Chapter 160

After dinner, on their way home, Rex thought about calling Reed Hardin.

But what surprised him was that Reed called him first and got straight to the point. "How's the cooperation with Cole going?" Rex: "..."

He replied honestly, "It didn't go through. I was about to ask you for help."

What do you mean?"

Rex explained, "I offended one of Cole's technical staff, and Johnny is involved because of her-"

Reed cut him off. "What's the name of that technical staff?"

Rex paused, a little surprised that Reed would ask this, but still instinctively replied, "Maggie."

Reed: "..."

He took a deep breath and then chuckled. "So, you haven't even finalized the cooperation, and you've already offended their core technical staff. You're something else."

Rex was about to explain that Maggie wasn't exactly a core technical staff member-just someone with an- ambiguous relationship with Johnny. However, Reed didn't give him the chance. He said, "I can help with this."

Rex immediately responded, "Thank you, old man!"

"... Shameless."

"When will you be taking a break?"

Rex didn't feel embarrassed at all about asking his father for help. He believed he could have secured the Cole project on his own with his strength, but personal grudges had gotten in the way. He didn't care about this personal grudge. Since he could use the quickest way to bypass it, why not take

that route?

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taking a break soon, but now I don't think I need to. I'm afraid

Reed hung

didn't want to bring her up. After all, when life goes too smoothly for someone, it's not

Reed dialed Maggie's

computer, saw

"You're smart, so you must have guessed why

Maggie: "Mm."

the

Rex weren't enemies in the

Reed had spoken, she was willing to give

But...

Mag. No rush. You can think it over

"As for Rex, just follow your heart when dealing with him. Don't worry about

"Good, then I won't disturb you further. We'll talk

Maggie: "Okay, goodbye."

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for a moment and then called

half an hour

briefly explained

replied, "Reed's favor isn't something he gives

was Nolan reaffirming

"Alright, I understand. Thank you,

Nolan responded briefly, "Mm."

say much more

the next morning that Maggie returned

her reply, he spoke

Maggie: "You're welcome."

up, Reed

his colleagues laughed, "What's the matter

I'm starting to

age, so don't tease your wife. Your son's already old enough to get married, so it's time for you to focus on getting

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