Charli understood the psychology of the affluent well. She knew they detested complications and would likely choose to pay to solve problems and keep the peace.

Luis, having seen through her facade, asked with a smile, "So, what's your solution?"

“I've already said. Just the compensation for the clothing. Not a significant amount. Five million should cover it."

"Wow!" Even Luis, a billionaire, was taken aback by her boldness and chuckled. "You certainly don't aim low, do you?"

"It's really not that much," Charli insisted. She considered the sum significant for ordinary people, but not for someone like Mitchel.

For context, her monthly earnings were slightly over ten thousand, and with bonuses, her annual income barely touched three hundred thousand. Accumulating five million would require over a decade of saving every penny of her salary.

Although her salary was modest, Charli owned numerous designer items, advantages she accrued through side benefits.

In the hospital environment, wealthy patients often underestimated the nurses, considering the nurses more upright than nightclub hostesses. However, they were oblivious to the fact that some nurses leveraged these opportunities to enhance their earnings through less transparent means.

To those affluent individuals, five million was trivial, barely the expense of a fancy dinner or an evening at a high-end club. For them, paying this sum was preferable to risking a scandal or wasting time over prolonged disputes.

Hearing Charli's words, the manager promptly chimed in, “The amount is reasonable. Let's settle it this way. I'll make sure Charli keeps it a secret since then."

Both the manager and Charli found this resolution satisfactory.

Luis' suspicion was spot-on. The manager and Charli had a covert relationship and often employed tactics like playing good cop, bad cop.

Since the manager couldn't sustain Charli's lavish lifestyle, he had advised her to strategically extract money from wealthy patients.

They were meticulous in selecting their targets, usually opting for those with secrets to hide, like extramarital affairs or sensitive medical issues, capturing incriminating evidence, to potentially use for blackmail when needed.

Their operations were infrequent, helping them to avoid detection.

On this occasion, Charli had laid the trap, knowing the manager was on duty, essential for ensuring a smooth operation.

However, they hadn't anticipated meeting a tough nut to crack.

"Yes, it indeed isn't much," Luis remarked casually, standing with one hand in his pocket, observing the situation.

The manager was on the verge of celebrating Luis' apparent acquiescence when Luis added, “Probably enough for being sentenced for about fifteen years."

A tense silence enveloped the room.