Chapter 313: Chapter 313



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“He’s not coming back, he says he has some business to attend to. I’m not sure what it’s about, I just know he’s very busy. I’m not even sure if he’s really busy or not. In any case, he’s not coming back.” The lady helped Simona change her shoes. The house was not furnished in a big way, it was a relatively simple design. There was no servant in the house, so Madame took care of everything. It was a good thing the house was not too big.

This lady was Jeffery’s wife, Marina Barnett. Because of Jeffery’s status, in addition to the current tense situation, the authorities had made strict controls. Hence, this lady kept herself in the background, for fear of bringing trouble to Jeffery.

As if she heard some noises, the person on the sofa pushed her newspaper aside and looked in her direction.

The lady approached, “There you are, the children are very nice. Have a little chat, I still have some dishes that aren’t ready, I’ll go in first.”

Jeffery waved his hand, “Go get busy.”

Perhaps because Dolores had heard about Jeffery from Victoria, so she was very curious. When Jeffery put down his paper, Dolores glanced at it.

Since there was air conditioning in the house, the air was warm, so she was wearing only a sweater. He had gray hair at his temples and was similar in age to Jayden. However, the feeling he gave off was totally different. Perhaps because he came from a military background, he looked very serious when there was no expression on his face. Jayden, on the other hand, was calmer.

Dolores thought to herself, Jayden definitely had feelings for Victoria. Come to think of it, if he was with a woman he didn’t like, how was he going to manage to settle down?

At the same time, Jeffery looked at Dolores. She wasn’t particularly dolled up, her face was completely bare and without makeup. But she had good skin, so it didn’t affect the comfortable look she gave off at all. She wore her dark black hair pulled back in a ponytail and her features were light. Her eyes were bright, her nose straight and her lips pink. His features weren’t particularly prominent, but when put together, they gave off a striking sensation to others.

Jeffery’s eyes twinkled slightly, for a moment, he was lost in thought.

It was Matthew’s call of “uncle” that brought him back to reality.

He gestured to the two boys, “Come, let me look at you.”

Samuel approached without any sense of shyness, not at all afraid of Jeffery’s foreboding aura.

As part of the military, although he was gentle, he was not as easily approachable as normal people.

Simona, on the other hand, was a little frightened, not daring to take a step. Matthew nodded to her, “Go ahead.”

As if his deep voice had given her a sense of security, she plucked up her courage and approached.

Jeffery looked at the two boys, turning to his left and right. Finally, he nodded his head, “Good, good, good.”

Jeffery had repeated his “fine” three times, it was obvious he was in a good mood.

“Must be cold outside?” his voice was much softer.

“It’s fine, we were sitting in the car so it’s not too cold.” said Samuel.

Jeffery laughed, there were few children who weren’t afraid of him. When he wasn’t smiling, he gave off a very strict air.

His big palms fell on Samuel’s shoulder. He touched his bones and nodded, “This boy has good bone structure.” He looked at Samuel, “Are you interested in joining the army with me?”

At that moment, Marina came out. In her hands was a piping hot coffee. She glanced at Jeffery, “Please don’t do this, you want to get everyone you see into the army. Didn’t your son get scared for you?”

At the thought of his son, Jeffery let out a cold snort.

Marina placed the coffee on the table, “Please take a seat, you are not strangers, you don’t have to be so careful.”

These words were mainly directed at Dolores, and she let out a polite laugh.

Matthew tugged her hand to sit down, “She’s younger than me.”

He meant, if there were things she didn’t do right, not to blame her.

Marina was taken aback for a moment. After a second, she understood and said with a smile, “She looks young.”

As if she was a recent school graduate.

“Please don’t worry, your uncle is like that. Matthew was also taken to the army for a few days. But he’s the only son in the Ernest Family, so he had to leave to take over the family business. That’s why he didn’t stay there. Marina patted Dolores’ hand, asking her not to take Jeffery’s words to heart.

Jeffery snorted, “What’s wrong with enlisting in the army? Matthew’s performance was so outstanding then. If he hadn’t left, his performance now would be even greater than mine. What a shame.”

The Ernest Family had only Matthew as a son. Regardless of how strong Jeffery was, he was still a sister’s son. Ultimately, Matthew’s last name was Ernest, not Harris.

Jeffery felt this was remorse.

Looking at his children now, his idea came back to him.

Marina was his next of kin, she knew him inside out. She quickly stopped him and said, “Now Matthew only has this one son. If he really enlists in the army, who would take over such a big family business?”.

Marina still had a very old-fashioned mentality, not taking into account that Simona could take over the family inheritance. This was because Simona was a child and would one day marry.

Matthew hugged Simona and put her on his lap, saying, “My daughter is the same way.”

He had no idea that only his son could take over his business. What’s more, he was even more affectionate with his daughter.

If his daughter was interested in the future, he would divide the family inheritance equally, without any prejudice.

If Samuel was really interested in enlisting in the army, he could cede the family business to his daughter.

“Are you willing to join the army with me? Carry guns?” Jeffery asked Samuel.

“Are those real guns?” asked Samuel.

Jeffery patted his chest, “Of course.”

“Then I’m willing. How cool is it to carry a gun and point it at the bad guys.” Saying this, Samuel even struck a pose of carrying a gun.

His pose was much the same, causing Jeffery to let out a laugh, he was so happy. He raised his head to look at Matthew, “You are still young, you can give birth to another child. This one is for me.”

Marina went like a cold blanket, “Why take it, they are so young.”

“Then I’ll wait for him to grow up a bit.” Jeffery really wanted Samuel to go on his way. Seeing him for the first time, he had already liked him very much.

“All right, let’s go to the dining room, the dishes are ready.” Marina got up and headed to the kitchen to get the dishes out. Dolores followed her standing up, “Let me help.”

Matthew nodded.

“Let’s go to the dining room.” Jeffery led Samuel by the hand.

The rectangular table had six chairs, enough for everyone.

Jeffery sat at the head of the table, letting Samuel sit next to him.

In the kitchen, Marina looked at Dolores, “You don’t need to be here, go sit outside, I’ll be ready in a second.”

Dolores turned on the tap to wash her hands, “I don’t have anything to do now anyway, it will be quicker if I help you.”

As Dolores had already said this, Marina did not turn her down, allowing her to help. Marina prepared many dishes, the dining room table was full when they finished taking everything out.

Jeffery was in a very good mood, having Marina bring the wine, wanting to make a toast to Matthew, “Bring the Maotai I picked up.”

Marina looked at him, not because he wanted her to bring the alcohol. Instead, she laughed at him, “Matthew is a big boss, what hasn’t he drunk before?”. Jeffery gave a sigh, “Isn’t this my best alcohol? Today feels like the new year and I’m in a good mood. I’m just asking you to bring the alcohol, why are you complaining, bring it quickly.”

As if something suddenly occurred to her, she looked at Matthew and asked, “What are the names of your two sons?”

Before Matthew could say anything, Simona answered on his behalf, “My name is Simona Flores, my brother is Samuel Flores.”

Perhaps because they had just spent some time together, the girl was no longer so afraid of Jeffery.

Jeffery’s face changed immediately.

Flores?

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