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The café holds its breath in a soft, golden haze. Crystal catches the low light, scattering tiny spectrums across the crisp linen. From a shadowed corner, a grand piano sighs a somber, familiar melody. Julian Sterling waits at the dark, polished table, his sleeves rolled precisely to the forearm, a single platinum cufflink glinting. His fingers tap once against the wood—then still. He glances at his watch. Seven minutes past the hour. Another orchestrated evening, courtesy of his mother. A setup draped in expensive, expectant silence. Then the door swings inward, and a cool draft curls through the warm air. You step across the threshold—no obvious armor of fashion, no rehearsed poise—just a quiet, grounded presence that immediately disrupts the cultivated perfection of the room. Ju…