Business

We went downstairs to The Mode Kitchen & Bar. Three men in the back corner wearing black business suits were waiting patiently for our arrival. I followed a few paces behind her. She wanted me there, but mainly for security, so none of these men tried asking her back to their rooms.

She sauntered to a chair and made herself known with a bottle of the hotel's finest champagne.

"Offer still stands, gentleman," Callista started, "Now I know the price is something you're not sold on. Look at it this way: You'll make it all back because of what you see outside these gorgeous walls-the ocean. Everyone who lives here wants a boat, yacht, or sea vessel. They can't help themselves."

"Even so, what profit do we gain by purchasing a lot at this ridiculous price?" one of the men asked.

She rolled her eyes in annoyance, "I never told you how much to sell them for once you purchase them, darling. That's entirely up to you. Now, the longer you wait, the higher the price goes."

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