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Janiceâs face darkened, but she reacted quickly. âSheâs doing this on purpose.â
Sophia didnât understand. âWhat?â
Julia said, âMaggie wants to force us to terminate the contract between our two companies, to delay the release of our autonomous vehicle.â
There were countless companies both domestically and internationally working on autonomous vehicles. If their project was delayed, even a small misstep could cause their productâs competitiveness to drop significantly in the future.
If they really terminated their contract with Cole, they would have to find another partner.
The chances of finding a partner with the same technical capabilities as Cole were slim.
Moreover, finding a new partner would cost a significant amount of money.
This wasnât a small sum.
Terminating the contract would cost money, and finding a new partner would also cost money. If their autonomou vehicleâs competitiveness decreased in the future, the cumulative loss could be staggering!
Sophia was stunned. She hadnât expected things to become so serious.
It wasnât just herâJulia and the others in the room hadnât anticipated this either.
Otherwise, they wouldnât have naively thought that a phone call to Johnny, apologizing or even paying some compensation, would resolve the issue.
Sophia slammed the table and stood up, shouting, âWe canât terminate the contract! Absolutely not!â
Everyone knew that terminating the contract was out of the question.
However, whether or not to terminate it wasnât something they could decide now.
Old Lady Green spoke with a serious expression, âWeâll find another opportunity to talk to Johnny. We can renegotiate the terms of the contract.
We can pay him a sum of money. After all, heâs a businessman. He has no reason to oppose money. Moreover, if he terminates the contract with us, he also loses some money. As long as we offer him favorable terms, thereâs no reason he wouldnât agree.â
Julia didnât respond.
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It wasnât that she didnât want to negotiate with Johnny.
It was that she wasnât confident that, after offering terms, Johnny would be tempted.
If Johnny terminated the contract with them, he too would suffer some losses, but if he was willing to shoulder those losses just to help Maggie get back at her, it meant that he truly cared about Maggie.
Janice also realized this.
But after thinking for a moment, she said, âThis matter, while big, still has room to be handled as a smaller issue. Even if Cole takes us to court to terminate the contract, they might not win.â
Sophiaâs eyes lit up. âRight! If they canât win, theyâll have to obediently continue cooperating with us!â
Julia wasnât as optimistic.
She said, âLawsuits are troublesome and timeâconsuming. Even if they canât win, they will have achieved their goal of slowing down our progress.
Furthermore, what if they win? If we find a new partner after the lawsuit, wonât that cause us to miss even more opportunities?â
Sophia was speechless.
She suddenly had nothing to say.
Old Lady Greenâs face darkened as well. âShe always seemed like a soft touch, but I didnât expect her to be so cunning and ruthless! I really underestimated her!â
Franklin had always been on their side, and his contributions to both families were countless compared to Maggieâs.
For them, they had originally thought that Maggie had no power to fight back, but unexpectedly, this sudden turn of events had caught them off guard!
In any case, if possible, not going to court and not terminating the contract would be the most beneficial for them.
With that thought, Janice looked at Julia and said, âThis matter⦠you should talk to Franklin about it.â
Julia had been thinking the same way.
Howeverâ¦
The origin of this matter lay with them-
She had always had a good image in Franklinâs heart.
If Franklin found out about this incident, she wasnât sure if he would think that she and her family were bullying
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Maggie, which might affect her image in his eyes.
Janice naturally understood her concerns.
No one knew better than her the importance of maintaining a good public image.
After all, it was the key to keeping a man in love with you!
Old Lady Green also understood. The reason Franklin loved Julia so much was because she was special and good enough in his eyes.
If Franklin found out about this matter, it could indeed affect how he saw Julia.
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