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Although, if handled properly, the impact might not be significant, but for Julia, it was certainly not a good thing
She glanced at Sophia and said in a calm tone, âSophia is not a child anymore. From now on, she really needs to be more careful with her words and actions.â
If this matter wasnât handled well, the impact on their family could be fatal!
âI, I-â
What she thought was a small matter had now escalated like this. Sophia was already scared. It had been a long time since anyone had scolded her so seriously. She felt wronged but had no choice but to admit her mistake, saying, âI
understand. 11l be more careful from now on.â
Old Lady Green didnât say anything further.
Seeing her scolding her own granddaughter, Old Lady Green naturally didnât feel very comfortable.
But this matter had indeed been caused by Sophia.
If it really affected the future of Wilson Techâs autonomous vehicles, the loss would be too great.
Compared to that, Sophia being scolded once wasnât really that much.
Thus, even though she felt uncomfortable, she didnât argue for Sophia.
In any case, this matter was not something they could hide if they wanted to.
After all, if Cole insisted on terminating the contract, Franklin would inevitably find out sooner or later.
Julia understood this logic, and Janice and Old Lady Green naturally did too.
The meal had already been served, but none of them had touched their chopsticks.
They had already lost their appetite.
Julia squeezed her phone, thinking for a moment before taking a deep breath.
She stood up and left the private room, dialing Franklinâs number.
On the other end. Franklin picked up the phone quickly. âHello?â
âFranklin.â Julia said. âIve run into some trouble hereâ¦â
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She briefly recounted the events, then added, âAt that time, her attitude was a bit aggressive. I couldnât stand anyone speaking badly of my mother, and in the heat of the moment, I was misled, which led to this situation.â
After listening to her, Franklin replied, âYouâre mistaken.â
âIf they go to court, they wonât just ask for the termination of the contract and compensation for your companyâs reputation damage.â
âTheyâll also demand breach of contract penalties because, on the surface, itâs your fault that the cooperation canât continue. Terminating the contract also results in losses for Cole, and they wonât just let you off the hook for that.â
Julia froze, replying, âJohnny didnât mention this in the phone call.â
âHe did it on purpose,â Franklin said.
âHe downplayed the situation to make you think thereâs room for negotiation, to let you lower your guard. By calling Johnny to admit the mistake and apologize, youâve just given him a good opportunity to hold something over you.â
He then added, âIf Iâm not mistaken, Johnny has probably already recorded your conversation.â
Juliaâs heart skipped a beat. It was only then that she suddenly realized, âSo, she intentionally made me call Johnny? The goal was to leave evidence for them?â
Franklin replied, âYes.â
Julia bit her lip.
She hadnât expected Maggie to be so calculating.
It was only now that she understood this matter was far more complicated than she had originally thought.
After a moment of silence, she regained her composure and asked, âSo, what should we do about this?â
Franklin was straightforward, âI might not be able to fix this. Cole has government backing, so I canât touch Johnny.â
What about starting with the Miller family?
Julia thought this in her mind but didnât say it out loud.
She knew that if Franklin didnât take the initiative, she couldnât ask him to do so.
She was just unsure if, without her mentioning it, Franklin would consider this angle to help herâ¦
They spoke for a while longer before hanging up.
When Julia returned to the private room, Old Lady Green immediately asked. âWhat did Franklin say?â
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âHe said heâll help mediate, but⦠heâs not confident he can convince Johnny to give up on terminating the contract
with us.â
Compared to that, Janice was more concerned about something else: âDid Franklin say anything about this matter?â
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