[ His eyes drift further downward, since he's not sure whether to be grateful or frustrated over that. He had taken the time to explain things to Gilbert in detail, hoping he may pass it along at least in part, but... Perhaps this is part of his punishment. It would be cowardly to avoid it, and really, deep down, Break wants to be cowardly. He's... afraid. He's truly afraid of this conversation, because even if he had claimed that it was the Intention of the Abyss's mission that gave him purpose, that was only a part of it. It was the Rainsworth family just as much, perhaps even more, so to lose that... Losing Shelly had been hard enough. To lose Sharon too, and to his own stupidity, is something he doesn't want to dwell too much on.

So, he doesn't. His voice is soft, not completely his normal tone of of voice for discussing business, but some of that coolness is there. With Gilbert, he could explain all at once and share his own emotions, but for this, it was Sharon's turn. He has to take it more slowly. ]

...That is correct.

[ He won't dodge that. The end of the story would be the same either way, so he confronts that fact first before explaining the events that had led up to it. ]

I signed a contract with the Yao Corporation. I can explain my reasons if you wish, but ultimately, they weren't worth it. I— [ He hesitates, pauses, a rare thing for him ] I did not understand what they were asking of me, at first. They wanted me to steal something from you, but they didn't tell me what it was. [ And his voice grows even softer as he links his hands together in front of his forehead ] Or where.