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 go and see Grandpa in

“All right, then.”

not refuse her since he owed her

Miguel breathed

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

at the living room

room with a glass of ginger tea

to his intoxicated state earlier,

over their faces. When Jonathan came in, they

“Mr. Goldstein!”

approach, he

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

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

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

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

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

yet he dared

me in such a manner back then, I would’ve

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

 

“Spit it out.”

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

back then possess the capability to have someone from the King of War Division personally come over to send his

make any sense

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make

at him blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is that all you

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

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