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"Querida, don’t worry you’ll be fine I believe you can do this It’s okay to ask questions and feign ignorance No one will expect you to understand the coht is simple eye candy They will underesti on Be who you are, that’s all I ask You don’t have to tell the in college NothingI expect you to ask questions That’s the whole point"

"The broker and the facilitator will take pains to explain to you what they assume I already know It’s perfect As they explain the scheh their indulgence of your curiosity, or by telepathy, ill uncover the truth"

It all made sense, but I still felt inadequate for the task "But ill they think of irl only to be discovered as an escort when they see through the deception I don’t know any French or anything "

"I’ll be right there at your side the whole time It’ll be fun, trust me"

He kissed me to seal the deal, and with that I opened a new chapter in my life

We met Prince Ahuez, a broker for Enrique’s investreement I’d seen that entitled hiuera Internacional SA Emilio, a short bald pale man with a please–everyone sycophantic manner, introduced the Prince, and we all shook hands then sat down to order drinks

The Prince poured on the charm thick and syrupy "I’s about you frohness, I hope you didn’t believe everything Eerate" Enrique chuckled, but I could tell he was concerned about what Emilio had said I felt so in tune with Enrique, it seemed like I could read his e from hisfriends here I don’t like to use royal titles when I can avoid it, seems too pretentious" Pretentious was exactly the word for him Pretentious, pompous, imperious, affected He was short like Eht, reddish brown curls Rahiht Middle Eastern accent in articulate English He sounded worldly and highly educated It was easy to believe the pretentious ass had relations with the Saudi Royal fa off right out the gate He had lied about his supposed connection to the Saudi King Rahiate his lies, he conned Eed about Rahiinary cousins in the Saudi Royal fa excitedly about this phenoram, which he also called a trade platfor with Rahio Illinois, born and raised right here in the good ole US of A Rahie of the Saudi Royal fale He’d never been to Saudi Arabia or Dubai, but could expound for hours with seely educated opinions on the problems of Saudi society, politics, law, customs, and of course, oil He had a library of written h Arabic to convince idiot American investors of his authenticity

Rahim had several clients he’d conned into his trade platforenerous coht in Needless to say, E his damnedest to convince Enrique to invest It seereed He didn’t attempt to verify Rahiround check on Rahiets of truth in Rahim’s mind I found liars always focus intently on both the lie and the truth simultaneously as the falsehood is weaved into a tapestry of creative bullshit

Emilio rambled on and on with diarrhea of the mouth "The Prince has an exclusive invitation-only buy-sell platforuarantees, historically the platforhborhood of thirty percent monthly or more per month"

Pure fantasy Platform didn’t exist No returns were paid to anyone apart fro from new investors funds used to pay earlier investors I think it’s called robbing Peter to pay Paul

The one investor Ele payout from the fantasy platform, but Emilio was okay, he’d collected his broker’s coinary platforht into the role Enrique wished ht the stock market only produced like ten percent a year if you’re lucky"

I didn’t know a thing about the stock market, but I’d recently read a spae yield of the stock market Enrique’s eyebrows rose up at my question He held my hand and smiled warmly as aited for Emilio’s answer

"That’s so true, so true Lucky for us the platform isn’t a function of the stock market, it’s a series of private contracts to buy medium-term notes at a discount and sell at a profit instantaneously The trader already knows his profit in advance"

What a e the fact it was all bullshit

"How fascinating" I could do the du in a pool of sharks – does the big mean fish with all those teeth bite? Of course it does

E the platforement Accounts are blocked, monies are never at risk The best part, the trader offers a tax treaty to the investor All proceeds are tax-free"

"Oh ave hiive a client after unsatisfying sex when he asks, "was it good for you?"