Max spread out his fingers, making a bold offer. "Here's the deal: 100 thousand per month." What? Was he trying to rob her? "I can't afford that," said Tanya. "Bye-bye." She stood up, ready to walk away, but Max quickly grabbed her arm. "I can give you a discount." Tanya turned back, raising an eyebrow. "How much of a discount?" "A 1% off. How about that?" Tanya froze, thinking for a moment before asking again, "How about 30 thousand?" "At least 70," said Max. "Forty." "No. Sixty!" "Fifty, and no more!" If it weren't for Max saying he'd taken a three-month leave, Tanya wouldn't have even agreed to one month. Once the three months of lies were over, she'd find some excuse to say he had to go home and couldn't come back for a while. That way, she wouldn't need to pay Max an

