That's correct, and OP himself feared as much. But Amjad explicitly refused an offer to uncross those wires. As much as the benefit of the doubt should still be

That's correct, and OP himself feared as much. But Amjad explicitly refused an offer to uncross those wires. As much as the benefit of the doubt should still be given and this may indeed just be a miscommunication issue, at that juncture he really has no one to blame but himself for this fallout.