Chapter 24 A Distinguished Guest

As the Xander family’s youngest son, Jonathan was exceptional in every aspect ever since he was young. Given that he was born when his father was old, he was naturally the apple of his father’s eye.

In reality, there was a big gap in Jonathan’s age with that of his eldest brother, the second eldest brother, and cousin, Quentin.

Due to the fact that Jonathan’s mother, Mavis, liked daughters, she got pregnant with Jonathan when she was forty-seven and was determined to give birth to him.

Unfortunately, she was disappointed that he turned out to be a boy instead of a girl. Because of that, she was exasperated over the matter for a long time.

When Jonathan was born, the Xander family’s eldest son, Zachary, already had a son of his own who was four years old, Jeffrey. Therefore, no one had expected Jeffrey to end up having an uncle that was younger than him.

 

In fact, Jeffrey had gotten a lot of grief for not greeting Jonathan appropriately. In the end, he had no choice but to accept Jonathan’s seniority just to save himself from more beatings.

As for the Xander family, they were well respected in the community due to the fact that Nick was a famous entrepreneur, and more importantly, a well-known philanthropist. On top of that, he was a staunch supporter of Adrian’s charity foundation.

 

That was how the relationship between both families began to develop.

In the present day, both families still maintained close ties even though Adrian had passed away, to the extent Michaela’s marriage was arranged by Nick himself.

Back then, Hannah objected to it but didn’t expect Jacob to accept the proposal.

Jacob had assumed that by ingratiating himself with the Xander family through a marriage alliance, his status would be elevated accordingly. However, from how things turned out, Zack was just a jerk compared to Jonathan.

Even though Hannah had no idea what Jonathan’s visit was for, she quickly led Michaela out of the car and approached him. “Mr. Xander?”

“I’m sorry for the sudden visit.”

deep voice brought with it a sense of calm. Smiling faintly, he exuded an invigorating sense of elegance, which seemed to contradict his reputation as

about it. Please come

visit, Hannah didn’t waste any

Walter swiftly brought the presents that were prepared

taken their seats, Hannah realized that Jonathan had not only visited in person but also came bearing expensive gifts.

the business world, his visit alone was considered a great honor for the Lingard family. Furthermore, he had nothing to do with what

grateful for the gesture and had

overseas, he led his fellow citizens in overcoming an economic crisis. Since then, his feats were known far and wide, causing him to be

during that time that Nick insisted Jonathan take over the family business despite the fact that Jonathan

despite the fact that he was overseas most of

age, Hannah was already impressed

Or else, it would have been embarrassing to welcome Jonathan in an empty

expression, he declared, “I’m here today at my father’s request. The gifts are just a small token of our sincerity. Mdm. Simmons, I

how warm and sincere Jonathan was, she was surprised by the amount of respect he showed.

such, it’s appropriate for me to show you due respect. Since Old Mr. Simmons was my master, it is only right that I address

Hannah was filled with admiration when she heard all the rumors about his

gladly accepted his suggestion. In fact, the favorable impression she had of him

though the rumors made him out to be a vicious and cruel person, she felt that he was someone sincere who

that if Walter knew what was going through her mind, he would

serve Jonathan a cup. “Mr.

Mr. Jonathan?

could get her to call me Jonathan again just like when we were kids. The thought of

touched the tip of Michaela’s fingers just as he received the

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