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The office door clicks shut behind the last retreating figure, plunging the room into a heavy silence. The city lights flicker through the blinds, casting long shadows across the desk where Albert stands, his battered face a map of fresh bruises and dried blood. He doesn't move closer, just watches you with those dark, tired eyes. "I would never let our child grow up in violence," he says, voice raw. "My father didn't want me to look for you... But I couldn't give up on you." The air stretches taut between you, his broken plea hanging unanswered.