Chapter 457 - Howard Family Birthday Banquet!
The Abandoned Husband Dominates
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Originally, Martin had planned to feign ignorance on Marissaâs behalf. However, since Jordan and the rest had heard her, he had no choice but to reprimand her.
Marissa did not dare to say a word after being reprimanded by her father-in-law. Moreover, she felt very embarrassed. Jordan had never seen her so embarrassed before. She wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it!
Jordan could not help chuckling. He felt very satisfied!
However, Marissa was very angry when she saw Jordan smiling. âYou useless son-in-law, what are you laughing at?! You even need someone to feed you during meals. Donât you know any shame? Jordan Steele, if youâre a true man, you should have the dignity to divorce my daughter. Donât drag her down
with you!â
Martin warned Marissa. âMarissa!â
Lauren also chided her. âMom, do you have to speak so harshly so early in the morning?â
âThere was a rule in the Howard family. Quarreling was not allowed in the morning.
However, Jordan was not angry. Ever since he found out that Marissa was not the culprit who caused his blindness, he felt that this mother-in-law of his was only a little vicious with her words. She did not have a truly bad heart.
So he merely said with a smile, âIâm blind now. If I divorce your daughter, who will take care of me? No one will be willing to marry me.â
Marissa was even angrier when she heard that. âAlright, Jordan. Youâre such a scoundrel. I canât believe you think that way! You plan to be a useless scumbag and cling onto my daughter forever?!â
Jordan deliberately goaded her. âThatâs right. I want to rely on Lauren for the rest of my life. I want her to stay by my side and feed me.â
Perhaps it was because Jordan had an intimate interaction with Marissa yesterday, albeit by accident. But he suddenly enjoyed bickering with her.
Meanwhile, Marissa had no memory of what happened between her and Jordan last night. She looked at him furiously.
âEine, since youâre such a scoundrel, Iâm not afraid to tell you that at Dadâs birthday banquet in a week, we will be choosing one of the young masters from the good families to be Laurenâs next husband!â
Lauren put down her bowl and chopsticks in a huff. âYou can choose all you want. I donât want anyone else. If you insist on doing this at Dadâs birthday banquet, I wonât be attending.â
Marissa immediately shouted angrily, âHow dare you not attend! You are becoming more and more outrageous!â
Jordan held Laurenâs hand and said, âHoney, Grandpa is a person of status. Heâll be a joke to outsiders if any of his family members were to be absent from the banquet.â
Marissa and Martin were both stunned. Jordan was encouraging Lauren to attend the birthday banquet, to choose her next husband?
âWould Jordan be so magnanimous?
Jordan continued, âWeâll go together.â
Marissa was stunned. âJordan, youâre attending too?â
Jordan said, âOf course. Iâm the grandson-in-law of the Howard family and it is Laurenâs grandfatherâs birthday. How can I not attend?â
Martin cleared his throat. âJordan, I know youâre filial, but your current conditionâ¦â
Marissa sneered. âMy dear son-in-law, donât blame me for not reminding you. There will be many people coming, and they will all be people of power and influence in the country. If a blind person like you appears at the banquet, youâll definitely become the center of attention. Arenât you afraid of being
mocked by the guests?â
Jordan said with a smile, âI believe that people in the upper-class society are people with compassion and manners. They wonât be like some who scorn those who are blind.â
âYouâ¦â Marissa was furious. Jordan was obviously insulting her!
Marissa snorted. âAlright. Anyway, you tire out even from just walking now. Iâm not afraid of you causing trouble.â
Aweek later, in the courtyard of a private resort in the capital.
Martinâs birthday banquet was being held here. The guest list for this birthday banquet was very similar to the one for Lauren and Jordanâs wedding. However, the number of guests was fewer than before. This time, the Howard family had higher requirements for the guests. Not just anyone could attend.
At this moment, in the hotel parking lot, Shane and Cayden Huxley were in a Mercedes-Benz G-wagon bearing a New York license plate.
Shane reminded Cayden, âCayden, you have to be careful at Martinâs birthday banquet, especially when facing Jordan. Donât let him realize that youâre the one who caused his blindness!â
Cayden smiled. âDonât worry, Brother. Iâm not stupid. Moreover, it wasnât Jordan who invited me. It was his mother-in-law, Marissa. I heard that Marissa has invited several men of similar age and family background as me. It looks like she plans to give up on Jordan and choose a new husband for Lauren!â
Shane nodded. âI heard that too. Jordan wasnât treated within 24 hours of drinking our poison. He has already missed the best opportunity to recover. Dr. Brown said that his eyes will never recover in this lifetime. Jordan is now a cripple in the eyes of the Howard family. Of course, they wonât let a cripple
be their son-in-law forever. The Howard family is very realistic.
âCayden, you have to work hard this time. You have to win over Martin, Stefan and Marissa. Lauren seems to love Jordan a lot. Try to move her if you can. If not, it doesnât matter. Anyway, the marriages of the Howard family have always been decided by the elders.â
Cayden looked at himself in the passenger seat mirror and said narcissistically, âIâm so tall and handsome. How could Lauren not like me? I think Lauren is like a second Hailey. If I can seduce Hailey, Lauren wonât be a problem! Brother, just you wait. Sooner or later, Iâll marry Lauren into our Huxley
family!â
Shane also smiled. âYes, if the Huxleys and Howards can be linked by marriage, we donât have to worry about being targeted by anyone anymore!â
With that, Cayden got out of the car and walked in with a big present.
As Shane did not receive an invitation, he did not follow him in.
Cayden arrived at the birthday banquet dressed in a suit. His tall figure and handsome face immediately attracted the attention of many girls.
He went straight to Martinâs table.
He noticed that Jordan was sitting at the same table as Martin. At that moment, Jordan was wearing cool sunglasses and drinking tea from a teacup. He looked like a normal person.
âHaha, are you wearing sunglasses so that no one can tell that youâre blindâ
Cayden sneered in his heart. He was very happy to see Jordan blind!
âYou caused me to be infertile. Now, you know the consequences of that! I will have you unable to see light for the rest of your life. You will never be able to see this beautiful world, as well as your wifeâs lovely face and fair body again!ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIn addition, I intend to snatch your wife away! Just like how I snatched Hailey away last time!â