Maggiepickedupthecalmostimmediately.
“Franklinjustcalledme,wejustfinishedtalking.”Johnnysaid.“Didhetrytocallyou?”
“Hecalledjustafewminutesago.”
Johnnyscoffed,“Hereallydidgotoyoufirst.”
ItwasalreadyexpectedthatJuliawouldgetFranklin’shelp,andthathemightendupusing theMillerfamilyif
necessary.
AndFranklinlikelyknewthattheywouldusetherecentcoborationbetweenColeandWilsonTechasleverage,sohereachedouttoMaggietoseeiftherewasanyopportunitytobreakthroughthere.
ButMaggiedidn’tgivehimachance.
So,FranklinhadtocontactJohnny.
ThereasonthismatterwasbeinghandledbyJohnnyandFranklinwasthat,officially,JohnnywastheheadofCole,makingitmoreappropriateforhimtodealwiththesediscussions.
Atthisthought,Johnnycouldn’thelpbutfeelfrustrated.HewasangrythatFranklinthoughthecouldmanipteMaggie,thinking shewaseasytodealwith,andbelievedhecouldapproachhertosolvetheissue.
HewasalsoabitworriedaboutMaggieandasked,“Areyoualright?”
Maggie’sheartremainedcalmasshereplied,“I’mfine.”Then,sheasked,“Howdidyourbusinesstripgo?Wasthecoborationsmooth?”
“Itwentwell.”
Theychattedabitmore,andthenthecallended.
Thatafternoon,WilsonTech’slegalteam,ledbyLevi,hadreceivedthenewsthatColewasgoingtoterminatethe
contract.
Intheevening,insideaprivateroom.
WhenLevifoundoutthatFranklinhadalreadyspokenwithJohnny,andthatJohnnywasresoluteinhisdecisiontoterminatethecontractwithoutanyroomfornegotiation,heletoutasoftcurse,thensaidalmostthesamethingasOldLadyGreen:“Maggieseemssoquietandharmless,butIdidn’texpecthertobesocalcting.”
Hecontinued,“It’snotthatsurprisingAfterall,whenthedruggedyoubeforeandthenpretendedtobeinnocentafterward,itshowedthatshe wasn’tsomepure,kindperson
Hepausedforamomentandthenasked,“Istherereallynothingthatcanbedoneaboutthis?
Franklinresponded,“Notfornow.”
Levisighed,“IfIhadn’twithdrawnfromWilsonTechandifIwerestishareholder,maybeIcould’vegonewithHarrytotalktoJohnny.Thatmighthaveworked.”
Butnow,theyweren’tshareholdersanymore.
Withthat,theynolongerhadanysayinmattersbetweenWilsonTechandCole,
Julia,whohadbeenquietlylistening,ncedatHarry,whowassittingnexttoLevi.
Shenoticedthatthroughoutthisentiresituation,itwas Leviwhowasdefendingherandbrainstormingsolutions,whileHarryhadn’tsaidasingleword.
Hehadn’tevenconsideredhelpingher.
Shepursedherlips,herexpressiondarkening.
Thesituationhadreachedthispoint,andterminationseemedinevitable.
Whensuchabigissuehadurred,LoganandLaurenhadalsofoundoutimmediately.
AfterhearingthatneitherFranklinnorHarrycouldchangethesituation,Logansaid,“I’llgotalktoheter.”
The“her”hewasreferringto,ofcourse,wasMaggie.
OldLadyGreen,herexpressionfaint,alsosaid,“I’llgowithyou.”
Laurenwasabouttospeak,butJuliainterrupted,“There’snoneedtogo.It’suseless.Franklinsaidthatifyougotoher,sheandJohnnywilljustuseusofharassment,anditwillonlymakethingsworseifitgoestocourt.”
Hearing this,thefacesoftheBrownandGreenfamiliesgrewevenmoregrim.
Sophiawapletely stunned.
SheneverexpectedthatevenwithFranklinsteppingin,theycouldn’tresolvetheissue.
Shehurriedlysaid,“Istilldon’tgetit.This…thisisjustasmallmatter,right?
They’remakingsuchabigdealoutofsomethingsoinsignificant–cantheyreallyterminatethecontractoverthis?That’simpossible,right?!”
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