Chapter 105 The General Manager
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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…
coaxed, “Maybe you should go and see Grandpa in
“All right, then.”
would not refuse her since he owed her too much in the
Miguel breathed a
grudge against the Smith family. Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith
at the living room in
the room with a
state earlier, he seemed
family with apprehension written all over their faces.
“Mr. Goldstein!”
Hugo glimpsed Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood up to greet
went straight to the point, not in the mood to yak with
waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to serve the
seat, Jonathan sipped at his cup of tea before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding,
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
about between us.” Not interested in wasting time with him there, Jonathan stated, “I’m only giving you ten minutes.
yet he dared not
such a manner back then, I
then.” After studying him intently for a moment, Hugo finally gave voice to his ultimate purpose. “I
“Spit it out.”
question Hugo wanted to ask. In fact, it was not just him. Every single member of the Smith
to have someone from
not make any
“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.
did you
at him blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is that all you wanted to ask
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
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