Loraine doesn't want Fred Grayson to be picked up by others. She was sure that he was already noticed by other people because of his excellence but they didn't approach him yet.
They might be waiting for Fred Grayson to approach them first as he was still a new graduate that's why they weren't in a hurry to call him. They were waiting for Fred Grayson to apply on his own.
Unfortunately, according to the novel the businessmen in Brei country were disappointed. In the novel Fred Greyson went to have his vacation and applied to August Heime's company.
Loraine doesn't want to let Fred Grayson join August Heime's company. Her bias finally has a chance to escape his fate from dying tragically so she won't let him have his vacation as long as he still didn't work for her.