Chapter 8 Trust

Everyone turned their gaze toward Jonathan. Even Soren was somewhat surprised. Jonathan, dressed in humble attire, didn't look like a wealthy man at all, yet he casually gave away one billion? His intuition told him that this young man was not ordinary. “Here's my business card. Feel free to call me if you need anything!” Soren personally handed Jonathan a business card, then hurriedly left. He needed to quickly repair this Royal Amethyst, as it was the only one left in the world. After Soren had left, only then did Alvin dare to stand up. His identity as the son of the richest man in Jadeborough meant nothing. In front of Soren, one would instantly become insignificant. He greedily glanced at the check-in Josephine's hand. One billion in cash, even his family couldn't produce that! Although he was itching to snatch the check directly, he didn't dare to do so. Because if he did that, the consequences of Soren finding out would be even more terrifying. “Josephine, I'm asking you one last time. Will you marry me today or not?” At this moment, Alvin had lost all patience. He had one more reason to marry Josephine! Josephine didn't respond to Alvin. Instead, she turned her gaze toward Jonathan. At this moment, with a billion in her hand, she now had the capital to refuse. The other friends of hers looked at each other. “How would you reject a man who can give you a billion without hesitation?” “Josephine, what are you still hesitating for? Jonathan just got lucky and found a stone. Even if it's worth a billion, so what? Once he spends that billion, won't he just return to his original state?” “Yeah, Josephine. Compared to the Langford family, what's a mere billion? Why are you so naive?” “With this one billion, plus the Langford family's resources, your alliance will be powerful. This one billion could turn into ten billion!” At this moment, the actor arranged by Alvin suddenly started to persuade in unison. A smirk of contempt suddenly appeared on Ysobel's face as she pulled out her trump card. “Josephine, do you know why I came here with Jonathan?” “Why?” Josephine instantly asked. “On my way here, I ran into Jonathan. Can you guess what he was doing? He was out there looking for a lady of the night, and he even settled for a cheap one. She looks older than my mom, ha! Just a hundred bucks a pop...” Saying so, he revealed the secretly taken photo. Suddenly, Josephine turned her head and looked at Jonathan. His eyes were filled with doubt. “Do you trust me, or do you trust her?” Jonathan asked in a cold voice. I won't explain! There's no need for that too! Josephine was somewhat hesitant. In her memory, Jonathan, although lacking ambition and prone to idleness, was not so low as to stoop to such a level. “Josephine! I'm out of patience dealing with you! You must agree, and then we can put this matter to rest today. If you don't agree...” Alvin glared fiercely at Jonathan, his eyes filled with malice. “Today, he won't be able to walk out of here on his own feet!” “You're trying to stop me from leaving?” Jonathan casually pulled over a chair and sat down. “Don't even mention you. Even if your father, Sebastian, were standing here, he might not dare to say that to me!” Sebastian? If Sebastian were here, you would have been fed to the fishes in the Goda River by now! The people present all looked at Jonathan as if he was an idiot. Who doesn't know how Langford Group made its fortune? Back in the day, Sebastian relied on his ruthless tactics, stepping over countless people to climb to the top. Half of his billions of wealth was stained with blood. Don't think that just because Jonathan is a son-in-law who married into the family, he's something special. Even those worth billions would go out of their way to avoid Sebastian! After Alvin heard Jonathan's words, his face suddenly turned cold. “Josephine, you heard it. He's seeking his own death. It's not that I want him dead!” “Break his legs!” Alvin's face was twisted with rage. With a wave of his hand, several bodyguards immediately stepped forward, throwing a punch toward Jonathan's cheek! “No!” Josephine exclaimed in shock. “Completely oblivious!” Jonathan's expression turned cold! He then stretched out his palm and made a move. With a loud smack, Jonathan slapped the bodyguard across the face. Thud! The loud sound rang out throughout the room. The bodyguard didn't stand a chance to fight back. He was knocked to the ground with a single slap from Jonathan. As a result, he started bleeding from the mouth and nose. Following that, he passed out on the spot.