attractive, but her character and upbringing were also considered exemplary in the upper-class circle.
While helping Leonard tie his tie, she said, “Leonard, I think the company’s recent expansion plan is too risky because it involves the investment of all the company’s capital, and we even had to take up a large loan. You shouldn’t be so trusting of Paul.”
Leonard barked furiously, “If I didn’t trust Paul back then, our company wouldn’t even have had the chance to be listed! What are you so worried about? I didn’t use a single cent of yours!”
Rosie said slowly, “That’s not what I mean. If you’re really confident about this, I can ask the Huxleys for some money for you.”
“I don’t need it!” Leonard suddenly became extremely furious. “The Huxleys have always looked down on me, so this time, I’m going to show them how I can make a comeback!”
Seeing how worked up Leonard had gotten, she quickly patted him and said comfortingly, “Okay, okay, let’s drop the subject. It’s our son’s big day.”
“Let’s talk about something else. I heard that Tyler also invited Hailey Camden’s ex-husband to the wedding with the intention of humiliating him in public. I don’t think it’s a good idea. Try persuading Tyler not to do that. I heard that Hailey Camden’s ex-husband is good at fighting and not to be trifled with.”
Leonard humphed coldly. “What for? Her ex-husband is just a lowly bodyguard. If Tyler wants to humiliate him, let him be. What’s wrong with that?”
“It’d be amusing since he can fight. There will be many government officials at the wedding today. Let’s see if he dares to do anything!”
Rosie shook her head. ‘Like father, like son. They’re both so stubborn.’
However, Leonard’s expression changed.
He suddenly said, “Don’t bother about Hailey’s ex-husband. However, there is a guest we ought to pay attention to. I heard from Victoria that Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation, will be attending the wedding today. You know how mysterious this Mr. Steele is, and I heard that he’s the owner of those new restaurants like Cloud Cafeteria and the newly established karaoke joints and nightclubs.”
“He is now the giant in the food, entertainment, logistics, and business industries! Many people call him the king of Orlando!”
Rosie frowned. “Victoria? The way you say her name is so affectionate, huh?”
Leonard smiled and cajoled her. “Well, we’re just old friends, don’t think that much about it. There’s nothing between Miss Clarke and me. Don’t vent your jealousy and disgruntlement on Mr. Steele later. We can’t offend him.”
Rosie said, “I’m not an insensible woman. Okay, I will definitely serve Mr. Steele well when I see him later.”
A few more hours passed. It was now ten in the morning.
Victoria arrived at the Rose Garden villa area where Jordan lived.
Jordan had already washed up and gotten dressed in a handsome suit long ago.
“Mr. Steele, you look so… dashing today.”
Victoria said, genuinely complimenting him from the bottom of her heart.
Jordan straightened his tie and said, “Let’s go. I’m going to let everyone in Orlando find out today that the president of Ace Corporation is me, Jordan Steele, the abandoned son-in-law of the Camdens!”
Victoria walked behind Jordan, her hands trembling with excitement!
This day is finally here!
Chapter 65: Everyone Looks Forward To Mr. Steele’s Appearance!
In Old Mrs. Camden’s villa.
A convoy of luxurious wedding cars was driven, and Tyler temporarily forgot about the frustration of his failed investments. He happily went over to receive Hailey.
When he arrived at the first floor of the villa, he ran into Elle before even going forward to pick up Hailey.
Elle wasn’t a bridesmaid, but she was similarly dressed in white and had dolled herself up gorgeously.
“Wow, Elle, you look so pretty today. I almost thought you were my bride.”
Tyler teased when he saw Elle.
Elle fiddled with her hair with her right hand and said, “Psht, my groom-to-be is the esteemed president of Ace Corporation.”
Tyler exclaimed in a moment of epiphany, “No wonder you’re dressed to the nines today, Elle. It turns out it’s all for Mr. Steele!”
Elle nodded and said, “Of course, I heard that Mr. Steele is definitely going to attend your wedding today. Tyler, I didn’t expect that Mr. Steele would show up for the Collins’ sake. He has always been mysterious and unwilling to meet anyone.”
Tyler said with a smug smile, “Haha, that goes without a word. The Collins are a top-tier family in Orlando. It’s only right for Mr. Steele to do us a favor.”
“Elle, from today onwards, we will be a family. We must keep in touch.”
Elle said, “Okay, I will remember what I promised you. Now go pick Hailey up.”
Elle couldn’t wait to go to the wedding venue, but of course, it wasn’t because she was looking forward to the wedding itself.
She was looking forward to meeting her Prince Charming, Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation!
An hour later.
In Ritz Carlton Hotel Orlando.
As expected of a wedding held by a top family in Orlando, a continuous line of luxury cars belonging to the invited guests streaming into the hotel.
Leonard and Rosie were busy receiving the guests.
“Mr. Sanders! It’s really a great honor for my son that you’re here to attend his wedding!”
“Chief Brown! Welcome, welcome, you must drink more water.”
“Vice-Mayor Dyer! Welcome, please pardon me, I haven’t been able to entertain you well. I’ll punish myself by toasting you later. Haha, please have a seat quickly.”
Watching Leonard and Rosie greet the dignified officials, Hailey, who was now clad in a white wedding dress, was just as elated.
