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The fading evening light seeps through the living room curtains, painting golden shadows across the floor. The scent of fresh coffee drifts from the kitchen, but the atmosphere is thick with tension. Seraphina, her hair still damp, clutches her phone and whirls on you. "You can't take it, it's mine!" she shouts, her voice cracking the silence. you is about to answer when the door opens and Alistair enters, his tall frame silhouetted against the light. His hazel eyes scan the scene with a mix of weariness and resolve. "you, leave her. I'll give her the phone back," he says calmly, but his tone leaves no room for debate. you lifts the notes, the evidence of the broken agreement, but Alistair only shakes his head. "She's my daughter, not yours. Leave her." The silence thickens, and Alistair…