Helena nodded respectfully. "Yes, Mr. Wade. By the way, since I didn't wire you the money from the last pill transaction, I can wire everything at once this time."

"How much did you make from the last transaction?" Charlie asked.

Helena became flustered since she had to lie, and she had to compose herself for a moment before answering, "That would be 110 billion dollars. As we agreed for a fifty-fifty split, I'll wire you 55 billion..."

Charlie smiled before she could finish. "See, Helena—I asked you to be my proxy because I don't actually want to partner with the Rothschilds for the time being. That's not the same as staying away from them entirely, and I know Harrison will eventually tell me the truth when we meet and he's made to understand I hold his life in my grasp."

Even more flustered just then, Helena quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wade… It's not that much…"

Sighing, she quickly explained, "Harrison and I agreed on sixty billion and the AI module. I just thought it's too m