Chapter 90 Four Fortunes

"Ms. Graham, please don't misunderstand. Mr. Charles never gives anything without reason. This is purely compensation!" Yves explained. It sounded like clarification, yet it carried a faint edge, as if warning Louisa not to read too much into it. Joe had been hot-headed. Yves seemed no better—quick-tongued, suspicious by nature, and far too eager to speak. It made Louisa wonder whether Charles' real shortcoming was the people around him. She didn't bother explaining herself again. Instead, she met Charles' gaze directly and said, "Mr. Charles, if you wish to compensate me, perhaps there's another way." Before Charles could respond, Yves' displeasure surfaced first. "No one negotiates terms with Mr. Charles." Impatient people rarely accomplished much. Louisa felt a flicker of secondhand irritation on Charles' behalf. Charles shot Yves a warning look before turning back to her. "What do you have in mind, Ms. Graham?" Louisa glanced at Yves and answered, "Mr. Charles, I'd like to w