Julia’sexpressionwascalmasshereplied,“I’vealreadyhadwyerlookover thecontractthatWilsonTechandColesignedwhentheyfirstcoborated.Itclearlystatesthatifonepartyinfringesontheother’sreputation,theinjuredpartyhastherighttorequestcontracttermination.”
“B–Butevenifthisincidentdidaffect theirreputation,theimpactisn’tthatbig-”
Juliainterjected,“It’snotbig.Generallyspeaking,whensomethinglikethishappens,wewouldjustneedtoeliminateitseffectonCole,apologizetothem,anpensatefortheirlosses.But-”
Loganpickedup,“IfJuliahadimmediatelyapologizedassoonasshelearnedwhatyousaid,evenifColewantedtoterminatethecontract,theywouldhavenoreasontodoso.”
“Butafterlearningthefacts,Juliadidn’timmediatelyprotectColeordemandanapologyfromyou.Instead,whenCole’semployeesweredefendingtheipany,shecriticizedthemharshly.ThisgivesJohnnyareasontothinkwe’vegoofarandcannolongerbetrusted.Ifheinsistsonterminatingthecontract,thenwehavenogrounds
tostophim.”
“Inbusiness,sometimesallittakestoachieveanobjectiveisfortheotherpartytofindasmallpointofconflictand
blowitout ofproportion.That’senough.”
Sophiastuttered,“Butaftermycousinrealizedwhathappened,sheapologizedimmediately.”
“Theycanarguethatweonlyapologizedafterrealizingtheseriousconsequencesofterminationforus,notbecausewerespectedthefactsandtrulyfeltsorry.”
Sophiafellsilent.
Loganaskedagain,“IsJohnnyreallynotwillingtobackdown?”
IftheycouldpersuadeMaggieorJohnny,thismattercouldberesolved.
Butsincetheycouldn’tapproachMaggie,whataboutJohnny?
Juliaresponded,“Hisattitudewasquitefirmwhenwespokeonthephone.”
Intruth,everyoneintheroomunderstoodthatJohnnywasinsistingonterminationbecauseofMaggie.
IftheycouldconvinceJohnny…
Buthowcouldtheypossiblypersuadehim?
Theyhadnoleveragetochangehismind.
EvenwithFranklinsteppingin,Johnnydidntpystyface
TerminatingthecontractwasfartoodgnificentforWilmTechEventhoug’swasclear,jiestillwantedtogiveitatry
Thatnight,judiacalledjohnnyagain
Buthedidn’tpickup.
Sincehedidn’tanswer,JuliawenttoColeearlythenazmorningtowaitforhim.
WhenMaggiearrivedatthpanythatmorning,thehappenedtospotJuliawaitingdomains
Theireyesmet
Julia’sexpressionimmediatelyturnedcold,herfistsclenched.
Thistime,shehadunderestimatedthem.
Nexttime
Maggieignoredherandturnedtoentertheelevator.
Assoonasshesteppedintothe elevator,Glenarrivedatthpanyaswell.
HealsosawJuliawaitingdownstairs.
HehadalreadyheardaboutwhathappenedwithWilsonTechyesterday.
However,thenewsaboutCole’sintentiontoterminatethecontracthadn’tspreadwithinthpany,OnlyMaggieandJohnnyknewaboutit,soGlenwasn’tawarethatColewasinsistingonendingthecontract.
WhenhesawJulia,hequicklyturnedhisgazeawayandmadehiswaytotheelevator.Butashepassedher,Juliacalledouttohim,“Glen.”
Glenpausedandlookedbackather.“Somethingwrong?”
“IcametotalktoPresidentGray.IshingtoColethismorning?”
Glenreplied,“PresidentGrayisonabusinesstrip.Hewon’tbeatthpanyforthenextfewdays.”
ItturnedoutthatJohnnywasawayonabusinesstrip.
Julianoddedthoughtfully,butGlenspokeagain,histonecool:“Isthereanythingelse?”
Juliashookherheadandthenasked,“You’vebeenworkingatColeforawhilenow.Areyouadaptingwell?”
MrToYourWifeHasW
“I’mdoingfine.”Glenreplied,andadded,“Ifthere’snothingelse,I’llheadupstairs.”
Assoonashefinishedspeaking,heturnedandleft.
Watchinghisretreatingback,Juliafrownedslightly.
Glenhadbeenupsetwithherforrevealinghiswhereaboutstohisfamily,andduringthistime,whenevershecalledhim,he’dignoredher.
Shethoughtthatnow,afterrunningintohim here,he’dbemorewillingtotalk,butitseemedthathisattitudewasstillcolderthanbefore.
Shesmiledbitterly–maybehewasstillupset.
Justasshe wasthinkingthis,anunfamiliarnumber rangthrough.ThecalleridentifiedhimselfaswyerfromCole,entrustedbyJohnnytodiscussthecontracttermination.
Julia’sexpressionimmediatelydarkened.
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