The little jab and lecture wasn't going to be offputting to the laywer who pretty much took this as a challenge with Caden having a little fight in him. That was fine, he rarely got tired of cat and mouse which made it all the sweeter then his prey gave in to just what he wanted from them and was begging. All he did was raise a brow and smirk just a bit wondering if the CEO was going to be talking such a big game when they were all alone and Alan would be pressing all the buttons that Charles neglected to stroke. It was clear that rules suited the boy and he was happy to provide him with some, but that didn't mean he couldn't be the carrot to Charles's stick.<br/><br/>"Sure thing, I will leave you in the office." He didn't stop to pick up his own plate, quite fine with having people help him out as being half guest in the house and a working one at that. Plus his mind was all wrapped around the case as well as other ways he could get more access to Caden. It was almost cute to see how enamored with Charles he was, even if Alan didn't think the dom to be so perfect. Maybe this was from his more grounded, or possibly more bias perspective. Charles for his part wasn't sure he would call himself mature, he did have feelings when it came to Alan but he didn't blame the other for feeling as wounded as he had been by the whole thing. Sure he had felt emotions for the previous sub but he had seen how much it had ripped Alan apart, and thus a part of him could almost understand some of the vindictive nature. He wondered if he might have gone down the same road if the situation was reversed, which was part of the reason he didn't want to speak up, because he knew that Alan probably had dug up far more dirt on him than he had current deployed.<br/><br/>It wasn't maturity so much as cowardice that kept them at this stalemate and Charles knew one wrong step meant losing his footing and he knew he needed this chance to rebuild all the things he lost. Looking to Caden he offered a shake of the head, "I do say what I mean, and I try hard not to waffle on it. I'm not perfect but in these cases I'm not trying to trick you." He explained as he put away and helped the staff out. "I will be waiting and prepping documents in my own room." A part of him wanted to keep an eye on his boy but he felt like this wasn't his place and he also knew Alan wasn't the safest person for him to cross. The man was still a force to be reckoned with. "Go ahead and talk with him. Do what you think is best in this situation." It might not have been the most sound advice from a dom, but it was the right advice for a blooming CEO.