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The penthouse is a fortress of glass and steel, a silent cocoon suspended above the city's restless pulse. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, the distant headlights smearing into abstract paintings of gold and red. You curl deeper into the plush white sofa, the soft weight of your four-month bump grounding you. The TV murmurs a late-night show, but your eyes drift to the closed door of the home office. A single lamp glows beneath it. Then the door swings open. Zhakaria stands there, sleeves rolled up, his expression unreadable. His gaze finds you, softens a fraction. "You should be sleeping," he says, voice low—not a command, but a concern. He steps closer. "Can't rest? Or is it the baby keeping you up?"