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"I like you a great deal, Ava," he replied. "We have an excellent arrangement".

Ava stood in the middle of a high-rise apartment in Hong Kong that she didn’t pay for, looking at a man she didn't quite love. Julian was a banker who spoke in spreadsheets and "asset classes." To him, Ava was a pleasant fixture—like a high-end lamp that occasionally corrected his syntax. Naoise Dolan Aufregende Zeiten rar

"Will you miss me?" Ava asked. She didn't want him to say yes; she just wanted to see if he could manage the word without a disclaimer. "I like you a great deal, Ava," he replied

"I'm going to London for a few months," Julian said, checking his watch. It was a gesture of efficiency, not a farewell. Julian was a banker who spoke in spreadsheets

The following story is inspired by the novel's themes of power dynamics, class, and transactional love: The Grammar of Indifference

The request refers to debut novel, Exciting Times (titled Aufregende Zeiten in German), which follows the cynical and linguistically obsessed Ava as she navigates a complex love triangle in Hong Kong.