The Abandoned Husband Dominates Chapter 66-70

Chapter 66: Shocking The Upper-Class Circle!

“Hello, I’m Jordan Steele.”

Jordan alighted from the white 1.8-million-dollar Maybach in a white suit and walked over. At the same time, everyone stared at him with their eyes full of admiration.

In the eyes of the crowd, Jordan was noble and refined, like the prince of a fairytale.

Unlike Tyler and the others, Leonard had never met Jordan before this.

Leonard excitedly shook Jordan’s hand and said, “Welcome, Mr. Steele. It’s a great honor for my son and I to have you here!”

Rosie was in disbelief too. “Mr. Steele, I didn’t expect that you’re so young and handsome!”

Jordan glanced at Rosie and said, “You must be Mrs. Collins. Indeed, you’re such a ravishing beauty.”

Leonard said with a smile, “Thank you for the compliment. She is indeed my wife.”

As a woman in her forties, Rosie felt excited and a little shy to have been complimented by a young man in his twenties.

At this moment, Tyler flew into a rage when he saw Jordan brazenly ogling at his mother and complimenting her frivolously.

“Jordan Steele, why are you pretending to be the president of Ace Corporation!?! You’re just Victoria Clarke’s bodyguard!”

Hailey was also puzzled as to why Victoria would play along with Jordan.

All the invited guests of the wedding were dignified figures of Orlando, and Hailey felt it wasn’t appropriate for Victoria to deceive everyone like this.

Before Jordan could say anything, Mr. Walton had already walked over to give him a handshake.

“Mr. Steele, I’ve heard of you a long time ago. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Jordan got a tremendous shock too. “Mr. Walton? Do you know the Collins too?”

If Mr. Walton and the Collins were closely acquainted, Jordan would indeed be a little stumped.

Although Jordan was ultimately still the most powerful one, Mr. Walton was, after all, one of the top tycoons in the country.

Mr. Walton waved his hand and said, “No, no, I came specifically to see you after hearing that you’d be here in Orlando a few days ago. In fact, three years ago, I had dinner with your grandfather in LA. Mr. Steele, your grandfather, is my idol, and I’ve always wanted to revisit him, but I’m afraid I might disturb him. Has he been well lately?”

Both Tyler and Hailey were surprised to learn that Mr. Walton knew Jordan’s grandfather.

‘Could he have made a mistake?’ they wondered.

Jordan said with a smile, “My grandfather has been well lately, and he has mentioned you to me before, Mr. Walton. Grandpa says that you’re a legendary figure and a business prodigy. He’s looking forward to catching up with you too.”

“My grandfather is in England now. How about this? Inform me if you happen to go to England, and I will arrange a time for you to meet.”

Mr. Walton immediately said excitedly, “That’s great. Shall we exchange numbers?”

Mr. Walton took out his cell phone and keyed Jordan’s number into his contacts.

All the bigwigs of the business industry who were present were all green with envy as they wanted Mr. Walton’s number too!

Yet, Mr. Walton, who was high up in the air, actually took the initiative to ask for Jordan’s number!

After getting Jordan’s number, Mr. Walton said, “I have another meeting to attend. I’ll take my leave now.”

Mr. Walton left after another handshake with Jordan.

As soon as Mr. Walton left, someone appeared out of nowhere.

He scurried up to Jordan and knelt down in front of him while kowtowing incessantly.

The crowd was stunned, and so was Tyler, who took a look and then exclaimed, “Mr. Dunn? Aren’t you Mr. Dunn, the general agent of Ubereats Orlando? I haven’t seen you in such a long time, where have you been? Why are you kowtowing to Jordan Steele?”

Yes, it was Ryan Dunn who had fired Jordan back then!

Ryan looked at Tyler and said, “I went to DC to look for Mr. Jones and begged him to let me become the general agent again, and it took me more than half a month to convince him. “As long as Mr. Steele is willing to forgive me, he would be willing to continue cooperating with me, he told me.”

After explaining, Ryan continued to kowtow to Jordan. “Mr. Steele! Mr. Steele! I was wrong! I shouldn’t have offended you. I didn’t know how powerful you are. It’s all because of the Camdens’ instigation. I have nothing against you at all. This is all just a misunderstanding! Please forgive me, Mr. Steele!”

All the Camdens were stunned. Herman asked, “Mr. Dunn, are you sure that Jordan is the president of Ace Corporation? Don’t get the wrong person!”

