As Hailey said that, Jordan pretended to be in a loving marriage with Hailey too.
"Oh, alright."
Lily assented incessantly with a smile.
Hailey continued, "Grandaunt Lily, I have another piece of good news for you. Jordan doesn't come from an ordinary family but a prestigious one! They are worth hundreds of billions! He's now the president of a corporation too!"
At this point, Jordan stared at Lily's facial expression in a bid to see if she would be shocked.
Lily smiled even more radiantly, but she didn't seem particularly shocked.
Instead, she said repeatedly, "Great! Great! That's wonderful!"
Lily said, "My children are all doing well... Ahem... The only one I've been worried about..."
Lily coughed a few times and drank some water before continuing to speak.
"Hailey has been worrying me the most. You must get along well with Jordan, or else... I won't be able to face my brother when I meet him in heaven..."
Although Lily didn't reveal that she had long known about Jordan's identity, Jordan could vaguely sense that she was aware of the truth.
They stopped talking to Lily because it was difficult for her to speak.
In fact, it was good enough that they could meet one last time before she passed.
It was already late at night. When they left Lily's room, Devon asked, "Mr. Steele, Hailey, are you two going to stay here or at a hotel? I've arranged a room for you in both places."
Lily lived in a large bungalow with several guest houses.
Jordan pointed in the direction of Lily's room and asked, "What did the doctor say?"
Devon said with a sad expression, "She might go tonight or tomorrow."
Many elderly people would pass away at midnight. Since Jordan was already there, it would be pointless to stay in a hotel.
"We'll impose on you guys for a night," Jordan said.
Devon said, "Please don't say that, Mr. Steele. It's our honor that you're willing to stay here. Please come with me. I'll show you to your room."
They walked out of the room and walked across the lawn to go to the other side where the guest rooms were.
The buildings around them were elegant and pleasing to the eye with light-colored walls and tiles.
When they arrived in the guest room, Jordan found that he liked the decor of it.
Devon said, "My mom is very frugal, and she doesn't like trendy, high-tech things. Mr. Steele, Hailey, I hope you won't mind the simple furnishings of the room."
Hailey said, "Uncle Devon, you're too kind. Why would we mind it?"
Jordan said, "Yeah, you're too polite. I should be feeling sorry for imposing on you by staying here as an outsider."
"Um, is this the only room available?"
It was already 12 midnight, and Jordan was indeed a little sleepy. However, he couldn't guarantee what might happen if he spent the night in the same room as Hailey.
After all, Hailey was a gorgeous woman who had an excellent figure too. Jordan, who has been married to her for three years and in love with her, had always wanted to get intimate with her.
It was common for divorced couples to sleep with each other again after meeting each other frequently due to their children or other reasons.
Devon said awkwardly, "We have quite a few visitors this time, so all the other rooms are occupied. This is the only vacant one left, my apologies."
Hailey hurriedly said, "It's alright, Uncle Devon, go ahead and carry on with what you have to do. We'll just sit here and get some rest."
"Alright, get some rest. I'll take my leave now."
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