Her offended gasp is the very definition of manufactured.

"What do you take me for, a scoundrel? A good for nothing opportunist? It would be highly unethical not to pass through the saving to Riftwatch. However,—" Her smile flashes wider and then is reined in to the level of self-satisfied conspiracy. "I would accept a more fair evaluation in order to include it along with the presentation. I have always been very weak to a bargain myself, and I suspect there is almost no one in the world who is immune to that particular kind of allure. It is very attractive to feel as if you've gotten away with something."