The banquet hall was silent, leaving only the members of the Clarkson family all staring at each other in awe, not knowing what to say.
Initially, today was supposed to be a happy day for them. Zoey was getting married to Larry, and then, with Larry's help, they would be able to partner with Winston's family. From there, they would be able to move up the ranks and advance to a third-tier family, but Jordan suddenly came back and destroyed everything. Now they were at the risk of losing everything in three days if they didn't get Zoey to divorce Jordan. "Zoey, what the heck were you thinking, listening to him, do you know the consequences of what you've done?" Mark bellowed, breaking the silence. "Yes, what were you even thinking, you'd better hurry up and divorce that criminal." The others started to voice out, glaring at Zoey who was holding Jordan's arms. "Aren't you even ashamed of staying with someone who tried to sleep with your husband, talk more or less about calling that person your husband." They continued. "You should hurry up and divorce him if you don't want the family to be destroyed!" "He's nothing but a criminal and a rapist. What do you think would have happened to your cousin if he was not caught that night?" "Haven't you had no Shame?" Zoey's face turned red with embarrassment, but there was nothing she could say about it. She knew that Jordan was innocent and even if she tried to explain it to them, they were not going to listen to her, so she could only just pull her head down, not daring to look at any of them. Jordan, on the other hand, had a frown on his face. Though he wasn't bothered about what they were saying, they couldn't just let them continue to blame his wife. "Mother, what are we to do? You should talk to Zoey and tell her to divorce that Criminal." Mark demanded, turning to Mabel. "My husband is not a criminal; besides, he did nothing wrong. He was framed, and you all know it!" Zoey couldn't take it anymore and yelled. "Shut the heck up, what do you know!" Sneered Mark and then turned to Mabel. "You all should stop arguing." Mabel sighed and shook her head, breaking the silence. "What has been broken has already been broken." She continued. "Even if we force Zoey to divorce Jordan, do you think the Young master would be willing to give us the contract?" "At most, he would just spare our family, so we just have to look for another solution." Mabel sighed. She was more versed in the ways of the world and knew that there was no way Larry was going to let them go just like that even if they presented Zoey as a gift to him. At most, he was going to spare their family, but that didn't mean they were not going to face any attacks from the other families under the Winston family. "What are we going to do, mother?" Mark asked, looking at his mother. "If we can get to partner with a company or family more powerful than the Winston family, then we might just be able to evade the crisis." Mabel shook her head and sighed deeply. "What company are we going to partner with?" Mark questioned and everyone turned to look at Mabel. "With our condition, there are only a few companies that would be willing to partner with us even though we've offended the Winston family." "Skyline Technologies, and Garrison Group of companies," Mabel stated slowly.. Everyone's jaw dropped to the floor upon hearing what Mabel said. Those toe companies were one of the top companies in the whole of North Hampton. One of the companies was a company that Jordan once owned but now was the Garrison's property. But then getting a contract with them was nil. There was no way they would be willing to look at a family like theirs and give them a contract. "Since all of this is Zoey's fault, then she has to go get us a contract from one of these companies, or else she is going to divorce that Criminal." Mark suddenly suggested. "Yes, that's true, she needs to carry the burden. If she had not been stubborn, then all of these wouldn't have happened." The others agreed to it almost immediately, pushing all the work to Zoey. "Zoey, you go get a contract with either Skyline Technologies or Garrison Group of companies in three days or You're going to divorce Jordan." Mabel turned to Zoey and said calmly. "Yes...yes grandmother..." Zoey stuttered, knowing that the possibility of getting the contract was Zero There was no way she would be allowed into the company, talk more or less about showing her proposal, and then get a contract with them. But at the moment, she had no other choice but to agree, or else she was going to be forced to divorce Jordan, and it was not something that she was willing to do. "Don't think that this time we'll go easy on you if you fail. You have to divorce that criminal if you don't land the contract." Mark sneered, looking at Jordan in disdain. "You don't need to threaten my wife, isn't it just a contract?" Jordan suddenly Interrupted. "She doesn't need three days; she'll get the contract in twenty-four hours, and that's with Skyline Technologies," Jordan continued, emanating a confident aura as if the contract had already been given out. Or the contract was going to be given out as soon as he said it. This stumped everyone as they looked at him in shock wondering if something was stuck in his head. Could it be that the time he spent in prison had rotten his brain and thus didn't allow him to think before talking or he was just being delusional? What the heck was he talking about? And how dare he talk that way? He was just a criminal. What rights did he think he had?
