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…

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

“All right, then.”

refuse her since he owed her too much

Miguel breathed a

influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be able to make a

after, they arrived at the living

the room with a

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer

of the Smith family with apprehension written all over

“Mr. Goldstein!”

glimpsed Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood

went straight to

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

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

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

Jonathan stated, “I’m only

mortification, yet he dared

a manner back

voice to his ultimate purpose.

 

“Spit it out.”

wanted to ask. In fact, it was not just him. Every single member of the

then possess the capability to have someone from the King

make any sense of

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

you make

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 from the King of War Division came personally to offer his regards. It seems that the King of War regards you

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