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…

man’s beseeching look. She then turned to Jonathan and coaxed, “Maybe you should go and see Grandpa in case he has something urgent to say to

“All right, then.”

he owed her too much in the

breathed

repudiate him and hold a grudge against the Smith family. Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be able to make a comeback anymore if that

the living

in the middle of the room with a glass of ginger tea

his intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer right

apprehension written all over their faces. When Jonathan came

“Mr. Goldstein!”

Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood up to greet

to the point, not in the mood to yak with

Goldstein!” Hugo waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to serve the

gaze to Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just cut to the

like him had long since trained himself into 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

him there, Jonathan stated, “I’m only giving you

in mortification, yet he dared not unleash

a manner back then, I would’ve long since slapped

gave voice to his ultimate purpose. “I sought you out today because I’ve got something to

 

“Spit it out.”

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

to have someone from

could not make any

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

you make his

coincidence.” Glancing at him blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is that all you wanted to ask

the three prominent families of Jadeborough personally came to seek you out, but even someone from the King of War Division came personally to offer his regards. It seems

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