"Mr. Allison, I'm serious about our cooperation, take your time to consider it and respond when you're ready." Lord said.
"State your terms first, Mr. Lord." Charlotte Allison pointed out.
"My terms are very simple, Mr. Allison, I want that piece of iron plate in your possession." Lord believed Charlotte Allison knew exactly what he was referring to.
"You know I won't agree."
"That thing is of no use to you, isn't it?"
"Whether it's useful or not is for me to determine, not for you to decide."
"Then what is Mr. Allison's judgment?"
"Perhaps Mr. Lord could explain why you want it first?"
...
Their words were tugging at each other's limits, both harboring their own thoughts.
Mr. Lord was convinced Charlotte Allison was just pretending to know, trying to extract information.
But Charlotte Allison knew much more than they assumed, and she leveraged that fact to probe for more information.
