Chapter 28: Worthless Advice
Ari: ಠ_ಠ
At the sudden topic of advice instead of details on how James Jones II planned on paying him back for lost intellectual property and time wasted, Ari could only bite his tongue as he waited for the man to get to his point before retorting.
After taking several cigarette puffs, James Jones II finally started speaking in a slow country drawl.
"You know my kid James is quite talented. More talented than all my other sons put together. He's been singing and playing country music since he was yee high." James Jones II held his hand lightly below his knee.
"He's the one who's finally going to break this no-win Grammy nomination curse in our family and get the accolades we finally deserve for putting our all into creating and contributing to the legacy of true music. That's country music to a fancy city boy like you."
Ari:"..."
James Jones III continued, as if he didn't expect a response. "Which is why I refuse to let him ruin his future by joining some pansy music show where he'll be singing and dancing to the tune of some fake music rather than focusing on making the real stuff with his talent."
"It's his talent and his skills, and you don't get to dictate how it's used. You can't 'refuse to let him do something' or force him to do anything. He's already auditioned for the program and made it, and from what I've seen of his singing skills, he'll continue to make it past the next round."
"If I paid to have it nurtured and provided him the skills and opportunity to do so, I have a say in what my son does with those skills. What he wants and plans to do doesn't matter because he will never succeed on that show. I won't allow it."
At the sheer confidence in Jamie's father's voice, Ari narrowed his eyes.
"....what do you mean by that?"