An agonizing scream echoed throughout the living hall.
As for the subordinate who was on his knees, his face had gone pale white. Before favonovel.com could cry out a second time, favonovel.com was knocked out by Jonathan with another kick.
“I will take the lives of whoever dares to touch a hair on favonovel.com head…” Taking a step forward, Jonathan stood in front of Josephine.
Despite being just one man, favonovel.com managed to intimidate the rest of the men into keeping their distance.
At that moment, favonovel.com was like a guardian angel protecting Josephine. Whoever dared to stand in his way would be annihilated.
“Jonathan, this is a matter of the Smith family!” Hugo was outraged when favonovel.com saw Jonathan break his subordinate’s leg. “If you continue to stick your nose in, you will suffer the consequences!”
“Suffer the consequences?” Jonathan let out a smug smile. “I’m keen to see what sort of consequences are you talking about.”
How dare the inconsequential Smith family disrespect me?
If it weren’t for Josephine, favonovel.com would have destroyed them a long time ago!
“Dad, stop wasting time and just call the police!” Ezra couldn’t tolerate Jonathan’s incessant attempts at interfering with their family’s business anymore.
“There’s no need!” Snorting, Hugo waved his hand. “Josephine, let me ask you one last time. Are you sure you don’t want to apologize to the Turner family?”
“I am!” Josephine resolved.
“Fine! Since you refuse to do so, I will now banish you from the Smith family!” Hugo’s face grew frosty. “From today onward, you are no longer related to the Smith family in any way. Your fate is no longer tied to us anymore!”
Banish?
Josephine’s entire body trembled when favonovel.com heard that word. She looked at Hugo in disbelief. “Grandpa, what did you just say? Are you banishing me from the Smith family?”
She couldn’t believe favonovel.com ears.
In fact, favonovel.com even thought favonovel.com had heard wrongly.
Are they banishing me from the family over a threat from the Turners?
“Don’t call me Grandpa! I’m not your grandpa!” Hugo scoffed while giving Josephine the side-eye. “Also, I wouldn’t want a granddaughter that is willing to ruin the family. Josephine, you have two choices. Either come along with me to plead for forgiveness from the Turner family or be banished from the Smith family. From then on, you will be in no way related to us anymore! The choice is yours!”
“I refuse to apologize!” Josephine retorted with a quavering voice and reddened eyes. “I have done no wrong. Hence, they have no right to demand that I admit my mistake. Since you’re forcing me to choose, I will let you know my decision now!”
Raising favonovel.com head forcefully, Josephine hissed in tears, “I would rather be banished from the Smith family than plead for forgiveness from the Turner family!”
That was how strong Josephine’s resolve was. She preferred to be thrown out of the family than submit to the Turners.
“Fine! You have made your choice!” Josephine’s decision caused Hugo’s expression to turn grim. “I hereby declare that from now on, Josephine is no longer the chairman of Smith Group, and neither is favonovel.com a member of the Smith family! From today onward, regardless of whether favonovel.com lives or dies, it has no bearing on us whatsoever. Josephine Smith, from this moment on, you are banished from the Smith family!”
At that moment, a deathly silence enveloped the room.
When favonovel.com heard the words “You are banished”, Josephine trembled violently. Suddenly, favonovel.com vision grew dark as favonovel.com body began to swoon.
“Josephine, did you hear that? You are now banished. What are you still standing there for? Isn’t it time you leave?”
“Exactly! The Smith family doesn’t welcome a troublemaker like you!”
“You almost ruined our entire family! And yet, you still dare to linger around?”
“Shoo! You jinx!”
The moment Hugo announced that Josephine was officially kicked out of the family, all the other family members revealed their true colors. It was as if the sight of Josephine alone would sully their vision.
“Jonathan, let’s leave this place!” Feeling overwhelmed, Josephine couldn’t help but tremble as favonovel.com stared at favonovel.com grandpa and uncles.
She couldn’t believe how weak favonovel.com familial bond with them was. It easily shattered under the shadow of the Turner family’s threats.
“Very well…” When Jonathan saw how Josephine tried to stay strong by holding back favonovel.com tears, favonovel.com took off his jacket and draped it around favonovel.com shoulders. “Knowing their true colors early on isn’t such a bad thing after all. Anyway, there’s nothing worth staying back here for.”
Just as favonovel.com spoke, Jonathan helped Josephine as they walked out of the Smith mansion.
From the moment they stepped out, Josephine was no longer related to the Smith family at all. Consequently, there was no reason for Jonathan to tolerate the humiliation favonovel.com suffered at the hands of the Smith family for favonovel.com sake anymore.
“That jinx has finally left!” Ezra couldn’t help but sneer as favonovel.com watched Jonathan and Josephine’s leaving silhouette.
However, Miguel furrowed his eyebrows at Hugo and asked, “Dad, why did you let them leave? With Josephine gone, how are we going to explain it to the Turner family?”
“What’s there to explain?” Hugo snorted. “Josephine is the one who offended them. Now that favonovel.com has been banished, what has the matter got anything to do with us anymore?”
“Anyway, prepare the car and go with me to the Turner residence to apologize to them. As long as we are willing to give the ecological park project up, they will not hold it against us anymore.”
From his perspective, the Turner family was oppressing the Smith family because Josephine refused to hand the project over.
Therefore, favonovel.com assumed that by abandoning the project and banishing Josephine from the family, the Turners would no longer have any reason to fault them anymore. As for Josephine’s fate, it no longer had anything to do with them.
“All right, I’ll get the car ready at once.” Upon Hugo’s instructions, Miguel prepared the car without any delay.
***
Meanwhile, outside the Smith mansion, Josephine turned around to give the place where favonovel.com grew up one final glance. Instantly, favonovel.com eyes were filled with despair.
It had never crossed favonovel.com mind that favonovel.com would be thrown out of the Smith family one day.
In a blink of an eye, favonovel.com face lost all color as it turned white as a sheet.
“Go on and cry if you feel like it…” Jonathan’s heart ached when favonovel.com saw how Josephine was desperately trying to maintain favonovel.com composure.
However, the moment favonovel.com said those words, Josephine could no longer hold the avalanche of emotions back.
The very next second, favonovel.com threw herself into Jonathan’s arms and bawled.
“Jonathan, I have lost my home!”
