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…

“Maybe you should go and see

“All right, then.”

her since he owed her too

Miguel breathed a sigh

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

they arrived at the living

in the middle of the room with a glass

earlier, he seemed much soberer right

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

“Mr. Goldstein!”

approach, he hastily stood up to

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

Mr. Goldstein!” Hugo 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

Hugo’s features. Nonetheless, someone 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 attitude. “You left for three years back then, so I just want

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

mortification, yet he dared not

had dared to speak to me in such a manner

voice to his ultimate purpose. “I sought you out today because

 

“Spit it out.”

real 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

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

simply could not make any

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make his

questioned, “Is that all you wanted to

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 seems that the King

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