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…

then turned to Jonathan and coaxed, “Maybe you should go and see Grandpa in

“All right, then.”

owed her too much in the past

his acquiescence, Miguel breathed a sigh of

the Smith family. Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be able

after, they arrived at the living room in

of the room with a glass of ginger tea

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer right

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

“Mr. Goldstein!”

Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood up to

went straight to the point, not in the mood to yak with

Hugo waved a hand, signaling Seraphina to serve the man

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 beating around

course!” An awkward 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

there, Jonathan stated, “I’m only giving you ten minutes. Whatever it

in mortification, yet he dared not unleash

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

to his ultimate purpose.

 

“Spit it out.”

Mr. Goldstein?” That was the real question Hugo wanted to ask. In fact, it was not just him. Every single member

capability to have someone

simply could not make any sense of

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make his

blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is that all

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

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