Hailey cried out as she knelt on the ground pitifully. "Grandpa, you personally selected me to be your granddaughter-in-law. You must like me very much, that's why you chose me from so many candidates."
"I'm sorry, Grandpa. I've disappointed you! Please give me another chance. I'll be loyal to Jordan. I swear!"
Hailey wasn't a fool. She had thought about it carefully. The Steeles were such a powerful family, so they must have conducted a major selection process to decide who would marry into their family.
In fact, it was true that a lot of effort had gone into selecting a wife for Jordan then.
Charleston looked at her. This was the first time he had seen her in person. Previously, he had only seen photos and realized that she was much more beautiful in real life!
Even though Hailey had given birth before, her figure was still impeccable.
Charleston said, "Girl, you've misunderstood. I wasn't the one who chose you to be Jordan's wife back then. It was his brother Jamie."
Hailey was taken aback. She thought she was chosen by Charleston.
Hailey hurriedly said, "Jamie has good taste. I heard that he selected Lauren as well. Lauren and I are both outstanding. Jamie's judgment will definitely not be wrong!"
Lauren was speechless.
She didn't expect Hailey to praise her.
At this moment, Jesse snorted. "Hailey, you're just an ordinary girl from a third-rate family. You might be pretty, but you're not worthy of our Steele family at all!"
"It was your greatest fortune that Jordan decided to marry you!"
"But you didn't know how to cherish him. Not only did you make him suffer for those past three years, you even betrayed him! You cheated on my brother!"
"You hurt my brother and humiliated our family. How dare you come here today!"
"Grandpa, we have to avenge Jordan and punish this bad woman!"
Jesse looked very indignant, but Charleston was frowning. Although he hated women like Hailey, he had let Jordan marry her as part of his character training.
Charleston had expected the eventual outcome.
However, he did not expect Jordan to love Hailey so deeply that he had his heart broken.
Charleston looked at Jordan and asked, "Jordan, tell us how you want us to punish Hailey so that you can vent your anger."
Jordan glanced at Hailey, who was kneeling on the ground. They had been husband and wife for three years after all. He did not want to be too ruthless.
If he really wanted to punish her, he would have already done so after hearing the recording of her tryst with Tyler.
In reality, there were many men who killed their wives because of such things. Jordan did not want to become a ruthless murderer like those men.
If there was no longer any love, they could just split up.
Jordan looked at Charleston. "I'll follow along with whatever Grandpa says."
Charleston could tell that Jordan had already washed his hands off Hailey. There was no real need for revenge.
Charleston said, "You betrayed my grandson because he didn't have any money. The best punishment for you now is regret. You will live in regret for the rest of your life and never be happy again."
"Hailey, leave the kid behind. You can go."
Hailey cried out hysterically, "No, no! Grandpa, don't chase me away. You can punish me however you want. Don't chase me away, and don't let me separate from my child. Please."
As Hailey wailed, she secretly dug her nails into the child's body. The kid immediately cried in pain.
Hailey hurriedly coaxed the child. As she patted the child, she said, "Baby, don't cry. Grandpa said that he was just playing around. Grandpa won't separate us. Mommy won't leave. Mommy will raise you together with Daddy."
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