Only a few reliable people knew about James’ strength.
It was unlikely that Mr. Gabriel would feel threatened if he did not know about his strength.
Thus, James felt that Mr. Gabriel would simply ignore him.
Maxine thought about it carefully and felt that James’ logic made sense.
If she were Mr. Gabriel and knew James was not strong, she would not pay attention to him either. Even if James had authority, he was not going to be much of a threat.
“I was worrying too much.” Maxine did not say