Withherpartoftheworkdone,Maggiewasabouttoleave.SheturnedtoCharlieandsaid,“Ihavesomeothermatterstoattendto,Lane,pleaseentertainMr.Wilson.”
Asshestoodupandwasabouttoleave,Franklinncedathiswatch,thenlookedupatherandasked,“Howaboutdinnertonight?”
BeforeMaggiecouldrespond,headded,“I’llhavesomeonepickupIsabeaswell.”
CharliehadassumedthatFranklinwassimplyaskingheroutforamealtocelebratetheirsessfulcooperation.ButwhenheheardthesecondpartofFranklin’ssentence,hefroze,realizingthatthetonebetweenFranklinandMaggie seemedunusuallyfamiliar,almostasiftheyhad knowneachotherforalongtime.
And…WhowasIsabe?
It suddenlydawned onhimthatFranklinmightbetryingtobringupJulia,usingIsabeasleverageincasesherefusedtohavedinnerwithhim.
Ifthishad happenedinthepast,Maggiemighthavefeltapangofjealousy.Butnow,herexpressionremainedindifferent,andsherepliedcalmly,“Sorry,I’mbusy.”
Withoutwaitingforaresponse,sheturnedandwalkedoutoftheroomwithoutabackwardnce.
Franklin’ssmiledidn’tfalter,evenashereceivedherrejection.Heseemedunfazedbyhercoldattitude.
Charliecouldn’thelpbutfeelsomethingwas off.HencedatFranklin,wantingto saysomething,butFranklinjustchuckledsoftlytohimself,notseemingtocareaboutMaggie’sapparentrudeness.
Chad,whohadbeenawareoftheWilsonTechsituation,alsosharedthebeliefthatMaggiewasactingoutofpersonalvengeancetowardJulia,blowingthingsoutofproportiontosettleoldscores.
Previously,hehadneverbeenfondofMaggie,andafterseeingherbehavior,hebecameevenmoredismissive.
Charlie,afterseveralinteractionswithher,begantonoticeastrangedynamicbetweenMaggieandJohnny.TheyseemedoverlyfamiliarwithFranklin,perhapseven toocasual.
Yet,forsomereason,Franklinseemepletelyunbotheredbyitall.
Charliecouldn’tfigureoutwhatwasgoingon.AshesawFranklinpreparingtoleave,hedecidedtoapanyhimdownstairs,stilltryingtomakesenseoftheoddsituation.
Franklinshookherhandbeforesittingdown.Hedidn’tsaymuch.
Maggieflippedthroughthedocumentsandwentoversomeofthetermswithhim.Afterconfirmingeverythingwasinorder,shesignedtheagreementandsaid,“Lookingforwardtoourcooperation.”
Franklinresponded,“Lookingforwardtoit.”
Withherpartoftheworkdone,Maggiewasabouttoleave.SheturnedtoCharlieandsaid,“Ihavesomeothermatterstoattendto,Lane,pleaseentertain Mr.Wilson.”
Asshestoodupandwasabouttoleave,Franklinncedathiswatch,thenlookedupatherandasked,“Howaboutdinnertonight?”
BeforeMaggiecouldrespond,headded,“I’llhavesomeonepickupIsabeaswell.”
CharliehadassumedthatFranklinwassimplyaskingheroutforamealtocelebratetheirsessfulcooperation.Butwhenhe heardthesecondpartofFranklin’ssentence,hefroze,realizingthatthetonebetweenFranklinandMaggieseemedunusuallyfamiliar,almostasiftheyhadknowneachotherforalongtime.
And…WhowasIsabe?
ItsuddenlydawnedonhimthatFranklinmightbetryingtobringupJulia,usingIsabeasleverageincasesherefusedtohavedinnerwithhim.
Ifthishadhappenedinthepast,Maggiemighthavefeltapangofjealousy.Butnow,herexpressionremainedindifferent,andsherepliedcalmly,“Sorry, I’mbusy.”
Withoutwaitingforaresponse,sheturnedandwalkedoutoftheroomwithout abackwardnce.
Franklin’ssmile didn’tfalter,evenashe receivedherrejection.Heseemedunfazedbyhercoldattitude.
Charliecouldn’thelpbutfeelsomethingwasoff.HencedatFranklin,wantingtosaysomething,butFranklinjustchuckledsoftlytohimself,notseemingtocareaboutMaggie’sapparentrudeness.
Chad,whohadbeenawareoftheWilsonTechsituation,alsosharedthebeliefthatMaggiewasactingoutofpersonalvengeancetowardJulia,blowingthingsoutofproportiontosettleoldscores.
Previously,hehadneverbeenfondofMaggie,andafterseeingherbehavior,hebecame evenmoredismissive.
Charlie,afterseveralinteractionswithher,begantonoticeastrangedynamicbetweenMaggieandJohnny.TheyseemedoverlyfamiliarwithFranklin,perhapseventoocasual.
Yet,forsomereason,Franklinseemepletelyunbotheredby itall.
Charliecouldn’tfigureoutwhatwasgoingon.AshesawFranklinpreparingtoleave,hedecidedtoapanyhimdownstairs,stilltryingtomakesenseoftheoddsituation.
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