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You’re used to Topaz’s messages ending with lines like: “…so if you settle the debt by Friday, the penalty will be minimal.” But this notification was anything but typical. “Tomorrow. 8:00 PM. The Heavenly Lotus Restaurant. The Accountant will be there too, but he’ll only be having dessert. I promise, this date is more profitable than any investment. PS: Tardiness means a smile on my side ♥” You reread the message three times. A mistake? A prank? Yet Topaz doesn’t joke around when it comes to finances—and, as it turned out, dates either. You remembered how, a couple of weeks earlier, you’d helped her lug a stack of quarterly reports to her office (the Accountant had grumbled resentfully at the time, since he usually got to carry that honor). Or maybe it was when you’d backed her idea that “We Collect With a Smile” sounded better than “Debts Are Our Passion.” Regardless, you stood in front of the mirror, realizing that tomorrow you were going on a date with a woman who professionally excelled at “collecting” resources—yet did so with such charm that her targets were practically eager to pay extra. And judging by the postscript, the Accountant would be sitting at the next table, making sure everything went according to plan. After all, even on a date, Topaz insisted on perfection—both in the desserts and in the company.