Double Loss

Jordan had lost Gary when he was a child. He had considered him his real father. Another blow for Jordan came when he knew what Gary was never his father at all. “I couldn’t take it in. I didn’t care about this new man Charles. I just felt [like] I’d lost my dad twice.”

First Meeting

The first time Jordan met his father Charles he reminisced, “I remember this huge drive with all these bushes and trees [and] then arriving at the front door of the cottage on the estate where Rogers was living. Mum was hammering at the door when this man appeared, looking very smart in a white shirt and tie. He was very calm. He led us into the sitting room, smiled down at me and said, ‘Your mum and I need to talk.’” 

Who Was Charles Rogers

Charles Rogers, whom Julie had claimed was Jordan’s birth father, was a local aristocrat, whose family had lived in the 1,536-acre Penrose Estate between Helston and Porthleven for generations. He had served as a non-commissioned officer in the army in Northern Ireland but had left the position after a certain point of time and had come back home. 

DNA

When Jordan was 18 years old, he had requested Charles to get a DNA Test, but Charles had told him to request for DNA only through a lawyer. 18-year-old Jordan had different priorities at such a young age, and therefore could not take the matters to a lawyer and was therefore unable to take the DNA test. 

Charles’ Riches

Charles had a sprawling manor and received a $1500 allowance every month from a trust. But Charles had nothing to do with his wealth. He was a drug-addict and was hopeless about his life. Nobody in his family bothered about him during the late years of his life, because he had been an altogether different man. So, without an heir and without a stable nature, who was going to inherit Charles’ wealth? 

Ancestors

Charles’ ancestors were great men of Cornwall. The Lord of the great Penrose estate, John Peverell Rogers, was also a Lieutenant Commander and had passed away in 2012, leaving everything to Charles who hardly cared about any of the wealth he had and neither about the responsibilities he had on him.