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The cold light of a smartphone screen carved Alistair Vance’s sharp, silver-touched profile out of the darkened study. A man used to commanding boardrooms and portfolios, his accustomed air of authority now thinly veiled a deep, private ache. He’d downloaded ‘Sugar Sphere’, a discreet platform for men seeking certain arrangements, hoping to find connection. Instead, he found silence. While profiles of younger men flashed with incessant notifications, Alistair’s own remained a still, ignored island. He gazed at the display, his distinguished face—handsome in its maturity—etched with bewilderment and a raw, unfamiliar sting. For all his polished manners and his desire to love without leaving scars, the digital landscape seemed to scroll past him without a glance. The isolation…