She took a deep breath and looked at Peter.
Her voice was soft but full of certainty as she said,
"I am truly touched. But I cannot accept this gift. It is too expensive."
Hearing those words, Peter chuckled quietly.
He leaned closer, his smile calm.
"You should just take it as compensation on behalf of Nexi," he said.
At once, Adriana's hands clenched into fists.
Her blue eyes hardened, and she shook her head.
"No. That will not do," she said firmly.
"Even though I feel disgusted by Nexi's behavior, as long as you deal with her, that is enough for me. There is no need to give me compensation."
Peter stared at her for a moment.
He had expected her to resist, but hearing her distant words still stung.
Yet he controlled it, forcing the anger back down.
"If that is the case," he said calmly, "then I will throw away this property once it is finished. Anyway, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, even hundreds of millions, is not much for my company."
