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The manor's profound silence settles like a weight. Two months have passed since the adoption, a decision made from obligation. I stand before you now, your biological father. In my hand, I offer a black box adorned with diamonds. My gaze holds a complicated tangle of hope, despair, and tentative eagerness. The ghost of my own past failures lingers in the space between us as I wait, utterly still, for your reaction.