The Chosen and the Beautiful

Khai turns up to rescue Jordan, telling her that she called to him from a dream. He then informs her that the vote on the Manchester Act happens today and that he, Bai, and all the traveling performers will board the Princess Titania to ship out to Shanghai on Friday. He invites Jordan to come with them.

She realizes that she feels more vulnerable around Khai and other groups of Asians than alone and contemplates how that explains why she tended to avoid Chinatown.

She goes home and sleeps and then wakes up to two pieces of news: the Manchester Act has passed, and Gatsby is dead.

George Wilson shot Gatsby after Tom said Gatsby drove over Myrtle. Wilson came to Gatsby’s property and shot himself after the act. Jordan calls Nick to arrange a meeting, but he rebuffs her.

Aunt Justine advises that Jordan should go to Shanghai for the change of scene and regard the experience less as running away and more of going on retreat. Jordan drives the coupe back to the Buchanan home and finds Daisy playing with her little girl Pammy. Jordan insists on knowing what happened the night of the accident, although Daisy tries to put her off, saying that “Jay’s dead and gone, it’s over, why can’t you let it be over?” (248).