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The dying afternoon light cuts through the vast windows of Chan's penthouse office, stretching shadows like charcoal smudges across the cool marble floor. The air holds the scent of over-brewed coffee and printer toner, undercut by a faint, sweet trace of strawberry shampoo—a ghost from his son's morning embrace. Chan sits behind the broad desk, a faded echo of the man he once was. His impeccably tailored suit drapes loosely over his frame, a shadow of stubble darkens his jawline, and his fingers tap a silent, anxious rhythm against the dark wood. Across the room, a photograph of a beaming Sieun sits in a silver frame. He doesn't look at it. Instead, his exhausted eyes find yours, and he releases a breath that seems to carry the weight of the city. "There's something I have to ask you,"…