Beforehecouldfinishhissentence,Reedinterruptedhim,saying,“Areyoutryingtosaythathe’shelpingMaggiebullythatMissBrownagain?”
RexwastakenabackthatReedhadguesseditsoquickly.Hewasquitesurprised.“Old man,howdidyouknow?Haveyoualreadyfoundoutwhathappened?”
Reedreplied,“Idon’tknow,Ijustguessed.”
SinceMaggieandJohnnyhadinitiallyagreedtocooperatewithhisfoolofasonoutofrespectforhim,theywouldn’tdeliberatelymakethingsdifficultfortheboyatworkfornoreason.Andhis foolofasonwouldn’tintentionallystiruptroubleatworkeither.
Inotherwords,evenifJohnnyandMaggiedidn’tbefriendswithhisson,thereshouldbenosignificantconflictduringtheircooperation.
SinceRexdidn’thaveanyissueswithJohnnyandtheothers,itwaslikelythatsomeoneclosetohimhadshedwiththeminstead.
Andthatpersonwasprobably Julia.
Earlierthisyear,whenhemetwithQuaidandMaggieforameal,theyhappenedtorunintoMissBrownattheentranceoftherestaurant.Atthattime,seeinghowattentivehissonwastowardsher,andhowrefinedandoutstandingsheseemedinbothdemeanorandappearance,hewasinitiallyquitesatisfiedwithher.
Butafterthemeal,JordanhadinformedhimthatMissBrownwas Franklin’sgirlfriend.
Hedidn’tknowmuchaboutthertionshipbetweenMaggieandFranklin,buthehadnoticedthattheexpressionsof MaggieandJohnnywerequitesubtlewhentheysawJuliaandherfather.ItwascleartheydislikedJuliaandher
Maggie’spersonalitydidn’tseemlikehatwouldeasilycauseconflicts.IfhissonhadfallenoutwithMaggie,itwasprobably-
RealizingthatitmighthavesomethingtodowithJulia,hecalledRextoconfirm.Sureenough,itwasbecauseofJuliathathissonhadhadafalling outwithMaggie.
Reedcouldn’thelpbuughbitterlyuponhearingthatinRex’seyes,Maggiewas intentionallytargetingJuliaduetoheroutstandingabilitiesandfearingthatJohnnymighttakeaninterestinher.AndbecauseJohnnywasinfatuatedwithher,hewasblindlyhelpingMaggiemakethingsdifficultforJulia.
Amused,Reedsarcasticallyreplied,“So,whatdoyouwantmetodo?ContactNntotellhimaboutthesituationandhavehimreininJohnny?”
“Yes,”Rexsaid.“Johnnyhasbeenwaytoorecklessthistime.Ifthiscontinues,Ithink-”
Reedcuthimoff.Hehadnointentionoftellinghimthetruthandsaid,“Ican’tmakethatcall.Ifyouwanttohelp.MissBrown,contactNnyourself.”
Rexfrowned,“Oldman,it’snotjustabouthelpingher.IactuallyhaveagoodimpressionofJohnny,andIdon’twanthimtokeepbeingsoreckless-”
So,hethoughttheproblemstilywithMaggie?
Hearingthis,Reed’sforeheadtwitchedwithanger.“Johnnyis reckless?Idon’tthinkso.Whatifit’sbecauseyou’retoobiasedandyourjudgmentiscloudedbyyourfeelingsforJulia~”
“Youknownothing,oldman.HowcanyoujudgethatI’mbeingbiased?”Rexretorted.
Reedwassilentforamoment.
“Thentellmethedetails.”
Rexexinedthe situationbriefly.
Afterlistening,Reedsaid,“ThismatterwasactuallythatMissBrown’sfault.Astheheadofthpany,shedidn’thandlethingspromptlyandinsteadsidedwithherownemployeesandfamilymembers,defendingthemagainstCole’sstaff.IfIwereJohnny,I’dbeangrytoo.”
“Moreover,thisincidentclearlyshowsthatMissBrown’sfamilymembersarepeoplewhocan’tdistinguishrightfromwrong,andtheydon’tknow howtorespectorprioritizetheirbusinesspartners.Honestly,iftheyweren’tworriedabouttheconsequencesofbreachingthecontractwithCole,theyprobablywouldn’thaveevenapologized.So,fromJohnny’sperspective,notwantingtocontinueworkingwithheripletelyunderstandable.”
RexdefendedJulia,saying,“No,theyapologizedtoCole’sstaffveryquickly,anter,sheevencalledJohnnytoapologizeherself,showingalotofsincerity.”
Hefeltthatifitweren’tforthegrudgebetweenMaggieandJulia,Johnnydefinitelywouldn’thavewantedtobreakthecontractwithWilsonTechoversomethingsotrivial.
“Allofthatisjustsuperficial,”Reedsaid,notwantingtotalkmore.“ThatMissBrownalreadyhasaboyfriend.Imentionedthistoyoubefore,andyousaidyouwereawareofit.WhenIfirstmether,Ithoughtshewasprettygood,butnowIseehercharacterisn’tgreat.Thewayshehandlesthingsmakesithardforhertoachieveanything.Honestly,son,bothyouandFranklinhavepoorjudgment.”
Rexdidn’texpectReedtosaythat.
Justashewasabouttoexinhow outstandingJuliawas,Reedcuthimoff,saying,“Alright,Iwon’tstopyouifyouwanttohelpher,butdon’texpectmetogetinvolved.”
Withthat,Reedhungupthephone.
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