The Legendary Man

Chapter 95

Chapter 95 The Annual Party Begins

 

Margaret was exceedingly dissatisfied, and that resentment hadn’t just been for a day or two.

 

 

He’s part of the Smith family, yet he’s seated at the fringes, closest to the door, during the Smith family’s annual party! Is this not humiliating and degrading?

 

“It makes no difference where we’re seated, no?” Conversely, Connor wasn’t the least bit bothered.

 

Anyway, I haven’t been treated all that well in the Smith family ever since young. Dad has always favored my brothers more. As for me, I’m no different from a child he found by the roadside! No sooner had I gotten married than I was booted out of the Smith mansion and had to live outside. Of the three sons of the Smith family, I was the only one kicked out of the house!

 

 

 

“Of course, it’s different!” Margaret grew even more irate after hearing that. “Tell me how it’s the same! How could sitting in the first row and the last row be the same?”

 

 

The instant her temper spiked, Connor was so frightened that he lowered his head and dared not even say anything.

 

At that exact moment, Josephine finally had enough and snapped, “That’s enough! Stop arguing. Not only do the two of you bicker at home, but you’re even doing so when you’re outside. When are you both going to stop squabbling?”

 

 

 

Ever since young, I grew up with their interminable arguments! And this is precisely why I adamantly refused to get married in the past. Otherwise, I would never have taken a second look at Jonathan back then!

 

“Do you think I want to quarrel with him?” Harrumphing, Margaret huffed, “He’s not young anymore, yet he’s still as useless as before! Even when he returns to his own house, he has to sit at such a crappy place! I feel ashamed to sit at the same table with him!”

 

 

 

down…” Connor tugged at her sleeve, urging

 

she heard that. “Are you embarrassed? Do you even

 

his head at once, not

 

guests seemed to

 

of the living room, surrounded by a group of people. In his hand was a cane with a dragon’s head. He

 

after a few steps, he arrived at

 

Mr. Smith is here!” someone among the crowd exclaimed upon

 

cast his gaze over. That elderly man was none other than the

 

also Josephine’s grandfather, but Jonathan wasn’t really

 

word to the other. Even when Jonathan and Josephine got married, he had

 

even deign

 

which he nodded approvingly. “I’m truly honored to have all of you gracing the Smith family’s annual party with your presence today. A lot of you here are my old friends. But of course, there are also many new faces. No matter what, all who are here today are esteemed guests of the Smith family! And

 

glass of white wine and downed it in one go. Everyone there got to their feet and guzzled their wines

 

it was naturally time for the most crucial part of the annual party—the presentation of

 

presented their gifts, it was then the Smith family’s turn

 

go. It’s our turn now.” Connor took a gulp of wine morosely before he led Jonathan and the others toward Hugo. When they were halfway there, Margaret even glanced over her

 

“Yeah,” Jonathan answered mildly.

 

time they walked over, there was already a

 

Connor?” Seraphina made the first move to greet Connor

 

Connor murmured in reply, his head

 

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