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Chapter 334

Julia signed the termination agreement quickly
As for the compensation fee she promised to make full payment within the timeframe stated in the contract
When Johnny received the update he scoffed She sure acts fast
From then on their lawyers handled the follow up Once Julia signed the termination neither Maggie nor Johnny bothered to pay the matter any further attention
A couple of days later Nolan was on vacation The three of them teacher and students hadn t seen each other for a while so they arranged to meet up for a meal
That afternoon Maggie and Johnny left the office and arrived at the restaurant Just as they stepped up to the entrance they ran into Julia and Franklin s party
Also with them was Mr Alison the head of Alison Group another major domestic A I company
Mr Alison was acquainted with Johnny They got along fairly well and usually had a chat when they ran into each
Upon seeing Johnny, Mr. Alison greeted him warmly, “President Gray.”
Johnny didn’t spar
Mr. Alison kno
terminated.
even a glance at Franklin or Julia He smiled at Mr Alison and replied Mr Alison
well enough that Wilson Tech had approached him only after their contract with Cole was
Seeing Johnny’s cold demeanor toward Julia and Franklin, he assumed it stemmed from bad blood over the
contract fallout.
In the past even when Johnny was in different Franklin and Julia would still greet him out of courtesy
But this time they said nothing
Even Julia s gaze toward Johnny was far colder than before
As for Maggie she didn t even bother to look at them
Johnny and Maggie weren t interested in acknowledging them either
After greeting Mr Alison they headed straight inside
Once they were out of the elevator and seated in their private room Johnny sneered Just ended the contract with
us and jumped straight into a partnership with Alison Group Franklin sure knows how to throw money around
Alison Group was one of the top tier Al companies in America
In terms of deal value this new partnership was probably double what they had offered
Maggie took a sip of water and commented Their natural language processing system was the best in the country last year undisputed It s no surprise they d go with Mr Alison Honestly after missing out with us this was their best option to make up for lost ground
There s no reason not to choose Alison Group
Of course Johnny knew this
And that was exactly what made him even more frustrated The more reasonable the choice was the more bitter he felt
The longer he thought about it the angrier he became
I bet Franklin paid the termination fee for Wilson Tech too he said Maggie didn t respond
At that moment Nolan arrived
Seeing him walk in neither of them brought the matter up again
They didn’t want to sully their teacher’s ears with all this petty drama.
Whenever they met with Nolan, the topic of conversation was usually new trends in AI. Since they didn’t get to meet often, this lunch ran longer than usual–nearly two hours.
After the meal, as they stepped out and headed for the elevator, the private room next door opened.
And right in front of them stood Franklin Julia and Mr Alison
Before Maggie or Johnny could say anything Mr Alison spotted Nolan and called out in delight Mr Nolan
Mr. Alison had an AI background as well and enjoyed a fair amount of recognition in the field.
Nolan knew who he was and gave him a polite nod
Franklin also greeted Nolan, followed by Julia: “Mr. Nolan.”
Nolan looked impassive and didn t respond right away
At that moment a group of people rounded the hallway corner When they saw the group by the
elevators–especially when they spotted Nolan–they momentarily froze,
Maggie glanced over and immediately looked away it was Rex
Rex quickly regained his composure
After looking at Julia he stepped forward and greeted Nolan Mr Nolan
Nolan nodded slightly but hadn t spoken yet
Rex then glanced at the group Franklin Julia and Maggie and asked Were you all dining together
He had already heard about the contract termination between Cole and Wilson Tech
He also heard that Julia believed Johnny wasn t sincere about continuing the partnership and that staying in the deal would only lead to more issues down the road So she had agreed to end it for the greater good
But now, barely after the fallout, both sides just happened to be having lunch at the same place?
That didn’t quite add up.
Julia reading his thoughts stepped in to clarify
No we just happened to run into each other
Rex nodded Ah I see
He thought as much…
Neither Maggie nor Johnny had the patience to engage further with him or with Franklin and Julia
Just as Maggie was about to say something Johnny beat her to it
He turned to Nolan and said Teacher let s go
Nolan nodded and was just about to turn away when
Rex, noticing the dismissiveness from both Johnny and Maggie–acting as though he, Franklin, and Julia weren’t worth a glance–suddenly took a step forward.
He said, “Mr. Nolan, my father is Reed Hardin. We met recently–do you remember?”
Nolan looked at him and said plainly I do So
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