**Liquid Balance: A Riveting Tale of Wealth, Speed, and Unseen Perils**
Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey into the opulent and treacherous world of "Liquid Balance," the gripping novel by Viktor A. King. In this spellbinding narrative, follow t...
"For what reason? I'm sorry I don't want to philosophize, beautiful Elisabetta, but do you really understand from the tabloids which are the couples really in love? For a few outpourings in public, hand in hand, a hug, a fleeting kiss. Our etiquette doesn't include anything more in public. And in private our meetings will be cadenced and regulated for the purpose of procreation. I will not ask her to sleep in my bed or to wake up together. Nothing more than what is strictly for the purpose of procreation. Nothing allegorical."
He interrupted.
"Allegorical?"
"I'm not going to ask you for benefits for the sake of pleasure."
"Does that mean it won't be sexually satisfying?"
"We will be satisfied with the outcome."
"As in we'll be bored in the meantime?"
"No I believe that she will not bore me."
He turned to leave.
I had to restrain her, taking her by the arm.
He barely turned around, stopping.
"I may perhaps bore you, in the end I am a simple man. But don't worry I'm not going to field any distortions, just a man and a woman. The old-fashioned way."
She looked relieved.
I left her. It was time for her to start thinking. So away from me.
"Has the 24 hours started yet?"
"Yes."
He looked at me, smiling. It's already 23 hours and 50 minutes.
"I would like to take my leave to reflect."
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"Will you call me Hans?"
"No."
"Then I'll expect you here at 4 p.m. tomorrow."
"What if I don't come? What if I don't come anymore?"
"I'll have to complain to Mike about that. I know she will come, because she cares about her work. And as I can bestow infinite riches on her, I can also starve her."
That's why I used to win. Always.
I saw her pick up her purse from the couch and head for the door.
At the door he turned and looked at me.
I was in the middle of the room, standing. How could he have any doubts? I was his future.
"If I accept, she'll only find out that there's still something you can't buy."
He opened the door and walked out.
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