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you’rescrewingup.Andcold.”
    Realtalk.Tooreal.Andshedidn’tevenwanttothinkaboutwhathercollege therapistwouldhavesaidaboutallofthis.Abouthowfarshe’dfallenbackintoher terriblefamilydynamic.Howhercompulsiveneedtobeliked,hercodependentways, weremakingherrepeatuglypatternsfromherpast.
    Buthey,atleastshenowknewhowbadthingswerethistime.Shewasn’trushing intothisinterviewblindly,hopingtobepaidinevenaspeckoflove.No,thistime aroundsheknewhowcompletelymessedupthesituationshe’dagreetoputherselfin was.Howlittleloveshe’deverreceivefroma
    guywhoapparentlygothisjollieswatchingnakedgirlsdieonthevineduringhis
    “interviews.”
    Asitwas,thehawkbehindthedeskdidn’tacknowledgeheranswerofhisquestion.
    Justsattheresilently,darkeyescompletelyunreadable.
    Whichgaveherthoughtsplentyoftimetogointofree-fall.Sheshiftedhergazeto thelargewindowsandthedarkeningviewofOsakabeyond.
    “Sorry.I’mjustreallyterribleatthis.CanI…”sheswallowed,hatinghowbadshe stillwasatbeingrejected,evenunderthesecircumstances.“CanIpleasegonow?”
    Thistimeheresponded.Analmostimmediate,“ Hai ,youmaygo.”
    Lillididn’twaittobetoldtwice.Shebeatitoutofthere.Relievedtobedonewith this,evenasherheartbeatwithfearforDoug.
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    OKAY,she’djustbeeninterviewedandsummarilyrejectedbyNorioNakamura,notthe Japanesebillionaireshe’dbeenexpecting,butaJapanesebillionairenonetheless thankstohisholdingsinNakamuraWorldwide.HewasalsotheheadofRoTeku,the Osaka-basedroboticsdivisionofNakamuraWorldwideand,accordingtotheinternet, themanwhowouldmostlikelytobecometheentirecompany’snextdirectorifhe playedhiscardsright.She’dfiguredthatmuchoutbythetimeshereturnedtohernew
    “apartment.”
    Yetanotherfabricationsetupbythemysteriousvoice.
    LillianaTuckersharedasmalltownhousewithherbrotherandnieceinToyonaka.
    AnaGranger,however,hadrecentlymovedintoasharedflatneartheShigino StationintheJotoWard.ShelivedwithsevenotherforeignOsakaCharmgirls—allof whomwereblond.Nosurprisethere.
    AfterherexperienceinthereceptionareafullofnudeAfrican-Americanblonds,Lilli wastrulybeginningtowonderifOsakaCharmonlyhiredblondexpats…andifthe voiceontheotherendofDoug’sphonehadanyideahowunsuitedforthisjobshewas.
    Howcouldanyonebelievethebillionaire,whoturnedoutnottobeKazuoNakamura, buthisinsanelygood-lookingson,wouldwantsomeonelikeher?
    Andbasedonwhat?Asingle,briefencounterinanightclubshe’dtriedtoquietly fishDougoutof?Speakingofwhich…
    AssoonasLilliarrivedbackather“apartment,”shecalledherbrother.Dougmust havebeenwaitingforhercallbecausehepickedupafterthefirstdoublebeep.
    “Howdiditgo?”hedemanded.
    “Notgreat.I’mprettysureIdidn’tgetthejob.”
    Dougcursedontheothersideoftheline.
    “Itwasalongshotanyway,”shepointedout.“Therewerelikeathousand candidates.SomewhospokewaybetterJapanesethanme.”
    “Yeah,Igetthat,”Douggrumbled.“It’sjustthattherewassomuchridingonthis.
    AndIdon’tknowwhattotellRuby.ThiswasmylastshottostayhereinJapan.Now we’lldefinitelyhavetomovebacktotheStates.Awayfromhergymandcoaches.And evenifImanagetofindajob,there’snowayI’llbeabletoaffordthesamequalityof coachesshehashere.”
    Lillisighed.SheknewhowmuchwasridingonthisforDoug,andforherniece who’dseeminglycomeoutthewombafully-fledgedgymnastwithdreamsof representingJapaninthe2020Olympics.Likesheagreed-to-a-naked-interview-with-a-Japanese-billionaireknewit.But…“It’snotlikeIwassentouttodosomethingtotally cool.Whoeverthatpersonis,theywantmetospyonthisguy.Andwehavenoidea whatthey’regoingtodowiththeinformation.”
    Lillichoseherwordscarefully.She’dtoldDougtheinterviewwasforan administrativeposition,butofcoursethatwasalie.
    Ifherbrotherknewshe’dagreedtoputherbodyonthelineinordertohelphim securethiscontract,heneverwouldhavelethergo.
    Areyousureaboutthat? sheheardherformertherapistaskinsideherhead…before remindingLillishehadalonghistoryofsettingasideherownself-careinherquestto