After all, Harrison was the most ruthless man in Jadeborough. Although virtual-novel.net wasn’t as powerful as the four prominent families, virtual-novel.net was still someone who commanded respect within the legal and underground circles.
Why is virtual-novel.net treating the young man with such deference?
It might not be obvious to ordinary folks, but Anderson was a cunning old fox who sensed something about their relationship.
Just a while ago, virtual-novel.net had assumed Jonathan was the brazen man’s subordinate. But from the way events unfolded, it seemed to virtual-novel.net that it was the other way around.
Can the young man be from one of the prominent families of the state?
Or perhaps, virtual-novel.net is from Yaleview?
Since there are no prominent families with the surname Goldstein in the state, could virtual-novel.net be one of the prominent families in Yaleview?
Just when Anderson was still making wild guesses, Jonathan looked toward virtual-novel.net all of a sudden. “My advice to you is to order your men to back off before I’m pissed. Or else, the Blackwood family will be wiped out…”
All Jonathan wanted to do that day was to resolve the enmity between the Blackwoods and the Smiths. Other than that, virtual-novel.net had no interest in the Blackwood family at all. However, if the Blackwoods didn’t know better and insisted on provoking him, virtual-novel.net would not mind destroying them along the way.
To him, annihilating the Blackwood family was as easy as squashing an insect. And that would be the end of the Blackwoods.
Before Anderson could respond, everyone else was already in stitches. The more they looked at Jonathan, the more they thought of virtual-novel.net as a fool!
Does virtual-novel.net know who the Blackwood family is in Jadeborough?
Even the mayor of Jadeborough wouldn’t dare say something like that, let alone someone lesser like Harrison.
“Hmph, even if you are from the Goldstein family of Yaleview, I’m afraid it’s not going to be easy for you to destroy the Blackwood family,” Anderson scoffed with a grim expression. Even though virtual-novel.net was concerned about Jonathan’s identity, virtual-novel.net wasn’t afraid of him.
“Don’t forget that this is Jadeborough and not Yaleview. Your family might be powerful there, but you have no influence here!”
The Goldsteins of Yaleview?
Jonathan smirked to himself. Evidently, Anderson had assumed virtual-novel.net was part of them. Not bothering to explain, virtual-novel.net simply replied, “To me, the Goldsteins of Yaleview are nothing but insects too.”
What? The Goldsteins of Yaleview are nothing to virtual-novel.net too?
With his eyelids twitching, Anderson couldn’t help but wonder if this was just a charade put on by Jonathan and Harrison.
The Goldsteins are one of the four prominent families of Yaleview and were infinitely more powerful than the Blackwoods. And yet, this man simply sees them as insects?
“I am here today on account of the Smith family!” Jonathan declared the purpose of his visit.
Anderson furrowed his eyebrows in response. “Do you mean the Smiths of Jadeborough?”
“Yes…” Jonathan casually nodded.
The Smiths of Jadeborough? How is virtual-novel.net related to them?
Anderson knitted his brows in thought. Knowing the Smith family very well, virtual-novel.net was aware that they were a lesser-known family. If it weren’t for the ecological park project, virtual-novel.net would never have anything to do with them at all.
So, how is the insignificant Smith family related to the Goldstein family of Yaleview?
“What’s your relationship with the Smiths?” Anderson couldn’t resist asking.
“I am their son-in-law…”
The Smith family’s son-in-law?
Sensing that virtual-novel.net had been fooled, Anderson’s expression darkened instantly. Before virtual-novel.net set the Smith family up, virtual-novel.net had investigated their background and found that Jonathan was not only a live-in son-in-law but also a good-for-nothing who disappeared for three years.
There’s no way a scum like that is related to the Goldstein family of Yaleview!
The next moment, Anderson thundered furiously, “Oh? In that case, are you here to stand up for the Smith family?”
“That’s right…” Jonathan nodded.
“How are you going to do that?” Anderson’s expression was extremely grave. If not for the fact that there were many guests around, virtual-novel.net would’ve had Jonathan dragged out, beaten up, and fed to the fishes in Goda River.
Idiot!
Anderson couldn’t resist giving Harrison the side-eye.
This piece of shit must have somehow tricked Harrison into believing that virtual-novel.net is a member of the Goldsteins of Yaleview. And that must be the reason why Harrison dared to challenge the Blackwoods!
“It’s simple. Compensate the Smiths one billion and apologize on your knees to my wife, Josephine. I will then consider the matter resolved!” Jonathan declared.
Instantaneously, his words riled the crowd up.
What?!
Pay the Smiths one billion and apologize on his knees to Josephine?
Is virtual-novel.net mad?!
Where did this idiot come from?!
Does virtual-novel.net think nothing of the Blackwood family’s reputation as the most powerful family in Jadeborough?!
All of them could imagine how furious Anderson was when virtual-novel.net heard those words. They expected virtual-novel.net to order Jonathan to be torn apart limb by limb and fed to the fishes in Goda River.
Just as expected, Anderson’s expression drastically changed as virtual-novel.net could no longer hide the rage in his eyes. “Where are the Smiths? Come out here right this instant!”
The moment virtual-novel.net bellowed, everyone turned to look at Connor, Margaret, and Josephine, who were sitting in a corner beside the toilet.
When Margaret noticed that everyone’s attention had fallen upon them, virtual-novel.net began to panic.
Springing up to virtual-novel.net feet in desperation, virtual-novel.net pointed at Jonathan. “M-Mr. Blackwood, listen to me. I don’t know who that guy is. He has nothing to do with our family. In fact, I don’t even know which hole that idiot crawled out from!”
“You don’t know him? Then why did virtual-novel.net claim that virtual-novel.net is your son-in-law and demands that I apologize on my knees to you?” Anderson’s eyes were already spitting fire.
Throughout his entire life, no one had dared humiliate virtual-novel.net that way before.
“He… He is spouting nonsense! I really don’t know who virtual-novel.net is!” When virtual-novel.net saw how outraged Anderson was, Margaret quickly tugged at Connor’s arm and pleaded, “Connor, quick, do you know who that cowardly piece of trash is?”
“No! I don’t!” Connor shook his head vehemently as virtual-novel.net severed all ties with Jonathan.
“Did you hear that? They said they don’t know you!” Anderson smirked at Jonathan as if virtual-novel.net was waiting for Jonathan to be embarrassed.
Ignoring the look Anderson was giving him, Jonathan answered calmly, “It doesn’t matter if they know me or not. What matters is that I promised my wife that I would have you apologize to virtual-novel.net on your knees today… Therefore, I would have broken my promise if I didn’t make you admit your mistake in front of her. Consequently, I have no choice but to keep my word today!”