Ryan turned around and hollered at Herman, “Mistake, my foot! Mr. Jones told me himself that Mr. Steele is the one who asked him to remove my rights as the general agent. If it wasn’t because of you, I wouldn’t have ended up in such a situation!”

Herman swallowed his saliva. ‘Could it be that Jordan had indeed made a call to the boss of Ubereats during the birthday banquet the other day?’

‘Did he really remove Ryan Dunn as the general agent with just a single phone call?’

“Mr. Steele! Mr. Steele!”

At this moment, another person started wailing too.

A middle-aged man walked over in a disheveled state.

“Isn’t that Zack Smith who owns Sunny Restaurant? Why is he dressed so shabbily? How did he get reduced to this state?”

“His restaurants have faced stiff competition from Cloud Cafeteria, and there’s barely any business every day. He’s long since started struggling!”

Someone recognized Zack, the owner of Sunny Restaurant.

Zack walked up to Jordan and also knelt down in front of him beside Ryan. “Mr. Steele! I was wrong! I failed to recognize a formidable figure like you…”

Ryan said, “Don’t copy my lines.”

Zack ignored him and continued, “It’s all the Camdens’ fault for instigating me. I was really forced to go against you during the banquet then! Mr. Steele, please just treat me like a nobody and let me off!”

Zack really couldn’t hold up any longer. Famous singers were performing at Cloud Cafeteria every single day, and the prices of the food were affordable too. Jordan was spending money to deal with Zack, but Zack couldn’t afford to play this game with him at all.

Seeing that Ryan and Zack were both kneeling down in front of Jordan, Tyler no longer thought that they were just mistaken.

“Could it be that… Jordan is really the president of the Ace Corporation?”

At this moment, Drew stood out with his cell phone and walked over. “Those who are still doubting the identity of Jordan, my former cousin-in-law, take your phones out now and find out who the president of the Ace Corporation is using the Heaven’s Eye app!”

The Heaven’s Eye app would provide the name and photos of the presidents of various companies. Still, Jordan had been keeping his profile hidden previously so no one could find him.

Today, Jordan no longer needed to hide.

Tyler and Hailey took out their cell phones at the same time. They started checking the app, only to see that Jordan was indeed the president of Ace Corporation!

“No!” Hailey was so flabbergasted that she dropped her iPhone on the ground!

She knew that the information on the Heaven’s Eye app would never be wrong!

Zack and Ryan Dunn had indeed kowtowed to the right person too!

The truth was clear as day, and Jordan was in fact, the president of Ace Corporation!

“Grandma, are you okay?”

Drew was highly conceited because he was the only person at the scene beside Victoria who learned of Jordan’s identity before this.

However, he suddenly saw Diana passing out while seated on the chair.

“Mom, how are you feeling? I’ll take you to the hospital!”

Herman hurriedly picked Diana up in his arms.

Benedict and Sylvie frantically said, “Let us take her to the hospital!”

However, Herman was holding onto Diana tightly and refusing to let go. At this point, who would dare to face Jordan?

All the Camdens wanted to flee!

“Let me do it. You guys should stay here since it’s your daughter’s wedding today.”

After saying that, Herman quickly left like he was fleeing.

Chapter 67: Apologizing To Mr. Steele!

In the past three years, Herman would make it a point to mock Jordan whenever he met him, and he had already insulted him countless times before.

In addition, Herman had even sent some henchmen to beat up Jordan some time ago because of Drew.

The reason that Jordan chose to show up and reveal his identity at Hailey’s wedding today was clearly to take revenge.

Herman wasn’t close to Hailey and obviously wouldn’t stay behind and incur Jordan’s wrath. Hence, he chose to leave immediately.

After carrying Diana into the backseat of the Audi Q7, Herman said to his chauffeur, “Let’s go to the hospital! Step on it!”

As soon as he said that, Diana suddenly wailed.

“Ah!”

Her outburst gave Herman a considerable fright, and he shuddered.

“Mom, you’re okay? I was worried sick, and I thought that you had passed out because of that punk Jordan.”

Herman was quite relieved.

Diana kept hitting her legs in misery.

“I’ve let your late father down! I’m so muddled up. I’ve finally understood why your father let Jordan marry into our family as a live-in husband of Hailey. I’m the one who drove him out of the family! Why am I so foolish!?!”

At this juncture, Diana finally understood why her late husband, who had always been intelligent and wise, would pick Jordan as his grandson-in-law.

It turned out that Jordan was not a fighter but the president of a major corporation! He was a tycoon!

Diana had pretended to pass out just now because she simply did not know how to face Jordan.

