The Legendary Man novel Chapter 225

Chapter 225 A Bounty

“What’s the condition?” Jonathan’s brows scrunched together.

“You’re to divorce Josephine Smith!” Loretta stated coldly.

“Never!” Jonathan declined without the slightest hesitation.

Upon hearing that, Loretta uttered frostily, “Jonathan, you’ll be the only third-generation heir of the Goldstein family after you return to the fold! The blood of the Goldstein family flows in your veins, so a woman from a third-rate family is unworthy of being your wife!”

“Was this what you said when my mother married into the Goldstein family back then?” Jonathan sneered all of a sudden.

When I was young, I heard countless stories of how they made life difficult for Mom after she married into the Goldstein family back then. And now, they want to poke their noses into my affairs?

The instant his words fell, Loretta harrumphed. “That girl from the Smith family can’t hold a candle to your mother! No matter how poor Elizabeth’s background was, she was a superstar at the very least! But what about that Smith girl? What else does she have going for her other than her above-average looks?”

She seemed to harbor great prejudice against Josephine, for contempt shone distinctly in her eyes as she spoke of the latter. She then declared, “I’ve already arranged a marriage for you in Yaleview with the eldest daughter of the Zeller family. Marry her after you return!”

Hearing that, Jonathan frowned and questioned, “The Zeller family, one of the four prominent families in Yaleview?”

Loretta nodded, enunciating, “Yes! As long as you marry her, the Goldstein and Zeller families will be forming a strong union to achieve greater heights! Then, the Goldstein family will have the opportunity to be the true forerunner among the four prominent families in Yaleview!”

While saying that, a glimmer of desire flickered in her eyes.

Being the head of the four prominent families in Yaleview was her lifelong dream.

Likewise, it was also that of the Goldstein family.

I’ve waited for this day for decades!

“I’m not interested in that,” Jonathan abruptly stated when she still had stars in her eyes.

That utterance was undoubtedly a bucket of cold water to Loretta, and her expression promptly went chilly.

Her gaze similarly turned frosty, and she gaped at him with utter incredulity as though she had heard something inconceivable. “What did you just say, Jonathan? Do you know what you’re saying?”

In response, Jonathan swept a dispassionate gaze over her and drawled, “I know exactly what I’m saying. It’s you who can’t understand my words. I said, I’m not interested. I have no interest in the eldest daughter of the Zeller family or the Goldstein family, much less in being the forerunner of the four prominent families in Yaleview!”

What’s so great about the eldest daughter of the Zeller family or being the head of the four prominent families in Yaleview and the only heir to the Goldstein family? They’re entirely useless to me, and I don’t give a whit about it in the least!

If I want it, legions of ladies from prominent families will jump onto my bed with a mere hook of my finger. Even if they won’t have any rightful status or can only be my mistress, they’ll still throw themselves at me! Yet, the eldest daughter of the Zeller family wants to take Josephine’s place and be my wife instead? She isn’t worthy of that!

“Do you know what you’re turning down, Jonathan? Are you aware of what it means once the Goldstein and Zeller families join forces?” Loretta glowered at him, the look in her eyes making it seem as though she was looking at a useless wastrel.