Complex sentence: Despite being a genius, Reggie is still treated like a child; he does his best to get around his mother's arrangements by bribing the people in his life to spread the idea that he's obedient.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite being a genius, Reggie is treated like a child. He does his best to get around his mother's arrangements by bribing the people in his life to spread the idea that he's obedient.