In the past, the Camdens had done countless things to hurt Jordan, and she couldn’t bring herself to see Jordan at all!

Diana asked, “Drew seems to have found out about Jordan’s identity a while ago. Why didn’t that brat inform us in advance!?!”

The embarrassment showed on Herman’s face as he said, “Well, Drew has been telling me about Jordan’s power lately, warning me not to offend him, but I decided not to listen to him.”

Diana sighed with misery. “We’ve missed it! The Camdens have missed such a great opportunity! Hailey didn’t get pregnant with Jordan’s child in those three years of their marriage! The president of Ace Corporation, whom my poor granddaughter Elle has been longing for, turns out to be Jordan! Our plan to change the fate of our family for the better by relying on Elle’s husband-to-be has fallen through!”

Outside the hotel.

Elle was still in shock and couldn’t calm down for a long time after learning that the “Mr. Steele,” who had been the man of her dreams since forever, was actually the Jordan she knew.

She took the initiative to walk towards Jordan and asked, “Jordan, you’re the president of Ace Corporation?”

Jordan looked at the astonishment on Elle’s face and said with a smile, “Yes.”

Elle said with a look of devotion, “I didn’t expect that the person I’m in love with has actually appeared in my life long ago and has been silently staying by my side to protect me for three years…”

Jordan was speechless.

‘Isn’t creating TikTok videos the only thing Elle is good at? Since when has she become so poetic?’

Jordan said awkwardly, “In the past, I was your cousin-in-law. When did I become your most beloved person?”

Elle quickly denied, “No, you’re not! Haven’t you heard my father mention this before? Grandpa initially arranged for you to marry me! God, why are you playing tricks on us like this? You held us up for three years. For the past three years, we’ve seen each other every day, but little did we know…”

“Okay, enough, stop it. We’ll talk about us later.”

While Elle was all dramatic with her monologue, she had already reached her hand out towards Jordan.

Jordan didn’t want to have much to do with Elle for the time being, and she wasn’t the main character of his plan today.

In the past, Elle may have mocked and humiliated Jordan all the time but what she had done was nothing compared to what Hailey did.

While Elle was confessing her love to Jordan, Leonard and Rosie learned about the story behind this matter from Jordan.

“Oh dear, since Jordan Steele is Hailey’s former husband, do you think he’s here to crash the wedding?”

Leonard whispered to Rosie.

Rosie was much more worried than Leonard. It wouldn’t be that big of a deal if he was just going to crash the wedding and take the bride away, as they would at most just suffer some embarrassment.

What Rosie was most worried about was that Jordan might exact revenge on Tyler for snatching his wife away from him. After all, in the eyes of many, that was enough reason to kill!

Rosie walked forward and said with a respectful gaze, “Mr. Steele, may I ask if you’re here for Hailey?”

If Jordan said yes, Rosie would not hesitate to ask Tyler to hand Hailey over to Jordan.

The president of the Ace Corporation was definitely not someone Tyler could afford to offend.

Hailey was also stunned, and she rubbed her hands together continuously while feeling extremely excited.

‘He’s here. He’s come on a white horse to marry me! My Prince Charming, my mighty hero, my beloved husband is here to take me away!”

Knowing that Jordan was deeply in love with her, Hailey thought he had come to stop her from getting married so that he could take her away!

However…

Jordan said indifferently, “Miss Hailey Camden is indeed my former wife, but I no longer have anything to do with her now. I didn’t intend to attend the wedding today. Still, Mr. Tyler Collins sent me an invitation and insisted that I come so that I can witness with my own eyes what a grand and top-notch wedding is all about. He also said that I’m not a man if I choose not to turn up.”

“So, I came together with Victoria.”

Jordan’s words made Hailey’s heart sink.

‘He’s not here to take me away!’

At this moment, Rosie slapped Tyler on his face.

Smack!

The loud sound of the slap was clear evidence of how hard Rosie had slapped Tyler. She didn’t go easy on her son at all.

“Is that what you should say to a guest you’re inviting to your wedding? Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Steele!”

Rosie yelled at Tyler.

Tyler was dumbfounded, and he finally figured out why the companies he had invested in lately had been winding up.

It turned out that Jordan was targeting him!

“I… I’m sorry.”

Tyler didn’t dare to disobey his mother.

Jordan smiled without saying anything.

Seeing that Jordan wasn’t intending to stop Hailey from marrying Tyler, Leonard hurriedly said, “Mr. Steele, please come in. After you take your seat, I’ll make my son apologize to you again in front of everyone else.”

