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…

look. She then turned to Jonathan and coaxed, “Maybe you should go and see Grandpa in case he

“All right, then.”

owed her too much in the past three

acquiescence, Miguel breathed

the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be

after, they arrived at the living

the room with a glass of ginger

intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer

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

“Mr. Goldstein!”

Hugo glimpsed Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood

went straight to the

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

before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just cut to the chase. I

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

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

in mortification, yet he dared not

to me in such a manner back then, I would’ve long since slapped him

After studying him intently for a moment, Hugo finally gave voice to his ultimate purpose. “I

 

“Spit it out.”

fact, it

worthless live-in son-in-law back then possess the capability to have someone from the

not make any sense

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

did you make his

blithely, Jonathan questioned, “Is that all you

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

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