Chapter 31 A Small World

There was a restroom in the private room, so when Michaela made an excuse to leave the place, Jonathan immediately realized what she was trying to do. However, he did not call her out on the lie.

After a rough estimation of the time, he then slowly went down the stairs.

Nevertheless, just as he reached the corner of the stairs, he heard Zack’s harsh words. When those words made his girl fume to the point her eyes turned red, his expression darkened.

How dare he say that no one will like my girl? He’s bloody gutsy!

A second ago, when Zack heard the familiar voice, he thought he was dreaming. However, the moment he saw the figure that abruptly appeared in front of him, he went pale instantly.

 

The rules in the Xander family were strict, but he was not one to lord over others.

Nevertheless, the soft and sweet look Michaela usually had was twisted into a ferocious look. It made him wonder how harsh Michaela would usually be to Lucille. No wonder Lucille would feel so scared to the point she tried to end her life.

 

There was a kind of person in the world who would fantasize about himself being the white knight once he encounter a scene that triggered his chauvinistic instinct. What that person never realized was that they were not living in a fairytale.

When he saw his uncle ambling down the stairs, Zack held his breath as fear gripped him. It was only when Jonathan stood in front of him did he stammer out, “Uncle Jonathan!”

“I’m old, and my ears aren’t working as well now. Would you like to repeat what you just said to me?”

Jonathan spoke in a clear voice, and the dark eyes on his face looked gloomy but calm.

However, Zack could sense an icy wave of hostility rushing toward him. His legs weakened, and he stuttered, “U-Uncle Jonathan…”

When Lucille saw Zack’s fearful demeanor, she quietly commented in her mind about how cowardly Zack was. Nevertheless, she soon calmed herself down and said to Jonathan, “Mr. Jonathan, don’t blame Zack for this. I was the one who did the wrong thing, and it’s normal that Michaela is upset with me. Moreover, she’s only ignoring me now. It’s fine even if she hits or curses at me because I deserve it. Zack’s just trying to defend me. He doesn’t mean to do anything else.”

had managed to shift the blame onto Michaela, making Michaela seem like

At the same time, she had also managed to make it seem like she had suffered humiliation and abuse

weak were capable of getting sympathy and attention

been living with her for seventeen years, but she

Maybe she’ll end up as the best actress of the century or something along the

said was flawless. However, Jonathan only glanced at her before uttering in a flat tone, “A Xander is teaching a junior

“I wouldn’t dare.”

too heavy for Lucille to bear, and the colors drained out of

Xander’s reputation. The last time they met, his subordinates had assumed that she was a robber and had beaten

he was

had been furious and embarrassed earlier, widened her eyes at Jonathan’s speech. At that moment, she

dissatisfaction and anger dissipated, and all that was

“I hope not.”

with you, Ms. Lingard, so Mr. Jonathan

Her pale face was then

looked like she was trying to smile but bawl at the same time. Even her voice sounded uncertain,

allowed you to be so arrogant despite your mistakes? What did Father teach you? How did you treat Mich? I haven’t settled the score with you about the earlier incident, so did

“Uncle Jonathan, I didn’t-”

trace of arrogance left in Zack after getting confronted by the aggressive

to her now,”

to reject him. However, he knew the consequences of disobeying his

he were to put aside the fact that he was currently doing his internship in his uncle’s company, there was this other matter about how his parents did not know about his involvement with Lucille. Furthermore, Jonathan returned

a moment of mulling over the matter, and despite the reluctance he

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