Jordan put his hands in his pockets. Since he had already arrived, he would, of course, attend the wedding.

Leonard arranged for Jordan to take the master’s seat, after which he instructed the servants to pour three glasses of wine.

Holding a glass of wine in hand, Leonard said, “I heard that Tyler has offended you previously. As his father, I should have taken him in hand, but I failed to discipline him well, so I shall punish myself for that. Here are three toasts to you as an apology, Mr. Steele!”

Leonard chugged three glasses of wine in a row. As the host of the wedding, he was stooping low and had given Jordan enough respect.

Jordan smiled. Businessmen, especially those engaged in large businesses, would usually know when to yield and when not, unlike those of lower statuses who would still fight stubbornly even when on the verge of death.

Jordan had long expected that the Collins would subdue themselves once he revealed his identity.

Hence, he had already implemented the plan to retaliate against the Collins a long time ago. The feud could not be resolved with a simple apology and a few toasts from Leonard!

Leonard toasted thrice in a row while Jordan, who was considered his junior, remained seated and watched him do so.

At this moment, Leonard said to Tyler, “Hurry up and pour some wine to apologize to Mr. Steele.”

Tyler looked highly embarrassed, and he remained still with his fists clenched, feeling frustrated and vexed. He also felt as if all the guests were laughing at him!

Chapter 68: The Gift Is Not Meant For You!

Tyler was a person who cared a lot about his pride, and among his social circle that consisted of rich scions, he had always been the one who liked to showboat and flaunt his wealth the most.

Today, he would be marrying the “most beautiful girl of Orlando,” and the only flaw was that Hailey was a divorcee.

Hence, Tyler had already told his friends in advance that he would humiliate Jordan in public during his wedding today.

However, who would have thought that Tyler would not only fail to humiliate Jordan and instead get humiliated by Jordan.

Bend forward, kneel down, and pour Jordan some wine?

Tyler couldn’t bring himself to do it!

“Is he fooling me?”

The thought came to Tyler’s mind since, in his opinion, Jordan could not possibly be the scion of a wealthy family, much less the president of Ace Corporation.

After all, which wealthy family would be willing to let their son become a live-in husband?

The real Mr. Steele has kept his identity a secret and refused to appear in public, so Jordan must have colluded with Victoria Clarke, who is helping him impersonate the real Mr. Steele so he can appear impressive at my wedding!”

“That old hag Victoria Clarke has long set her sights on Jordan, and I bet they hooked up with each other a long time ago. It’s not surprising that she’d be willing to help him!”

“As for the information in the Heaven’s Eye app, Victoria Clarke could have submitted Jordan’s information or even hacked into the database.”

“Mr. Walton also seems to be a little different from what he looked like on TV, and his height seems different too. He could be an impostor!”

“Meanwhile, Ryan Dunn and Zack Smith have already lost their businesses and become penniless. Jordan is so good at fighting that he might have threatened them and forced them to stage this act. That’s very likely to be the case!”

After analyzing the information about Jordan that they currently had, Tyler smiled smugly.

“Hahaha, Jordan Steele, you’re deceiving us, aren’t you? You’re not the president of Ace Corporation at all. You’re just a bodyguard! Why? Are you trying to make Hailey regret?”

Everyone was shocked after hearing Tyler’s words.

Rosie was incredibly exasperated. “Tyler! What nonsense are you spouting!?! Didn’t you see how deferential Mr. Walton was to Mr. Steele just now?!”

“I’m not spouting nonsense!” Tyler began to explain, “Don’t you guys think that Mr. Walton’s height and appearance seems different from what we see on TV?”

None of them had ever seen Mr. Walton in person, so they immediately began to suspect something after hearing Tyler’s words.

“Speaking of which, I really didn’t pay attention to Mr. Walton’s appearance just now. I just thought he was Mr. Walton because he seemed to be so.”

“I looked at him carefully! His chin doesn’t seem right. Mr. Walton’s chin is not that pointed.”

“His height seems off too. Mr. Walton isn’t that tall, is he? Isn’t he only about 1.65 meters tall? That man just now is at least 1.7 meters tall!”

“That’s right. Besides, Mr. Walton is such a busy man. How could he have come to the wedding just to meet someone? He even left in a hurry after making his appearance, and none of the people he came with know us either.”

The crowd began discussing, and they all agreed with Tyler’s theory.

Unable to tolerate it any longer, Victoria snapped, “Tyler Collins, are you stupid? How can the information on Heaven’s Eye be fabricated?”

