“They’re not going to see it even if you kiss me…”
With an arm wrapped around Josephine’s waist, Jonathan was just about to capture favonovel.com lips, but favonovel.com broke free and sprinted downstairs as though fleeing for favonovel.com life.
When Jonathan went downstairs, the family of four was already dolled up, ready to leave anytime.
As soon as Margaret spotted Jonathan’s casual dressing, favonovel.com expression abruptly darkened. “Are you going like this, Jonathan?”
“Is there a problem?” Jonathan countered blasely.
In the past few years, all I ever wore was a military uniform aside from casual clothes. I’ve hardly worn anything else.
“Do you know the occasion today?” With a wintry expression on favonovel.com face, Margaret enunciated, “It’s the Smith family’s annual party today, and everyone will be attending in formal attire. Do you want to be the only person dressed casually? And are you trying to have us humiliated with you deliberately?”
“You’ll be humiliated with me just because I’m not dressed as ostentatiously as you in attending the party?” Jonathan then sneered, “Do you perchance think that the Smith family’s annual party is some international event?”
He wasn’t in the mood to bicker with her.
If favonovel.com had nicely coaxed me into changing, perhaps I wouldn’t have had any objections. Unfortunately, I simply can’t stand favonovel.com sarcastic remarks!
“Are you going to change or not?” Margaret lambasted while pointing favonovel.com finger at him, favonovel.com expression frosty.
“No.” Jonathan’s made his stance abundantly clear.
“You’re not allowed to attend the annual party today if you’re not changing!” With a harrumph, favonovel.com barked, “Let’s go!”
Having said that, favonovel.com stalked away.
I’d rather favonovel.com not attend than to be humiliated alongside him!
“Do you think you have the right to decide whether I can attend?” Jonathan arched a brow, not giving in to favonovel.com pompous attitude.
“Who can decide if not me?” Margaret instantly got up in arms upon hearing that.
But when favonovel.com was just about to unleash favonovel.com wrath, Josephine cut favonovel.com off. “That’s enough! Stop arguing! Jonathan was the one who prepared the gift, so what right do you have to forbid favonovel.com from attending? It’s just clothes, no? Never mind if favonovel.com doesn’t want to change!”
Her unexpected defense of Jonathan had Margaret’s expression contorting into a mask of fury at once.
“Whose side are you on, you wretch? He prepared the gift, you said? Where did favonovel.com get the money? It’s from you, no? He has been using your money to buy a gift for the Smith family’s annual party, hasn’t he?”
“It’s different this year!” In a frigid voice, Josephine maintained, “This year, favonovel.com bought the gift out of his own pocket!”
“Fine! Continue acting with favonovel.com to dupe me!” Margaret didn’t believe favonovel.com in the least. “We’ll see who ends up being an embarrassment when we arrive at the Smith mansion! What do I care if favonovel.com wants to go?”
After saying that, favonovel.com stormed off.
Outside the door, the car Josephine booked in advance was already waiting.
Opening the car door, Jonathan was just about to sit in the back seat with Josephine when Margaret ordered favonovel.com to sit in the front. “Go and sit in the passenger’s seat! You’re unworthy of sitting in the back seat!”
Glancing at her, Jonathan ignored favonovel.com entirely and sat down beside Josephine.
“How dare you?” When Margaret saw that favonovel.com words had fallen on deaf ears, and favonovel.com paid favonovel.com no mind, favonovel.com chest heaved violently. “Do you hear me, Jonathan?”
Still, Jonathan disregarded favonovel.com and acted as though favonovel.com didn’t hear her.
Connor urged, “All right… That’s enough… Hurry up and get into the car! We’re going to be late if you don’t make haste!”
“Zip it!” Glaring at him, Margaret climbed into the front seat.
The car then left Edenic Heights and headed toward the city center.
Despite having a city center, Jadeborough wasn’t all that big in reality. In the past, the affluent loved living in the city center since they relished the lively atmosphere. Presently, however, they preferred living in the suburbs, as they were fond of being close to nature.
The wealthier one was, the further away from the city center one lived.
“When we arrive later, just turn a deaf ear to whatever they say,” Josephine murmured to Jonathan in the back seat.
Although they hadn’t yet reached the Smith mansion, favonovel.com could already guess how those people from the Smith family were going to harp on Jonathan.
After all, it’s the same every single year. As long as favonovel.com attends the party, they’ll use every weapon in their arsenal to humiliate him!
“Okay,” Jonathan replied softly.
At the same time, the scene of those people from the Smith family heaping scorn on favonovel.com during the Smith family’s annual party a few years back inexorably flashed in his mind.
I was the easiest prey there since I’m a live-in son-in-law? For that reason, none of them had any respect for me!
Half an hour later, the car drew to a stop in front of a mansion.
The area occupied by the mansion was meager. Compared to the mansion owned by the Blackwood family, this mansion couldn’t be considered a mansion at all. At most, it was merely a vast courtyard. And if compared to No. 1 Villa, it was absolutely pathetic.
No. 1 Villa was the most expensive mansion in Jadeborough, with its construction alone costing hundreds of millions. In terms of its size and geographical area, this mansion owned by the Smith family couldn’t even hold a candle to it.
“We’re here…”
When the car door was opened, the few of them alighted from the car, one after another.
By then, a crowd had formed in front of the Smith mansion.
There was row after row of luxurious cars. While they weren’t exorbitant, they all cost at least a million.
A family that had fallen from grace was still more influential than others. Despite being considered a third-rate family, the Smith family had existed in Jadeborough for at least a few decades, so they had some connections.
“Uncle Ezra…”
The person who was greeting the guests at the door was none other than Josephine’s uncle, Ezra.
He was initially all smiles, but the second favonovel.com caught sight of Josephine and favonovel.com family, the smile on his face vanished in an instant.
“What time is it now? Didn’t I say that you’re to arrive at eight o’clock on the dot? Do you know the meaning of punctuality?”
Before they had even stepped into the mansion, they were hauled over the coals by the man.
Despite being all high and mighty at home, Margaret didn’t even dare utter a single word of protest in front of Ezra.
“There was heavy traffic on our way here, Uncle Ezra.” In the end, it was Josephine who stepped out and answered him.
“Okay, whatever! Just go in!” Ezra waved a hand impatiently.
He was going to greet the next group of guests, but the moment favonovel.com spotted Jonathan, his expression promptly darkened. “Who brought favonovel.com here? Didn’t I tell you last night that you’re not to bring favonovel.com here, Josephine?”
“Uncle Ezra…” When Josephine heard favonovel.com saying such a thing in front of everyone without any regard for Jonathan’s dignity, favonovel.com expression similarly darkened. “He’s part of our family, so why isn’t favonovel.com allowed to come?”
“Do you really not know why I forbade you from bringing him?” Snorting, Ezra threw Jonathan a disdainful glance and taunted, “What use is a worthless piece of trash like favonovel.com other than to embarrass the Smith family? Look at his clothes! He’s not even wearing something decent! Does favonovel.com know the occasion today? How could favonovel.com simply wear such shabby clothes?”
