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 case he has something urgent

“All right, then.”

not refuse her since he owed her too much in

Miguel breathed a sigh

a grudge against the Smith family. Considering the influence he presently wielded, the Smith family would never be able to make

at the

of the room with a glass of ginger tea in

to his intoxicated state earlier, he seemed much soberer right

of the Smith family with apprehension written all over their faces. When

“Mr. Goldstein!”

Jonathan’s approach, he hastily stood up to greet

do you want to see me?” Jonathan went straight to the point, not

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

at his cup of tea before shifting his gaze to Hugo, demanding, “Whatever it is, just

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 three years back then, so I just want to have a talk with

interested in wasting time with him there, Jonathan stated,

flamed in mortification, yet he dared not unleash his

to me in such a manner back then, I

to his ultimate purpose. “I sought you out

 

“Spit it out.”

King of War, Mr. Goldstein?” That was 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

could not make any sense

“Yes,” Jonathan answered placidly.

you make

Jonathan questioned, “Is

three prominent families of Jadeborough personally came to seek you out, but even someone from the King

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