Tyler laughed and said, “Miss Clarke, in order to be convincing, you must have gone all out with your act. It’s just an app. What’s so difficult about modifying the information for a few minutes?”

At this moment, Ryan and Zack, who were still kneeling beside Jordan, spoke up for him.

Ryan said, “Tyler Collins, you dimwit! How dare you continue doubting Mr. Steele!? The situation I’m in now is what I got for choosing not to believe that Jordan is Mr. Steele at first! If you continue to be so stubborn and muddled up, you’ll die without knowing why!”

Zack chimed in, “Tyler, you don’t seem to be a fool, and I’m afraid you’re aware how far-fetched your explanation is, right? Anyway, you’re dead for hooking up with Mr. Steele’s wife. Is that why you have the guts to continue slandering Mr. Steele?”

Zack’s words made Tyler break out in cold sweat. Since Zack and Tyler used to spend a lot of time together, Zack could see right through his mind!

“Security! Drag these two dogs who are kneeling on the ground out of here! You good-for-nothings, don’t think I don’t know that Jordan Steele has paid you to do this!”

Tyler yelled, and soon, two burly men came over to carry Zack and Smith away.

At this moment, Hailey was also overwhelmed with anxiety and on the verge of tears due to Jordan’s treatment of her over the past three years.

Suppose Jordan was the corporation president and came from an extremely wealthy family. Why would he stoop so low and suck up to her?

Hailey said, “Jordan, are you pretending or not? I’m begging you, please cut it out. This is not the time and place for jokes!”

Hailey desperately wanted Jordan to tell her the answer.

However, Jordan refused to give in, and he didn’t waver at all.

Instead, he said calmly, “You can’t convince those who refuse to come to terms with the truth. If it makes you feel better, you can take it that I’m pretending.”

Jordan had already said twice that he was the president. Since they refused to believe him, they could take it that he wasn’t.

‘Why bother explaining to such fools?’

Since Jordan had just “admitted” that he was pretending, his former mother-in-law, Sylvie, heaved a sigh of relief.

She walked over and said, “You rascal, you scared the hell out of me! I thought you had really made it, but it turns out that you were pretending! You…”

Before Sylvie could finish, Benedict pulled her away and chided her softly.

“Are you trying to get into more trouble!?! You must be tired of living!”

Sylvie whispered, “Isn’t he pretending?”

Benedict shook his head and barked furiously, “You dimwit! If you want to get into trouble, don’t implicate the Camdens! If you dare to provoke Jordan again, I will divorce you immediately, and you can go live with your beloved starlet!”

Sylvie’s face immediately became flushed.

Benedict could already tell that Jordan was indeed the president of Ace Corporation.

The only reason was because of Drew’s attitude towards Jordan!

Leonard was now in a dilemma, and he couldn’t verify Jordan’s identity.

Leonard said, “Everyone, please take a seat and have some drinks. The wedding will begin shortly.”

Rosie said, “Mr. Steele is our son’s friend, and they’re just playing with each other. Please take your seats.”

After hearing the hosts’ words, everyone returned to their seats.

However, they were still staring at Jordan.

Jordan and Victoria sat at a separate table. After taking a sip of water, Victoria said, “How dare this bunch of idiots still doubt your identity?”

Jordan, too, took a sip of water and said, “Apart from Hailey Camden and Sylvie Parker, I reckon the Collins and Camdens have all believed that I’m the president of Ace Corporation.”

“But the rest…”

As they spoke, another distinguished guest arrived in the hall.

When Leonard saw him, he immediately walked over in surprise.

“Aren’t you Mr. Wills, the president of the renowned Electron Co.?”

The e-commerce industry has been booming in recent years. The country’s leading e-commerce giant, Amazon, surpassed $4.8 billion in worldwide sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday last year.

Although Electron could not compare to Amazon, it still held a significant position in the local e-commerce.

Dustin Wills was also a billionaire!

With a gift in hand, Dustin walked over and shook Leonard’s hand. “I’ve only met you once in DC, Mr. Collins. Yet, you still remember me.”

“Please don’t say that. Mr. Wills, it’s a great honor for us that you’ve come to attend my son’s wedding. You even brought a gift!” Leonard laughed as he said.

Dustin said, “I’m sorry, but the gift is not for your son.”

Chapter 69: Big Boss Appears, Jordan Celebrates His Birthday!

Leonard’s smile vanished immediately.

“It’s not for my son? Mr. Wills, aren’t you here to attend my son’s wedding?” Leonard asked, looking a little embarrassed.