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In a flash, three hours passed, Jordan and Azure Dragon were still where they were, no one saying anything to each other. Azure Dragon stood silently besides Jordan, watching every single thing in the surroundings, ready to attack anything that looked more like a threat. Jordan on the other hand sat on the bonnet of the car, staring into the distance. No one knew what he was thinking. His expression was blank and it didn't look like he was thinking about anything. He was just there, staring into the silence, not knowing what to do. He could still remember the content of the letter clearly. No matter how he tried, he couldn't find a hint to what he wanted. Who exactly were his parents? Just how strong were they to be able to look into his divination? Could it be that they had seen everything that was supposed to happen to him? A lot of thoughts ran through his mind at the moment and he didn't even know where to start. In a flash, another hour went by again. The silence rem
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"Drive safely dear," Ava waved at Jordan who had gotten into the car. Azure Dragon nodded and started the car driving away almost immediately. Ava watched as the car disappeared from sight, shook her head and walked slowly back to the orphanage. She also has no idea who Jordan's parents were. At the same time, she had no idea what was inside the metallic box. Though it had been with her for a while twenty seven years, she had never tried to open it to know what was inside. Shaking her head, she could only hope Jordan was going to find the answers he wanted. Jordan and Azure Dragon on the other hand drove slowly along the highway. The silence in the car was a little bit heavy. No one was saying anything. "Remember to offer some financial aid to the orphanage when we get back," Jordan finally broke the silence, his voice a little bit hoarse. "Yes sir," Azure Dragon nodded, his eyes still on the road. He couldn't tell what his master was going through, so he just continued to dri
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Hearing Ava's words, Jordan's expression changed, but he still nodded slowly, his brows narrowing into a thin line. "But how did you know?" He asked after a long moment of silence. "Your mother told me," Ava responded, not hiding anything from Jordan who froze the moment he heard that. "My..my mother...?" Jordan stuttered, not believing his ears. "Yes your mother," Ava nodded, the smile on her face didn't fade even for a second. "It all happened on a stormy night," She recounted, her eyes showing a hint of reminiscing., "Back then, I had just been employed and it was my second night here at the Orphanage when I heard a knock on the door,"FLASHBACK (Twenty Seven Years Ago) Thunder crackled in the sky. The already downpour intensified, further darkening the already dark sky at the dead of the night. Everywhere was silent, and only the sound of the downpour could be heard. Inside the orphanage home, a woman in her early forties strolled around the rooms in the orphanage house,
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Hearing the voice, Jordan froze in place, his body shuddered as he turned around slowly, the old voice still ringing like an alarm bell in his head.Though it had been more than a decade since he last heard the voice, he could recognize it well. There was no need to be told who it was.That was the woman who took care of him as a kid until the Garrison family came to adopt him.That voice, though now old, had definitely risen and looked after hundreds of children at the Orphanage.Turning around slowly, he came face to face with a woman in her late sixties, wrinkles all over her face and she looked older than she was supposed to.Well, this was due to the stress of taking care of the orphaned children over the years."Jordy?" The lady called again, just to be sure, her wrinkled face filled with shock as she stared at Jordan."Yes mother, it's me, Jordy," Jordan nodded, his eyes red at the moment, his body shaking as he stepped towards the lady."Jordy, it's really you...." The lady fi
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"Don't worry Zoey, I'll definitely give them a way out, I won't be too harsh on them, I'll just teach them a slight lesson," Jordan chuckled agreeing to Zoey's pleas."Thank you very much," Zoey instantly became excited and kissed Jordan's cheeks after which her face went red after realizing what she had done."I..I need to go do some work in my room, I won't be coming out for a while..." Zoey stuttered and hurried back to her room."Sister, you'd better do fast and give me either a healthy niece or nephew, I've waited for too long," Sarah who was also sitting on the sofa teased, watching as Zoey's face became redder while rushing into the room."Don't talk nonsense Sarah," Zoey scolded before her figure disappeared into the room.It was the next day already. The night before was a nightmare just as Zoey had expected, her classmates had looked down on Jordan.Though Jordan didn't really flare up as she had expected, he still did teach some quite a lesson, causing them to either lose
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Just as the previous day went by so quickly, the next day came and also went by quickly.At the moment, Zoey was pacing around the small house, glancing at her watch every second."Jordan hurry up, we'll be late!" Zoey finally yelled as she couldn't take it any more."Sister, you should take it easy on brother-in-law, after all you didn't inform him of the reunion quickly, if it were not for your persistence, he wouldn't have agreed to go," Sarah who was sitting on the couch chuckled as she watched the TV.Zoey scoffed and rolled her eyes at Sarah. Today was her school reunion. She also didn't know about it until someone told her about it which in turn forced her to inform Jordan who was reluctant to go."Jordan!" Zoey yelled again as she got increasingly impatient. If they continued to stay back, they would be stuck in traffic and that would be bad.If only she knew how powerful Jordan was and that he could directly teleport them to the venue, maybe she wouldn't be this anxious."I'm
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