"Jordan, what do you think you're saying?" Mark was the first to recover, and immediately, he burst out into a fist of laughter.
The others also burst out laughing looking at Jordan, disdain written all over their faces. "If it were not for your dishonest acts, do you think we would all be here?" Mark sneered as he stopped laughing. "Besides, if it was you in the past who said this, then I would have believed it without a doubt." "Who the hell do you think you are right now?" He continued with a sneer. "You're just a criminal, so you'd better shut the heck up and not interfere in what you're not supposed to." "I...." Jordan wanted to say something, but he felt a soft tug from Zoey and thus didn't say anything again. "Fine, I'll get the contract in three days." Zoey agreed. "I have your divorce papers ready, get ready to sign them in three days." Mark sneered. He firmly believed that there was no way Zoey was going to be able to get the contract, so he was not even thinking about it. "Fine." Zoey gritted her teeth and pulled Jordan out of the banquet hall. ------ "What do you think you were doing back at the banquet?" Zoey glared at Jordan immediately after they stepped into the house. After leaving the banquet, she brought Jordan straight to the house where she lived. After the incident, the Clarkson family considered her a shame and took everything from her. The only thing they didn't take was her job and this was because they felt that she was useful and would help them secure more contracts. Her pay had been cut and she was barely given enough to sustain her. "What do you mean by that?" Jordan asked as he looked around the house in confusion. He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but he felt there was no need to ask. He was going to know after he did some investigation. "What you said at the banquet. Do you think I have a chance at getting the contract?" Zoey sighed, rolling her eyes at Jordan as she managed to fight back her tears. Jordan was someone who was just a victim of injustice and she knew about it. Besides, he was an excellent man, and she believed that if he was given the time, he was going to rise once again. Also, he was the first man she loved and most probably the last, so she was unwilling to get divorced. "Don't you believe that you could get the contract?" Jordan's voice softened as he looked at Zoey. He could read the emotions in her eyes and thus knew how she felt, so he felt rather sad. "You're intelligent, and I believe that if you put in more work, you'll be able to get the contract." He continued, his voice growing softer with each second. "Stop trying to praise me and tell me why you were so confident?" Zoey sneered, trying to hide the smile on her face. Back at the banquet, she could feel that Jordan was extremely confident and she had felt that aura from him five years ago, so she felt that he had a means. "Alright, to tell you the truth, I've not been in prison all this while." Jordan sighed. Zoey's eyes opened wide in shock hearing what Jordan said and she didn't know what to say. "After a month of getting to prison, we were taken away by the army to serve as soldiers depending on the number of years we had to spend on the battlefield." Jordan continued. "So while on the battlefield when we went on a rescue mission, I was able to rescue the son of the owner of Skyline Technologies, whose father then came to see me and promised to help me anytime I needed help." Jordan continued.. Though his words were a lie, it was not entirely that. The first half was the truth. And the last half was the truth. He had indeed saved the son of the owner of Skyline Technologies, and the other party was willing to offer up the company, but Jordan was not willing and just turned it down. After all, he too was not a poor man and, over the years, had amassed quite a number of wealth which he couldn't count. Also, he felt that the company was too small, and the owner had a whole lot of other companies, so he was not interested in taking over just a minor company. Zoey's eyes widened in shock as she looked at Jordan. She couldn't believe her ears. "After five years, we were allowed to return back and now I'm retired. I'll just have to look for a job." Jordan didn't allow Zoey's thoughts to wander and continued. "So I'll give him a call, and I'm sure that as long as your proposal is good, they would be willing to give you a contract; after all, what they need is talent." "But aren't you supposed to use that favor to get yourself back and bounce back to what you were before.." Stuttered Zoey not knowing what to say. "You think too much wifey. I'm giving up this favor for you cause I know you can do it. Also, you don't want to divorce me, right?" Jordan continued, a smirk curled up on his face. "Yes...." Zoey nodded, her heart beating heavily as she couldn't believe that Jordan was going to do so much for her. "Then you should just trust your instincts and prepare for the contract. Take it tomorrow, and I'm sure they'll be willing to review it." Jordan continued. "Yes..." Zoey nodded. "Then you should waste no time and go and prepare for the contract so you can take it tomorrow; after all, we don't know how long it would take them to review it." Jordan smiled. Zoey nodded and immediately turned around walking into the room to do as Jordan had said. Jordan had a smile on his face as he watched Zoey walk away. He had already come back and he was not going to allow anyone to bully his wife or take her away from him.(The Next Day) "Are you sure I'll be able to get the contract?" Zoey looked at Jordan skeptically. "You don't have to worry, dear wifey. I called the owner of Skyline Technologies last night, and he promised to take a look into your proposal and that if it's good, he'll give you a contract." Jordan smiled, reassuring his wife. "Okay." Zoey nodded, still not feeling comfortable. "Or do you want a good luck kiss?" Jordan chuckled, moving closer to her. "No, don't touch me." Zoey giggled and ran out of the house. "By the way, I'll be going out to look for a job." Jordan smiled as he said, looking at Zoey, who was preparing to go. "How about you take some rest first? You just came back, and I don't think any company would be willing to employ you." Zoey said, worry written all over her face. "You don't have to worry about matters like that, it's insignificant." Jordan smiled. "Besides, it'll be enough if I could just land the role of a security guard, so it shouldn't be too hard.
