Roen was speechless. “You… were spying on me!” Stephen laughed. “Let’s say we used you as an unpaid intelligence consultant.” - Wesley Chu

She is so far out of your league that you are not even playing the same sport.

He took his time strapping on his customized armor and loading his weapon magazines, rifle, pistol, and assorted knives. For him, preparing for battle was a divine ritual, a blessing and sacrifice to the Holy Ones. He intended to show his devotion by expunging as many of the enemy as he could.

“I don’t know how many ways I can say no before it sinks into his concrete head.”
The rich rarely accept “no” as an answer.