Dustin smiled and said, “Of course I’m here for the wedding, I’ve prepared a monetary gift for your son, and I’ve already given it to the reception staff.” Mr. Collins, if you don’t believe me, you may check with them.”

Leonard hurriedly said, “Mr. Wills, you must be joking. Why would I be fixated on the gift? It’s a great honor for me that you’re willing to attend the wedding. You’ve even brought a gift. You’re too formal, Mr. Wills!”

Leonard knew that Dustin was very affluent and would give at least 15,000 dollars as a gift.

Hence, Leonard hurriedly called Tyler and Hailey to come over. “Tyler, Hailey, come here and meet Mr. Wills.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Wills. I’ve heard a lot about you. You’re my idol!”

Tyler walked over and gave Dustin a handshake with both hands as he continuously tried to suck up to him.

Although the Collins were a powerful family, they were still a notch below those tycoons who would be included in the list of wealthiest families in the country each year.

“Oh, hello,” Dustin said somewhat perfunctorily with indifference.

Hailey was overjoyed, too, because she didn’t expect the Collins to have connections with such a wealthy man. Thus, she bowed to him and shook his hand with both hands too.

“Hello, Mr. Wills, I’m Hailey Camden. I’m so glad to meet you. I hope to have the opportunity to learn from you.”

Dustin glanced at Hailey and was a little surprised by how beautiful she was. Still, he simply nodded without saying anything further.

The eagle-eyed Tyler immediately noticed the gift box in Dustin’s hand and said, “Mr. Wills, is that a box of cigars you’re holding?”

Surprised to hear his answer, Dustin said, “Wow, Mr. Collins, you’ve got great eyesight. This is indeed a box of cigars.”

Tyler was curious to know what brand of cigar a bigwig like Dustin would give as a gift. Hence, he asked, “What brand of cigar is that, Mr. Wills?”

Dustin said, “It seems to be a brand called Gurkha, but I’m not sure either because my subordinate was the one who prepared it. Haha, pardon me.”

Tyler and Hailey were both shocked. “Gurkha Royal Courtesan Cigar? That’s the most expensive brand of cigar that costs $1.4 million a stick!”

The guests were just as taken aback by the staggering price of the cigar.

That was enough money to buy a load of cigars from other less expensive brands!

Dustin laughed and said, “It costs a little less than that, but you’re close. Haha. Mr. Collins and the newlyweds, please excuse me.”

Dustin walked towards the table where Jordan and Victoria were seated, with the cigar box in hand.

“Hello, Mr. Steele, Miss Clarke.”

Dustin walked over and handed the cigar box to Jordan as he exclaimed, “Happy birthday, Mr. Steele!”

Everyone was stunned to see Dustin give that million-dollar cigar to Jordan!

Dustin had at most given the newlyweds a gift of 20 to 30 grand. Yet, he gave Jordan such an exorbitant gift that cost far beyond tens of grands!

That just goes to show that Dustin wasn’t really there for the wedding but for Jordan!

Jordan took the box, got up, and gave Dustin a handshake. He said with a smile, “Mr. Wills, you’re too kind. We’re already business partners. You didn’t have to go through such an expense.”

Ace Corporation was now cooperating with Electron E-commerce, and it wasn’t Jordan’s first meeting with Dustin.

Watching Jordan and Dustin laughing and chatting with each other, Tyler felt like he had been slapped hard on the face.

The fact that Dustin would be so polite to Jordan, let alone give him such an expensive gift, would make no sense if Jordan was pretending to be the president of Ace Corporation.

Hailey was stunned too. “How is that possible…”

“Mr. Collins! Mr. Collins!”

At this moment, a middle-aged man who exuded an artistic aura called out to Leonard as he made his way over.

Everyone was stunned after taking a closer look at him.

‘Isn’t that the internationally renowned pianist, Evan Cadence?’

“Hey, Mr. Cadence! When did you arrive?”

Leonard was just as surprised. Evan Cadence was an internationally renowned pianist who, although, wasn’t among the top three in the world, belonged to the elite class of pianists in the world. He had attended various significant events like the Grammy awards and many others.

Leonard and Evan Cadence had met on several occasions previously, and they were no strangers to each other. Leonard had even tried to ask Evan to teach his children to play the piano.

Evan smiled and said, “I’m here to give you a gift.”

“A gift? There’s no need for that! I was going to invite you to play a wedding march for my son and daughter-in-law! We ought to be the ones paying you, not the other way around,” Leonard said with a smile.