"What are you both doing here?" Mark jeered, seeing Jordan and Zoey walk into the Villa. "Did you give up so soon and want a divorce?" He continued in a mocking voice. "That would be a good thing anyway, so just come and sign the papers I have already prepared it." He then proceeded to pull out some papers like he had known that Zoey was going to come. "Sign here Zoey." Mark continued, his voice sounding rather enthusiastic as if he had just won a bet. "Hurry up and sign it so that you will be able to get yourself free of this filth." "Let me tell you, I've already asked around, there's no way any company would be willing to accept someone like him, he's nothing more than a rapist." Zoey just glanced at Mark and didn't say anything. She was more afraid that Jordan wouldn't be able to stand it. Glancing at Jordan, she saw that his expression was calm, and he didn't seem to have noticed Mark, who was spewing nonsense. This made her sigh in relief. After getting to the company th
"Mother, this calls for a Celebration." Mark grinned as he couldn't believe his eyes while going through the papers. Mabel nodded in agreement, she too was not expecting Zoey to be able to secure a contract and was surprised. "I bet it must be some kind of dumb luck." Mark grinned and stood up. He was ready to go and show off the contract. Now, the Clarkson family was going to become invincible; they were directly affiliated with a first-tier company, and this was a huge boost. As long as they maintained the contract, even a first-tier family wouldn't be willing to offend them; after all, Skyline Technologies was one of the most powerful companies in the whole of North Hampton. "Excuse me, may I come in." A deep male voice came just as Mark was about to leave. "Yes come in," Mark yelled, not caring about who might be at the door. He was very happy and thus wouldn't give a damn at the moment. The next moment, a tall lanky figure walked into the sitting room holding a briefcase w
"That bitch!" Mark cursed immediately as Benson walked out of the house. "I should have known that something was wrong, there's no way she would have the guts to go to the company if she was not in a relationship with that man." He continued. Mabel nodded and didn't say anything. She, too, also felt this way. But what happened had already happened, and there was no way around it; all they could do was to make sure that Zoey came back to sign the contract. She couldn't think of going back to call the other party and was extremely disgusted with the thought, but there was nothing she was going to be able to do about it. They couldn't afford to pay the price for breaching the contract and thus could only do what the other party wanted. "Hurry up and call Zoey," Mabel commanded. They were going to have no other choice now that Benson had said that she had to be the one who was going to sign the contract. Mark nodded and brought out his phone to call Zoey. Dialing her number, it ran
"Didn't I tell you that they'll be here soon?" Jordan looked at Zoey, a smile crept onto his face."But..."Zoey stuttered not knowing what to say. Though she didn't know why her uncle was angry, at least Jordan was right, he had come back, but what was she going to do?"Bang!"Another loud hit came from the door followed by Mark's angry roar."Zoey, I know you're in there; how dare you ignore me; get the heck out right now!"Jordan narrowed his brows and walked towards the door. He already knew what Mark wanted, but if they couldn't come and ask nicely, then there was no way he was going to allow Zoey to sign the contract."What the heck do you think you're doing?" Jordan growled immediately as he opened the door."Are you trying to pull down the door, or what the heck is wrong with that pea-sized brain of yours?""You..." Mark gritted his teeth pointing at Jordan as he descended into a rage."I didn't come here for you. Get the heck out of my way." He calmed down a bit, glared at J
(The Next Day)"Jordan, I've prepared some documents; I will go look for a job today," Zoey said, looking at Jordan who was still all relaxed on the sofa."Why do you have to look for a Job?" Jordan narrowed his eyes looking at Zoey.Though he knew that her family had taken away the company from her after the incident five years ago, he planned to help her get it back, so there was no way he was going to let her work."I don't have a job and you don't have a job. Do you want us to starve to death?" Zoey rolled her eyes at Jordan walking towards the doorShe had already thought about it the night before and had already decided that she was going to get a job.After she needed to support Jordan. Though she knew that he must have started to plan how he was going to rise once again, she knew she had to support him.She believed that since he had done it once, he would be able to do it again. Also, she was feeling a little bit guilty.Jordan sighed looking at Zoey. At first, he wanted to s
