Chapter 36
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"Shut up! Is the Harrison family full of foul-mouthed people like you? If this gets out, it will embarrass you and your family," Jonathan said in a cold voice.
"Ah! How dare you hit me?" Sophia was completely stunned. She clutched her face, her eyes blazing with fury. She glared at Jonathan, wishing she could tear him apart.
The Harrison family members and guests were also dumbfounded.
'Jonathan must be crazy. He hit Sophia! She is now the eldest daughter of the Harrison family and Samuel's most beloved granddaughter. He's ultimately disrespecting Samuel.'
"Mark, come here! This jerk hit me! I just got my nose fixed at the hospital." Sophia was furious, but she didn't dare to fight back against Jonathan. She could only stomp her feet in anger and shout for Mark.
Mark rushed over in fury and shouted at Jonathan, "Brat, are you crazy? How dare you hit my girlfriend? Do you know who I am? I'll make your life a living hell! Apologize to her now. Otherwise, I'll make your entire family suffer."
However, Jonathan merely gave Mark a disdainful glance. Then, to everyone's shock, he kicked Mark over and said coldly, "I don't usually do this kind of thing, but since you're with that b***h Sophia, you deserve it."
Hiss!
This time, the crowd didn't look at Jonathan with mockery but gasped in shock. He was too arrogant. The Newton family was much more powerful than the Harrison family. Jonathan had offended both families deeply. He and his family would get in big trouble.
Olivia covered her mouth and stood frozen for a long time. Ruby, however, waved her tiny fists and shouted in Olivia's arms, "Daddy is so cool!" She couldn't see, but she could tell that Jonathan was protecting both her and Olivia.
Olivia was terrified. She hurriedly covered Ruby's mouth, grabbed Jonathan's arm, and asked anxiously, "Jonathan, what are you doing?"
Then, she apologized to Sophia and Mark, "I'm so sorry. He didn't mean it. He just retired and got a little hot-headed. I apologize on his behalf. I'll pay your medical bills."
"Save it! Just you wait. I'll make you apologize to me." Mark stood up from the ground. His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"It seems you haven't learned your lesson." Jonathan gritted his teeth and tried to kick again.
"Enough!" At that moment, Samuel slammed the table, glared at Olivia and Jonathan, and shouted angrily, "Olivia, are you trying to piss me off? Didn't you say you wanted to return home and apologize to me? What are you doing now?"
"No, Grandpa. I came here to wish you a happy birthday. This is the gift I prepared for you." Olivia handed her carefully prepared gift to Samuel, her eyes red.
But Samuel pushed it away violently. The exquisite gift box fell to the ground, and the jar of honey for treating rheumatism inside shattered and spilled on the floor.
The crowd burst into mocking laughter.
"What's this? A jar of honey? What kind of birthday gift is that?"
"How pathetic! Such a disgrace!"
Olivia ran over, ignored the mocking and sarcasm, and picked up the broken jar. She cried, "Grandpa, you have chronic rheumatism, and your legs always hurt on rainy days and in the winter season, so I bought this for you. It's my heartfelt gift."
'I don't have much money. I can just give my heart, but it's worthless here. It will only be ruthlessly crushed by wealth!'
The scornful voices around her grew louder, and Olivia completely broke down. She squatted on the ground tearfully. Her heartfelt gift and love for Samuel had been shattered by him. Honey was spilling all over the floor, and Olivia's dream of returning home was also shattered into pieces.
But Sophia wasn't satisfied yet. Grabbing this chance for revenge, she sneered, "Do you think you can return to the Harrison family with just a jar of honey? Dream on!"
"You mean, Olivia can return to the Harrison family as long as she brings a decent birthday gift?" Jonathan thought of the gift Benjamin had prepared, and his eyes flashed.
"What decent gift can you poor people bring? Stop daydreaming!" Sophia was about to continue mocking when Samuel interrupted her.
"No," Samuel said impatiently. He was tired of the meaningless bickering between his granddaughters. As the head of the family, he valued family interests more. "As long as Olivia can secure the project involving part of the Roberts family's businesses, she can return to the Harrison family."
Hearing this demand, the crowd began whispering.
The news of the Roberts family's downfall after Michael and Vincent's deaths had shaken Yonderville.
All the aristocratic families in Yonderville were coveting the remaining businesses and projects of the Roberts family. The Harrison family was no exception. Although they couldn't compare to the Roberts family, getting even a small part of their businesses and projects would be enough for a year's income for the Harrison family.
But it was extremely difficult.
Many of these businesses and projects involved gray areas and had been temporarily taken over by the military and other government departments. However, recent news suggested that the military and government departments were planning to cooperate with capable families and enterprises in Yonderville to handle the Roberts family's businesses and projects.
The person in charge was Colonel Elliott Wellington of the Yonderville military. Elliott was the head of the seventh operations department of the military and a former subordinate of General Derek Foster of Eastvale Military District. He was a big shot in the military, but he always kept a low profile. Not even families on par with the Roberts family could meet him, let alone the Harrison family.
Therefore, Samuel's demand was almost impossible to meet. It was clearly a difficult task for Olivia.
However, Jonathan's loud voice rang out, "Alright."
No one expected that Jonathan would agree without hesitation.
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