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…

turned to Jonathan and coaxed, “Maybe you should go

“All right, then.”

he owed her too much in the past

his acquiescence, Miguel breathed a sigh of

afraid that the man would repudiate him and hold a grudge against the Smith family. Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family

after, they arrived at the

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

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer right

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

“Mr. Goldstein!”

approach, he hastily

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

waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to

Jonathan 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

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 attitude. “You left for three years back then, so I just want to have a talk with you, having not seen you

Jonathan stated, “I’m only giving you ten minutes. Whatever it is, you’ve got

yet he dared

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

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

 

“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 know the answer

someone from the King of War Division personally come over to send

could not make

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make

him blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is

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

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