Chapter 20:Deadwood
The phone call came from Max Ingersoll the evening before J.C. was to meet with David Blackmon for one of their weekly “sounding board” meetings.
“J.C., I’m sorry to call so late in the evening, but I wanted to fill you in as soon as possible.”
“Sure … what’s up?”
“With the concurrence — a unanimous vote — from the board, I fired David Blackmon.” The words hung in the phone like sand suspended in a turbulent surf. David Blackmon, fired. Then two thoughts crowded his mind. Good. And bad. Good — because he’d always wanted to see David disciplined like a spoiled, silver-spooned brat. Bad — because David at least was working on himself, and J.C. hated to lose a client before he’d finished his job of coaching them to achieve success. ...
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