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<blockquote data-quote="Karin" data-source="post: 213136" data-attributes="member: 57167">Thank you for the feedback it&#039;s always appreciated! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[USER=66]@superman fan[/USER] I&#039;m glad that you&#039;ve started reading this story too now and that you like it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />[USER=130]@stevew[/USER] you make a good point about the oil market. I think right now we&#039;re in a situation where they have overproduced oil so the prize of oil/barrell has dropped to a record low price. As a result the gas price has gone down. I think the countries that produces the most oil has come to an agreement now so I am sure the price will go up again. But I could see why other people in the business would be angry with the ones who makes the prices drop. So you make an interesting plot point. Thanks for explaining who Eric Prince is. Also wikipedia has changed their design! I&#039;m glad that you like the twist with that Josephine is both John Ross and Christopher&#039;s sister in a sense. I think it was one of your stories that made the sister the child of Kristin, also tying the two cousins together with a sibling in common. Only difference is that then it was by blood. Anyway time for a new update and this time it&#039;s a business focused one.*Chapter five&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Judith Ryland was used to playing hard ball. She had learnt early in life when Harris no good father had committed suicide when she was pregnant that you could never trust men. So she always tried to have some leverage on her business partners because she knew that the only way she could beat them at their own game was by one up them. She was a gambler who liked it when the odds where in her favor. She was a manipulating, sassy, controlling bitch who didn’t care who she had to step on to get what she wanted. She was not afraid of drug dealers or politicians since she had a way of dealing with them all. She knew that she could act just as tough as they were. She did what needed to be done to stay ahead.&nbsp; She could snort some coke or sell sex to desperate men who couldn’t get their kicks elsewhere. She knew that blackmail and drugs were useful tools to control people she needed in her pocket. Once she had some dirt on them they’d be eating out of her hand.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; But there was one person she was having an increasingly hard time to control and that was her son Harris, who was fed up with being a mama’s boy and had started to rebel against her at long last. She also was having some trouble with her granddaughter Emma since she had reconnected with her worthless mother. Judith had not been happy when Ann had resurfaced in her life since she had never liked the girl. For the life of her she had never understood what her son had seen in her. Yet Harris had been smitten with Ann and Judith didn’t like sharing her son’s attention with anyone so she had done her best to ruin his marriage. She had also kept Ann from raising her own daughter. But in the years since Harris and Ann’s divorce Ann had changed. She had grown stronger and now she no longer feared Judith. So she had formed a relationship with her daughter, who to Judith’s dismay seemed to prefer her mother’s company to Judith’s. Unfortunately for Judith it was not as easy to scare Ann off as it used to be, since the girl hadn’t only grown a backbone, she had also aligned herself with a family that was even more powerful than the Rylands.&nbsp; Everyone in Texas knew of the Ewing’s reputation. They were not a family that you wanted to mess with and yet Judith enjoyed doing just that, as she still liked to do what she could to ruin Ann’s life and if she couldn’t go after the girl herself, she was not above targeting her husband.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well, well, well, look what the cat’s dragged into my office,” Judith said in her drawling voice, as she looked at Bobby and Sue Ellen. “So to what do I owe the honor?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Quit the bull Judith, you know damn well why we are here,” Bobby said in a harsh tone of voice.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Do I?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes we are here to talk business,” Bobby said. “After all you are the new rail road commissioner and...”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Right and I am sure you can understand that means I am very busy. See some people takes our jobs very seriously. So I really don’t have the time for you or...”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “We have an appointment,” Sue Ellen interrupted Judith.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Do you now?” Judith said as she looked something up in her computer and seeing that they were right she sighed, “So you do. Then why don’t you have a seat and make yourself comfortable. Can I get you something. How about a drink Sue Ellen?” Judith asked before adding tauntingly. “I’ve heard you have a fondness for vodka or maybe some JR bourbon is more to your taste?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sue Ellen’s bottom lip quivered ever so slightly before her face hardened and she looked at Judith in disgust, “No I’ve stopped drinking.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Well bravo,” Judith clapped her hands together.&nbsp; “What do you want, a medal?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “If you’re done taunting Sue Ellen, can we please get down to business?” Bobby nipped the conversation in its bud.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Of course, I think we all know what you want,” Judith said.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Yes we want free passage for our Ewing tankers in and out of Texas so we can transport the oil from the Arctic sea...”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Spare me the details, I already know all that,” Judith interrupted Bobby. “Now aren’t you going to ask me what my price is to comply with your request?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sue Ellen and Bobby exchanged a look wondering if Judith really was going to cooperate with them. Sue Ellen then gave Judith a skeptic look. “So you’re willing to give us what we want?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Not you, your son,” Judith replied.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “I don’t understand,” Sue Ellen frowned.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “It’s all very simple, let John Ross back into the company and I will give him the permission to transport your oil from the Arctic sea into Texas,” Judith spelled it out to them.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bobby’s eyes narrowed when he heard that, “What does my nephew have on you?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Why do you think he has anything?”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Because I know my nephew and...”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “So do I, he’s a courageous young man who saved my granddaughters life after you failed,” Judith reminded Bobby. “It’s because of what he did for Emma that I want to deal with John Ross.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “And you expect us to believe that?” Bobby asked skeptically.