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…

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

“All right, then.”

he owed her

Miguel breathed a sigh

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

at the living room in

in the middle of the room with

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer right

him stood every single member of the Smith family with apprehension written all over

“Mr. Goldstein!”

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

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

Hugo waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to serve the man some

of tea before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just cut to the chase. I don’t

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

to talk about between us.” Not interested in wasting time with him there, Jonathan stated, “I’m only giving you ten minutes.

flamed in mortification, yet he

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

a moment, Hugo finally gave voice to his ultimate

 

“Spit it out.”

wanted to ask. In fact, it was not just

have someone from the King of War Division

make

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make

at him blithely, Jonathan questioned,

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

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