The illusion is successful for now, it ensures Augustus would think of Temple as incompetent but not completely useless. "Indeed, Gowan will get the exact same contract, with your signature to go along with it," he added almost as a forethought, not worth their time or their breaths for it.

The better to get him more riled up when shit hit the fan and Sinclair collected his money with just a little more joy to his step. He has enough money, that's a given in a twenty-fold scale. He simply wants to mess with those he sees as unworthy of his time, as contradicting as it was.