The Legendary Man

Chapter 227

The Legendary Man Chapter 227

Unexpected Call

It was so surprising to see her mother’s sudden change of attitude toward Jonathan that Josephine was rendered speechless. What’s going on? It’s as if I’m an outsider and Jonathan is her son!

“Is the taste to your liking, Jonathan?” Margaret asked earnestly, looking as if her whole world was hinged on his answer.

Josephine was even more confused. She scanned Margaret and Jonathan’s faces, wondering if they were hiding something from her.

“Not bad,” Jonathan commented after eating a spoonful of the soup. He pushed the bowl in Josephine’s direction, smiling. “Want a bite?”

“Nope!” She humphed and turned so that her back was facing Jonathan.

“What’s wrong? Are you mad at me?” Jonathan chuckled. He snaked his arms around her from behind. She was startled the moment she was being pulled into the unexpected embrace. “Jonathan! W-What’re you doing? Let go… There’re others around…”

“So what if they are?” Jonathan’s smile grew wider. Instead of letting go, he pressed closer. “There’s nothing illegal about hugging my own wife.”

“You…” Josephine pouted in exasperation.

“Oh… I think I still have something cooking on the stove. Let me go check on that….” Margaret said, deliberately finding an excuse to leave the couple alone. With that, she hurried out of the room.

Connor and Emmeline exchanged a knowing look. They, too, quickly excused themselves.

Within seconds, there were only Jonathan and Josephine left in the living room.

tickled her ear. “I’m not letting you off

shaking slightly. “It’s still daytime…” He’s not going to… Is he? In

What’s the matter? I can’t do this in the daytime?” Jonathan

her chest and she was shaking more than ever. Even her voice was quivering.

do anything indecent here,” Jonathan said, amused. The more pitiful and helpless she looked, the more he wanted to tease

light frown marred his face as he took out his phone, which was displaying an

the call connected, a girl’s voice came from the

“Yes, who is this?”

so strangely unfamiliar to his ears that it took his mind a second to register. It had been a decade

an empty number!” The girl sounded excited when she heard his voice. “Jon, this is Alice. Alice Renner! Do you still

“Alice Renner?”

brought back a flood of

he was living the life of a vagrant and making his way from Yaleview all the way to Jazona.

had taken him in, the husband

taking Jonathan in and had, on several occasions, tried to

don’t keep loafers in this house,” the husband used to say. It was obvious that he was referring to Jonathan as the

trip. Her husband had seized the opportunity and threw Jonathan out of

was the

remember me, do you?” Alice said sadly when

Jonathan replied with a smile. “You’re the little girl who used to follow me around everywhere. To

victory after another, Jonathan had sent word to the couple and shared with them

told them to reach

he had not heard from them over the

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