Leonard then said to Tyler and Hailey, “This is Mr. Evan Cadence, a renowned world-class pianist. Hailey, I heard that you’ve learned piano since you were a child. In that case, you should have heard of such an elite pianist like Evan, right?”

Hailey was full of awe and admiration for Evan. She had been learning to play the piano since she was a child. Although she wasn’t a professional, she was at least aware of how impressive Evan was!

Incredibly excited, Hailey exclaimed, “Mr. Cadence, I’m so happy to meet you. It would really be an honor to hear you play a piece live!”

Evan waved his hand and refuted, “You flatter me. Has the wedding begun yet? If it hasn’t, can I play a little tune?”

Tyler hurriedly said, “Yes, yes! Some of the guests we invited have yet to arrive, and the wedding hasn’t begun yet. It would be great if you could play a song for the audio pleasure of our guests!”

“Alright then, please excuse me.”

After saying that, Evan actually walked towards Jordan’s table too.

To everyone’s surprise, Evan exclaimed to Jordan, “Jordan, my senior!”

“Evan, what are you doing here?” Jordan asked as he shook Evan’s hand.

Everyone was flabbergasted!

The internationally renowned pianist, Evan Cadence, actually said that Jordan was his senior!

The baffling thing was that Evan was clearly much older than Jordan. Yet, he said that Jordan was his senior.

Hailey’s jaw dropped in surprise.

Even Dustin, who was at the same table, was confused. He joked, “Evan, you’re so much older. Why did you call Jordan your senior? Don’t pretend to be younger than your age.”

Evan had also met Dustin before, so he chuckled and said, “Mr. Wills, you have no idea. I was admitted to a music academy in June 1997. I must have been 15 years old at that time, and I was taught by Gary Graffman.”

“Jordan, I mean, Mr. Steele, became Mr. Graffman’s student in January 1997. I joined five months later, so that makes him my senior!”

Jordan laughed and said, “I must have been less than two years old at that time. I can’t even remember, haha.”

Everyone, especially Hailey, was shocked.

‘Jordan started learning the piano from a famous classical pianist at the age of two?’

Geniuses like Evan Cadence were few and far between. Yet, he only became Gary Graffman’s student at the age of fifteen by virtue of his exemplary results.

‘How rich must Jordan’s family be?’

‘He became the student of a famous pianist soon after he was born?’

Hailey couldn’t help but swallow her saliva as she recalled Jordan’s piano performance during the superstar’s concert some time ago.

“I thought he started learning piano only in the past three years with the allowance I gave him. It turns out that he had started learning the piano since the age of two, from an internationally renowned teacher!”

The sense of superiority over Jordan that Hailey used to have all along vanished immediately!

Chapter 70: I’m The Main Character!

The sense of superiority Hailey felt as a result of her family’s affluence was the reason that she was able to hold her head high, justify her wrongdoings before Jordan, and even make him apologize to her previously.

Hailey grew up attending aristocratic schools and had learned to play the piano, violin, and dance when she was a child. She felt that she was much more cultured and had a better upbringing than Jordan.

Although she adored Jordan, she had always felt that Jordan belonged to a different world from her.

Now, Hailey finally realized that they indeed belonged to two different worlds.

However, unlike what she had thought before, Jordan belonged to a world that was better than hers!

On the other hand, Dustin said to Evan, “Evan, how much did the Collins pay to hire you? Haven’t you always refrained from playing at weddings? When I asked you to play at the wedding of my friend’s son the other time, you turned me down immediately. Is it because you think I can’t afford it?”

The wealthy usually liked hiring famous singers, actors, or pianists to perform at their weddings to show how powerful they were.

Evan said, “Nah, you’ve misunderstood me, Mr. Wills. I’m not here to perform for the Collins. In fact, my piano teacher, Gary, called me to say that it’s Jordan’s birthday today, so he asked me to come over specifically to perform a piece for him.”

Jordan said somewhat politely, “Mr. Graffman shouldn’t have asked you to come all the way here when he knows how busy you are with the preparation for your performance at the White House next week.”

Evan laughed and said, “Haha, it’s okay. I haven’t seen you for so many years. I missed you! By the way, Jordan, what song do you want to listen to?”

After thinking about it, Jordan said, “La Campanella.”

As soon as he said that, many people got extremely excited, especially one of the ladies present who must have learned how to play the piano. She screamed and exclaimed, “La Campanella is one of the world’s top ten most difficult songs to play on the piano!”

Almost everyone in the upper-class circle, including children, would be able to play classics like ‘Canon’ and ‘A Comme Camour’.

