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 has something

“All right, then.”

not refuse her since he owed her

acquiescence, Miguel breathed a sigh of

him and hold a grudge against the Smith family. Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be

the

with a glass of ginger tea in his

his intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer

written all over their faces. When Jonathan came in, they lowered their heads to avoid

“Mr. Goldstein!”

he hastily stood up

went straight to the point, not in the mood

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

Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just cut to the

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

us.” Not interested in wasting time with him there, Jonathan stated, “I’m only giving you ten minutes. Whatever it

flamed in mortification, yet he

me in such a manner back then, I

to his ultimate purpose. “I sought you out today because I’ve got something

 

“Spit it out.”

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

live-in son-in-law back then possess the capability to have someone from the King of War Division personally come over to send

not make any sense

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

you

Jonathan questioned, “Is

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

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