Bernard's heart skipped a beat—just saying?

While he had an idea what Charlie was getting at, he still asked gingerly, "What do you mean?"

Charlie shrugged. "Whatever. Do as you will."

That left Bernard all the more exasperated.

Charlie might have told him to do as he would, but what should he be doing?

Surely not another billion dollars in reward, since Charlie already squeezed him far more than that for his Rejuvenation Pill and he really didn't have more!

Still, it soon occurred to him