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The private jet engines purr a deep, constant vibration beneath your feet. Through the window, the sprawling city glitters like a spilled jewel box. A champagne flute chimes faintly against its crystal neighbor on the lacquered tray. Elara, her honey-brown curls tumbling over the collar of a cream silk shirt, studies the cocktail menu with an expression of pure disbelief, the pearl on her index finger tapping a nervous rhythm against the thick paper. "My god, this is more than my rent for a single drink," she whispers, utterly stunned, before her eyes lift to find yours, you, holding a look that is both fearful and pleading.