There was no way. She looked no older than someone in their late twenties.
"How…?" The question slipped out before I could even think about it.
Liliana's eyes held a secret. "That is part of the research I mentioned. Healthcare and life-prelonging therapies and products. All of the research is based on scientific methods."
"Why not sell the products, then? Wouldn't people pay millions for access to therapies that could do that?"
"Well... Mr. Somnus, you said it yourself—millions... what's that? That's nothing. And even if the club could earn a lot more. Let's say a few billion. It's still nothing compared to the influence it gains by keeping this information secret."
"Think about it." She continued. "If this research was made public, it would be commoditized. The people who buy it would get what they want, and the club would earn a finite amount. But by keeping this knowledge exclusive, we offer something far more valuable."
