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…

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

“All right, then.”

naturally would not refuse her since he owed her too

breathed a sigh of

was most afraid that the man would 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

after, they arrived at the living room

room with a glass of ginger tea

to his intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer

family with apprehension written all over their faces. When Jonathan came in, they lowered their heads to

“Mr. Goldstein!”

moment Hugo glimpsed Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood up

me?” Jonathan went straight to the point, not in the mood to

waved a hand, signaling

sipped at his cup of tea before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding,

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 attitude. “You left for three years back

talk about between us.” Not interested in wasting time with him there, Jonathan stated, “I’m

flamed in mortification, yet he

in such a manner back then, I would’ve long since

a moment, Hugo finally gave voice to his ultimate purpose. “I sought you out today because I’ve got something to ask

 

“Spit it out.”

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

the worthless live-in son-in-law back then possess the capability to have someone from the King of

could not make any sense of

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make his

Glancing at him blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is that

not!” Hugo 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 the King of War Division came personally to offer his regards. It

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