made peace with her, and if so, how?
JORDAN: I’ve made peace with myself. My
relationship with Desi Green has come full
circle. We’ve managed to reach a truce and
have come to terms with the fact that my father
knew what he wanted and he made sure, even
from the grave, that his intentions were made
and met. That’s all there is to say on the topic.
JDM: You were nearly killed by your mother.
Does she remember what happened and have
the two of you spoken about it?
JORDAN: My mother’s condition is “delicate”,
and no, we have not spoken of the near-fatal
incident.
JDM: Surviving something like that had to have
been life-changing. How has it affected your
outlook on the future?
JORDAN: Of course, my priorities have changed.
I’ve spent a lifetime dedicated to Gatewood
Industries, to not only continuing but to growing
my father’s legacy. My priorities have shifted,
and I’ve become more focused on creating a
legacy of my own now. The last thirty years of my
life have been dedicated to him. The emphasis
now is for me to live for me. I’ve served him long
enough.
JDM: Losing your wife to suicide has also had to
have changed your perspective on life.
JORDAN: Claire’s suicide has forced to me
to realize that I can’t be in a relationship with
someone and live in a vacuum. I failed her as a
husband. That’s something I’ll have to live with
for the rest of my life. I was self-centered and
self-serving. She deserved better than I gave,
but when and if I do marry another time, I won’t
make those mistakes again.
JDM: For months, the speculation had been
that you and corporate attorney and socialite,
Robin Sinclair, might be headed down the road
to matrimony. The two of seemed perfectly
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