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Believe what you want, but understand this. If you want me to grant Ewing Global those permits you’d better bring John Ross back into the company. Since I’ll deal with him and him alone.”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “And if we won’t?” Sue Ellen asked.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Then no deal,” Judith said with a satisfied smirk that made Sue Ellen and Bobby groan. They had expected Judith to be a tough opponent to deal with. But they hadn’t expected her to be completely impossible. But she was. So now they had to find a way to get some dirt on her to make her see things their way since there was no way they were letting John Ross back into the company right now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Karin, post: 213136, member: 57167"] Thank you for the feedback it's always appreciated! :) [USER=66]@superman fan[/USER] I'm glad that you've started reading this story too now and that you like it. :) [USER=130]@stevew[/USER] you make a good point about the oil market. I think right now we're in a situation where they have overproduced oil so the prize of oil/barrell has dropped to a record low price. As a result the gas price has gone down. I think the countries that produces the most oil has come to an agreement now so I am sure the price will go up again. But I could see why other people in the business would be angry with the ones who makes the prices drop. So you make an interesting plot point. Thanks for explaining who Eric Prince is. Also wikipedia has changed their design! I'm glad that you like the twist with that Josephine is both John Ross and Christopher's sister in a sense. I think it was one of your stories that made the sister the child of Kristin, also tying the two cousins together with a sibling in common. Only difference is that then it was by blood. Anyway time for a new update and this time it's a business focused one. * [B][U]Chapter five[/U][/B] Judith Ryland was used to playing hard ball. She had learnt early in life when Harris no good father had committed suicide when she was pregnant that you could never trust men. So she always tried to have some leverage on her business partners because she knew that the only way she could beat them at their own game was by one up them. She was a gambler who liked it when the odds where in her favor. She was a manipulating, sassy, controlling bitch who didn’t care who she had to step on to get what she wanted. She was not afraid of drug dealers or politicians since she had a way of dealing with them all. She knew that she could act just as tough as they were. She did what needed to be done to stay ahead. She could snort some coke or sell sex to desperate men who couldn’t get their kicks elsewhere. She knew that blackmail and drugs were useful tools to control people she needed in her pocket. Once she had some dirt on them they’d be eating out of her hand. But there was one person she was having an increasingly hard time to control and that was her son Harris, who was fed up with being a mama’s boy and had started to rebel against her at long last. She also was having some trouble with her granddaughter Emma since she had reconnected with her worthless mother. Judith had not been happy when Ann had resurfaced in her life since she had never liked the girl. For the life of her she had never understood what her son had seen in her. Yet Harris had been smitten with Ann and Judith didn’t like sharing her son’s attention with anyone so she had done her best to ruin his marriage. She had also kept Ann from raising her own daughter. But in the years since Harris and Ann’s divorce Ann had changed. She had grown stronger and now she no longer feared Judith. So she had formed a relationship with her daughter, who to Judith’s dismay seemed to prefer her mother’s company to Judith’s. Unfortunately for Judith it was not as easy to scare Ann off as it used to be, since the girl hadn’t only grown a backbone, she had also aligned herself with a family that was even more powerful than the Rylands. Everyone in Texas knew of the Ewing’s reputation. They were not a family that you wanted to mess with and yet Judith enjoyed doing just that, as she still liked to do what she could to ruin Ann’s life and if she couldn’t go after the girl herself, she was not above targeting her husband. “Well, well, well, look what the cat’s dragged into my office,” Judith said in her drawling voice, as she looked at Bobby and Sue Ellen. “So to what do I owe the honor?” “Quit the bull Judith, you know damn well why we are here,” Bobby said in a harsh tone of voice. “Do I?” “Yes we are here to talk business,” Bobby said. “After all you are the new rail road commissioner and...” “Right and I am sure [I]you [/I]can understand that means I am very busy. See some people takes our jobs very seriously. So I really don’t have the time for you or...” “We have an appointment,” Sue Ellen interrupted Judith. “Do you now?” Judith said as she looked something up in her computer and seeing that they were right she sighed, “So you do. Then why don’t you have a seat and make yourself comfortable. Can I get you something. How about a drink Sue Ellen?” Judith asked before adding tauntingly. “I’ve heard you have a fondness for vodka or maybe some JR bourbon is more to your taste?” Sue Ellen’s bottom lip quivered ever so slightly before her face hardened and she looked at Judith in disgust, “No I’ve stopped drinking.” “Well bravo,” Judith clapped her hands together. “What do you want, a medal?” “If you’re done taunting Sue Ellen, can we please get down to business?” Bobby nipped the conversation in its bud. “Of course, I think we all know what you want,” Judith said. “Yes we want free passage for our Ewing tankers in and out of Texas so we can transport the oil from the Arctic sea...” “Spare me the details, I already know all that,” Judith interrupted Bobby. “Now aren’t you going to ask me what my price is to comply with your request?” Sue Ellen and Bobby exchanged a look wondering if Judith really was going to cooperate with them. Sue Ellen then gave Judith a skeptic look. “So you’re willing to give us what we want?” “Not you, your son,” Judith replied. “I don’t understand,” Sue Ellen frowned. “It’s all very simple, let John Ross back into the company and I will give him the permission to transport your oil from the Arctic sea into Texas,” Judith spelled it out to them. Bobby’s eyes narrowed when he heard that, “What does my nephew have on you?” “Why do you think he has anything?” “Because I know my nephew and...” “So do I, he’s a courageous young man who saved my granddaughters life after you failed,” Judith reminded Bobby. “It’s because of what he did for Emma that I want to deal with John Ross.” “And you expect us to believe that?” Bobby asked skeptically. “Believe what you want, but understand this. If you want me to grant Ewing Global those permits you’d better bring John Ross back into the company. Since I’ll deal with him and him alone.” “And if we won’t?” Sue Ellen asked. “Then no deal,” Judith said with a satisfied smirk that made Sue Ellen and Bobby groan. They had expected Judith to be a tough opponent to deal with. But they hadn’t expected her to be completely impossible. But she was. So now they had to find a way to get some dirt on her to make her see things their way since there was no way they were letting John Ross back into the company right now. [/QUOTE]

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