Chapter 105 The General Manager

 

Ahem!

 

Miguel stood there with embarrassment etched on his face, torn between staying and leaving.

He felt that he had come at a highly inopportune time.

“Is something the matter?” Jonathan’s expression went as black as thunder upon seeing Miguel, who had interrupted him out of the blue.

 

It had been four years since he and Josephine were married to each other, yet they had never even kissed.

Having gotten an opportunity to be intimate with her finally, he could not possibly show Miguel any courtesy for spoiling the mood.

“Mr. Goldstein, Dad would like to see you…” Miguel hung his head, not daring to look him in the eye.

Recalling his attitude toward the man in the past, he even found his palms a touch sweaty.

 

What if he’s a vindictive person? How am I going to survive in Jadeborough in the future then?

 

“I’m not free!” Jonathan declined right away.

If Hugo weren’t Josephine’s grandfather, I wouldn’t even bother saying anything to him! The Smith family and Hugo Smith are just ants!

“Mr. Goldstein…” When Jonathan turned him down without the slightest hesitation, Miguel instantly panicked.

Having no other recourse, he could only throw Josephine a pleading glance in hopes that she would lend him a hand.

Oh, well…

saw the man’s beseeching look. She then turned to Jonathan and coaxed, “Maybe you should go and

“All right, then.”

owed her too much in

acquiescence, Miguel breathed a sigh of

Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be able to make

arrived at the living room in the

middle of the room with a glass of ginger tea in

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed

over their faces. When Jonathan came in, they lowered their heads to avoid

“Mr. Goldstein!”

approach, he hastily stood

you want to see me?” Jonathan went straight to the point, not in the mood to yak with

a seat, Mr. Goldstein!” Hugo waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to serve the man

sipped at his cup of tea before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just cut to the chase. I don’t like people beating around the

putting on a facade. For him, concealing one’s emotions was the most fundamental skill, so he merely gave a strained chuckle despite his burning dissatisfaction toward the man’s attitude. “You left for three years back then, so I just

time with him there, Jonathan stated, “I’m only

yet he dared not

to me in such a manner back then, I would’ve long since slapped him

voice to his ultimate purpose. “I

 

“Spit it out.”

question Hugo wanted to ask. In fact, it was not just him. Every single member of the Smith family there wanted to

possess the capability to have someone

could not make

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make

at him blithely, Jonathan questioned,

hurriedly shook his head. “I’m just sort of curious about the experiences you’ve had in the past three years since not only the three prominent families of Jadeborough personally came to seek you out, but even someone from

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