"Grandmother, I've signed it." Zoey broke the silence, calling Mabel's attention to herself.She was still a little bit shocked, though the shock didn't prevent her from signing the contract."Since you've signed it, I would take the contract to Skylines Technologies to finalize everything." Mabel offered, taking the contract from the table and standing up."But...""You don't have to worry, I'll represent you this time around." Mabel shook her head interrupting Zoey."Also, it's just past eight; I suggest you resume to the company and start working on the product you signed the contract for; I'm afraid Skyline Technologies would have zero patience to get their products," Mabel said."Yes grandmother, I'll go to the company today." Zoey agreed and stood up.After all, she was ready to go out, so there was no need for her to change. Also, just as her grandmother had said, they had to start with the production of the product right away.The company was a technological company, and they
"Mia, how have you been?" Jordan asked, his voice calm.Mia happened not to be on the battlefield when he was leaving, so he didn't mind the way she was talking.Besides, he was not too strict and they all knew that as long as they followed his rules, there was not going to be a problem."Mia, I need you to come to North Hampton." Jordan went directly to the point, not willing to waste any more time."Yes sir!" Mia answered, not daring to refute Jordan."I'll be giving you a month to round up everything and pass your tasks to someone else, as you'll be staying in North Hampton for quite a while." Jordan continued."Yes, master." Mia didn't say anything and just directly agreed with what Jordan had said.Jordan's authority in the army was absolute, and as long as he issued an order, it was to be followed; otherwise, the person was going to face the consequences.But it was rare for Jordan to give orders, so whenever he did, it was to be followed rather strictly."But master, what am I
"Jordan, what the heck are you doing here?" Claude yelled, turning to Jordan.He was already annoyed, and there was no one around to take the blame. He couldn't blame his daughter, after all, what had happened was something that was not to be spoken of.Also, he had not noticed Jordan and Azure Dragon right from the start as he was in a panic.If Jordan had not spoken up, he might not have noticed the latter. But since he had already taken notice of him, then it was the best time to pour out his anger.After all, Daniel, whose limbs were broken, was from the Clinton family in Emberton.Though the family was merely a second-tire family and wasn't much of a force when compared to the real powerful families like the Cole family.They were still a force to reckon with in other places. They could easily crush the Garrison family.There was no need to do it themselves as many would be willing to help them do it just to gain their favor.Claude had initially tried to partner with the Clinton
"Isn't that Bryan?" Jordan looked at Amelia with a knitted brow."Yes, he's the one." Amelia nodded, recovering from her initial shock."Then let's go and see what the heck he's yelling about." Jordan stood up and walked toward the door with Azure Dragon following behind."Brother...." Amelia called, not knowing what to say.She knew that Bryan and Jordan were not on good terms. Even before Jordan was sent to prison, they were still on good terms, talking more or less that it was he and her father who were behind the fact that Jordan was sent to prison."What do you want?" Jordan turned to look at Amelia, wondering if she didn't want him to go."I don't think it would be best if we go together, I think I should go back home alone." Amelia thought for a while before finally speaking up."You don't have to worry about anything. I'm not going there to cause any trouble. I just want to make sure that Bryan and the others won't blame you for what happened." Jordan refused.There was no way
"Master," Azure Dragon called, looking at Jordan who was standing in front of the window, looking down at the city below.After they left the hotel, they came to another hotel. At that moment, Amelia was sleeping peacefully on the bed while Jordan and Azure Dragon were waiting for the effect of the Aphrodisiac in her body to subside."Azure Dragon, are you still worried about what we discussed?" Jordan chuckled lightly, Turning to look at Azure Dragon who was standing right beside him."Yes, master." Azure Dragon nodded, he couldn't hide this anymore from Jordan."I just don't want them to attack my mother." He continued."Then you can ask some of the soldiers to come and protect her." Jordan nodded slightly, knowing what Azure Dragon wanted."Also, I was just giving a hypothesis, it won't be that easy for the Shadow Reapers organization to find you since they haven't been able to for over the past years." Jordan continued."You're not in their top priority. So there's no need to get
Inside Room 305 at The Sky Hotel. Amelia moved backwards slowly, her face red, looking much like she was intoxicated.In front of her was a young man with a wide grin on his face. He was a handsome-looking young man, and his well-structured figure would make ladies fall heads over him."Daniel, please stop!" Amelia pleaded, trying to regain her sanity as she looked at the young man."You don't have to resist, my love." The young man grinned wildly, showing his row of white teeth."This...this isn't what we came here to do..." Amelia stuttered, still backing against the wall.She could feel herself slowly losing her sanity as she felt a strange kind of heat spread through her body.The heat was so much that it was threatening to make her remove her clothes."Then what did we come here to do?" Daniel snickered, and a wide smile appeared on his face as he walked slowly toward Amelia."I..." Amelia stuttered, not knowing what to say.Talking too much was making her lose control faster, an
