Afterall,nomatterhowimportanttheautonomousvehicleprojectwas,itwasn’tasimportantas Franklin.
WhetherornotFranklinstillhadfeelingsforherdaughterwasthemostcriticalthing.
Janicedidn’tsayitdirectly,butJuliaunderstoodhermeaning.
Uponhearingthis,Juliafeltasweetwarmthinherheartandsaid,“Franklintoldmenottoworry.He’llhandleit,andhedidn’tsayasinglewordofme.”
WhenJaniceheardthis,shefinallyfeltrelieved.
OldLadyGreenandSophiaalsobreathedasighofrelief.
Sophia’smoodalsoimproved,“Iknewit,Brother–inwlovesyousomuch.
He’dneverstoplovingyouormeyouoversuchasmallmatter!”
Franklinlovedher,soofcourse,Juliawas happy.
Buttoday,shehadsufferedlossesinbothfaceandmoney.
Juliasaidindifferently,“FranklinandIareaseparatematter,butSophia,Idon’twantsomethinglikethistohappen
again,youunderstand?”
ThiswasthefirsttimeJuliaspokesoseriously.
Sophia’sneckchilled,andshequicklyshrankback,saying,“I…Iunderstand.IpromiseIwon’tsayanythingrecklessagain…”
Thatafternoon,shortlyafterMaggiereturnedtoCole,Franklincalledher.
Iftheywere toterminatethecontractwithWilsonTech,itwouldcausehugelossesforWilson Tech.
AssoonasMaggiesawFranklin’scall,shealreadyknewthereasonbehindit.
Shedidn’tanswer.
Franklincalledhertwicemore,butseeingthatshekeptignoringhim,thecall wasthenredirectedtoJohnny.
Johnny,ofcourse,knewexactlywhyFranklinwascallinghim.
Hepickedup.
Once thecallconnected,hewentstraighttothepoint,asking,“IsPresidentWilsoncallingabouttheWilsonTech
matter?”
Franklinresponded,“Yes,PresidentGray,ifyouhaveanyconditions,feel freetoproposethem.”
“Sorry,PresidentWilson,butPresidentBrown’sactionshavealreadycrossedmybottomline.Iwon’tbackdownonthismatter!”Johnny’svoiceturnedcold.
“Isthereanythingelsefromyourside?”
Franklin asked,“Istherereallynoroomfornegotiation?”
“No,”Johnny repliedcurtly,thenadded,“Thismatterwillbehandledbymeandmwyersfromhereon.I don’twantyourpeopledisturbingmpany’semployees.”
“Ifthathappens,IwillstarttothinkthatyouandPresidentBrownarebothdisrespectfulpeoplewhocan’tdistinguishrightfromwrong,andifthat’sthecase,Iwon’tbeabletotrustyou.Itwiffectourfuturecoboration.”
Franklincouldn’tbreakthedeadlockwithhim,sohewouldinevitablyturntoMaggie.
TurningtoMaggiewasn’tanissue,afterall,Franklincouldn’t domuchtoher.
WhathefearedwasthatFranklinmightusetheMillerfamilyagainsther.
Eveniftheycouldprotectthe Millerfamily,ifFranklinactuallywentafterthem,itwouldspedisasterfortheMillerfamily.
Andsinceitwasanunavoidabledisaster,they’d trytoavoiditatallcosts.
WhatJohnnyhadjustsaid,onthesurface,wastopreventFranklinfromapproachingMaggie,butinreality,hewas
usingtheirnewlyaplishedprojecttothreatenhim,warninghimnottotouch theMillerfamily.
Johnny’stonegrewmoreserious:“Ifanything affectsthecooperationbetweenyouandI,andthematterblowsup,PresidentWilson,itwon’tbeeasyforyoutohandle.You understandwhatImean,right?”
ThenewsaboutFranklin’stech
projectgoinghead–to–headwithsimrinternationalprojectshadalreadyspread.
ThepublicwasexcitedandhadveryhighexpectationsforFranklin’pany.
Colewasthe idealpartnerforthisproject.
IfFranklin,inordertoprotecthisgirlfriend,letthecooperationbetweenColeandhipanyfapart,thenewswouldspreadfast.
Onceitmadeheadlines,bothFranklin’panyandtheprojectwouldbetaintedbyscandal.
Theeffectonthepany’simageandtheproject’sreputationwouldbeenormous.
IfFranklin’spersonalissuesledtosuchasignificantcrisis,itwoulddirectlyharmtheinterestsofhipany’sothershareholders.
Withinternndexternalpressuresmounting,thelossesandstressthatFranklinwouldface-
Johnnydidn’tboratefurther,butFranklinunderstoodtheunderlyingimplications.
Hesmiledandreplied,“IunderstandwhatPresidentGraymeans.”
Johnnyknewthatifhecouldthinkoftheseissues,Franklinsurelycouldtoo.
Hecoldlysaid,“So,doesPresidentWilsonhaveanymorequestions?”
Franklinreplied,“No.”
Afterhefinishedspeaking,Johnnyimmediatelyhungupthephone.
Assoonas hehungup,hecalledMaggie.
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