Jordan and the rest didnât stay in Texas long. After learning the truth, Jordan immediately planned to go to DC via private jet.
Jordan also called Victoria to report his situation to her.
âVictoria!â
âJordan!â
Victoriaâs voice was very soft, and she sounded like she had just woken up.
âIâm sorry, Victoria, I havenât been able to call you the past few days or text you. Iâm flying to DC now. There are so many troublesome things to do.â
âLetâs talk after youâre done handling those matters,â Victoria said gently.
âYeah, okay, Iâll hang up now.â
After proposing to Victoria, Jordan should be enjoying the sweetest and happiest stage of his relationship.
However, these events occurred one after another.
Firstly, the paternity test results showed that Haileyâs twins werenât fathered by him.
Now that he had finally found Leahâs father, Jordan realized that there was more to the story, which was surprisingly related to a mistake he had made four years before.
Jordan especially wanted to see Lauren Howard now to ask her about the situation and apologize to her.
After several hours of flying, Jordan and the others arrived in DC!
After the consecutive flights, Jordan and the others were exhausted.
Although he wanted to check into a hotel and get some sleep, Jordan nevertheless decided to meet Bradâs sister, Lauren, first!
âWhere does your sister live?â Jordan asked.
âCome with me on your own. Donât bring your subordinate,â Brad said.
Brad didnât ask anyone to pick him up. Instead, he called for a cab, and Jordan got in it too.
Soon, the two of them arrived near the gate of a particular urban area where some old houses had very old stone brick and wooden door designs.
Jordan was surprised that Lauren was living here.
Pushing open the small red rustic wooden door, Jordan asked, âArenât the Howards very wealthy? Why is your sister living here?â
Of course, Jordan knew that property prices were high in DC, and houses here were not cheap either.
The average price should be above 600 thousand dollars for a home.
However, the Howards were incredibly wealthy and should be living in a multi-million-dollar home. An old house as such didnât seem to match their familyâs vibe.
Hearing this, Brad glared at Jordan resentfully and barked, âItâs all your fault! My sister has fallen out with my family, and she now lives in this house by herself.â
Jordan was baffled because he thought he had merely had something similar to a âone-night-standâ with Lauren, which wasnât a big deal for open-minded or liberal women in modern-day society.
âDid Lauren Howard develop depression after that incident? Why did she fall out with her family?â
Jordan knew that Brad didnât want to mention this matter, so he decided to ask Lauren about it.
âI wonder what Lauren looks like. Is she prettyâŠâ
Arriving at the house, Jordan became a little curious about her looks!
First of all, he reckoned that Lauren should be in her twenties, too, since Brad was only in his early twenties.
Secondly, Jordan guessed that Lauren should be quite pretty!
Reason being Brad was very good-looking himself and was almost considered pretty!
When Jordan saw Brad for the first time, he felt that he was really pretty!
He didnât expect Brad to have a sister too, and he thought that it indeed didnât let his familyâs superior genes go to waste.
âUh, is Lauren your biological sister from the same father and mother?â
Jordan asked Brad as he tagged along behind him.
He knew that major families like the Steeles and the Howards tend to have many children, but these children are usually half-siblings.
Brad said, âYes, we share the same set of parents, and we also have two half-siblings from another mother.â
âOkay.â
Jordan was relieved to know that Brad and Lauren belonged to the same mother because Lauren was probably quite pretty.
Of course, Jordan didnât harbor any designs on Lauren because he loved Victoria very much now.
However, he liked pretty women and would rather have slept with a good-looking one.
When he arrived in the courtyard, a girl who resembled a maid walked over and greeted, âMr. Brad, youâre here.â
âWhereâs my sister?â Brad asked.
The girl replied, âMiss Lauren has gone to see Mr. Howard.â
Jordan smiled. âThis family is pretty interesting.â
Brad was stunned for a moment. âShe went to my fatherâs place? What is she there for?â
From Bradâs tone of voice, he could tell that Lauren rarely visited her father.
The girl replied, âI heard that Mr. Howard has arranged a blind date for her.â
Brad was enraged. âMy sister never likes to go on any blind dates! She must have been tricked again!â
After saying that, Brad turned around and left.
âHey, where are you going?â Jordan asked.
He was slightly disappointed about not getting to see Lauren.
Brad turned his head to look at Jordan. âTo my fatherâs place. If you want to see my sister, you can come with me.â
However, Jordan didnât agree immediately and instead hesitated a little.
Bradâs father, who was also the second generation heir of the Howards, was now in his prime and was the core strength of the family.
It wasnât that easy to get married into the Howards.
Moreover, Jordan had done something wrong to the HowardsâŠ
âWhatâs wrong? Are you scared? Are you afraid that weâll hang you up and beat you into a pulp?â
Brad laughed when he saw that Jordan didnât dare to follow him.
In the past two days, Jordan had been saying that he would send Brad to Heaven and cause his manliness to vanish.
Brad was really pleased to see that Jordan was afraid.
Jordan sneered, âBrad, what I did with your sister, and what you did with Hailey are separate issues. Once I settle the matter between your sister and me, I can still beat you up into a pulp in front of the Howards!â
He was not afraid of the Howards!
When had the Steeles ever been afraid of anyone!?!
Brad didnât expect Jordan to be so tyrannical even on his turf in DC, but he admired him for taking it like a man.
âIâm just afraid that the matter between you and my sister wonât be resolved that easily!â
Brad stopped talking and instead made a phone call to call for an Audi, a rather ordinary Audi A8. It was hard to tell that a big shot was riding in that car.
There were hidden forces and whales everywhere in DC.
Brad personally drove Jordan to a villa area called One Mansion.
The location was extremely superior and the villa was designed in a royal garden style, surrounded by green hills and streams. The price of the villa was incalculable!
The car stopped at the entrance of a classic and luxurious villa.
âJordan, if you donât dare to go in, itâs not too late to change your mind,â Brad said.
Jordan opened the car door and got out. âThereâs no place in this world that I donât dare to go!â