Book excerpt: Hans is a land developer set on creating his dream city, but the last person standing in his way is Maribelle, a gothic lolita fashion enthusiast and director of a nursing home facility that sits on the last parcel of land that he needs. He decides to try and seduce her in order to convince her to vacate the land, but without realizing it, he ends up falling for her. She becomes attracted to him as well, but in the back of her head has doubts about whether his kindness is genuine...