She secretly thought to herself, ‘The Collins have such an impressive social circle! Many of the guests here weren’t even present at Grandma’s birthday banquet. They’re probably the bigwigs of the business and political circles of Orlando. It’s great to be married to such a powerful family. The wedding is so grand, unlike when I married Jordan. At that time, the guests who attended our wedding were only there for our family! There wasn’t even a proper guest!’
Hailey actually fancied Jordan more than Tyler.
Nevertheless, Tyler, in her opinion, had a much better family background and could provide her with a lot of material comfort that would satisfy her vanity and make her happy. Hence, she felt that Jordan was way inferior to Tyler in those aspects.
At this moment, she didn’t feel the slightest bit of regret for divorcing Jordan. Instead, she was thankful that she had done so.
All of a sudden, the crowd got into an uproar.
“Mr. Walton! Oh my gosh! Mr. Walton is here!”
Leonard got a great shock, and he hurriedly strode over to give Mr. Walton a handshake with both hands. “Welcome, Mr. Walton. It’s such a huge honor for me to have you here!”
Tyler, Hailey, and the rest of the Camdens covered their mouths in astonishment.
‘The Collins are acquainted with one of the richest men in the country?’
The Collins were only a top-tier family in Orlando.
Meanwhile, the Waltons were among the top 20 richest families in the country!
They were on completely different levels!
Leonard said loudly, “Who helped me to invite Mr. Walton? I’ll definitely thank you greatly later!”
Mr. Walton shook hands with Leonard and said with a smile on his face, “Mr. Collins, you’re too polite. I hope you won’t mind that I came here uninvited today.”
Mr. Walton didn’t actually know the Collins at all, and he didn’t have an invitation to the wedding either. Hence, he managed to enter entirely because of his status.
Leonard said, “Mr. Walton, you’re standing on ceremony with us. It’s my son’s honor, and also mine, to have you here! Did you make a special trip here because of something important?”
Leonard, who was also a businessman, was well aware of Mr. Walton’s busy schedule, and knew that he frequently travelled for business to meet powerful businessmen and politicians. He wouldn’t have the time to attend a stranger’s wedding at all.
Hence, Leonard guessed that Mr. Walton must have gone to the wedding for something important.
Mr. Walton said with a smile, “To be frank, I came here to give the newlyweds my blessings and also to meet Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation.”
His first reason could be ignored because it was merely said out of courtesy. However, the latter half of his sentence gave Leonard a great shock.
‘Even one of the richest men in the world yearns to see Mr. Steele?’
‘In that case, this mysterious Mr. Steele might be even richer than Mr. Walton!’
At this point, everyone had even more respect for the president of Ace Corporation.
Leonard hurriedly said, “Mr. Walton, please take a seat quickly. I’ll call the deputy president of Ace Corporation immediately and ask them where they are now.”
“Thank you, thank you.” Mr. Walton thanked with both hands. He greeted the other businessmen smilingly without putting on airs at all. However, he was one of the richest men in the country.
“Mr. Steele…”
Hailey was filled with great curiosity about the president of Ace Corporation when she saw that.
“What kind of girl would be worthy enough to be Mr. Steele’s wife? How pretty must she be, and what should her family background be like? Ah, I’d better not think about it.”
Unlike Elle, who kept harboring unrealistic fantasies, Hailey admitted that she wasn’t worthy of being the president of Ace Corporation.
Leonard arranged for Mr. Walton to be seated, he immediately called Victoria.
“Victoria, have you and Mr. Steele left yet?”
Victoria answered, “We’re going to reach the entrance of the hotel soon.”
“What? You’re already at the entrance? I’ll go out to receive you guys now!”
Leonard was overjoyed and immediately rushed to say to his wife and children, “Mr. Steele and Mr. Steele have arrived at the entrance. Come with me to greet them!”
“Yes!”
Tyler, Hailey, and the others tagged along.
“Ah! My dear Mr. Steele is here! Grandma, Dad, let’s go over there too!”
Elle jumped up in excitement.
Diana nodded and said, “Mr. Steele is our business partner, so we naturally have to go.”
When the other guests heard what they said, they immediately got up from their seats as well.
“I heard that Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation, has acquired many restaurants and entertainment joints. He’s also monopolizing many industries in Orlando now!”
“That’s not all, I also heard that he has just destroyed dozens of companies and pushed them to bankruptcy in the past month, for no rhyme or reason!”
“Quick, look, even Mr. Walton has gone to the entrance. Let’s all go see who this amazing Mr. Steele is!”
“I must take the opportunity to befriend Mr. Steele today!”
At the hotel entrance, a white Maybach Landaulet, which was priced at 1.8 million dollars and was once known as the “world’s most expensive car”, was driven over slowly and stopped in front of the entrance.
The hotel service staff opened the door, and Victoria stepped out of the car in a white dress.
Everyone knew that the next one to get out of the car would be Mr. Steele!
Next, Jordan alighted from the car in a white suit!
Victoria held Jordan’s arm and introduced him to Leonard, “Mr. Collins, this is Mr. Steele, the president of Ace Corporation!”
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When more chapters will come
What a damn mf cliffhanger 😭😭😭. Now gotta wait tomorrow for 5 more chapters 😭😭😭.
When? You should have dropped more chapters
Cmon you should be releasing more chapters
its comming …….