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…

beseeching look. She then turned to Jonathan and coaxed, “Maybe you should go

“All right, then.”

owed her too much in the past three

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 would never be able to make a comeback anymore if that were to

arrived at the living room in the

with a glass of ginger tea in

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed

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

“Mr. Goldstein!”

he hastily stood

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

have a seat, Mr. Goldstein!” Hugo waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to serve the man

seat, Jonathan sipped at his cup of tea before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just cut to the

expression crept up 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

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

yet

manner back then,

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

 

“Spit it out.”

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

someone from the King

could not make any sense

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make his

Jonathan questioned,

personally came to seek you out, but even someone from the King of War Division came personally to offer his regards. It

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