However, he still decided not to answer the question, only to leave it unanswered between them.

Accepting Michel's silence, Charles finally pulled out a chair and sat down, arms crossed on the table.

"Okay. Let's go down to the essentials. How many?" He goes straight to business, branching out into topics that, to him, are far more important than some little girl's feelings.

"Three. I had two in my chest before she woke up and one right when she was coming."

"Are you ...