Chapter 144
Marina narrowed her eyes slightly and thought for a moment before nodding.
“Make the arrangements. I’ll be there tonight.”
“Okay!” Oscar replied immediately.
At night.
At the Garcia family manor.
There were all kinds of luxury cars parked outside the door.
Almost all the well–known people in Janeborough were here today.
After all, the Garcia family was one of the Four Families in Janeborough.
However, it had been showing signs of decline all these years and was already ranked last place in the Four Families.
However, even so, it was definitely an existence that was beyond other families‘ reach.
And Alfredo was an all–powerful figure back then.
Naturally, countless people would come to attend his birthday party.
Marina did not arrive too early. She chose to arrive at the last part of the party.
She did not go to the hall to exchange pleasantries with others. Instead, she was led to the second floor by Alfredo’s old butler.
“Marina, I thought you wouldn’t come even if I had personally sent the invitation to you.” Alfredo, the host of today’s birthday party, was leaning on his walking stick and sitting on the sofa at the side.
“Mr. Garcia, now that you’ve personally sent me the invitation, if I don’t come, I probably won’t even be able to enter the door of the Garcia family again in the future.” Marina went up with a smile and personally handed over the birthday gift she had prepared.
Alfredo didn’t stand on ceremony and took it with a smile.
Then, he personally opened the brocade box.
Inside it was a ginseng that was almost in human form.
Alfredo’s eyes lit up.
“Mr. Garcia, this is a thousand–year–old ginseng that I accidentally obtained. I heard that you were feeling a little unwell previously. You can ask the maids to make it as the medicinal cuisine to nourish you.” Marina explained.
“You’re very considerate, but this gift is too expensive and precious. You should bring it back for your grandfather to use. He might need it more than me.” Alfredo was not looking down on this gift.
This was because he thought too highly of it that he said such words.
After all, people of their status had long lost their interest in rare treasures, playthings, antiques, and so on.
On the contrary, such rare medicinal treasures that could extend one’s lifespan were what they wanted the most.
This thousand–year–old ginseng looked like it was about to have a human form.
Furthermore, its roots were distinct and were not damaged at all.
It could be seen that it was definitely not ordinary
That was why Alfredo was so cautious.
“Mr. Garcia, you don’t have to stand on ceremony with me. I’ve also prepared another one for my grandfather. Just take it,” Marina pushed the box back again.
“You sure?” Alfredo was still a little worried.
“Of course. Why would I lie to you about this?” The smile on Marina’s face deepened.
Alfredo and her grandfather had known each other since they were young
The two of them had known each other for so many years. Although they were not biological brothers, they were definitely closer than biological
brothers.
It was also because of this that Marina would be so close to Jeffery.
“Since you’ve said so, I’ll accept your gift.” Seeing that Marina was so insistent, Alfredo did not refuse again.
“Mr. Garcia, you don’t have to stand on ceremony with me. I’ve taken a lot of good things from you in the past,” Marina said slowly.
Alfredo smiled and nodded.
Then, he instructed the old butler to carefully put it away.
After doing this, he turned to look at Marina.
“I heard that you went to visit that kid?”
“Yes.” Marina nodded.
Although Alfredo did not say it directly, Marina knew that he was talking about Jeffery.
“Is that kid still unwilling to admit his mistake?” Alfredo asked coldly.
“Mr. Garcia, just give Jeffery a little more time. He will think it through himself,” Marina comforted him gently.
“I’d like to give him more time, but with my age, I don’t think I have many years more to live. How much more time can I give him?” Alfredo said, looking extremely angry.
Marina was about to say something when there were urgent knocks on the door.
The old butler hurriedly went forward to open the door.
“Kolt, Jeffery is back. Please hurry up and inform Mr. Garcia.” Standing outside the door was Alfredo’s eldest son.
“Really? I’ll go tell Mr. Garcia now!” Kolt hurriedly turned around as soon as he heard this.
However, before he could speak, Alfredo had already spoken.
“I’ve heard it. That brat really came back. I thought he would only appear at my funeral!”
“Mr. Garcia, it is your birthday today. Don’t say such inauspicious things,” Kolt said quickly.
“Where is that brat now? Get him up here to me right now!” Alfredo was furious.
However, Marina could tell that he was actually kind of happy.
After all, his grip on the walking stick tightened. It was obvious that he was nervous.
“He’s not here yet. I just heard from the people at the alley that Jeffery went out and brought a gift with him when he left. It’s obvious that he’s coming back home to celebrate your birthday.” Felix Garcia, Alfredo’s eldest son, walked in from outside.
“Hmph! Looks like he still has some conscience.” When Alfredo heard that Jeffery had brought him a gift, he finally looked satisfied.
Then, he glanced at Marina who was beside him.
“Marina, just wait here with me. Let that brat see how overboard he is as a biological grandson. He doesn’t even care about me as much as you do.”
“Okay,” Marina agreed with a smile.
Anyway, in order to come to Alfredo’s birthday party today, she had already postponed all her schedules.
Alfredo actually knew that it must be because Marina had said something to Jeffery.
Otherwise, that one–track–minded brat might not be able to figure it out even after he died.
He wouldn’t walk out of the tailor shop in the alley.
However, Alfredo had only been sitting there for a few minutes before he could not sit still anymore.
Then, he pretended to look at Marina.
“Marina, you must be a little bored staying upstairs with me. Do you want to go down and take a look?”
How could Marina not know what Alfredo was thinking?
He definitely wanted to wait for Jeffery downstairs.
However, he also cared about his self–esteem and was too embarrassed to say it.
That was why he found such a reason.
As a considerate junior, Marina naturally had to fulfill Alfredo’s wish.
She immediately nodded. “Mr. Garcia, you’re right. I do feel a little bored here.”
“In that case, I’ll take you down for a tour. We can take this opportunity to see if there’s a guy you like. I’ll set you up then!” Alfredo immediately stood up.
“Okay,” Marina replied directly.