Chapter 89 Pretending To Still Be Married!
In order to create an opportunity for Hailey and Jordan to reconcile their marriage, Diana took
advantage of the fact that Lily was dying.
The only uncertainty was whether Jordan would agree or not.
After all, Jordan had already divorced Hailey and was no longer part of the family.
He no longer had anything to do with the Camdens, let alone a distant rtive like Grandaunt Lily.
In this regard, Herman and his children didn''t carry much hope.
Hailey said, "Mom, I know you have good intentions. But Hailey, don''t rejoice too soon. Jordan is so
ruthless, he had the heart to leave you out in the rain for two hours without feeling anything, and he
even tried to set you up with a disabled man. Hah, I doubt he''d put up an act and pretend that you
two are still married, just for your sake."
Hailey bit her lip, thinking to herself that Jordan might indeed be as heartless as before.
However, she mustered up the courage to call Jordan and said with an eager and sad expression.
Jordan was still having a meal with Butler Frank and Greyson at The Times when Hailey suddenly
called.
Seeing that Hailey was calling, Jordan wondered, ''Did she go home to think about it and regret her
decision after realizing that Greyson is a good catch?''
In fact, Jordan still somewhat admired Hailey when she opposed Jordan''s decision to matchmake
her with Greyson and even sshed water onto his face in exasperation.
That proved that she still had some pride and self-respect and that money wasn''t the only thing she
was after.
Hailey was quite an outstanding woman herself, and Jordan would hate to see Hailey degrading
herself for the sake of money.
"Hello," Jordan answered the phone.
"Jordan..."
Hailey said sobbingly, sounding exceedingly sorrowful.
Jordana said, "Stop crying. I didn''t take what happened just now to heart."
Hailey said, "I''m sorry for sshing water onto your face just now."
"However, I''m not calling you because of this matter. Grandaunt Lily is about to pass away soon."
"What? Your aunt..."
Jordan immediately panicked.
Hailey said, "Just now, Grandaunt Lily''s son called us to say that she doesn''t have much longer to
live. She might pass tonight or tomorrow."
In the midst of his meal, Jordan put down his fork and knife and ced a hand on his forehead
while letting out a long sigh.
Hailey''s grandfather had died before Jordan finished his three-year trial.
Everyone was disdainful of Jordan.
Grandaunt Lily had never looked down on Jordan and treated him as well as she treated Drew.
Lily was one of the most kind-hearted olddies Jordan had ever met.
Most importantly, she was also Jordan''s life-saving benefactor!
Just over half a year ago, Jordan hadn''t started working as a deliveryman yet and would be in
charge of doing household chores for the Camdens every day.
One day, one of Jordan''s former warrades came to Ondo to look for him. Jordan then had a
meal with him.
That night, Jordan felt very ufortable.
They went to the hospital for a body checkup. It was discovered that he had developed a rare
illness that the doctor had never seen before. In the end, he had to undergo surgery which cost tens
of thousands of dors.
At that time, the Camdens had all gone on a trip to Switzend. Jordan tried to call Hailey, but he
couldn''t reach her, so he tried to call Sylvie and Benedict to borrow money.
When they heard that he needed tens of thousands of dors, they turned him down immediately.
They even used Jordan of pretending to be sick.
At that time, Jordan couldn''t bear the pain any longer and desperately needed money for the
surgery.
However, the Camdens refused to give him any money, and he couldn''t call the Steeles either
because that would mean that he had failed the test.
He was already two-and-a-half years into his test, and he didn''t want all his efforts to go down the
drain.
Six family members were of the same generation as Jordan, and thepetition was very stiff, so
he didn''t want to fail either.
Hence, Jordan decided to try his luck and called Grandaunt Lily.
He remembered Lily to be a caring and kind person who often looked after him.
When he just got married to Hailey as a live-in husband, he had just returned from the battlefield. At
that time, he would get nightmares every night and feel ill at ease throughout the day.
Seeing how unwell Jordan seemed to be, Lily asked him about his condition and gave him a home
remedy that immensely helped his situation.
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Jordan felt much better afterward.
Thus, Jordan called Lily, who then transferred $50,000 to his bank ount without any hesitation.
She also told Jordan that he didn''t have to inform the Camdens about it nor return the money to her.
Jordan thus managed to pay for the surgery that saved his life.
After that incident, Jordan decided to be a takeout deliveryman to be financially independent
of the Camdens!
On the morning of the day that Hailey and Tyler got a room at the hotel, Jordan was told that Lily
had fallen seriously ill. He then suggested to Hailey that they travel to South Daytona in the
afternoon to visit Lily together.
However, Hailey turned him down with the excuse that she is meeting a client in the afternoon.
Later on, he found out that the client Hailey was meeting was Tyler, with whom she checked into a
hotel.
"It''s been more than a month. If Grandaunt Lily had fallen seriously ill more than a month ago, she
should really be on her deathbed now."
Jordan didn''t feel that Hailey was lying, and she couldn''t possibly lie about her grandaunt''s life
anyway.
Hailey continued, "Jordan, I know we haven''t been nice to you, but Grandaunt Lily is the kindest
person in the world. She has never mocked you before, and she always cooked for you and gave
you presents. Can youe with us to South Daytona and see her for thest time on the ount
that we had been married for three years?"
"No."
Disappointed to hear Jordan''s answer, Hailey said, "Okay, just take it that I never asked."
To her surprise, Jordan continued, "I won''t go for your sake, but I will go on the ount that she has
always been kind to me."
Hailey asked with joy and surprise, "Are you really willing to go?"
Jordan said, "I still owe her $50,000, and she saved my life when you and your entire family were
enjoying your vacation in Switzend."
Only then did Hailey remember that incident and realize why Jordan decided to be a takeout
deliveryman.
She couldn''t help but me her mother again. If her mother had lent Jordan money at that time, he
wouldn''t have be a takeout deliveryman.
Jordan wouldn''t have run into her and Tyler in the hotel room, and, thus, wouldn''t have known about
their affair.
She would now still be the wife of the president of Ace Corporation!
''Mom has ruined my future for the sake of saving a mere $50,000!''
Despite resenting her mother, she didn''t dare to say it out loud.
Hailey continued, "Jordan, you know that Grandaunt Lily has always supported our marriage. If she
finds out that we''ve gotten a divorce, she definitely won''t be able to die in peace! She might even
pass as soon as we tell her about it!"
Jordan asked, "What are you trying to say?"
Hailey said, "I mean, can we pretend to still be married and act the same way we used to in front of
Grandaunt Lily?"
Jordanughed and said, "The same as we used to?
Never hold hands regardless of the asion? Berate me for an entire day if I touch your thigh?
Sleep in separate rooms? Sure! I can totally do that!"