However, La Campanella was a complicated piece that not just anyone can play or have the honor of hearing!

Evan said, “Sure, I’ll play that one!”

It just so happened that there was a piano on the stage that had just been tuned. Evan tested it and found it to be satisfactory.

He said into the microphone, “I’m going to play a song named La Campanella as a gift for my senior, Jordan Steele’s 25th birthday!”

The sound of applause filled the air.

As Evan began to play the piano, everyone began to dance as soon as he played the first note in the high range.

Jordan could also play that song, and even piano players of Hailey’s caliber have tried it.

However, the standards of different piano players varied. The guests present who could play the piano were all aware of the massive difference between themselves and Evan.

The playing of this piece required a large variety of complex techniques, such as large leaps, tremolo, 4-5 trills, fast octaves, and so on.

Everyone present who claimed that they could play La Campanella, would never say they could play it again in their lifetime after seeing and hearing Evan play it with their very own eyes.

“This is such an enjoyment! I’ll never play this song again! It will be an insult to this piece if I play it!”

“Thanks to Mr. Steele, I had the opportunity to enjoy the performance of a piano master up close!”

The piece was about four and a half minutes long, and during these four and a half minutes, everyone’s heart was racing as they listened to the tune that made tears well up in their eyes!

Finally, Evan played the last note of the piece.

Many people who learned music already started to clap their hands because they knew that the song had ended.

However, it wasn’t the end of Evan’s performance.

Evan then used the final chord as the beginning of a new song— ‘Happy Birthday’.

Everyone present began humming and singing along.

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.”

“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you.”

Finally, Evan showed off his impressive piano-playing skills again and ended the performance.

“Thank you, everyone! Jordan, happy birthday!”

Evan wished Jordan once again.

All the guests in the room stood up and applauded while many strangers even walked towards Jordan to toast to him.

Tyler was dumbfounded.

‘Isn’t this my wedding? Why did the guest performer play the birthday song for Jordan? Why are the guests wishing Jordan a happy birthday too?’

‘Isn’t a wedding more important than someone’s birthday?’

Besides, Tyler was the one who paid for the venue and the piano!

‘Why has Jordan Steele stolen the limelight?’

Feeling extremely humiliated, Tyler walked towards Evan and said, “Master Cadence, could you please play another song, Mariage d’amour, for Hailey and me?”

Evan looked at his watch and said, “Hey, I’m really sorry, I’m running late for my flight, and I really have to get going. I’ll definitely make it up to you another day.”

After saying that, Evan hugged Jordan and left in a hurry.

“Hello.”

Tyler and Leonard couldn’t make Evan stay regardless of how he tried.

With a look of embarrassment, Tyler thought, ‘Evan Cadence is obviously here for Jordan Steele’s sake, not for the Collins!’

Victoria sipped on some coffee proudly. She had waited for a long time for this day for Jordan to take revenge on Tyler and Hailey.

Moreover, it was only the beginning!

Less than a minute after Evan left, a young man suddenly walked in and said to Leonard, “Mr. Collins, there are suddenly dozens of people at the entrance of the hall. They don’t have any invitations, but they insist on coming in.”

Leonard humphed coldly and said, “The wedding held by the Collins is not something that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can attend. All my guests are dignified figures of Orlando. Tell those people to get lost!”

The young man said, “Mr. Collins, they all claim to be bosses of large companies. They even said that they’re willing to give $1500 each as a wedding gift, in exchange for a chance to attend the wedding.”

Hearing the young man’s words, Leonard was immediately surprised.

When the other guests heard it, they began praising him too.

“Mr. Collins is indeed worthy of being a powerful figure of Orlando. So many company owners are all interested in befriending you at your son’s wedding today.”

“It might be true that they have small businesses, but having so many people requesting to attend your son’s wedding is not easy

Leonard heard the compliments and said loudly, “Since so many young owners of small companies want to befriend me and this is also my son’s big day, I will make an exception and share the joy with them!”

Afterward, Leonard said to the young man, “Let them come in. Inform the hotel staff to add more tables.”

“Yes!” The young man quickly scurried away.

Feeling extremely dignified and proud, Tyler bragged to Hailey, “Did you see that? That’s how high my father’s status is in the business industry of Orlando! The owners of those small companies are all trying to butter him up so badly!”

Hailey smiled stiffly. Now, all she could think about was Jordan.

However, she was still delighted to see that her father-in-law had such a high status.

However, what happened next made her dumbfounded again!