At that moment, Charles finally understood why William had informed them of a breach right after he sent the contract. No one had expected that the contract would specify Evelyn as the person in charge.
After a moment of shock, Charles grabbed Peter's arm suddenly, looking extremely anxious. "Mr. Iverson, please let me see Mr. Clive. I made a terrible mistake. As long as Mr. Clive is willing to let the Reeve family off the hook, I'll agree to any of his conditions."
He added, "I know he likes Evelyn. I can make her his woman."
"Shut up!" Peter was so frightened by Charles's words that he almost wet himself. He shouted quickly, "Do you want to die? Don't get me into this mess! Even if Mr. Clive were here, he'd scold you."
He knew very well why William was doing this to the Reeve family—
