AsJimmywasthinking,Rexaskedhimagain,“Jimmy,besidesUncleHardin andmyoldman,doyouknowanyoneelsewhomighthaveNn’scontactinformation?”
Jimmyreplied,“No,Idon’t.”
Afterapause,itseemedlikeherememberedsomething,andhesaid,“Butdidn’tyoumentionthatMissBrownhasmetNn?I thinkMissBrownmighthaveMr.Nn’scontactinformation.IfreachingMr.Nncouldsolvetheproblem,MissBrownshouldhavecontactedhimherselfbynow.”
Rexsaid,“I’vethoughtaboutthat,too.Butasthepersondirectlyinvolved,it’sdifficultforhertocontactMr.Nnandtellhimthat Johnnyisn’ttheome,unlessit’sabsolutelynecessary.”
Rex’sconsiderationwasquitethorough.ItseemedthathelikedJuliaevenmorethanhehadrealized.
Rexcontinued,“Forgetit.I’skotherpeoplethen.”
Jimmyresponded,“Alright.”
SinceMaggiewasalsoastudentofNn,andJohnnyandMaggiehadkeptthisinformationprivate,itwasclearlyrtedtoconfidentialmatters.
Thus,Jimmydidn’tfeelitwasappropriatetosharethiswithRex.
Thinkingofthis,Jimmysaid,“I’veinteractedwithMaggieafewtimes.Idon’tthinkshe’sthetypeofpersonyou
described.”
“Rex,doyoureallythinkit’sbecauseMaggieisworriedthatJohnnymightlikeMissBrown,whichiswhyshe’stargetedher repeatedly?Couldtherebesomemisunderstandingbetweenthem?Whydon’tyouaskMissBrownorotherstoseeifthere’ssomekindofgrudgebetweenthem?”
Rexfurrowedhisbrowsuponhearingthis.“Jimmy,areyouspeakingupforher?”
Jimmyreplied,“I’mjustspeakingthetruth.”
ButRexfeltthatJimmyhadbeendeceivedbyMaggie.
“Idon’tthinkthere’sanymisunderstanding.I’veseenitwithmyowneyes–how couldIbewrong?Asforyou,don’tletherappearancefoolyou.”Afterapause,hesaid,“Alright,let’sstoptalkingabouther.Onceyou’reonvacation,let’sallgettogether.”
Jimmyhadotherthingstotakecareof,sohedidn’tsaymuchmore.AfterfinishinghisconversationwithRex,hehungupthephone.
Juliahadbeenwaitingoutside,butneitherMaggienorJohnnyhadbotheredtoacknowledgeher.Theyjustlether
Juliatrulyintendedtowaitaslongasittook.
However,shehadothermatterstoattendtothatafternoon.Whensherealizedshewasn’tgoingtomeetJohnny,she
hadnochoicebuttoleave.
Forthenexttwodays,shehadmore thingstohandleandcouldn’tmakeitbacktoColetoconfrontJohnny.
OnThursday,whenshefinallyhad somefreetimeandnnedtogobacktoCole,shereceivedacourtsummons.
When Sophiaheardthenews,shewasfurious.“It’sonlybeenafewdays,andthey’vealreadysentacourtsummons.Lookslikethey’rereallydeterminedtoterminatethecontract.What’soutrageousisthatthecourtactuallyeptedthiscase!Suchasmallmatter–howridiculous!Whatkindofcourtisthis?”
Sincethecourthadalreadyeptedthecase,aslongasJohnnydidn’twithdrawthwsuit,theywould havetogo
tocourt.
Althoughshined,evenSophiaknewthatthesituationhadreachedapointwhereitwashardtoturnback.
“Whatshouldwedo?Arewereallygoingtosuethem?WhatdoesFranklinsayaboutthis?”
Juliasaidcalmly,“Franklinhasn’tbeenabletofindawaytogetJohnnytowithdrawthwsuit…”
Janicesuddenlyspokeup,“WhatifwecontacttheGrayfamilyandinformthemaboutthis?”
TheyhadpreviouslythoughtthatsinceMaggiewasmarriedandhad children,theGrayfamilywouldnevereptherbeingwithJohnny.
Recently,whenJohnnyhadgone onablinddatewithayoundyfromaprominentfamily,itseemedtoconfirmtheirsuspicions.
TheGrayfamilyalreadyhadanegativeopinionofMaggie.IftheylearnedthatMaggiehadcausedtroublebetweenJohnnyandhisbusinesspartnerduetosomepersonalmatters,theywouldlikelybeevenmoredissatisfiedwithher.
Atthatpoint,underfamilypressure,Johnny mightactuallydropthwsuit.
AssoonasJuliaheardJanice’ssuggestion,sheimmediatelyunderstoodheridea.
Thiscouldindeedbeawayforward.
However,Juliadidn’tknowanyothermembersoftheGrayfamily.
ButshewascertainthatFranklinknewthem.
Thinkingofthis,shecalledFranklin.
Afterhearingherthoughts,Franklinsaid,“Okay,I’llhelpyoucontacttheGrayfamilyassoonaspossible.”
Sophiaalsofeltthatthiswasagoodidea.
Sheevenbecamealittleexcitedthinkingabouthow,aftertheGrayfamilyfoundout,MaggieandJohnnymightbreakofpletely.
Butthenshesuddenlythoughtofsomething.“Whydidn’tFranklinthinkofcontactingtheGrayfamilyearlier?”
Julialoweredhergazeandsaid,“He’smarriedtoMaggie.TheGrayfamilyprobablyknowssomethingabouttheirrtionship,soit’snotappropriateforhimtoapproachtheGrayfamilyaboutthis.IfweneedtoinvolvetheGrayfamily,itwouldbebetterforsomeoneelsetotakethelead.”
Sophiapouted.“Alrightthen.”
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