"Master, what was that back there?" Azure Dragon looked at Jordan standing by the car, asking with confusion written all over his face as he walked towards him."Your mother was poisoned," Jordan explained, knitting his brows appearing to be deep in thought."Poisoned?" Azure Dragon froze not understanding what Jordan was talking about.How was his mother poisoned? He just couldn't make any sense out of it.But then he knew that since Jordan had said something like that, then it meant that she was poisoned."I don't understand." Azure Dragon looked at Jordan, hoping he was going to explain more of what he meant to him."What Organization did we happen to encounter last before we came back?" Jordan asked instead."The Shadow Reapers?" Azure Dragon muttered, knitting his brows as he looked at Jordan wondering what the connection behind the question and what he wanted to know was.But he still didn't ask too much and just answered the question."What's their specialty?" Jordan continued
Soon Jordan and Azure Dragon walked into one of the rooms in the mansion.Immediately they walked into the room, the two were hit with the pungent smell of medicines and others.In the center of the room was a large bed. A figure lying on the bed. But the figure looked so skinny that if one didn't look well, they wouldn't know someone was lying on the bed.The only thing sounding in the room were the machines connected to the figure's pause and the rest."Sir, here's the boiled water and towel you asked for." A feminine figure sounded as a figure walked into the room, holding a bowl of hot water and a new towel."Good," Jordan nodded."Place the water on the table and bring an extremely cold water in another bowl; also, bring another empty bowl," Jordan instructed."Go do as he has instructed." Azure Dragon nodded at the girl who was staring at Jordan in shock."Azure Dragon, disconnect the machines and remove all sorts of things connected to her body." Jordan turned to Azure Dragon a
(The Next Day)"This is the place brother-in-law," Sarah said, a hint of excitement could be felt in her voice as the car came to a stop.Jordan looked at the building and alighted from the car with Sarah who had a smile on her face."Don't you want to choose another place to work at?" Jordan muttered, his lips twitching as he looked at Sarah, wondering why she was going to want to work at this company of all places.He wouldn't have been bothered if it were other companies, but no, it was this one. The company the Garrison family had taken away from him.This company was the root of his problem. Though he wouldn't say it was the cause of his problem, rather, the Garrison family were the greedy ones.They wanted control of the company and wanted to take it away from him. Many times before the incident, his foster father had requested that he transfer the company to the family, as a payback to what they had done for him.After all, he was just an orphan they had picked up on the street
"Sister, I'm going to bed." Sarah sighed and stood up from the dining, walking into the room.The night had been quite a memorable one, reuniting with her sister and brother-in-law.Since their parents had lost their lives in an accident, Zoey had been the one taking care of her. She had been gone for about five years, so somehow, she missed her sister."Alright, you should go get some rest." Zoey nodded while flashing a smile at Sarah.Though she was smiling, there was a hint of sadness written all over her face, which made Jordan, who had been observing her, frown slightly."Is there anything wrong? You look a bit unhappy?" Jordan questioned right after Sarah's figure disappeared into the room."We ran into a bit of problems at the company today, but I should be able to solve it." Zoey sighed, not wanting to hide anything from Jordan.She didn't intend to tell him, but since he had noticed, there was no point hiding it from him.After all, he was the one who helped her get back to t
(A Few Hours Later)"Master, Mia, and the others should be able to make it to North Hampton by next week." Azure Dragon turned to look at Jordan who had his head on the seat with his eyes closed."Mmmmm.." Jordan nodded as if he was in a deep sleep.Azure Dragon had a frown on his face seeing this, but he didn't say anything. He didn't know why, but since they left the medicine store, Jordan had been in deep thought.Now, it was already evening and he was still that way. So it made him wonder what the heck was wrong with his master."Did you find out who that old man is?" Jordan suddenly opened his eyes and turned to Azure Dragon looking at the latter."Huh?" Azure Dragon froze upon hearing what Jordan said.His master had not instructed him to do anything, so he was quite shocked when he heard that."Master." Azure Dragon called, knitting his brows as he slowly pressed on the brakes of the car, bringing it to a halt."You don't have to stop the car, I'm fine." Jordan's eyes flashed o