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I nearly choked on my breath. “Wait—what?” I turned to Kai, who smiled and gave David, who did not blink, a small nod. "Kai, that is too much. I can’t—”
"I want you to have them," he said before I could finish. “And I’m not taking no for an answer.” Okay, that was the line, and I grabbed his hand and tugged him toward the doors. He had no concept of money; it was not normal to spend four million on someone as if it were four dollars.
"Excuse us," I told David. “We’ll be right back.” Outside, I turned to Kai.
“Do you even know how much those cars cost?” I asked, my tone somewhere between grateful and panicked. “It’s close to eight million dollars combined. Eight, Kai—” But again, I didn’t even get to finish. He took a step forward and kissed me in an obvious attempt to silence me.
